but the game overall is one of my favourite RPGs ever. I have a feeling its greatness will be recognized a few years ahead.
I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're being sarcastic.
but the game overall is one of my favourite RPGs ever. I have a feeling its greatness will be recognized a few years ahead.
DA2 happend because of SWTOR. Quite simply.
Considering that SWTOR is tanking (despite a massive attempt to suggest otherwise by EA et al)
It's way too early for those predictions. It's been out some 4 weeks!Considering that SWTOR is tanking (despite a massive attempt to suggest otherwise by EA et al), I'd say BioWare needs to go back to the drawing board. I just hope it's not too late for ME3.
I have a feeling its greatness will be recognized a few years ahead.
I don't play (or plan to play) SWTOR but I am curious… What do you base your opinion on?
I very much doubt that. If someone truly likes the story and the characters, fine. Remove these from the equation and the result is one horrible mess of a game, full of design decisions that could only be described as copouts. If only EA had spent some money on the actual game instead of hype. This game will always be remebered for bad marketing jokes like "button-awesome!" and "our most reactive game to date!”, not writing or characters, though the end result in this department may very well turn out to be halfway decent after all is said and done (and all the dlc-s are out).
Hubris by BioWare (We can make a game of equal quality to DA:Q in 15 months) or blackmail by EA (You have to make next DA installment in 15 months or else) or both…
@ChaosTheory, I think you've significantly jumped the gun. I've seen cost estimates from $50 - $200M — noone knows for sure. EA consistently said they could make a profit on 500k subscribers (though I'm sure they hoped for much more, obviously). Based on posts on various boards, my anecdotal evidence is players are enjoying the game. Is my observation more accurate than your friends? Both are useless but I'm not seeing widespread dissatisfaction, like I have with many other MMOs. And that stock report is a waste of time - even he other analysts in the same article disagree.
Time will tell but it's way too soon to call it now.
Considering that SWTOR is tanking […]
It's not failing, but it's certainly but it's certainly not the blockbusting WOW-killer they had thought it was going to be.
I'm not just pulling this stuff out of my arse…
"Bottom Line: A pinnacle of role-playing games with well-designed mechanics and excellent story-telling, Dragon Age II is what videogames are meant to be.
Recommendation: Buy it, steal it, beat up your little brother so you can play it.
Gamespot said:Lucas gave BioWare nearly "free rein" to do as it wished with the license. However, the newspaper reports LucasArts staff stepped in to "soften" some of the more "risqué" material, including scenes involving sex slaves.