Dragon Age 2 - * Official *

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Why don't we have an official Dragon Age 2 thread, is it really that bad? :p

I'll start if anyone is ok with that?



ABOUT :

Experience the epic sequel to the 2009 Game of the Year from the critically acclaimed makers of Dragon Age™: Origins and Mass Effect™ 2. You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend of your Rise to Power begins now.
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  • Embark upon an all-new adventure that takes place across an entire decade and shapes itself around every decision you make.
  • Determine your rise to power from a destitute refugee to the revered champion of the land.
  • Think like a general and fight like a Spartan with dynamic new combat mechanics that put you right in the heart of battle whether you are a mage, rogue, or warrior.
  • Go deeper into the world of Dragon Age with an entirely new cinematic experience that grabs hold of you from the beginning and never lets go.
  • Discover a whole realm rendered in stunning detail with updated graphics and a new visual style.
Release Date :
North America on March 8 and March 11 in Europe.


Website : http://dragonage.bioware.com/


Sys Specs :
Recommended:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Processor or equivalent
CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 Triple core 2.8 GHz or equivalent
RAM: 2GB (4 GB Vista and Windows 7)
Video: ATI 3850 512 MB or greater
Video: NVIDIA 8800GTS 512 MB or greater
DirectX 11: ATI 5850 or greater
DirectX 11: NVIDIA 460 or greater

Minimum:
OS: Windows XP with SP3
OS: Windows Vista with SP2
OS: Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater
RAM: 1 GB (1.5 GB Vista and Windows 7)
Video: Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB cards
Disc Drive: DVD ROM drive required
Hard Drive: 7 GB
Sound: Direct X 9.0c Compatible Sound Card Windows Experience Index: 4.5

Trailers :




Making Of (NEW)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/making-of-dragon-age-2/709178
 
You sure there's not already a thread? Anyway, will definitely get this, loved the first and even though it might be dumbed down a bit for consoles it should still be a great game.
 
Calneon said:
You sure there's not already a thread? Anyway, will definitely get this, loved the first and even though it might be dumbed down a bit for consoles it should still be a great game.
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I checked, only origins and a few spread out dragon age 2 trailers. :(

Anyway, even though i feel this is a dumbed down dragon age i'm still looking forward to it just not the many DLCS with milk :D
 
Please don't hotlink.

I have seen DA described as the spiritual successor to the Balder’s Gate series. What made now (or rather November 2009) the right time for BioWare to dip their toes back in the fantasy realm?
Well, I wouldn’t say that we see the Balder’s Gate series is an albatross…[MM: But is it seen as a weight around your neck?] Yes but there are two ways to look at that. Yes, we have fans from that era but in some ways we have moved on. We still have a lot of people here, including myself, that worked on the Balder’s Gate series and I think there was always an element of us wanting to go back to party based RPG’s, the closest we had got before was with KOTOR – but I don’t think of three people as a party, four is about the minimum. Having more people in your party causes all types of pathfinding issues. People ask “Why don’t you have horses in DA?” You want path finding issues? Try programming for creatures that are longer than they are tall! We always start every project saying that we are going to do horses and then it turns out to be so much hassle that someone says “Is this really worth it? Does it help tell the story we want to tell?”
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http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index....der-lead-writer-dragon-age-ii.html#more-60514
 
Took me a LONG ass time to get into the style of the first game, it wasn't really what I expected at all but I did like it.

But the ending was so massively dissappointing, main game and DLC, you play through hours and hours of the game, talking with everyone, maybe overly long in some more important conversations and VERY long in some completely pointless rubbish. Then come the end of the game you get, a few lines of text, click to the next one and thats it.

Not even a decent voice over, its pathetic, it feels like it ends too abruptly, it almost seems strange to say but, at the end of THAT long a game and story you really do need a good cutscene, with the characters that were involved, high fiving you, or putting you in jail, or whatever, but "ending" the game in an immersive way that most importantly, FITS IN WITH THE ENTIRE GAME. THe game is cutscene and voice over galore so the text based ending just doesn't fit and left me feeling like the game never ended(in a bad way).

