Director Hideaki Itsuno and Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi were on hand to explain some exciting announcements surrounding the release of their upcoming title, Dragon's Dogma 2 . Players will be able to party up with as many as three AI-driven "Pawn" characters; the decisions the player makes throughout the game will impact the relationships between their own Arisen and other characters, as well as the interactions and dynamics between those AI characters.

How one tackles quest objectives and interactions with other characters is what drives these systems, and sometimes hinges on the player's ability to employ creative solutions to avoid physical altercations (think: bribery, counterfeiting objects, etc). In a world comprised of over 1000 unique characters, the player's choices will have a dramatic ripple effect on the interpersonal dynamics among them.