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[Star fury]

Witcher enormously benefits from being based on works of one of the best fantasy writers in the world.

 

Also CD Project Red is on the ascendancy while Bioware is in a downward spiral judging by ME3, DA2 and TOR.

[Revan Reborn]

Witcher enormously benefits from being based on works of one of the best fantasy writers of the world.

 

Also CD Project Red is on the ascendancy while Bioware is in a downward spiral judging by ME3, DA2 and TOR.

While SWTOR was certainly an overblown train wreck, and half of the BioWare leadership left in the aftermath (the Doctors and Drew Karpyshyn will be missed), DA2 and ME3 were far from bad games. DA2's story was actually really good. Unfortunately, some of the game design choices and lack of environments were a step backwards for BioWare. With respect to ME3, an absolutely incredible game. You can hate on the ending all you want, but ME is still probably the greatest trilogy that was released on the last generation.

 

I will agree that CD Projekt Red is quickly gaining popularity and critical acclaim. It went from having a dedicated fan base on the PC with The Witcher, to a larger fan base on the PC with The Witcher 2, eventually moving to the Xbox 360. Now that all the major platforms will have the game at release, and the game is attempting to mix the open world and choice-driven storytelling together, they will likely only continue to climb in fame. Even though CDPR and BioWare have similarities, they are still vastly different.

 

BioWare is more family-friendly and loves to focus on a linear, Hollywood-esque stories. CDPR prefers a more mature and imperfect storytelling approach promoting non-linear progression as they try to find that happy medium between Skyrim and Dragon Age Origins.

[Oswin]

I'll never understand BSN's obsession with constantly comparing these games. I really don't see the connection.

I have never played a Witcher game because I can't. I'll probably pick up 3, though. I'm sure I'll have fun with it and a hitman won't start cutting off my limbs for not drawing up a spreadsheet of DA comparisons so I can pick a side to argue for. My mum always told me it was ok to like more than one thing.

[Revan Reborn]

I'll never understand BSN's obsession with constantly comparing these games. I really don't see the connection.

I have never played a Witcher game because I can't. I'll probably pick up 3, though. I'm sure I'll have fun with it and a hitman won't start cutting off my limbs for not drawing up a spreadsheet of DA comparisons so I can pick a side to argue for. My mum always told me it was ok to like more than one thing.

I wouldn't say it's as much "comparing" to usually someone making a blatant or silly assertion that one is bad for this reason. Really, they shouldn't be compared at all, as they have little in common. Those who attempt to compare them usually lack knowledge of one or both franchises.

[In Exile]

Well, this went exactly the way one would expect.

[Elhanan]

Do not mind a set character occasionally, but will likely pass on TW3 due to non-Pause combat, and even more frequent uses of Strong language and nudity based on past descriptions.

[Bfler]

And again an absolute idiotic thread, which nobody needs. Play Dragon Age if you like it, play the Witcher, if you like it, or, like myself, play both. And if you really want to criticize Witcher, do it in the Witcher forum and not in the Dragon Age forum.

[Star fury]

While SWTOR was certainly an overblown train wreck, and half of the BioWare leadership left in the aftermath (the Doctors and Drew Karpyshyn will be missed), DA2 and ME3 were far from bad games. DA2's story was actually really good. Unfortunately, some of the game design choices and lack of environments were a step backwards for BioWare. With respect to ME3, an absolutely incredible game. You can hate on the ending all you want, but ME is still probably the greatest trilogy that was released on the last generation.

DA2 story was really good? Really? I mean Bioware dropped the ball with the mage - templar conflict where both sides were full of strawman characters and they were unintentionally made incredibly unsympathetic. It's shooter aspects taken from Gears of War were much better than ME1 & 2 but it still doesn't say much because there are much better shooters. RPG elements still lacked depth and customization. 

 

ME3 had big issues even without touching ending shenanigans. Only Tuchanka-genophage arc was impressively done with a logical and satisfying conclusion of the story arc spanning three games. Rannoch arc had less quality was still one of the best parts of the game. Beginning on Earth was awful, midgame has uneven quality. 

 

I will agree that CD Projekt Red is quickly gaining popularity and critical acclaim. It went from having a dedicated fan base on the PC with The Witcher, to a larger fan base on the PC with The Witcher 2, eventually moving to the Xbox 360. Now that all the major platforms will have the game at release, and the game is attempting to mix the open world and choice-driven storytelling together, they will likely only continue to climb in fame. Even though CDPR and BioWare have similarities, they are still vastly different.

 

BioWare is more family-friendly and loves to focus on a linear, Hollywood-esque stories. CDPR prefers a more mature and imperfect storytelling approach promoting non-linear progression as they try to find that happy medium between Skyrim and Dragon Age Origins.

 

If CD Projekt Red succeeds, it will be beneficial for both gamers and gaming industry. 

[Dominus]

If I am going to be traveling on an epic journey for scores of hours, I want something more pleasant to look at.

Glad I don't share that belief. Remind me to update my journal on the subject.

Change of PC Aesthetics is nice, and BioWare is known for this. At least for the Heavy-Duty Epic-Journey RPGs, I'd expect to see the trend continue.

Personally, I don't have much interest in it. It's a very nice perk(and thought it was pretty slick when I first grabbed Mass Effect), but it seems more like Icing on the Cake for my gaming experience. From the brief footage I've seen from their character customization, it's going to be a whole nother' level of realism compared to previous DA/ME titles.

[mikeymoonshine]

*with all due respect* why do you feel the need to "mansplain" and *set us straight* to every woman here who doesnt perceive things the same way that you do.

 

Mansplaining is yet another term that is massively over used in this ridiculous gender debate going on at the moment. Some people are just condescending and sex and gender doesn't got nothing to do with it. Mansplaining in it's simplest form is when a man assumes that a woman needs something explained to her because she is a woman and wouldn't understand because she is a woman. That doesn't mean that a man explaining something to a woman or a man saying a woman's opinion or interpretation of something is wrong is necessarily mansplaining. The important part is the assumption that a woman specifically wouldn't understand. 

 

I fail to see how the comment you responded to conveyed the assumption that that user was wrong because of gender. It seems to me that the argument is that people do not really understand the character and his motivations. In understanding him and his back story as well as some background info for that scene you would be able to better understand what was going on and what was being portrayed. 

 

Oh and in case it's not obvious to you, I am not saying that argument is or isn't correct. I am saying there is nothing to suggest it singles out anyone's gender or makes any assumptions about the gender of the person it was directed at. 

[TheChris92]

I think the Witcher reminded me how much I prefer designing my own character like in BioWare games. Because i really, really, don't like Geralt.

But at the same, I kinda like role-playing as Mike Thorton in AP. So perhaps I'm just talking out from where the sun don't shine.

In retrospect though -- I do prefer making my own character, because it creates less chance of me not ending up disliking the character I play like with Geralt.

Witcher's got some genuinely good writing in it though, I'll give it that.

[JamieCOTC]

Dragon Age has a CC. Never could get into playing premade characters, so can't really compare.