I loved the new splatterfest. DA 1 is far too MMO like and sluggish.
Don't get me wrong. I'm an X-Com guy, I'm a Jagged Alliance 2 man, I'm a subsimmer, a space shuttle simmer and even a bus simmer, I'm your methodical, slow-paced, turn-based tactical man. Tactical. Not MMO.
Stupid of Bioware to divide the players like this though. I'd add a DA 1 mode in DA 2, just as I'd love to have a "Battletoads" mode patched into DA 1.
Shogun 2 was a so-so meh. All the new stuff is great, but I need great battles, not stuff, and I'm not sure battles will be great. We'll see. This, however, seems like a winner already to me. Pre-ordered.