▲ 140 ▼ BioWare vet says Mass Effect and Dragon Age got "too homogenous," wishes Dragon Age had been more "Neverwinter-like" (www.gamesradar.com) submitted 2 years ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/games@sh.itjust.works 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] big_duck_energy@partizle.com 34 points 2 years ago (5 children) I absolutely loved Dragon Age: Inquisition, don't hate me. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] kaitco@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) Don’t feel bad, man. I’m one of the 6 folks who enjoyed DA2. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Murais@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guess that makes me number 3? The ending was a bit silly, but the Qunari storyline was fucking incredible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) When I found out that fight with Orsino had been mandated by higher ups who demanded another boss fight be added, it explained so much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What exactly do you mean by that? Like, he could have indeed been a well meaning mage just trying to live under templar thumbs? Instead of also being exactly the smoking gun? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago The Orsino fight doesn’t make much sense if you side with the mages - there was no reason for him to go Akira monster when he did. Even BioWare acknowledged how little sense it made, in a conversation you can have with Varric in Inquisition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I’m also one of that small number. It’s actually my favorite in the series. Mass Effect 2 is also my least favorite in the series, so I know I’m in the minority for both franchises. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) If they hadn't reused the maps it'd been remembered as one of the greats. I also thought the balance on Nightmare or whatever was an atrocious mix of ubertank enemies and getting one-shot by rogues but the actual story and companions were fantastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago I can only imagine how good DA2 would have been if BioWare had been given more than a year and a half to make it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Listen, it might've looked cheap as fuck, but I found a certain charm in the "every dungeon interior is just one of three dungeons with different parts blocked off". Plus the combat flowed really well. I played that whole game through like... 5 times. One right after the other. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaitco@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago If you play it after coming off Mass Effect 1, the “every colony bunker or mine is one of three options” regardless of the planet just becomes part of that Old BioWare’s aesthetic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Norgur@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great ideas, cool combat system, great art style and graphics, ruined by writing that was somehow chaotic and utterly predictable at the same time and stupid ass kill ten rats/fetch 10 letters filler quests. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OscarRobin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The combat got pretty repetitive imo. Though that wasn't helped by just how many times you had to do the same fights against rifts/tears etc permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hyggyldy@sffa.community 8 points 2 years ago Well I wasn't planning on hating you but due to my compulsive contrarianism we are now bitter enemies. See you in Hell and have a nice day! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Origins was amazing DAII was serviceable Varric did a lot of heavy lifting. DA:Inquisition I played 10 minutes of and dropped it. I played all games in succession after buying on steam too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheyKeepOnRising@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Calling DA2 serviceable is probably some of the highest praise it's received. The game is steaming dookie. It took out every single thing that made Origins a masterpiece and gave us a dialogue wheel and an entire game made of 5 copy+pasted rooms. Also a nonsensical main plot with no real player agency and the most forgettable ending of all. DAI is mid af but it looks like a God damn masterpiece next to DA2. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Didn't finish but liked it a lot more than most people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) Don’t feel bad, man. I’m one of the 6 folks who enjoyed DA2. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Murais@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guess that makes me number 3? The ending was a bit silly, but the Qunari storyline was fucking incredible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) When I found out that fight with Orsino had been mandated by higher ups who demanded another boss fight be added, it explained so much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What exactly do you mean by that? Like, he could have indeed been a well meaning mage just trying to live under templar thumbs? Instead of also being exactly the smoking gun? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago The Orsino fight doesn’t make much sense if you side with the mages - there was no reason for him to go Akira monster when he did. Even BioWare acknowledged how little sense it made, in a conversation you can have with Varric in Inquisition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I’m also one of that small number. It’s actually my favorite in the series. Mass Effect 2 is also my least favorite in the series, so I know I’m in the minority for both franchises. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) If they hadn't reused the maps it'd been remembered as one of the greats. I also thought the balance on Nightmare or whatever was an atrocious mix of ubertank enemies and getting one-shot by rogues but the actual story and companions were fantastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago I can only imagine how good DA2 would have been if BioWare had been given more than a year and a half to make it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Listen, it might've looked cheap as fuck, but I found a certain charm in the "every dungeon interior is just one of three dungeons with different parts blocked off". Plus the combat flowed really well. I played that whole game through like... 5 times. One right after the other. