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Bioware Employee caught reviewing Dragon Age 2
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\MetallicaRulez0 said:
Hey man don't troll on PC gamers like that. I'm one and I still play games that are a PC on my Xbox. Some games play better on an Xbox and others play better on a PC. I personally think Dragon age 2 is great on PC and I've heard its great on the PS3. We don't need to start a war on what platforms better, thats called immaturity. Like people who fight over who's yugioh deck is better.
I still love bioware regardless of the difference from origins. To me DA2 is better.
I kinda feel like this isn't something we should be too pissed off about, I mean come on! This is Metacritic! Most of the user-reviews are from people who haven't even played the game; they are just outraged that Bioware tried something different. So I guess a Bioware employee tried to make ONE good user-review (even if it sounds like something a bad advertisement would say).
I actually beat it and enjoyed the hell out of it. I enjoyed when choices I made(which I thought were right) come back and bit me in the ass. I just got swept up in the plot, which may have lead me to ignore some faults. But overall I think the game is great. And have you given the thought that perhaps there is actually no "righteous" faction to choose. That nothing is black and white.Gennadios said:
OT: It's disappointing to see that this occurred. The game does not deserve the flak that it's been getting though.
hmmm, I've spent an hour on this and I don't actually care. I think I've come down with a case of 386
Have you considered that none of the "choices" you made that bit you in the ass were really choices? Anders would do what he did whether you helped him or not, he'd just leave your party for the rest of the game if you hadn't. Same with Isabella.voetballeeuw said:
And how about the fact that you have to fight the heads of BOTH factions? The first enchanter and the head Templar. The side you didn't join with is justified in going hostile, but when you side with the Mages, are holding off wave after wave of templar with no problem, and all of a sudden Orzo goes batshit, uses blood magic, and traps and attacks your party (his allies) for no good reason, that's crap. You end up fighting both factions no matter the side you take because the developers didn't have a good enough story design to allow for meaningful choices.
In all honesty, getting through the end game with certain choices leaves fewer glaring plot holes than others, so a significant chunk of players may have taken the path that would make the whole game seem solid. I wasn't one of those players, and I wasn't happy with what I had to work with.
Overall, I really wish the game just gave me a "F*** you all, I'm moving back to Ferelden" option. They kind of tease you with it but don't really let you take it. In hindsight, doing it wouldn't have changed much, the end result would have been exactly the same. It would have just saved the player game an hour of unnecessary combat.
"The immersion and combat of this game are unmatched! A truly moving and fun epic. Anything negative you'll see about this game is an overreaction of personal preference. For what it is, it is flawlessly executed and endlessly entertaining."
Wow that is just low, atleast give ti a fair shake if you do review your own game, then again people wont ever see their own creations as anything but perfect.
Didn't think Bioware would result to such methods, but it is EA at the helm so I really can't say it's unexpected, just a matter of time.
Wow that is just low, atleast give ti a fair shake if you do review your own game, then again people wont ever see their own creations as anything but perfect.
Didn't think Bioware would result to such methods, but it is EA at the helm so I really can't say it's unexpected, just a matter of time.
From what I've seen, it's much less console hate and more the fact that it's a clearly console-focused sequel to a game meant as a love-letter to old school PC RPGs.MetallicaRulez0 said:
The whole game took all of the throwbacks to the old school Baldur's Gate style RPGs and threw them out the window, and the people who liked Dragon Age: Origins because of said throwbacks (which was most of them) are... aggravated by it.
It's understandable, in a way. I'm mildly annoyed by the transition myself. I would have much preferred a copy-paste of dragon age with a new setting/story. As it is, it's just kinda meh. Definitely not bad, and I quite like the new characters and story (though the ending was a kick in the nuts), but the grand total of 3 dungeon maps, the lack of anything even vaguely approaching DA:O's interaction with party members, and the mind-boggling lack of the isometric camera definitely take it down a couple of pegs.
There's a lot of legitimate complaints about DA2, there's no way to truthfully argue otherwise. They made a number of improvements over the original, but for every improvement there was at least one other element they made worse.
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I'd just like to say that though they are much smaller and now owned by a larger company in Japan, Atlus/Atlus U.S.A not only plays with their fanbase as well as listens to them, but I haven't heard anything shysty or fucked up going on with them.Ultratwinkie said:What about Valve?Johnnyallstar said:
Oh wait.
They playfully tease their fans and give them what they want (within reason), are known for being the best at pre-order exclusives, and hire some of the best professional voice actors in the business.
1. Catherine (PS3/360) was said to not be coming over seas. Next day Atlus sends their fans, the "Atlus Faithful" a message in pink asking "Do you still like us?" Three days later (or so) Atlus sends their fans a cheeky message saying "Cat's out of the bag. Catherine coming this summer".
2. The fans who've been keeping track have been asking (and some pleading) Atlus to hire Laura Bailey and Troy Baker to voice two of the three main characters in the game. In response to this, do you know who they hire? Laura Bailey and Troy Baker. They actually ARE in tune to their fans. Sometimes they're so in tune they get fresh with us (you tricked me! ...but yay =3). But no matter what they aren't Rockstar, Valve, Bioware/EA, Activision, etc.
2. The fans who've been keeping track have been asking (and some pleading) Atlus to hire Laura Bailey and Troy Baker to voice two of the three main characters in the game. In response to this, do you know who they hire? Laura Bailey and Troy Baker. They actually ARE in tune to their fans. Sometimes they're so in tune they get fresh with us (you tricked me! ...but yay =3). But no matter what they aren't Rockstar, Valve, Bioware/EA, Activision, etc.
I'm a huge Atlus fan because they've earned it since I was a kid. I can definately say, unless there's proof of Atlus mass firing devs (Rockstar) or talking shit to their consumers and not knowing what an RPG is (Bioware Mods and Bioware Senior producer), I will always love Atlus.
*On a lesser note, Sega seems to have taken a page from their book and listened to their fans too with Yakuza 4. Virtually no cuts (aside from a Q&A gameshow that just had a bunch of pictures and something else. Majong is there and such) and a bunch of new-game buyer friendliness such as free DLC with costumes and things.
maybe he was only employed to wipe off the company's computer monitors and the only bias he has is that he's just a big fan of the game or something? lol idk, but honestly unless he was a head designer and really benefited directly from reviews/sales, what's to say he isn't any less credible than other reviewers on the Internet (well okay besides the conflict of interest that is still there but ya made my point haha)
