Bioware-Dragon Age Origins

I've had the 360 CE pre-ordered for a while now.

 

Combat Animations > Face Animations

Back in the day BioWare gamers would be baffled to hear someone have "Face animations" listed as a major complaint, but I guess years have passed since then.


This also happens to be one of the most visually impressive RPGs ever made IMO.

 

mass effect 2 is coming out within a few months of dragon age.

So really, that tells me Dragon Age's team is Biowares B team, cause their A team is clearly on Mass Effect 2.

 

I remember when Mass Effect came out and I had to defend the graphics and the facial animations

 

If the characters just froze and it was nothing but lines of text I would still buy this game.

 

Mass Effect 2 is a sequel to the point the second they released Mass Effect 1 they were already starting on Mass Effect 2.

 

Yes I did.

I am still looking forward to Dragon Origins. It is funny that I live in an age where facial animations is someting someone complains about in a game.

I remember when facial animation was a box going from pinkish to black.

 

Tough weekend... Dragon Age and Modern Warfare 2. I took a break from MW2 just now to give this a try....

 

pc version has not leaked yet

 

Ever played Baldurs Gate or Neverwinter Nights?

 

Well, some more recent games that the gameplay is similar to would be Mass Effect & KOTOR. The PC version however will come with camera options that allow for a more strategic view similar to the older games like Baldurs Gate. You pause the game when needed so that you can assign multiple actions(different characters) at once. Generally, as in most RPGs different enemies will be weaker against certain types of attacks and stronger defending others. The boss battles in these kind of games are hectic, because of so much going on in real time. I would be pretty disappointed to see younger generation RPG fans not enjoy a game like this. These kind of games are what brought me into the RPG fold.

 

Here is a preview of dragon age for the 360, the guys doing the preview are kind of annoying but it gives a good idea of how the game will play on the consoles. [ame="http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dragon-age-origins-360/17-1528/"]Quick Look: Dragon Age: Origins (360) - giantbomb.com[/ame]

 

1. It's on Torrent Leech as of this morning for PC.

2. It's NOTHING like KOTOR or Mass Effect. It's a lot more like Diablo - At least from a combat standpoint. You tell the character to atteck, and he keeps attacking while you throw in special attacks. Pretty boring actually.

3. The story seems very rich and has decent voice acting. The graphics are ok, but seem stale and boring compared to ME.

4. This game (like most classic PC RPGs like Baulder's Gate) is very unforgiving. There's no warnings that you're about fight a monster that's gonna analy penetrate you. And there's no escaping fights. If you run, you cant get away until you die... It's kinda dumb.

All in all I'm a few hours in and I'm not into it... If that makes sense. I want to like it, but I'm having a hard time. Maybe it's better set as a PC game.

 

How is that different than KOTOR? In KOTOR you would tell your players to attack people and then they keep attacking while you throw in special attacks.

 

KOTOR allowed you to slow it down a bit and make decisions. Hell, you could play KOTOR completely turn based if you want. If it's possible here, I don't know how (not like I have an instruction manual) - It's more like click and kill from what I can tell.

 

So there is no pause button?

I could play KOTOR completely turn based, however if memory serves me right it would take a lot of clicking the pause button.

 

There's a difference between pause and the game automatically stopping so you can make a combat decision when it's your turn. Comparing this games combat to KOTOR is a very far cry imo.

 

I should note that my friend agrees with you... He feel it's exactly like KOTOR. Maybe I'm the insane one lol

 

That was a setting in KOTOR. I turned it on as well.

 

Put in a few hours last night. The game definitely gets better. I love that in battle, blood gets all over your party, and it stays there in cut scenes. As you get into the world of the Grey Wardens, you'll find that it's a crazy one. The story takes a crazy twist rather early pulling you in. The spec tree is straight out of KOTOR, but that's a good thing.

Also, about the combat... If you hold the left trigger, you can stop the game and go to a convenient menu allowing you to make good combat decisions without having to do them on the fly in real time. Anyone that's fought a tough boss in KOTOR knows that you survival chances are slim if you dont slowly make the right moves. Same goes here. The one real boss i fought was very big and equally cool. I dont want to ruin the story, but push through the boring first hour and a half or two and I promise you'll be hooked.

One super gripe is the equipment system. There's no fast easy way to compare the gear you picked up VS the ones you're wearing. You have to go into a Compare screen. I don't know why they couldnt have a quick stat on each item when you "mouse over" it. Not even close to a deal breaker... Loving it more and mor. Get it?

 

going to buy the PC version in about an hour

 

I pre-ordered the CE & can't wait to play this game tonight when it arrives via UPS. Wished Bioware be more like Blizzard in a sense of having a native Mac & Windows port for their games.

 

Amen to that

 

Mass Effect's problem was that it was annoying to go through the stuff. But at least you can clearly tell which items where better for your character. In this game, it's simple to manage your gear... The problem is, I'm not the type of gamer that goes and looks at every item I loot. I play for 20 - 30 minutes, then go item shuffling to see if I picked up a sword or a piece of armor better than the gear I'm currently sporting. In DAO, you can tell if a Studded Leather Boot is better than a Padded Leather Boot or a Reinforced Leather Boot. I have to go to the item, press X and it brings up the comparison screen with the item you have the cursor over versus what you're wearing. And even still, I have to read stats...

Example:

Bag - Studded Leather Boots Armor 6 +2 attack

Wearing - Reinforced Leather Boots Armor 7 +1 attack

(These are all examples, not real items or specs)

Was making the little green bars and arrows too difficult? Why did they abandon something that worked fine in Mass Effect and countless other RPGs. I understand they were looking for that old-school RPG feel. But some stuff needs to evolve.

LOL other than that, the game is freaking coming along awesome.

 

Was looking at BW site at some of the vids for DAO and it seems you will beable to import the blood armor over to Mass Effect2 http://dragonage.bioware.com/gallery/videos/

Think I just may have to go out and pick this up today, I have AC2 on pre order and I don't like to get to many games in one month, but oh well.

 

I got it. I love it. I woke up today thinking I was coming down with a Dragon Age Origin Flu. A lot of that is probably going around.

 

Love the PC version...has nice mouse over for inventory I'm not sure if it diff for consoles?hella long load times tho HELLA long.
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Im hesitant to get the 360 version even though I need to drop some cash for repairs on my PC before I could get to play it on that. Im also a stubborn POS, and being so used to baldurs gate/NWN gameplay on the PC is a big issue for me. Im not a big fan of radial menus, such as the way Command & Conquer is handled on consoles. Also, the mods that will be out there for the PC essentially make it one of those timeless games that can have ridiculous replay value. I read that the Editor they are releasing with the game has the same tools available to the developers, including full control of in-engine cut scenes. The PC version could also give way to a mod that may allow for online play, but that part is unconfirmed at this point.

 

Are some of the symptoms aching wrists and sprained thumbs? I think I have it too.

I have to say, I have been playing this pretty much all weekend. I wasn't expecting much from it really, just treated it a little like another over-hyped game that I should at least give a go. I haven't put it down. I love it.

Of course ME is still my game though.