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Dragon Age II Hands-on Preview: Play How You Please

PSU goes hands-on with BioWare's hotly anticipated fantasy sequel.

Dante1124959d ago

Sounds pretty interesting.

Stealth20k4958d ago

sounds hack a shaq..............

MidnytRain4958d ago

I've never played a game like this before (the closest thing being X-Men Legends) so I had no idea what I was doing. Laugh all you want, but I couldn't even beat the blasted demo! I couldn't figure out how to block or evade, so while fighting, I just took the blows. The only solution I could work out was to run around to avoid being beaten to death by four enemies at once. Does anybody know what I could be doing wrong? The demo only told me to press Square, X, and Triangle to attack enemies. I do just that, but apparently that's not enough.

MidnytRain4958d ago (Edited 4958d ago )

@Disagree(s)

Okay, look, this wasn't a post for you to agree or disagree with. I want you to explain to me how to play the game properly so I can actually enjoy it. I'm kind of lost here. I heard DA:O was a great game, so I'd just like to experience it for myself.

InfiniteJustice4958d ago

There is no block button or parry button. Contrary to popular thinking right now, Dragin Age 2 is most definitely NOT a hack and slash game, it still requires some tactical know how, even on normal difficulty. The only thing it has in common with the hack and slash action genre is the need to press X for each normal attack.

Phew...

Anyway DA2 is an RPG, it's about healing and using abilities in the right situations rather than avoiding damage. Enemies are always going to be attacking and damaging you, there is little you can do to avoid it lol, anyway I hope that helps somehow.

mn214958d ago

you should pause the game and assign each character moves. if one of your characters is low on health, either use quick heal on the pause menu, have a mage use the heal skill, have a warrior use taunt, or just run away.

each character in your squad has their own special moves that you have to toy around with. you can play the game without pausing, but at higher levels/difficulty you're going to want to pause and think about your moves.

k4rma4958d ago (Edited 4958d ago )

DA:O on PC was a decent enough game (a little too consolized / casualised for me) just like ME2. BioWare have lost their touch with making real RPG's for true RPG fans these days. These new BioWare games are action / adventure titles with minor RPG elements, so don't fret too much over playing DA2 like its an RPG. Just mash the buttons and go. Simple!

The demo practically plays itself.

Esena4958d ago

Will eventually get this for the PC. Tried both the PC demo and the PS3 demo and the PC version plays much much better.

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Electronic Arts CEO: AI Is "At the Very Core of Our Business"

Today EA hosted its Investors Day, and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson talked about the company's dedication to generative AI.

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Chocoburger7d ago

He's so excited to layoff more employees for FAKE STUPIDITY computer programing to replace them.

Hopefully EA takes a nosedive just like Ubisoft is currently doing. Lack of money is the only thing that can hurt them and possibly change them.

DarXyde6d ago

Knowing EA, I think they're more likely to sell their games cheaper or make Access the only way to play their titles than change course. They seem committed to destroying their labour force.

And the sad part here is that the proof of concept is there, where games can be made using AI.

I hate to say it, but those working in the gaming industry might be cooked. And unfortunately, I'm doubting most people will care as long as they get games they want. EA would absolutely dangle Dead Space 4 or a new Burnout in front of us, developed with AI. I wouldn't take it, but I think most fans would.

CantThinkOfAUsername6d ago

If AI does a better job then yeah why not? Though, I have massive doubts it will. If developers aren't willing to put effort in their games then they shouldn't be surprised that they're replaceable.

Chocoburger6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Damn, a new Burnout, don't even bring that up. It hurts just to read those words.

The indie scene is massive theses days, but the big budget scene is mostly trash. I wouldn't mind to see these big publishers suffer or crumble away.

But that can only happen when the casual gamer stops buying yearly roster updates or whatever garbage is marketed to them on TV.

DarXyde6d ago

CantThinkOfAUsername,

I disagree. I don't believe the developers are at fault here. I would think those people don't like what EA is doing, but it's EA and they have tremendous power in the industry. Not everyone has the leadership qualities to peel off and form their own company. Add to the fact that falling out of grace with EA might just be an industry kiss of death. These people don't have any power, so I really don't agree with saying they're not willing to put in the effort.

thorstein6d ago

Now we just need to develop AI CEO and sell it to the board of trustees.

staticall6d ago

Hopefully, the only people who're going to be replaced by an AI are Andrew Wilson and his top management goons.

