Poll: Dragon Age 2 vs. The Witcher 2

[ecoho]

I'm playing Dragon Age 2 now and so far I am not impressed. But It's still a decent enough game and I will finish it. Though I was wondering...

I keep hearing good things about The Witcher 2. But what does the Escapist think about The Witcher 2 when compared to Dragon Age 2? What is better and why?

it depends on what you like. i personaly like DA2 better because it was easier to get into, unlike witcher 2 which is difficult to say the least at the begaining of the game to do things right. that being said i heard if you use a 360 controler its easier to play. Get the witcher if you like pc rpgs, if you dont then dont its that simple

 

[cainx10a]

I haven't played The Witcher 2 yet, but from what I've heard... it's a bit on the immature side. People tell me it feels like it was written for 14-year-olds.

Do tell how it's on the immature side.

~snip~

There's more to add, but I have to go, but yeah, explain why it's immature, please.

I get the impression that you didn't actually read my post. Perhaps you missed the bolded part, and the section you cut away from the quote?

I did, Ser. But calling out a game for being immature and written for 14-year-olds is quite harsh. Since you heard that saying from your acquaintances, I was hoping you would share what they shared with you. Sharing is good.

The reason I might sound so anal is, I found DA2 to be immature with its character design, particularly, Isabella, at least Rule 34 did treat her well. And there are a good portion of the storytelling in DA2 that made me as butthurt as [insert a good example here], particularly how it ignored a lot of my actions, or the fact that I was using blood magic, the entire time.

So I'll apologize for being a jerk, and go to bed, dreaming about inserting some Blue Stripes into BioWare HQ to have a good ole exterminatus going. Filthy Kaedwenian curs.

 

[ElectroJosh]

I prefered the Witcher 2 to DA2 and the Witcher 1.

They kept all the elements I liked about the first game and improved on the ones that were as good; better (harder) combat, better leveling system, improved inventory (its not amazing but it is better) and the magic abilities function better. It retained the great atmosphere, characters and story that the first had.

 

[MercurySteam]

IMO, i like Dragon Age 2 a lot better. But because of the flack DA2 has been getting here, The Witcher 2 will probably get at least 80% more votes.

Yep I can already see it happening. And it's 'flak' not flack.

I appreciate the spelling correction and i don't mean to sound arrogant but it's kind of hard to take your correction seriously when you began your second sentence with the word "And" XD.

I started a new sentence to make a seperate point. It happens all the time.

 

[Woodsey]

Witcher 2 has better writing, better combat, better voice acting, and makes no beef about making you think about all aspects of itself (be it in the combat or the politics of the game) without telling you every last thing.

And your choices have effects, whilst plenty of them aren't even telegraphed to you as choices.

Dragon Age 2 is interesting in concept, poor in implementation. And yes, my opinion of it was lowered after playing The Witcher 2.

I haven't played The Witcher 2 yet, but from what I've heard... it's a bit on the immature side. People tell me it feels like it was written for 14-year-olds.

Whoever has told you that is lying.

IMO, i like Dragon Age 2 a lot better. But because of the flack DA2 has been getting here, The Witcher 2 will probably get at least 80% more votes.

Yep I can already see it happening. And it's 'flak' not flack.

I appreciate the spelling correction and i don't mean to sound arrogant but it's kind of hard to take your correction seriously when you began your second sentence with the word "And" XD.

Beginning a sentence with the word "and" is fine.

 

[Arisato-kun]

Witcher 2 blows Dragon Age 2 out of the damn water. Anybody that claims DA2 to be better than W2 is either living in a nostalgia bubble, or would also vote a Zelda game over W2 because DA2 is closer to an action-adventure game than a true RPG.

Or they simply prefer it to The Witcher 2. There's always that.

He's on a crusade to destroy any praise for DA2 and won't accept anyone who prefers DA2 to The Whitcher 2. Just ignore and move on.

I have yet to play The Whitcher 2, as my computer can hardly run it. Definately sounds likes a game I would enjoy.

Duly noted. I shall not waste my time. Though, such a crusade is a waste of time as well.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

Oh god this thread is bad news. First off versus thoughts are bad...especially this one.

