{"id":795505,"date":"2025-12-04T04:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T04:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/after-dragons-dogma-2-dead-rising-reboot?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-04T04:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T04:42:56","slug":"after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Performance woes<\/a> and silly balance-breaking cheat DLC<\/a> be damned – Dragon’s Dogma 2<\/a> is bloody excellent. It’s a special game, for my money<\/a> one most keenly defined by its willingness to cast a blind eye to more or less everything that has happened in the world of big-budget RPGs since the original game<\/a> arrived back in 2012. <\/p>\n

The result is a game that’s refreshingly prickly, gloriously hokey, and often utterly delighted by its own silliness – while playing it all with the straightest face. In many ways Dragon’s Dogma 2<\/strong> feels like a game that fell out of that PS3\/360 generation, just with a modern technology boost. Playing it makes me yearn for another Capcom<\/a> series of that era. It’s time, of course, for a Dead Rising<\/a> Reboot.<\/p>\n

I actually reckon that DD and DR are bedfellows born of the same experimental mindset that clearly ran rampant at Capcom in the early part of the PS3\/360 console generation. The similarities are superficial, but they’re also undeniably there – not just in both games’ use of Capcom’s MT Framework engine, but in an attitude to development. At a time when games were generally streamlining and shooting for an ever-lowering barrier of entry, the first Dead Rising and Dragon’s Dogma both didn’t mind being a little obtuse and difficult.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Performance woes and silly balance-breaking cheat DLC be damned – Dragon’s Dogma 2 is bloody excellent. It’s a special game, for my money one most keenly defined by its willingness to cast a blind eye to more or less everything that has happened in the world of big-budget RPGs since the original game arrived back in 2012. The result is a game that’s refreshingly prickly, gloriously hokey, and often utterly delighted by its own silliness – while playing it all with the straightest face. In many ways Dragon’s Dogma 2 feels like a game that fell out of that PS3\/360 generation, just with a modern technology boost. Playing it makes me yearn for another Capcom series of that era. It’s time, of course, for a…<\/p>\n

Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":795506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[209,426,79,59,45,34,54,3987,4616],"class_list":["post-795505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vg24-7","tag-capcom","tag-dragons-dogma-2","tag-fantasy","tag-pc","tag-ps5","tag-rpg","tag-single-player","tag-third-person","tag-xbox-series-x-s"],"yoast_head":"\nAfter Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Performance woes and silly balance-breaking cheat DLC be damned - Dragon's Dogma 2 is bloody excellent. It's a special game, for my money one most keenly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot | Arcader News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Performance woes and silly balance-breaking cheat DLC be damned - Dragon's Dogma 2 is bloody excellent. It's a special game, for my money one most keenly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-04T04:42:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"270\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\"},\"headline\":\"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-04T04:42:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":242,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Capcom\",\"Dragon's Dogma 2\",\"fantasy\",\"PC\",\"PS5\",\"RPG\",\"single-player\",\"Third Person\",\"Xbox Series X\\\/S\"],\"articleSection\":[\"VG24\\\/7\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/\",\"name\":\"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot | Arcader News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-04T04:42:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\"},\"description\":\"Performance woes and silly balance-breaking cheat DLC be damned - Dragon's Dogma 2 is bloody excellent. It's a special game, for my money one most keenly\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":270,\"caption\":\"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"description\":\"Free Arcade News from the Best Online Sources\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\",\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Arcade News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cricketgames.tv\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/author\\\/arcade-news\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot | Arcader News","description":"Performance woes and silly balance-breaking cheat DLC be damned - Dragon's Dogma 2 is bloody excellent. It's a special game, for my money one most keenly","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot | Arcader News","og_description":"Performance woes and silly balance-breaking cheat DLC be damned - Dragon's Dogma 2 is bloody excellent. It's a special game, for my money one most keenly","og_url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/","og_site_name":"Arcade News","article_published_time":"2025-12-04T04:42:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":270,"url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Arcade News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Arcade News","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/"},"author":{"name":"Arcade News","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839"},"headline":"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot","datePublished":"2025-12-04T04:42:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/"},"wordCount":242,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg","keywords":["Capcom","Dragon's Dogma 2","fantasy","PC","PS5","RPG","single-player","Third Person","Xbox Series X\/S"],"articleSection":["VG24\/7"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/","name":"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot | Arcader News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-04T04:42:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839"},"description":"Performance woes and silly balance-breaking cheat DLC be damned - Dragon's Dogma 2 is bloody excellent. It's a special game, for my money one most keenly","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot.jpg","width":480,"height":270,"caption":"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-dragons-dogma-2-one-thing-is-clear-its-time-for-a-dead-rising-reboot\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"After Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2, one thing is clear: it\u2019s time for a Dead Rising Reboot"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/","name":"Arcade News","description":"Free Arcade News from the Best Online Sources","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839","name":"Arcade News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Arcade News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/cricketgames.tv"],"url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/author\/arcade-news\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1413805,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795505\/revisions\/1413805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}