IGN Dragon Age: Origins UK Review

#26
kansadoom

Posté 02 novembre 2009 - 07:53

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he did mention the graphics diddnt he, he said he thought they were good

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#27
Foxd1e

Posté 02 novembre 2009 - 07:57

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Viz79 wrote...

That was one of the most gushing reviews I ahve read. Ahem:

Simply expect one of the best RPGs you have yet played.

So I was wondering why they only gave it 92%. ONLY?! you might say? Well yes I mean Oblivion got 9.3, Baldurs Gate 2 got 9.4 and in terms of other genres Half Life 2 and Bioshock got 9.7!

The score doesn't seem to tie except it 'looks' like it got docked heavily for graphics:

Graphics 8.0
If you want to be a pain about it, you could say that it’s not as shiny as a lot of current-gen games. Not such a bad thing, really.

Hmm, if its not such a bad thing how about you give DA a little more then? I know Im being picky but it 'does' look like it may be the best rpg ever made (Yes im serious - what is its contenders? BG2? Planescape? Clearly from all that has been said, it looks like it will supercede them AND that is without the toolkit etc).

Ah well.

Haha honestly Viz I was thinking the same thing dude, I was like 8.0? Come on why not an 8.5 I can see an 8.5 heck I can see a 9.0 for graphics, but an 8.5 at least. Which would bump it up to like a 9.4-9.5 but I am happy with this review and I am hoping Gamespot and U.S. IGN will give it a nice big fat score.

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#28
usainuk

Posté 02 novembre 2009 - 07:58

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thats a very positive review.
hadn't even thought about the combat system lol.
so thats more KTOR in style than Jade empire or mass effect?

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#29
S0ndor

Posté 02 novembre 2009 - 08:06

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IGN's credibility is salvaged a bit after the Dragon Age AU review won the award for worst written review of 2009. Seriously I wouldn't publish that utter piece of tripe in a highschool newspaper. Glad to see the UK team actually played the game...

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#30
Darpaek

Posté 02 novembre 2009 - 08:08

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I'm sure the supposed graphics issues between the console and PC has more to do with the emphasis of users of the medium moreso than the medium itself. KOTOR looked better on the PC, but not too much. I'd assume you'd have similarities with JE and ME, but I never saw either on the console.

The plot changes aren't as simple as "that guy dies", either. These interactions are governed by an interestingly-employed moral compass – or rather, a lack of one. A stark contrast against other RPGs, Origins features no such alignment indicator of good or evil actions, simply throwing you to the wind to work things out yourself. Often there are no such clearly-aligned decisions; just a moment of hand-wringing as you struggle to decide which option presented is the one that hopefully won't backfire too badly.

That's pretty exciting. If you're playing a "goodly" sort, I hope there are ways to correct the errors of your mistakes if a certain decision "seemed like a good idea at the time."

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#31
RooksBailey

Posté 02 novembre 2009 - 08:09

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"Still, no matter the armaments, tactics play the biggest part in
combat. You can have the biggest, baddest, unique-armour clad nutcases
ever to accept missions from people wearing exclamation marks, but if
you don't lead them into battle with any kind of plan they will perish
with depressing ease. This doesn't mean that the game is hard, however
- think of the combat as a kind of angry man's chess, a puzzle
to be figured out with wit and cunning as much as fireballs and +7
swords. If things become too much, a quick escape to the options menu
can dynamically change the difficulty, but be warned that Origins
remains a challenging game."

Sold to this chessplayer!