Corto81 wrote...
By universally he meant "generally", not that every single person in the world thinks DA:O is better than DA2.
And he's right.
Magazine critics, user reviews and most importantly, SALES, show that Origins was better.
Well, he did say "universally", or if I'm being precise, "pretty much universally agreed." Nonetheless, yes, critic scores, criticism in "online" circles and (so far as any outsider can tell) sales, could be seen to define Origins as "better."
Something I've started to wonder recently, is whether that kind of criteria really does define a game as "better." I recall the hardcore Civilization sites slamming Civ V, for a whole bunch of reasons. It was certainly less popular with gamers and the MP community (but not critics) than Civ IV, due to "streamlining", lack of "complexity" etc. I would still argue that many features, like the 1 unit per tile mechanic, were an absolutely necessary change and I've been a fan forever.
Similarly, I'm currently playing a beta of the next game in a very long running, PC exclusive strategy series. I'm shocked by how how much of the game has been "streamlined", changed or lost. (As, it seems, are many people posting on the beta forum.) However, as much as I suspect many fans of the series are going to be disappointed, so many of the design decisions make perfect sense. In this case, (I believe), the game is remaining on PC and they aren't chasing some kind of "wider crowd" or anything like that. They are just making bold changes (and, IMO, unpopular but probably the right ones - at least some of them.)
When I've heard DAII's designers talk about "DA now has more potential" and "people are afraid of change" (they are quickly paraphrased attempts to replicate how some people are interpreting official comments, not actual comments) I'm actually starting to reluctantly agree. (I say "reluctantly" because my initial reaction to DAII was "Whoa, what the hell?" but it did evolve into, "OK, I think I understand where you are trying to go with this.")
Yes, in some ways, things like critical and fan reception, sales etc, are an indicator of what makes a "good" game. In other ways, they aren't. (In my opinion.)
Anyway, in an effort to be vaguely on topic...... hmmmm... I wonder if Legacy's reception, critical, fan and sales-wise will reveal anything new in terms of where DA is heading etc. I'd love to know how DLC for Origins sold. But, I have no idea.
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