Dragon Age II

[crazyeyesreaper]

The witcher was a far better game for me same simplistic combat but far more entertaining story thus The Witcher is a better RPG in my opinion then DAII as it is currently released

 

[douglatins]

I didnt finish the witcher because i spent a long time and still didnt exit the first town, i got bored. But i am interested in W2

 

[n-ster]

So I may buy Dragon Age 2 today, will comment on my experience

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

well from what ive heard you cant really equip companions as you originally could the story is non existant aka just disjointed quests, hell even one of biowares employees QUIT after 10 years there due in part of the direction DAII was going. I finally broke down and tried the demo, im sorry this game is crap its easy its repetitive and has nothing to offer, Its only good point is its better then most other RPGs released, which isnt enough to shower it with praise, granted ill have to wait and see how the DLC and expansion plays out, along with user created content. but at this point, id have to say id rather look at the sprites of Baldurs Gate and Baldurs Gate 2 and have a real challange and play a real RPG, This new age shit just sucks, if i wanted MASS EFFECT id fucking play mass effect, sigh. Leave it to a company to know what its customers want more then the actual customer themself. Like i really want a dumbed down made for idiots game, biggest issue with gaming today, trying to please EVERYONE, it never works and just pisses off loyal fans, Why is it RPGs today are either a giant movie or so dumbed down and retarded i might as well just play a regular action game like Devil May Cry and the like.

 

[ERazer]

totally agree with crazy's post

really disappointed with this DA, now im hopingn the next dungeon seige is better

 

[WhiteLotus]

So marks out of 10 guys?

 

[Wijkert]

After installing 11.4 the freezing problems I had are gone. So if anybody else has the same problems, I would try 11.4 and see if that helps.

Some websites are giving this game a 9 out of 10. Personaly I am not that negative as some other people that have posted in this thread and would give it a 8 out of 10. It is deffinitly not as good as the first one though.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

graphics 5/10 with high res pack 7/10 nothing that special Oblivion looks better with the texture mods etc and on a far larger scale so DAII gets no special perks from me there, they also borked the camera no tactical camera. only improvement here over DA:O was the fact that made the Qunari far more interesting and different they have more personality now, thats a good thing,

story 2/10 disjointed there is no real plot, you do quests it makes you important to the ppl of the town rinse repeat, wait why am i doing this? whats in it for me???? story gets lost in the average run of the mill MMO feeling quests

gameplay 3/10 take DA:O remove the good features and the bad, insert Mass Effect 2 features, strip those down and you have DAII gameplay, Hack and Slash feels more like an action game in slow mo then an RPG, in general remember that guy pushing a boulder up a hill well DA:O is the guy when he succeds, DAII is that guy crushed at the bottom of that hill by said rock.

other: characters feel less inspired and empty, overall just feels like a rushed game to cash in on DA:O success,

this is based off a review of 2 friends who own the game and have gotten close to the end. 1 is on Console the other a fairly shitty PC * Core 2 Duo E8300 8800gts 640mb*, overall neither liked it and it just reinforced my own opinion of the demo and overall of what ive read,

id give the game a 6/10 no before people bitch 8/10 would be great 4/10 would be below average, its slightly above average, its playable sort of enjoyable but theres far BETTER games with better gameplay story and well just about everything, so in general its middle of the road, a bit of good here and there but mostly alot of missed opportunities to be a great game.

 

[erocker]

I'm having fun with the game, even though it does have some shortcomings as crazyeyes has emphatically explained.

 

[the54thvoid]

I'm having fun with the game, even though it does have some shortcomings as crazyeyes has emphatically explained.

I thought he was very subtle

I'm UK, so I have to wait till Friday to play it (wanky decision that is). I only just finished the Witcher so I hope i'm not toooo disappointed.

And Reapers talk of oblivion makes me want to go and play that again, with the high res packs.....

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

yea. i did that today Qarls Texture Pack 3 + around 120 other mods, i remembered id made a backup of my data drive so i figured why not and loaded it up lol

 

[AphexDreamer]

I'm liking this Dragon Age much more than the first.

So far...

Graphics are actually a much better improvement then I was expecting (After Patch).

