From now on I am going to rip a new one to all games doing this horrible business practice, if you can't cope with it and feel the need to unsub or stop supporting the channel I am absolutely fine with that. I want an audience of gamers that are not apologists to this obscene behaviour, I feel I have not been harsh enough in previous reviews but that is changing, am fed up of this going on in games and if I can do my part to cast it in a negative light then I will.
Ah yes, the classic "oh it'll cost you more", but then you find a team of 3 people and a cat that can do the job in a basement. Gotta love modern gaming
Yes. I also remember all the apologist gamers back in the day who were making excuses for game studios as they started shoveling F2P shit down our throats. Some of us warned this would be the end result but nobody wanted to listen and now here we are.
And the precise opposite has been the case. Yet, even now there are people who don’t understand why this is. It’s because investment groups have moved into gaming for the massive profits and disguised themselves as, “publishers.” They hate video games, or at best, don’t play them or care about them. They are a source of guaranteed income to milched to the last penny and then they move in to another industry, like locusts, leaving the studios in ruins. I was so looking forward to this escapists world. I am so disappointed.
Apparently if you delete your save you can get banned for tampering game files😂 single player game btw Edit: after trying it on my own purchase i can confirm it was bs. Messed with the save file and used a trainer and did not get banned.
@WorthABuyreviews heard it from another video just before this, its stupid enough that i hope it is not. Must be either an anti cheat or the drm. I think if you cheat then there is no chance you buy their microtransactions so its probably that.
Thanks! Hey Capcom! Here's the money I was going to give you for DD 2. Instead, I choose to give it to one of the very few reviewers on this platform gamers can actually trust. If only you hadn't released such an unoptimized, bloated game, with basic features hidden behind mtx, this money would have been yours. Oh well, better luck next time eh?
Good on you. Vote with your wallet. Small correction, no features are hidden or locked behind any paywall. Personally I don't think microtransactions belong in a singleplayer game whatsoever, but it's not as dire as that at least.
@@Shmew455r even if its not, you get a complete game after a few years. Updates, bugs and maybe a complete edition. Get that on sale and you probably got a real game.
In a way they actually are. Devs/publishers cause poor optimisation resulting in people needing to pay a lot more to run at higher framerates than they otherwise would.
@@RedWolfensteinYes, exactly. Same thing with RT as well. Destroys performance. Usually devs create terrible quality non-RT graphics, to make the RT look good and to make people want to use it, which then requires overpriced cards Without RT, and with good optimisation, we wouldn't need anything close to for example a 3090 - even to play maxed out at 4k.
It's just Marxist now TBH. It's being funded by the establishment via ESG scores so they don't care about if people like it and buy it. They care about "the message".
Capcom is really the worst. Denuvo DRM + Enigma DRM + $70 game + microtransacitons. Avoid Capcom and avoid Korean MMO and you saved yourself from the worst of gaming.
While it is weird that they let you make 5 characters and then only choose 1, they were pretty open about the 1 character and 1 save slot before they launched.
@dolorousjohn5499 then you didn't watch anything about the game before release, It was in most of their promo material. Capcom did multiple interviews with the game creator, content creators all made videos about it, they even had a short showcase for the game and said it there too. It wasn't hidden at all.
6:23 You find the item to change your character's appearance in the first big city. 7:02 By no means are you able to "pay for the right to start your game again." I agree that the lack of a New Game option is absolutely inexcusable, but I've heard it's because of a weird bug with the main menu and the devs are working on it. You can get anything in the dlc list in-game anyway, so they can easily be ignored. Yes, microtransactions in a single-player game is complete ass, but please don't spread misinformation. Capcom execs will just put out a "clarification" tweet instead of an apology if this misinformation keeps spreading. I'm on your side here- criticizing these pointless, greedy microtransactions is EXACTLY what we need to do, but being incorrect about them is not the way go about it. However, 4 hours of play is far from enough time to judge this game on its actual merits. If the upcoming performance patches actually do anything to improve things you should try it again as a different class. All of them have extremely different playstyles, and I think that mage is the worst introduction to the combat of Dragon's Dogma you could have chosen. That's not on you, though, mage is an acquired taste in these games.
I'll never get it people defending this. holy fucking shit Edit: since most seem to think i'm talking about the gameplay, i'm not. I'm talking about the MTX. A game can be as good as it gets, it doesn't justify the greed. You don't buy a car with seatheating to then later see a notification: buy the carseat DLC to unlock carseat heating or drive your car a 1000km extra to unlock it. That's absurd and illegal
They are defending the game, which is good, the store is shitty but it’s also something you can never even acknowledge, it’s a option in the main menu that you never have to click on…
@@Re-PhantomZerono, gamers are GAMERS. Just play the game, why do you care about something that has exactly 0 impact on the game? I’m enjoying the game because, get ready for the big shocker, I’m just playing the game, the thing I bought, the reason I bought it was to play it, which I am doing, I’ve never even opened the store and I never will. I changed my characters skin colour as in game it turned out to be too pale, I did it within 2-3 hours of playing…. But sure, if you want to be ignorant and believe anything you hear go for it, I pity you honestly, triggered over something completely inconsequential to a real gamer, you’re just a social justice warrior, I’m a gamer.
And then you get comments on social media like "I played for 6 hours and not once felt compelled to spend money on microtransactions" - fucking hell, talk about missing the point!
I've been saying the same thing; what's the use in buying a $1000+ GPU when every graphic intensive game runs like shit regardless. I'm still using a 1080ti and still don't see myself upgrading any time soon.
because you have to combine it with a fast cpu. the issue isnt that it runs poorly though, its the game itself. the lack of innovation, the microtransactions, etc. its not worth buying 1000 pound gpus because the games just arent good
@@The_Noticer. You are absolutely right. The reason I'm still able to use a 1080ti is because there hasn't been a single (non-indie) game recently that I've been excited about playing (DD2 had peaked my interest for a while). The last newer game I actually bought that wasn't an indie game was Elden Ring and to be honest, the DLC for it is about the only game I can really think of off the top of my head that I've been excited at all for this year. Everything being developed is either a (1) low effort, cash grab, corporate shill, (2) a buggy, unoptimized mess, (3) a DEI riddled abomination (4) or a couple, if not all of the above. It is truly a dark time for gamers who just want to play fun games.
@@RedeemerBlood I was running a 1080 not but a year ago as well. And I would never spend more than 500-600 on a GPU, despite having plenty of disposable income.
I remember they did shit like this in Deus Ex. Dont you remmmber? You buy the DLC items, and that DLC is only applied to your first saved game. And if you restart the game later, your DLC that you payed money for, is gone.
You just can’t look forward to any game nowadays it’s just sad. The fact that games being finished is an outlier instead of an expectation is incredible
It was Lords of the Fallen and now this, guess it's back to waiting for elden ring dlc again. Why is it so hard for somone to just make a decent medeivel adventure game that runs well.
Yeah, it is a shame. I don't bother getting excited much for new releases anymore, the track record in the industry is just abysmal. I'm surprised many people still buy day 1 releases and shoddy dlc you shouldn't have to pay for. Despite building a new PC I find myself mostly (re)visiting older games or indie titles that have been out a while.
You gotta tell us how long you played the game Mack. It seems all the stuff is available to you once you reach the capital, both the resurrection stones, the character redesign and respec, fast travel.
he said in the video he was barely 4 hours in. I agree with a lot of stuff he says, but this is the second time I think he reviews a game after just a few hours of gameplay (first was Palworld that I think he only played 2 hours of). Tear the game a new hole for its marketing BS I agree... but for the other part of the gameplay and its world-building... atleast play a BIT more than 4 hours (or in Palworld 2 hours) as it just feels lazy.
