Look, this game has mixed reviews, some of which are based off of the prices of DLC items you can get in the game easily. OTHER PEOPLE DIDN'T FINISH THE ACTUAL GAME

I'll tell you why this is the case, because some suit at CAPCOM thinks microtransactions are good so the devs put them in, but make them practically worthless on purpose. They are there for the sake of being there, don't buy them who cares.

What you should buy, is the game itself. DD2 is an adventure that feels fun, the different classes are interesting and the pawns never shut up.

Also it actually has a story compared to the first game, the story isn't the best but you don't care about that, you care about beating up dragons with your big sword this game lets you do that and the combat is fluid as hell.

8/10 overall, but the combat is 10/10. Highly recommend.

TLDR: Ignore the DLC stuff, get the game, combat fun.

Edit: 04/03/2025

https://youtu.be/8xtQ2STDEq8?si=126AKLOsfmYQFoRi

Punkduck's review of the game really highlights how this game is an analogy of how this game's story is better than one thought, its an analogy of the state of the gaming industry, and the suits at capcom rejecting Dragon's dogma 1 in favour of monster hunter initially, or remakes of games.

This game is both a remake of DD1, a sequel to it, and yet neither. This game is simply a masterpiece.

With context of the story of how this game, and DD1 came to be. I can no longer give this an 8/10.

Its 10/10. Actual masterpiece if you want context, see the video link I put above.