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[MingWolf]

Same here. I used to marvel at their old school adventuring games back in the day. Space quest... kings quest... ah, games I can crack open a beer to.

[HyperLimited]

Actually, I would be happy that EAware would do the merciful thing and put this puppy down. I'm not looking forward to Dragon Age III: Chronicles of the Awesome Button.

[TUHD]

I will certainly be sad if they decide to shut the series down... it has got potential, it's just the haphazard execution of DA2 that's bad.
Looking at the amount of lore, it's just nuts the amount of work they putted into it - and the stories told certainly have potential for sequels.

[Dante Angelo]

I don't think they'll shut it down. I mean sure DA:2 was not that good but that doesn't mean they'll shut it down. Hopefully Bioware learns from their mistakes and make DA:3 almost as good as DA:O

[orbit991]

Persephone wrote...

orbit991 wrote...

I would just treat DAO as a standalone game, with an ending and look forward to other franchises.

I do treat is as a standalone game usually. But the main story arch on Thedas sure got interesting in DAII. I'll not abandon the DA franchise.

Bit hard to do this for me as in a couple of my plays, Leliana and Zevran were dead and their corpses seem to have reanimated themselves in DA2.

[Persephone]

Cutlass Jack wrote...

*Sigh* I miss Sierra. Unfortunately I started missing them before they actually closed down...

1996 was a big turning point for them, it seems. Esp. the never ending dev time it took to make GK3 with its constant changes. Truly sad.

[Persephone]

orbit991 wrote...

Persephone wrote...

orbit991 wrote...

I would just treat DAO as a standalone game, with an ending and look forward to other franchises.

I do treat is as a standalone game usually. But the main story arch on Thedas sure got interesting in DAII. I'll not abandon the DA franchise.

Bit hard to do this for me as in a couple of my plays, Leliana and Zevran were dead and their corpses seem to have reanimated themselves in DA2.

Oh, I understand that completely, don't get me wrong. Zev was an import glitch, btw. Patch 1.02 fixed that. Leliana....David Gaider did say some things about that being explained further down the road. But I can understand that if she lost her head in your game, you'll need lotsa convincing.

[errant_knight]

Turnip Root wrote...

Yes I will be sad but I do think that Dragon Age III should probably be the last game in the series. Having the franchise as a trilogy like Mass Effect would be ideal. After Dragon Age III and Mass Effect 3 I think Bioware should create a new franchise.

I have to disagree. The size and complexity of the game world as presented in DA:O lend themselves to a longer run than 3 games to be properly explored. There've just been too many factors introduced for that. There's no reason to limit themselves to three. That being said, there is good reason to look at the DA:O model as something to tweak, rather than replace, in future installments. They really threw the bady out with the bathwater in this one.

[Maria Caliban]

Stardusk78 wrote...
Will you be sad if DA2 is the final installment of DA in the world of Thedas?

Sad, yes.

But I assume BioWare would come up with something else I'll love just as much.

Modifié par Maria Caliban, 21 avril 2011 - 06:37 .

[_Aine_]

errant_knight wrote...

That being said, there is good reason to look at the DA:O model as something to tweak, rather than replace, in future installments. They really threw the bady out with the bathwater in this one.

Sad?  Well, yes. But I think they *did* throw out the baby with the bathwater for some very good features of DA:O. What I am sad about is that they really seem to think the baby was just "outdated" and don't even care they just dumped it.  Now THAT is sad.  They may succeed anyway with some "middle ground" and I hope they do.  But frankly, I would rather see nothing about this world, than something worse.  I do know I won't pay $60 for something short and hack and slash heavy though.  Half that, sure I would in a heartbeat... but there are a lot of action-heavy games out there.

Modifié par shantisands, 21 avril 2011 - 07:01 .

[Mecher3k]

No, as Bioware would of killed it off themselves with their horrible design changes.

[Kendaric Varkellen]

Stardusk78 wrote...

and the franchise shuts down?

How will you react?

What will you think?

