Monster variety is low

[Britannic]

After playing for about 30 hours I find the monster variety to be quite slim. So far it's been the same monsters I was fighting 12 years ago. In pre game build up we were told there would be many surprises in store. Was that all just hype and misdirection? I would like to see new any types. Has any one found any new any types that weren't in the original.

[swampy260]

The slimes freak me out. Those camo goblins get the jump on me quite often. and the minotaurs are pretty cool :}

[Adam__86]

Was literally about to say this, mob variety is disappointing

[Revan619]

goblins, ogres, cyclopses. Maybe you will see a skeleton and some ghosts if you travel at night.

If you are very lucky you might get a big wolf, dullahan or lich.

Honestly man the game world feels kinda empty with the lack of variety and things to do between towns. I guess for people who like going cave exploring there is something to do 😪

[Gupplock]

- wolves (2 Types)
- goblins (3 Types)
- Bandits ( 3 types)
- Lizardman (2 types)
- other Lizards (2 types)
- Golem
- Skeleton ( 3 types)
- Lich
- Slimes
- Whisps
- Harpy
- other weird flying creatus i dont know what it is
- Worgen
- Medusa
-Hobgoblin/Orcs (3 types)
- Ogre
- Cyclops
- chimera
- gryphon
- Drake / Dragon

i think that is all i have encounterd so far, dont know if there are more

[Wiegs]

I was pretty surprised when i saw explosive slimes and electric saurians for the first time

[Ichbin]

I think every creature has enough variation, and combat flare to make things interesting. Combat animations, tactics, weapon and armor pieces, etc. If the fights are fun, do you really need an encyclopedia of monsters?

I swear, ever time someone complains, it's a numbers game. They don't care about how polished the enemies, or vocations are. F'in children.

[-={LG}=-]

Generation Outrage chimes in with another reason to be eternally dissatisfied.

[Adam__86]

Originally posted by Ichbin:

I think every creature has enough variation, and combat flare to make things interesting. Combat animations, tactics, weapon and armor pieces, etc. If the fights are fun, do you really need an encyclopedia of monsters?

I swear, ever time someone complains, it's a numbers game. They don't care about how polished the enemies, or vocations are. F'in children.

Its because it makes you feel like you are playing a game instead of a living world when you are killing the same mobs with the same AI

[Celery]

Originally posted by Gupplock:

- wolves (2 Types)
- goblins (3 Types)
- Bandits ( 3 types)
- Lizardman (2 types)
- other Lizards (2 types)
- Golem
- Skeleton ( 3 types)
- Lich
- Slimes
- Whisps
- Harpy
- other weird flying creatus i dont know what it is
- Worgen
- Medusa
-Hobgoblin/Orcs (3 types)
- Ogre
- Cyclops
- chimera
- gryphon
- Drake / Dragon

i think that is all i have encounterd so far, dont know if there are more

The enemy density makes it feel so much worse because every 10 steps you're on another pack of enemies that you probably just killed a moment ago and if not then they'll almost certainly be the ones after that.

[Phishfood]

What you don't like fighting goblins? Then why did you buy Goblins Dogma 2?

[DragonSoundxSG]

Originally posted by Gupplock:

- wolves (2 Types)
- goblins (3 Types)
- Bandits ( 3 types)
- Lizardman (2 types)
- other Lizards (2 types)
- Golem
- Skeleton ( 3 types)
- Lich
- Slimes
- Whisps
- Harpy
- other weird flying creatus i dont know what it is
- Worgen
- Medusa
-Hobgoblin/Orcs (3 types)
- Ogre
- Cyclops
- chimera
- gryphon
- Drake / Dragon

i think that is all i have encounterd so far, dont know if there are more

There is more variety in one area of ER than the entire game of DD2.

[NOD Flamer]

enemy variety low?

have you played Elden Ring or Baldurs Gate 3?
basically all they use is reskins of enemies.

sure the variety isn't high, but it's not low either.

[Kouki]

I agree with you,im at the final boss already.

[NOD Flamer]

Originally posted by Gupplock:

- wolves (2 Types)
- goblins (3 Types)
- Bandits ( 3 types)
- Lizardman (2 types)
- other Lizards (2 types)
- Golem
- Skeleton ( 3 types)
- Lich
- Slimes
- Whisps
- Harpy
- other weird flying creatus i dont know what it is
- Worgen
- Medusa
-Hobgoblin/Orcs (3 types)
- Ogre
- Cyclops
- chimera
- gryphon
- Drake / Dragon

i think that is all i have encounterd so far, dont know if there are more

dude didn't even mention the zombies, skeleton knight, minotaur, talos, sphinx,, gore chimera, gore minotaur, gore ogre etc.

[Pink Eye]

Originally posted by Gupplock:

- wolves (2 Types)
- goblins (3 Types)
- Bandits ( 3 types)
- Lizardman (2 types)
- other Lizards (2 types)
- Golem
- Skeleton ( 3 types)
- Lich
- Slimes
- Whisps
- Harpy
- other weird flying creatus i dont know what it is
- Worgen
- Medusa
-Hobgoblin/Orcs (3 types)
- Ogre
- Cyclops
- chimera
- gryphon
- Drake / Dragon

i think that is all i have encounterd so far, dont know if there are more

Now compare it to the original roster of both the base game and Dark Arisen:
https://dragonsdogma.wiki.fextralife.com/Enemies

It's crazy to me how a game from a decade ago has more enemy types than a game that has quadruple the development budget, a higher premium price tag, in-game microtransactions, and is backed by the resources of a multi-billion dollar company; see Capcom's net worth: https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/ccoey/market-cap/