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Dragon Age 2: 5 Minutes of Pure Gameplay Footage Emerged

Brand new gameplay footage of Dragon Age 2 from the Igromir Expo 2010. The video shows the battle system and pure gameplay.

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RedDead4911d ago (Edited 4911d ago )

Thank you, website is full of pop ups and shi*

Edit---good old Mage tactic, run, spell, run some more. 70% of the time, it works every time

joydestroy4911d ago

hahaha yep that's exactly what i was thinking while watching, runnnn! =)
game looks good so far though. def picking up the second one

irepbtown4911d ago

I'm still playing Dragon Age Origins lol.
I've nearly completed it though, done everything except the Dalish, then i'm off to Denerim.

Anyway, Looks brilliant.

kancerkid4910d ago

Game looks like it have been simplified immensely so that the battle system is useable on consoles. I never played the first one but watching my roomate play it, well it looked clunky to say the least.

In this video I do not see the player controlling their AI partners AT ALL. Maybe you can do something with them, and these demo'ers did not know how to use it much yet, but this does not bode well for people who want this to be as old school as the original was.

I do however have faith in Bioware, even after the Mass Effect 2 simplification debacle, so I should not base my opinion of this game on 5 minutes of demo gameplay.

By the way, the environments look awesome. Dark fantasy FTW.

evrfighter4910d ago

ummmm someone put the wrong video up. This is dynasty warriors =\

ThanatosDMC4910d ago

Yeah, they made it into a brawler type game instead of an rpg tactics game. He didnt even pause the game once during combat.

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jeseth4911d ago

Thanks for the link, the site in the article is filled with popups and crap.

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maniac764911d ago

im dign the new gameplay,i didnt really get into the first one,but will try it again at some point,i like the action of the new dragons age

Neckbear4911d ago

This gameplay is designed by people like you- who couldn't get even the most basic of RPGs!

...C'mon, BioWare.

EditorAtGNG4911d ago (Edited 4911d ago )

Not to be as harsh as the poster above since many people do enjoy simplistic and user friendly game interfaces (and combat mechanics), I still have to point out that dumbing down an RPG in order to appeal to the more "hack-o slash-o, button mash-o" audience is kinda disrespectful from Bioware's part. Sure, it is their ip and they can do whatever they feel like (in order to rank up sales, etc) but taken the overall complexity out of a genre that has been defined by it is just plain disrespect for that same genre that made them so popular.

PS: Not to be confused with simply bashing this new idea. I do agree that the system needed some fines in order to be more pleasurable to use, but dumping it completely and starting over with a hack&slash is something too drastic for an RPG.

soundslike4911d ago

RIP Bioware

you had a long run, but couldn't resist the noobs in your focus test groups...

dragonelite4911d ago

Don't know i think the player in this video is just playing like a button smasher i have seen videos where they really go tactical switching between characters placing rogue types behind the enemies and stuff.

HolyOrangeCows4910d ago

"This gameplay is designed by people like you- who couldn't get even the most basic of RPGs!"

I see some people prefer games where the character stands in place and slices their sword automatically every 14 seconds. Exciting stuff.

TheIneffableBob4910d ago

At least that requires some thinking unlike running around mashing buttons.

ECM0NEY4910d ago

I didnt buy Dragon Age at launch. I heard it was pretty good from a few my friends and friends on live so i decided to give it a try. I played for like 4 hours and i just couldnt get into it. The combat is so slow and boring. Some of my favorite games were the KOTORs and the DAO combat still felt slow. Maybe Im just over the turn based stuff but Dragon Age 2 looks much more fun then the original.

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10thnightvolley4911d ago

loving this... surely right up my list now

Galaxia4911d ago

I really love Bioware, but what they are doing with this dumbing down is illogical.

Look at their sales for all their AAA games and you will notice something. That something is Mass Effect 2 is their smallest selling game ever. And Dragon Age 1 is their biggest ever. KOTOR and Mass Effect 1 also sold far higher than ME2.

So why on earth ME2erize DA2?! It defies logic!

I was quite annoyed when I heard you now cannot change your party members armor anymore. I loved doing that in DAO and in ME1, I spent hours customizing and mix/matching different armors in those games. ME2 felt empty without it. Don't get me wrong, ME2 is a good game, just not a good Bioware game.

wedgie4910d ago

could you tell me where you heard that about the armor? Because that would suck.

Neckbear4911d ago

Jade Empire: Hack 'n' Slash Dragon Age Edition?

Eh..

unicronic4911d ago

DA:O was excellent but the combat system needs a renovation. The old click on enemy run up to him and auto-hack n slash is tired.

It's looks like combo attacks may take place which would be refreshing.

That being said as long as it doesn't go Dynasty Warriors style it should be fine.

TheIneffableBob4910d ago

I don't see how it's tired if a big-budget game with that style of gameplay hasn't been done in 10 years.

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EA Made Dragon Age and Mass Effect DLC Free On PC By Retiring The BioWare Points System

Immersed Gamer writes: "In order to replace the oppressive BioWare Points system, EA is making a large portion of the Mass Effect and Dragon Age DLC catalogs free for PC users.

For those of you blissfully unaware, EA and BioWare employed a payment system called BioWare Points on PC to pay for DLCs for titles like Mass Effect and Dragon Age. While PC gamers have been struggling with BioWare point’s unfair conversion rates and extremely scarce and cost-detrimental sales.

