Dragon Age III Details

[zenoaugustus]

Considering how hated the non-humans are in Thedas it makes sense that the payer character would be human.

Not necessarily. In DA:O my favorite backgrounds were the Mage and either Dwarf background. Maybe that's just because I enjoy having an underdog kind of vibe (or a rise above the racism kind of vibe, however you want to word it). Regardless, I don't really like being the douchebag race that stereotypes the other races. Rather, I at least prefer the option to pick them or someone else.

 

[AnotherAvatar]

Ha! Not this time Bioware! Fool me once, shame on you. Fool my twice...

This. This EXACT thought.

The Bioware I once knew and loved is now just some crack addicted whore, and until I see her making several honest attempts to be her old self again... Well I'm afraid it's just better if I don't see her, for my emotional well being, ya know?

 

[mrhateful]

I loved the 1st and I don't consider the 2. an actual 2. I consider it proof that EA's corruption is complete and I should look to obsidian if I want actual good games.

 

[mrhateful]

Ha! Not this time Bioware! Fool me once, shame on you. Fool my twice...

This. This EXACT thought.

The Bioware I once knew and loved is now just some crack addicted whore, and until I see her making several honest attempts to be her old self again... Well I'm afraid it's just better if I don't see her, for my emotional well being, ya know?

This is exactly how I feel about my relationship with bioware I went to check up on her at DA2 and now I am scared for life.

 

[Geth Reich]

Woo humanity first! Contary to some opinions in this thread, I'd much rather play a racist aristocratic human then some Yankee Dwarf or (Emperor forbid) a bloody Elf.....

Concept art does indeed look pretty snazzy, though I can't see the first bit as anything other then a Native American gazing in awe at a bizarre circus-I do like the idea of ruling over my own castle, hopefully with the chance to become a tyrant.

 

[Ljs1121]

I'm just here for the whatever the heck kind of food that is. Looks yummy.

Also, I kind of want to start playing the Dragon Age series at some point since it looks pretty interesting. What's it all about?

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

I'm just here for the whatever the heck kind of food that is. Looks yummy.

Also, I kind of want to start playing the Dragon Age series at some point since it looks pretty interesting. What's it all about?

Bioware created their own fantastic world in which to play with.

Their first game Dragon Age: Origins harkened back to older RPG's with multiple races to choose from with an overarching plot about a monster army from the depths threatening the world and a noble trying to use the crisis to his advantage.

The second game was rushed and suffered for it.

There is a whole lot of lore behind it, go to the wiki to find out more

http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Age_Wiki

 

[Creator002]

Unlike a lot of the gaming community, I enjoyed Dragon Age 2 (as well as Origins), so I'm looking forward to Dragon Age 3. The only thing I dislike about the features mentioned in the OP is the player character being forced to be human. I would have prefered making an elf.

 

[Michael Rogov]

They're sticking with the voiced protagonist, which is an automatic not buy for me. They can dress it up all they want, but a voiced protagonist is the number one ROLEPLAYING killer for me. Fuck you, my character didn't mean it like that.

The more customization thing is interesting, but we don't know what that means. A castle? Baldur's Gate did that already so whatever.

What upsets me is that they'll be using DA2 as the base which they build from. They've been clear about that on the Bioware forums. When they say that the game has gone back to not having to mash buttons and BE AWUESUM and have a silent protagonist, then I'll know they've started to make Dragon Age the right way again.

DA2 was just Mass Effect with swords. There I said it. If you liked the game, more power to you, but goddamnit that's not what the franchise set out to accomplish at first. Doing a 180 and trying something new for the franchise would have been fine if it occurred somewhere down the line, not for the second fucking game...

 

[Fr]anc[is]

Did he?
Oh....... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3zCXzJ3NBs]
Does anyone like Fenris? He has to be the most one-note and out-of-place (in his visual design) characters in RPGs. I know he had to write DA2 in a hurry, but geez.

Though I have to say this: Much of what Gaider has written have been good enough for what they are. Origins being one example. He wrote Shale (and HK-47, the original Shale), for crying out loud. How can the same man who wrote Shale also write Fenris? It's like Hepler. She wrote the Dwarven Commoner origin (which is actually my favorite in the first game), but also wrote Anders in DA2.

I guess everyone is capable of stumbling into something bad. Or they can stumble into something good, depending on your perspective.

For the sake of fairness HK and Shale are also incredibly one note characters, their note just happens to be highly amusing. And when your competition is the awfulness that are the Standard Bioware Starting Human Companions™, that's all you really need.

 

[CleverCover]

I kind of wish I didn't have to be a human again. My little elfs/dwarves were so adorable when I played them. I'd go back to playing Origins again if it wasn't for the Damned Fade and Deep Roads sections.

It looks promising? I think. I don't know. I've been burned and burned badly before so...

 

[Amaror]

Yes, but it still rail roaded you into "Good", "Neutral", and "Evil" conversation "choices"

Speaking of choices, there is no such thing as "choices" in a Bioware game. You are either another generic goody two shoes hero, or a douchebag who seemingly has no motivation for being such a dick.