@@casualfungaming4356Mack is just losing credibility, I actually like DD2 and there's absolutely no need for microtransactions (they're all crap anyways), the add-ons are being review bombed and dissuades any would-be buyers Having only one save file is a big pain, but Capcom is talking about introducing multiple save files, the tricky part is that your pawn can be hired by other players
And when you could finish the game then trade in for cash towards a new one. Now it is all digital can not do that anymore. and PC games just to be cheaper the console games
Just ignore "AAA" studios and read the reviews for indies and you'll be fine. Modern gaming has never been better, you just need to look harder for the good stuff.
@@Krusti159 if the right people are on it,it will be cracked fast,also the game doesnt deserve full price,by the time it would have been on a 90% deserved sale,it will be cracked for sure
game is a skip - $70 - microtransactions at launch hid before reviews were out - $40 of microtransactions day one - mtx for character slots - mtx for editing your character - Denuvo - poor performance the game is a skip, "not buying the mtx" doesn't do anything if u still reward them by buying the product anyway only way it changes is when the consumer stop being sheeps and actually draw a line than accepting cause they impulse buy day one
Don't forget the wokeness, black people in medieval europe is another big no for me. I would say the very same thing if this game plays in africa hundreds of years ago.
Idk I think he's chasing in on the angry old man persona. He contradicts himself all the time across reviews aswell. Dragons dogma 1 had micro transactions.
@@Swisshost 30 would be better than their "dynamic" it goes all over the place even on consoles between 30 and 40 lol. Just shows you how bad the pc version is.
@@L4Disillusionis that REALLY so hard for you to do? good grief your sense of entitlement is astounding. You know it takes like 14 seconds ...wow so hard!!
Microtransactions should never be present in single player games. Especially ones that cost £50!!!!! I imagine the apologists will be out defending this faceless corporation no doubt.
@@RudalPLSo what is the point? I can play the game without ever looking at the store, I’ve never opened the store and I don’t care to, why should I care? Tell me the point? Because a video game company is greedy? Because stupid people part with their money too easily? So? Why should I care? Please, tell me the point.
@@ProjectMoff its funny just how authoritarian people get when they dont like certain things/systems in games. "BECAUSE I DONT LIKE IT, NOONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT!!!!11!!". of course youre called a bootlicker if you dont agree _or_ if you dont really care about said systems and just ignore them, like youre actively on the side of the *evil* devs if you just play the game and ignore shit you dont like.
And as of the time of this comment, Dragon's Dogma 2 is the 5th most played game on Steam with 208,000 players. Why are gamers accepting this shit? It will just keep happening!!!!
I wanna say something. I love this game, big fan of the original and this new one is almost a dream come true. Also, a lot of the things you said are totally inaccurate or exaggerated. And yet, Capcom absolutely deserves this negative review. The performance issues are one thing. Add to that the microtransactions, which for a veteran like me i know they're meaningless gamellay wise, but they completely give off the wrong impression to consumers. What should be interpreted as the spirit of the game, gets misinterpreted as a cash grab (because it is). Anyway, I'm just sad that it came to this. Sad for the people who will miss out on a fabtastic game, and sad that Capcom are really self-sabotaging this IP with poor business decisions.
Totally agree! I'm loving this game right now, sure it does need better optimizing (especially in the city) but the amount of negativity being thrown at it because of these microtransactions is heartbreaking! If only Capcom wasn't so damn greedy and gave this sequel the respect it deserves and left all that garbage out of the game..
@@Zanaki113 It doesn't matter if it can earned for free in the first few hours. The MTX's shouldn't be there at all. It's called having standards, try getting some, and stop kissing devs asses. Gamers like you are the reason they keep doing shit like this, cause you keep defending them.
The actual game is great, so there is that. People are just jumping on the outrage bandwagon because of irrelevant microtransactions that have been in every damn Capcom game for years. You can ignore them and it won't affect your gameplay one iota. You can't buy anything important anyway, and anything you can buy can easily be obtained in game.
More gamers need to gey some principles, and practice some self restraint.. We are the problem with gaming, because so many of them buy this crap, and even defend it!
PS if you try to install and play this on Steam Deck, the DRM treats each unique instance of Proton as a separate PC and will block you from playing from the start 🤡
Wait, so does this mean you can only ever install it on one computer? ...forever? Like if your PC dies or you replace/upgrade it, you won't be able to reinstall it and play again because the DRM sees that as a second install?
@@StanWoods No you can install it on multiple computers but once you hit 5+ the DRM is very likely to flag it and render your license useless. The Steam Deck has a unique issue of having multiple iterations of Proton, Vulkan, etc and that clashes w/ the DRM by making Denuvo interpret each one as a separate PC. Also according to reviews on Steam, seems like trying to delete your saves / character data in order to try and make a new one also triggers the DRM for "tampering of files"... on a single player game....
And once again, just like with Redfall and so many other titles, "independent" RUclips creators didn't mention or even hint at any of these issues. Not even the bad PC optimization (edit: form those that I watched).
Because they didn't add them until after reviews were published. If those reviewers don't come back with an update, you have a case against them. Can't blame a reviewer for not mentioning micro transactions when they didn't exist at the time.
@@kado51393 its been revealed people that got the game early to review were made aware of the micro transactions they all conveniently "forgot" to mention it.
Am currently just over an hour into Horizon Forbidden West and it runs great, excellent M+K controls, looks amazing and has no microtransactions. So people defending DD2 you literally have no case, it is awesome with M+K everything works perfectly just like it should, you people defending DD2 make me sick.
UPDATE : The full list of planned updates is as follows: All platforms Adding the option to start a new game when save data already exists. Changing the number of "Art of Metamorphosis" items available at Pawn Guilds in the game to 99. Making the quest that allows players to acquire their own dwelling (where they can save and rest) available earlier in the game. Miscellaneous text display fixes. Miscellaneous bug fixes. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S Adding the option* to switch Motion Blur on/off in Options. Adding the option* to switch Ray Tracing on/off in Options. Adding the option to set Frame Rate to either Variable or Max 30fps in Options. *These options will not affect the frame rate significantly. Frame rate improvements are planned for future updates. Steam Improving quality when DLSS Super Resolution is enabled. Fixing an issue where models appeared low-quality under some specific settings.
i downloaded this at 4 in the morning. clicked "next next next" through caracter creation cause i just wanted to see how well the game would run. "closed the game after 20 min".. the day after i was ready to make my caracter... "BOOM"... youre only allowed to have this one, "no new game in a single player game".. Refunded within 5 seconds.. i agree with you mack, this is a new low ive never seen before. totaly horrible.. glad i refunded in time, going to buy ghost of tushima instead of this crap. Love all youre videos Mac.
Great review Mack. Dont ever stop calling these greedy companies out. Absolutely shocking behaviour and you're right, as long as the consumer keeps buying this crap then the more these companies will do it. FFS guys, DONT PRE ORDER GAMES!
My god. So finally someone made it worse than Shadow of Mordor. I'm not even angry anymore about what happens to the game industry. I worry less and less about having more games to play than I can. Cuz I can clearly focus on playing old games from my pile of shame. Most of new games is absolute garbage and not make me want to play them even a bit.
Man people are so extremely misinformed about this games microtransactions, because they jump onto the hate train just 4 hours in to complain. Literally the first vendor you meet when reaching the capital city (after 5 hours), you can purchase almost every single item that's sold via microtransaction and they are either really cheap to get (character customization), or almost worthless, because those other items either can be dropped of enemies or just simply can be ignored. Rift Crystals are almost useless. You get a lot of them through gameplay and the best thing you can buy is the character customization kit, which is super cheap. You can't buy fast traveling with rift crystals, what are you talking about?! Fast travelling with cart is 200 gold (nothing) or a rare item that doesn't sell with microtransactions. You know what you can get with Rift Crystals? Cosmetic Glasses with no stats on them and the possibility to recruit higher level pawns than your current level, but that's cheap aswell, if you really want to do it. There are only 2 items worth anything at all and that's the camping kit (1kg less weight than what you get ingame) and the portcrystal. Bad, uninformed review, expected better from you, but hopping onto the hate train to bait clicks until people realize this is a non issue is a smart thing to do. I just wish sometimes, people wouldn't be like that. This Review is a big "fuck you" to anyone who was hyped for the game that now may never experience because of false information and also a big "fuck you" to the devs that put out a pretty good game. Unsubscribed after watching your stuff for 6 years. This is getting too much, you really need to get a grip on yourself and stop this unnecessary hate towards every single game for no reason. This stuff you're doing is a plague for the gaming community. But that's just the opinion of one guy in your comment section. Do what you think is right.
