Dragon’s Dogma 2’s first correct patch provides a much-needed new sport possibility and makes it simpler to get a home

Dragon’s Dogma 2 acquired its first correct patch earlier immediately, following its common but controversial launch final week. It is a small replace that possible will not do a lot to quell the in depth experiences of efficiency points with the PC model, nevertheless it nonetheless makes a number of notable enhancements to Capcom’s eccentric fantasy RPG.

The headline change is the introduction of a brand new ‘New Recreation’ possibility, which lets gamers “begin a brand new sport when save information already exists”. It’s, frankly, wild that Dragon’s Dogma 2 launched with out this characteristic. Restarting an RPG a number of hours in to tweak your character and sophistication is virtually a practice at this level. However higher late than by no means, I suppose.

After this, an important change makes “the hunt that enables gamers to amass their very own dwelling (the place they’ll save and relaxation) out there earlier within the sport.” Purely on precept, I am all for making it simpler for folks to personal their very own home. Presumably although, the rationale for that is much less to do with progressive housing coverage, and extra that gamers have been getting annoyed on the size of time they’d wait earlier than having management over their very own saving.

Other than this, Capcom has tweaked the provision of “Artwork of Metamorphosis” gadgets at Pawn Guilds, rising the purchasable quantity to 99. These things are used to change the looks of characters. Given how in depth the sport’s character creator is (and the very fact you possibly can customise pawns) I think about these have been promoting out quicker than half-price Steam Decks.

The patch notes additionally record fixes to “miscellaneous” bugs and textual content show points, in addition to a selected challenge “associated to the show of fashions underneath some particular settings” and an enchancment to visible high quality when DLSS Tremendous Decision is enabled.”

You’ll be able to learn the total patch notes right here. All these modifications are welcome, however they’re unlikely to do a lot to shift Dragon’s Dogma 2 away from its present “combined” score on Steam. Whereas a few of these detrimental evaluations stem from a barely overblown response to the sport’s in depth, however largely innocuous record of launch DLC, the larger challenge is the sport’s efficiency. In a separate announcement, Capcom defined that the framerate points many gamers are experiencing derive from heavy CPU load, as “a considerable amount of CPU utilization is allotted to every character and calculating the affect of their bodily presence in varied areas”. However this does not change the truth that it is an issue to which Capcom presently lacks an answer. Nonetheless, the studio says it’s “trying into methods to enhance efficiency sooner or later.” Let’s hope these enhancements arrive quickly.