Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen devs explain why they keep the 'friction'

Capcom is releasing a major Dark Arisen expansion for Dragon's Dogma 2. Director Kento Kinoshita and producer Naoto Oyama told VGC they will preserve the deliberate gameplay 'friction' while adding some quality-of-life improvements. The decision to make the expansion came about six months after launch.

• Expansion decision made about 6 months after DD2 launch
• Dark Arisen adds a loot-based Relic Expedition cycle
• Free title updates will improve the base game regardless of DLC
• The game is being brought to Nintendo Switch 2