Oh how I wish i had my laptop with me at work today so I could play…
pretty sure I saw a ss of the arch demon hold allister’s dead body up somewhere
Forgive the cross posting, but:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6264802.html
"Dragon Age anime-ting in 2011
EA and BioWare team with FUNimation on cartoon based on dark fantasy action RPG franchise, due for release next year."
So, ME gets a movie, but DAO gets an anime. I’m not sure which got the better deal…
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1101730p1.html
“Ready for More Dragon Age?
BioWare delivers details about the upcoming Leliana’s Song content.”
Announced during E3 2010, the next chunk of downloadable content is scheduled to be released on July 6th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms. It’s called Leliana’s Song and follows Leliana, who you’d know if you played Origins, through the early stages of her life.
wow they’re really pumping out the DLC, aren’t they releasing DA 2 next year too?
Early next year, yes.
Well, I got this game last weekend and have played a bit. I’m having a bit of trouble getting invested in it, but I’m not all that far in (character just became a Gray Warden). Could also be that I’m having trouble coming down from the awesomeness overload that was ME2.
One thing this made me realize even more strongly is that whoever does voice casting at Bioware would fit right in here at GWC. I’d already heard (from Sean on the 'cast) that Claudia Black was in this game, but I didn’t know about Kate Mulgrew. That means they’re up to 4 Trek actors that I can think of (Ethan Phillips in KOTOR, Marina Sirtis in ME1, Michael Dorn in ME2, and Kate), plus all the other awesome voice actors from all over sci-fi.
I thought I recognized Duncan’s voice too, but I couldn’t place it until I checked on Wikipedia, and he did narration for a bunch of Disney rides.
But wait, there’s more! You’ll also likely pick out Tim Russ’ voice (Tuvok from Voyager) as well as Tim Curry.
[QUOTE=Starsaber;300305]Well, I got this game last weekend and have played a bit. I’m having a bit of trouble getting invested in it, but I’m not all that far in (character just became a Gray Warden). Could also be that I’m having trouble coming down from the awesomeness overload that was ME2.
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The game does start out really slow, that opening area is like 3-6 hours long depending on what you do. Then it does the typical BIOWARE breakup of you can go to such and such places in any order. Its an older style game for the most part. Took me 52 hours to beat the main quest, with very little sidequesting, and 15 to beat awakenings and I rushed through that. Saving my next full playthrough for my deployment that way I can put another 90 hours into the game and not feel like I’m wasting time at the house heh.
Im considering buying DA, but Id like to know how similar it is to ME first.
I’d say its closer to KOTOR than ME, have you played KOTOR?
ive played kotor 2
Actually, it’s closer to Bauldur’s Gate than KOTOR. I’m not disagreeing with you though.
DA:O has a long play through though. I’ve finished ME2 4 times. I’ve yet to finish a play through of DA:O. My longest play through is 110 hours. So even though I’ve finished ME2 4 times, I feel like I’ve really gotten my money’s worth with DA:O. Not so much with ME2 however.
Anway, DA:O and ME2 are different genres. In my mind, they aren’t really comparable. Both are excellent games, but for different reasons.
DA:O does follow the standard Bioware fare of the hero have something in common with the main protagonist(s), a la KOTOR and BG, though.
So spouse brought this home for me to play on his PS3 yesterday 
and I love it! I know I’ve been wanting to play since it came out last year but actually having it and playing it is a ton of fun. I can’t wait to try all the different origin stories, though I’m surprised that I find myself second-guessing a lot of my choices, like the “what if I had said this instead” options… I’ve had to physically pull myself away from the game, I am enjoying it so much!
I brought it over the weekend - still deciding what to be? An elf templar perhaps
You can be anything, everything. I’ve done all of the Origins. I tend to favor Warrior personally. Started with a Dual Wielder (because they were so good in BG2), then got through 75% of the game with a two hander, now I’m about a 3rd through as a tank. Tank seems best for me since my other warriors tend to draw aggro with their damage. Now, Sten is doing the same thing I was. I feel empathy for Alistair now. d:
Alas, I’ve had to switch the game to easy mode because all the repetition is grating my nerves. I have to do [spoiler]Broken Circle[/spoiler] first to get [spoiler]Wynne[/spoiler] every single Warrior or Rogue play through.
P.S. The game been out awhile. Are we allowed to talk about minor spoilers now? I don’t mean big “Bruce Willis was really a ghost the whole time” spoilers. Just simple ones.
P.S.S. I’ll smack anyone who gives me grief for my Bruce Willis spoiler…
Btw, a Dwarven Templar may be better for starting stats IMO. Or, even Human.
I really wish I had time to do a full replay, saving it for my next deployment though.
I just meant if they were similar gameplay wise, such as dialogue and skill building.
Dialog, yes. Choices you make can have big impact in the game as well as how party members react to you.
Skill building is pretty typical of an RPG. You gain xp and at level, you get points to spend on improving your character. So it is similar to ME in that respect. But, after the first 5 levels or so, you won’t get a level per mission as in ME2.
That said, character building is more in depth in DAO than ME2. DAO is a much longer game. And as such, your character and your party members have more options than characters in ME2. But, that’s not a bad thing.