[Bleck]

The thing about KOTOR was that it was great except for how shitty and boring actually playing it is.

The thing that made Mass Effect so great was that it was basically KOTOR except with less Star Wars and it was actually fun to play.

The thing about Dragon Age is that it has reverted back to the KOTOR model of not really being fun to play and also taking out a lot of what made KOTOR great in the first place. Also yeah, the gratuitous splatters of blood on your person is kind of needless and distracting.

And the voice acting is just awful.

[Dr. Tran!]

The thing about KOTOR was that it was great except for how shitty and boring actually playing it is.

To you. Most people though everything about KotoR was astounding. Try not to state your opinions as fact, please. :)

The thing about Dragon Age is that it has reverted back to the KOTOR model of not really being fun to play and also taking out a lot of what made KOTOR great in the first place

I'm having a blast with this game. It's the first game in ages to actually challenge me. I love it.

And for everyone complaining about the blood...you can turn it off, yanno. Nobody is forcing you to see it.

[RedFusion]

I smell a troll.

[atmuh]

Originally Posted by Dr. Tran!

Most people though everything about KotoR was astounding.

bored the life outa me

[OverCoat]

Originally Posted by Bleck

And the voice acting is just awful.

you take that back

leliana is so moe

[Archaon]

Originally Posted by Dr. Tran!

To you. Most people though everything about KotoR was astounding.

I don't know. I can see how people might have problems with it. There's a fair bit of empty, boring backtracking if you want to see everything the game has to offer, and combat basically boiled down to one of two tactics. If you're a melee user, buff, click nearest enemy, wait until everything's dead. If you're a force user, FORCE STORM FORCE STORM FORCE STORM FORCE STORM FORCE STORM FORCE STORM



FORCE STORM

[Dunnowhathuh]

PC version annoys me somewhat having to pause the game all the time to micromanage and all. Seeing as there are only a limited number of tactical slots, can't let the AI tactics take care of both the healing and attacking. It does work better than the FFXII system though, hated that one.

Also wish there was an interface customisation option. I'm not too good at paying attention to the battle and the party's health bars at the same time.

[Malaki-LEGEND.sys]

Ok gang, sell me on this game.

I'm a fan of dark fantasy(and fantasy in general), but the only familiarity I have with BioWare RPGs is Mass Effect and to be totally honest, it didn't do a thing for me in retrospect. Combat struck me as dull although I appreciated that it leaned more on the active side, the plot seemed far too dry and cliched as was the world and characters, and all in all I just couldn't get into it again after going through it once.

I saw it for the PC and I'm not a fan of that fugly WoW HUD and action bar(although I imagine they'd let you switch that out). I'm also big on active battle systems, and it looks like there are far too many breaks in the action, although I like the spell combos and interactions one can do.

I dunno. I'm interested, but not sure if I'm $60 interested.

Man... Games really need to go down in price...

[Archaon]

Hey, if you like fantasy RPGs and you want to get into some BioWare stuff, pick up the Baldur's Gate trilogy. That's real-time battle, it won't set you back $60, and I can almost guarantee that it's better than Dragon Age.

Not to imply that Dragon Age is bad; just that Baldur's Gate is that awesome.

[Bleck]

A lot of people are comparing this game to the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire - if you're a fan of ASOIAF, don't listen to them. They are so incomparable it almost hurts.