Dragons Dogma 2 starts off super strong with a more fully realized world then the original. It's still very good by the end but it loses something as the difficulty doesn't ramp up appropriately in the late game and enemy variety remains underwhelming. Exploring its world and coming across unique areas is fantastic but just let down by the lack of really unique rewards given that in most cases you can buy the best stuff in shops. The Spinx stands out as something actually cool and unique with amazing rewards but the game really needed more of that. Story is something you may as well ignore since it isn't good but quest design at least is refreshingly more free of handholding then most modern RPG's. The various classes are all very distinct and fun to play. That's by far the highlight of this. Ultimately this is a great game despite the flaws but it is so close to getting to where it needs so it can be a masterpiece that said flaws stand out.

I'll keep this one short. The way they've fleshed things out is amazing. This game alone took me 67 hours which is longer then the original did. I like the major side quests but the Ubisoft checklist type map objectives and hit or miss mini games can get old so can't say it's perfect though. But otherwise I was very high on everything else. Games in a weird spot where the ending is one thing which can retroactively taint or heighten my opinion on this depending on how the third part is executed. Wait and see on that.