Bryy Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I really wish EA Access was on PC. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I expect a forum verdict with user reviews by this sunday. Thank you. "Best game ever. The romances were so well done I even kissed my monitor ?" -BruceVC "Too much romance and not enough fighting in tunnels" - Monte Carlo "Better than Twitcher3" - Hoon Ding Talking about Monte where has he been? "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManifestedISO Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 *Presses 'play" on DA:I, barges in blindly and head-first, playing it recklessly with all release-game-bugs included and loving it* (I did so with Skyrim and D3, and it was so horrible, it actually became funny in a weird, almost evil way)* Heck yeah, I was taking arrows in the knee right after midnight. Next week I'll be riding a zombie unicorn into the sunset romancing the pants off Orlesian tarts. 1 All Stop. On Screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Anyone playing right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthe Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I expect a forum verdict with user reviews by this sunday. Thank you. "Best game ever. The romances were so well done I even kissed my monitor ?" -BruceVC "Too much romance and not enough fighting in tunnels" - Monte Carlo "Better than Twitcher3" - Hoon Ding Talking about Monte where has he been? Probably in a fallout shelter, expecting western civilization to collapse with the release of DAI... You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I took all of next week off for this* I really wish EA Access was on PC. Me too, man. Me too. *I had a bunch of days I had to use or lose by the end of the year and I was already taking Friday off 1 Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I expect a forum verdict with user reviews by this sunday. Thank you. "Best game ever. The romances were so well done I even kissed my monitor ?" -BruceVC "Too much romance and not enough fighting in tunnels" - Monte Carlo "Better than Twitcher3" - Hoon Ding Talking about Monte where has he been? Probably in a fallout shelter, expecting western civilization to collapse with the release of DAI... Funny enough Monte has said he is impressed so far with DA:I and has given Bioware recognition around the fact they do seem to be wanting to address the grievances in previous games "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dragon-age-inquisition-review/1900-6415949/ Another good review "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I expect a forum verdict with user reviews by this sunday. Thank you. "Best game ever. The romances were so well done I even kissed my monitor ?" -BruceVC "Too much romance and not enough fighting in tunnels" - Monte Carlo "Better than Twitcher3" - Hoon Ding ... "kissed my mother's brother" would be more appropriate, it is Bioware after all И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Some info on levels and level cap and skill points to plan for: from Reddit: "You can finish the game at about lvl 20 from what I've seen but the soft cap for actually doing most of everything is at around 25-30 (according to the devs) - but really you should plan your build for around 24 points. You start with two skills unlocked (2 points), you can unlock at least one point with inquisition upgrades (1 point), add 20+ levels (20+), human gets an extra point (possible +1) = ~24 Skill points (25 for human). You will get more than that if you level up all the way to 30 obviously upto ~34 skill points. This assumes no 'skill books' or missions that unlock a skill point. So possibly even more." *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barothmuk Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 What's with all the goddamn hipster haircuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Um that's exactly the sort of conformism driving everything BW does. But, at least they know their customers. И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I expect a forum verdict with user reviews by this sunday. Thank you. "Best game ever. The romances were so well done I even kissed my monitor ?" -BruceVC "Too much romance and not enough fighting in tunnels" - Monte Carlo "Better than Twitcher3" - Hoon Ding ... "kissed my mother's brother" would be more appropriate, it is Bioware after all Naw, the most accurate would be "kissed anything that couldn't get out of the way fast enough". Biowarians aren't very picky. "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I have a gut feeling that the more rowdy crowd digging the juicier bits of Game of Thrones will have a ball in DA:I. The possibilities are endless! *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Something fishy is going on here, the critic reviews are in the 80-90 segment. Even the utterly compromised IGN gave the game "only" 88. And yet, none of them point out anything significant to drag the game down, barring some crashing and texture issues. И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orogun01 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Something fishy is going on here, the critic reviews are in the 80-90 segment. Even the utterly compromised IGN gave the game "only" 88. And yet, none of them point out anything significant to drag the game down, barring some crashing and texture issues. Maybe is one of those esoteric things like writing,gameplay or design that critics regard with mysticism. 2 I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Skyrim for PC did get heaps of review scores of 90-100! So, in comparison, DA:I is getting pretty low scores (the scores are notoriously inflated?). *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy107 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Thanks for posting this info. I did log into the Keep yesterday but today it seems to be down, or at least I can't connect for some reason. Anyone else having this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Something fishy is going on here, the critic reviews are in the 80-90 segment. Even the utterly compromised IGN gave the game "only" 88. And yet, none of them point out anything significant to drag the game down, barring some crashing and texture issues.I've read plenty. Reviews saying the story isn't terribly good and the combat's not that great either. Largely it sounds like it has good characters though, just not overall as good as DAO. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 We should really just treat reviews like trade magazines do. Reviews tell us if the product is functional, how it runs, what components it has, and the rest is subjective opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 The subjective opinion is the important bit. I care more about the story being good than it having a few bugs. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I use reviews more as an high level overview of a games potential, but if all gaming websites I follow give a particular game an 8/10 or so score then that generally increases the odds of the game being very good But I place more credence in user reviews "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Hearing that the story isn't terribly good from the people who gave Skyrim 90+ and called it one of the best games of all time (lololololo) gives me an ulcer. And what of Mass Effect's basic plot and terrible twists? I'm not defending Bioware, but if they're going to slam them for unoriginal storytelling I wonder what BW games they've been playing for the past decade. Maybe the Bioware shiny is wearing off for the critics after all these years and the Inquisiton is just the game where they start to "notice" it. Makes me want to try it just to see what the real deal is 2 И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Yeah. The story in Skyrim was forgettable and the entire main plot meaningless. 90% of the game was the explorative feel, and to go and do stuff your way. I certainly stretched those limits to the max. Unfortunately, the game was for too rigid for my liking. You couldn't even kill important NPCs, unless specified as a quest. Pfft! 1 *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I played approx 20 hours of Skyrim, which is about my limit before I notice that the Elder Scroll's emperor has no pants and move off to something else. At its best it can be wonderfully atmospheric, at its worst, its a norse theme park slog where all you do is watch your avatar's ass as he/she runs from one landmark to another. 1 И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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