Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen devs explain why they're not abandoning the 'friction' that makes it special

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen director Kento Kinoshita and producer Naoto Oyama told VGC why the expansion keeps the series' friction while adding quality-of-life improvements. Kinoshita said friction is essential to the Dragon's Dogma experience, but if it becomes frustration the team has gone too far. Oyama said the Eternal Ferrystones give players the choice to fast travel or not. The expansion was decided about six months after launch and drew on player feedback, and the team is still optimizing the Nintendo Switch 2 version.