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Dragon Age II |OT| The Revenge of Shit Mountain
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shinobi602
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antonz said:
That's not what I meant, I mean from those pictures on the page before this, people are saying they look "really bad".
I mean, really? That bad? I don't understand what people are expecting...
Honestly its the fault of the developers. If you plan to develop across multiple platforms you need to make sure your development reflects the fact that all platforms are not equal. Thats why Crysis 2 is being torn to shit right now. They are literally just porting the 360 version to PC using Directx9 which is older than Crysis 1 and claiming its a PC version.Ultimoo said:
Yes the players themselves have to understand the world doesnt revolve around their top of the line machines but the fact that games are being made for those people and dont even offer the option to use that power is the issue
shinobi602
Member
Fredescu said:
I just said the page before this as an example, if you read throughout the whole thread, it's been said numerous times.
Anyway... /shrug
shinobi602
Member
antonz said:
What about those amazing PC pics we saw not too long ago? They were wayyyy above anything we've seen on the consoles...
I'm sure once DX11 is "patched" into the game, we'll be blown away. No doubt in my mind.
Isn't that the case with most console ports? Besides, you still have the option to run the game in higher resolutions with a higher framerate.antonz said:
I played the PS3 demo but I still have my doubts. The framerate has definitely improved but I don't like the revamped combat system at all. Does the game have an auto-attack option?
shinobi602
Member
M°°nblade said:
Yes, you can play DA2 just like DA:O.
Auto attack was disabled in the demo.
M°°nblade said:
I just wanna know why taking the lag out of fights is considered "revamping" it.
Things move a bit faster. Now warriors charge at enemies like warriors instead of shuffling up to them like Kirk Douglas coming on stage at the Oscars. Game plays the same as Origins.
SerArthurDayne said:
On paper,it seem insanely difficult because of the melee aoe+mage aoe/stun which could kill your tank and thus hard hitting enemies ripping to shred a rogue or mage in 2 sec thus death.In reality,it will depend on level+gear scaling.It was broken in origins,as you gained overpowered abilities which made crowd control+tanking completely braindead.
I think that it will end up far more difficult than nightmare in origins,but nowhere close near to being impossible. :] There will be far less people willing to tackle on nightmare difficulty this time around.
PaddyOCanager
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Just placed my Steam preorder, I was torn between the PC and PS3 version until I booted up the PC demo again just now. I must have played each version's demo like eight times. I never played DA:O, but I'm a huge Mass Effect fan so I hope the characters and story are just as engrossing. Honestly the combat sold me on this game, and the demo is hugely responsible for my purchase. DA2 wasn't even on my playlist this year, and now I can't wait for the 8th!
Also it's worth noting I NEVER play as a magic user in any game, but the mage in DA2 is simply awesome. I can't even describe how great it plays, and that's just in the demo! Of course, my first playthrough will be Female/Rogue, but I fully intend to roll Male/Mage in my second.
Also it's worth noting I NEVER play as a magic user in any game, but the mage in DA2 is simply awesome. I can't even describe how great it plays, and that's just in the demo! Of course, my first playthrough will be Female/Rogue, but I fully intend to roll Male/Mage in my second.
lastplayed
Member
Spoit said:
It started in 2010, so it's saying a lot.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I just noticed that there's two pieces of day release window DLC. Are they selling you another storage chest?
Vinterbird
Member
Don't know if it has already been mentioned, but the embargo ends on March 8th, 18:00 GMT+1.
Thanks for making me aware of that. I just finished the demo on Nightmare, and while it was better (much better) the game's focus still clearly showed and detracted from the experience. Also, the game resets to normal after the timeskip -- I noticed after a few seconds how I was transferred back to stupid land.Coxswain said:
Stuff like the lack of isometric perspective making targeting enemies that are further away stupid and all the quick move and AoE abilities as well as the movement speed not mixing well is sadly not fixed by Nightmare. And the completely unpredictable popping up of new enemies during combat doesn't really help when you're trying to make tactical decisions.
