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Dan_cw

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Btw, if the complaint was valid (if the person did play the demo etc.), people did wonder why the difficulty was locked in at normal? ;)



Not that I can talk... I played Origins on normal.

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Downloading right now...

Can't wait!!!!

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Huwmin race wrote...

I might be the only one but i actually liked wesley

he isn't a bad person for a templar, sure he was rather hostile towards bethany and my mage hawke at first but he was nice enough to give a good prayer for her after the orge attack.

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Really impressed, the combat didn't feel remotely like a chore like in DAO

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Fidget6 wrote...

sonsonthebia07 wrote...

scyphozoa wrote...

I just finished all class playthroughs and I'm in love with the rogue. The combat is so fast paced and twitchy. It is heaven. Warrior and mage are a bit more traditional in terms of DAO style combat They have flashier animations but the actual gameplay feels very similar.

Not so for the rogue, the rogue feels like it was completely redesigned and I looooooove it.


Yeah I think I may actually be rolling a rogue instead of a warrior on my first time through now, I just played as one. Wow. Fun fun.

:wizard:


Was it just me or was it impossible not to die as a rogue unless you abused the "evade" skill? But yeah, I <3 rogues so much.


Ummm, all you need to do is give Bethany Heal and you pretty much can't die in that demo with both potions and Heal.

Or just potions...and run around in circles for the CD (evade works to lower threat) if you take too much damage (though you shouldn't be if you have Aveline tanking) while Aveline tanks.

:blush:

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sonsonthebia07 wrote...

Fidget6 wrote...

sonsonthebia07 wrote...

scyphozoa wrote...

I just finished all class playthroughs and I'm in love with the rogue. The combat is so fast paced and twitchy. It is heaven. Warrior and mage are a bit more traditional in terms of DAO style combat They have flashier animations but the actual gameplay feels very similar.

Not so for the rogue, the rogue feels like it was completely redesigned and I looooooove it.


Yeah I think I may actually be rolling a rogue instead of a warrior on my first time through now, I just played as one. Wow. Fun fun.

:wizard:


Was it just me or was it impossible not to die as a rogue unless you abused the "evade" skill? But yeah, I <3 rogues so much.


Ummm, all you need to do is give Bethany Heal and you pretty much can't die in that demo with both potions and Heal.

Or just potions...and run around in circles for the CD (evade works to lower threat) if you take too much damage (though you shouldn't be if you have Aveline tanking) while Aveline tanks.

:blush:


Yeah, I probably just suck. :P It was just as the rogue, without using evade I kept dying. As a mage I was fine.

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Ok I just finished the other classes, the only change is that I prefer rogues over fighters now :). I was wrong about a couple of things, sustained abilities and spell still have a different section. I guess because many things were rearranged I was overwhelmed when trying to figure out the menu. I also have a better understanding of deathblows now. It appears that there is no longer an animation for death blows like when a warrior would bash with the shield then slice the darkspawns head off. Instead, bodies blow up with backslash etc. After finishing the playthrough with all the classes I give the demo over all an 8/10.



combat is fine where it is, for me combat was harder with a rogue thank goodness for beth and healing potions. However, with a mage I blow through the darkspawn. I think this will be a good game, can't wait to play the full game.

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I've played both the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the demo thus far, waiting for the PS3 version to be released!



I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at the visual quality of the console version. I played through as a warrior and an Archer Rogue and I liked the improved combat, especially being an Archer. I didn't like having to hammer A the whole time though so I'm looking forward to the toggle for Auto-Attack.



Question: After playing through the demo's which are both linked to this Bioware Account, I noticed that Hayder's Razor was only unlock for the Xbox 360. I assume this is an oversight and is actually unlocked for all platforms? Or do I have to play through it on each platform? (Which wouldn't make sense since I played the PC version as well.)

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I noticed framerates went down considerably a few times, during some cutscenes, on my 360. I hope they fixed this.

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I just finished playing as a dual-wield rogue. She got stuck on a rock throughout one part and I couldn't get her out until the ogre cutscene. Annoying.Posted Image

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Dubya75 wrote...

LOL, people are now complaining the demo was too hard? Probably the same people who previously accused it of being dumbed down. ROFLMAO

This.

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ReallyRue wrote...

I just finished playing as a dual-wield rogue. She got stuck on a rock throughout one part and I couldn't get her out until the ogre cutscene. Annoying.Posted Image


Yep, some of the transitions from cutscene to combat or vice versa were a bit jerky and jarring.  That should get a fix before release.

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smiff09 wrote...

ReallyRue wrote...

I just finished playing as a dual-wield rogue. She got stuck on a rock throughout one part and I couldn't get her out until the ogre cutscene. Annoying.Posted Image


Yep, some of the transitions from cutscene to combat or vice versa were a bit jerky and jarring.  That should get a fix before release.


The game's already been sent off to manufacturing so the final release may have a patch following shortly afterwards to fix such issues.

