So I finally got my code for DA2, and...
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:23 am
Hm. So after waiting over a month, I finally got my code for Diablo...I mean Streets of Rage...Oh no wait, Dragon Age II. Um, I'm just past the tutorial (like 5 mins in, just after the first fight), but I seriously hope it gets better than this, at least combat wise. This is not an RPG. This is um...I'm not quite sure what it is. I can take a Hurlock down in 5 hits as a level 1 rogue, my health bar constantly regens in battle real fast, and I levelled after the first battle in the game (on normal). And its way way faster and less tactical than the first one. Oh, and the diablo-style skill tree blows ass. You also cant really design your char beyond class and cosmetically. There are no other races besides 'human' to play, and the story appears the same for every class (although if you import your old save from the first one, things you did there can affect this game. Could be cool.) I love the Mass Effect series, but DA2 really really feels like Mass Effect 2, but fantasy. The speedy combat and action feel work for space age gunbattles, not so good for a fantasy game. Why is it RPGS are getting so dumbed down?
If you want to play a REAL RPG, I'd reccommend Drakensang: River of Time. You can get it off Steam for 20USD. That game is great, although the company that produced it (a german company, I believe) no longer exists, due to the fact taht they localized this game in a million different languages with full voice support but no international marketing. Its a pity, as this is seriously one of the best RPGs in a long while. I just found it trolling Steam, and then read the reviews online that could be summed up as "Die hard RPG fan says 'OMG ROX'!" Its action-ish (similar in feel to the first Dragon Age), but you still need lots of pausing and tactics for battle. Theres also a million stats, and it has 3 'creation' abilities (alchemy, blacksmithing, and bowmaking) you can use to make cool stuff. You can also pick herbs and skin animals ala WoW, and then use the creation abilities to make cool items. Its worth a look, but dont buy any later games in the series as (I heard) they are crap. One thing some people hate (I happen to love) is that the money system is very realistic. 60 gold pieces is a LOT, and you probably wont be getting any magic items ay time soon, as the world is very low magic, although mages get cool spells. I guess theres a pen and paper RPG called Dark Eye this game is based off of. I have never heard of it but some of the reviews I read said that this game is true to the feel of that system, as magic items are hard to come by.
If you want to play a REAL RPG, I'd reccommend Drakensang: River of Time. You can get it off Steam for 20USD. That game is great, although the company that produced it (a german company, I believe) no longer exists, due to the fact taht they localized this game in a million different languages with full voice support but no international marketing. Its a pity, as this is seriously one of the best RPGs in a long while. I just found it trolling Steam, and then read the reviews online that could be summed up as "Die hard RPG fan says 'OMG ROX'!" Its action-ish (similar in feel to the first Dragon Age), but you still need lots of pausing and tactics for battle. Theres also a million stats, and it has 3 'creation' abilities (alchemy, blacksmithing, and bowmaking) you can use to make cool stuff. You can also pick herbs and skin animals ala WoW, and then use the creation abilities to make cool items. Its worth a look, but dont buy any later games in the series as (I heard) they are crap. One thing some people hate (I happen to love) is that the money system is very realistic. 60 gold pieces is a LOT, and you probably wont be getting any magic items ay time soon, as the world is very low magic, although mages get cool spells. I guess theres a pen and paper RPG called Dark Eye this game is based off of. I have never heard of it but some of the reviews I read said that this game is true to the feel of that system, as magic items are hard to come by.