@@manic-n5n You're not able to start a new game in DD2 by paying money. You're not able to start a new game at all, unless you go and manually delete save files - just like in DD1 you're intended to stick with one character - kind of a silly design choice, but it's nothing to do with mtx. The thing you can buy is an item to change how your character looks. You can also easily earn that item in game.
Honestly still in my top 20 games of all time (since I started playing games in 1987). But then again I was a fan of DD1. While I appreciate the over the top negative review bombs to pressure Capcom from micro transactions. I truly hope you guys are enjoying the game and know that those micro transactions don't do anything to make the game play any better and you aren't missing anything. Like limited fast travel, limited resurrections and limited cosmetic change opportunities is part of the original games design and nothing to do with $$$. Except for deleting characters. That one makes no sense. Im not sure if people are being lead astray and they think the game is making you walk everywhere because you have to pay Capcom. I keep hearing that and that part is not true
I will never again buy a single player game that requires an internet connection to play. Even IF the company is above board, you are at best renting the game until the servers shut down.
All future games are going to be like that I fear, they (corpos) will also control ur connection and electricity, so that when u criticise them on a platform they control u will get locked out of ur game/internet or power al together.
6:20 - If you can change you character normally by playing the game, how do you then HAVE TO (as you said) pay real money to do it? You don't have to pay real money to do anything in the game. You can just do it by in-game means. 7:00 - That's a lie. You can't start a new game by paying. Where did you get this information? Microtransactions are bad in any game, but in this game they are so insignificant that I don't see how anyone would spend money on them. Would it be better if the game didn't have microtransactions? Yes. But as long as they have such a low impact on the game, and you can get all the items (or better items) very easily in-game, they are just a minor annoyance (compared to Assassin's Creed and such with XP boosters and much worse stuff). This misinformation campaign regarding microtransactions is distracting people away from the real issue with the game - the performance issues. As long as the game is so CPU intensive, and doesn't utilize all your cores and threads properly, there is nothing you can do with settings to improve performance. They need to fix that ASAP.
@@Kiginsworth1010 So why did they make the game so unappealing to play that I have the incentive to pay money to get the things instead of playing the game to get the things? Or what is the justification for the paid things?
@aev6075 the mtx is most likely only there to appease publishers and nothing more. These aren't really important items anyways and it's not like you can't find them literally everywhere. Camping kits and rift crystals you get literally just by playing the game, the book you need to change how your character looks is sold by several different vendors, I can't remember what else there is to be sold but the pattern continues there too. The mtx can be completely avoided, I didn't even know there were any until about 20 hours of gameplay and only because I watched this video. Seriously, as someone who's beaten the game and got 3 endings so far, the micros are extremely irrelevant
@@Kiginsworth1010 There's a reason why they are there. And they aren't appeasing the publisher if it's not creating money for the publisher. It's fishy, no?
@aev6075 yes and no, publishers predict how they will get money with complex math and trends seen in other like titles. The dev team for dd2 is the same from dd1 and only intended on making a quality game, sucky part about that is quality games don't make enough money in the eyes of publishers. They were most likely told to put micros in the game but weren't told exactly what, and since the dev team just wanted to make the game they made the micros inconsequential. Remember that the dev team and publishers are different. Even though it was developed and published by Capcom does not mean its the same people making the decisions for the game aswell as for the marketing/ business. But because the micros are so pointless why get mad? The game itself is phenomenal. If the micros were more greedy, and you couldn't get the items in game then obviously it would warrant this level of anger from the community, but since they are so extremely pointless why even focus on it in the first place?
People defending the microtransactions as optional and that it's easy to get these things game without paying, don't realize that the MT's straight up prey on people with impulse control and addiction problems, children, teenagers, etc. You're not paying for a service or demand, you're being enticed and manipulated (by design) to spend your money on cheats that could easily be modded in as a single player game. (which apparently now gets you banned)
Wait what? Helldivers 2 pay to win? Ive unlocked everything and not spent a penny, infact they even made the premium currency lootable ingame. Youre either just dead wrong or confused about hd2's microtransactions.
I feel like Mac has decided to drop all nuance... and games can either be great or shit and there is no in between or nuanced opinion. This seems like a decision to appeal to the masses and ride the waves of outrage whether they are real or fabricated. In the case of DD2, there is a lot of good in this game coupled with some pretty strong bad, especially the performance on PC. I play this title on PS5 and it's perfectly enjoyable. The microtransaction issue is not good but fundamentally a storm in a tea cup as all items can be obtained by playing the game. Anyone who plays this game more than 2 hours will realise there is never going to be any need to pay for the items offered in the micro transactions. But of course you need to play the game to realise this, rather than just riding the wave of outrage for clicks.
Look, putting aside the completely unnecessary albeit still scummy MTX, the game itself is good. Not exactly a GOTY material, but still good nonetheless. Remember that this is the same reviewer that hates Helldivers 2.
Yeah, that's worse since you can't get blood in any other way. At least any DLC in this game you can acquire very easily in-game. And in most cases you can get a better item in-game.
@@MetalGamer666 Exactly. They became comfortable with completing a game, then deliberately removing _EXISTING_ content, and selling _that_ content as “DLC”. That is not at all what DLC was intended for. Blood used to just be an option you’d toggle at will. What an abysmally greedy company.
I blame the consumer AGAIN for this one. The amount of hype videos about this game saying "The next big RPG" or "This game's combat is next level" was ridiculous for a game that hadn't even been released yet. Why are there so many people pre-ordering or buying games on day one is beyond me; have the willpower to hold out for just one day, FFS.
@@yourlocalhuman3526 They have been pondering about it for years, possibly decades, rent only software, one the reasons the cloud was made next to stealing data and lock it behind a paywall, those defending it above physical media have more skull than grey matter.
Yep. 100% agreed. Saw the DLC, read the forums to inevitably find the apologists and mental gymnastics, back to store page, click on ignore this product. Hot garbage.
I've been playing for 5 hours and no issues. Fun game. No micro transactions needed. I find it strange so many people are slamming the game. I like it!
Really depends on what platform you're playing on. On console it's locked at 30 fps but seems smooth on PS5 BUT you will get fps drops when there's too much shit going on in your screen. I have the game on PS5.
@@L4Disillusion then sell all the singleplayer games you've bought from capcom like resident evil and devil may cry because the majority of those games had the exact same thing - ie selling weapon upgraded and colored orbs
If people keep buying micros the devs will keep selling them. And why wouldn't they. I blame the gamers who accepted microtransaction all those years ago.
Out of all the big studios that have been in the industry since its begining, Capcom was the only one I put my faith on for being pro consumer, while also releasing high quallity games. Even when they announced that their future games would cost 70 dollars/euros, I didn't mind because I was ok paying that price for a good AAA game. Now the realization hit me hard. Sadly, no studio is immune to the plague called greed and poor trade ethics... Its a shame seeing my favourite hobby crumbling, right after it reached mainstream popularity.
Hey Mack, i follow a lot of your videos and you are usually my go-to reviewer before a buy a game. i was so hyped for this game i didnt wait for your review this time because usually you're absolutely spot on. Although I abhor microtransactions, it is worth noting that every single thing in the microtransaction store is obtainable through the game with relative ease. I will say you're spot on with M+K being shite, but the combat itself is actually pretty decent on controller. also, pawns do suck in the beginning but they are supposed to. you're supposed to get better ones as you level up. i remember being frustrated with my pawns level 1-10 ish, now im getting level 30, 40, or 50 pawns and they are absolutely carrying fights (not in a negative way). Overall, although this game is not a 10/10, i have to dissagree and i'd personally give this game a solid 7.5/10 if you're on controller and dont buy into the microtransaction BS.
