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One thing I would say however, is that this game is a classic example of the new ultimate challenge facing gamers and game developers. You big game developers are now stuck in this catch-22 position, where your quest for money is at odds with making good games. It's a tough business, so the goal of most companies seems to be to appeal squarely at the mass market. If all 90 zillion console gamers, all rush out and buy your game, then you are in the money. The problem of course, is that to appeal to the mass market, you have to dumb down the game for the dumb mass market gamer. This sometimes isn't an issue, for example, the GTA games are a bit boneheaded by nature, so it doesn't really affect them as severely. But particularly with games like this, it's a big issue. If you simplify a game like this for the average Joe, cheezey puff munching console gamer, you are going to alienate the old school, more hardcore RPG fans who are perfectly suited to this kind of game.
You should remember, that we don't really have anywhere else to go. The Diablo, The Witcher, Two Worlds, Elder Scrolls and Gothic series are all very simple, 'Action-RPG' style games. So if we want a bit more of a complex RPG game, with proper stats and challenging puzzles and combat, these Bioware games are one of the only places to go.
So what do you do? If you go for the mass market, you WILL alienate us. You may make more money that way though, but you will then be competing directly with all those games I mentioned above. I have to wonder if it would be better to keep your focus on the other kind of gamer. There may be less of us, but we will be far more passionate, enthusiastic, and complementary of a more complex game, and that may serve you better in the long run.
I'm currently on the fence a bit. I quite enjoyed the game, but I really miss the challenge of the Baldur's Gate games. It's been a long time, but I remember in Baldur's Gate 2 when I would mis-place a fireball, and it would completely fry my own poor group. Game over. Every battle was serious business, and although it verged on tedium at times, it got incredibly addictive... I must micro manage every encounter to perfection, being very efficient with mana, being very careful what spells I use and where I aim them, and making sure my tanks actually take the brunt of the damage to minimise the amount of healing I need to do, etc..etc.. In Dragon Age though, none of this is an issue. There's no limit to the number of times we can cast each spell, mana is almost endless now, with full regeneration a few seconds after each battle. And I can purposely land a fireball on my own group and it doesn't really matter. Half of them resist it completely most of the time, and even the ones who do get hit aren't too injured. And with an endless stream of automatic heals from the Cleansing Aura, and the easy peasy 1 click full group heals, taking damage doesn't really matter anyway.
So the result is that I just run around click click clicking my way through each 'battle' without any real thought or effort. Awakenings in particular has become quite simple, and hack 'n slashy. It's just about good enough overall that I still enjoy myself, but it's no Baldur's Gate... I now just think of it as yet another action-RPG, and that will harm my enthusiasm in the future, in real terms. For example, if a new expansion comes out in the next few months, I may not even pay it any attention, especially if I'm playing Two Worlds 2 or Mafia 2 or any of the other big fun games on the horizon. I would go out of my way for a new Baldur's Gate though, but games like that just don't exist anymore.
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