tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post1031204124936387820..comments2024-03-17T00:00:13.417+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Dragon Age IIAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-10367584406838408192013-08-21T22:57:44.512+00:002013-08-21T22:57:44.512+00:00The most disappointing atrocious sequel to an amaz...The most disappointing atrocious sequel to an amazing game. Ranks with the world's most heinous game sequels..Devil may Cry 2, Resistance 2..DA2 made me want to never play a game again. Truly Horrible/ an ABOMINATION.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-83415668517487611152013-08-20T06:46:17.794+00:002013-08-20T06:46:17.794+00:00At least in ES: Oblivion, you actually help. The h...At least in ES: Oblivion, you actually help. The hero would have been dead several times over if not for you. In DA 2, the force of nature that is the Champion of Kirkwall makes things worse. Your presence actually help start a war between the templers and the mages.Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-37278837997893680622013-08-19T12:12:10.002+00:002013-08-19T12:12:10.002+00:00OBLIVION had the same issue: you were the enabler ...OBLIVION had the same issue: you were the enabler and fixer who ran around sorting things out to allow Sean Bean to be the hero, which I thought worked out pretty well (although OBLIVION was still hugely flawed in many other departments). However, it got a lot of criticism for the exact same thing.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-88219461343642711212013-08-19T10:43:18.981+00:002013-08-19T10:43:18.981+00:00I personally love DA 2 and is one of the few who t...I personally love DA 2 and is one of the few who think it is better than DA. However, I can understand why people hate it. DA 2 took some chances and was not always successful with them. It's...different, and not always for the better. <br />Take the final battle for example. Like the article said, at the final battle, no matter what you do, the end result is the same. You may be the Champion of Kirkwall but at the end, you are not the hero. In fact, your presence makes things worse. It's beautifully written but I think a lot of guys are pissed about not been the hero of the story. Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-1480086591663494992013-08-19T00:28:47.580+00:002013-08-19T00:28:47.580+00:00Cannot agree that dialogs are better, the wheel ju...Cannot agree that dialogs are better, the wheel just kills them at all for me. In DA:O you at least have to read what are you saying, and your choices matter very little. <br /><br />Companions are better, however three of them did appear before (Anders, Isabella and Miriel). Still in DA:O you can kill every party member you don't like, but not here.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-35319586001599506502013-08-18T20:44:28.942+00:002013-08-18T20:44:28.942+00:00The reason DA2 was an unmitigated disaster to me i...The reason DA2 was an unmitigated disaster to me is not that it was the worst game ever, but because they injected all those "great" mechanics from Mass Effect 2. Don't get me wrong: I loved Mass Effect 2. It shaved all the rough edges off the original Mass Effect and made a fantastic filmic Rpg/shooter hybrid experience. <br /><br />But that completely went against the spirit of what the Dragon Age series was promised to be: a call back to Baldur's Gate, and the Infinity Engine era. A modern, spiritual successor. Origins had its flaws (that horrendous tiered item system, uninspired filler bounty board fetch and collect them all quests!!) but it did deliver on that front for me. It felt more like Baldur's Gate 2(the greatest game ever IMO) than any game before or since. <br /><br />Then came DA2 and they threw all those game mechanics overboard in favor of an action styled fantasy Mass Effect clone. My disappointment could not be contained. Also the art direction was ugly. And those reused locations clearly indicated a rush job. <br /><br />Then ME3 came and I realized EA killed yet another once great studio.<br /><br />No, I'm not bitter, ... much.<br /><br />If you're looking for me I'll be throwing money at Obsidian (oh, how I hope they don't mess this up) and InXile (I'm actually very confident in them.) on Kickstarter.Kevin B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-61402471144874286342013-08-18T15:16:37.665+00:002013-08-18T15:16:37.665+00:00A very good analysis of the lovehate relationship ...A very good analysis of the lovehate relationship I have with this game. I hope EA has learned it's lessons by now, thanks to criticism of this game and ME3. Hopefully they understand now that quality should be top priority. I'd rather have a deadline missed if Bioware feels it needs to be missed for valid reasons, than have a game shoved out to please shareholders. Asenightxadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462313381884927497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-80246295150266555842013-08-18T14:23:22.550+00:002013-08-18T14:23:22.550+00:00Another major problem is the re-use of the same ma...<i>Another major problem is the re-use of the same maps for locations. All the mines in the game have exactly the same lay-out as one another. </i><br /><br />Yeah, that got old really, really fast for me.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com