Console players have been allowed to purchase content in pieces through the appropriate Sony and Microsoft shops. For real money, and not BioWare monopoly bucks. In turn, console players missed out on some DLC content, such as Mass Effect 2 pre-order bonuses that have been repackaged into a DLC pack."

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TinkerNation641d ago

Great response to Ubisoft and their disgusting behavior. Ubisoft decide to take away DLC from people who paid for it, while EA give it for free to everyone when they realize their system sucks. Who would have thought that EA of all companies would be showing Ubisoft how it should be done (even if this is EA fixing their own mistakes as well).

Mobis-New-Nest641d ago

What goes around comes around and I promise you, Ubisoft will see their actions blow back on them when their diminishing sales numbers and stock taking a hit downward. That's the only way a company learns when they decide to be reactive instead of proactive.

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All BioWare Games Ranked from Worst to Best

BLG writes: "There was a time that BioWare games were the biggest deal in gaming. The Canadian developer’s legacy of all-time classics is well known. Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, and Baldur’s Gate are some of the biggest names in gaming.

While BioWare’s quality has fallen off lately, there’s no denying the quality of titles in their portfolio. That’s why we’re going to dive in and rank every BioWare game from worst to best. By every, I do mean every BioWare game, even the ones you completely forgot about!"

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Orbilator800d ago

Ranked from worse to even more worse more like, they been on free fall for a fair few years now and I personally don't think any of there earlier games have aged well

autobotdan800d ago

Wow to think at one point in their history they made a Sonic the Hedgehog game..crazy

chicken_in_the_corn800d ago

Anthem is crazy underrated. I really enjoyed it. ME1 is Bioware's best imo

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Michiel1989800d ago

I actually put quite a bit of hours into Anthem but i dont think its underrated. It was a huge mess, server issues, gameplay issues, crashes, no endgame loop, too few different enemies, uninteresting gear. too few dungeons.

It for sure had potential and if they could have managed to keep the same gameplay of the classes but without the rest of the issues, this game could have been huge, but in the state in which it launched it was such a letdown. They partly fixed some of the issues, but it took too long. A grinding game like this needs to hook players from day 1.

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'Dragon Age' and Why It Sucks to Play Cult Favorite Games

Delving into a well-loved game or series years after its release, when it already has an enthusiastic and devoted fanbase, can be incredibly difficult. People can be casually mean on the internet without intending to, and that happens a lot when you say you don’t like something they do. Fans of the franchise take their love of the game very seriously. They’re fervent and devoted, which has its charms, but it can also feel like you’re disappointing them when you decide their thing is not your thing.

Snakeeater25923d ago

All dragon age games are terribly boring

Kerppamaister923d ago

Why'd you play DA2 if you thought 1 was boring?

Snakeeater25923d ago

Because of the reviews, I thought they could do better specially gameplay wise and the third one was even worst

spss11923d ago

I've never been able to complete a Dragon Age game. They always felt too rigid in design. I eventually think "why am I playing this over Witcher 3?" or pretty much any other rpg.

arkard923d ago

The same reason you read a different book, or watch different movies. Different world, characters, lore and story.

jeromeface923d ago

Idk, because maybe you completed the witcher 3? Not all of us like repeating a game over and over just because its the best in genre.

spss11923d ago (Edited 923d ago )

@arkard
Never found the story or lore of DA interesting. Inquisition was just generic evil dude with demon army wants to conquer world and you're the chosen one.

@jeromeface
I've played through Witcher 3 once, at the same time I was playing DA Inquisition. Hence the example. I never finished Inquisition and went on to complete Witcher 3.

Yui_Suzumiya923d ago (Edited 923d ago )

Well the first bored me but I loved 2 and 3. I could never get into The Witcher or Elder Scrolls but I enjoyed those as far as medieval themed RPG's go.

SegaSaturn669923d ago

I played inquisition and thought the story was pretty well done. Voice acting as well.

Lost interest when i found an ultimate weapon that could only be wieldable postgame. Like wtf would they let me even obtain it for?

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phoenixwing923d ago

Is it really a cult following if it's in the millions?

IanTH923d ago (Edited 923d ago )

lol Definitely a fair point. When a game is made and published by one of the largest video game companies on Earth, has at least 12 million sales between DA:O/DA2/DA:I, DA:I noted as being BioWare's most successful launch, and made EA enough money to greenlight a 3rd game? I'm thinking it's tough to argue that's niche :-p

If you take cult following on the face of it - a group of people who are highly dedicated & passionate about something - the author wouldn't be wrong. But they have to know that term is most widely associated with the group being small/the object being obscure, so it can't really apply here.

melons923d ago

Yeah, in what universe is a series with three games, a fourth on the way that's sold millions and is published by EA a "cult favorite"? Next you'll be telling me The Witcher 3 is a plucky and underrated indie.

IanTH922d ago

I've heard about this hidden gem called GTA V...

jznrpg923d ago (Edited 923d ago )

Cult favorite? It’s well known and sold fairly well and they are making a fourth game . I don’t see it anywhere near cult favorite status . I really enjoyed the first game and the third was pretty good (with failed mmo faults you could notice) but the second game was lazily made garbage .

Yui_Suzumiya923d ago

Second was the best game which is the biggest hot take I've ever had, lol

ElvisHuxley923d ago (Edited 923d ago )

Loved the first one, second was pretty good. Couldn't even get through the third one. Don't have high hopes for 4, but hey, nowhere to go but up hopefully.

moomoo319923d ago (Edited 923d ago )

DA: Origins was cool, but I got Mass Effect 2 at the same time and goddayum there was no comparison imo.

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