Dragon Age: Origins, Awakening & DA2 : Othor Games

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:53 am

http://www.game.co.uk/Xbox360/RolePlaying/~r351143/Dragon-Age-2/

Also may aswell wait longer for the full bundle, the game isnt even a full game, its left for a sequal/expansion so may aswell wait for the full game before buying.

Buy if you're not buying pre-owned, it's not exactly fighting the good fight anymore, is it? It's just taking advantage of a low price.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:18 am

I dislike limiting how I can outfit the companions, but it is not much of an issue. I am roleplaying 1 character each play through and not trying to do the entire party.

Read on the BW forum that there's a (buggy) mod to allow your companions to wear whatever you want.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:45 pm

Buy if you're not buying pre-owned, it's not exactly fighting the good fight anymore, is it? It's just taking advantage of a low price.

If I get the game belive me, it will be cheap, pre owned, and have all the dlc included.

I am not paying for an unfinished product, I am not paying extra for dlc that should be ingame, and I refuse to give money to devs who try to bleed money out of me.

I was commenting on the price drop, its odd its fell so fast, yet no pre owned option.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:57 pm

I don't buy DLC. I am too cheap and lazy to do that even though I play on PC. Besides, DLC always feels like half-assed, tacked-on, gimmicks to make a quick buck.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:38 am

After beating all DAO's dlc. I see Dragon Age 2 as merely a way to set up the next game. DA3 is going to be really epic story wise mark my words.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:32 am

After beating all DAO's dlc. I see Dragon Age 2 as merely a way to set up the next game. DA3 is going to be really epic story wise mark my words.

Or maybe it could just end up as a setup for DA4. DA2 feels like a shaggy dog story, nothing much of note really important happened in it that relates to the world at large. The sole exception is little more than just some footnote tacked on at the end (which could neatly be summed up as: "Oh yeah, and all the Circles rebelled and broke off from the Chantry and stuff. It was pretty rad."), but DA2 doesn't even explain how the events in its plot really led to that. It just seems so incidental.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:02 pm

Or maybe it could just end up as a setup for DA4. DA2 feels like a shaggy dog story, nothing much of note really important happened in it that relates to the world at large. The sole exception is little more than just some footnote tacked on at the end (which could neatly be summed up as: "Oh yeah, and all the Circles rebelled and broke off from the Chantry and stuff. It was pretty rad."), but DA2 doesn't even explain how the events in its plot really led to that. It just seems so incidental.

Spoiler

I think they just didn't leave themselves with anything good to work with for a sequel after DAO, so they threw together a plot that could give them a ton of sequel hooks. I mean, a promise of military conquest from the qunari, flemeth hyjinks, the dwarves not always being ancestor-worshipers, that whole starkhaven dealie, the whole magical order system gone to hell, main religion is threatened, and protagonists dissapearing is plenty of sequel-material.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:33 am

Unless I'm mistaken, I'm pretty sure Tranquils are the ones who do rune-crafting/enchanting, similar to what Sandal does. Not exactly justification, but Tranquils apparently have their uses.

Well yeah, of course they do. I can see how the rite is usefull, I can see why someone would use it, I still think it's monstrous, I can be an amoral [censored] but robbing someone of everything that makes them human is a bit much.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:47 am

One can always hope, huh?

But seeing how Bioware have fallen lately I lost my little interest at them.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:49 am

Or maybe it could just end up as a setup for DA4. DA2 feels like a shaggy dog story, nothing much of note really important happened in it that relates to the world at large. The sole exception is little more than just some footnote tacked on at the end (which could neatly be summed up as: "Oh yeah, and all the Circles rebelled and broke off from the Chantry and stuff. It was pretty rad."), but DA2 doesn't even explain how the events in its plot really led to that. It just seems so incidental.

Theres little things in DA2 that could lead to a big plot in DA3. Like the stuff Flemeth says and the mission the Grey Wardens are on during the Qunari attack. I'm thinking DA3 will have something to do with another blight or Morrigan as well as the mage-templar war.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:23 am

Bah! I'm waiting for a patch so I can continue.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:12 pm

Bah! I'm waiting for a patch so I can continue.

