Boredom set in so I bought it despite the horrid reviews.
I liked it. I think my low expectations came to play, but I thought it was great in terms of mashing opponents with a decent bent on tactics / strategy.
Cheaper than a movie and more fun.
Bought Darkspawn Chronicles
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 02:26
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That's good to hear. I'm thinking about some DLC love myself but haven't worked out whether to just by the UE or go for the better reviewed DLC. I keep reading negative stuff about DLC, which I guess is the norm, but I want to have the whole story so I may just go for the UE in a few months?
So how long did it take?
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So how long did it take?
*edit* cus speelin tings rong enose me
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 02:38
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5 hours.
Leliana's Song is very well done.
With Hunt is actually also very well done, up until the last 5 minutes.
Haven't played Golems yet.
Just don't expect the DLCs to be deep or decision and dialogue driven like the Origins and you will be fine.
But I still pretend Awakening never happened. Its 2 major flaws are it is a fluffy 2nd chapter for your Warden and with new powers and abilities and a level cap of 35 it is ridiculously easy. The whole game is pause - hit warrior AoE, Rogue super-duper kill ability, mage Aoe, other warrior or mage AoE. Aside from the boss fights there is zero strategy . . . you can just mosh your way through.
Where as I'm finding that while the DLC lack an in depth story, the difficulty is still there. Your party is not OP and you need some tactics.
Leliana's Song is very well done.
With Hunt is actually also very well done, up until the last 5 minutes.
Haven't played Golems yet.
Just don't expect the DLCs to be deep or decision and dialogue driven like the Origins and you will be fine.
But I still pretend Awakening never happened. Its 2 major flaws are it is a fluffy 2nd chapter for your Warden and with new powers and abilities and a level cap of 35 it is ridiculously easy. The whole game is pause - hit warrior AoE, Rogue super-duper kill ability, mage Aoe, other warrior or mage AoE. Aside from the boss fights there is zero strategy . . . you can just mosh your way through.
Where as I'm finding that while the DLC lack an in depth story, the difficulty is still there. Your party is not OP and you need some tactics.
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 02:41
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Darkspawn Chronicles was a decent buy for me. It was a solid two hours and required some decent strategy, which was welcomed after Awakening's rather easy difficulty. (Normally plays Normal on Xbox 360, played Awakening on Nightmare during non-boss fights...which I imagine to PC players means the game might as well have been playing itself 
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The only dramatic parts were at the end...that final cut-scene with everyone was...D:
)The only dramatic parts were at the end...that final cut-scene with everyone was...D:
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 02:46
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They say Golems is hard on tactics and strategy so I may go for that one first. So you'd say no to Awakenings. I hear it's around 20 hours but as you say way to easy. Is there not a way to limit the character you transfer into the game or is it epilogue characters only? In NWN you had the control over the level of character you played and that made it more interesting. I'm sure there are mods around to gimp it. I'm off to check....
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 02:57
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@Glaucon - I've never tried, but you can pick the save you want to load into Awakening, meaning, in theory, you should be able to import a lower level character. You can also start a fresh character which will be a level 20, thereby making it a tad more difficult. However, I don't think that would matter too much since you level so quickly in Awakening... before you know it, you'd be up in the 30's with insane skills again.
But, if you're looking for something with longer gameplay than DLC, I'd still say Awakening is worth it. It was about 15 hours of gameplay for me (compared to the 2 to 3 hours for most DLC). The characters are great with the only regret being you can't interact with them nearly as much as you did with your friends in DAO.
But, if you're looking for something with longer gameplay than DLC, I'd still say Awakening is worth it. It was about 15 hours of gameplay for me (compared to the 2 to 3 hours for most DLC). The characters are great with the only regret being you can't interact with them nearly as much as you did with your friends in DAO.
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 03:02
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If your story was that your Warden died then you can create a new Orlesian Warden. He starts at lvl 18, which is 7 levels beneath my saved character. And playing a fresh Warden doesn't insult the original story as much.
I just didn't like it though. The characters are shallow . . . the insult they do to Oghren is just unpalatable (pretending like he never reformed and regained his honor . . . totally not what happened to him in Origins). The dialogue activation is totally different.
And the bugs . . . ZOMG it's bugged to hell. If you pick up quests before you pick up certain party members then you lose the option to do their personal quests. Of course you don't figure thisout until you are 20 hours into the game . . . so you are doomed to have that character's epilogue suck.
