Dragon Age II

Bioware has released a High Resolution Texture Pack for the PC version of the game to make it look heaps better.

So if you have a descent Video Card, make sure you download the pack from the offical Bioware site(http://social.bioware.com/…/da2-patches).

The download is about 1 GB large and is completely worth it.

I just finished Dragon Age 2 today after purchasing it only earlier this week, as I expected it to be a GREAT RPG. Sadly my expectations were diminshing as the game progressed.

Dragon Age Origins was what I would call GREAT as an RPG, just as Neverwinter Nights was. It took me approximately 20–21 hours gameplay to complete the story of Dragon Age 2. As it is set only in one city, Kirkwall, I believe that limits the potential of what Dragon Age Origins was.

There are some gamers that want the best graphice, I am not one of those. It might just be possible that the texture patch could increase the graphics but my interests lie in the Gameplay and Story.

Gamplay I though was very good, it did in my opinion surpass DA Origins but the story left a lot to be disired for.

For one, you can only choose a human as the hero.

For two, the story left an incredible amount unanswered and it in no way complete. Just like at the end of a movie which suggests there is a lot more going to happen, this is the case for Dragon Age 2, and there is no doubt in my mind without reading another review that there will be an expansion to this game, simply a matter of time.

I did read an old review (before it had been officially released that) that gamers were querying as to whether EA simply slapped on the 2 of a game they were developing as a side project. There might be some truth to that after all.

Average. The only word I can use to explain the long awaited sequal to a brilliant game. Initially the game takes a hold of you and you are immersed in a world and story line never used or seen before. Next thing you know it, the game has finished and your left wondering if you really got what you paid for.

However the biggest concern was that there seemed to be some corners cut with development to rush the game into the marketplace. Possibly to rival game releases such as Dungeon Siege 3. An example is the repeated use of landscapes and indoor areas which are slightly altered for each quest.

This Review is not to prevent people from buying Dragon Age 2 but to raise awareness. Because there are people out there who may feel that money may be better spent elsewhere. If the above mentioned is not to their liking.

However I do want to mention that I enjoyed the storyline and forced myself to replay the game and choose to complete a different storyline. The graphics also didn't let the game down.

Fresh new game with nice combat system but kept using the same maps over and over for different quests.

Thanks to the focus on the console this game feels like a dumbed down version of the first and more like something you would expect to find on your iPhone.

It takes about 10hours to play through where you will find to gripping parts of the story, the rest of the game involves doing side quests that really do have nothing to do with the main game.