Dragon's Dogma 2 has a fascinating take on fantasy languages in RPGs, and I did not expect the Metal Gear Solid 5 vibes
Nov. 29, 2023Only this time, we won’t have to kidnap people to translate for us
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 has a very intriguing new system, which oddly brings back memories of Metal Gear Solid 5.
It’s an incredible little detail that’s honestly been missing from fantasy RPGs and games in general for way too long (as former Vice Games head Austin Walker points out in the comments). When you’ve got a world of multiple cultures and peoples, why wouldn’t they all have their own languages and distinct methods of communication? It just makes perfect sense.
If you came across two Russian soldiers talking, for example, you wouldn’t be able to understand them immediately because the protagonist Venom Snake doesn’t speak Russian. So you needed to kidnap a Russian soldier and add them to your army, and they’d then translate Russian for you on the fly whenever you overheard a conversation between enemies or took another Russian soldier hostage.
Both are great examples of languages being employed by interactive games. If you’re keen on this sort of thing, I’d highly recommend giving Chants of Senaar a spin - it’s a game themed around deciphering a foreign tongue and translating symbols based on interpreting actions to solve puzzles. It’s a really, really clever game.
Elsewhere for Capcom’s sequel, itlooks like Dragon’s Dogma 2 will be the developer’s first $70 game. This price oddly isn’t translating to other regions around the world though, as the UK is having itsPS5version priced at the lower cost of £60.
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