One dungeon you go into you are knocked out and lose all your gear. Well, it's bugged because you never get it back if your gear is to high level. So you have to know to strip naked just before you go in. That way you'll find your gear in a chest at the end of the dungeon. A lot of stuff like that.
I could go on but I won't. If you are not poor or strapped for time it's worth $20 to give it a whirl . . . but it just sullies Origins for me the way so many sequels in the movies do. I spent a lot of time making runes (something I swore off after Warcraft - crafting) and reloading earlier saves to correct the order in which I played so I could avoid glitches.
I just didn't like it though. The characters are shallow . . . the insult they do to Oghren is just unpalatable (pretending like he never reformed and regained his honor . . . totally not what happened to him in Origins). The dialogue activation is totally different.
And the bugs . . . ZOMG it's bugged to hell. If you pick up quests before you pick up certain party members then you lose the option to do their personal quests. Of course you don't figure thisout until you are 20 hours into the game . . . so you are doomed to have that character's epilogue suck.
One dungeon you go into you are knocked out and lose all your gear. Well, it's bugged because you never get it back if your gear is to high level. So you have to know to strip naked just before you go in. That way you'll find your gear in a chest at the end of the dungeon. A lot of stuff like that.
I could go on but I won't. If you are not poor or strapped for time it's worth $20 to give it a whirl . . . but it just sullies Origins for me the way so many sequels in the movies do. I spent a lot of time making runes (something I swore off after Warcraft - crafting) and reloading earlier saves to correct the order in which I played so I could avoid glitches.
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Tigress M with brevity . . . something I lack.
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 03:07
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Tigress M wrote...
@Glaucon - I've never tried, but you can pick the save you want to load into Awakening, meaning, in theory, you should be able to import a lower level character. You can also start a fresh character which will be a level 20, thereby making it a tad more difficult. However, I don't think that would matter too much since you level so quickly in Awakening... before you know it, you'd be up in the 30's with insane skills again.
But, if you're looking for something with longer gameplay than DLC, I'd still say Awakening is worth it. It was about 15 hours of gameplay for me (compared to the 2 to 3 hours for most DLC). The characters are great with the only regret being you can't interact with them nearly as much as you did with your friends in DAO.
Thanks Tigress M.
So I guess Awakenings was a rush job then? I'll probably go for the UE as the math points that way. And it will give me enough hours of play to ride out the initial storm of DA 2, allowing me to check the lay of the land before I potentially waste money - not that I'm being negative about the prospects of DA 2 but better safe than sorry when it comes to money.
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 08:09
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Glaucon wrote...
Thanks Tigress M.
So I guess Awakenings was a rush job then? I'll probably go for the UE as the math points that way. And it will give me enough hours of play to ride out the initial storm of DA 2, allowing me to check the lay of the land before I potentially waste money - not that I'm being negative about the prospects of DA 2 but better safe than sorry when it comes to money.
I keep telling myself I'm going to wait out DA2 until it has been well reviewed by the consumers . . . but I think I'm kidding myself.
My biggest issue with the DA Franchise has ben bugs and memory leaks. I'm not an Awakening Fan, but I honestly can't say it's not fun.
Your plan sounds . . . sound Glau
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Posté 06 décembre 2010 - 09:16
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I rather liked Awakenings. It's a good expansion with a lot of interesting improvements on the core game.
I can't really speak to the challenge, I play on normal and that's fine by me. I am mostly interested in the storyline, which was good however.
That said, it is definitely more of a "mopping up" storyline than a core story like Origin's. Nothing anywhere near as epic as DAO, which is why I don't mind having an U.S. ending and letting the Orlaisian Warden manage Amaranthine.
Also, I really liked the feeling of building my forces and keep. It was quite interesting, and there is an good amount of branching near the end as well.
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I can't really speak to the challenge, I play on normal and that's fine by me. I am mostly interested in the storyline, which was good however.
That said, it is definitely more of a "mopping up" storyline than a core story like Origin's. Nothing anywhere near as epic as DAO, which is why I don't mind having an U.S. ending and letting the Orlaisian Warden manage Amaranthine.
Also, I really liked the feeling of building my forces and keep. It was quite interesting, and there is an good amount of branching near the end as well.
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Posté 07 décembre 2010 - 03:39
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Funniest part about Darkspawn Chronicles is Alistair lost his virginity to Leliana this time around.
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Posté 07 décembre 2010 - 03:44
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Hanz54321 wrote...
5 hours.
Leliana's Song is very well done.
With Hunt is actually also very well done, up until the last 5 minutes.
Haven't played Golems yet.
