Dragon Age 2 - Preview @ 1UP, Extended Demo Shown

There's a preview for Dragon Age 2 at 1UP.  It is based on an extended demo for Dragon Age 2 shown to 1UP during GamesCom in Germany. For the PC version,  Laidlaw explains what the idea behind the new camera is:

The idea is to afford a good view of the battlefield while resolving technical problems that lowered the graphical fidelity across all three platforms, Laidlaw says. My impression is that it makes for a solid middle ground between a pure third-person view and the overhead camera of old; at the very least, it doesn't impact the ability to issue orders and direct characters about the battlefield.

And here's something about the narrative:

It's a two-way street though. Decisions made over the course of the game will affect how the narrative unfolds, and ultimately defines how Hawke becomes the Champion of Kirkwall, "We kind of play to what I see as the key strength of videogames. Where instead of it being the locked down history of the character, certain elements are locked, like you always become the Champion of Kirkwall. But how you get there, and how these storytellers reacts, is based on your decisions."

Thanks to mr_luga at the Bioware forums for pointing to this.