Lonewolf_92
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Nose Master said:
The user rating system over on Metacritic for this game is being hit by 4Chan, what it would be if it was left to real users is anyones guess now.
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Dragon Age II |OT| The Revenge of Shit Mountain
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The user rating system over on Metacritic for this game is being hit by 4Chan, what it would be if it was left to real users is anyones guess now.
Lonewolf_92
Member
Sir Garbageman said:
Yes, you just have to keep an eye out for their armor upgrades as they don't equip piecemeal equipment like Hawke does.
you can get one for your sibling in the last room of the Birthright quest. It's called either "Heirloom Amell Protective Sigils" for Beth or "Fereldan Girded Plating" for Carver. Others are sold in various market stalls throughout the game or as treasure in quests
Nekomancer
Neo Member
Kifimbo said:
holy shit
-cut and paste environment
-bland looking
-the nvidia issue
-the banning issue
-reavel to be a rush job by the game composer
the shit mountain is really piling up... sign how did it came to this...
Lonewolf_92
Member
angelfly said:
Keep an eye out for weapon merchants, I know one you encounter during a quest has one for sell
Wayward Son. Vincento, Feynriel's human father, runs a stall in Lowtown's Bazaar and I know I've seen a 2-Hander for sell there.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Lonewolf_92 said:
Thanks. I completed
The Birthright
Lonewolf_92
Member
Sir Garbageman said:
You can get one for Varric from the Apparel stall in Lowtown Bazaar as well, I just stumbled across it.
Gamekult's review: 5/10
Good points:
Simple and efficient interface
Better graphics
Good length
Bad points:
Only one race left for the main character
The Tactical View is butchered
Overall lower difficulty
Can get brutish quickly
Areas still as narrow as before
Severe lack of freedom
Good points:
Simple and efficient interface
Better graphics
Good length
Bad points:
Only one race left for the main character
The Tactical View is butchered
Overall lower difficulty
Can get brutish quickly
Areas still as narrow as before
Severe lack of freedom
Like Dragon Age: Origins this game regularly throws you against 10 to 20 enemies per encounter. This combined with need to micromanage ability cooldowns and unit positioning devalues those class combinations that have primarily single target capabilities. Playing as one of these characters has become so labor intensive that my options have become 1. utilize the dumb AI and dial down the difficulty level of the game, or 2. stack my party with mages and have 1 decoy taunt tank. Seriously, playing the Dragon Age games is like controlling 4 WoW accounts at once. The combat either needs to become turn-based (a la Temple of Elemental Evil), reduced in complexity (e.g., to a Baldur's Gate level), or flat-out made multiplayer. Oh, and what happened to the birds-eye view that imparted a strategic element to the hack n' slash combat of the first game? Now I can pull the camera back like 5 fucking feet.
Aside from that, I find everything else about this game to be unremarkable or subpar. I can't believe that this is the same studio that produced the Mass Effect games. I am fucking pissed that I spent $60. I think I will go through the game as an asshole (mage) character, choosing the most offensive dialog options. Maybe that will make it worth playing.
Aside from that, I find everything else about this game to be unremarkable or subpar. I can't believe that this is the same studio that produced the Mass Effect games. I am fucking pissed that I spent $60. I think I will go through the game as an asshole (mage) character, choosing the most offensive dialog options. Maybe that will make it worth playing.
[GRIPES THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS]
I'm up to six freezes now on the PS3 version; at least the game auto-saves often.
The copy-and-paste locations have gone beyond annoying and are now just insulting. I've been in the cave-where-the-boss-stands-on-the-raised-platform five times now. The minimap doesn't even change! I could understand this somewhat for the unimportant outposts in Mass Effect, but seeing a slab of cement over a doorway you went through on the previous mission is just jarring.
And what's with the enemies appearing out of thin air? I'll back an archer up to a safe spot, then three enemies just phase into existence around him.