I haven't played either, but it seems like the general consensus is that Witcher 2 is put on a pedistal and Dragon Age 2 is hated.

But then again I've played neither.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

IMO, i like Dragon Age 2 a lot better. But because of the flack DA2 has been getting here, The Witcher 2 will probably get at least 80% more votes.

Yep I can already see it happening. And it's 'flak' not flack.

I appreciate the spelling correction and i don't mean to sound arrogant but it's kind of hard to take your correction seriously when you began your second sentence with the word "And" XD.

As long as it is used correctly (which it was) you can start a sentence with "and". You can also start sentences with "but" and "because", those rules were really just enforced in grade school since the kids couldn't grasp the concept of poetic libraty and advanced syntax yet.

OT: I haven't played either game so I don't know.

 

[Hristo Tzonkov]

I'd have to say the Witcher.The combat rewards you getting better at it,the characters are about evenly lovable as those in DA2 but the whole story is a lot better.There are also truely branching storylines where choices really really matter.I liked DA2 but I loved TW2.

That and I've been replaying the first one and I keep noticing how Bioware has been copying a lot of elements from that.Weirdly...

 

[Arisato-kun]

Witcher 2 blows Dragon Age 2 out of the damn water. Anybody that claims DA2 to be better than W2 is either living in a nostalgia bubble, or would also vote a Zelda game over W2 because DA2 is closer to an action-adventure game than a true RPG.

Or they simply prefer it to The Witcher 2. There's always that.

I've heard awesome things about The Witcher 2 and can't wait to play it once I get through the first game.

That being said I have played DA2 and I enjoy it for what it is.

I voted DA2. That may change when I play TW2 but DA2 won't suddenly become a terrible game when I do.

One could also prefer bashing their own head against a rock to eating cake. That doesn't make it factually better. Read the second paragraph of that post, which is indeed all factual.

The fact that you used that comparison just shows me that I shouldn't be wasting my time on you.

There's no fact in what a person's preferred choice of media is. It's all opinion. Sure some mechanics may be better in one thing over another. That doesn't make them any less of a person for what they prefer, even if what they prefer is seen as inferior by the majority.

You're of the opinion that The Witcher 2 is better. That's fine. Perfectly ok. I may end up agreeing with you down the line. But presenting your case thusly just makes you a dick, plain and simple.

 

[cainx10a]

Witcher 2 blows Dragon Age 2 out of the damn water. Anybody that claims DA2 to be better than W2 is either living in a nostalgia bubble, or would also vote a Zelda game over W2 because DA2 is closer to an action-adventure game than a true RPG.

Or they simply prefer it to The Witcher 2. There's always that.

He's on a crusade to destroy any praise for DA2 and won't accept anyone who prefers DA2 to The Whitcher 2. Just ignore and move on.

I have yet to play The Whitcher 2, as my computer can hardly run it. Definately sounds likes a game I would enjoy.

Duly noted. I shall not waste my time. Though, such a crusade is a waste of time as well.

Lies, the truth shall be heard! It's not that the Witcher 2 is better than DA2. It's that nearly every RPG past, present, and future is better than DA2. It's certainly worse than every other Bioware RPG by far.

Ain't that the ploughing truth amigo!

 

[Orpheus III]

I voted for DA2, not because it's better but because it's going to get steamrolled.
In spite of its numerous, numerous flaws, I loved Dragon Age 2. But better than The Witcher? I don't really think so.

 

[Arisato-kun]

Witcher 2 blows Dragon Age 2 out of the damn water. Anybody that claims DA2 to be better than W2 is either living in a nostalgia bubble, or would also vote a Zelda game over W2 because DA2 is closer to an action-adventure game than a true RPG.

Or they simply prefer it to The Witcher 2. There's always that.

I've heard awesome things about The Witcher 2 and can't wait to play it once I get through the first game.

That being said I have played DA2 and I enjoy it for what it is.

I voted DA2. That may change when I play TW2 but DA2 won't suddenly become a terrible game when I do.

One could also prefer bashing their own head against a rock to eating cake. That doesn't make it factually better. Read the second paragraph of that post, which is indeed all factual.

