Dragon’s Dogma 2 took Satan Might Cry 5’s “secret sauce”, says director

Simply as we’re ending up our ludicrously lengthy Baldur’s Gate 3 campaigns, Dragon’s Dogma 2 looms across the nook for PC and consoles, threatening to take up all our free time. Fortunately for us, it looks as if it’ll be well worth the hours it eats up. What’s extra, Dragon’s Dogma 2 stole a “secret sauce” from certainly one of our favourite hack-and-slash video games, in keeping with the director.

Hideaki Itsuno is doing the rounds selling the behemoth open-world undertaking and just lately revealed a putting element about Dragon’s Dogma 2: the RPG recreation took a “secret sauce” from the hack-and-slash Satan Might Cry 5. Itsuno shared that he used DMC5 as inspiration for character motion in Dragon’s Dogma 2, saying the previous’s know-how was utilized “to make photorealistic characters carry out unrealistic actions.”

“As an increasing number of photorealistic photos are being produced, we try to take care of responsiveness and keep away from game-like actions. On this space, we’re utilizing the know-how cultivated in Satan Might Cry 5. It’s really a secret sauce that has been handed down over the a long time,” Itsuno instructed 4Gamer.

The director then says that in playtesting, they “obtained feedback from those that have truly performed the sport that it’s an evolution of Dante’s [Devil May Cry 5’s protagonist] weapon switching.” Nevertheless, “you may solely equip as much as 4 customized expertise.”

Itsuno, who has been at Capcom for his total recreation growth profession, directed DMC5 in 2019. It received a slew of awards, so it is sensible he’d need to use the data he gained whereas making it.

The Dragon’s Dogma 2 launch date is quick approaching, however you may revisit the likes of DMC5 with our checklist of the very best action-adventure video games till then in the event you’d like.

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