Yeah...About Dragon Age 2.

[Girl With One Eye]

I played a demo of this game at Eurogamer expo and I have to say I am really looking forward to this game.

 

[The Wykydtron]

I've seen some very recent screenshots doing the rounds, and they look much improved from everything else I'd seen.

As for: ""No exclusive organization. No saving the world. No ancient evil." (David Gaider)."

That means they're doing something different with the structure, that's hardly worrying, that's refreshing (although I could play a hundred BioWare RPGs and never tire of them).

This. I hate that Bioware story chart that is floating around. Its not a Bioware story chart, its a "Most goddamn stories told ever" chart. Also, formula is nice, you know what's expected and though it doesn't give much room to deal with it, it leaves the sequels open to do different stuff.

story seems interesting. not sure how great "interactive framed narrative" will be but its sound interesting non the less.

I guess they must've missed Alpha Protocol, which was laid out similarly with an 'interactive framed narrative' and it came out first. Kinda makes them look silly claiming to be the first to do it was Dragon Age 2. =P

That being said, there was nothing about that video that didn't look and sound completely fucking awesome.

Alpha Protocol doesn't exist. It wasn't meant to be made and never was. End of story.

Also it was made by Obsidian, which Bioware has good relations with, so they may have felt comfortable making the claim. Also, one guy said it, not the entire company.

Hey Alpha Protocol was shockingly QUITE GOOD! (shit stop quoting Yahtzee) Then again i got it for £10 so maybe my view is a bit skewed.

 

[Xaositect]

I was put off because its clearly a result of the same bullshit that is now Biowares new MO.

Essentially, dumb the fuck out of their games to stop them being so "RPG'ish" and get more fans, and generally focus on more linear, spoonfed plots that are more pretentious and full of shit.

Either that or Bioware is suffering from serious insecurity about the claim that "all their plots/characters are the same", and so listening to the braindead cunts who talk like that is automatically the answer.

Bottom line, I think it looks shit.

If Mass Effect 3 looks as shit as this, or is as shit as ME2, its checkout time for me as a (scratch that, its already beyond being a fan anymore) person willing to purchase Bioware games. They just arent offering the same kind of experience they used to. Probably because they develop games around "sales" now instead of being the best "Bioware game" they can make. Reminds me more of Fable than Dragon Age.

 

[expwnit]

I'm not really sure what the complaint is here. Saying it looks "shit" isn't very specific. Is the issue with graphics, storyline, having a character with a set origin, or with the game being more action-oriented?