Performance however is sadly not what I was hoping for. It drops well in the low 20s and feels a bit laggish. I felt this right after installing the High Res Textures pack, which shouldn't be an issue for my card you know? Before the High res Pack it was smooth after It felt sluggish.

This just doesn't seem right?

Latest Official Drivers

I'm just playing to play right now, not looking at story line or anything. Spells are nice, gameplay is faster than the first making me more compelled to play than I did in the first one.

 

[Lionheart]

From the looks of these comments, this game seems to be a piece of epic fail "SIGH" I did play the demo and it was ok, but nothing special to me, graphics were pretty good on the background environments but on the characters themselves they looked average to me and gameplay wise it was pretty mediocre & controls with the constant mouse clicking to attack suck PENIS but should be easily changeable

I still got the first game to play & finish so I might just jump back into DA:O and see what its really like most ppl say its a great game, time for me to find out but what I realy want

IS.....DIII

 

[erocker]

From the looks of these comments, this game seems to be a piece of epic fail "SIGH" I did play the demo and it was ok, but nothing special to me, graphics were pretty good on the background environments but on the characters themselves they looked average to me and gameplay wise it was pretty mediocre & controls with the constant mouse clicking to attack suck PENIS but should be easily changeable

I still got the first game to play & finish so I might just jump back into DA:O and see what its really like most ppl say its a great game, time for me to find out but what I realy want

IS.....DIII

One member seems to want to turn this game into an epic fail, which it is not. Good fun to play and once you get through the initial opening part of the game it gets much better.

 

[alucasa]

No problem whatsoever with DA2 steam version on my PC.

But dang, the game lacks depth and purpose. I miss DA origins. Class diversity is completely gone also.

 

[BumbleBee]

Giant Bomb 1 hour quick look showing the PC and XBOX 360.

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dragon-age-ii/17-3884/

 

[Frizz]

The game is good so far, but I'll see if it is the same Dragon Age that took sleep outta my daily routine and vocab.

 

[BumbleBee]

from the quick look i'm digging Dragon Age II. picking up my copy this weekend.

 

[Frizz]

Right and just to confirm with anyone, the game works as intended right out of the box so no issues with performance here.

 

[ShogoXT]

I'm liking this Dragon Age much more than the first.

So far...

Graphics are actually a much better improvement then I was expecting (After Patch).

Performance however is sadly not what I was hoping for. It drops well in the low 20s and feels a bit laggish. I felt this right after installing the High Res Textures pack, which shouldn't be an issue for my card you know? Before the High res Pack it was smooth after It felt sluggish.

This just doesn't seem right?

Latest Official Drivers

I'm just playing to play right now, not looking at story line or anything. Spells are nice, gameplay is faster than the first making me more compelled to play than I did in the first one.

I have had major performance slowdowns as well. It will be smooth one moment then just completely stop. Really uneven.

Turned off SSAO and blur to compensate.

 

[douglatins]

Anyone with a nvidia card playing this? Is it sucking fiercely?

 

[1Kurgan1]

From the looks of these comments, this game seems to be a piece of epic fail "SIGH" I did play the demo and it was ok, but nothing special to me, graphics were pretty good on the background environments but on the characters themselves they looked average to me and gameplay wise it was pretty mediocre & controls with the constant mouse clicking to attack suck PENIS but should be easily changeable

I still got the first game to play & finish so I might just jump back into DA:O and see what its really like most ppl say its a great game, time for me to find out but what I realy want

IS.....DIII

The game is fine, no it's not the best RPG on earth, but it is a good game. And should provide some good entertainment.

 

[erocker]

Anyone with a nvidia card playing this? Is it sucking fiercely?

Yes frames are low. Nvidia is working on a new driver for it. Should be out soon.

 

[alucasa]

Anyone with a nvidia card playing this? Is it sucking fiercely?

I got EVGA Geforce 460 GTX 1GB SSC+. I can't play with extra high texture with any kind of AA, so it sucks, but I am not complaining.

Edit : High res texture enabled.

 

[KainXS]

I tried a 8800GS and had no problem but I tried my 460 and its . . . . .not good, 5870 plays it good though.

looks like a DX11 problem