Even though I hate all mtx, apparently every dlc can be earned with ingame currency and pretty easy too. Except the new character stuff, there is a NG+ and it was in the first game too which everyone apparently loved. So are people jumping on a hatewagon or were they just hypocrits? This isn't the first time this has happened either, games like DMC5 and RE4 remake did the same thing and they are considered terrific games, so maybe people should keep that same energy. I hate the fact mtx even exist at all but the hate this game is getting seems absolutely ridiculous to me. Oh and Helldivers 2 is awesome even without paying for anything except the game , it still is awesome.
The defense for this kind of stuff is also just so unreal, so disconnected. Things like "you don't have to buy it", or "you can unlock it later in the game", "other games did this before". Absolute nonsense. As if that would make it look any better. For Capcom to be able to sell shit like this, they have to make modding impossible, and disable any in-game tools that could achieve the same effect (console commands, dev-tools). People think that it's just an extra option that the devs are selling these basic things. But no, they actively worked on being able to monetize this, just for the sake of monetizing it. It's like Baldur's Gate 3 making it impossible to buy different dice skins, and then selling them in the shop. Or Withers/Magic-mirror being only available from Act 2, and you have to pay for it to be available in Act 1. Such a shitshow. If you want to provide options for people to throw money at your game, without shitty microtransactions, then sell wallpapers for 5-10 dollars.
Decade of consumer training give some good results eh ? People not see the big picture and failed to mention MTX was few in previous Capcom games and they kept adding more ever since ....
LOL this is my top game of 2024. I can always count on Mac to angrily rant about my new favorite game. It runs just fine on PS5, and I didn't find that I was negatively impacted by the microtransactions at all
Im so glad I found this channel, sick of the crappy IGN reviews that give a steaming pile of shite a 7/10. This is the only channel where you get someones unadulterated view with no fear of repercussions. Great work Mack, keep it up you're doing us gamers a big service with your honesty and ability to call out utter shite when you see it
From now on I am going to rip a new one to all games doing this horrible business practice, if you can't cope with it and feel the need to unsub or stop supporting the channel I am absolutely fine with that. I want an audience of gamers that are not apologists to this obscene behaviour, I feel I have not been harsh enough in previous reviews but that is changing, am fed up of this going on in games and if I can do my part to cast it in a negative light then I will.
This is what I'm here for, brutal honesty
Absolutely fine by me mate - it's horrifically anti-consumer and your role is to be an advocate for us.
The bloke we need, not the lad we deserve!
100% with you.
Fuck em. Call the shit for what it is.
Remember when studios argued that games going up in price would have a corresponding increase in quality?
We can just argue against that with the fact that there are no physical copies anymore.
Ah yes, the classic "oh it'll cost you more", but then you find a team of 3 people and a cat that can do the job in a basement. Gotta love modern gaming
Yes. I also remember all the apologist gamers back in the day who were making excuses for game studios as they started shoveling F2P shit down our throats. Some of us warned this would be the end result but nobody wanted to listen and now here we are.
And the precise opposite has been the case. Yet, even now there are people who don’t understand why this is. It’s because investment groups have moved into gaming for the massive profits and disguised themselves as, “publishers.” They hate video games, or at best, don’t play them or care about them. They are a source of guaranteed income to milched to the last penny and then they move in to another industry, like locusts, leaving the studios in ruins.
I was so looking forward to this escapists world. I am so disappointed.
@@ashroskell Most of the companies hate the gamers...
Apparently if you delete your save you can get banned for tampering game files😂 single player game btw
Edit: after trying it on my own purchase i can confirm it was bs. Messed with the save file and used a trainer and did not get banned.
Really? Thats shocking if true.
@WorthABuyreviews heard it from another video just before this, its stupid enough that i hope it is not. Must be either an anti cheat or the drm. I think if you cheat then there is no chance you buy their microtransactions so its probably that.
What makes u say that
@@WorthABuyreviews The video they're refering to is uploaded by Asmongold Clips.
Yeah, it's cause they wanna stop modding.
Thanks!
Hey Capcom! Here's the money I was going to give you for DD 2. Instead, I choose to give it to one of the very few reviewers on this platform gamers can actually trust.
If only you hadn't released such an unoptimized, bloated game, with basic features hidden behind mtx, this money would have been yours. Oh well, better luck next time eh?
Good on you. Vote with your wallet. Small correction, no features are hidden or locked behind any paywall. Personally I don't think microtransactions belong in a singleplayer game whatsoever, but it's not as dire as that at least.
Incredible. You managed to do something even sadder than supporting microtransactions.
could this be classified as simping
2 Months late on this thank you but I must have missed checking all the comments on this video, thanks a lot
buying a game on release is buying a worse product at the higher value
High price*
Saying "value" implies you get more.
price dude. price.
Near everything is early access now
@@Shmew455r even if its not, you get a complete game after a few years. Updates, bugs and maybe a complete edition. Get that on sale and you probably got a real game.
I'm surprised Capcom isn't selling 1 FPS for $1.99 or 30 FPS for $39.99
STFU don't give them any ideas! ...lol...
😂, don't give them ideas!
In a way they actually are. Devs/publishers cause poor optimisation resulting in people needing to pay a lot more to run at higher framerates than they otherwise would.
@@Koozwad You know the publishers and graphics cards companies do that already why not do it via software too
@@RedWolfensteinYes, exactly. Same thing with RT as well. Destroys performance. Usually devs create terrible quality non-RT graphics, to make the RT look good and to make people want to use it, which then requires overpriced cards
Without RT, and with good optimisation, we wouldn't need anything close to for example a 3090 - even to play maxed out at 4k.
I'm convinced the vast majority of companies either can't make a game anymore or just flat out can't be bothered
Makes Indies or 1/2 person studios viable again.
It's just Marxist now TBH. It's being funded by the establishment via ESG scores so they don't care about if people like it and buy it. They care about "the message".
It's on purpose so the AI games in the future are gonna be accepted
DEI. They have to hire white men again to make gaming great again. Nothing else will fix it.
Capcom is really the worst. Denuvo DRM + Enigma DRM + $70 game + microtransacitons. Avoid Capcom and avoid Korean MMO and you saved yourself from the worst of gaming.
Buying modern day one games is like shitting yourself before you even get to the toilet knowing it was gonna be bad ahead of time. 😂
This hits home after my Phaal, delicious though it was
@@juliantheapostate8295i was not expecting so many to find this comment.
BG3 though, what a game!
Tell me more...😮
@@toxicteabaging absolutely a gem in a sea of toxic waste
Remember: NEVER PREORDER. Wait for the proper reviews. Wait for the bugs to be fixed and the issues to be solved.
take a shot everytime Mack says “get your wallet out” 🤣🤣
If you take all the censor beeps from Macks swearing and convert them to morse code it actually spells 'Fuck Capcom'
Hahaha
🤣🤣🤣...Fuckcom...cuckcom...lol
thats funny wont lie haha
i had warning signs of them when they put adverts in street fighter 5, wouldn't buy from capcom again or any other triple a game ever now
A single character and only one game save. In an RPG. In 2024.
In a friggin SINGLEPLAYER game.
All faith lost..
just like in real life, unless you're a cat.
sounds about right
@@Yavex_ Don't forget to disable cloud saves before you start the game the 1st time, though.
The immersion of one character is real. You upload into the game and can never get out or change. Sounds like hell to me@@maryjane-ez8db
It was quite deceptive for the character editor demo to have more character slots than the main game.
Yeah you can make 5 characters there and only use 1. Lmao
False advertisement is normal in this day and age. Sadly.
While it is weird that they let you make 5 characters and then only choose 1, they were pretty open about the 1 character and 1 save slot before they launched.
@@mookavere4641 I never heard about it.
