Why I hate Dragon Age, from a fan. *PC*

[Jekken6]

I thought it was pretty challenging, I started on normal and then switched to easy, because I was getting overwhelmed.

And I beat the game in about 30 hours, but I didn't stray to far away from the mainquest. And my human noble banged Morrigan.

 

[Spectrum_Prez]

I don't think the game is necessarily challenging for all parties, it really depends on who you choose to bring along. What's nice though is that it will throw completely different types of enemies at you so you have to stay on your feet. On one of my playthroughs I had three mages in my party at one point and got absolutely hammered by Possessed Templars in the Tower and by Reavers once they gained staff immunity, as well as later on in situations involving scattershot (grrr). For a challenge, I'm going to reinstall the game over Easter Break and make a no-mage squad with 3 dual wielding rogues and a tank. Wish me luck.

First playthrough was about 40 hours for me, second was around 60, although I don't remember doing many more sidequests. That should be the minimum for a single-player RPG really, anything shorter and I would feel slightly ripped off. KOTOR was a bit shorter and ME about the same length if I remember correctly.

The main quest choices are, however, somewhat constraining, but I enjoyed the morality system a bit more than in most Bioware games. There were often times when I got annoyed with characters for doing illogical things (*ahem* ALISTAIR *ahem*). I guess they wanted to make a game with no perfect fairy-tale ending, and that's what we got.

 

[saejox]

...........
So, that's me done.

TLR I love Dragon Age but the scope for choice scares. Also it is hard.

Ps first topic, please go softly............

you and i sir are different.

i think its shallow, you think it's deep. i think its plain, you think its complicated.
i was expecting Planespace:Torment, you were expecting Mass Effect.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I actually the other day accidentally removed someone from my party and hit enter and I literally gasped aloud when I had done it. I guess you need to be careful and think about the way your choices affect the future. That's just the world of RPG's, friend.

 

[Ham Blitz]

I will have to agree, the game takes forever, is massive, and seems dangerously addictive to me. Seriously, I can't stop playing it. I will agree about the no main character voice thing. They let you choose a voice but only for attacking and telling you you can't open that lock.
Also, I do have to partially agree on the difficultly thing. I will say that is was a decent but not too frustraiting challenge all the way till the exact end, and then, "BOOM!". If the curve were a line chart, the exact moment you start fighting the Archdemon, the curve would probably become an almost 90 degree angle. I spent over two hours alone trying to beat the dragon on normal as a warrior.

 

[djpsykotiko]

I was thinking of some of these things the other day after playing the game. I do enjoy being able to choose what to do in games, but when it involves me reloading the game 20 times just to get the right combination of replies to each question, I do kinda get sick of it. I understand the need for choices making a difference in the game, but when it's such a vast amount of possibilities, it is rather intimidating to think that you may have screwed up somewhere along the lines because you told someone "I like cheese" rather than "I tolerate cheese". or "cheese makes me gassy"

Sten is by far one of the most irritating to sort through, with his unaccommodating answers.
how are you supposed to know what to say when he doesn't give you any insight of possible reactions?