Dragon Age: A stupid game. Also, a dumb game.

[McTahr]

Originally Posted by Krylo

Because some people have computers that can handle more than even current-gen consoles.

They were expensive computers, but it's not impossible.

Yeah. My computer ran DA:etc on capped settings with Netflix running on another monitor and twenty wiki tabs an alt-tab away. Consoles ain't got shit on a custom build. (All things considered, I could fish together these parts for no more than most people spend on console + game collections these days, too.)

Honestly, I found DA:O to be just ridiculously easy for the most part. I cranked it up to nightmare and forced myself to play a mage with zero offense spells and no support or healing spells and it was still pretty snooze-festy. Use any kind of hate generation (Miasma is good for groups of small weaklings) -> Force field on self -> Wait entire duration -> Mind blast -> run in circles -> Reassert hate if necessary -> Force field on self ad nauseum for pretty much 90% of the game. Damage is for shmucks.

[Azisien]

Originally Posted by bluestarultor

That's just bassackwards considering the capabilities of current-gen consoles. If they already had the data, I can't think of a good reason not to use it where it would be most useful.

Well I don't really know how to break it to you then!

How about this: Bioware made the PC version, another studio made the console version. And somehow failed. My assumption is they were too rushed with the release date/received the stuff to port to console/were too noobish to do a proper job by the deadline, and ended up releasing with shabby graphics on the consoles.

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by Azisien

Well I don't really know how to break it to you then!

How about this: Bioware made the PC version, another studio made the console version. And somehow failed. My assumption is they were too rushed with the release date/received the stuff to port to console/were too noobish to do a proper job by the deadline, and ended up releasing with shabby graphics on the consoles.

I'll come right out and say I wasn't aware of that.

[Mannix]

Man that last DLC was terrible. Save your money if you haven't wasted it yet.

[Marc v4.0]

Originally Posted by Mannix

Man that last DLC was terrible. Save your money if you haven't wasted it yet.

Dammit

[Liquid Snake]

Originally Posted by Mannix

Man that last DLC was terrible. Save your money if you haven't wasted it yet.

That last ME2 DLC was so incredibly awesome, though, that it permanently makes up for any crappy DA DLC that's released.

(...I stayed loyal to Liara with my Femshep and Jennifer Hale's voice acting with Liara's VA alone was well worth the price of admission.)

[Marc v4.0]

Originally Posted by Liquid Snake

That last ME2 DLC was so incredibly awesome, though, that it permanently makes up for any crappy DA DLC that's released.

(...I stayed loyal to Liara with my Femshep and Jennifer Hale's voice acting with Liara's VA alone was well worth the price of admission.)

All the ME2 DLC has been top-quality, they are really getting all they can out of the VAs and creative designers, and this is mind-boggling when you compare the horse shit DLC they have churned out for Dragon Age.

[Kurosen]

Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

I would hate to see dragon age on a console then because on my pc it looks pretty mediocre as fuck.

On the 360 it's barely a step above KOTOR2 / Jade Empire and that improvement is probably all due to the HD television. It's easily the ugliest game I've seen on a console. EDF 2017, essentially an unembellished 2006 port of a budget PS2 title, has better textures.

[Fifthfiend]

You would think they would do a better job on the Dragon Age DLC given the extent to which this game goes out of it's way to scream at you every three seconds HEY THERE FELLOW YOU LOOK LIKE YOU LIKE CONTENT, I BET WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IS PAY US SOME MONEY, SO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD SOME CONTENT.

Maybe they figured well people who like Dragon Age clearly like incredibly fucking mediocre games, so we will tailor our additional content to match the experience that these people clearly expect from their games.

[McTahr]

Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

Maybe they figured well people who like Dragon Age clearly like incredibly fucking mediocre games, so we will tailor our additional content to match the experience that these people clearly expect from their games.

Or, more likely, they realized that their demographic audience is willing to pay $50 for a cleveland steamer and $40 (whatever awakening costs) for a follow-up golden shower, and just figured they'd hire monkeys for coders and writers and cash in on an actual shower of gold.