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I literally just finished dragon age 2... I loved it. I've been playing for 3 days straight and just finished it and every single side quest available. At times, I actually kind of hated it. The story didn't make sense, and I felt like an errand boy retracing the same maps over and over and over and over again. I couldn't really see how everything fit. It just felt like a bunch of smaller games and stories all shoved into one game... that is, until the end. All of the sudden everything made sense; all of the pieces fit. I will admit, the gameplay isn't the greatest, but I don't play games like this for the mechanics, I'm a story whore. This was, in fact, a great story.... so long as you played it out to the end.
What really made me love this game, aside from the good story, was the fact that I actually became emotionally invested in the characters. I believed in Andris and it literally hurt when he betrayed me. Hawks family felt like I, as the player, was part of it. My choices caused Hawk's sister to die, and the guilt from that dictated the decisions I made for the rest of the game. I genuinely felt guilty I took her with me to the deep roads. I usually hate romances in games, but I went out of my way to get Merril to fall in love with Hawk because.... it just seemed right for some reason. I believed in the cause of the mages and freedom, I wanted to start a rebellion. Even though Mass Effect and other games rely more heavily on interpersonal relationships in games, I never actually bought into any of it until I played this one.
If I could tell you just one reason to play this game, it's that YOU FEEL THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE IN THIS GAME. Everything you do carries weight and effects the world. One selfish choice can cause your family to dissolve, or people to get murdered. Very few games make you feel so responsible. So many times I thought I was doing the right thing, or supporting a friend, only to find out my good intentions caused mass death or suffering. This element of responsibility immersed me in the game like I have never been before.... I hate that it's over right now.
Preface: I am severely drunk off of an IPA beer with 9% alcohol by volume, but at least half of this game I played sober. Never-the-less, this was a much better game than I expected due to all the hate on this forum. I'm actually mad that everyones negative opinion made me wait so long to get it.
I apologize for my intoxicity... just wanted to express my love for this game, both sober and drunk... please play it. You probably wont like it until you reach the end (like so many movies ive seen), but it's worth giving time to. Don't believe the elitist hype, this was a good game. I myself was the biggest hater of all until I actually played it TO THE END.
I literally just finished dragon age 2... I loved it. I've been playing for 3 days straight and just finished it and every single side quest available. At times, I actually kind of hated it. The story didn't make sense, and I felt like an errand boy retracing the same maps over and over and over and over again. I couldn't really see how everything fit. It just felt like a bunch of smaller games and stories all shoved into one game... that is, until the end. All of the sudden everything made sense; all of the pieces fit. I will admit, the gameplay isn't the greatest, but I don't play games like this for the mechanics, I'm a story whore. This was, in fact, a great story.... so long as you played it out to the end.
What really made me love this game, aside from the good story, was the fact that I actually became emotionally invested in the characters. I believed in Andris and it literally hurt when he betrayed me. Hawks family felt like I, as the player, was part of it. My choices caused Hawk's sister to die, and the guilt from that dictated the decisions I made for the rest of the game. I genuinely felt guilty I took her with me to the deep roads. I usually hate romances in games, but I went out of my way to get Merril to fall in love with Hawk because.... it just seemed right for some reason. I believed in the cause of the mages and freedom, I wanted to start a rebellion. Even though Mass Effect and other games rely more heavily on interpersonal relationships in games, I never actually bought into any of it until I played this one.
If I could tell you just one reason to play this game, it's that YOU FEEL THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE IN THIS GAME. Everything you do carries weight and effects the world. One selfish choice can cause your family to dissolve, or people to get murdered. Very few games make you feel so responsible. So many times I thought I was doing the right thing, or supporting a friend, only to find out my good intentions caused mass death or suffering. This element of responsibility immersed me in the game like I have never been before.... I hate that it's over right now.
Preface: I am severely drunk off of an IPA beer with 9% alcohol by volume, but at least half of this game I played sober. Never-the-less, this was a much better game than I expected due to all the hate on this forum. I'm actually mad that everyones negative opinion made me wait so long to get it.
I apologize for my intoxicity... just wanted to express my love for this game, both sober and drunk... please play it. You probably wont like it until you reach the end (like so many movies ive seen), but it's worth giving time to. Don't believe the elitist hype, this was a good game. I myself was the biggest hater of all until I actually played it TO THE END.