DA2 has leaked

[Vaarna_Aarne]

You know, the narrative device of someone telling someone else the story in retrospect also seems like Bioware wanted to rip-off a certain Obsidian game released recently...

 

[ZbojLamignat]

Also, Metacritic user reviews haven't been this low for an AAA game since Spore, I think. Just wow. PS3 gives it a smoldering 2.8 at the moment, and it just keeps on falling.

More reasons for dexers to play it. We know that mainstream hates good rpgs, the lower the score the more dexers should play it over 7 times.

Actually, Metacritic's user rating almost always is lower for overhyped AAA titles and slightly more favourable for real gems that are critised by press for retarded reasons. If you really believe games with low user rating on Metacritic are good for you, I suggest playing Spore (4.6) or Modern Warfare 2 (3.7).

In which wonderful parallel universe are the gamers so intelligent that they bestow MW2 with 3.7 average rating?

 

[Freelance Henchman]

:brotocol:

 

[Jim Cojones]

Also, Metacritic user reviews haven't been this low for an AAA game since Spore, I think. Just wow. PS3 gives it a smoldering 2.8 at the moment, and it just keeps on falling.

More reasons for dexers to play it. We know that mainstream hates good rpgs, the lower the score the more dexers should play it over 7 times.

Actually, Metacritic's user rating almost always is lower for overhyped AAA titles and slightly more favourable for real gems that are critised by press for retarded reasons. If you really believe games with low user rating on Metacritic are good for you, I suggest playing Spore (4.6) or Modern Warfare 2 (3.7).

In which wonderful parallel universe are the gamers so intelligent that they bestow MW2 with 3.7 average rating?

In our.

 

[Brotherman Bill]

Also, Metacritic user reviews haven't been this low for an AAA game since Spore, I think. Just wow. PS3 gives it a smoldering 2.8 at the moment, and it just keeps on falling.

More reasons for dexers to play it. We know that mainstream hates good rpgs, the lower the score the more dexers should play it over 7 times.

Actually, Metacritic's user rating almost always is lower for overhyped AAA titles and slightly more favourable for real gems that are critised by press for retarded reasons. If you really believe games with low user rating on Metacritic are good for you, I suggest playing Spore (4.6) or Modern Warfare 2 (3.7).

In which wonderful parallel universe are the gamers so intelligent that they bestow MW2 with 3.7 average rating?

It's mostly butthurt PC gamers doing it for the wrong reasons though ("WAAAAAA THERES NO LEAAAAAN")

 

[Andyman Messiah]

You know, the narrative device of someone telling someone else the story in retrospect also seems like Bioware wanted to rip-off a certain Obsidian game released recently...

Well, who in their right mind can blame them for LIKING ALPHA PROTOCOL THIS MUCH??!

 

[Freelance Henchman]

I had a look at the metacritic user ratings, and they keep mentioning a "lead developer" (from DA:O I guess) who left. Who was that?

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

it was BLOBERT

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Brent Knowles.

 

[Lockkaliber]

I believe he's been quoted here before. He saw what direction they were taking the game, and didn't like it because he preferred tactical, party based RPG's or something, and asked to leave. So now he does QA instead.

 

[Freelance Henchman]

Ah I see.

Bioware, if you are reading this, do NOT let your DA team ANYWHERE near Mass Effect 3.

Yeah. Don't, please.

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

A slight incline of Bioware staff then.

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

yes brent knowles was the las true lead designer. he could save this franchise. i hope he found a job in cd projekt

 

[Jools]

Also, Metacritic user reviews haven't been this low for an AAA game since Spore, I think. Just wow. PS3 gives it a smoldering 2.8 at the moment, and it just keeps on falling.

More reasons for dexers to play it. We know that mainstream hates good rpgs, the lower the score the more dexers should play it over 7 times.

Actually, Metacritic's user rating almost always is lower for overhyped AAA titles and slightly more favourable for real gems that are critised by press for retarded reasons. If you really believe games with low user rating on Metacritic are good for you, I suggest playing Spore (4.6) or Modern Warfare 2 (3.7).

In which wonderful parallel universe are the gamers so intelligent that they bestow MW2 with 3.7 average rating?

It's mostly butthurt PC gamers doing it for the wrong reasons though ("WAAAAAA THERES NO LEAAAAAN")

No, it's mostly PC gamers which realised how mw2 and b.ops are nothing but consoletard fanservice. All the gadgetry, the callsigns, the emblems, the unlock system, the IWnet matchmaking system, the ridiculously useless anti-cheat system, the LOL map packs (re-releases of CoD4 maps...) for outrageous amounts of money, the retarded "perks" were just introduced by IW/Treyarch to boost their sales on the console market, and it worked out pretty well for them. Extremely well I'd say.

