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The video still works for me.

 

Basically the laugh points were:

 

1) It was delivered by a dude in actual plate mail

2) The game is in a hollow book, signed by the lead developers(?) and it has an audio clip in it when you open it like the singing holiday cards.

 

off-topic

 

If every purchaser of Dragon Age would recieve the same treatment, then Dragon Age would also be remembered as the game that no one pirated. Every single copy played was bought.

 

Think of the deliverer as a female, in chainmail bikini

 

*Ka-ching!*

 

/off-topic

 

You, sir, are a genius.

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So I went over to a friend's place to have a look at this DA CharGen for PC thing..

 

I'm totally confused. It's a strange blend of genres; stunning subtle artwork which hints of high adventure in a mature sword'n sorcery setting, combined with ultra-tacky blood'n-gore stuff, Marilyn Manson, and glimpses of that embarrassing sex-scene. Looks like daddy let the kids play around with the big project so they wouldn't be offended. Don't they have an art-director who could purge the project of all the tackiness and have the beauty emerge? I see great potential here, but there is sooo much crap still. And I hear disturbing rumors of combat being boring.. click- wait forever - nothing happens - put down your consol-controller and observe your characters fight etc..

 

I hope it's not shyte. :p

 

Been waiting forever for this. I can't play IWD2 anymore. I need something new.

 

J.

Posted

^ I feel your pain.

 

Having said that, the combat looks reasonable. I too have some reservations, but I doubt it'll be a melee screen-saver like some other Bio games.

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If you've played an mmo you will know what to expect or just think kotor but a hell of a lot better. Someone already posted a video that showed a ton of combat. It looks fine as does all the other mechanics shown.

There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached.

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PC Gamer UK

"Thus begins Dragon age, one of the most enormous and astonishing of games. It's an unashamed high-fantasy RPG, rooted in the most traditional soil, yet set in a highly original world."

 

"This is not a game that can be simply explained. How does it begin? It begins in six completely different ways, and each of these can be met with a wildly different approach."

 

"Whether you play as a human, elf or dwarf, a rogue, warrior or mage, a noble or a commoner, Dragon Age requires a smart use of your wits and weapons"

 

"You can approach combat in a couple of ways, depending upon your personal preferences and the difficulty to which you've set the game. In theory, setting it to easy should let you fight in real-time, where you select opponents and issue instructions from a row of tiled attacks, spells and special items familiar to any MMO player, as the fight happens."

 

"As you and your party level up, at levels 7 and 14 you get a point to spend on a sub-specialism that opens up new talent trees. A warrior, for instance, can choose to be a berserker or champion, among others. A mage might opt for shapeshifting., allowing her to morph into an animal during battle. A superbly useful talent for a rogue is ranger, which allows you to call an animal to join your party."

 

"Humans are the dominant race in Ferelden. Dominant in some extremely unpleasant ways. Until a few hundred years ago elves were the slaves of humans. In theory they have been freed, but those who live in cities remain second-class citizens, forced to live in slums, either begging or finding menial work in human houses. A small number of elves broke away to live in the Dales, these "dalish" elves are attempting to recover their lost culture. Bitter and vengeful, they kill all humans who wander into their territory. The dwarves live in the Frostback Mountains. Mages are feared and loathed by all. Your first two hours playing as a human noble will have almost nothing in common with those of a dwarf commoner or Dalish elf. While you're taught the basics of combat, and introduced to party mechanics, the rest is unique."

 

"Whether you play as a male or female, there are various characters with whom you can fall in love. However this isn't a genderless universe, and a gay relationship will be recognised as such."

 

"The ending, which is different depending upon how you've played, manages to deliver on the anticipation built up, surprising you with new twists, and creating an appropriate sense of scale."

 

The reviewer took 80 hours (over the course of 2 months playing it) to complete it with a first playthrough. He goes on to say:

 

"This is the most enormously detailed game world I've experienced, its history stretching back thousands of years, its cultures vivid, beautiful and flawed, the battles enormous, the humour superb. Roleplaying games now have a great deal to live up to."

 

"Verdict

A truly astonishing game. Vast, vivid and microscopically detailed. Dragon Age is the RPG of the decade "

 

94/100

 

 

____

 

ROFLMAO

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1.13 killed off Ja2.

Posted (edited)

The PCG UK guys have always been pansies.

 

If DA really is as hard as everyone is saying it will chase off the casuals faster than Hearts of Iron.(not that it's a bad thing)

 

RPG of the decade? But BG2 :thumbsup:

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They gave Oblivion the same score afaik. :thumbsup:

 

Seriously, good news about the game receiving a good review obviously, but...

 

The only gaming magazine worth anything these days is EDGE. Most are barely alive as it is.

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So, the origins and levelling up work like Seiken Densetsu 3?

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Posted
Dragon Age is the RPG of the decade "

 

 

Hmmm. Wasn't Oblivion the best crpg ever? Same decade, last time I checked.

Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Posted
Dragon Age is the RPG of the decade "

 

 

Hmmm. Wasn't Oblivion the best crpg ever? Same decade, last time I checked.

 

PCG UK are as fickle as they are douchy(at least on their podcast).

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Oblivion was the best rpg of the decade up to that point. Now DA will over take that position. Then when mass effect 2 comes out 2 months later it will take over that title and the cycle will continue never ending, at least until pc gaming has died in 4 years and pokemans: magenta 7 rainbow friends is all that is left of the rpg genre.

There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached.

Posted

The latest is always the greatest.

 

Regardless I have no doubts DA will be a much better game than Oblivion

Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Posted
They gave Oblivion the same score afaik. :thumbsup:

 

Seriously, good news about the game receiving a good review obviously, but...

 

The only gaming magazine worth anything these days is EDGE. Most are barely alive as it is.

Wanna bet EDGE reviews it on a 360 and completely misses the point?

Posted
Wanna bet EDGE reviews it on a 360 and completely misses the point?

 

I couldn't care less about the reviews, what EDGE does well is the articles and editorials written by competent people. They're reviews aren't worth any more than any other magazine's.

Posted

What I meant was that I personally don't really care much for game reviews, even if they're written by JC Denton himself. What EDGE has and most other magazines don't are the articles and other stuff.

Posted
The reviewer took 80 hours (over the course of 2 months playing it) to complete it with a first playthrough. He goes on to say:

This one is the best of them all xDD

1.13 killed off Ja2.

Posted (edited)
Hi folks.

 

John Walker here. Just thought I'd clarify a couple of things people have asked about my review.

 

First of all, you'll be pleased to learn I had an excellent amount of time to play this game. The play through the main story took me around 80 hours, which included almost all of the side quests I could find, but I clocked over 100 with playing through all the origins and experimenting with different endings. Nothing was rushed.

 

Secondly, re. the difficulty: despite people's generous suggestions that as a reviewer I'm incapable of playing games (thanks!), I am describing a genuine problem. I hope very much they'll patch this quickly. I'm not sure about the logic of those who think "Easy" should be difficult. It does seem a bit like being delighted that cold water comes out of your hot tap. I'm all in favour of "Difficult" being difficult, but then I've always been a maverick : )

 

Thanks for your interest in the review.

 

John Walker

botherer.org

 

From the Dragon Age forums

 

http://daforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html...=135&sp=120

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