Trailer: Dragon Age 2's Possessed Hero Unleashed in March
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So you have a copy of the game? A demo?sephiroth1991 said:
Have you seen a gameplay video?
Not to be mean but don't you think such a sweeping claim needs a little more than a tralier?
Thank-you. I tryDrakenian said:
It's just that I don't think it is worth getting so heated over. I'll eat my words if a gameplay trailer comes out and it's everything we feared, but for now I'm just not convinced that this is the apocalypse that some fans are making it out to be.
This is probably the best article addressing the game I've read so far. IGN's coverage, as usual, was horrible.Drakenian said:
So, do you think with these new developments we'll still get people crying and whining about how they're ruining Dragon Age?IAmTheVoid said:Thank-you. I tryDrakenian said:
It's just that I don't think it is worth getting so heated over. I'll eat my words if a gameplay trailer comes out and it's everything we feared, but for now I'm just not convinced that this is the apocalypse that some fans are making it out to be.
This is probably the best article addressing the game I've read so far. IGN's coverage, as usual, was horrible.Drakenian said:
This was pretty much what I would've posted next, had I not gotten sick of getting words put into my mouth and decided to drop the whole discussion. Good post, mate.IAmTheVoid said:I didn't think Dragon Age was crap. I bought it on release day, I've played it through three times and modded it excessively. I'm no less of a fan than you are, my friend. I love the game to pieces! Because I state things which were bad about the original, why does that mean I think it's 'crap'?BloodSquirrel said:
1) We know so very little at the moment about combat at the moment that it's unfair to make a snap judgement about whether tactics are coming or going. We actually know that they're retaining being able to zoom out for the PC version, and that they've actually billed the combat as highly tactical anyway. I doubt Dragon Age 2 is suddenly going to morph the series into God of War just because they've said that the combat will be quicker and more brutal.BloodSquirrel said:
2) But since we're talking about trailers, Dragon Age was also billed as a gritty bloodbath a-la God of War. The Sacred Ashes trailer had the group kicking ass and had practically only about ten seconds of dialogue and about the rest of it were a variety of things getting stabbed, blown up and shot with arrows. And character customisation? We're still going to be able to customise our characters, and if anything the retrospective view we get from Varric means that the story will be a lot more malleable and changeable, too. I'd talk about how much I both loved and hated Redcliffe's big decision, but it doesn't seem relevant now.
And yes, I agree, it's being built on a different set of priorities, because a sequel warrants a change in direction. If it didn't, we'd get something akin to BioShock 2: a sequel which didn't really try anything new or try to take a new direction. BioWare sees the need to innovate and change what they didn't see as working in the first game. In Mass Effect, just because you couldn't choose an origin for, say, a Turian (which I admit I would like), doesn't mean you didn't get attached to Shepard.
But each to their own. I can see that at this point you're not hot about DA2 and I'm in favour of it, so there doesn't seem much point in arguing about it.
Of course they will. It's right there at the top of this article "When we like something, we usually don?t take too kindly to change". That's the whole reason for all the whining, I couldn't have said it any better.Drakenian said:
The article was an interesting read. The idea of a framed narrative especially intrigues me. Will they do it like in Prince of Persia and every time you die you hear the narrator's voice saying something like "No, that's not how the story went."?
Anyway, the changes they speak about don't make it seem as if it is completely different from the first one, so my hopes are still high.
Let's not be unfair, they have confirmed stuff which some people aren't going to like, I'm not denying that. The cutting down of race choices and the lack of origins rubs people the wrong way. What is unreasonable is when the fans call them out on things which are pure speculation or simply aren't true.Drakenian said:
But people will speculate. That's just what happens with a new release: people want to suss it out and judge it when really it's not in a complete state and many design elements could change (although obviously not the major crux of what they're doing now story-wise, but things like the camera and pacing could change).
Okay, so you are to admit that a naginata has a bladed edge on each side (ideal for stabbing) like Hawke's weapon does? Or that, in actuality, the naginata has a much shorter handle than the picture you presented shows?Zeithri said:There is nothing that says that you cannot stab with a Naginata.TheDrunkNinja said:Naginata is more of a slashing/sweeping weapon. This seems to have both stabbing and slashing capabilities. Also, this has a shorter handle to it, probably for better control in a close-combat. I'm not trying to argue or anything; I just think this new weapon Hawke wields is kind of in a class of its own.Zeithri said:Naginata then.cainx10a said:
Only a more stylished look.
And if you look in the video, he mostly slashes and swishes than stabby stab stab.
By known weapon law, this can only be three things;
* Naginata
* Polearm
* A mix between Polearm and Sword which usually ends with Naginata, but in fantasy terms, there's always the Warlord's Razor if I recall from WoW that worked like a Polearm, but were a sword.
Even then, we're using measurements and statistics for a weapon that doesn't seem to even exist. I mean, I could also argue that Hawke's weapon has a much longer blade than the naginata, but even then, it's kind of pointless. Can't we just say that it's in a weapon class of it's own? Designed for close-combat with too long a blade and short a handle to be a polearm, but too long a handle and short a blade to be a two-handed sword?
The first DA was one of the best RPGs I ever played. I cannot wait for this one.
Edit (added): And for the longest time I always felt that Blizzard was always on top of the pile with the quality of their cinematics. I'm not as confident in that as I used to be. That was exceptional.
Edit (added): And for the longest time I always felt that Blizzard was always on top of the pile with the quality of their cinematics. I'm not as confident in that as I used to be. That was exceptional.
Well he sounds similar to Sheppey it reminds me of how they sold him as the only hero of galaxy and they saying he's a badass hero. But maybe your right maybe i should wait till i see him in action but i never like how Bioware expects me to live up to the characters past life. From the start Sheppey is a Hero so i never felt like i was role playing only given him suggestions on what to say like a guy off screen.Knight Templar said:
But your right i should wait and see, i do hope hes less boring than shepard thou, god i think that was one of the worst parts with the game.
You know that this is only a cinematic trailer and they will be allowing you to change your gender. Has everyone already forgotten the part where all the Origins trailers featured a default male protagonist?Future Hero said:
Still not sold on it.
However, I did like the weapon Hawke was using. I always feel that polearms and staves get the short end of the stick (pun intended) in games (Like how they're rarely in them), and it's nice to see that BioWare is at least considering them, even if they don't make it into the final product.
As has already been stated a ton here, I'm interested in the story now, but prerendered cutscenes really don't give much insight into whether the game will be good or not.
However, I did like the weapon Hawke was using. I always feel that polearms and staves get the short end of the stick (pun intended) in games (Like how they're rarely in them), and it's nice to see that BioWare is at least considering them, even if they don't make it into the final product.
As has already been stated a ton here, I'm interested in the story now, but prerendered cutscenes really don't give much insight into whether the game will be good or not.