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Dragon Age 2 PC Combat Walkthrough Trailer Released

This one is for the PC Dragon Age fans out there. EA's Mike Laidlaw shows us that the best way to win any RPG combat encounter is to rain down AOE arrows and fireballs on top of your well armored ally.

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Letros4875d ago

No tactical view cam? I suppose we'll have to wait for a mod since they are too lazy to put it in.

toaster4875d ago (Edited 4875d ago )

I thought they confirmed that the tactical view would come back.. if not then no biggie. Mods will take care of that. Beauty of an open platform.

DA2, Witcher 2, Elder Scrolls V, good year to be an RPG fan.

irepbtown4875d ago

I never liked RPG's until i played Dragon Age Origins. Great game.

Dragon Age 2 will be on PS3 right?

WhiteNoise4875d ago (Edited 4875d ago )

I'm pretty sure they announced there would be a tactical view in the PC version ages ago. I think the reason they didn't zoom the camera out is to just show off the fighting.

The camera goes pretty far out anyway, so as long as you can zoom out it won't bother me if it's not 100% top down.

As long as it's not an over the shoulder type deal ( console verison rofl rofl rofl )

@cgoodno

"people who are working their butts off "

Get a clue, developers make a lot of money and EA and Biowarr make millions in profit, they sure a hell aren't doing us, the consumers any favours by REMOVING A FEATURE SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE ON THE CONSOLE VERSION.

You think 256mb of vram in a console can handle it is you were to zoom out real far tripling the amount of things being shown on screen all of a sudden? no they cannot. PC can, removing features is a bad thing. I know console gamers like the bend over for $60RRP games standard when the PC version is $40, and they also like paying for cut content in the form of DLC. But just because you have no standards does not mean we should lower ours.

If diablo 3 comes to consoles, it will be an over the shoulder RPG....

Christopher4875d ago

So, it's "I didn't see a tactical view, therefore the people who are working their butts off to make a game for me are too lazy to put it in."?

They have said in the past that there is the choice to change the camera angle view to an overview angle. I haven't seen footage of it, but the last thing I'm going to do is insult the people making one of the only tactical RPGs out there.

Letros4875d ago (Edited 4875d ago )

Yea I'm sure they are slaving at it 15 hours a day.

/s

Anyway, there won't be a tactical view,

"While we likely won't pull as far up as we did in DA:O, I have always felt that the key to tactical play was actually freeing your camera from the character you're controlling to issue precise orders, which is what we're tuning now."

I'm glad they know better than some of us who've been playing WRPG's since Baldur's Gate.

http://social.bioware.com/f...

kaveti66164875d ago

"I'm glad they know better than some of us who've been playing WRPG's since Baldur's Gate."

They MADE Baldur's Gate. I think they know what they're talking about.

If you don't like it, you can just download a free mod and have it your way.

Letros4875d ago

"They MADE Baldur's Gate. I think they know what they're talking about."

Thanks captain obvious(even partly Black Isle played a big part of BG), which is why its a shame they are deviating from the formula, you know the "spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate 2 that they talked about during DA:O development"

Christopher4875d ago (Edited 4875d ago )

***Yea I'm sure they are slaving at it 15 hours a day. ***

Actually, many of them more than likely are...

I swear.

And, seriously, you're just floundering around with the following comment: "I'm glad they know better than some of us who've been playing WRPG's since Baldur's Gate."

And Black Isle didn't pay much of a part other than publisher for Baldur's Gate.

Letros4875d ago

Ok, don't mind me, I shouldn't doubt them!

kaveti66164875d ago

Black Isle made Fallout, didn't they?

anyway, those guys are dead and gone and a bunch of morons called Obsidian are trying to ride off their history.

Letros4875d ago

They assisted in BG series, yea obsidian isn't anything compared to Black Isle.

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RedDead4875d ago

looks like the second way was much more effective. That's the way I will play. I love the look of it though, the on with two swords was very fast moving.

Christopher4875d ago

If you play on hard mode, it's the only way to really play successfully. Especially when it comes to boss fights and dragon fights. Even on easy and normal, you're going to want to be tactical in your approach.

Raendom4875d ago

Wow. I never played DAO that tactically, even on PC. Can't wait for this. 2011 I could play ONLY Bioware games and it'd still be the best year ever.

kanetheking4875d ago

on the 2nd Walkthrough hawk lost more life. well they kind just throw him in doing not much.

mobijoker4875d ago

Tactical view???where?Can any1 confirm if they will release mod tools?If the view shown in video is the only one,i am sure in need of a mod to zoom out.

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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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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-Nest649d 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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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

autobotdan808d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn808d ago

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

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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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Snakeeater25932d ago

All dragon age games are terribly boring

Kerppamaister931d ago

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

Snakeeater25931d ago

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

spss11931d 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.

arkard931d ago

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

jeromeface931d 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.

spss11931d ago (Edited 931d 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_Suzumiya931d ago (Edited 931d 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.

SegaSaturn669931d 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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phoenixwing932d ago

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

IanTH931d ago (Edited 931d 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.

melons931d 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.

IanTH930d ago

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

jznrpg931d ago (Edited 931d 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_Suzumiya931d ago

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

ElvisHuxley931d ago (Edited 931d 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.

moomoo319931d ago (Edited 931d 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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