The fact that you used that comparison just shows me that I shouldn't be wasting my time on you.

There's no fact in what a person's preferred choice of media is. It's all opinion. Sure some mechanics may be better in one thing over another. That doesn't make them any less of a person for what they prefer, even if what they prefer is seen as inferior by the majority.

You're of the opinion that The Witcher 2 is better. That's fine. Perfectly ok. I may end up agreeing with you down the line. But presenting your case thusly just makes you a dick, plain and simple.

I didn't claim that a person who prefers bashing their head on a rock to eating cake is less of a person, now did I? You said that.

The comparison clearly implies it.

But I'm done here. I'm off to spend my future enjoying both games. Have fun.

 

[DSK-]

Voted Witcher 2 despite not playing it.

Having played the first game (in part - I ended up stopping playing due to boredom) I'd have to say the story in The Witcher 1 (based on how far I got) is probably better than the overall story of DA2 and I believe other things are done better in W1 than DA2.

 

[MisterShine]

Well, I'm not certain how well I can answer this as I have yet to beat The Witcher 2 (I'm about an hour into Chapter 2), but honestly I'd say Dragon Age 2 gets the nob by an inch.

The Witcher 2 is certainly better looking graphically and artistically speaking, but the gameplay is missing some pieces and Geralt as a character are the main things holding me back. The combat is basically Arkham Asylum with spells and potions but minus the visceral bone-crunching feel of Batman's hits, replaced with generic sword slashes that half the time don't look like they even connected with the guy. I've been specializing in magic but there's just not enough variety in the spells and how you can use them. I think I just prefer party based RPG's to be fair, though TW2's combat isn't very RPG at all. Dragon Age 2's combat may not have been much more tactical than Origins (I can't just throw down AoE's willy nilly on Nightmare anymore), at least it was visually satisfying to Scythe in and whirlwind my enemies into an exploded pile of goop.

My real issue honestly is with Geralt. Even with games like Mass Effect where your character has a lot of definition to him/her before you even get control, I always felt like after a while you were able to make it feel like she was at least YOUR Shepard. While Geralt has more wide-reaching decisions in Witcher 2 that impact the story, I don't get the sense for WHY "my" Geralt character makes choice A instead of choice B, other than because I told him to.

Also that old ME problem of choosing a paraphrased dialogue and getting something really different to come out of his mouth is back -_- I wanted to bite Roche with my wit on one reply and Geralt let out a deadpan "Fuck you". I wanted to be more clever than that you jerk!

Overall I'm enjoying it so far and seeing how things turn out might make me change my opinion, but for now this is where I stand.

 

[Nopenahnuhuh]

The witcher 2 by far. It's deeper, has more story, feels less like a cash grab and it feels to have a lot more weight to it in terms of art style, graphics, gameplay and overall quality.

 

[Kaanyr Vhok]

I thought The Witcher was good. It was really elite in some areas. Thought DA:O was great for the first maybe 15 hours and after that it was horrible. Hated the DA 2 demo so TW 2 gets me vote.

 

[zungerman090]

Dragon Age 2 had its share of faults. The main ones that I can point out are: lack of environments and character development that was not good as in DA:O (imho). Both games had kinks with the endings, though I found Dragon Age 2 ending to be worse, because it hardly even matters which side you choose. In TW2, the political turmoil leaves everything uncertain, though some nations may come out on top and regain stability depending on your actions.

Most people who are hating on the combat in TW2 don't use Quen enough. Haha. At first I had problems with it, but after I started to use signs I got through fights without many problems. Played on Normal, so still felt the urge to say "F*ck yeah" every time I killed a rather large group of monsters.

Dragon Age 2 is a good game, although not very memorable (for me at least). I replayed DA:O 5 times, while for DA2, I simply reloaded the save to see the other ending (which as I pointed out earlier was almost the same. By the way, this is where I find TW2 (and TW1) to be superior. Actions have delayed consequences, which makes simply reloading and choosing something else impossible. TW1 seemed to have more of those though (or I am simply missing those "painting like" cutscenese).