[END GRIPES THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS]
There's a really great foundation for a game here; combat is more fun than in DA:O, the star system for ranking equipment is helpful, and the Mass Effect conversation wheel is a great fit. I just wish this had spent another few months in the oven.
I'm up to six freezes now on the PS3 version; at least the game auto-saves often.
The copy-and-paste locations have gone beyond annoying and are now just insulting. I've been in the cave-where-the-boss-stands-on-the-raised-platform five times now. The minimap doesn't even change! I could understand this somewhat for the unimportant outposts in Mass Effect, but seeing a slab of cement over a doorway you went through on the previous mission is just jarring.
And what's with the enemies appearing out of thin air? I'll back an archer up to a safe spot, then three enemies just phase into existence around him.
[END GRIPES THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS]
There's a really great foundation for a game here; combat is more fun than in DA:O, the star system for ranking equipment is helpful, and the Mass Effect conversation wheel is a great fit. I just wish this had spent another few months in the oven.
Some of the design choices in this game sort of boggle my mind.
Is anyone pissed off that every time you loot an item that you THINK might be an upgrade, you have to hit pause, go to inventory, find the item, and then click on it just to see the stats?
When you loot stuff, the stats of the item really should be on that loot screen. Really sucks.
I know there's others, but for the most part, I'm really really enjoying this game. I actually kind of LOVE that there is no auto-attack. It makes me feel like I'm part of the action every battle.
Is anyone pissed off that every time you loot an item that you THINK might be an upgrade, you have to hit pause, go to inventory, find the item, and then click on it just to see the stats?
When you loot stuff, the stats of the item really should be on that loot screen. Really sucks.
I know there's others, but for the most part, I'm really really enjoying this game. I actually kind of LOVE that there is no auto-attack. It makes me feel like I'm part of the action every battle.
impirius said:
Yup. Freezes here as well in the PS3 version. I had to re-do the same encounter in Lowtown about 3 times because it froze in the same exact spot. You are right about the saves though...at least it saves extremely frequently so I never get tooo frustrated.
And yes...enemies do appear out of no where. What's the point of the minimap depicting the red-dots as enemies if it literally does nothing? I do know a lot of encounters that has you fighting and then more enemies drop from the rafters and such to join in...but other times it's like they appear from the ground.
And good lord, HOW many times have they copy and pasted the SAME exact dungeon area? I've only seen maybe 2 different ones so far...and after you do them once, you know exactly where to look for the last mini-boss or for loot.
About 5 hours in, doing some of the many sidequests and thoroughly enjoying it now. The opening is terrible but once you're taken off the leash its very much Dragon Age. I kind of miss the AoE threat thing warriors could get in Awakening but not had too much trouble so far. The Elf design is taken straight from Jak and Daxter though, can't believe how similar they look.
Anders' new VA isn't as entertaining as the one in Awakenings either but minor complaint really. The game looks great as well, the outdoor areas are still pretty weak apart from Kirkwall but I really like the lighting and it runs much, much better than DAO did with similar settings for me.
The pre-order/social stuff you get is too powerful though, might be why I've just completely steamrolled everything so far.
Anders' new VA isn't as entertaining as the one in Awakenings either but minor complaint really. The game looks great as well, the outdoor areas are still pretty weak apart from Kirkwall but I really like the lighting and it runs much, much better than DAO did with similar settings for me.
The pre-order/social stuff you get is too powerful though, might be why I've just completely steamrolled everything so far.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Because it honestly can't get much worse from the first two?UberTag said:
The first has the visual inconsistencies of a GCN game ported to 360. Textures on a character that would have looked bad back then standing next too an absurdly high detail rock. Streaming hitches, slowdown, and freaking godawful game ending bugs.
The second game is all around more consistent... but those glitches and bugs came back full force. I had to restart an untold number of times in ME2 during my Vanguard run because of Charge.