Most "hardcore" FPS players have in fact reverted back to CoD4 shortly after mw2 was released, and didn't even give b.ops a try (and rightfully so). In fact, CoD4 and CS:S are the two remaining modern FPS out there with a consistent player base for any PC gamer who likes to indulge, occasionally, into some mindless carnage. We don't give a shit about lean, but we actually are annoyed when every server features at least 2 cheaters and at least 5 people under the age of 10.

 

[Hamster]

trust mediterraneans, we know

Check the link again, serch. I am afraid you were wrong.

 

[Sceptic]

Kirkwall is emptier than Denerim.

The city seems big. It's one of the few gaming cities that actually do look like cities as of opposite to villages with large buildings.

Who to believe... now THERE'S your C&C bitches.

 

[Hamster]

Kirkwall is emptier than Denerim.

The city seems big. It's one of the few gaming cities that actually do look like cities as of opposite to villages with large buildings.

Who to believe... now THERE'S your C&C bitches.

The first area of Kirkwall was emptier than Denerim, and thats after you are told that this area is so overflown with refugees that authorities had to close the city gates.

I stoped playing right after getting access to the entire city, will check out how "big" and looking "like city" it is tomorrow.

 

[Vault Dweller]

In other words, you played for about an hour, if that, and haven't seen shit.

 

[Hamster]

In other words, you played for about an hour, if that, and haven't seen shit.

And if in responce to me you would have posted "you haven't seen shit, Hamster", that would have been totally ok.

My problem is that you instead posted a bunch of lame reason why this game should not be criticized.

"It's an action RPG" is not a good reason to ignore best part of the first game (quest design) being removed. Of course, as of now neither of us knows if it was removed or not, but you found an excuse already, just in case.

 

[Vault Dweller]

My problem is that you instead posted a bunch of lame reason why this game should not be criticized.

Like? I don't care if the game is criticized or not. I didn't jump in to defend the game when it was criticized for the last few days. I posted my initial "looks like the game got the Mass Effect 2 treatment, don't play it if you expect a proper sequel or didn't like ME2" impressions and you immediately jumped in to argue. I naively assumed that you've played the game enough to form a solid opinion. My bad.

"It's an action RPG" is not a good reason to ignore best part of the first game (quest design) being removed. Of course, as of now neither of us knows if it was removed or not, but you found an excuse already, just in case.

Like I said, games should be reviewed and judged based on what they are, not on what they should or could have been. It's a very simple statement, no?

 

[kris]

In other words, you played for about an hour, if that, and haven't seen shit.

Wait, are you saying you like this game? Or more importantly, that you like the directio nthey taken with this game.

 

[Volourn]

"The first area of Kirkwall was emptier than Denerim"

Bullshit. The first area is filled with people all wanting to get into the city. What did you expect ? For it to be full of quests? The only goal of 99% of the peeps there is to get into the city, and since the PC is pretty much a nobody he is useless to them.

Kirkwall is vastly sueprior to Denerim (nott hat Denirim sucked). Denerim wa sbasically one maina rea with a bunch of side areas reserved for quests. Kirkwall is huge. I spent a few hours last night exploring the city and looking at shops and stuff yet i still haven't covered the whole thing and only did 2-3 quests.

 

[Vault Dweller]

I'm saying that I played it for 2 hours.

 

[commie]

Kirkwall is emptier than Denerim.

The city seems big. It's one of the few gaming cities that actually do look like cities as of opposite to villages with large buildings.

Who to believe... now THERE'S your C&C bitches.

The first area of Kirkwall was emptier than Denerim, and thats after you are told that this area is so overflown with refugees that authorities had to close the city gates.

I stoped playing right after getting access to the entire city, will check out how "big" and looking "like city" it is tomorrow.

I stopped at the gates. Somehow the 'desperate hordes of refugees' refused entry into Kirkwall being no more than a dozen bland models standing feebly around, kind of ruined the effect they were trying to get at.

"The first area of Kirkwall was emptier than Denerim"

Bullshit. The first area is filled with people all wanting to get into the city. What did you expect ? For it to be full of quests? The only goal of 99% of the peeps there is to get into the city, and since the PC is pretty much a nobody he is useless to them.

Bullshitz. Stop the liez start the truthz. A dozen or so characters standing idly outside of a gate protected by 3 guards is an area 'filled with people all wanting to get in'? They looked more like pensioners waiting for the 12.30 bus.

 

[Hamster]

I naively assumed that you've played the game enough to form a solid opinion. My bad.

My first post started with "If getting into Kirkwall..." Yes, your bad.

It's a very simple statement, no?

It's a very convinient statement for shit, badly designed games.

Like?

Like this:

They threw out many (most?) RPG elements (which sucked anyway),

"good for what it is".

If you expect an RPG with like skills and lengthy dialogues, or you can't get over the fact that it says role-playing game somewhere on the box, then it's not for you.

lashing out at DA2 just because it's not a sequel I wanted is kinda silly.

It's an action RPG. Would you complain about the quest design in Diablo or Sacred?

Why would you expect it when every article, interview, and video have suggested otherwise?