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On my second playthrough so far. badassashaman Send a noteboard - 19/04/2011 05:43:00 PM
Still very meh about it. This thing was half baked and nowhere nearly as well developed as the first one. Damn you, WHY CAN'T YOU MAKE A COMPARABLE SEQUEL???? (I'm looking at you, KOTOR & Mass Effect)

I'm a mage now - was rogue before. The mage is fun to play with and Carter is badass as a tank (i have him leveled as a Vanguard... he usually kills all other nearby party members with friendly fire, but it's fun to watch - Isabella has died so many times...). The lack of specialization for the party members is still the biggest let down for me - and not just the armor. Isabella can't become an assassin, Merrill can't heal anyone, Varric can only use one weapon the whole game? What if I want him to melee? Oh, right, they didn't have time to program that in. Just like they didn't have time to program how the companions would look with different armor.

Still, I lent out my DA: Origins to my friend who is playing through for the first time and he keeps calling me telling me how much he loves it. I can't reply the same.
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Dragon Age 2: Thoughts so far. Ghavrel - 09/03/2011 02:12:32 AM 1569 Views
Better and worse are too 1-dimensional. It's different. Very different. lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 02:33:33 AM 1054 Views
Well, I haven't really agonized over any choices. Ghavrel - 09/03/2011 02:56:38 AM 901 Views
No agony yet, but I was torn between the smuggler and the mercenary in Kirkwall. lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 03:11:56 AM 922 Views
I'll undoubtedly get it...eventually A Deathwatch Guard - 09/03/2011 05:47:27 AM 886 Views
It's a great $20-30 game. Definitely not worth $60. *NM* Ghavrel - 09/03/2011 06:24:19 AM 428 Views
So far, I'd disagree. It's worth the full-price. Again though, only 4 hours in. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 03:13:04 PM 409 Views
The dialog choices in Dragon Age are more varied. lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 02:40:33 PM 994 Views
...they copied dungeons. Ghavrel - 09/03/2011 06:25:31 AM 912 Views
They did that in the first Mass Effect... MightyYT - 09/03/2011 07:40:23 AM 869 Views
Here is what I learned from the demo... MightyYT - 09/03/2011 07:43:39 AM 843 Views
It's.... irritating me. Kronin al'Sulc - 09/03/2011 07:54:04 AM 1082 Views
Some of the "improvements" are really dumb badassashaman - 09/03/2011 01:17:00 PM 961 Views
There is an auto-attack. On PC, at least. Right click on the enemy. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 02:42:48 PM 488 Views
I'm on Xbox 360 *NM* badassashaman - 09/03/2011 03:26:21 PM 435 Views
Well, that's just a poor decision. *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 09/03/2011 05:18:43 PM 467 Views
whatever. Halo! *NM* badassashaman - 09/03/2011 05:46:07 PM 459 Views
Is on pc too. *NM* Bergioyn - 10/03/2011 09:41:10 AM 394 Views
Oh, I forgot to mention: Fuck you, Bioware social network, and fuck you, DRM. lord-of-shadow - 09/03/2011 09:20:52 PM 974 Views
It's picking up a bit. I'm just getting tired of Kirkwall. Still not a $60 game. Ghavrel - 10/03/2011 09:09:32 AM 904 Views
I am liking it overall. Mats Gambling Buddy - 10/03/2011 09:04:54 PM 1031 Views
Have you not gotten Merrill yet? Do what Flemeth asked you to do! Ghavrel - 10/03/2011 09:57:19 PM 874 Views
Re: Have you not gotten Merrill yet? Do what Flemeth asked you to do! Mats Gambling Buddy - 11/03/2011 09:48:46 PM 983 Views
I haven't gotten Isabella yet. Can you get her before the deep roads? *NM* Ghavrel - 11/03/2011 11:16:01 PM 433 Views
Yeah. Go to the Hanged Man Inn. Mats Gambling Buddy - 12/03/2011 08:29:43 PM 924 Views
I've heard a lot of nasty things about how the release of that game was handled. Aemon - 11/03/2011 06:24:15 AM 1000 Views
Bioware and /v/ both raided Metacritic. Ghavrel - 11/03/2011 07:39:17 AM 1166 Views
Yeah, I saw something about that on Reddit. I actually think it's very interesting. Aemon - 11/03/2011 06:11:33 PM 893 Views
This is one reason why I won't be buying DA2. Macharius - 17/03/2011 12:47:23 PM 922 Views
Minority Report: So far, I am really liking it. Dannymac - 11/03/2011 11:39:47 PM 1014 Views
Just finished my first playthrough, and there will definitely be a second. Dannymac - 16/03/2011 08:21:20 AM 969 Views
Are mages as overpowered as in the first game? beetnemesis - 20/03/2011 05:04:27 PM 900 Views
Friendly fire exists in nightmare. All AoE abilities will affect your allies. Ghavrel - 20/03/2011 07:45:03 PM 1013 Views
And no more Arcane Warrior cheese... still, think I'll stay Mage beetnemesis - 21/03/2011 05:59:07 AM 839 Views
I FINALLY started playing the first Dragon Age tonight. Going Rogue. Advice welcome. *NM* Zalis - 17/03/2011 03:14:19 AM 427 Views
You've made the right choice. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/03/2011 03:25:29 AM 406 Views
Seconded. *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 18/03/2011 06:00:27 PM 486 Views
Definitely. The NPC mages are great, plus Cunning adds Coercian options. *NM* beetnemesis - 20/03/2011 05:01:33 PM 463 Views
Advice: get Wynn (or whatever the healer's name is) first, as far as party members go. Aemon - 17/03/2011 04:21:45 AM 852 Views
Things have really picked up since.... "spoilers* Mats Gambling Buddy - 18/03/2011 06:01:48 PM 951 Views
I thought it was interesting, but I enjoyed DA;O more LadyLorraine - 28/03/2011 04:13:30 AM 1016 Views
At this rate, I'll buy The Witcher 2 instead and wait for DA2 to bottom out in a Steam sale. *NM* Zalis - 10/04/2011 06:06:56 AM 429 Views
On my second playthrough so far. badassashaman - 19/04/2011 05:43:00 PM 1004 Views
Heh... Jacob - 20/04/2011 01:47:58 PM 892 Views
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