A reader argues the best game of the last six months is Capcom ’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 and it’s AI-powered co-op action. I read with interest GC’s feature this week, on their favourite 20 games of the year so far . It was an inspiring list because I didn’t really think there’d been that many good games, but once you start to count them up there has actually been a lot.
Naturally, I haven’t played all of them but it looked a good list that I couldn’t really argue with, except in one instance: Dragon’s Dogma 2 was not number one. It’s not a surprise, as their review didn’t rate it that highly and I got the impression they weren’t that keen on the original either. That’s fine, I know a lot of people that don’t see much in it, but for me it’s one of my favourite games ever.
I’ll try and explain why I think that, but part of the answer is that sometimes a game just clicks with you and there’s some part of the appeal you just can’t explain. For those that don’t know the game, it’s an action role-player not a million miles away from something like Elden Ring or Skyrim , except with a more specifically medieval setting, especially in terms of the fantasy creatures which have old school versions of things like griffons and cyclopes. I really like the aesthetic, especially the really beautiful landscapes and forests, which look like they’d be a great place to have a picnic.
.. if it wasn’t for all the monsters.
The big gimmick of the game is that .