It would really depend on how future installments would turn out.
I really love Thedas as it was originally designed (dark fantasy, semi-realistic look and feel, relatively low magic) but the current direction seems to move away from that and towards a bland, generic high fantasy setting with just some "dark" storylines.
If the current direction continues, then no, I won't be sad at all. I'd rather have fond memories of the setting then see it devolve into some generic D&D-style setting without D&D rules.

[Serelir]

shantisands wrote...

errant_knight wrote...

That being said, there is good reason to look at the DA:O model as something to tweak, rather than replace, in future installments. They really threw the bady out with the bathwater in this one.

Sad?  Well, yes. But I think they *did* throw out the baby with the bathwater for some very good features of DA:O. What I am sad about is that they really seem to think the baby was just "outdated" and don't even care they just dumped it.  Now THAT is sad.  They may succeed anyway with some "middle ground" and I hope they do.  But frankly, I would rather see nothing about this world, than something worse.  I do know I won't pay $60 for something short and hack and slash heavy though.  Half that, sure I would in a heartbeat... but there are a lot of action-heavy games out there.

This is pretty much how I feel, too. I didn't hate DA2, and I certainly got a lot of mileage out of chatting about the plot on the forums, I just found myself missing DAO. When I read how they intentionally changed DA2 to appeal to hack and slash, it made sense. I'm not sure they care about losing their RPG base, because they made a huge amount of money off of DA2, and that's the bottom line.

I would be sad if they didn't continue the story so that I could find out what happened with the hanging threads, such as Morrigan's spawn, and Sebastian's vow to come back and obliterate me. I love all the lore of Thedas, all the hints of other cultures and events, and want the chance to experience them. I have a feeling that DA2 was a kind of filler, just to move the story along to the civil war after the Blight ended. My hope is that they will return with a game that is richer in scope and gives us more options for our main character. Could be a pipe-dream though.

[lord micha]

Bioware can go down in flames in my book if they consider DA3 to be anything like DA"2"...

[Montana]

If DA3 means more like DA2, then no, I wouldn't be very disappointed.

But since I'm still hoping that DA3 will be a step back towards DA:O, I would be very disappointed.

Thedas is an interesting world I'd like to play rpgs in, but not action-rpgs.

[Blackout62]

Hell I'll be sad if DA3 is the last we see of Thedas. Bioware you don't get to make me become infatuated by the complex and fascinating world you've created only to kick me out of it just because for once EA wants an original property.

Modifié par Blackout62, 21 avril 2011 - 08:44 .

[BeefoTheBold]

I'll await the inevitable 10-15 year gap until some other company buys up the rights to the IP and releases a game that is somewhat similar to DAO but fails to capture the same spirit.

(Think: Fallout 3 by Bethesda.)

[Dormiglione]

Seriously, why should this situation leads to the end of the Dragon Age series? I dont understand how people can think about such a scenario.
Okay, Dragon Age 2 is not the sequel that many expected (including myself). DAO is a fantastic RPG, DA2 is a good Action Adventure with some RPG flavour. I played 4 playthrough, many gamer here on this forum played also several playthrough, so it cant be so bad.
Maybe we will be surprised with some real good story DLC's for DA2, maybe not. Im pretty sure that there will be a DA 3.

[L33TDAWG]

Not with the major **** up that they did to the story that was blossoming out. Honestly, good story, poor execution.

[Vilegrim]

if a hypothetical DA3 is anything like DA2... let it die now, rather than limp on.

[macrocarl]

I think BW's new direction is real good...... with a few tweaks. The story overall is pretty damn amazing and if it were to end here I'd be sad for sure. It's good to see them willing to try different things per game and I hope they continue to do so for a long long time.

[Treasure Woman]

I wouldn't be sad. I'd be furious.

Modifié par Treasure Woman, 22 avril 2011 - 12:59 .

[MorrigansLove]

I'd rather they stop the games, and just let David Gaider write a long series of books set in Thedas.

[2Hard2C]

It is just a game, but I'd feel it'd be a(n) unfortunate end to a series with quite a lot of potential.

And I would seriously consider ever buying from EA and or Bioware for a good long while.