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[Savber100]

Reviews are in and to put it bluntly, DAII is not faring as well as DA:O. Sure, it's still at the 8-9 range but surely I'm not the only one getting a slight disappointed vibe from most reviews. Of course, reviews are subjective and in the end, YOUR opinions is what matters.

But rather than bashing or gushing about the game, I think it's better if fans and non-fans of Bioware put out what they felt was the flaws of the game AND how Bioware should improve.

Yes, yes, you might be tempted to say that there's been TONS of posts talking about DAII is horrible etc etc but I feel that in order for improvement, fans have to point out why DAII isn't as good as DA:O and not just gush or bash like some immature 12 yrs old fanboys.

I have several gripes: 

1. Don't fix what isn't broken. Sorry Bioware, it's seems that this has to be one of your greatest flaws. Innovation is a great thing but only when it IMPROVES the product. THat said, I'm going to break the mold from the traditional RPGers and say I actually ENJOY the reactive combat and the pacing of combat in DAII. Great job making it better. HOWEVER, why strip out the tactical camera? From what I heard from the devs, it was because they lacked the budget (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). If that's the reason, then wow... is EA seriously skimping on one of their most promising RPG franchise? The tactical camera was the staple of DA:O. Yes, one can argue that this isn't DA:O 2 but that's not the point as a SEQUEL to DA:O, one would think that keeping a key game mechanic from the original. To follow this point up, why alienate one of your core fanbases? You already have ME to appeal to the shooter and console fans so why not use DA as the SEPERATE franchise that appealed to the hardcore crowd? That way, Bioware has an appeal to BOTH sides. There's plenty of other things that were fixed when there really wasn't a big problem but I leave it for others to comment on.

2. Graphics - Before  anyone jump on me as an another graphics ****, let me point out that I believe that graphics take the backseat in ANY game as long as it's not ugly enough to detract from the game. Dragon Age II's graphics ARE servicable. I running it on a Nvidia 9400 GT with a Dirextx 9 and it's not as bad as people claims. The game DOES look better and has a more RICH look to it. That said, I feel cheated. Why? I would say it's my fault but when developers CONSTANTLY say that they're listening to fans' complaint and promised to make DAII graphically HOT, I didn't really think of words like SERVICABLE or decent. The Witcher II is hot, Skyrim is semi-hot, but DAII is not. Sorry Bioware fans. Things look nicer but for a sequel I expected more than a change in color palette. The question is why Bioware didn't totally revamp the engine. Did EA demand that DAII be made only a year or so after Origins? Why couldn't the game have looked better? No one was really rushing them. Come on.. don't tell me that you wouldn't want DAII to look as visually hot as modern tech can be.

3. Only in Kirkwall - A more personal story and a frame narrative I can handle. However, this game spends 90% of the time in that damn city. WHY? I'm not asking for a open-world game like Fallout and Skyrim. I'm asking for a world to explore like DA:O. Many times, I hoped to beyond Kirkwall and EXPLORE different nations and experience NEW cultures. Having the game spent half of the time here is downright disappointing. I don't care if I don't an archnemsis just give me Thedas to explore, to learn, and to love. Mind you, Kirkwall is fine, it's just that for a game that was promised to explore a world and how it was affected by your actions, we sure don't spend much time looking around and exploring it.

So, that's just some of my gripes and some of you might think I'm pretty damn negative. I'm not. I still enjoy the game but Bioware's finest this isn't.

Thanks for reading! If you have any praises or constructive criticism FOR THE GAME, feel free to comment. I might post more as I replay it.

No bashing or gushing please. If you want to do that, make your own post. This post is aimed at the more level-headed gamers.

[Savber100]

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