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[IntoTheDarkness]

So many complainings; let's commend DA sometimes.



For me, I like how Hawke is *careful* with his speeches.

In DAO, my Warden was very rude to Lords/Nobles and they didn't take any offence from it. (calling a queen murderer surely shouldn't pass peacefully) And my Warden was telling everybody he is a mage and nobody seemed to care.

In DA2 it seems like whatever Hawke says there are more consequences. I interupted a noble's speech and got kicked out immediately for being impolite. I like such improved interaction. What you say in the game must carry more weight like in DA2.

Modifié par IntoTheDarkness, 15 mars 2011 - 04:03 .

[hexaligned]

Nightmare is much improved this time around, I could do without the silly animations, but the core mechanics seem to be much much better balanced, I enjoyed the meat of the game (the combat) much more this time around. Now that I've found mods to get rid of companion weapon restrictions, I'm completely satisfied with that aspect of the game.

Modifié par relhart, 15 mars 2011 - 04:05 .

[HumanVintage]

I love the true ambiguity about which decisions are "good" and which are "evil". In DAO, there were many situations that made me pause and think -- can I trust the werewolves, or should I side with the elves? Is Harrowmont really a good king, or did he poison the old king's mind? But after the fact, I always knew who was right and who was wrong.

After finishing DA2, I honestly don't know whose motivations are the "right" ones. I played the entire game trying to be a good, decent person... and by the end I doubted myself and my convictions completely. While my decisions may have been idealistically correct, they didn't always result in predictable outcomes, and I didn't automatically get a happy ending because I had been a "good" person. I love that there are consequences no matter what your choices are, and that you can play a kind, decent character while siding with the Templars or with the Mages. All sides have valid arguments, so there is no straw man villain to despise.

In most games, you can either be a diplomatic saint; or a raving, bloodthirsty psychopath. In DA2, I feel like I can play many different shades of good, making different decisions over multiple play throughs.

I also love how the story itself is told. Varric's cut scenes provide wonderful foreshadowing, and a convenient way to skip forward in time. I love it that you see events unfold over a long period of time, and that the city tensions escalate on a more realistic time table as a result.

There are many other things that I love about DA2, including the refined game-play mechanics, the characters, and the many opportunities to delve deep into the culture, philosophies, and politics of the city. I finally understand what the Qun demands and why Dalish elves are misunderstood by outsiders. I get why mages want to escape the circle, and I also understand why templars think apostates are dangerous.

All this being said, I also love and adore DAO. They are different games, with different strengths. Can't wait for DLC and DA3.