Just don't expect the DLCs to be deep or decision and dialogue driven like the Origins and you will be fine.
But I still pretend Awakening never happened. Its 2 major flaws are it is a fluffy 2nd chapter for your Warden and with new powers and abilities and a level cap of 35 it is ridiculously easy. The whole game is pause - hit warrior AoE, Rogue super-duper kill ability, mage Aoe, other warrior or mage AoE. Aside from the boss fights there is zero strategy . . . you can just mosh your way through.
Where as I'm finding that while the DLC lack an in depth story, the difficulty is still there. Your party is not OP and you need some tactics.
I totally agree with this. I loved the DLCs because I didn't have high expectations for them. They're just for fun and a chance to play around with Morrigan and Leliana again is a good DLC IMO.
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Posté 07 décembre 2010 - 06:38
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The Water God wrote...
Funniest part about Darkspawn Chronicles is Alistair lost his virginity to Leliana this time around.
That never happened... EVER!
:sick:I admit, I did have a modicum of fun with DSC. It felt more challenging than Origins and killing Wynne with an Ogre was certainly a cathartic experience.
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Posté 07 décembre 2010 - 06:51
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I got it for free, so might as well try it. I am sure it would be worth the 0$ I paid for it.
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Posté 07 décembre 2010 - 06:59
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Well, who knows, maybe having to kill Morrigan will cause a severe trauma that will require several weeks of rehab and psychological meetings.
In that case, DSC would end up costing a lot more than $0.
In that case, DSC would end up costing a lot more than $0.
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Posté 07 décembre 2010 - 07:02
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...I was trying to forget that part.
I am just killing a Morrigan clone that Flemeth created. Yes, that's right.
I am just killing a Morrigan clone that Flemeth created. Yes, that's right.
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Posté 07 décembre 2010 - 07:15
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Oh, so that's where the Morriclone army originated...
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Posté 08 décembre 2010 - 01:52
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Zjarcal wrote...
The Water God wrote...
Funniest part about Darkspawn Chronicles is Alistair lost his virginity to Leliana this time around.
That never happened... EVER!
I don't really see what your so worried about. Even if that did happen, Leliana is a commoner and half Orlesian. The Fereldans would tear her apart, and since they're both unharden there's no secret mistress love going on here. Alistair and Lelianas love is just like this DLC: NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.
But still Ali and Leli sittin in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
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Posté 08 décembre 2010 - 02:38
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"Barkspawn" : best part of DSC. Also, Alistair choosing the werewolves. What the hell, man.
Also, Herren is a desire demon! Guess Wade's ultimate wish was to be scolded and nagged all day for the rest of his life.
About Alistair, Leliana and Morrigan though... do you think that Alistair did Morrigan's dark ritual? (More importantly, did Leliana join in?)
Also, Herren is a desire demon! Guess Wade's ultimate wish was to be scolded and nagged all day for the rest of his life.
About Alistair, Leliana and Morrigan though... do you think that Alistair did Morrigan's dark ritual? (More importantly, did Leliana join in?)
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Posté 08 décembre 2010 - 03:12
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I actually hated DSC the last time I played it, but I'm glad some folks are getting something out of it...
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Posté 08 décembre 2010 - 03:58
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I can't believe Alistair chose the werewolves, seems out of character for him
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Big Al was pretty angry with Zathrian's deception. I remember telling Zathrian I would force him to release the curse and Alistair smiled and said, "We're doing what's right, here."
So if I had to surmise I would guess somehow Alistair found out about Zathrian cursing the wolves. Alistair then refused to kill Witherfang. Zathrian got angry and attacked them all and was killed. The curse was not lifted and the Dalish refused to help, but the Were's agreed to help Big Alistair because he was honorable.
So if I had to surmise I would guess somehow Alistair found out about Zathrian cursing the wolves. Alistair then refused to kill Witherfang. Zathrian got angry and attacked them all and was killed. The curse was not lifted and the Dalish refused to help, but the Were's agreed to help Big Alistair because he was honorable.
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Ollymandias wrote...
"About Alistair, Leliana and Morrigan though... do you think that Alistair did Morrigan's dark ritual? (More importantly, did Leliana join in?)
Since Alistair is the last remaining warden and also the future King of Fereldan. He would want to survive killing the archdemon. So yes he would've done the dark ritual.
Regarding Leliana she only does threesomes if she's harden. And even if Alistair harden her Morrigan hates women (including Leliana alot) So even if Leliana wanted to join in Morrigan wouldn't allow it.
