"Dragon Age II" or "Seil Won't Stop Badgering On About Dragon Age!" - Page 6

Solid Snake · 02-17-2011, 03:57 AM

Oh, thank heavens. I wasted far too much time with Origins to lose out on the impact of my decisions.

Back to my original question then: Does anyone know what additional decisions made in Awakening and/or Witch Hunt might transfer into DAII and thus, whether an Awakening / Witch Hunt playthrough is a good idea with one of my completed Origins characters before starting DA2?

I'm actually confused as to the logistics with the PS3 version of DA:O. Let's say I have a completed DA:O save, and then I import that save into Awakening and beat Awakening. When I get DA2, do I only have to import the Awakening character? My decisions from Origins will also be transferred? So ideally, what's most important for me to save are the saves once I've completed Witch Hunt? (And I'm supposed to complete Awakening before Witch Hunt? Or does the order matter?)

Oy. Importing is confusing.

greed · 02-17-2011, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Krylo

Nah, Greed is full of shit.

He's just talkin' about what happens if you start a new game without previous saves. Like the shitty choices ME2 gives you.

Import was announced around August.

Ah, cool. Glad I heard wrong there.

Krylo · 02-17-2011, 04:01 AM

Anders is in DA2, so Awakenings will probably matter to some degree, at least in so far as he is concerned.

Edit: Canonically Witch Hunt happens after Awakenings. But I don't think it's going to matter what order you do them in, and I kinda doubt Witch Hunt will have any effect. No matter what you do the Warden supposedly disappears eventually after Awakenings, so disappearing in Witch Hunt isn't an issue canonically, neither is sticking around (you just disappear in some other way).

Kim · 02-17-2011, 04:03 AM

I liked Dragon Age, but I don't think I like it enough to play it again, let alone do a completionist run. Shame.

Solid Snake · 02-17-2011, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Krylo

Anders is in DA2, so Awakenings will probably matter to some degree, at least in so far as he is concerned.

Edit: Canonically Witch Hunt happens after Awakenings. But I don't think it's going to matter what order you do them in, and I kinda doubt Witch Hunt will have any effect.

Hmm. Okay. How long is Awakening, and is it an enjoyable experience compared to Origins? I might try to cram in a playthrough with one of my Origins characters (probably my rogue) before starting DA2. I was just worried as my favorite characters' roles all appear to be minimized and ignored in Awakening and Oghren -- not my personal favorite -- is the one returning star. It didn't sound appealing at first.

...It occurs to me that the importing issue is also probably a bitch from Bioware's perspective. What happens if someone tries to import a file of an Awakening playthrough with an Orlesian Warden? I wonder if you get generic Origins choices plus the choices you made in Awakening. What if someone skips Awakening, plays Witch Hunt, and then tries to import an Origins + Witch Hunt file? What if the Warden sacrificed him/herself in Origins but was "revived" in Awakening, will DA2 report him or her as dead or alive?
...Oy. The potential number of combinations would be staggering for Bioware to painstakingly accommodate.

Krylo · 02-17-2011, 04:10 AM

It's a pretty decent continuation. Easy as fuck. Has some good parts, some bad parts. I'd say over all it's not as good as Origins, but if you already have it, it's certainly worth playing.

Mostly because of Nathaniel Howe and Anders.

greed · 02-17-2011, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Krylo

It's a pretty decent continuation. Easy as fuck. Has some good parts, some bad parts. I'd say over all it's not as good as Origins, but if you already have it, it's certainly worth playing.

Mostly because of Nathaniel Howe and Anders.

Personally I liked Justice too. Am a little worried about how well he and Anders in the same body will work though.

Edit: I also really like that the ANIME as fuck elf dude is voiced by the same guy as Balthier, doing his Balthier voice. So there's at least one good thing about him (well other than that he seems to be riffing off Elric of Melribone, which I mean if you're gonna be based on something, being based on something obscure and unusual is a start at least).

Krylo · 02-17-2011, 05:10 AM

Also, you guys might like this: Part 1 and Part 2.

Demo gameplay up to about ten minutes past the tutorial. I'm going to agree with DFM in that I like how they framed the story with Varric telling it, and pay attention to Bethany's rack before and after Varric stops lying.

