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[Antmarch456]

So I showed my friend some gameplay of DA:I in youtube (though he has seen me play it before).

He then went on to comment on how "tacky" the gameplay was. I asked him to elaborate what he ment. He then went on to say how the interface and everything was just too "anime/manga-ish" (for those of you who don't know, it's the style of Japanese cartoons).
I told him he hasn't even played the game himself, and then he countered that by saying he's seen me play it before. Whenever I try to argue back, he just keeps saying the same thing.

I know, right? This is like IGN-standard. That was just the best criticism I've ever heard. So many details to support his claim.

I had to look up what "tacky" ment on the dictionary and it was completely unrelated. I went to UrbanDictionary.com (where anyone can post what a word ment) and the first meaning was "Bad taste/style". I clearly can't see how DA:I has a bad style. Everything fits the theme of "medieval fantasy".
I also don't understand how anything in DA:I looks anime/manga-ish (especially knowing that I practically introduced him to anime/manga). First of all, this is 3D, and Japanese cartoons are usually 2D. And it's not like everyone is going like "Sumimasen!" or making kawaii faces. The interface definetely doesn't even look anything like Japanese Cartoon.

What do you guys think? Is it a really good criticism on how "tacky" Dragon Age: Inquisition is?

[Innsmouth Dweller]

fast pace, action packed and flashes everywhere. at least they don't jump on skyscrapers. too much fantasy and too many ninjas in his medieval, i guess. 

 

as for UI... it reminds me more smartphone app than game or anime/manga.

 

/shrug

[Lilithor]

Please don't insult anime/manga with Inquisition. Not even Sailor Moon is colorful and childish as Inquisition. Not even Naruto is ridiculous as a Thousand Cuts. But that being said, your friend have no basis on his critic, it lacks insults, curses and hatred.

[Shechinah]

It's an odd comparison especially since there are multiple styles to Japanese animation, games and manga so without elaboration, it's not very useful a criticism nor does it seem one with much basis.

[Cheviot]

I suppose the Broodmother from Origins has all those tentacles anime lovers are such fans of, and there's that one sword that looks a bit too big, but other than that, I don't really see the connection to anime.

[SomberXIII]

Please don't insult anime/manga with Inquisition. Not even Sailor Moon is colorful and childish as Inquisition. Not even Naruto is ridiculous as a Thousand Cuts. But that being said, your friend have no basis on his critic, it lacks insults, curses and hatred.

Oh I miss you. Where have you been? Come again to troll more? 

[exboomer]

So I showed my friend some gameplay of DA:I in youtube (though he has seen me play it before).

He then went on to comment on how "tacky" the gameplay was. I asked him to elaborate what he ment. He then went on to say how the interface and everything was just too "anime/manga-ish" (for those of you who don't know, it's the style of Japanese cartoons).
I told him he hasn't even played the game himself, and then he countered that by saying he's seen me play it before. Whenever I try to argue back, he just keeps saying the same thing.

I know, right? This is like IGN-standard. That was just the best criticism I've ever heard. So many details to support his claim.

I had to look up what "tacky" ment on the dictionary and it was completely unrelated. I went to UrbanDictionary.com (where anyone can post what a word ment) and the first meaning was "Bad taste/style". I clearly can't see how DA:I has a bad style. Everything fits the theme of "medieval fantasy".
I also don't understand how anything in DA:I looks anime/manga-ish (especially knowing that I practically introduced him to anime/manga). First of all, this is 3D, and Japanese cartoons are usually 2D. And it's not like everyone is going like "Sumimasen!" or making kawaii faces. The interface definetely doesn't even look anything like Japanese Cartoon.

What do you guys think? Is it a really good criticism on how "tacky" Dragon Age: Inquisition is?

It sounds like your friend is just a whiner who is never happy with anything. His complaints carry no weight since he hasn't even bothered to play the game. JMO. Also ment is spelled meant. 

[Fiskrens]

To me, the world of Thedas felt quite "tacky" around the time of DA:O; a lot of standard fantasy clichées like humans, elves and dwarves fighting orcs - sorry, darkspawn! - in a western fantasy world. But that world has grown in depth and complexity since into something original(-ish).

 

Mind you, I'm not talking about DA:O the game here, which was entertaining and quite complex down in the details. 

[Lebanese Dude]

Er.... yeah no.

[Cyonan]

His point was terribly made, so rather than trying to counter it I would get him to explain why exactly does it look too anime-ish for him. It might be that he really just means the combat animations are overly flashy, which isn't necessarily anime but I've seen a lot of people using the term when that's what they really mean.

 

If that's the case you don't have much of a counter. The combat animations in the game are very flashy, especially compared to Origins. Some people just don't like that.

 

Although I have no idea how the interface is "anime-ish".

[DarkKnightHolmes]

My  rogue glows purple when I attack like some DBZ character doing a power up, so tell your friend I agree with him.

[Shechinah]

(to DarkKnightHolmes) I wouldn't call that something only common to Japanese styles. Don't get me wrong, I'm not dismissing it as an invalid complaint.

[SofaJockey]

What do you guys think? Is it a really good criticism on how "tacky" Dragon Age: Inquisition is?

 

No, not really. Did this insight really require a thread?

It's an animation style that sits half-way between realistic sword-play and Japanese uber-sword sparkles, and it's fine...

[Thandal N'Lyman]

Anyone who would say that DAI was "anime/manga-ish" has no idea what those terms really mean, and can't be taken seriously.

