I'm about 3/4 thru Frayed Knights. It's kinda a love/hate relationship for me. The personality of the game is stellar but there are a few things about the combat that really irritate me. I've found that I've got to space it out or the irritation overcomes the enjoyment.I consider D:OS a FAR better game than DA:O, even though I enjoyed both. Mind you, if you haven't yet played FK than you should try that first; I KNOW it will appeal to you!!
You are the king of Wiz 8 love and D:OS is all about tactical combat, much like Wiz 8.
Was going to download Wasteland 2, but reading they're switching to Unity 5 for next patch, I think I'll wait. So I downloaded Deus Ex: Human Revolution instead from my queue, let's see how that one goes.
Good choice, it's the better game of the two.
hmm.. not necessarily for me. I don't like FPS RPGs so for my taste it'd have to be a really extremely awesome game to compete with even an average party based RPG.
Obsidian and BioWare games are often times similar in the dialogue department where you can also see right through the dialogue tree and spot the designer's breadcrumb trail to where he wants you to follow it. It just feels unnatural and stilted. In fact, it sometimes almost feels like attending a game design class and getting a lecture on level or dialogue design instead of playing the game.
I didn't like how slow 2 handed weapons were as I always play a des build in games. Fast attacks, rolls and stealth.
I played mostly dual weapon or sword and shield. I like the shield bash also for staggering large enemies and knocking down smaller ones. Also the only way to open most hidden areas is shield bash so I often wanted my shield handy. Also I didn't have much strength so heavy weapons meant a slow or fat roll which is unacceptable for my play style.
My brother beat the game as a tank with a two hander though so either is possible obviously. I've read that if you want a tougher experience then a thief type is the way to go and if you want an easier experience then play with a warrior tank style.