@dolorousjohn5499 then you didn't watch anything about the game before release, It was in most of their promo material. Capcom did multiple interviews with the game creator, content creators all made videos about it, they even had a short showcase for the game and said it there too. It wasn't hidden at all.
One thing no reviewer mentioned is that the game has no regional pricing.
Charging USD 70 plus Mtx in the 3rd world is a crime against humanity.
6:23 You find the item to change your character's appearance in the first big city.
7:02 By no means are you able to "pay for the right to start your game again." I agree that the lack of a New Game option is absolutely inexcusable, but I've heard it's because of a weird bug with the main menu and the devs are working on it.
You can get anything in the dlc list in-game anyway, so they can easily be ignored. Yes, microtransactions in a single-player game is complete ass, but please don't spread misinformation. Capcom execs will just put out a "clarification" tweet instead of an apology if this misinformation keeps spreading. I'm on your side here- criticizing these pointless, greedy microtransactions is EXACTLY what we need to do, but being incorrect about them is not the way go about it.
However, 4 hours of play is far from enough time to judge this game on its actual merits. If the upcoming performance patches actually do anything to improve things you should try it again as a different class. All of them have extremely different playstyles, and I think that mage is the worst introduction to the combat of Dragon's Dogma you could have chosen. That's not on you, though, mage is an acquired taste in these games.
I'll never get it people defending this. holy fucking shit
Edit: since most seem to think i'm talking about the gameplay, i'm not. I'm talking about the MTX. A game can be as good as it gets, it doesn't justify the greed. You don't buy a car with seatheating to then later see a notification: buy the carseat DLC to unlock carseat heating or drive your car a 1000km extra to unlock it. That's absurd and illegal
gamers are spineless what did you expect?
They are defending the game, which is good, the store is shitty but it’s also something you can never even acknowledge, it’s a option in the main menu that you never have to click on…
@@Re-PhantomZerono, gamers are GAMERS. Just play the game, why do you care about something that has exactly 0 impact on the game? I’m enjoying the game because, get ready for the big shocker, I’m just playing the game, the thing I bought, the reason I bought it was to play it, which I am doing, I’ve never even opened the store and I never will. I changed my characters skin colour as in game it turned out to be too pale, I did it within 2-3 hours of playing…. But sure, if you want to be ignorant and believe anything you hear go for it, I pity you honestly, triggered over something completely inconsequential to a real gamer, you’re just a social justice warrior, I’m a gamer.
Yet everyone here endorses a francisé that started it all with paid horse armour.
And then you get comments on social media like "I played for 6 hours and not once felt compelled to spend money on microtransactions" - fucking hell, talk about missing the point!
I've been saying the same thing; what's the use in buying a $1000+ GPU when every graphic intensive game runs like shit regardless. I'm still using a 1080ti and still don't see myself upgrading any time soon.
because you have to combine it with a fast cpu. the issue isnt that it runs poorly though, its the game itself. the lack of innovation, the microtransactions, etc. its not worth buying 1000 pound gpus because the games just arent good
@@The_Noticer. You are absolutely right. The reason I'm still able to use a 1080ti is because there hasn't been a single (non-indie) game recently that I've been excited about playing (DD2 had peaked my interest for a while). The last newer game I actually bought that wasn't an indie game was Elden Ring and to be honest, the DLC for it is about the only game I can really think of off the top of my head that I've been excited at all for this year.
Everything being developed is either a (1) low effort, cash grab, corporate shill, (2) a buggy, unoptimized mess, (3) a DEI riddled abomination (4) or a couple, if not all of the above.
It is truly a dark time for gamers who just want to play fun games.
@@RedeemerBlood I was running a 1080 not but a year ago as well. And I would never spend more than 500-600 on a GPU, despite having plenty of disposable income.
If it has denuvo, it is guaranteed to run poorly.. It never fails!
And just like "its only cosmetics", idtiot gamers defend denuvo
@@The_Noticer.I would argue that it's both. They are not mutually exclusive. It both runs like crap, and has disgusting predatory monetization
I remember they did shit like this in Deus Ex. Dont you remmmber? You buy the DLC items, and that DLC is only applied to your first saved game. And if you restart the game later, your DLC that you payed money for, is gone.
They did that with Prey, also. Special shotgun, but only your first game save.
Which is basically theft. They are literally stealing from you. Because they're c**ts.
That's crazy!!
That's shocking!
You mean Mankind Divided. The DLC made that game piss easy.
Best quote of the year so far... 'It can go swivvel on a pumpkin'. Bahahaha!!
Good thing we have you mate, your reviews have saved me a lot of money.
I knew Mack would take no prisoners on this one. And of course, he didn't disappoint. Never change brother.
he is old and only plays stupid old man games.
At this point gaming isnt progressing, but the greed is. This is definitely the new low like you said.
Vote with wallet. I didn't buy it. If you preorder your the problem.
You just can’t look forward to any game nowadays it’s just sad. The fact that games being finished is an outlier instead of an expectation is incredible
It was Lords of the Fallen and now this, guess it's back to waiting for elden ring dlc again. Why is it so hard for somone to just make a decent medeivel adventure game that runs well.
@@thecanadakid7622 I end up just playing old games I havent played yet
Helldivers 2 was unexpected
That's one of reasons why I quit gaming a long time ago (still enjoy watching gaming channels though).
Yeah, it is a shame. I don't bother getting excited much for new releases anymore, the track record in the industry is just abysmal. I'm surprised many people still buy day 1 releases and shoddy dlc you shouldn't have to pay for.
Despite building a new PC I find myself mostly (re)visiting older games or indie titles that have been out a while.
You gotta tell us how long you played the game Mack. It seems all the stuff is available to you once you reach the capital, both the resurrection stones, the character redesign and respec, fast travel.
he said in the video he was barely 4 hours in. I agree with a lot of stuff he says, but this is the second time I think he reviews a game after just a few hours of gameplay (first was Palworld that I think he only played 2 hours of). Tear the game a new hole for its marketing BS I agree... but for the other part of the gameplay and its world-building... atleast play a BIT more than 4 hours (or in Palworld 2 hours) as it just feels lazy.
@@casualfungaming4356Mack is just losing credibility, I actually like DD2 and there's absolutely no need for microtransactions (they're all crap anyways), the add-ons are being review bombed and dissuades any would-be buyers
Having only one save file is a big pain, but Capcom is talking about introducing multiple save files, the tricky part is that your pawn can be hired by other players
his pawns jumped off the cliff in boredom
Last old man standing against industry shift to rip off young people who don't remember good old times with good old games, what a time to live in.
Just what they wanted, now to make those who know better disappear, work in progress.
@@OneofInfinity. I miss Total Halibut
@@bowlock9901What a legend. I miss him too.
And when you could finish the game then trade in for cash towards a new one. Now it is all digital can not do that anymore. and PC games just to be cheaper the console games
He's not the last one but he is one of the few honest RUclipsrs who hadn't turned into a shill.
The state of modern-day gaming is shocking!
Just got to weed through the shit and don't have biases. Plenty of both good and bad and you don't know where either will actually come from.
Just ignore "AAA" studios and read the reviews for indies and you'll be fine. Modern gaming has never been better, you just need to look harder for the good stuff.
This makes me sad. I had such high hopes.
just pirate it,fixes ALL issues
Same
@@deenman23it has denuvo
@@Krusti159 if the right people are on it,it will be cracked fast,also the game doesnt deserve full price,by the time it would have been on a 90% deserved sale,it will be cracked for sure
How much to buy $$ a thumbs up like here?
game is a skip
- $70
- microtransactions at launch hid before reviews were out
- $40 of microtransactions day one
- mtx for character slots
- mtx for editing your character
- Denuvo
- poor performance
the game is a skip, "not buying the mtx" doesn't do anything if u still reward them by buying the product anyway
only way it changes is when the consumer stop being sheeps and actually draw a line than accepting cause they impulse buy day one
Don't forget the wokeness, black people in medieval europe is another big no for me. I would say the very same thing if this game plays in africa hundreds of years ago.
