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[shadowman019]

Unless they're a die-hard fan of the series - god, no.

[HeroxMatt]

Actually, I'd recommend it to someone who WASN'T a die-hard fan. It seems the die-hard fans are a lot more critical compared to those who aren't.

Modifié par HeroxMatt, 17 janvier 2012 - 06:23 .

[Silfren]

FallTooDovahkiin wrote...

And the game is pretty long, longer than Origins. I preferably liked that about the game cause I'm a sucker for good characters, good romances, and long game that have those things.

It is not entirely all different from DA:O though. Just faster combat and stuffz.

I assume you're talking about the in-game length of the story?  Because otherwise, DA2 was a great deal shorter than Origins.  In total time, Origins probably took me about a weeks' worth of days to finish, (total time, based on playing the game for quite a few hours per day on any day I didn't have other obligations), and DA2 took me all of two days.

[cid_666]

Bueno, no jugue a origenes...pero pase el juego en dos dias y dos noches cumpliendo todas las misiones. de todas formas la trama esta bien ideada y me gusto mucho, espero que DAII-Legacy no me defraude ya que este no lo ha hecho.

[cid_666]

¿Alguien sabe si se menciona en algun sitio la proxima llegada de DA3?

[Loup Blanc]

Never.

Iwould never recommend DA2 to anyone.

[Anomaly-]

It's real simple to me.

On principle alone, I cannot recommend DA2 to anyone. My own dislike aside, and despite the alarming evidence that some people actually do manage to like it, the fact of the matter is the game shows a lack of effort and a rush job all over the place. The people responsible need to know (and never forget) they made a mistake. One of the best ways to ensure that is through the numbers. To recommend this game to anyone (even if they might like it) and have them spend money on it would only encourage the company to do it again.

Modifié par Anomaly-, 18 janvier 2012 - 02:29 .

[Sacred_Fantasy]

To OP: I have no one to recommend the game. My brother doesn't play RPG. He dislike story driven game. Majority of my friends are hardcore first person shooters. The moment you mention BioWare's game, they'll automatically response negatively like, "Third person character." And those who played RPG only interested with D&D RPG. But since not many developers make D&D RPG anymore, they bury themselves 24/7 in MMORPG instead.

[Gotholhorakh]

Of course not, DA2 is the second worst Bioware game after Jade Empire.

If asked I would probably say "Avoid.". Even if I loved it, everyone else hating it would be enough to add a bit of caution. 


If asked to expand on my opinion, it would be briefly thus:

• If you enjoyed the previous tactical party-based RPGs, this is nothing like those and might come as a colossal disappointment. Gameplay is now effectively the same as Mass Effect's, with more melee animations.
  
• OTS (third person) is effectively compulsory in combat, which you might not expect when shelling out for a franchise that's been called "the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate".
  
• The story is now cinematic, unfinished and largely makes the player feel irrelevant.

Modifié par Gotholhorakh, 18 janvier 2012 - 11:00 .

[Marvin_Arnold]

IF you've never played DA:O, (so you don't know what you're missing)

AND play on console anyway (so the console style doesn't matter to you)

AND you can get it for about $15, (which is possible by now)

Sure, why not.

It provides a few dozen hours of entertainment, goes BOOM a lot, and has decent characters, facial animations and voice acting. Ther were two jaw-dropping scenes, the second Flemeth appearance and the Chantry blowup.

Nothing spectacular, but if you don't know DA:O, you don't need to expect too much. I'd say it's worth the $15 I mentioned.

Of course, I had played DA:O before, I played on a PC, and I bought it for $30.

I didn't hate it as much as I was sad and just felt bad about the missed opportunity to create a great sequel, because the premise (an individual's rise and fall against the background of brewing civil war, told in episods over ten years) just looked daring to me. I thought "If anyone could pull this off..."). Sadly, I was disappointed. I was already wary because of the negative buzz, however, so it wasn't as abysmal as I had feared. Having bought it because I loved DA:O, however, it made me really sad.

