"Great game, dog s**t monetization" - Asmongold says Dragon's Dogma 2's launch has been mired down in "unnecessary controversy"

Twitch streamer Zack "Asmongold" has shared his thoughts on the recent controversy surrounding Dragon's Dogma 2. For those unaware, the Capcom-developed RPG (role-playing game) received criticism after microtransactions were revealed at the time of its release. Players raised concerns about the contentious DLC that allowed them to customize their characters (Art of Metamorphosis - Character Editor) as well as a fast travel method (Portcrystal - Warp Location Marker).

Asmongold discussed the debacle in a YouTube video titled About Dragon's Dogma 2, in which he claimed he was "fighting for reason and common sense." He said:

Sharing his views on Dragon's Dogma 2 and its monetization system, the One True King (OTK) co-founder remarked:

Asmongold also stated that the game's launch became unnecessarily tumultuous due to this controversy:

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In the same YouTube video, Asmongold pointed out that the microtransactions in Dragon's Dogma 2 were "not ruining" the game. He elaborated:

The Texan added:

At the time of writing, Dragon's Dogma 2 has had a "Mixed" reception on Steam, based on 28,829 player reviews.