Why aren't people talking about this game: Dragon Age II

kiwi_2005 · 01-21-11, 08:02 PM

I need to finish Dragon Age Origins first. I hate the DLC part of it, pay to DL.

Of course I brought the game brand new the auction stated Free DLC with code - new character Shale, Dragon armor and the stone prisoner quest. Get the game and at the back of the case in small print is 'One time use code available with full retail purchase. Expires April 2010'.

So i gave the seller bad feedback rating. He could of mentioned in his auction that the code has expired.

Apart from that I like Dragon age Origins just find the limit in characters in your group and far to many cut scenes. Though gameplay is spot on.

01-21-11, 08:19 PM

Dragon Age always looked too linear to be good. Most RPGs are linear after all and adding a 1 or 2 endings doesn't make it any less linear and I hate linear storyline games.

So no, not interested in the least.

Ducimus · 01-21-11, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Rilder

Dragon Age always looked too linear to be good. Most RPGs are linear after all and adding a 1 or 2 endings doesn't make it any less linear and I hate linear storyline games.

So no, not interested in the least.

Dragon age, and Mass Effect series are like an interactive movie. They are great movies, epic stories, and they are very entertaining and highly engaging. They just don't have very good replay value. Which i think is dependent on how many times you can watch the same movie.

01-21-11, 10:04 PM

Yeah I'll stick to non-storyline games, thank you. I prefer my character making his own story instead of being a slave to the games story. Linear games just aren't fun for me.

If I want to play a linear storyline game I'll find a Lets-play for it, saves money and/or time spent downloading.

Wolfehunter · 01-23-11, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Dragon age, and Mass Effect series are like an interactive movie. They are great movies, epic stories, and they are very entertaining and highly engaging. They just don't have very good replay value. Which i think is dependent on how many times you can watch the same movie.

this ^^^ its a good game but looses replay value very fast. But mods for DA is good keeps it going...

Castout · 01-25-11, 05:37 AM

I thought I was the minority being very picky on buying PC games. I mostly buy games with what I consider an unlimited replay value as well and only when I think the game is of high quality worth keeping and playing.

I do make exceptions though which is Bioware titles. I find myself reinstalling the rpg from time to time. And enjoy each experience very much.

Buying Bioware RPGs is like buying DVD movies. Yes you get little replay value out of them but you still buy a select few movies that you consider worth collecting and when you do you watch that movie from time to time, each occasion is probably months in between or even a year, but they are worth watching on each occasion still.

01-25-11, 06:01 AM

Of course not everybody buys movies either, I know I will never buy a copy of a movie. Instead I wait till it shows up on tv, or if I must see it, rent it.

Castout · 01-25-11, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Rilder

Of course not everybody buys movies either, I know I will never buy a copy of a movie. Instead I wait till it shows up on tv, or if I must see it, rent it.

Ah I thought everybody would buy movies

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TteFAboB · 02-24-11, 09:32 AM

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.

01-21-11, 08:02 PM	#1
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I need to finish Dragon Age Origins first. I hate the DLC part of it, pay to DL. Of course I brought the game brand new the auction stated Free DLC with code - new character Shale, Dragon armor and the stone prisoner quest. Get the game and at the back of the case in small print is 'One time use code available with full retail purchase. Expires April 2010'. So i gave the seller bad feedback rating. He could of mentioned in his auction that the code has expired. Apart from that I like Dragon age Origins just find the limit in characters in your group and far to many cut scenes. Though gameplay is spot on. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

01-25-11, 05:37 AM	#6
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	I thought I was the minority being very picky on buying PC games. I mostly buy games with what I consider an unlimited replay value as well and only when I think the game is of high quality worth keeping and playing. I do make exceptions though which is Bioware titles. I find myself reinstalling the rpg from time to time. And enjoy each experience very much. Buying Bioware RPGs is like buying DVD movies. Yes you get little replay value out of them but you still buy a select few movies that you consider worth collecting and when you do you watch that movie from time to time, each occasion is probably months in between or even a year, but they are worth watching on each occasion still. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

02-24-11, 09:32 AM	#9
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

01-21-11, 08:19 PM	#2
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Dragon Age always looked too linear to be good. Most RPGs are linear after all and adding a 1 or 2 endings doesn't make it any less linear and I hate linear storyline games. So no, not interested in the least.

01-21-11, 10:04 PM	#4
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yeah I'll stick to non-storyline games, thank you. I prefer my character making his own story instead of being a slave to the games story. Linear games just aren't fun for me. If I want to play a linear storyline game I'll find a Lets-play for it, saves money and/or time spent downloading.

01-25-11, 06:01 AM	#7
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Of course not everybody buys movies either, I know I will never buy a copy of a movie. Instead I wait till it shows up on tv, or if I must see it, rent it.