Dragon's Dogma II - "They’re masterworks, all – you can’t go wrong"

[Moink]

I think there's some confusion here, Mason isn't a native to the kingdom the game is set in, he's a spy sent there from another kingdom (Hearthstone) to investigate the dragon sighting, my point was there's clearly meant to be a non-white European style kingdom somewhere in the DD universe since the 2 people from the same place are non-whites, and this was established in the first game so I'm not shocked we see it again in the next, and I suspect the black guy (Brent) is from that same kingdom. If he's not then it's bad worldbuilding but if he is it's not like there wasn't a previous precedent for such things.

 

[deuxhero]

It's not healthy for darker skinned to live in medium/low sun area, and it's VERY unhealthy for low max tan to live in HIGH sun areas. And people before mass transit era, and before current type of "multiculturality" folly were quite against idea of intermarrying with someone with distant blood and have children who lost positive traits.

Gransys is actually pretty consistent in its Mediterranean stylings.

 

[Raghar]

Mason can be found at the slums....the slums is located at the drainage area under the city of Gran Soren....

He's shady character... But he could be just male variant of Mercedes who is just higher minimal skin pigment variant, which happens naturally as genetic evolution in southern areas.
Are you sure he is black African inspired person? To me he looks like he was inspired by some shady cheater from south.

It's not healthy for darker skinned to live in medium/low sun area, and it's VERY unhealthy for low max tan to live in HIGH sun areas. And people before mass transit era, and before current type of "multiculturality" folly were quite against idea of intermarrying with someone with distant blood and have children who lost positive traits.

So... what you are saying is that Mason was an illegal immigrant?

I think either it was an agent of foreign state, or he simply moved few hundred km to get his revenge, and after that...

Considering the story, he'd be likely blamed for damage and burned on stake.

 

[Anonona]

I seem to remember he worked for the church as an agent. You can find him hiding on the nurses convent after doing his quests and I think he leaves Gransys after the Dragon's death. Also there was a quest were he ask you to interrogate citizens of Gran Soren because they mistrust him, which seemed to imply that it was because he was foreigner.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Apparently the IGN previews were recorded on a PS5, and the game struggles to maintain even 30 FPS, with significant dips in forested areas.

 

[Crayll]

Apparently the IGN previews were recorded on a PS5, and the game struggles to maintain even 30 FPS, with significant dips in forested areas.

Glad to see they're staying true to the original.

 

[deuxhero]

catchaser Late Bloomer
Pawn chatter explicitly states Gransys has "mild weather year round". The coast is always referred to as a "sea", never "ocean" (outside a single quest name that's a figure of speach), and clearly an inner sea instead of an ocean from the beaches. The architecture in Cassardis is also pretty damn blatantly Mediterranean. The ascetics all fit something like Italy, Southern France, or Eastern Spain than any ocean side of a country.

 

[Late Bloomer]

catchaser Late Bloomer
Pawn chatter explicitly states Gransys has "mild weather year round". The coast is always referred to as a "sea", never "ocean" (outside a single quest name that's a figure of speach), and clearly an inner sea instead of an ocean from the beaches. The architecture in Cassardis is also pretty damn blatantly Mediterranean. The ascetics all fit something like Italy, Southern France, or Eastern Spain than any ocean side of a country.

Game Director Hideaki Isuno.

Europe / Northern English Timestamped 1:11

Here is an aritcle that explains the inspiration.

https://www.ign.com/articles/how-dragons-dogma-2-creators-crafted-its-high-fantasy-world

 

[Reinhardt]

catchaser Late Bloomer
Pawn chatter explicitly states Gransys has "mild weather year round". The coast is always referred to as a "sea", never "ocean" (outside a single quest name that's a figure of speach), and clearly an inner sea instead of an ocean from the beaches. The architecture in Cassardis is also pretty damn blatantly Mediterranean. The ascetics all fit something like Italy, Southern France, or Eastern Spain than any ocean side of a country.

big part of game bestiary is mediterranean too

 

[ERYFKRAD]

catchaser Late Bloomer
Pawn chatter explicitly states Gransys has "mild weather year round". The coast is always referred to as a "sea", never "ocean" (outside a single quest name that's a figure of speach), and clearly an inner sea instead of an ocean from the beaches. The architecture in Cassardis is also pretty damn blatantly Mediterranean. The ascetics all fit something like Italy, Southern France, or Eastern Spain than any ocean side of a country.

big part of game bestiary is mediterranean too

I didn't know goblins were Mediterraneans.

 

[Reinhardt]

catchaser Late Bloomer
Pawn chatter explicitly states Gransys has "mild weather year round". The coast is always referred to as a "sea", never "ocean" (outside a single quest name that's a figure of speach), and clearly an inner sea instead of an ocean from the beaches. The architecture in Cassardis is also pretty damn blatantly Mediterranean. The ascetics all fit something like Italy, Southern France, or Eastern Spain than any ocean side of a country.

big part of game bestiary is mediterranean too

I didn't know goblins were Mediterraneans.

wolves are tho

 

[Mortmal]

Apparently the IGN previews were recorded on a PS5, and the game struggles to maintain even 30 FPS, with significant dips in forested areas.

30fps on 4K or 1080p ?

 

[Raghar]

catchaser Late Bloomer
Pawn chatter explicitly states Gransys has "mild weather year round". The coast is always referred to as a "sea", never "ocean" (outside a single quest name that's a figure of speach), and clearly an inner sea instead of an ocean from the beaches. The architecture in Cassardis is also pretty damn blatantly Mediterranean. The ascetics all fit something like Italy, Southern France, or Eastern Spain than any ocean side of a country.

big part of game bestiary is mediterranean too

I didn't know goblins were Mediterraneans.

wolves are tho

Tigers and Lions too.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

I didn't know goblins were Mediterraneans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trasgu

 

[DJOGamer PT]

And people before mass transit era, and before current type of "multiculturality" folly were quite against idea of intermarrying with someone with distant blood and have children who lost positive traits.

If that were the case, Humanity would not be as ethnically diverse as it is

 

[jungl]

only thing im looking forward 2 is the re engine and tinkering the visuals still seems like a dumbass brawler game.

 

[gaussgunner]

I didn't know goblins were Mediterraneans.

Israel is in the Mediterranean.

 

[Dishonoredbr]

Anyway , look at this smoll Arisen. Goblin sized.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Anyway , look at this smoll Arisen. Goblin sized.

Someone oughta make one with the same posture as goblins and then we can compare.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

Anyway , look at this smoll Arisen. Goblin sized.

The world looks dope

 

[DJOGamer PT]

 

[cyborgboy95]

 

[Silverfish]

 

[Shrimp]

Was there ever given an in-universe explanation as to why there are hostile pawns on Bitterblack Isle

 

[Anonona]

Was there ever given an in-universe explanation as to why there are hostile pawns on Bitterblack Isle

I'm probably wrong, but I think it may had been the same reason as the mad pawns in the Everfall; the lost of their arisen led to the degradation of their minds and to become hostile as time passed. Because of their immortality, they simple wander killing anyone on sight. Although it may be that Daimon had powers similar to that of the wyverns and dragons and could brainwash them, but I don't recall any mention of it.