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you should go for Mass Effect 2 if you want high quality dependable action and storytelling
you should get DA:O only if you have a brain like a supercomputer and play tapletop role playing games like there's no tomorrow
The better Bioware RPG?
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you should go for Mass Effect 2 if you want high quality dependable action and storytelling
you should get DA:O only if you have a brain like a supercomputer and play tapletop role playing games like there's no tomorrow
Dragon Age.
The sequel is coming out in a bit, and you'll have plenty of time to grab ME2 before ME3 drops this Fall.
The sequel is coming out in a bit, and you'll have plenty of time to grab ME2 before ME3 drops this Fall.
yeah somewhat, but i dont think thats necessarily a horrible thing. (talking about your first sentence) they should have punished paragons a few times at least, like for being too noble the bad guy would get away or you wouldn't get the best gun or something.this isnt my name said:
ehh you can call that a gray choice, but i personally will always side with horrowmont every time. behlen can lick my human noble nuts.
Judging by the ME2 demo, Dragon age. Best RPG i've ever played (although DA2 looks set to blow it out of the water if it gets the companions and immersion right.
My favorite game (both BioWare and overall) is Mass Effect 2. People might say it's not an RPG, and I don't really care what genre any game is in as long as I like it.
I like all their games that I've played. The one's I haven't played are their contributions to Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate.
Knights of the Old Republic and Dragon Age Origins are similar in gameplay. Out of those two, I prefer Knights of the Old Republic. I like Dragon Age a lot, but it has some sections I truly hate (The Fade subquest of Broken circle and the first half of the Deep Roads). The Deep Roads has a boss I find truly revolting to look at. Ack, I don't even want to think about "her".
I like all their games that I've played. The one's I haven't played are their contributions to Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate.
Knights of the Old Republic and Dragon Age Origins are similar in gameplay. Out of those two, I prefer Knights of the Old Republic. I like Dragon Age a lot, but it has some sections I truly hate (The Fade subquest of Broken circle and the first half of the Deep Roads). The Deep Roads has a boss I find truly revolting to look at. Ack, I don't even want to think about "her".
The best one?
Um...I say mass effect, it's DLC is amazing. Dragon age Origins is good (DAMN good) But it's have some flaws mostly with the PC (Player character)
He have very little emotion and sit there slack most of the time
Combat is easy as hell even on Nightmare mode.
Mostly, Mages are overpower damn it, which sort of make sense, since Mages in-game caused the first darkspawn.
Um...I say mass effect, it's DLC is amazing. Dragon age Origins is good (DAMN good) But it's have some flaws mostly with the PC (Player character)
He have very little emotion and sit there slack most of the time
Combat is easy as hell even on Nightmare mode.
Mostly, Mages are overpower damn it, which sort of make sense, since Mages in-game caused the first darkspawn.
You haven't played Bring Down the Sky?gmaverick019 said:
Also, people are totally wrong when they say that Paragon and Renegade are Good and Evil, respectively. It's more like Fair and Merciful or Dirty Harry.
Not really. Maybe it isn't to your liking, but I've played the 360 and pc version and prefer the former.green_dude said:
FPS stands for first-person shooter.darth.pixie said:
OT: Depends on what you're looking for.
Mass Effect 2 is an RPG (haters gonna hate - no, the combat isn't based on stats, but it's also a hell of a lot better, no there isn't much of an inventory, but that was total shit), just not in the old-school sense of the word, but it's much more about snowballing consequences, so you should play the first game too.
Dragon Age: Origins is more punishing and tactical in combat (and I wouldn't recommend it on a console), and can drag a little at the start, but it's just as engrossing as Mass Effect 2 and there's massive variation in your final save.
If I had to choose, I'd go with Mass Effect, but it really is a tough call. You know what, the genre doesn't even matter for Mass Effect - it is what it is and BioWare took it in the best direction for the series in the second one.
Depends on whether you like trad RPG with voluminous inventories, skill trees and turn based combat. If yes, then Dragon Age is the better of the two. If no, then Mass Effect.
If you're indifferent (as I am), it's a toss up. Both have fairly good stories, but also a lot of talking head sections which are mostly exposition (to be fair, ME2 tries to soften the blow by use of cinematics). And for some reason, Bioware seems intent on shoving one incredibly flawed section into otherwise great games: Deep Roads tedium, Mako instability, and the ever popular Planet Scanning of ME2 (aka the metal detector simulator).
I'd disagree with the phrase "dumbed down" wrt ME2. All the games have a decent enough story, for a videogame at least. If the term RPG hadn't come to mean specific types of game mechanics, it would be a great example of an RPG. But again, if you're looking for things like being able to outfit each character in loving detail, DA:O it is for you (and to a lesser extent, ME1)
If you're indifferent (as I am), it's a toss up. Both have fairly good stories, but also a lot of talking head sections which are mostly exposition (to be fair, ME2 tries to soften the blow by use of cinematics). And for some reason, Bioware seems intent on shoving one incredibly flawed section into otherwise great games: Deep Roads tedium, Mako instability, and the ever popular Planet Scanning of ME2 (aka the metal detector simulator).
I'd disagree with the phrase "dumbed down" wrt ME2. All the games have a decent enough story, for a videogame at least. If the term RPG hadn't come to mean specific types of game mechanics, it would be a great example of an RPG. But again, if you're looking for things like being able to outfit each character in loving detail, DA:O it is for you (and to a lesser extent, ME1)
They're both great games, and that's really hard to argue outside of personal tastes.
For the sake of it though, I'll recommend Mass Effect 2 because you're playing it on PS3. I really wouldn't be able to stand playing Dragon Age on a console, as it's a throwback to the lineage of traditional-hit RPGs like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale. They're meant for the PC.
Mass Effect 2 is kind of "dumbed down". I was pretty miffed when I first realized there was no more items to be dropped, and a streamlined inventory/skill system. That's okay though, the game is still an RPG through-and-through, and it's a rich experience for sure.
For the sake of it though, I'll recommend Mass Effect 2 because you're playing it on PS3. I really wouldn't be able to stand playing Dragon Age on a console, as it's a throwback to the lineage of traditional-hit RPGs like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale. They're meant for the PC.
Mass Effect 2 is kind of "dumbed down". I was pretty miffed when I first realized there was no more items to be dropped, and a streamlined inventory/skill system. That's okay though, the game is still an RPG through-and-through, and it's a rich experience for sure.
TPS then, my apologies.Wayneguard said:
I only meant that I don't really consider it an RPG. Not due to gameplay (which I liked, honestly) but due to NPCs and the way Shepard was presented (there were choices of conversation that gave the same response and whatever you said only (or mostly) mattered for paragon or renegade). It was mostly Role-Watching than Role-Playing and I felt as if I was only driving him around instead of melding with the character.
I know people liked it (hence me saying that I will probably be lynched) and I can understand why. It just wasn't what I would call RPG.
While I prefer ME2 by far, perhaps you should take DA:O since ME is a direct sequel to it's predecessor. But then again if you don't care about the story go ahead... In any case I played them both on PC so if there's anything to be wary about on console versions, I can't tell you about it.