More like your waiting for DLC so you can continue.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:20 am

More like your waiting for DLC so you can continue.

No I'm waiting for a patch so I can continue the character I have in Act 1. I would start over but at the moment I don't feel like it.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:51 am

No I'm waiting for a patch so I can continue the character I have in Act 1. I would start over but at the moment I don't feel like it.

What? Did you run into some game breaking bug that prevents you from playing?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:28 am

Like Isabella's "friendly" bonus?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:15 am

Spoiler

I think they just didn't leave themselves with anything good to work with for a sequel after DAO, so they threw together a plot that could give them a ton of sequel hooks. I mean, a promise of military conquest from the qunari, flemeth hyjinks, the dwarves not always being ancestor-worshipers, that whole starkhaven dealie, the whole magical order system gone to hell, main religion is threatened, and protagonists dissapearing is plenty of sequel-material.

Spoiler

No hooks in Origins? Are you kidding? Flemeth and Morrigan still had their unknown agenda(s) (and there's the OGB to take into account), there was mention that Kal-Sharok, the only other remaining Dwarven city, with no access to the surface, was recently discovered, and the Qunari were hinted at considering to launch a major offensive on Thedas in the near future. Awakening left even more, with the sentient Darkspawn, and mention of the Libertarians serously considering breaking off from the Circle (which is what happened in DA2, but once again, it doesn't go into detail on how that happened). And even if these hooks didn't exist, there's still an entire continent with many distinct countries at each other's throats...really, can Bioware be that strapped for inspiration?

Theres little things in DA2 that could lead to a big plot in DA3. Like the stuff Flemeth says and the mission the Grey Wardens are on during the Qunari attack. I'm thinking DA3 will have something to do with another blight or Morrigan as well as the mage-templar war.

All of those were incidental to DA2 and generally separate from its main plot. They alone don't really make DA2's story more important.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:16 am

Spoiler

No hooks in Origins? Are you kidding? Flemeth and Morrigan still had their unknown agenda(s) (and there's the OGB to take into account), there was mention that Kal-Sharok, the only other remaining Dwarven city, with no access to the surface, was recently discovered, and the Qunari were hinted at considering to launch a major offensive on Thedas in the near future. Awakening left even more, with the sentient Darkspawn, and mention of the Libertarians serously considering breaking off from the Circle (which is what happened in DA2, but once again, it doesn't go into detail on how that happened). And even if these hooks didn't exist, there's still an entire continent with many distinct countries at each other's throats...really, can Bioware be that strapped for inspiration?

All of those were incidental to DA2 and generally separate from its main plot. They alone don't really make DA2's story more important.

The stuff about Morrigan, Flemeth, and the OGB is what I meant by the stuff about Flemeth. Also I can see the Grey Wardens mission being big, the main objectives of wardens usually involve darkspawn so I am expecting there is another blight or it has something to do with the Architect.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:55 am

Well, DA2 hardly have anything related to blight or Architect.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:56 pm

Well, DA2 hardly have anything related to blight or Architect.

Well there was the beginning where your escaping the blight which was caused by the Architect's failure. That seems to be related to the blight and the Architect to me. Also the Grey Wardens in Kirkwall are on a important mission, just what is this important mission? I assume it has something to do with the darkspawn. Only time will tell, I expect explanations in DLC and expansions.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:22 am

Please read post 184

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:37 am

Or maybe it could just end up as a setup for DA4. DA2 feels like a shaggy dog story, nothing much of note really important happened in it that relates to the world at large. The sole exception is little more than just some footnote tacked on at the end (which could neatly be summed up as: "Oh yeah, and all the Circles rebelled and broke off from the Chantry and stuff. It was pretty rad."), but DA2 doesn't even explain how the events in its plot really led to that. It just seems so incidental.

I must admit I was expecting some of the stuff we're now apparently expecting to see in DA3 to be covered in DA2; which in hindsight seems to have been a bit of a diversion. I suppose for me, it felt more like an Awakening-style add-on rather than a main part of the series. It's all a bit odd, really.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:44 am

Guys, the new thread is up http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1177639-dragon-age-origins-awakening-da2/
This one is getting full and will be locked very soon.