I'm almost 30 hrs in, haven't even get out of the first huge region and not completed the 1st act and at this point it's INSANE to see and experience what they've done with this game in comparison to original, not just in terms of what they did better and which was in the first game already, but there's also so many other things and mechanics which are new, super unique and cool that you just can't help but to smile with joy and tears in your eyes, cuz you just didn't expect to see any of this at all, let alone on this level of attention to details and how it all works together.
Like, if someone told me back in 2013 that - "Hey, listen, Agent, this game may look, feel and play more like an unfinished and not fully realized concept right now, but just you wait 11 years and Capcom will blow your goddamn mind" I would believe it. I mean, just stop and think for a second guys, how many times have we seen a developer / publisher going back however many years, looking at something they did and right at this second saying to themselves - "You know what? Fuck it! We can do a lot better now!"? For a vast majority of publishers and developers it is like a done deal and they think that no one cares about something that was made 10-11 years ago, they don't see it as something they can improve, fully realize on a modern level etc. many years later. They've made it, sold it and that's the end of it.
I don't think RE remakes even come close to Dragon's Dogma "2" cuz even though they're way better than original games (maybe not RE3R, for reasons), but they're basically the same games with similar mechanics for the most part and they weren't just a concept back when they were released like original Dragon's Dogma was, which is clear as day now that you see what they really had in mind back in 2013. This gives me hope guys, cuz if Capcom decided to make a Dragon's Dogma for real 11 years later and give it a second chance, maybe someday we'll get to see and play MUCH better Lost Planet and even Remember Me (I believe Capcom owns this IP, but correct me if I'm wrong) - both of these games are more like a cool concept rather than a fully realized game in terms of gameplay mechanics and overall design.
From what I've played so far, Dragon's Dogma "2" is my GOTY right now, I love this game to death despite all of its flaws (there's really not that many), technical problems and I don't know what can honestly beat it this year. If anything, I don't think I'll end up choosing just one game as my GOTY this year, cuz at least 3 more have GOTY potential.