Mass Effect 1/2 got this right, as has almost every other game I can think of from Bioware.

Fallout 3 was a touch lame, but it did a voice over and various pictures and a familiar voice and while not as complete an ending cutscene as it could be, it wasn't bad.

Thats for me the biggest single improvement they can make over DA:O a real ruddy ending, literally nothing worse than a epic failure of an ending.
 
^ Well said!

Takes me back to the days of " Game Over ", when you've completed the game and a list of credits lol
 
Coincidentally I've only recently started playing the first game, so this should be a nice treat for when I'm done!
 
drunkenmaster said:
Took me a LONG ass time to get into the style of the first game, it wasn't really what I expected at all but I did like it.

But the ending was so massively dissappointing, main game and DLC, you play through hours and hours of the game, talking with everyone, maybe overly long in some more important conversations and VERY long in some completely pointless rubbish. Then come the end of the game you get, a few lines of text, click to the next one and thats it.

Not even a decent voice over, its pathetic, it feels like it ends too abruptly, it almost seems strange to say but, at the end of THAT long a game and story you really do need a good cutscene, with the characters that were involved, high fiving you, or putting you in jail, or whatever, but "ending" the game in an immersive way that most importantly, FITS IN WITH THE ENTIRE GAME. THe game is cutscene and voice over galore so the text based ending just doesn't fit and left me feeling like the game never ended(in a bad way).

Mass Effect 1/2 got this right, as has almost every other game I can think of from Bioware.

Fallout 3 was a touch lame, but it did a voice over and various pictures and a familiar voice and while not as complete an ending cutscene as it could be, it wasn't bad.

Thats for me the biggest single improvement they can make over DA:O a real ruddy ending, literally nothing worse than a epic failure of an ending.
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It was a really short game to be honest. It's those ******* loading screens with the blood that made it feel longer! :mad:

And the ending was the lamest ending to a game, ever.
 
LeJosh said:
It was a really short game to be honest. It's those ******* loading screens with the blood that made it feel longer! :mad:

And the ending was the lamest ending to a game, ever.
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Short, seriously? I think I played a different Dragon Age game to you. Also, which ending are you talking about (there are dozens)?
 
Yes, it's very short for an RPG that is supposed to be story driven.

I know there are dozens but having a screenshot and some text barely even depicting what you had done and how it affected the land was crap.
 
LeJosh said:
Yes, it's very short for an RPG that is supposed to be story driven.

I know there are dozens but having a screenshot and some text barely even depicting what you had done and how it affected the land was crap.
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I agree, it felt like the ending was an afterthought, as if they'd run out of time and wanted it on the shelves. :( I was really gutted when I reached the end. The thing is, proper endings and cutscenes add extra replay value when you know that the outcome can be different.
 
I managed 75 hours from DA, I'd say that was pretty darn good.

I'm still looking forward to DA2, although I hope they integrate the DLC better, I can't be doing with entirely seperate episodes :/
 
arknor said:
so what makes this one more official than the other one apart from someone who isnt an official typing " * Official * " in the threads:confused: name
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That's the rules of this forum apparantly, if it doesn't have **** in it it isn't official. As i said, if people minded the thread then that's great any problems the mods could close it :)

Seems to be going nicely, also nice i feel with official threads they should have a full template type starting post!
 
It's now available for pre-order on Steam.

Is the Black Emporium the unique item that was in the retail Signature Editions?
 
How the heck is Dragon Age short :confused:


I'm at 43 hours on my play through and I've still got Orzammar, the end then all the DLC to play. That seems pretty lengthy!
 
im playing it now but for the life of me i dont get the story, i started as an elf in a peaceful wooded area now im running around with ppl in sum sort on dwarf land lol mite start again with my new rig
 
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