Did we play the same game. The moral choice system was there in DA 2, no doubt. But in Origins you had multiple Conversation Options, which at least to me, made perfect sense.
For example joining with the cult, while searching for andrastes ashes, would be considered an "evil" choice, but it was reasonsable as well, since they promise you an reward and you won't have to fight them.
What important is, and i think this shows in the game very well, that the conversation options were not chosen with a moral choice system in mind. Of course you can be still "good" and "evil" but they wouldn't give you much of a choice if that would not be the case, wouldn't they?
When you look for one, you can find "moral choice systems" in every rpg, because when they let you choose conversations, they will give you the option to be nice or an asshole.
The point is:
As it stands Origins has no moral choice system. Even the more "evil" options are still reasonable and there are some choices were there is just no choice between good and evil.
One thing i liked in particular was choosing between the dwarven kings. It was a choice between the tyrannical, but smart and modern king. And the good, but kinda stupid and backwards king. I always chose the Tyrann, because i was not playing a good guy, but rather a guy, who wants whats best for everyone in the long run.

 

[Dandark]

It looks somewhat interesting but I was already fooled once by Dragon age 2. Plus I will want it on PC which means I would need Origins, it's also by EA. There are 3 strikes against it straight away before I even look at the actual game, they will probably have all kinds of **** DLC and "collecters edition only" stuff as well.

As for the actual game......I know nothing about it. I would whine about how it will probably be dumbed down combat with bad writing and no decent choices as well as the voice protagonist but people will have already complained about it anyway so i'll just say that I don't trust it to be enjoyable for me.

I was able to keep replaying and enjoying Origins for a pretty long time but Dragon age 2? Not so much. I assume they will follow the lead of Dragon age 2 instead of Origins so I doubt I will get it, maybe i'll rent it at some point and probably miss a questline or character that you needed the game new to have access to but that's all im going to be willing to do with this one.

I liked the Dragon age world in Origins and I wish I could enjoy it but I just don't think im going to be able to.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

and of course we have the typical mean-spirited feet-stamping going on. This is why I have zero sympathy for gamers nowadays and LOADS of sympathy for Bioware who has to put up with one of the most ungrateful fanbases in gaming.

 

[tangoprime]

I still wanna know where the heck they're going to go with Flemeth, Morrigan, and

Spoiler

the Old God child

sub plot.

Anyway, I'll need something a bit more substantial for DA3 so hopefully I see more. I get the feeling the Darkspawn are going to take a back seat for awhile as the Mage-Templar War rips the continent to shreds. I wouldn't be surprised if DA4 is going to be the Grey Wardens having to tell everyone to stop killing each other while another Blight is on the horizon.

Didn't Bioware say ages ago that they were like never going to actually do the god child plot?

I swear to god I recall something from a Bioware dev, shortly after DAO came out, or maybe it was when Witch Hunt came out, where they confirmed it was never going to happen.

...I just realized it. We already know what happened to that god child, it controls the reapers.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

Why give us different backgrounds if you're going to lock us into being human? Being able to play as elves or dwarves was one of my favorite parts..

 

[dimensional]

Not excited yet and probably will remain so I anticipate this passing me by with little notice on my part I enjoyed DA Origins and played it a couple of times (made the correct spell choices second time which made the game so so much easier) but it didnt leave me hungry for more same happened with ME2 it was fun while it lasted but didnt leave me wanting to play the third part I just couldnt find it in me to care enough about what happens to the story or characters.

This may change as more detail are released personally I prefered the setting of Jade Empire to Dragon age although the actual fighting in Jade Empire was kind of crap and it was pretty linear which I actually liked imo they should have made it more linear to make the story even stronger but thats just my preference.

Im not sure why people talk about Bioware as if it has been the same for ages and just changed sure its undergone a big change now being taken over by EA and its two founders leaving but its a company the people who make up a company and its structure change all the time.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

anc[is]

Did he?
Oh....... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3zCXzJ3NBs]
Does anyone like Fenris? He has to be the most one-note and out-of-place (in his visual design) characters in RPGs. I know he had to write DA2 in a hurry, but geez.

Though I have to say this: Much of what Gaider has written have been good enough for what they are. Origins being one example. He wrote Shale (and HK-47, the original Shale), for crying out loud. How can the same man who wrote Shale also write Fenris? It's like Hepler. She wrote the Dwarven Commoner origin (which is actually my favorite in the first game), but also wrote Anders in DA2.

I guess everyone is capable of stumbling into something bad. Or they can stumble into something good, depending on your perspective.

For the sake of fairness HK and Shale are also incredibly one note characters, their note just happens to be highly amusing. And when your competition is the awfulness that are the Standard Bioware Starting Human Companions™, that's all you really need.

But then you had the KOTOR 2 development for HK-47, placing him in a situation where he was coming to question his own individuality. After he "broke" (read, got his memories back from Revan) in K1, he starts hiding things from his owners, like he does to the Exile in KOTOR 2. It makes him much more interesting, because he is putting up his psychopathic traits as a cover for his more sophisticated views.