The Glade 4.0

I played Origins on the 360. Is it worth going to the 360 again? Or should I switch to the PC version?

Well...DRM on the PC is really annoying, if going to PC version, would definately recommend getting it on Steam over EA's SecuRom bullshit.

See here for more PC DRM info directly from bioware




http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic ... ex/5887403

Good grief, what a pain. So cracked versions don't have to deal with this bullcrap?

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That all looks pretty reasonable to me. Not being able to be offline for more than a few days is the only real annoyance.

Meh. Buy it, then crack it.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Still nothing on mod support, right?

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If you want to carry over decisions, you may want to stick with 360.

Really? They don't use your EA account? That stinks I played dao on ps3 but got 2 preordered on 360

Console versions currently lack auto attack. Bioware said they would be adding it with the first patch, though.

Keep in mind they have three default origin play throughs for you to choose from when you start the game(after the exaggerated scene during the character customization).

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Which was a design decision (silly, but there you go). If you're cool with playing Dynasty Age (or Dragon Warriors, whichever Dynasty Warriors joke you prefer), then there's really no issue.

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Yeah, but Bioware said it was a mistake. They sent the order in to get it implemented(as a toggle) but, according to them, something went wrong and it was never implemented. IT will be implemented in the future, though. I have a feeling they never had any intention of adding it, but after people complained(a lot) on the forums when the demo was released, they started working on it for the first patch.

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As someone that got bored of DA1 pretty quickly, the intro to part 2 was pretty great for getting me back into the game. It's really fun playing a rogue, for the animations and jumping around, if nothing else.

I just finished the game. Aside from one bug that kind of screwed up Merrill's side quests, it ran fairly well. The game is certainly funner to play than Origins. I'm...a little mixed on the rest. I don't regret buying and playing and I might even like it more than Origins. It was just...very different. It is quite unlike anything I've ever played before. The characters are better written in Dragon Age 2 than they were in Origins(and Awakening). Much more complex relationships with everyone. It was a lot darker with a lot of choices that needed to be made that didn't have a happy ending no matter what(especially the final decision you have to make).

It was a lot shorter, though. I finished at 33 hours(longer than Mass Effect 2 by about 8 hours, but my first Origins playthrough took me over 100) but I think I mostly attribute that to the faster combat than you had in Origins(which was painfully slow and boring and easy). Dragon Age 2 was much more challenging than Origins(which was pathetically easy even on Nightmare)...but the increased challenge came mostly from the nerfing of healing(both spells and potions have cooldowns that make them basically once per fight).

The musical score was fairly forgettable, sadly. I hardly even noticed the music most of the time. But Origins has this too, aside from a few select tracks. Returning characters were neat, but kinda pointless(especially Alistair). The only exception being Anders. This...was odd. Anders was a completely different character. If I wasn't told he was Anders from Awakening, I wouldn't even know it was him. His personality is 100% different from Awakening. It doesn't make him a bad character(because I personally felt he was probably the strongest written character in Dragon Age 2) it was just kinda...odd. Also, whoever wrote the humorous/charming Hawke is a genius.

Anyway...Dragon Age 2 is not your traditional fantasy game like Origins was. This is a completely different beast all together. Lots of politics and intrigue. I can understand why some might not like it considering what Origins was. But that does not make this a worse game. They could have done a little better on the act transitions(they hardly go into what Hawke was doing in those years between acts) but the framed narrative was pretty unique none the less. I would certainly recommend it to anyone, even if you didn't enjoy Origins...because like I said before, it is a completely different game. Just don't expect traditional fantasy.

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I'm still in the process of playing (Mage), but I have to say...GORRAM do I hate Isabella. Stupid useless skanky piece of pirate trash.

With any luck (and time) I'll post my impressions later today.

For those with the signature edition is the follower worth the download if we just got normal retail?

Well. No way that would end well for anyone.

I haven't played yet, so I have no opinions on Isabella specifically (although she was cool in DAO), but "Pirate Trash" is better than non-Pirate treasure.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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No, really not. Just...no.

Scum-sucking useless piece of refuse! I knew there was a reason I was dead set against romancing her. Grrrr. Stabbity. Stabbity. Grrrr.

A quote from Hoburn Wash is appropriate in this circumstance, Mr. Skee.

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She is a dirty pirate whore.

I romanced her, though. She demonstrated that there was at least something more to her than what's between her legs.

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Grenade 3 Sports Drink. It's fire in the hole.. Your hole!

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"I love this **** team right here."
-Jonathan Quick

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I played all freaking weekend. I just got stuck


Those who've finished...looking at my spoiler above, what percentage of the game would you say I have left? I've tried to avoid spoilers as much as possible.