RIPPA Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 This seriously looks like a completely different game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 13 hours ago, RIPPA said: This seriously looks like a completely different game And sounds. There's battle cries that you never heard in the lower version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 Yeah - it is kinda sad that I am only understanding and taking advantage of crafting now. Oh well. I am also irritated because I killed what I thought was my last dragon today but apparently I missed one - so now I have to figure out which one. And what sucks even more is that I am pretty sure I am more than three levels higher than it so I won't even get XP when I do find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Boy did I not like the Descent Buggy as hell and I didn't get experience from any of it. Not to mention a bullshit non-ending and so much back tracking. Grr... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 So I'm playing Dragon Age 2, and we've gone into the Fade to rescue a dreamer. So a Desire Demon offers Isabella (who my character is romancing) a new pirate ship. And right when she's ready to turn the demon down and stay loyal, she comes out with "I like big boats and I cannot lie". Seriously, Bioware? Just couldn't resist, could you? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 I told you I hated that game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 So far, I prefer it to DA: Origins. But I'm only in Act 2. It doesn't feel like the slog that Origins did. I just don't see why Fenris and Merrill haven't killed each other yet. Also, why do all the Dalish Elves have Irish accents, except Merrill who has a Welsh accent? Wales and Ireland are completely different places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 23 hours ago, AxB said: So far, I prefer it to DA: Origins. But I'm only in Act 2. It doesn't feel like the slog that Origins did. I just don't see why Fenris and Merrill haven't killed each other yet. Also, why do all the Dalish Elves have Irish accents, except Merrill who has a Welsh accent? Wales and Ireland are completely different places. Well, there is no Wales or Ireland in Ferelden, so there really isn't such a thing as a Welsh or Irish accent in the game. Translation: Because we American gamers are dumb and can't really tell the difference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 20 minutes ago, J.T. said: Translation: Because we American gamers are dumb and can't really tell the difference. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 4 hours ago, AxB said: So far, I prefer it to DA: Origins. But I'm only in Act 2. It doesn't feel like the slog that Origins did. I just don't see why Fenris and Merrill haven't killed each other yet. Also, why do all the Dalish Elves have Irish accents, except Merrill who has a Welsh accent? Wales and Ireland are completely different places. To be fair the Dalish are pretty nomadic and not all clans are the same, living well apart from each other in different countries. That said, seeing as Merril is from that clan JT pretty much hit the nail on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 9 hours ago, Eivion said: To be fair the Dalish are pretty nomadic and not all clans are the same, living well apart from each other in different countries. That said, seeing as Merril is from that clan JT pretty much hit the nail on the head. She wasn't born in that clan, tho. She was given to the clan when her magic revealed itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 At least she was voiced by a Welsh actress The most american video game thing to do is hire a yankee and then having them do the accent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 3 hours ago, JLSigman said: She wasn't born in that clan, tho. She was given to the clan when her magic revealed itself. I forgot about that. Well there is the excuse for the accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 And I've finished DA:2. Spoilers: Now it was obvious that Meredith had turned to evil and was going to be the final boss... but why did they have Anders commit mass murder as a way of bringing about the end game? I mean, I'd barely used Anders or Aveline as party members during my game because I'd thought they had really important jobs in the game world and taking them away from that to go spelunking with me was selfish and bad for the city. But because of that in my mind he wasn't that involved in the Circle Mages vs Templars feud, he was off looking after refugees and renegade mages, so it didn't make sense that he'd be angry enough to go out and kill a whole bunch of innocent people... to guarantee that there would be no peaceful resolution... which in essence would guarantee that dozens of mages would die suddenly and violently. So basically Anders is the real villain of the game. Shouldn't have given you the option of sparing him. I think the game on some level betrays the player by making your character have to either be a mage, or have a sister who is a mage. So you're persuaded that even though there are plenty of evil mages in the game, you always have in the back of your mind that mages are innocent until proven corrupted, but the world persecutes them anyway. Makes me wonder what would happen if I played as a Mage, but sided with the Templars at every turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I think part of the problem is your assumption that the Circles Mages problems with the Templars was somehow separate from all the other issues. It wasn't. Have you played the legacy DLC yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I didn't buy any DLCs. So, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 You really should play Legacy. It plays into Inquisition's story a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Fuck Dragon Age 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 It's still better than DA: Origins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 19 hours ago, AxB said: And I've finished DA:2. Spoilers: Now it was obvious that Meredith had turned to evil and was going to be the final boss... but why did they have Anders commit mass murder as a way of bringing about the end game? I mean, I'd barely used Anders or Aveline as party members during my game because I'd thought they had really important jobs in the game world and taking them away from that to go spelunking with me was selfish and bad for the city. But because of that in my mind he wasn't that involved in the Circle Mages vs Templars feud, he was off looking after refugees and renegade mages, so it didn't make sense that he'd be angry enough to go out and kill a whole bunch of innocent people... to guarantee that there would be no peaceful resolution... which in essence would guarantee that dozens of mages would die suddenly and violently. So basically Anders is the real villain of the game. Shouldn't have given you the option of sparing him. Your character kills many more people than Anders did. If you ever go into the Chantry at all during the game, you see it's basically empty, and one of the Sisters talks about keeping the people of Lowtown/Darktown out. Also, while it doesn't feel it because the game is so short and the character models don't change, it spans 10 years. Anders spent most of that time trying to change people's minds, despite Ser Alrik and all the mages made Tranquil as punishment. It isn't until Act III, when you can hear in the Gallow's courtyard that Meredith HAS ALREADY SENT for the Right of Annulment (before anything happens!) that he decides the only thing to do is force the issue. The Chantry is the real villain of the game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 6 hours ago, AxB said: It's still better than DA: Origins. As someone who likes DA:2 more the most, this opinion feels bonkers to me. DA:O is the last great true AAA RPG, were as DA:2 was a fun action RPG with a lot of glaring holes in it's fighting system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 In Dragon Age 2, I wasn't stuck in the Fade bored out of my mind for six hundred hours. In Origins, I was. So therefore 2 was better. Also, I never really felt like I was in control during combat in Origins. I'd try to do the in and out, hit and run style of combat and get hit while I was massively out of range. And on my abandoned Mage playthrough, My character would die in literally every fight I got into (usually the whole team would as well). In DA:2, I'd hit the guy twice, they'd wind up a big power shot, I'd backstab, they'd hit air and I'd do a lot of damage or kill them instantly. Which would be what I was trying to do. In Origins, it never felt like what I was trying to do would be what actually happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Inquisition does a good job of balancing the combat system. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 So, under the radar of everyone, Dragon Age: Origins has been added to the Xbox Backward Compatibility list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 12 hours ago, El Dragon said: So, under the radar of everyone, Dragon Age: Origins has been added to the Xbox Backward Compatibility list. It was in my activity feed. I am just angry because I traded it in along with a few other games to get some GS store credit, and the bastards announced the new backwards compatibility list two days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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