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

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by Arclight

Aparently the whole point of the offer is to celebrate the fact they sold 1 million copies in 2 weeks. Not so bad.

Well, the game was hyped and marketed a lot.

Also, when you hit things they go splat.

Also...

[HunterICX]

HunterICX

[Arclight]

What a ripoff.

Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

Well, the game was hyped and marketed a lot.

Also, when you hit things they go splat.

Kinda curious how the PC sales are compared to 360&PS3.

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by Arclight

Kinda curious how the PC sales are compared to 360&PS3.

Well, I found these (from gamrreview.vgchartz.com):

XBOX 360

Week 1 - 392,508
Week 2 - 128,897
Week 3 - 61,735

PS3

Week 1 - 163,410
Week 2 - 61,210
Week 3 - 35,455

If they're accurate, and if the total sales for week 1 + week 2 was exactly 1 million, then the PC version sold 250,000 copies in the first 2 weeks.

[Arclight]

Yeah, that sounds about right. Figured the PC version would be doing worse than the console version... but then again that applies to any cross-platform release nowadays.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

Well, the game was hyped and marketed a lot.

Also, when you hit things they go splat.

Also...

Sex sells.

[Dowly]

BTW, that's Isabela, the pirate captain you meet in Dragon Age Origins in The Pearl.

[kiwi_2005]

I finally got round to finishing Dragon Age Origins! Well I restarted over and played it how it should be played not real time but tactical, issuing commands to my group, leveling them up not auto level, using that space bar after every command & repeat much more slower gameplay but more satisfying than just running in there with auto pilot. Playing this way I was able to up it from normal to Hard. Enjoyed the game immensely with this playstyle. Played as a Mage this time round with the Arcane warrior build. Yeah ok Mage is Overpowered.

Got the expansion to play and ended up getting the DLC - all of them!, played through Witchhunt so far. Though what a failed ending that was

Dragon Age Origins is one of the best rpgs Ive played in a long time will probably stay on my hdd for a few years. The replay value is there.

[Castout]

I'm replaying Origins as well while staying away from DA2. Thinking to get Awakening if it's still available from local retailer but I don't know . . . . that Hobby Master 1:72 T-55 looks tempting too.

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by Castout

I'm replaying Origins as well while staying away from DA2. Thinking to get Awakening if it's still available from local retailer but I don't know . . . . that Hobby Master 1:72 T-55 looks tempting too.

I picked up the expansion on an auction site here infact I get all my games from Trademe Auction site cause there are plenty of wholesale traders. When Shogun 2 came out here it costs $98.95 in stores the day it was out, on the same day on TradeMe I brought it brand new for $54. Pays to shop around.

I'm sure there still would be new copies of DA Awakenings in stores and at bargain prices.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

I'm sure there still would be new copies of DA Awakenings in stores and at bargain prices.

..Sure if I buy it online somewhere but there's no such thing as price discount for local retailer here though it's not that expensive only a little less than 30 bucks for Awakening.

But I'm saving up money so I don't think I want to spend anything not really important. Well maybe an item but not two .

If Awakening is as good as Origins there's little doubt I'm going to get it but from what i read it's not, though still better than DA2. It's a matter of desirability. I'm a very hard man to be impressed but if some things get my interest I'd chase after them.

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by Castout

..Sure if I buy it online somewhere but there's no such thing as price discount for local retailer here though it's not that expensive only a little less than 30 bucks for Awakening.

But I'm saving up money so I don't think I want to spend anything not really important. Well maybe an item but not two .

If Awakening is as good as Origins there's little doubt I'm going to get it but from what i read it's not, though still better than DA2. It's a matter of desirability. I'm a very hard man to be impressed but if some things get my interest I'd chase after them.

Yeah DA Awakening had mix reviews it hasn't reinvent the game and probably wasn't worth the price when it first came out. Where it wins for me with dragon age is how bioware craft out the story - the writing, voice acting is a winner. Then we got the gameplay which is spot on imho. Am not that far into the Awakening at the moment but enjoying it.

Before I got Awakening I watched this review and still I brought it.

[Castout]

I don't think I will be buying any game soon.

Just found the biggest Su-27 diecast at what I think is a fair price for its size and relatively good quality.

I will be getting that instead. So much for saving money

I'm not going to buy it soon though who knows in couple days I'll lose interest though unlikely as the Flanker is my most favorite twin engine plane.

[mookiemookie]

We were clearly disappointed with some of the response from the fanbase, because we want them to be as excited about it as we are," EA Games Label boss Frank Gibeau told Eurogamer.

"We're very proud of the game. We tried to innovate and do some different things with the combat system and some of the way we told story. For some fans it worked well. In fact, we brought a lot of new fans into the Dragon Age franchise.

"But to be honest, we lost some fans as well. They were not pleased with some of the innovations and things we'd done. We understand that and we're listening."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...h-dragon-age-2

I'm willing to bet this lip service, but we'll see.

[Wolfehunter]

Why I'm worried about Mass Effect 3.. The way there always altering the game to claim some vast improvement is bogus for me. What they're really doing is finding ways to make games cheaper with all the bling bling. Some where something has to suffer in the game.