Most damning for me was when I moved behind a hill trying to avoid enemy fire and force the shooters closer, and they proceeded to almost kill my party by shooting straight through 5 meters of shit:
(that's the party getting hit from the enemies you see at the very edge of the minimap. Straight through the shit mountain to the right.)
Still, gathering a large number of enemies in one place away from my party for AoE while distracting the Ogre and barely making it through that fight was good enough to make me want to buy the game when I can get it for 20 or so.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Gattsu25 said:
Can't unsee etc.
Gameplay : http://fr.justin.tv/hdzebra/b/280820054
Durante said:
Yeah OK, stuff like that is BAD... It's probably going to take months and months to fix it or not even fix it at all, just like they did with archery in DA:O. As far as I know that's still broken.
Man, they supported NWN for years after its release and now all they can do is pump bullshit DLC and hurry up for the next installment in the new franchise, seriously, there's something very wrong with current big budget gaming.
Damn. 4 days from launch and I still can't decide whether or not to cancel my PC Signature Edition or not. I am balls deep into WoW atm, and I have a copy of Bulletstorm I haven't installed yet. It seems gratuitous to spend $60 on DA2 just to get a "savings" of $20 in DLC plus preorder items.
ElectricBlue187
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Honestly parts of the demo did look really bad from an art standpoint. Just bland and lifeless and boring artwork. Those screenshots showing some of the technical stuff the engine can do are neat though.shinobi602 said:
dave is ok
aztek is ok
How many different entitlements are there? I have The Far Cliffs of Kirkwall and Lothering's Lament apparently.
dave is ok said:
Everyone who played the demo has Far Cliffs of Kirkwall and Lothering's Lament.
There's also Hindisight, which was obtained as part of a Penny Arcade promotion where you just had (have?) to visit a web page.
The Staff of Parthalan, which you got for signing up for the EA newsletter.
Haydon's Razor, which you got for completing the demo.
Ser Isaac's Armor, which you got with a code in Dead Space 2.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Yeah, that's all of it, I've got all of that showing in my profile on the social site. If the marketing's group most recent facebook promotion works, another item will be added as well.Patryn said:
Lostconfused
Member
Also some one mentioned that the shops seemed to be set up similarly to the way they were in ME2. Honestly its not surprising though that more than one part of Mass Effect got transplated into DA2.Thnikkaman said:
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Thnikkaman said:
I don't recall what was bad about this or the shops in ME2.
For some, the system in ME2 wasn't a satisfying enough pay-off for all the work you put in.WanderingWind said:
I didn't know about that being ME2 style but I liked how things were in Origins because the text and buttons are small and easy to scroll through, not like ME1's backpack.WanderingWind said:
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Thnikkaman said:
Ah. The disappointing impact of the game imports. Got it. What about the shops?
Just read about another character romance:
Also I was dumb enough to spoil something really major. Whatever you do, be very careful with the spoiler tags on SA! You don't have to highlight them like here, hovering gives away the terrible secrets. I goofed up
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Oh, this is lame. Ser Isaac's armour is restricted to the format you bought Dead Space 2 on? I was hoping it would unlock on everything, not just my PS3.
Sebastian's. Open to both male and female Hawke but the relationship is chaste over the course of the game. No awkward sex scene here apparently.
Also I was dumb enough to spoil something really major. Whatever you do, be very careful with the spoiler tags on SA! You don't have to highlight them like here, hovering gives away the terrible secrets. I goofed up
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Oh, this is lame. Ser Isaac's armour is restricted to the format you bought Dead Space 2 on? I was hoping it would unlock on everything, not just my PS3.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Is the Facebook game still in closed beta?
Felix Lighter
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I remember you could download all of the preorder bonuses and retail specific bonuses for DA:O PC for free from Bioware's site at one point.