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[dragon_83]

Dynamomark wrote...

Some interesting points I noticed in http://pc.rpgsite.ne...ii-preview.html

- both player and enemy healthbars are redesigned to be more informative

Umm, what was the problem with the original healthbar? I mean, the length of the bar shows how much HP do you have left. I wonder how can that be more informative?

[Brockololly]

Nice find on the RPG site article.

Couple of quotes:

There's also a huge change to how the party's information is displayed.
Gone are the difficult-to-see circular portraits that vaguely displayed
health information. DA2 has switched to the traditional model: in the
bottom left hand corner, there is a picture of each of your party
members and two horizontal bars for health and magic/stamina. Displayed
below the bars is the current action of the player, i.e. Attacking,
Moving, Mind Blast, etc. and a small icon of what that action looks
like.

What was wrong with the portraits in Origins? All of that information was there, at least on the PC version...maybe they're talking about the consoles? I just hope they don't muck around with the UI like in ME2 for PC- the little floating heads in the middle of the screen was incredibly stupid.

Allies aren’t the only one to receive such changes – enemies now sport a
health bar that allows you to visually see what happens to their health
with each attack you inflict on them. When you swing a sword, you’ll
immediately see the effects of that attack reflected on the meter in
white, and that’ll then deplete down to a red nub.

Again, wasn't this already there? Unless they're going to make it even more obvious and glaring....

They want to make Dragon Age more accessible, but in order to do that
some features must be sacrificed. Throughout our time with the game we
were told that none of the depth has been lost through this process,
though, and the combat will be just as rewarding for RPG veterans as it
is for newbies.

Sadly, I have rarely seen a game where it claims to become more "accessible" and not end up losing out on the depth and complexity.

I just want some damn PC gameplay at this point because all these text articles make me not care about the game. I swear I could go market this game for BioWare with all their little buzzwords: "Think like a general! Fight like a Spartan! We're amping up everything ! Giving it a shot of adrenalin! Hot rod samurai art style! More responsive combat! When you press a button something awesome happens!"

[YourFunnyUncle]

Is it too much to ask that a journalist know the difference between tenets and tenants?

[Dynamomark]

dragon_83 wrote...

Dynamomark wrote...

Some interesting points I noticed in http://pc.rpgsite.ne...ii-preview.html

- both player and enemy healthbars are redesigned to be more informative

Umm, what was the problem with the original healthbar? I mean, the length of the bar shows how much HP do you have left. I wonder how can that be more informative?

http://pc.rpgsite.net/previews/247/237/dragon-age-ii-preview.html wrote...
Gone are the difficult-to-see circular portraits that vaguely displayed health information.
...
Allies aren’t the only one to receive such changes – enemies now sport a health bar that allows you to visually see what happens to their health with each attack you inflict on them. When you swing a sword, you’ll immediately see the effects of that attack reflected on the meter in white, and that’ll then deplete down to a red nub.

I'd have to agree, it's not very clear how exactly the displayed health information will be less vague in DA2. Also, it's not all that clear what the "meter in white" and "a red nub" are supposed to achieve. I guess we'll have to wait for some gameplay footage or screenshots to find out.

[MrMuahaha]

It's pretty clear what's going on with this game, they are just tuning this game for mainstream release. Everything from the art to the marketing slogans "Fight like a spartan" leads me to believe this.This game is starting to look more like Mass Effect then anything else..I highly doubt we will see another release like DAO any time soon, For this you can thank EA.

[Bryy_Miller]

Brockololly wrote...

Nice find on the RPG site article.

Couple of quotes:

There's also a huge change to how the party's information is displayed.
Gone are the difficult-to-see circular portraits that vaguely displayed
health information. DA2 has switched to the traditional model: in the
bottom left hand corner, there is a picture of each of your party
members and two horizontal bars for health and magic/stamina. Displayed
below the bars is the current action of the player, i.e. Attacking,
Moving, Mind Blast, etc. and a small icon of what that action looks
like.

What was wrong with the portraits in Origins? All of that information was there, at least on the PC version...maybe they're talking about the consoles? I just hope they don't muck around with the UI like in ME2 for PC- the little floating heads in the middle of the screen was incredibly stupid.

Allies aren’t the only one to receive such changes – enemies now sport a
health bar that allows you to visually see what happens to their health
with each attack you inflict on them. When you swing a sword, you’ll
immediately see the effects of that attack reflected on the meter in
white, and that’ll then deplete down to a red nub.

Again, wasn't this already there? Unless they're going to make it even more obvious and glaring....

They want to make Dragon Age more accessible, but in order to do that
some features must be sacrificed. Throughout our time with the game we
were told that none of the depth has been lost through this process,
though, and the combat will be just as rewarding for RPG veterans as it
is for newbies.

Sadly, I have rarely seen a game where it claims to become more "accessible" and not end up losing out on the depth and complexity.

