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Dragon Age
KvP:
I have not had good experiences with D2D, the main service at least. The service through EA is pretty good. I got my copy through Steam, with all the extra goodies.
I wouldn't go so far as to call Dragon Age Oblivion-esque. It has a pretty stale high fantasy setting, but there is actual writing here.
As for comparisons to Baldur's Gate, there aren't many, really, aside from the way that combat feels. As far as structure goes Dragon Age is mid-period Bioware (think KOTOR / Jade Empire / NWN). There's no real exploration to speak of except from one area in the grind-tastic Deep Roads. Everything is streamlined into the main quest, like KOTOR - you have a lengthy linear prologue, and then you have 5-6 (I can't recall how many, exactly) mission areas, and it's your choice in what order you play them. But again, there are virtually no areas that are non-plot critical. When you first enter Ferelden at first you get the same feeling you got entering the big cities in BG/BG2, where all of a sudden there are 15+ quests being thrown at you in short order, but soon you find out it's not really the same - the only area of the city you can explore before the end of the game is the entrance, and the majority of quests are given to you by 3 bulletin boards (church, mage's collective and mercenaries), so you read some text, go out and fetch / kill, and then come back to the bulletin board for a reward, with no character interaction to get in the way. The party system is also identical to KOTOR, in that you have a relatively small pool to pick from, they all travel with you, and character progression is in lock-step with your progression through the main story.
I played through it once and I probably won't get back into it for a long time - the plot-critical quests are quite lengthy, and since I tend to not have a lot of fun playing evil characters I don't see what I'd get out of it by going through and making different choices. It's worth a playthrough but it's not nearly the game that BG2 was.
SleeperCylon:
K, thanks. I'll probably play it but only after it comes down in price.
To those questioning how long I'm willing to wait for a good price, I didn't buy Mass Effect until I could get it for $15 used.
Fallout 3's just starting to get almost low enough.
DavidGrohl:
--- Quote from: SleeperCylon on 24 Dec 2009, 12:00 ---K, thanks. I'll probably play it but only after it comes down in price.
To those questioning how long I'm willing to wait for a good price, I didn't buy Mass Effect until I could get it for $15 used.
Fallout 3's just starting to get almost low enough.
--- End quote ---
I have a similar philosophy, except when it comes to multiplayer games I know I'll play often such as MWF2.
Due to the lack of PC features, I waited till it was $30 at Best Buy. I'll pay for what I think it's worth.
Personally, I found Dragon Age to be way too mage oriented. Is it possible to go through the game without a mage in your main party and be successful?
I found it incredible difficult with the way I built my mage, but I wasn't playing on easy.
Johnny C:
No, you really have to have a mage with some healing and buffs in your party or you're going to get slaughtered. It's possible to play without one but highly inadvisable.
est:
I have rethought my earlier Arcane Warrior desire and am trying to go Spirit Healer so I can avoid bringing Wynne along as well as the close to indispensable Morrigan. I beat Flemeth using Wynne to heal, Alistair to tank, Shale to offtank and generally get in the way and myself for damage and off-heals. For everything else my go-to dungeoning party has been Main char (mage with full fire, shield & heals lines plus a couple others) for heals & damage, Morrigan for crowd control & AEs (blizz, lighting storm), Alistair to tank, Leliana to uh, open boxes. Ok, so now she has stealth she also scouts. Been working pretty well so far. Hopefully the addition of spirit healing spells doesn't hinder things.
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