Yeah anyone who buys this game can suck one. They don't deserve anything better
4:00 put into words what I felt while watching gameplay, thanks!
Oh my god I was so excited for this to show up on my feed
2024 making 2023 look like a golden year for gaming so far
The starfield drama feels like a wholesome, distant memory now.
2023 provided medium tier quality but due to many bad years you consider it to be premium..
But 2024 has Balatro, baby !
Mac is going unhinged again i love it.
Not even unhinged. This is a completely reasonable response to what we are seeing. We should all be “unhinged”.
his reviews from a month ago or so were a bit questionable. but for this one, he is right on point. I will stick with the first game.
Idk I think he's chasing in on the angry old man persona. He contradicts himself all the time across reviews aswell. Dragons dogma 1 had micro transactions.
Calling it a shitty console port implies it works properly on consoles.
it does work.. better than on pc
yes with max 30 fps on console
@@Swisshost 30 would be better than their "dynamic" it goes all over the place even on consoles between 30 and 40 lol. Just shows you how bad the pc version is.
The sentence is shitty game
@@Sudstahnah
Thanks!
Pay to restart? . . . .lol I am out. Cheers Mack.
you need to pay to leave this comment section. lol
Thats not a thing. Now you're just spreading misinformation.
Not true, I deleted my save last night and started a new char.
@@SteveT-0😂😂😂😂 so delete your current character to have a new start? That's so bad. Copium is not a good enough word for this. 😂😂😂
@@L4Disillusionis that REALLY so hard for you to do? good grief your sense of entitlement is astounding. You know it takes like 14 seconds ...wow so hard!!
Thanks for saving me money!
Microtransactions should never be present in single player games. Especially ones that cost £50!!!!! I imagine the apologists will be out defending this faceless corporation no doubt.
There is loads of them already. What you see mainly is - you don't have to buy it. It's all in the game. - Which is just missing the point.
It's 100 dollars in our dollierdoos. Fuck this shit.
@@RudalPLSo what is the point? I can play the game without ever looking at the store, I’ve never opened the store and I don’t care to, why should I care? Tell me the point? Because a video game company is greedy? Because stupid people part with their money too easily? So? Why should I care? Please, tell me the point.
@@ProjectMoff its funny just how authoritarian people get when they dont like certain things/systems in games. "BECAUSE I DONT LIKE IT, NOONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT!!!!11!!".
of course youre called a bootlicker if you dont agree _or_ if you dont really care about said systems and just ignore them, like youre actively on the side of the *evil* devs if you just play the game and ignore shit you dont like.
Well Mac should look in the mirror, he endorsed last years king of transactions, everyone’s favourite 200Gb COD shitfest.
And as of the time of this comment, Dragon's Dogma 2 is the 5th most played game on Steam with 208,000 players. Why are gamers accepting this shit? It will just keep happening!!!!
I'm playing this on the toilet with shit-stained fingers just to match the vibe
I wanna say something. I love this game, big fan of the original and this new one is almost a dream come true. Also, a lot of the things you said are totally inaccurate or exaggerated.
And yet, Capcom absolutely deserves this negative review. The performance issues are one thing. Add to that the microtransactions, which for a veteran like me i know they're meaningless gamellay wise, but they completely give off the wrong impression to consumers. What should be interpreted as the spirit of the game, gets misinterpreted as a cash grab (because it is). Anyway, I'm just sad that it came to this. Sad for the people who will miss out on a fabtastic game, and sad that Capcom are really self-sabotaging this IP with poor business decisions.
Exactly how I feel. Some greedy bean counter at Capcom will have turned off enough people to possibly sink the franchise. It’s tragic.
Totally agree! I'm loving this game right now, sure it does need better optimizing (especially in the city) but the amount of negativity being thrown at it because of these microtransactions is heartbreaking! If only Capcom wasn't so damn greedy and gave this sequel the respect it deserves and left all that garbage out of the game..
looks like Capcom know what they are doing cause people buy and play this game even with mixed/negative review's, people don't got standards any more.
Game is very good, the mtx are meaningless, everything can be earned in the first couple hours of the game for free.
@@Zanaki113 People just want to whine despite their lack of knowledge.
@@Zanaki113 It doesn't matter if it can earned for free in the first few hours. The MTX's shouldn't be there at all. It's called having standards, try getting some, and stop kissing devs asses. Gamers like you are the reason they keep doing shit like this, cause you keep defending them.
The actual game is great, so there is that. People are just jumping on the outrage bandwagon because of irrelevant microtransactions that have been in every damn Capcom game for years. You can ignore them and it won't affect your gameplay one iota. You can't buy anything important anyway, and anything you can buy can easily be obtained in game.
Because MTX aren’t necessary…
i will never buy a game that has denuvo
They all run so badly. Freakin input lag.
I never buy denuvo games as a principle.
Hogwarts has Denuvo but is a big fan favorite
You shouldn't buy any game that you can't run without a launcher.
More gamers need to gey some principles, and practice some self restraint.. We are the problem with gaming, because so many of them buy this crap, and even defend it!
I've disagreed with Mack on a few games, but I completely agree that AAA gaming is a load of wank.
Look on the bright side, KCD2 has just been revealed
Thanks for the heads up man salute 🫡
PS if you try to install and play this on Steam Deck, the DRM treats each unique instance of Proton as a separate PC and will block you from playing from the start 🤡
Tbf I saw reviewers say it gets 10 fps on steamdeck, so the drm is saving you the trouble lol
Wait, so does this mean you can only ever install it on one computer? ...forever? Like if your PC dies or you replace/upgrade it, you won't be able to reinstall it and play again because the DRM sees that as a second install?
@@StanWoods No you can install it on multiple computers but once you hit 5+ the DRM is very likely to flag it and render your license useless. The Steam Deck has a unique issue of having multiple iterations of Proton, Vulkan, etc and that clashes w/ the DRM by making Denuvo interpret each one as a separate PC.
Also according to reviews on Steam, seems like trying to delete your saves / character data in order to try and make a new one also triggers the DRM for "tampering of files"... on a single player game....
All of you that purchase from DRM platform deserves this. You alone have the opportunity change these things. But y'all won't.
And once again, just like with Redfall and so many other titles, "independent" RUclips creators didn't mention or even hint at any of these issues. Not even the bad PC optimization (edit: form those that I watched).
Because they didn't add them until after reviews were published. If those reviewers don't come back with an update, you have a case against them. Can't blame a reviewer for not mentioning micro transactions when they didn't exist at the time.
@@kado51393 its been revealed people that got the game early to review were made aware of the micro transactions they all conveniently "forgot" to mention it.
I watched ACG and Luke Stephens reviews and both of them mentioned the bad optimization
You mean the same ACG who lied about Starfield? Doubt it.@@Grave_Digger606
@@kado51393 They knew it existed. It was included in the documents that Capcom gave them. They just deceided to no read them.
Am currently just over an hour into Horizon Forbidden West and it runs great, excellent M+K controls, looks amazing and has no microtransactions. So people defending DD2 you literally have no case, it is awesome with M+K everything works perfectly just like it should, you people defending DD2 make me sick.
UPDATE :
The full list of planned updates is as follows:
All platforms
Adding the option to start a new game when save data already exists.
Changing the number of "Art of Metamorphosis" items available at Pawn Guilds in the game to 99.
Making the quest that allows players to acquire their own dwelling (where they can save and rest) available earlier in the game.
Miscellaneous text display fixes.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S
Adding the option* to switch Motion Blur on/off in Options.
Adding the option* to switch Ray Tracing on/off in Options.
Adding the option to set Frame Rate to either Variable or Max 30fps in Options.
*These options will not affect the frame rate significantly. Frame rate improvements are planned for future updates.
Steam
Improving quality when DLSS Super Resolution is enabled.