I just want some damn PC gameplay at this point because all these text articles make me not care about the game. I swear I could go market this game for BioWare with all their little buzzwords: "Think like a general! Fight like a Spartan! We're amping up everything ! Giving it a shot of adrenalin! Hot rod samurai art style! More responsive combat! When you press a button something awesome happens!"

1) Wow, that's the first really banal thing I've heard about DA2. The health bars in ME2 were the worst part of that game.
2) If it doesn't change from SDCC, then it is basically the same as before. 
3) I could really do without the blanket statements from gaming magazines.

[Brockololly]

It would be a shame if they got rid of the portraits like how they were in Origins for the PC at least- it was a nice little throwback to BG and you had plenty of information wrapped up in them- the health, mana/stamina. Sure they could tweak them a bit, but shoving them into the bottom left corner? What about the hotbar?



I'm thinking they were referring to the console versions- at least I hope so...

[Bryy_Miller]

Considering all they are showing off is the console version, I hope so, too.

[Bryy_Miller]

We don't know what engine it runs on yet.

[DPB]

Actually, we do, it's still using the Eclipse Engine like DAO.

[Brockololly]

I was under the impression its still the Eclipse engine, just modified. I can't imagine BioWare going through all the work they did with the Eclipse engine for Origins only to toss it out for a sequel with a shorter dev cycle.

[DespiertaLosNinos]

Bryy_Miller wrote...

We don't know what engine it runs on yet.

I would only imagine it uses a modified verson of the engine used in DA:O, the fact that the toolset is roughly the same as it was for DA:O points to this also

[Cockofthenorth]

Yeah lets all cry because he/she can only be human. you think they would hire 6 voice actors to play for 1 character? (dwarf male/female elf male/female human male/female)

[Cockofthenorth]

Oh and doesnt Hawke look like a white duncan? they have same beard and face just hawke has smaller eyes. ( Duncan in disguise= huge slam hitting bottom of desk from unknown bulge )

[Cockofthenorth]

Oh... and the whole thing SPOILER about the new mage tower being named after the grey warden? how is that going to work sometime in the future if it's brought up? SPOILER

[Thicos]

I wonder if it will be possible to play with the same appearance of Hawke shows that in the trailer?



I want to be nice like him. And sexy too.

[Matt4045]

So has there been anything to say how close its going to be related to the GW? does he become one in the free marches?



Or are GW not used in this? it would be rather disapointing i must say

[Krytheos]

Matt4045 wrote...

So has there been anything to say how close its going to be related to the GW? does he become one in the free marches?

Or are GW not used in this? it would be rather disapointing i must say

It is highly unlikely Hawke will be a Grey Warden, which I am thankful for. Hawke is Hawke, and not the Warden, after all, plus he/she becomes one of the most important people in Thedas', and typically Warden's do not become the most interesting except during a Blight.

I do imagine GW will be used in this, just probably not as frequently.

On a different note, we do have a confirmation that Jennifer Hale will NOT be voicing the Female Hawke, and in all likleyhood, Mark Meer will NOT voice the male Hawke.
Here is the source: 
http://social.biowar...06040/8#4449461

Modifié par Krytheos, 19 août 2010 - 01:13 .

[Kusy]

Matt4045 wrote...

So has there been anything to say how close its going to be related to the GW? does he become one in the free marches?

Or are GW not used in this? it would be rather disapointing i must say

It's in the first post. Hawke is not a Gray Warden, the story is not directly about the order anymore.

[Brockololly]

It would be kind of cool if one of the companions was a Grey Warden though...

[Apollo Starflare]

Brockololly wrote...

It would be kind of cool if one of the companions was a Grey Warden though...

Nice idea! Depending when they join up it would be interesting to get their perspective on the latest Blight too, like the fact most of the Warden's in Thedas missed it.

[Bryy_Miller]

From the 1-Up thread:



David Gaider

"The first time you pick a personality option, that's your dominant personality. That personality can "switch" the first time you total of any other personality exceeds that one by 1 (so if you then picked two different personality options after the first, it would switch). Each time it switches, the threshold you need to exceed the total by increases by 1... to avoid a feeling of schizophrenia (though the personalities aren't so divergent they feel like different people). So it's not quite as simple as just tracking the highest total."



I think this needs to be logged NOW.

[Brockololly]

Bryy_Miller wrote...

From the 1-Up thread:

David Gaider
"The first time you pick a personality option, that's your dominant personality. That personality can "switch" the first time you total of any other personality exceeds that one by 1 (so if you then picked two different personality options after the first, it would switch). Each time it switches, the threshold you need to exceed the total by increases by 1... to avoid a feeling of schizophrenia (though the personalities aren't so divergent they feel like different people). So it's not quite as simple as just tracking the highest total."

I think this needs to be logged NOW.

Most of the Gaider stuff in that thread is very informative as far as how the personality system works

[Bryy_Miller]

The personality system is [sounding] awesome. It's going to put an entirely new spin on how conversations are done.