I had a very sad realization while playing Dragon's Dogma 2... I didn't like it much at first, but once I got into the flow of exploration and combat, I started to really like it.
So, the sad realization is that if they made this game and used AI for all the NPCs, dialog, and quests, it would feel basically the same. The dialog is TERRIBLE. It's laughable robotic. I think AI could have produced more human-like dialog. The pawns that follow and help you are the worst. "Master follow me, I know the optimum path to take to reach our target." That's how they all talk... and they use pitch shifting technology to make multiple voices out of one... so it sounds very robotic. But, the game is still so much fun because combat feels SO good and exploration feels good.
So, if a game succeeds in one area, I think most gamers will completely ignore or forgive the fact that the rest of it is ai slop... and that makes me feel weird. I dread the ai slop future. #aiart#dragonsdogma2
