Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Review

IGN's review says Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen matches the ambition and world design of the first expansion but is less transformative, since many of Dragon's Dogma 2's biggest issues were addressed through incremental patching after its 2024 release. The roughly 20-hour main quest follows rumors of another Arisen and sends players to the frozen Norgan region. The review notes Norgan is smaller than most regions but dense with verticality, and adds Spoils gear, obelisks for learning new skills, and 12 repeatable Lost Rites dungeons across Vermund and Bathall.