That move might be slick, but I'd collide with an enemy to find myself stuck in a waist high wall, or hovering above my enemies walking on an invisible ceiling. Shockwave knocking enemies into walls making it impossible to continue.
The only thing rushing can do to Biowares games is make problems more apparent. I like their style so I put up with it.
Confidence Man
Member
UberTag said:
Because Mass Effect 2 already got it.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
ME2 is a much more competent game than ME1. It is a much more focused product, and the end results are apparent. It's fun from the beginning on. ME1 has the more involved history, the better story, but it completely lacks focus and because of that no one single mechanic works well.Confidence Man said:
The story of ME2 is what kills it.
We should probably be posting this in the ME thread though.
Well ME2 didn't have ME1's problem of copy and pasted dungeons and I don't think they can change the combat too much from what they have. I think ME3 will be just more of ME2 and it's kinda hard to screw that up. In terms of pre-order bonus bullshit i'd say yeah, expect that.UberTag said:
Ickman3400
Banned
subversus said:
Wierd, since crpgs tend to involve more math and calculations than fun.
I'll take ME2, or DA2 if it wasn't rushed.
Fimbulvetr
Member
subversus said:
ME1 was a mediocre Shooter as much as it was a mediocre CRPG. I don't get the mindset that a game can't be great at both.
But yeah, ME2 is actually good.
JimtotheHum
Member
Anyone else having issues picking up loot? I keep walking over the bodies and can't pick shit up...
Also, I have the Sir Issacs armor and the another armor from pre-ordering, but I have a mage. Does that armor go automatically to my teammates or should I just get rid of it??
Also, I have the Sir Issacs armor and the another armor from pre-ordering, but I have a mage. Does that armor go automatically to my teammates or should I just get rid of it??
BattleMonkey
Member
UberTag said:
It's not the same team and it also is not going to attempt a reboot to the franchise in a short period of time like this game.
Any DLC that you cant wear, stick in your storage chest at your house and forget about it. Teammates can only equip weapons/shields/accessories/runes. If youre a Warrior or Mage, Ser Isaac wont work for you. Just like if youre a Rogue or a Mage, Blood Dragon wont work for you.JimtotheHum said:
Any DLC weapons can be equipped by your party though so check that out first.
Basileus777
Member
It's bugged, I got it too. You are supposed to see it after her chapter 3 quest, but it triggers early. It didn't break anything else for her for me though.delirium said:
Darklord said:
High res pack you have to run DA2 first. Fully to the launcher, back out and then you should be able to install.
Black Emporium, check your CD Keys, there should be 2 (3 if you pre-ordered). On the launcher if you click the boxes at the bottom that say to register your game, log in etc and use those codes. The long one with no dashes is the game key, the ones with dashes are the extra content codes. I got pissed cos the site says the CD Key should be seperated by 4 dashes but its not.
I don't think that the Destructoid article is incorrect. I bought the disc based version of the game on day one, and while installing it Windows 7 asked me if I wanted to allow some Sony software (don't recall the exact name) to install. I googled it, and yeah, it was SecuROM.
Now I've got this bullshit on my PC, and I'm not sure if the game will still function if I remove it.
Now I've got this bullshit on my PC, and I'm not sure if the game will still function if I remove it.
I do miss the "press Square to peek at this item" functionality from the first game. The loss is compounded by the fact that many items are now just "Ring" or "Belt". I've started just checking equipment after area transitions and not worrying about it the rest of the way.FINALBOSS said:
Oh yeah, one more thing! Is it just me, or are all of the "fetch quests" from Act I triggered only when you find the lost item? I kept getting new quests while looting chests and giving the items back to people I've never heard of before.
GhostRidah
Member
Any idea where I can meet Isabella? about 16 hours in and no sight of her.
Blue Ninja
Member
Just received an e-mail from EA containing a code for the "Staff of Parthalan" and the "boots of the Frozen Wastes". Were those the Facebook/Demo DLC, or what were they?