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Hey guys, try archery! Archery is super fun and powerful!

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I love how Flemeth mentions Morrigan!!



And even our Warden is mentioned as well!! :D



wooo hoooooooooooooo march 8!!!!

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I imagine the text issues could be fixed through a patch as well. I hope they do that.

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I think the demo was great. Only downside imo, the fact that you jump ahead so fast in the story. I couldn't realy get into the fact that you already knew Isabela and the dwarf, uhm... y'know. But besides that, I had a great connection to the characters at the start. Great voice over, as always... and the combat is new and still satisfying.

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ReallyRue wrote...

I just finished playing as a dual-wield rogue. She got stuck on a rock throughout one part and I couldn't get her out until the ogre cutscene. Annoying.Posted Image



Make sure you report this in the new Dragon Age II Demo Technical Support Forum



Alodar Posted Image

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Flemeth really made the demo, the conversation with her was awesome and funny, and her entrance was impressive to say the least.

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Alodar wrote...

ReallyRue wrote...

I just finished playing as a dual-wield rogue. She got stuck on a rock throughout one part and I couldn't get her out until the ogre cutscene. Annoying.Posted Image



Make sure you report this in the new Dragon Age II Demo Technical Support Forum



Alodar Posted Image


Will do, thanks. Posted Image

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I loved the demo, the new combat system is so fluid and responsive compared to origins

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Here are my thoughts, from another thread:



"The demo on the console reminded me a lot to Jade Empire. The portraits to the bottom left with the mana/stamina look similar, the constant tapping of (A) and the radial menu are somewhat similar. The gameplay felt smooth and very cool looking, with the running and slashing. Combat was, personally, a little too fast for me. I wasn't sure what was happening some times, being unable to keep up (which led to some of my companions "dying" as I couldn't watch their health, pick a skill/ability to use and tap A constantly). This is more a personal problem for the console version though, as the PC has the "pause-and-command" style, which I will be using instead. Overall combat was fun to watch, but difficult to manage (for me any way).



Regarding dialogue, I was little confused by some of the symbols/icons when choosing your dialogue. For example, what does the purple diamond represent? And what's the difference between the olive and the wings? The paraphrasing was usually fine. I raised my eyebrow at certain things Hawke said, but I didn't mind too much. The voice acting was fine by me, and I liked the "sarcastic" comments the most. Regardless of what dialogue option and sex you initially choose, Hawke will sound like a badass, which was awesome. I was ecstatic watching Flemeth arrive in Dragon form, and the little story I saw I thoroughly enjoyed. Seeing and hearing Varric retell the story of Hawke was great and I felt it was quite a fresh and original way of storytelling.



I like the art. The loading screens were cool, and the music was well done. I enjoyed hearing the title screen and credits music, though the in-game music was less noticeable for me. The graphics are greatly improved, with mostly sharp textures and fluid animations (only things I didn't like were how the darkspawn looked like and some minor instances of low texture resolution, especially visible in the very first cutscene where Varric is dragged into the interrogation room). There were some minor glitches. For example, I chose to wield a sword and a shield, but whenever I was in-combat the sword would be held upside down. Occasionally some textures would glitch and turn white.



It was fun, and I'm eagerly waiting for Dragon Age 2. I can't say I enjoyed more than Dragon Age: Origins, but I have yet to play the full game so there are probably a few more surprises in store for me."

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That was a horribly put together demo. Gameplay and conversations were fine, combat was really fun, but why restrict inventory and some skill trees? I was picking up a lot of items, but couldn't make use of them. What was the point?

And this must be said, the cooldown for heal is just freakin' ridiculous. What is it, 40 seconds? Since the fighting is faster this time around, longer cooldowns don't help much! There were NO potion pickups before the battle with Hayder, so my warrior was essentially running around with low health until heal was useable again. Heal needs to have a shorter cooldown while costing more mana.

Well guys, two more weeks to go. I can hardly wait now. ;)

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I really enjoyed playing the demo. Looking forward to the full game.



Rogue is super fun. I love the rogue revamp :)

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OldMan91 wrote...

Here are my thoughts, from another thread:

"The demo on the console reminded me a lot to Jade Empire. The portraits to the bottom left with the mana/stamina look similar, the constant tapping of (A) and the radial menu are somewhat similar. The gameplay felt smooth and very cool looking, with the running and slashing. Combat was, personally, a little too fast for me. I wasn't sure what was happening some times, being unable to keep up (which led to some of my companions "dying" as I couldn't watch their health, pick a skill/ability to use and tap A constantly). This is more a personal problem for the console version though, as the PC has the "pause-and-command" style, which I will be using instead. Overall combat was fun to watch, but difficult to manage (for me any way).


I believe there'll be an option to turn auto-attack on for consoles, so it plays like Origins did on them.

Modifié par Dan_cw, 22 février 2011 - 03:43 .