America’ Leisure Software program Rankings Board (ESRB) has launched its verdict on Dragon’s Dogma 2, detailing its sexual content material amongst different issues.
As reported by (*2*), the Dragon’s Dogma 2 listing particulars a handful of various situations of sexual content material within the sport however makes clear it does not get notably specific. In contrast to 2012’s Dragon’s Dogma, nonetheless, the sequel has acquired the Sexual Themes tag, probably as a result of gamers are capable of work together with intercourse staff.
“Gamers’ character can work together with intercourse staff, exchanging forex for companies,” the reason for the Mature ranking reads. “A quick sequence depicts the participant sitting on a mattress with a prostitute (each sporting underwear) earlier than the digital camera fades to black. One cutscene briefly depicts characters kissing and rolling round in mattress (no nudity). Two monsters are proven with naked breasts, although with no discernible particulars (i.e., no nipples).”
Dragon’s Dogma 2 additionally acquired the much less stunning Blood and Gore, Language, and Violence tags. One cutscene within the sport, and spoiler warning for these seeking to go in utterly contemporary, depicts “a dragon pulling out a human character’s coronary heart”, whereas one other exhibits “a monster decapitated in slow-motion”.
The presence of romance in Dragon’s Dogma 2 was already revealed by writer Capcom, after all, and as IGN revealed in January, NPCs could even struggle one another for the participant’s affection. This comes as a bigger improve to the relationships between NPCs, as defined by creator Hideaki Itsuno.
“For instance, for those who discover a pair of associates, hitting one will trigger the opposite to get mad at you too,” he mentioned. “Or for those who do one thing good for a kid, the guardian may thanks and such as you extra as effectively. That is what I imply by relationships between NPCs.
“A personality who grows near you may come over to your home to play, but when they meet one other character there who’s performed the identical factor, a struggle may get away. Personally, we simply made the system as a result of we needed to have the ability to say, ‘Cease, do not struggle over me!’ It could be greatest in case your readers play by means of the sport whereas attempting to keep away from that type of final result.”
Obtainable on March 22, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X and S, and PC by way of Steam, Dragon’s Dogma 2 takes place in a parallel universe which “mirrors the world setting of the unique sport”. Gamers can discover the human kingdom of Vermund and the beastren kingdom of Battahl as a completely customisable character and in the end tackle a giant evil dragon.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.