TheNamelessOne7d ago

And EA games aren't at the core of my purchases.

XiNatsuDragnel7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Lmfao ea needs to do an ubisoft rn

ApocalypseShadow7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Of course it is. EA has been lazy for years. Profiting for investors and themselves without putting in the work. Having AI write code or build graphics for them just makes them even more lazy.

I'd laugh if those same investors built "executive code" and got rid of EA's CEO and board of directors and replaced them with AI.

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Next Battlefield Developers Are "Obsessed With Finding the Fun"

Today Electronic Arts hosted its Investors Day and its executives shared what's next for the Battlefield franchise.

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1nsomniac7d ago

ohh god, here we go!

This is exactly why the gaming industry is failing. It's now an industry of suits "trying to find the fun".

...I'll help you out a little, If you're trying to find it, then it's not fun and neither are you. move on!

LucasRuinedChildhood7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I disagree, tbh. I definitely wouldn't classify Vince Zampella as a soulless suit. It's kind of an acknowledgement that Battlefield fell off which is why they had to bring him in in the first place. He's probably the best shot EA has of making this franchise fun again.

From a software development perspective, what I read in the article of Zampella's approach of being able to easily playtest and iterate from early on in development is a good thing. That's likely a big part of why his COD games and Titanfall were so fun.

PapaBop6d ago

Calling Zampella a suit lol! People like Zampella are the half suits if you will, they bridge the gap between art and business. Suits don't care how fun a game is, they only care about profit margins.

Markdn6d ago

It's people like you that's ruining the gaming platform, negativity already before it's even dropped

Noskypeno6d ago

20 years ago, Bungie used to have the motto "making games we want to play", if the devs are having fun it's a good sign it's going to be an enjoyable experience. If the devs are worried about shareholders, quotas, fitting in with current trends and trying to make a small percentage of the population happy, it's not an encouraging sign.

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gold_drake7d ago

if u need to "find the fun", thats a huge problem lol

Redgrave6d ago

This rings a bit like they might be looking for a good, long while

Relientk776d ago

Do they actually mean fun, or "surprise mechanics" and ways to monetize?

EazyC6d ago

Honestly, get them to sit down and play Bad Company 2 together.

If they can't see why that had the magic, they shouldn't be game developers.

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EA CEO Dubs The Next Battlefield "One Of The Most Ambitious Projects In Our History"

The CEO of EA has iterated his massive ambitions about the next Battlefield entry in the new Q1 2025 financial results.

Inverno53d ago

Clicked to say exactly this. They set themselves up for disappointing failure.

Cacabunga52d ago

When i hear them say this sounds like they keep surpassing themselves… just backwards..

micro transactions, always online, no SP campaign.. everything that makes me🤮

RaidenBlack53d ago

It ain't Bad Company 3 ... so stop false-promising ... but make it current-gen only plz ... it'll be 2025 ffs

blacktiger53d ago

damn! I was about that dream thing

Chocoburger53d ago (Edited 53d ago )

More intentionally released broken games with micro-trash-actions, and of course fake apologies written by ChatGPT instead of doing it yourself because you don't give a crap if you sell people garbage for their hard earned money.

Ass.

Seth_hun53d ago

They are always saying this, with every title. :)

Bebedora53d ago

EA is the superior do not doubt them. They are Canadian,

Snookies1253d ago (Edited 53d ago )

Isn't that the whole point of having a "series" of games? Isn't the follow-up supposed to be inherently better or "more ambitious" than the previous entries? Unfortunately, this has not been the case for Battlefield in quite some time. I've still never even redeemed the free BF 2042 code I got a year and a half ago lol. Such a shame, used to be one of my favorite shooters back in the day.

Bebedora53d ago

You just need colurs and some rainbows. Anything will work. BF was killed once EA got their filthy paws over it, like the monkeys they are.

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