Fixing an issue where models appeared low-quality under some specific settings.
i downloaded this at 4 in the morning. clicked "next next next" through caracter creation cause i just wanted to see how well the game would run. "closed the game after 20 min".. the day after i was ready to make my caracter... "BOOM"... youre only allowed to have this one, "no new game in a single player game".. Refunded within 5 seconds.. i agree with you mack, this is a new low ive never seen before.
totaly horrible.. glad i refunded in time, going to buy ghost of tushima instead of this crap.
Love all youre videos Mac.
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dragon's Dogshit
Ivan Drago's Dog Mom 2
Lol
pfff😆🤣😂
Dragon's Ligma: Balls 2
Dragons smegma
Only reviewer I currently trust. Dont ever change.
Great review Mack. Dont ever stop calling these greedy companies out. Absolutely shocking behaviour and you're right, as long as the consumer keeps buying this crap then the more these companies will do it. FFS guys, DONT PRE ORDER GAMES!
My god. So finally someone made it worse than Shadow of Mordor. I'm not even angry anymore about what happens to the game industry. I worry less and less about having more games to play than I can. Cuz I can clearly focus on playing old games from my pile of shame. Most of new games is absolute garbage and not make me want to play them even a bit.
Man people are so extremely misinformed about this games microtransactions, because they jump onto the hate train just 4 hours in to complain.
Literally the first vendor you meet when reaching the capital city (after 5 hours), you can purchase almost every single item that's sold via microtransaction and they are either really cheap to get (character customization), or almost worthless, because those other items either can be dropped of enemies or just simply can be ignored.
Rift Crystals are almost useless. You get a lot of them through gameplay and the best thing you can buy is the character customization kit, which is super cheap. You can't buy fast traveling with rift crystals, what are you talking about?! Fast travelling with cart is 200 gold (nothing) or a rare item that doesn't sell with microtransactions. You know what you can get with Rift Crystals? Cosmetic Glasses with no stats on them and the possibility to recruit higher level pawns than your current level, but that's cheap aswell, if you really want to do it.
There are only 2 items worth anything at all and that's the camping kit (1kg less weight than what you get ingame) and the portcrystal.
Bad, uninformed review, expected better from you, but hopping onto the hate train to bait clicks until people realize this is a non issue is a smart thing to do. I just wish sometimes, people wouldn't be like that. This Review is a big "fuck you" to anyone who was hyped for the game that now may never experience because of false information and also a big "fuck you" to the devs that put out a pretty good game.
Unsubscribed after watching your stuff for 6 years. This is getting too much, you really need to get a grip on yourself and stop this unnecessary hate towards every single game for no reason. This stuff you're doing is a plague for the gaming community. But that's just the opinion of one guy in your comment section. Do what you think is right.
I've never played this series but Assassins Creed Odyssey is a single player game with the exact same crap, yet got a thumb up from you
So you weren't allowed to start a new game in AC:O without paying them money? I don't remember that.
@@manic-n5n You're not able to start a new game in DD2 by paying money. You're not able to start a new game at all, unless you go and manually delete save files - just like in DD1 you're intended to stick with one character - kind of a silly design choice, but it's nothing to do with mtx. The thing you can buy is an item to change how your character looks. You can also easily earn that item in game.
Ah yes, whataboutism
@@lcicada 🤓
Honestly still in my top 20 games of all time (since I started playing games in 1987). But then again I was a fan of DD1.
While I appreciate the over the top negative review bombs to pressure Capcom from micro transactions. I truly hope you guys are enjoying the game and know that those micro transactions don't do anything to make the game play any better and you aren't missing anything. Like limited fast travel, limited resurrections and limited cosmetic change opportunities is part of the original games design and nothing to do with $$$. Except for deleting characters. That one makes no sense. Im not sure if people are being lead astray and they think the game is making you walk everywhere because you have to pay Capcom. I keep hearing that and that part is not true
“You can call me what you want.” I call you, “Precisely Right.”
Too much dogma, not enough dragons.
That's the real problem. Who is dumb enough to go like 84% Dogma and 16% Dragons?
Capcom. That is who.
You’re always saving me money mate
Oh, you want to swivel on a pumpkin do you? That will be eighty nine pence.
Dragons Dogma - Pay 1€ everytime you start the game.
Your best video yet
I will never again buy a single player game that requires an internet connection to play. Even IF the company is above board, you are at best renting the game until the servers shut down.
All future games are going to be like that I fear, they (corpos) will also control ur connection and electricity, so that when u criticise them on a platform they control u will get locked out of ur game/internet or power al together.
@@OneofInfinity. Long live physical media and getting off the grid.
You don't have to use real money to buy anything in this game, but it is ridiculous the option exists.
“The AI on my porns is just hilarious” ahhh generated captions never disappoint.
6:20 - If you can change you character normally by playing the game, how do you then HAVE TO (as you said) pay real money to do it? You don't have to pay real money to do anything in the game. You can just do it by in-game means.
7:00 - That's a lie. You can't start a new game by paying. Where did you get this information?
Microtransactions are bad in any game, but in this game they are so insignificant that I don't see how anyone would spend money on them. Would it be better if the game didn't have microtransactions? Yes. But as long as they have such a low impact on the game, and you can get all the items (or better items) very easily in-game, they are just a minor annoyance (compared to Assassin's Creed and such with XP boosters and much worse stuff).
This misinformation campaign regarding microtransactions is distracting people away from the real issue with the game - the performance issues. As long as the game is so CPU intensive, and doesn't utilize all your cores and threads properly, there is nothing you can do with settings to improve performance. They need to fix that ASAP.
Get em Mack!
The performance is really killing it
It'll be $2.99 for performance fix.
So instead of 60$ + 2$ + 5€ etc. Why doesn't it just cost 80$ with everything that's intended to be in the game in the first place?
Everything that's intended to be in the game IS in the game. EVERYTHING being sold on steam can be earned in game with ease.
@@Kiginsworth1010 So why did they make the game so unappealing to play that I have the incentive to pay money to get the things instead of playing the game to get the things? Or what is the justification for the paid things?
@aev6075 the mtx is most likely only there to appease publishers and nothing more. These aren't really important items anyways and it's not like you can't find them literally everywhere. Camping kits and rift crystals you get literally just by playing the game, the book you need to change how your character looks is sold by several different vendors, I can't remember what else there is to be sold but the pattern continues there too. The mtx can be completely avoided, I didn't even know there were any until about 20 hours of gameplay and only because I watched this video. Seriously, as someone who's beaten the game and got 3 endings so far, the micros are extremely irrelevant
@@Kiginsworth1010 There's a reason why they are there. And they aren't appeasing the publisher if it's not creating money for the publisher. It's fishy, no?
@aev6075 yes and no, publishers predict how they will get money with complex math and trends seen in other like titles. The dev team for dd2 is the same from dd1 and only intended on making a quality game, sucky part about that is quality games don't make enough money in the eyes of publishers. They were most likely told to put micros in the game but weren't told exactly what, and since the dev team just wanted to make the game they made the micros inconsequential. Remember that the dev team and publishers are different. Even though it was developed and published by Capcom does not mean its the same people making the decisions for the game aswell as for the marketing/ business. But because the micros are so pointless why get mad? The game itself is phenomenal. If the micros were more greedy, and you couldn't get the items in game then obviously it would warrant this level of anger from the community, but since they are so extremely pointless why even focus on it in the first place?
People defending the microtransactions as optional and that it's easy to get these things game without paying, don't realize that the MT's straight up prey on people with impulse control and addiction problems, children, teenagers, etc.
You're not paying for a service or demand, you're being enticed and manipulated (by design) to spend your money on cheats that could easily be modded in as a single player game. (which apparently now gets you banned)
This sounds like a skill issue, honestly.
Wait what? Helldivers 2 pay to win? Ive unlocked everything and not spent a penny, infact they even made the premium currency lootable ingame. Youre either just dead wrong or confused about hd2's microtransactions.
He's wrong and has been proven wrong, but it's a hill he's willing to die on apparently.
