[Enie van Bied]

I've got about 12 hours in, and so far it's not worth $70 (or $60). It's more like a $30 game to me. I've heard that the game gets better after the first 20 hours, but I had to do some internal wrestling to prevent myself from getting a refund. I'm trying to avoid the bias of my dislike of EA and past disappointments with Bioware.

I think if you like action games, you'll probably like it. But if you're hoping for DA:O or even Skyrim, you'll be very unhappy. It's much less open-world and even more theme park than Skyrim, so keep that in mind. Tactical mode is somewhere between wonky and broken, but I don't know if there would be a point if it was well made, because I've yet to see combat that required any serious thinking or strategy. I'm also not sure if Bioware has any PC gamers on staff, at least on the DA:I team. The control scheme for KB/M reminds me of KOTOR, but clunkier.

Overall, it feels like Assassin's Creed: Dragon Age to me, but with clunky controls. Not sure yet about the story and dialog, so far I can't say that it's particularly bad or good. The game does look great, though.

And keep in mind that this is my opinion early into the game.

[Rude_Bitch_420]

Well, it's pretty much what i have heard from other sources. A thing tow atch on sale. Oh right, but it's on Origin, so i'll never see those sales

I'll just play Original Sin again, i never did use those two other companions they added. In a patch. For free

[R.I.P]

Man. After 15 hours of playing...I need a break. I've tried really hard to get over the combat issues, but Jeez, even on casual the combat is tedious as [censored]. Hacking and slashing can only stay fun for so long and the camera doesn't help. And I STILL don't understand WHY healing spells were taken out. Was it to make the game harder? Cause it just seems like a really bad decision to me.

[Dan Scott]

I believe they said that it was so that you had more freedom in picking characters for your party, rather than having one slot being locked to "gotta take a healer".

[Crystal Clear]

Oh man, i'll be playing this very soon but all of these not so great impressions are kinda deflating :/ i was really hoping for a stellar RPG. I will post impressions later.

[Stephanie Valentine]

Yikes. Looks like I'll be holding off then. I'm looking for an innovative, forward thinking RPG.

[Rude_Bitch_420]

I'm waiting for the DLC! Most of the Bioware game DLC end up taking place during the game story-wise anyway, I like having that sense of progression.

And yea, I miss the healing. :/

[Alyce Argabright]

Wise decision there I think Jack, sound like yet another game release this year that isn't living up to the hype. Roll on TW3 I say!

[Daniel Lozano]

Thanks for the mini review...I don't now what to do. It comes out tomorrow, and it seems i probably rent it first. !!!

[Laura Shipley]

Could be one to pick up in about 6 months when it halves in price.

[Alexandra Ryan]

Yeah...so our only hope is Witcher 3 now. !!!

[Steve Smith]

Oh, so are you ready to ride the bull? I'm sorry. Here you go... classic no commentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ZQ4uGDJEo

[Melis Hristina]

Ha...ha...WoW - 60 fps on PS4 ???

[ZANEY82]

So when do we start finding more companions.

[Shiarra Curtis]

Yeah... sera is now the best companion in the game and no one will convice me, not even Daivd Gaider himself, that Gaider wrote this character.

Inquisitor: "You're not like most elves I've met."

Sera: "Oh, right? Was that a compliment? I suppose I could not wear shoes and live in the woods and complain about everything. Solas always says 'never has good as we were..'. What do you mean 'we'? I'm just fine."

Yeah, Gaider. You alone are responsible for the pathetic elves in DA2. No one else. YOU.

--

Forgive the above. I just can't stand the stuff Gaider writes. Dating all the way back to KOTOR.

[Prue]

This game is nothing like "Assassn's Creed" which is fundementally different with the way you traverse the environments, the assassinations and the "parry then strike" combat system.

It's definately more "Jade Empire" than "Mass Effect 2" and this is a good thing.

Fortunately for RPG fans they "streamlined" (to some) "dumbed down" (to others) their RPG formula so severely that to make the game more interesting the only real innovations they seem able to make is adding RPG elements back, such as different types of armor, crafting, alchemy, and other bits and pieces that actually help your character look and feel unique.

Really ambitious and so far very good game.

[Melanie]

You get 2 companion recruitment quests (Sera, Vivienne) in Val Royeaux. When you return to Haven, you'll get 2 more recruitment quests (Blackwall, Iron Bull).

I'm not far enough to know when the last 2 companions are unlocked.

[Portions]

Have you play it ??? Do you like it ???

[Gisela Amaya]

Dorian and Cole come after recruiting the Rebel Mages or Templars. Go Templar if you want to be cool and meet Cole first, go Mage if you want to meet Dorian first.

[Robert Garcia]

I heard it was because they wanted to minimize task management, which makes no sense to me. Isn't the party based RPG supposed to be all about task management? What is the point of implementing a tactical camera mode when you are limiting task management?

[Kate Norris]

Yea...it is.

I am enjoying it though, but I am playing Origins right now, I feel like messing with the tactical setting.

[Craig Martin]

Dragon Age: Origins was such a brilliant game. One of my favourites.

[Kari Depp]

I like the lore especially the dwarves. If they fix this game it could be a really good game. Gaider wrote asunder and i like his style
Ive made this ugly weasel looking mage and the one thing that saves this game is having a voice and dialogue options. Hearing my decisions from previous 2 games is very cool. If i had a ps4 it would be a must play.

[Sweets Sweets]

Yes, I've been playing it a few days now.

It's good and keeps growing on me.

Met my first dragon and it murdered our entire party into little bits... like you'd expect a full grown dragon to do anyways.

The biggest plus for me is the more realistic and appropriate dialogue options.

In "Knighs Of The Old Republic" good characters were polite and bad characters were simply rude.

In "Dragon Age: Origins" they tried so hard to avoid "black and white" moral decisions that you were forced into a bunch of unrealistic and frustrating non-moral choices that created an atmosphere of sickly grey that was as almost as annoying as the lore was forgettable (the enemies, I think they were the Blight... could have simply been replaced with anyone... like "The French").

So big world, pretty game, depth of character development, depth of choice, depth of skill sets, depth of weapon and armor types.

Because of their need to make a quick buck from exploiting the "World Of Warcraft" cash cow Bethesda are being usurped as the paradigm model for RPG's.

So far it's a great game.

[Dezzeh]

I just wish it would stop CRASHING