22 out of 37(59%)reviewers recommend this product.
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CrunkGoat
This game is perfect for:casual gamers
Dragon Effect
PostedMay 30, 2011
Bioware had a winner with Dragon Age: Origins, a RPG that gave you tons of choices down to a different opening depending on your character. There were problems but overall the game was very fun to play
I had very high hopes for Dragon age 2 at first but as the release date came closer more and more red flags came up. Oh you have a set background..well fine it isnt called Dragon age ORIGINS 2 no big deal, then ...oh the whole game takes place in one city...that sounds kinda repetitive.. and not to mention the over the top fighting animations..and the list went on and on.
I'll admit i had fun with the game but its definatly a single playthrough game. I kept telling myself throughout the game "this must get better, it is dragon age after all" But it never happens
Lets hope Dragon Age 3 brings the series back to where it belongs, until then i'll be playing Origins, The Witcher 2, and Oblivion
Lets start, This game is strategic, you must pause the game constantly if you want to play on the harder difficulties, Although it is not to the difficulty that it is unplayable. This game is more of a "movie" where you decide what one character says and you do the fighting. The game is one of my favorites just because it is my type of game, it lets you decide many times about what will happen to other characters and your own character throughout the game. This game is not for those of you who want action and straight up action. This game is tactical and can either reward you with victory or present you with death for making a few mistakes, especially on nightmare mode, in which I am in Act 2 on nightmare. The few problems I have encountered in this game are; The game is long, just not long enough, I think the creators could have come up with a longer game, but i guess that would take away from the next sequel. The game also reuses the dungeons too often, I can see reusing them maybe once or twice, but over and over is just too much they probably could have spent a bit more time on thinking up some new dungeons or battle scenery. The worst idea in the minds of Bioware was to make the game unplayable after the main storyline, I mean why do that? This game could have been five times better if it were playable after with more quests, armor, abilities, and such that could have made much more of a game out of this, plus you cant finish up the quests that you had before the final Act. All in all if your looking at this game, stop and read this comment before any of the other negatives, because this game is very well worth the money, I've spent 75+ hours on this game and I have friends who have spent many more than me. If you are on the fence of buying this game and reading these comments, trust me this is an outstanding game.
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Persona
fromMesa AZ
This game is perfect for:casual gamers
Wrost sequel ever
PostedMay 6, 2011
Let me start by saying the graphics where the wrost ever, way to cartoonish and the elves looked like sea people. The dwarves looked like little kids not like dwarves at all. Ever map is reused over and over, no house, cave, or dungeon look diffrent then an other. For combat your just button spamming and enemies appear outta the air. They actually jump down from seemingly nothing and appear ready to fight. There is little to no character interaction cept for like the 1-2 quests where you talk to them. The rest of the time they say nothing to you. This game was a failed attempt at Diablo.
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Posted byLucifer66
Thanks for the info
onSeptember 10, 2011
I liked DAO and was thinking about getting the sequel, but I like to check out user reviews before I spend my money on a dud. I'm getting tired of seeing fantastic FMVs for a game then getting a major let down after I buy them. Most of them look nothing like or have nothing to do with these FMVs. Even DAO did this with their FMV and I was a little put off by it, but the game was OK so I didn't say anything.
It's sad really. If they would choose to use all the space some of those FMVs take up on maps, item base, character customization, game engine, and graphics you might have a game that would be really awesome and could keep you playing it days or even weeks longer. Then I wouldn't feel ripped off when I buy it.
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DoubleDemo
fromNortheast
This game is perfect for:hardcore gamers
A cut-up DA:Origins
PostedApril 22, 2011
Personal Background: Loved the original DA:O. Beat it 4 different times from start to finish. COMBAT is a nice change - faster and visually stimulating, particularly if you're a mage. If you want to be like Hawke in the promo videos, pick a mage. However, can only assign 10 hotkeys to keyboard and cannot assign anymore with downloading a third-party mod - there are many more abilities than 10 that you will be using and clicking on hotkeys hurts the epic feel of combat. STORY is frustrating. Overarching story is practically non-existent and is frustratingly broken-up. Three acts to go through, each story practically one in its own. Ending is not amazing, but still good and worth getting to if you're a Dragon Age fan, but you will have to persevere through the many not-epic parts. No epic feel to it like first one until the very end of the first and third act. However, the story can become very dark if you choose, which is a plus. Forced to do many side-quests in beginning with no significance in order to continue main story. Quest interface is also assertive in making you do sidequests as there are constant yellow blips on your map where quests are. CHARACTERS are not nearly as fully developed as the first DA:O. They lack significance and I felt as though i was their peon for their busy work. Their attitudes, stories, and personalities had very little impact or relationship to the main story or main character. EQUIPMENT is flawed at best. Severe lack of customization to companions is ridiculously frustrating. You can not change their appearance at all - only weapons and jewelery. Also, looted equipment is so incredibly bland for the main character - at least the mage until you get 2 nicer outfits all the way at the very end of the game - so be forewarned, mages - you will look like a guy in a bathrobe the first two acts of the game.
SOUND is one of the best elements in the game with amazing soundtracks - mostly better than the first. The tavern music sounds like a tavern's music should and the epic music sounds pretty epic. GRAPHICS are very nice and deserve at least an 8, but the repetitiveness of all the areas gets REALLY old, especially when you're playing a game that is over 20 hours long. You visit the same few areas over&over&over&over&over. Many quests take place in the same exact instances. This will cause any player restlessness and boredom. A detraction from the gaming experience. LASTING APPEAL is non-existant. The main culprit is visiting the same areas over and over again already, why would you want to see them all OVER AGAIN?! Also, the seemingly abundant amount of quests that feel inconsequential to the main story line are also not something to look forward to.
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