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Dragon Age II Combat Video Preview

See the new Dragon Age2 play as an action RPG or Pause N Play

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Theoneneo814878d ago

Is this game play the same way as the first one?

Myst4878d ago

Oh this is awesome! So it's pretty much still the same as DA:O I thought it would be more ME style. Though glad to see my thoughts were wrong. Pre-ordering this soon and going to make a few runs through DA:O

Neckbear4878d ago (Edited 4878d ago )

Keep in mind, this is only for the PC version.

The console version will only feature the Action-RPG kind of gameplay. This is kind of fitting, however, as DA:O for consoles didn't had an isometric view anyways.

...Moreover, what I'm truly worried about is how they took Origins away and basically gave you Shepard 2.0. Not only that, but rumours about how you won't be able to give your party members sets of equipments, have control over their stats and skills, and alot of other things you'd expect in an RPG, to be taken away aren't really helping.

Ah well, justified, perhaps. I'll probably pick this up a few months later after it releases, but, if there's zero priorities before then, and I have cash on my hands, I'll end up buying it.

@soundslike

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Perhaps we'll be able to pause, just like with DA:O, however, it won't feature the isometric view and overly complex strategy mechanics.

...Just like with DA:O.

soundslike4878d ago (Edited 4878d ago )

"The console version will only feature the Action-RPG kind of gameplay."

source please?

edit:thanks. Kind of disappointing, although still vague. It isn't terribly hard to have a modifier button that allows you to zoom in and out like in Fallout 3.

Myst4878d ago

Hmm is that latter part more so rumor or has it been published now? Though it would be a downer if it was taken out I could probably still live with it and play through.

Also if the PS3 players more so like Action-RPG that's fine as well. Whether it plays like NWN or Demon's Souls [or what not] I'm fine with it lol.

NegativeCreepWA4878d ago

Make sure to reserve it before Jan 11 so you get a free upgrade to the special edition that gives some extra content.

Myst4877d ago

Oh sweet thanks for that, I guess I'll be pre-ordering next week then.

Bebedora4878d ago

I'd do the action possibly with the easy encounters in the game. Controlling 4 characters in RT you need to be a person with autism!

Croaker4878d ago

Hey, thanks for the link! My PC will not download the 720p video of this from BioWare's site.

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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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TinkerNation648d 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-Nest647d 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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Orbilator806d 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

autobotdan806d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn806d ago

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

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Michiel1989806d 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.

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Snakeeater25930d ago

All dragon age games are terribly boring

Kerppamaister930d ago

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

Snakeeater25930d ago

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

spss11930d 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.

arkard930d ago

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

jeromeface930d 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.

spss11930d ago (Edited 930d 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_Suzumiya930d ago (Edited 930d 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.

SegaSaturn669930d 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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phoenixwing930d ago

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

IanTH930d ago (Edited 930d 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.

melons930d 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.

IanTH929d ago

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

jznrpg930d ago (Edited 930d 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_Suzumiya930d ago

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

ElvisHuxley930d ago (Edited 930d 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.

moomoo319930d ago (Edited 930d 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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