Dhruin
December 15th, 2006, 22:26
Sorcerer's Place has a new batch of Dragon Age official forum highlights with David Gaider discussing races, death and more. Here's a bit on BioWare's broad approach to design:
That's super. There are certainly games out there that are all about free-form adventuring. Bioware has, however, always made story-driven games... so complaining that we are telling you a story is, in my opinion, a little pointless.
There are certainly degrees to the amount of freedom that one might feel they have. More optional areas to explore, for instance. More side-quests, less cut-scenes that actually take control of and move the player around... that sort of thing. But ultimately it will always be about us telling you a story and you operating inside those parameters. If you don't buy in that much, you never will.
Head over for Part 1 (http://www.sorcerers.net/index_dragon_age_forum_highlights.php#000269) and Part 2 (http://www.sorcerers.net/index_dragon_age_forum_highlights.php#000270).
More information. (http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?newsbit=3170)
That's super. There are certainly games out there that are all about free-form adventuring. Bioware has, however, always made story-driven games... so complaining that we are telling you a story is, in my opinion, a little pointless.
There are certainly degrees to the amount of freedom that one might feel they have. More optional areas to explore, for instance. More side-quests, less cut-scenes that actually take control of and move the player around... that sort of thing. But ultimately it will always be about us telling you a story and you operating inside those parameters. If you don't buy in that much, you never will.
Head over for Part 1 (http://www.sorcerers.net/index_dragon_age_forum_highlights.php#000269) and Part 2 (http://www.sorcerers.net/index_dragon_age_forum_highlights.php#000270).
More information. (http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?newsbit=3170)