Dragon Age dialogue video

[SimpleComplexity]

I was expecting something more along those lines:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc9cnUbyiGQ Now that`s epic.

 

[denizsi]

My fascination with DbtS has only lasted half an hour. It's way overrated imo. Attacks were too haphazard and the game being based on the same simplistic mechanic got old really fast.

 

[Mister Arkham]

Well I can't say that I found anything to really complain about in that footage. What we see is a bit tired, true, but it's also only a couple of minutes of cinematic.

I also liked the piece of music that ran over the battle sequence. It added a good deal of energy to the sequence and seems to suit the setting well enough, which is a nice change of pace after the last couple of Bioware game scores.

 

[The Dude]

AMAZING FACTS: The 'orcs' look different than orcs because they aren't orcs. Tool. OMGZ Non orcs don't like orcs. WOWSERZ!

An orc is an orc is an orc dear volleyball. If it eventually becomes apparent that the purpose, history and disposition of the "orcs" of DA is substantially different than standard fare fantasy orcs I'll agree with you. In the meantime, YOU FAIL! Lollerskates!

 

[BethesdaLove]

...and it is still the only bigbudget hope on the rpg horizon...

 

[MasPingon]

This ain't looking good, it's like a cookie high fantasy world from Lotr. Another "game for everyone" from bioware, what a shame

 

[Volourn]

"An orc is an orc is an orc dear volleyball."

Not an orc is not an orc is not an orc dear dudeyball.

 

[sportforredneck]

Not an orc is not an orc is not an orc dear dudeyball.

If it looks like an orc, smells like an orc, tastes like an orc, it's an orc.

 

[Volourn]

If it doens't look like an orc, if it doens't smell like an orc, if bit doesn't taste like an orc, it's not an orc.

 

[Kingston]

"A kill is a kill is a kill, and killing a child should be just as good as killing an adult."

 

[ushdugery]

Dragon Age was supposed to be focused on political intrigue, according to Gaider. Lord of the Rings was focused on defeating an ancient evil, and apparently so is DA: Origins.

You meen political intrigue as in a king that betrays his people by a shady agreement with a wizard? Yes Lord of the Rings has it and much more.

It's looks obvious that in that short video they are trying to show a bit of political intrigue too.

There's not really much intrigue featured though it's a clearly presented footnote at the start of three moderately sized novels and calling it out as political subterfuge is a bit disingenuous.

 

[Joghurt]

20 minute gameplay video

http://yellow-menace.com/2008/08/dragon ... indy-2008/

 

[Xard]

hmm, gameplay looks good. But WTF is up with those shoulder pads? Faces are ok but the eyes... they're really weird, staring at ceiling and rolling their eyes while being in serious conv

I also "love" to see Bio's Three Responses rule hasn't faltered.

 

[SimpleComplexity]

I`m glad it has three responses. That`s three responses more than you get in the usual FPS.

 

[Kingston]

I`m glad it has three responses. That`s three responses more than you get in the usual FPS.

I don't think FPS means what you think it means.

 

[SimpleComplexity]

What do you think i think it means? But more importantly what do you mean?

 

[MasPingon]

I think he thinks you think fps is third person slasher

 

[Kaiserin]

The armor is a bit over the top, but otherwise it looks pretty awesome for a fantasy rpg to me. I definitely appreciate quality, but I hold video games to a different standard than I do most other media. It's about being original within the medium to me. If you can take a bit of old stuff(neat stuff to boot) and mix with with originality and make it entertaining, I'm good with that. I don't need every game I play to be a China Mieville novel, it can get away with being well done pulp.

Things that you've seen a thousand times in movies can be a blast to play through in games, it's all about appropriate use of what you borrow.

 

[phanboy_iv]

The title of the article cracks me up.

"Dragon Age: Origins Footage Features Intense Old-school Discussion"

So I guess discussion is old-school now? As opposed to like, killing or something?

 

[Jaime Lannister]

Meaning Mass Effect is "new school".

 

[MetalCraze]

Mass Effect is new school?
Apart from graphics and taking cover behind boxes everything else is on the level of early 90s

 

[gothfox]

On an unrelated note, after playing MGS4 I can't stop but giggle while watching what goes for "cinematic" cutscenes in BioWare world.

 

[Skald]

I'll probably buy the game and enjoy it for what it'll be - a "summer blockbuster" if you will.
Meaning an equivalent of a competent and fairly engaing action movie.

It's just a shame that by the movie industry standards, Bioware (and most other game developers for that matter) churns action flicks with no depth.

But I guess we'll have to wait for the game industry to reach a level when it won't be mainly focused on mindless entertainment. After all, cinemas offer blockbusters, art and indie movies across various genres (well, it's an oversimplification of course). We're rarely offered such choice when it comes to game. But it took some time before a movie was considered an art form, so I guess we just have to wait.

 

[Mareus]

I really don't care about the graphic stuff. It looks way better than NWN2 and many other games of similar setting, so I don't see a reason to complain about it. Dialogs are ok, quite Biowareish and I expected that, although I am hoping for a bit more choices and consequences than in their previous titles. The story will hopefully turn out into something better than just fighting the blight, and this is Bioware so I am expecting some twists and turns, but I hope they will be less cliche than usual. Basically there is nothing to complain about, except the battles which look to me more like NWN2 than BG. From what was promised, the battles are quite a disappointment. But I guess that is what happens when you give up 2D for 3D crap. Battles in BG looked much more intense, tactical, realistic and they were more dynamic. DA battles look exactly the same as NWN2 battles, so I don't like that part. You don't see your characters blocking enemy attacks with their swords, you don't see dodging, you don't see them turning the tables to hide behind them like it was promised, and AI seems exactly the same as in NWN2 (charge mindlessly to the enemy). Your swords feel like they go straight through the enemy even upon a hit,... and I am afraid it is already too late to fix these things, so this will most surely fail in comparison with BG. Still I am hoping it will be better than NWN2 and therefore it will be worth buying.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

But it took some time before a movie was considered an art form, so I guess we just have to wait.

Bah, let's just go shove Planescape up Ebert's ass.