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaitco@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago If you play it after coming off Mass Effect 1, the “every colony bunker or mine is one of three options” regardless of the planet just becomes part of that Old BioWare’s aesthetic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Murais@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guess that makes me number 3? The ending was a bit silly, but the Qunari storyline was fucking incredible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) When I found out that fight with Orsino had been mandated by higher ups who demanded another boss fight be added, it explained so much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What exactly do you mean by that? Like, he could have indeed been a well meaning mage just trying to live under templar thumbs? Instead of also being exactly the smoking gun? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago The Orsino fight doesn’t make much sense if you side with the mages - there was no reason for him to go Akira monster when he did. Even BioWare acknowledged how little sense it made, in a conversation you can have with Varric in Inquisition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) When I found out that fight with Orsino had been mandated by higher ups who demanded another boss fight be added, it explained so much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What exactly do you mean by that? Like, he could have indeed been a well meaning mage just trying to live under templar thumbs? Instead of also being exactly the smoking gun? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago The Orsino fight doesn’t make much sense if you side with the mages - there was no reason for him to go Akira monster when he did. Even BioWare acknowledged how little sense it made, in a conversation you can have with Varric in Inquisition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What exactly do you mean by that? Like, he could have indeed been a well meaning mage just trying to live under templar thumbs? Instead of also being exactly the smoking gun? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago The Orsino fight doesn’t make much sense if you side with the mages - there was no reason for him to go Akira monster when he did. Even BioWare acknowledged how little sense it made, in a conversation you can have with Varric in Inquisition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago The Orsino fight doesn’t make much sense if you side with the mages - there was no reason for him to go Akira monster when he did. Even BioWare acknowledged how little sense it made, in a conversation you can have with Varric in Inquisition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I’m also one of that small number. It’s actually my favorite in the series. Mass Effect 2 is also my least favorite in the series, so I know I’m in the minority for both franchises. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) If they hadn't reused the maps it'd been remembered as one of the greats. I also thought the balance on Nightmare or whatever was an atrocious mix of ubertank enemies and getting one-shot by rogues but the actual story and companions were fantastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago I can only imagine how good DA2 would have been if BioWare had been given more than a year and a half to make it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) If they hadn't reused the maps it'd been remembered as one of the greats. I also thought the balance on Nightmare or whatever was an atrocious mix of ubertank enemies and getting one-shot by rogues but the actual story and companions were fantastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago I can only imagine how good DA2 would have been if BioWare had been given more than a year and a half to make it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago I can only imagine how good DA2 would have been if BioWare had been given more than a year and a half to make it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Listen, it might've looked cheap as fuck, but I found a certain charm in the "every dungeon interior is just one of three dungeons with different parts blocked off". Plus the combat flowed really well. I played that whole game through like... 5 times. One right after the other. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaitco@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago If you play it after coming off Mass Effect 1, the “every colony bunker or mine is one of three options” regardless of the planet just becomes part of that Old BioWare’s aesthetic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago If you play it after coming off Mass Effect 1, the “every colony bunker or mine is one of three options” regardless of the planet just becomes part of that Old BioWare’s aesthetic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Norgur@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great ideas, cool combat system, great art style and graphics, ruined by writing that was somehow chaotic and utterly predictable at the same time and stupid ass kill ten rats/fetch 10 letters filler quests. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OscarRobin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The combat got pretty repetitive imo. Though that wasn't helped by just how many times you had to do the same fights against rifts/tears etc permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OscarRobin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The combat got pretty repetitive imo. Though that wasn't helped by just how many times you had to do the same fights against rifts/tears etc permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hyggyldy@sffa.community 8 points 2 years ago Well I wasn't planning on hating you but due to my compulsive contrarianism we are now bitter enemies. See you in Hell and have a nice day! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Origins was amazing DAII was serviceable Varric did a lot of heavy lifting. DA:Inquisition I played 10 minutes of and dropped it. I played all games in succession after buying on steam too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheyKeepOnRising@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Calling DA2 serviceable is probably some of the highest praise it's received. The game is steaming dookie. It took out every single thing that made Origins a masterpiece and gave us a dialogue wheel and an entire game made of 5 copy+pasted rooms. Also a nonsensical main plot with no real player agency and the most forgettable ending of all. DAI is mid af but it looks like a God damn masterpiece next to DA2. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheyKeepOnRising@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Calling DA2 serviceable is probably some of the highest praise it's received. The game is steaming dookie. It took out every single thing that made Origins a masterpiece and gave us a dialogue wheel and an entire game made of 5 copy+pasted rooms. Also a nonsensical main plot with no real player agency and the most forgettable ending of all. DAI is mid af but it looks like a God damn masterpiece next to DA2. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Didn't finish but liked it a lot more than most people. permalink fedilink source parent