I refunded this trash after one hour.
Went back on playing BG3 and Elden Ring
I feel like Mac has decided to drop all nuance... and games can either be great or shit and there is no in between or nuanced opinion. This seems like a decision to appeal to the masses and ride the waves of outrage whether they are real or fabricated.
In the case of DD2, there is a lot of good in this game coupled with some pretty strong bad, especially the performance on PC. I play this title on PS5 and it's perfectly enjoyable. The microtransaction issue is not good but fundamentally a storm in a tea cup as all items can be obtained by playing the game. Anyone who plays this game more than 2 hours will realise there is never going to be any need to pay for the items offered in the micro transactions.
But of course you need to play the game to realise this, rather than just riding the wave of outrage for clicks.
Love it been listening to what culture gaming wank over this game but as always you my man are telling it how it is - saved me £60
"Where the sun don´t shite!" Truer words has never been spoken.
I'm so glad I watched this before sticking my hand in my pocket.
Paying for cheat codes.
Dude read some comments on the steam forums. The shilling is out of this world.
Yeah. No amount of therapy is going to help at this point.
The end of quality gaming is coming from those players. The greedy studios know they can get away with this nonsense.
@@Shmew455r indeed.
Look, putting aside the completely unnecessary albeit still scummy MTX, the game itself is good. Not exactly a GOTY material, but still good nonetheless. Remember that this is the same reviewer that hates Helldivers 2.
8:53
Now rip the Total War franchise for doing it. Selling blood as a DLC?
Yeah, that's worse since you can't get blood in any other way. At least any DLC in this game you can acquire very easily in-game. And in most cases you can get a better item in-game.
@@MetalGamer666 Exactly. They became comfortable with completing a game, then deliberately removing _EXISTING_ content, and selling _that_ content as “DLC”. That is not at all what DLC was intended for. Blood used to just be an option you’d toggle at will. What an abysmally greedy company.
I blame the consumer AGAIN for this one. The amount of hype videos about this game saying "The next big RPG" or "This game's combat is next level" was ridiculous for a game that hadn't even been released yet. Why are there so many people pre-ordering or buying games on day one is beyond me; have the willpower to hold out for just one day, FFS.
6:10 lmaooo that character though😂 👌
LMAO "You can go swivel on a pumpkin"! Where do you come up with these? Mac you are the best!
Next they charge players for the duration of the game in single player mode.
Definitely will happen eventually
Every game over screen will charge you a small fee to continue.
@@Ya_Mosura 1980's arcade game design returns! This is the real reason Dark Souls was preparing us for NES era difficulty.
Didn't the CEO of the company that owns Rockstar already suggest that💀💀
@@yourlocalhuman3526 They have been pondering about it for years, possibly decades, rent only software, one the reasons the cloud was made next to stealing data and lock it behind a paywall, those defending it above physical media have more skull than grey matter.
This game is $110 on PC in Australia and BG3 was $79. These guys are fkin dreaming selling this for $110. More crap from another useless developer.
Yep. 100% agreed. Saw the DLC, read the forums to inevitably find the apologists and mental gymnastics, back to store page, click on ignore this product. Hot garbage.
I've been playing for 5 hours and no issues. Fun game. No micro transactions needed. I find it strange so many people are slamming the game. I like it!
Really depends on what platform you're playing on. On console it's locked at 30 fps but seems smooth on PS5 BUT you will get fps drops when there's too much shit going on in your screen. I have the game on PS5.
😮 no one should support this in a single player game.
@@L4Disillusion then sell all the singleplayer games you've bought from capcom like resident evil and devil may cry because the majority of those games had the exact same thing - ie selling weapon upgraded and colored orbs
@@L4Disillusion Why? There's no pay wall or pay to win mechanic.
If people keep buying micros the devs will keep selling them. And why wouldn't they. I blame the gamers who accepted microtransaction all those years ago.
Out of all the big studios that have been in the industry since its begining, Capcom was the only one I put my faith on for being pro consumer, while also releasing high quallity games. Even when they announced that their future games would cost 70 dollars/euros, I didn't mind because I was ok paying that price for a good AAA game. Now the realization hit me hard. Sadly, no studio is immune to the plague called greed and poor trade ethics... Its a shame seeing my favourite hobby crumbling, right after it reached mainstream popularity.
Best review ever!! And thanks for saving me 65 quid was gonna get this today but no chance now.
so many YT shills not mentioning any of this.
Because they just played the game…… Who cares about a store you never have to even acknowledge?….
@@ProjectMoff They been playing the game for at least 2 weeks
@@ProjectMoff this guy down here defending capcom like a dog.
Maybe because they spent more than 4 fucking hours into a game.. and actually reviewed the game instead of posting like a lunatic angry old man
@@Guzzer_78Try eating dog shit, you will like it after 4 hours.
Hey Mack, i follow a lot of your videos and you are usually my go-to reviewer before a buy a game. i was so hyped for this game i didnt wait for your review this time because usually you're absolutely spot on. Although I abhor microtransactions, it is worth noting that every single thing in the microtransaction store is obtainable through the game with relative ease. I will say you're spot on with M+K being shite, but the combat itself is actually pretty decent on controller. also, pawns do suck in the beginning but they are supposed to. you're supposed to get better ones as you level up. i remember being frustrated with my pawns level 1-10 ish, now im getting level 30, 40, or 50 pawns and they are absolutely carrying fights (not in a negative way). Overall, although this game is not a 10/10, i have to dissagree and i'd personally give this game a solid 7.5/10 if you're on controller and dont buy into the microtransaction BS.
Microtransactions aren't welcome in any game, period.
Even though I hate all mtx, apparently every dlc can be earned with ingame currency and pretty easy too. Except the new character stuff, there is a NG+ and it was in the first game too which everyone apparently loved. So are people jumping on a hatewagon or were they just hypocrits? This isn't the first time this has happened either, games like DMC5 and RE4 remake did the same thing and they are considered terrific games, so maybe people should keep that same energy. I hate the fact mtx even exist at all but the hate this game is getting seems absolutely ridiculous to me. Oh and Helldivers 2 is awesome even without paying for anything except the game , it still is awesome.
It's selective outrage.
Finally a measured response. Mac endorsed COD, which is also predatory af, more so IMO.
Nail on the head, great post!
The performance alone was enough to cause an aneurysm. Words can't describe how disappointed I am with this release.
A technical disaster on release full of microtransactions, it sounds like modern AAA game.
The defense for this kind of stuff is also just so unreal, so disconnected.
Things like "you don't have to buy it", or "you can unlock it later in the game", "other games did this before".
Absolute nonsense. As if that would make it look any better.
For Capcom to be able to sell shit like this, they have to make modding impossible, and disable any in-game tools that could achieve the same effect (console commands, dev-tools).
People think that it's just an extra option that the devs are selling these basic things. But no, they actively worked on being able to monetize this, just for the sake of monetizing it.
It's like Baldur's Gate 3 making it impossible to buy different dice skins, and then selling them in the shop. Or Withers/Magic-mirror being only available from Act 2, and you have to pay for it to be available in Act 1. Such a shitshow.
If you want to provide options for people to throw money at your game, without shitty microtransactions, then sell wallpapers for 5-10 dollars.
Decade of consumer training give some good results eh ? People not see the big picture and failed to mention MTX was few in previous Capcom games and they kept adding more ever since ....
Completely agree, I don't consider them gamers, all they do is bootlick corporate
I'm actually enjoying this game tremendously despite the negative reactions
LOL this is my top game of 2024. I can always count on Mac to angrily rant about my new favorite game. It runs just fine on PS5, and I didn't find that I was negatively impacted by the microtransactions at all
Im so glad I found this channel, sick of the crappy IGN reviews that give a steaming pile of shite a 7/10. This is the only channel where you get someones unadulterated view with no fear of repercussions. Great work Mack, keep it up you're doing us gamers a big service with your honesty and ability to call out utter shite when you see it