Dragon’s Dogma 2 microtransactions infuriate gamers who never actually have to buy them

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is an excellent RPG, but you wouldn’t know that by looking at the game’s user reviews on Steam. Capcom’s highly-anticipated sequel has been review-bombed for having a ton of microtransactions for seemingly basic items, though anyone playing the game knows you can get them by simply playing.

Various posts on social media have criticized the open-world adventure for “locking” Wakestones, fast travel, and a lot of items behind a paywall. That would be bad if this was the only way to get these items, but those who eventually play the game will know that isn’t the case.

One could argue that Capcom shouldn’t have added these microtransactions to Dragon’s Dogma 2 in the first place and that’s fair. Putting these items will make users think that they’re premium and can only be bought with real money, so there is a point to the criticisms.

This isn’t the first time Capcom made basic in-game items purchasable with real money, as the company did this with Devil May Cry 5, Monster Hunter Rise, and more. It’s definitely immoral of the company to do this, but these are optional microtransactions and anyone playing the game won’t have to buy them at all.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 might be guilty of having these microtransactions, but it’s not the only single-player game to do this. Bandai Namco regularly does this with their newer RPGs, including Tales of Arise. Nihon Falcom regularly does this with their Ys and Legend of Heroes games, which is unfortunate but ignorable.

When people online aren’t telling you about the useless microtransactions, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is actually a pretty good RPG, regardless of which system. The game’s framerate could use some work, which is why some fans are killing NPCs to improve it, but patches could fix this issue.

Fans can pick up Dragon’s Dogma 2 now on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. Those who might need more convincing can check out our review here, where we gave the game a perfect score.