[PlasmaCheese]

So I showed my friend some gameplay of DA:I in youtube (though he has seen me play it before).

He then went on to comment on how "tacky" the gameplay was. I asked him to elaborate what he ment. He then went on to say how the interface and everything was just too "anime/manga-ish" (for those of you who don't know, it's the style of Japanese cartoons).
I told him he hasn't even played the game himself, and then he countered that by saying he's seen me play it before. Whenever I try to argue back, he just keeps saying the same thing.

I know, right? This is like IGN-standard. That was just the best criticism I've ever heard. So many details to support his claim.

I had to look up what "tacky" ment on the dictionary and it was completely unrelated. I went to UrbanDictionary.com (where anyone can post what a word ment) and the first meaning was "Bad taste/style". I clearly can't see how DA:I has a bad style. Everything fits the theme of "medieval fantasy".
I also don't understand how anything in DA:I looks anime/manga-ish (especially knowing that I practically introduced him to anime/manga). First of all, this is 3D, and Japanese cartoons are usually 2D. And it's not like everyone is going like "Sumimasen!" or making kawaii faces. The interface definetely doesn't even look anything like Japanese Cartoon.

What do you guys think? Is it a really good criticism on how "tacky" Dragon Age: Inquisition is?

 

If that's what you think anime is, then......well...Kinda sad. :c

As someone who has been an anime fan for a long time, that's never what anime was to me. I don't know what's going on with anime nowadays because I don't watch a lot of series (mainly stick to movies. I'm tired of everything being set in High School, ugh.) In my opinion, action anime has some of the best fighting scenes out of any animation. And yes, it is often way over the top. That's what's so great about it! Swords too big, too much hair flying around to ever be effective, jumping insane heights, etc.. So in that way, I can't see what your friend means. Nothing in DAI makes me feel that way, there's nothing nearly that awesome in the fights (then again, I don't play rogues xD). 

 

I think DA2 fits that way more than DA:I, though. People flipping off of buildings, fighting at the speed of light. Mage Hawke's dance moves. Rogues vanishing in thin air by throwing smoke bombs on the ground.

 

But I only ever say "tacky" when talking about clothing, lol.

 

Edit: Wanted to add... If he's talking solely about the aesthetic, then I have NO idea what he meant lol. DAI is bright, but anime-mangaish is not something I'd describe it as.

[Antmarch456]

Thanks for the comments.

I'm not trying to start a war here. I'm just here to see whether you agree on something or not. And maybe what I said could be my own opinion as well.

[NextGenCowboy]

There are plenty of fair criticisms of DAI.

 

The world, for all its beauty and breathtaking scenery feels somewhat empty without as many large interactive areas as Origins had.

 

The lack of memorable NPCs for sidequesting makes the above point even more noticeable. The notes equate to questline thing works for some quest, but for others you really need someone there to give you a bit of backstory. Someone who allows for some choices to be made, and who you will help you remember who, or why, you're doing this quest.

 

The pacing of the game can be rather poor. This is especially true due to the Hinterlands being the first area. Starting somewhere smaller would have let people get their feet wet without being overwhelmed, and many have no idea they should even leave the first area. This makes a lot of people scratch their head, or end up overlelvled 1/10 of the way through the game.

 

The fact that the story quest, good as they are, are relatively short in comparison to the game's size. This also makes the points 1 and 2 more noticeable.

 

Those are my main issues with the game, outside of content not scaling to your level (which seems to be fixed in the DLC). The rest are minor issues with Character Creation, general touchups, and glitches, most of which are being worked on, or have been ironed out.

 

Calling the game anime-ish is noticeably absent. The game's slower than DA2 is, and one could make that points, maybe, about some of DA2's designs (Merril coming to mind first). This is especially true due to that game's color palette. This game, not so much.

[Lilithor]

Oh I miss you. Where have you been? Come again to troll more? 

 

Pillars of Eternity is just too good. Almost Godly. People only see me here now when I'm unable to play it.

[Bob Walker]

This topic is so educational, because:

 

- I discovered the "best" critiscim of DA:I ever!

- I learned that "anime/manga-ish" is the style of Japanese cartoons!

- I learned that "anime/manga-ish" style is tacky!

[SofaJockey]

This topic is so educational, because:

 

- I discovered the "best" critiscim of DA:I ever!

- I learned that "anime/manga-ish" is the style of Japanese cartoons!

- I learned that "anime/manga-ish" style is tacky!

 

It's wonderful when learning really pushes the envelope, isn't it 

 

[turuzzusapatuttu]

Please don't insult anime/manga with Inquisition. Not even Sailor Moon is colorful and childish as Inquisition. Not even Naruto is ridiculous as a Thousand Cuts. But that being said, your friend have no basis on his critic, it lacks insults, curses and hatred.

 

[pdusen]

Please don't insult anime/manga with Inquisition. Not even Sailor Moon is colorful and childish as Inquisition. Not even Naruto is ridiculous as a Thousand Cuts. But that being said, your friend have no basis on his critic, it lacks insults, curses and hatred.

 

https://youtu.be/ALSgHK703DU?t=12s

[StanojeZ]

Anime, huh? So is Inquisition more like Grave of the Fireflies, or more like Spirited Away?

[Panda]

My guess is that your friend didn't feel like the gameplay was realistic enough and wanted to use tacky and animeish to descripe unrealness of it.

[agonis]

I don´t care what my friends think of the games I play.