P.S. LadyHawke is awesome.

Marc v4.0 · 02-17-2011, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Krylo

Gina Caranos

I think I'm in love

Still, I will play DudeManHawke and not LadyWomanHawke because I can identify with and understand DudeManProblems easier then LadyWomanProblems

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And with the exception of the Mass Effect 2 John Locke from LOST fluke that somehow came out looking totally badass, I haven't seen a single custom manShep worth playing over the default. Unless you want like a joke playthrough with the ugliest man alive.

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Originally Posted by Krylo

There's always ObamaShep.

Bells · 02-17-2011, 10:00 AM

Ok alright... the game looks gorgeous, the voice acting is quite nice, the story seems Biowareish and all... that's all fine, but i just got annoyed after seeing that first fight in the game.

You beat a wave of same-enemies using 2 types of 3-4 hit combos over and over again, untill a bigger version of the enemies show up, he has horns, a ramming attack a ground pound, a ton of health is slow and you have to dodge his attacks and pound him from behidn while he recovers, all the while dealing with another wave of the smaller ones.....

...And within 3 minutes of game these are regarded as "scouts"....

So, right of the bat i'll leave my "fuck you" to this game, but i WILL see more of it because i'm dumb enough to look a book past it's cover and Bioware has surplus with me, so i think it's uphill from here.

02-17-2011, 04:01 AM	#53
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Anders is in DA2, so Awakenings will probably matter to some degree, at least in so far as he is concerned. Edit: Canonically Witch Hunt happens after Awakenings. But I don't think it's going to matter what order you do them in, and I kinda doubt Witch Hunt will have any effect. No matter what you do the Warden supposedly disappears eventually after Awakenings, so disappearing in Witch Hunt isn't an issue canonically, neither is sticking around (you just disappear in some other way). __________________ I am very tired.

02-17-2011, 04:03 AM	#54
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	I liked Dragon Age, but I don't think I like it enough to play it again, let alone do a completionist run. Shame. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

02-17-2011, 04:10 AM	#56
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	It's a pretty decent continuation. Easy as fuck. Has some good parts, some bad parts. I'd say over all it's not as good as Origins, but if you already have it, it's certainly worth playing. Mostly because of Nathaniel Howe and Anders. __________________ I am very tired.

02-17-2011, 05:10 AM	#58
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Also, you guys might like this: Part 1 and Part 2. Demo gameplay up to about ten minutes past the tutorial. I'm going to agree with DFM in that I like how they framed the story with Varric telling it, and pay attention to Bethany's rack before and after Varric stops lying. P.S. LadyHawke is awesome. __________________ I am very tired.

02-17-2011, 10:00 AM	#60
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	Ok alright... the game looks gorgeous, the voice acting is quite nice, the story seems Biowareish and all... that's all fine, but i just got annoyed after seeing that first fight in the game. You beat a wave of same-enemies using 2 types of 3-4 hit combos over and over again, untill a bigger version of the enemies show up, he has horns, a ramming attack a ground pound, a ton of health is slow and you have to dodge his attacks and pound him from behidn while he recovers, all the while dealing with another wave of the smaller ones..... ...And within 3 minutes of game these are regarded as "scouts".... So, right of the bat i'll leave my "fuck you" to this game, but i WILL see more of it because i'm dumb enough to look a book past it's cover and Bioware has surplus with me, so i think it's uphill from here. __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

02-17-2011, 03:57 AM	#51
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	Oh, thank heavens. I wasted far too much time with Origins to lose out on the impact of my decisions. Back to my original question then: Does anyone know what additional decisions made in Awakening and/or Witch Hunt might transfer into DAII and thus, whether an Awakening / Witch Hunt playthrough is a good idea with one of my completed Origins characters before starting DA2? I'm actually confused as to the logistics with the PS3 version of DA:O. Let's say I have a completed DA:O save, and then I import that save into Awakening and beat Awakening. When I get DA2, do I only have to import the Awakening character? My decisions from Origins will also be transferred? So ideally, what's most important for me to save are the saves once I've completed Witch Hunt? (And I'm supposed to complete Awakening before Witch Hunt? Or does the order matter?) Oy. Importing is confusing.