Poll: Is Dragon Age 2 a bad game?
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Great game in my opinion, despite its flaws, and its recycled environments.. It annoys me that it has to always be compared to Origins, since I don't believe they should be compared.
But, of course, it's inevitable since it is a sequel. The reasons it's got such mixed reviews are that some changes are better than Origins, and some are worse.
You're more likely to enjoy it if you haven't played the prequel, because most Origins fans seem to have found it difficult to move on.
But, of course, it's inevitable since it is a sequel. The reasons it's got such mixed reviews are that some changes are better than Origins, and some are worse.
You're more likely to enjoy it if you haven't played the prequel, because most Origins fans seem to have found it difficult to move on.
I wouldn't worry. Your English seems to be much better than the majority of the native speakers on this site.kayisking said:
No, not at all. It just isn't as good as Origins. Bioware took a little gamble when they sped up the combat and wrote a new type of story, and they got mixed results. I liked it, but I hope they see where they went wrong and move the franchise back towards Origins for the next one.
Umm, which poll are you looking at, I put more than that. I also included other, so what's the big deal?Yosharian said:
Recycled dungeons and enemies, inexplicable paratroopers, weird glitches and some of the final confrontations seem like they were only half-written. Story still better than DA:O's. Characters slightly more interesting as well. Despite what people will tell you, the combat is nearly identical.
Overall, I like it more than I like Origins, but I won't deny that Origins is a far better game. If that doesn't make sense, I also like Maken X more than I like God of War. Go figure.
Overall, I like it more than I like Origins, but I won't deny that Origins is a far better game. If that doesn't make sense, I also like Maken X more than I like God of War. Go figure.
I felt the first game was over-rated, in particular I felt that only a few of your party were interesting. It's story didn't engross me as much as KotOR, and the decisions didn't seem to carry enough weight to them. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed it and have completed multiple playthroughs (+all the DLC), but I don't think it was so great that no sequel could have compared to it.
The second game brought some needed improvements. I like the ME dialogue system (it felt kind of jarring to have a silent protagonist again in DA:O after ME), but Hawke's voice actors weren't up to the standard of Sheperd's. Overall I liked the party more, Varic and Isabella especially - though Zevran's cameo reminded me what a fun character he could be.
The biggest problems for me with DAII was that the whole game felt rushed and unfinished. I encountered a lot of bugs, including unfinishable quests and the Isabella slow down. The limited use of environments and endless fetch quests made the game very repetative (even to a die-hard completionist like myself).
Finally, the plot was both unconventional and structurally odd. I think Bioware deserve some credit for trying something different - Hawke is a hero carried along by circumstances beyond his control (rather than the more traditional reshaping the world role RPG heroes tend to fall into). Unfortunately, I don't think it paid off. The final act feels disconnected from the rest of the story, and Hawke's decisions are disappointingly binary.
The second game brought some needed improvements. I like the ME dialogue system (it felt kind of jarring to have a silent protagonist again in DA:O after ME), but Hawke's voice actors weren't up to the standard of Sheperd's. Overall I liked the party more, Varic and Isabella especially - though Zevran's cameo reminded me what a fun character he could be.
The biggest problems for me with DAII was that the whole game felt rushed and unfinished. I encountered a lot of bugs, including unfinishable quests and the Isabella slow down. The limited use of environments and endless fetch quests made the game very repetative (even to a die-hard completionist like myself).
Finally, the plot was both unconventional and structurally odd. I think Bioware deserve some credit for trying something different - Hawke is a hero carried along by circumstances beyond his control (rather than the more traditional reshaping the world role RPG heroes tend to fall into). Unfortunately, I don't think it paid off. The final act feels disconnected from the rest of the story, and Hawke's decisions are disappointingly binary.
Oh yeah! Varric. I forgot about him. Yeah, I actualy found him entertaining, but not very memorable as you can see.Agayek said:
As for the first part of your post, that may be because I didn't bother finishing the game.
I hate what it stands for: the downfall of Bioware into the yearly, crappy sequels business. The game itself is merely mediocre, but for a Bioware game, that is damning.
I liked it. I'm an artist, so I really appreciated the character design improvements and the overall attention given to character development.
I wasn't a fan of the repeated environments, but insofar as they were just a setting for the story's events, they were tolerable. I definitely felt more of a connection to my character in DA2 though. I'm okay with silent protagonists in games but I'm not as concerned with "being" a character in a game as I am with being exposed to interesting characters and believable interactions. I guess I prefer the Mass Effect style of main character than the DA:O or KoTOR style.
I wasn't a fan of the repeated environments, but insofar as they were just a setting for the story's events, they were tolerable. I definitely felt more of a connection to my character in DA2 though. I'm okay with silent protagonists in games but I'm not as concerned with "being" a character in a game as I am with being exposed to interesting characters and believable interactions. I guess I prefer the Mass Effect style of main character than the DA:O or KoTOR style.
the game has its share of flaws/glitches not the least of which are the cut scene issues.
the game coulda done with more locations as well but all in all it was still A lot of fun to play.
the game coulda done with more locations as well but all in all it was still A lot of fun to play.
The dialogue wheel was almost pointless. 90% of the time the situations turn out the same whatever you do. It would have been nice to be able to influence the outcomes of some plot points with your attitude but you just don't. It's like they heard about the charm intimidate system in Mass Effect but didn't really get the point of it.
The conversation wheel turned interaction into one of the worst aspects of the game entirely. Before you used to shape your character by saying what your character would say. Now you just say "my character is good so I'll just click on the good speech choice".
The choices you make in the game, especially the later parts, are meaningless. There is barely in variation between the outcomes of your choices. The game might as well have been completely linear.
Obviously the environments were total shit.
The story was boring as hell. Rather than have the cliché epic fantasy story (there is really nothing wrong with it) like DA:O they decided to make this horrid three part story full of boring meaningless tasks.
The game only had two characters that were remotely interesting.
The game was complete trash, made worse by the fact that it had to follow the mediocre but still decent DA:O
The choices you make in the game, especially the later parts, are meaningless. There is barely in variation between the outcomes of your choices. The game might as well have been completely linear.
Obviously the environments were total shit.
The story was boring as hell. Rather than have the cliché epic fantasy story (there is really nothing wrong with it) like DA:O they decided to make this horrid three part story full of boring meaningless tasks.
The game only had two characters that were remotely interesting.
The game was complete trash, made worse by the fact that it had to follow the mediocre but still decent DA:O
The game isn't bad in any way; especially not compared to other games in the same price range. It is, however not one of Bioware's best games, and as such, not one of the top rpg's