I also feel sorry for Hawke, who will end his career as "the guy from DA2"...

As a standalone game, it's OK (for $15).

As a DA game, it was an almost complete failure, apart from some sparse (aforementioned) highlights. What went through their mind when they decided that DA:O's success was a reason to change/dub down/uglify EVERYTHING is beyond my comprehension.

Modifié par Marvin_Arnold, 18 janvier 2012 - 06:24 .

[thats1evildude]

I have recommended DA2 to other people, so yeah.

[craigdolphin]

If you are interested in the game: try it. There's a demo that shows you some of the differences in art style and combat.

It doesn't show you many of the other problems with the game: recycled environments, extremely restrictive ability to interact with companions (most of which are annoying and sub-par compared with DAO IMO), endless repetition of the one theme in the game (mages vs templars ad infinitum), inability to equip your companions with armor etc, a weak story, and many other issues besides.

If you like the demo then buy the game. $15 - $20 sounds like a fair price.

However, I will not offer my personal recommendation to the game. IMO it was a mediocre product that places more importance on 'style' than aesthetics, gameplay, immersion, or player agency. YMMV

[KilrB]

NO

[Flaggherty]

It's probably worth 20 dollars, but it did a lot of things wrong. I really disliked how anemic the entire game felt because of how much of the resources ranging from environments to how encounters were laid out to overlying themes were reused almost constantly. I also can't shake the feeling that the game was set up to be fleshed out with DLC that never really materialized, as if the game was only going to be complete at a premium rather than DLC being an addon to expand or enhance what was already there. Sure, the Legacy DLC was good, but I just can't say that DA2 is a great buy.

[Uccio]

For a successor of DAO? No. For a hack´n slash anime? Yes.

[Orian Tabris]

I would recommend Dragon Age II. If they have already played Dragon Age: Origins, I'd tell them not to get their hopes up. We don't need MORE DAII haters!

[Morroian]

Ukki wrote...

For a hack´n slash anime? Yes.

Neither of which DA2 is so I don't see your point.

[Uccio]

Play the game, see the point.

[Madmoe77]

Yes I would. After three playthroughs it has really grown on me; but be warned if you are coming from origins there will be a culture shock. Call it generational growing pains if you will but the game is different and the same.

[Fast Jimmy]

Morroian wrote...

Ukki wrote...

For a hack´n slash anime? Yes.

Neither of which DA2 is so I don't see your point.

He was answering a question, not making a point.

Besides, if someone told me they loved DAO and was asking for a game to play, I'd suggest the Witcher 2 or Skyrim. If someone told me they loved FF13, I'd suggest DA2.

It doesn't mean they'd like either of my suggestions... but its what I would suggest, nonetheless.

[Freakaz0idx]

hell no.

/thread

[JosephCurwen]

Madmoe77 wrote...
Call it generational growing pains if you will

That would certainly be a wholly and undeservedly polite way of describing the transition from DA:O to DA2.

[Meris]

Fast Jimmy wrote...

Morroian wrote...

Ukki wrote...

For a hack´n slash anime? Yes.

Neither of which DA2 is so I don't see your point.

He was answering a question, not making a point.

How can you answer a question without making a point?

'Which do you prefer? Cake or pie?'

'Yes'

Ok, different question. How can your answer be constructive without making a point?

If he had kept to 'No' or 'Yes', then he would be making a point that he, for whatever reason, do not believe Dragon Age II worthy of recommendation. He chose to elaborate further by saying that 'Yes' but as a 'hack 'n slash anime'.

Nothing wrong with a second poster calling him out on that logic, which both me and said poster disagree with (though, I suppose, for different reasons).

Modifié par Meris, 21 janvier 2012 - 12:30 .

[JosephCurwen]

JL81 wrote...

Never.

Iwould never recommend DA2 to anyone.

I know a couple of masochists who might dig it.