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[RigVertigo]

My main quest (plus numerous side missions) took me 25 hours.

[Dynamomark]

scootermcgaffin wrote...

I would have to assume I'll be done with it by then, so...yes?

I can never get enough of Bioware games, so 20-30 hours is like a blink in the universe for me.
I imagine you're not the type who replays the games.

[DA Trap Star]

SelphieSK wrote...

Will there be DLC for Dragon Age 2? Absolutely, they’re already talking about two years of DLC content for the game.

Getting the main game out as soon as possible, then expanding it with DLC.
Seems like that's the plan...

Thats what I've been thinking all along. They will  probably release more DLC for DA 2 than they did with Origins.

[scootermcgaffin]

Dynamomark wrote...

scootermcgaffin wrote...

I would have to assume I'll be done with it by then, so...yes?

I can never get enough of Bioware games, so 20-30 hours is like a blink in the universe for me.
I imagine you're not the type who replays the games.

I replay more than a few times, actually. I played through DA:O on all difficulties, in fact, before I uninstalled it the first time. Honestly, that's another good thing about the shorter length. It's easier to go through a twenty hour game multiple times than it is a fifty+ hour game.

[In Exile]

wowpwnslol wrote...

Original DA was reported at 80+ hours - it was actually said so by developer on the old boards.

No. Initial media articles mentioned the main game took 30-40 hours. The forum was in uproar. I will track down the thread, because this is selective memory, just like the whole "origins were well received, or DA wasn't criticized for failing to be like BG2" memes floating around.

[Dynamomark]

what's Kirkwell?

[fchopin]

Thanks for the link.



Sounds good apart for the 20 to 30 hours long.



Anything under 40 to 50 hours long is not going to hold my interest for long.

[Games4ever]

SelphieSK wrote...

Will there be DLC for Dragon Age 2? Absolutely, they’re already talking about two years of DLC content for the game.

Getting the main game out as soon as possible, then expanding it with DLC.
Seems like that's the plan...

This will be the end for me buying videogames if this is the future.
is this not the same EA does with the sims?? short game and then,expanding,expanding ,expanding and so on.

[In Exile]

This is what David Gaider said on the old forums:

This is not to say that DA is going to be short, by any means. The
focus is on content, for sure. All I'm saying is that if your
expectations run to thinking that the amount of content in BG2 is or
should be the norm that you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
BG2 is fine and all (I reserve a warm little place in my black, black
heart for it, as well) but even had we the capability I'm not sure we'd
want to make a game as long again. I'm sure y'all appreciated the effort
that went into it, but even as we were doing it we recognized that it
was excessively indulgent.

The post then go on about how BG2 was 80 hours, and DA will never be 80 hours, maybe 50-60hrs if we are lucky.

Yet here people are, talking about their 80 hour playthroughs, and how they will never see those again.

You have other claims by posters like:

My only hope is that DAO is longer than ME. I'm not going to lie, I
miss the long and epic games like BG2. Everything seemed alive. Your
companions talked to one another, argued, spoke to you on topic about
what was going on, discussed how they felt about you and what you were
doing, etc. throughout...

So I would refraim from making judgements before we actually get more feedback on the game closer to release.

[Dynamomark]

or an RPG for a joke

[SDNcN]

It always amazes me how often people confuse quantity with quality.

[Sago_mulch]

Alodar wrote...


Very positive article from GDN.

A major change in Dragon Age 2 is the ability tree. Now instead of a single ability tree there’s a structure of multiple trees. So you are never locked out of getting a ability and you now don’t need to have a long line of abilities you’ll never use. They’ve also implemented ability upgrades so for example if you have one you really like and use a lot, you can give it a boost a couple times to make it even stronger and bigger. This will better allow you to customize the character to your gameplay style and desires.

Leveling up and attributes are still there in the same form as in DA but are applied a bit faster which is part of the new implementation of this ability tree structure.

Plus, each ally in your party has specific skills and so you can give control of a situation over to them and let them handle it in their own special way via these dialogs.

They say 20-30 hours, or more if you do some side content,and stated it’s "Mass Effect 2 length."

Full article can be found at GamesCom 2010 - Part 6 - Dragon Age 2


Alodar 

so was it worth it, gamers daily news? how many mass effect 2 and dragonage 2 t-shirts did it take for that positive review?

[nhsk]

Shorter game, more DLC (to pay for it) Everybody but the consumers win...

[Dynamomark]

nhsk wrote...

Shorter game, more DLC (to pay for it) Everybody but the consumers win...

you win if you don't buy the game and/or DLC

[Alodar]

Sago_mulch wrote...

so was it worth it, gamers daily news? how many mass effect 2 and dragonage 2 t-shirts did it take for that positive review?

Here's a wild out there kind of thought -- perhaps, the reviewer happened to like the DA2 demo.

I know -- not conspiracy theory enough and doesn't require pyramids or the wearing of tinfoil hats, but it is possible that people actually like the changes to gameplay.

Alodar

Modifié par Alodar, 25 août 2010 - 03:10 .

[scootermcgaffin]

Didn't they make the exact same DLC comment for DA:O, too? Two years worth?

[Sago_mulch]

Alodar wrote...

Sago_mulch wrote...

so was it worth it, gamers daily news? how many mass effect 2 and dragonage 2 t-shirts did it take for that positive review?

Here's a wild out there kind of thought -- perhaps, the reviewer happened to like the DA2 demo.

I know not conspiracy theory enough and doesn't require pyramids or the wearing of tinfoil hats, but it is possible that people actually like the changes to gameplay.

Alodar

Biowear buys out all it's reviewers, its the only way they get such positive reviews. either that or reviewers don't know the word review and simply put the word ''praise'' in its place.

Sago_mulch 

[Ponce de Leon]

20-30 hours? Is this a joke? Origins was supposed to be 80 and I completed it in 25!

Heh... an expansion length game... marvelous... (for me)

[Nerevar-as]

Wait a couple of years and get full patched game + DLCs at original price. If things keep going like that I´m going to take that approach for every game.

[Dynamomark]

Sago_mulch wrote...
Biowear buys out all it's reviewers, its the only way they get such positive reviews. either that or reviewers don't know the word review and simply put the word ''praise'' in its place.
Sago_mulch 

judging from what I've read on the Internet over the course of the past month, apparently they didn't pay enough

[obnoxiousgas]

... Well, I'm glad to see that no-one here's overreacting or anything. I'm slightly put off that the estimated game length's 20-30 hours, since DA:O was estimated something like 80 hours and my longest playthrough was about 60 (with most averaging out at about 40) hours, but that still puts it as longer than most games being released right now. I'm still going to get my money's worth out of it, even if it's to a lesser extent than Origins.