True enough. But my threshold for replays varies; I played DAO many many times before I got tired of it, DA2 fewer times, and after playthrough 6 of DAI I was done. And only played the DLCs three times.
Crickey you went through 6 playthroughs of DA I as much as you dislike the game? I am still on my third play through and plan on stopping, at least for now, on four.
Crickey you went through 6 playthroughs of DA I as much as you dislike the game? I am still on my third play through and plan on stopping, at least for now, on four.
I don't like DA2, but I still managed to play through it at least five times.
Crickey you went through 6 playthroughs of DA I as much as you dislike the game? I am still on my third play through and plan on stopping, at least for now, on four.
I don't know where I will stop but Charria was about 300 hrs while other people finish on 50 or so. We all differ =)
I don't like DA2, but I still managed to play through it at least five times.
Wheras DA 2 I prefer more then DA O and I played DA 2 just twice and Origins 4 times.
Wheras DA 2 I prefer more then DA O and I played DA 2 just twice and Origins 4 times.
Which is why your opinion is always invalid to me.
Which is why your opinion is always invalid to me.
Really Lyn? 
Wheras DA 2 I prefer more then DA O and I played DA 2 just twice and Origins 4 times.
Crickey you went through 6 playthroughs of DA I as much as you dislike the game? I am still on my third play through and plan on stopping, at least for now, on four.
Yeah. I really don't play that many games, and Bioware is definitely the biggest portion of my game library. Most games don't appeal to me with less focus on characters, story, and good LGBT representation. It's why I love Bioware games, and why I was so disappointed with a lot of DAI. I don't hate it, but it feels like a lot of wasted potential to me. I'm really nervous about MEA and am waiting to buy it until after a few months so reviews can come out and initial patches released. But if the alternative to not playing DAI is just not playing games, I'll enjoy playing DAI.
DA2 easily got more playthroughs than DAO for me, and now DAI consumes more of my time than the both of them. I'm pretty sure my playthrough count so far is in the double digits, some of which are throwaway qunari and dwarf characters.
Well considering that the two hundred hours of my first two playthroughs are probably worth like 5 PTs of DA 2 and between 3-5 of DA O. I'd say DA I has the slight advantage in most time spent in world.
DA2 easily got more playthroughs than DAO for me, and now DAI consumes more of my time than the both of them. I'm pretty sure my playthrough count so far is in the double digits, some of which are throwaway qunari and dwarf characters.
DA2 is definitely most replayable to me. A story-and-characters focused skip through the game clocks in at 25-30 hours, a great length for replays.
I think it helps that I was amused the most by this game, and most importantly, could even laugh at Hawke's dialogue.
I have never appologized, in good humor, for something that came out of my protagonists lips...until Hawke.
I have never appologized, in good humor, for something that came out of my protagonists lips...until Hawke.
Inquisition is the best game in history!
- lel
I think they're both excellent games. I usually think DAI is better, though not always.
Reasons I prefer DAO:
Silent protagonist
Full text dialogue options
Art style
Slower pace of combat
More freedom to engage in conversations wherever I like
More varied combat options
More varied character development options
Moddability
Dev Console
More symmetrical combat mechanics (thus making friendly fire manageable)
Combat abilities, on their own, are more fun and interesting
Melee rogues
Warrior archers
Can play without having a weapon equipped, and there's sometimes an actual combat benefit to doing so
Reasons I prefer DAI:
More exploration
Better level design
Plot less immediately visible
Plot less immediately mandatory
More freedom to design player character's response to situation
More traditional party dynamics
Free-roaming camera
Bigger
Combat and conversation make up a smaller proportion of total gameplay
Crafting
Race-specific armour
No auto-healing
Combat abilities, interacting with each other, are more fun and interesting
Archery
Can engage enemies at greater range (largely a result of greater draw distance)
Non-cinematic conversations
Fewer cinematics (none? I don't remember any) showing events the protagonist doesn't witness
I have never appologized, in good humor, for something that came out of my protagonists lips...until Hawke.
I must say Humorous Hawke is the best progie ever. Like there's no bounds to humorous Hawke's greatness.
*shrugs*
I don't have a favourite, really. All 3 games have their strength and weaknesses.
*shrugs*
I don't have a favourite, really. All 3 games have their strength and weaknesses.
That's almost a non-answer.
There are a lot of bad things that have good points and there are a lot of good things with bad points.
Nothing(as far as I know) is perfectly bad or perfectly good, that does not mean a mostly bad thing is the same as a mostly good thing.
I've played DA:O and DAI pretty equally, three or four full DA:O playthroughs vs three full DA:I playthroughs. I liked them both, but if I had to differentiate them I'd say that DAI had a better game design while DA:O had a better story.
DAI has extensive item crafting, accomodates different combat styles, is much bigger, and put an emphasis on exploration. It's a fun game.
DA:O had a more reactive and in depth story. You could decide what was important to you, and why. You could betray every companion, or help them achieve closure and personal growth. It was a great example of an epic fantasy; you start from nothing and using only your skill and wit work your way up to (essentially) demi god status. One off my favorite scenes is in DA:A, where members of a group of bandits would rather throw themselves off a cliff than fight you, because at least with the cliff they might survive.
In DA:I I often felt constrained by the story. Don't care about Andrastianism? Too bad, everyone else is still going to talk about it constantly. Make it clear, with evidence, that you're not the Herald, and no one pays any attention. I also thought they under delivered on the Inquisition as an organisation. The devs said prior to release that it was going to be like "founding the Jedi order". It wasn't though. You're just some figure head Cassandra and the advisors prop up after they've already decided what the Inquisition is going to be. And the story certainly wasn't helped by an enemy that failed to act as a credible threat after the end of Act 1.
Essentially I felt uncomfortably railroaded a lot in DA:I. This is no where more evident than in Trespasser. I loved Trespasser, but the whole plot is basically "but thou must". Allies with the Qun? Irrelevant. On bad terms with Solas? Doesn't matter. You single handedly destroy two qunari outposts and a fortress, and the Viddisala still treats you like some barely competent scrub. And then you don't even get the catharsis of defeating her yourself. As for the final choice about the Inquisition, what a crock. No opportunity to maniplulate the Exalted Council, just either disband or join the Chantry. WTH? Oh, and then there's a cutscene that invalidates the mage/templar choice, one of the most important in the base game.
The devs saiid prior to release that it was going to be like "founding the Jedi order".
Wow, did they really say that? That's odd, given that I'm fairly certain they knew the Inquisition would be disbanded by the end of the game (including Trespasser). I don't think it was ever meant to be the start of a new, ongoing organization.
Wow, did they really say that? That's odd, given that I'm fairly certain they knew the Inquisition would be disbanded by the end of the game (including Trespasser). I don't think it was ever meant to be the start of a new, ongoing organization.
Mike Laidlaw said it, using that exact quote in at least two pre release interviews.
That's almost a non-answer.
No, that's just a demand to declare a clear favorite. A false dichotomy.
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