Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Pawns Are Evidence That AI in Games Is the Best and Worst Thing to Happen to Gaming

Whenever Dragon’s Dogma 2 has been a topic of discourse on social media since its release, it’s mainly because of the game’s various issues. Stutters, lags, no second save slot – you know the jig.

It’s been a while since then, and we’re now starting to see a bunch of interesting posts talking about some awesome, not-so-obvious features of the game. The latest talk of the town is about pawns and the bizarrely hilarious behavior they tend to exhibit.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Pawns Are a Double-Edged Sword

We all know how AI often walks a fine line between brilliance and sheer idiocy in games. You’ve got enemies that see you through walls and friendly AI that refuses to heal you when you desperately need it (looking at you, Donald from Kingdom Hearts 1).

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has a ton of friendly AI-driven characters that travel with you and help you in battle, called pawns. This comes with its fair share of cool and silly moments.

Imagine this: you’re at the top of a ladder, you’re positioning yourself to climb down, and you accidentally run right off. In most games, you’d die. But not in Dragon’s Dogma 2. Here, your loyal pawns spring into action to catch you mid-fall.

Pawns can catch you when falling from high places in Dragon’s Dogma 2

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— Karim Jovian (@KJovian) March 21, 2024

As I mentioned earlier, pawns come and help you when you’re in danger, and they really have no trouble roughing up anyone. One player was escorting a little kid away from danger and tried picking them up as they walked slowly. The kid didn’t like that and immediately started swinging.

Arisens, don’t be afraid, for your pawns will always defend you from every threat and danger 🙂

Dragon’s Dogma 2 already caused some of the most hilarious moments of my gaming life pic.twitter.com/jwE4uaVRY2

— PennyMeowy (@PennyMeowy) March 25, 2024

No big deal, right? Wrong. Before the player could blink, her trusty pawn charged in and made minced meat out of the unsuspecting child. It’s a hilariously absurd moment that reminds us that AI isn’t always the sharpest tool in the shed.

And then there are those moments that leave you scratching your head in disbelief.

in dragon’s dogma 2, pawns are intelligent and will execute complex strategies in battle pic.twitter.com/zn2w8MmTaa

— au ra brainrot (@ThatHomestar) March 23, 2024

One player was separated from their pawns by a ton of explosive barrels blocking the path in a cave. Sensing danger ahead, their pawns took matters into their own hands and decided to clear the path—by blowing up the barrels and nearly dying in the process.

DD2’s Developers Heard Players’ Pleas

We’ve all seen the bad reviews the game’s gotten since its release, but that isn’t the full story. The performance and save issues still exist, but Capcom has promised a ton of new updates that it’s currently working to implement.

This includes a way to start a new game even when saved data already exists, miscellaneous bug fixes, and more.

For PS5 and XSX/S players, they’ll be able to toggle some graphics options and lock FPS to 30. The team has also planned for frame rate improvements in the future.

Are you planning on jumping into Dragon’s Dogma 2? And if you’ve come from DD2, are there any funny pawn stories you’d like to share? Let us know in the comments below!