Dragon's Dogma 2's EMERGENT OPEN WORLD Is Borderline Unrivalled

Emergent gameplay isn’t new; Dragon’s Dogma 2 certainly isn’t the first game to deploy emergence to tell its story and deliver its open world, but the sheer chance of experimentation on offer here is borderline unrivalled.

Beyond commonplace RPG tropes like dialogue choices or attack versus stealth strategies Dragon’s Dogma 2 gives players a plethora of components which they can tinker with to generate specific outcomes.

See, emergent gameplay isn’t strictly about player choice, it’s about the game’s guiding principles and surprise events presenting unique possibilities. This video aims to make sense of this concept, and how this game’s open world fosters and supports emergent gameplay, from its environmental changes such as day-night cycle and weather, to character classes and AI companions that influence how the world reacts.