Yeah...too bad they spoiled the god of war image by having Anders getting all love sick over Hawke regardless of gender. It was a real wtf moment for me. I'm not bashing it. Just wish he kept it to himself unless the player chose that path. And then there was this one elf in a certain inn. Poor Hawke's macho image was forever ruined.

I haven't even touched the demo. Same as I avoided Skyrim. I'll buy it unseen. It sounds like all the elements are in place for me to like it (I mean, I like DMC and GoW too, besides Salvatore, McFarlane, and the Beth influences).

edit: I'm an aspiring writer. I can't talk crap about Salvatore. I haven't done anything close to him. Of course, I've read better fantasy, but I'm not going to be a dike about it. He had some cool stories when I was younger.

Get Skyrim or better yet Baldurs Gate

Have you play the last dlc? That elf makes a cameo.

I would consider TES to be a 'dying breed' and Skyrim itself to be the catalyst. To each their own, I suppose.

Jade Empire is a good game. It really doesn't get enough respect.

Um...some people enjoy exploration. It doesn't have to have a bearing on anything. Skyrim is a big, private fantasy theme park. Nothing wrong with that. And there aren't really a lot of games that offer that kind of experience, which is why it feels unique. Shouldn't be any surprise that people that like that kind of thing end up playing BGS games.

In any case, there's not much difference in the quality of writing between Skyrim and DA:O. They're both highly derivative genre pulp. DA:O just has a lot more of it.

I've played the demo and you can clearly see how the original intention was for it to be an MMO. That said, the combat seemed interesting and the skill trees seemed varied. The world seemed a bit empty though. Everything is instanced. Enemies don't move they just stand there until you get close enough. The art style is interesting but cartoony. I think that's an artifact of it's MMO roots as well.

Oh, come now. Yes they're both sword and sorcery fantasy but the writing, dialog and voice acting in Origins is a million times better, deeper and more engrossing than Skyrim.

Hear's what I think, Different ppl like different things. Skyrim and DA;o are very different types of RPG's. The FO series are very different. You really won't know unless you try it (Skyrim ). I think their is some very good advice in the pervious posts. If your Daughter lives anywere near you, you might want to go try her's. If not All you can to is buy it and see.

I've had ppl say "well if you like "that game" you'll love "this game"... some I did, some I didn't care for. Tastes are very different. The "shooter" games my husband plays, I can't stand. ( I did like Gears of War though...funny thing is he didn't)

Ok.

I can overlook bland characters and so so storyline if combat was better, in da2 that dragon in the middle of the game took me 20 min to finish, i was sweeting at the end, here you can kill main protagonist in 2 min, i mean really. Combat is a huge part of most games and da:o and mass effect really made me enjoy it unlike any game before and after, in skyrim it just gets boring quick and its clunky and akward to execute.

Agreed. Even though I welcome the number of dragons in this game, Dragon Age's dragons are hard to beat.

Also, your avatar is badass.

Thank you I love the badass tattos in this game

Me too. I'm umm.. using the kind of wing around the eyes one, in red. It looks like a dragon. My character has yellow eyes.

Damnit, I'm on a console though. I want to post my character in one of those threads here, but can't.

You mean the high dragon? You're kidding, right? That was the most boring, drawn out kitefest.

Combat was horrible in DA2, mostly because encounter design... well, there wasn't any.

Did you play on normal? Play above it or on the highest setting. It's fun. So many enemies have resistances and various defenses that you have to do chains with your teammates to get the tougher ones down.

It's not fun to play against bosses that just have endless HP and there is nothing else to it. So tedious.

This thread is giving me hives. Bad memories, bad.

Well at least you care much more if you survive cause if you dont you have to repeat it, no saves in middle of combat. It makes you think what kind of strategy you will use instead just bashing with a sword!

It's not about endless HP. Other than that specific encounter being a dragon. It works across the game.

Here, check out this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-MH7nKGuVs. It's a developer diary. This feature was one of things they wanted to set apart from DAO. Regular difficulty doesn't use it so much though. Normal mode was meant more for type of player who only wants to focus on their main character's actions. Otherwise, you have to be set up tactics far more than you did in Origins.

Please don't try to sell DA2. It's a losing cause. That game is not worth the effort I put into liking it, and I'd prefer to blot it from memory, especially for ruining a good franchise. *mindwipe*

Skyrim exceeded my expectations, however, and improved on Oblivion in many ways. *happy again*

Oh god. I'm just a gamer talking to another. I'm not selling anything. You don't have to like the game, but at the very least, know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about a game mechanic that makes, say, using your mage open certain battles, or a rogue archer finishing ones, necessary. That you can't just slam the buttons away on "endless" hp. Some enemies won't even go no matter what health their is, unless you do this.

This isn't selling anything. ffs

And that is what I miss, great teamwork strategies to defeat enemies, i solo in skyrim because i hate how clumsy companions are and i keep killing them

Bioware apologized for DA2 and they promised they will make good DLCs lololo
i'll never ever buy any thing made or published by Bioware or EA *random rant*
still im going to buy DA3 but ofc i won't PREORDER , i'll wait trusted review and walkthrough videos

Mark of the Assassin is such a great dlc i smile every time i see Felicia Day as elf, great storyline and acting

Call me crazy, but I actually like the main questline better in Skyrim than I did in Origins and the ME series. Plz hear me out before you skewer me alive.

Pretend for a moment that in Skyrim, Origins, and the ME series there are no interesting characters whatsoever. Not going to get into which one has more than the other, since whether you like certain characters or not depends heavily on personal taste.

In Origins you are a Warden that must raise an army to fight an evil dragon and all its darkspawn henchmen. There's also some political drama on the side.

In the ME series you become the champion of humanity and must fight evil space aliens and their Reaper babies. There's also some political drama on the side.

In Skyrim you are the Dragonborn who can decide to save the world from the dragon god or ignore that completely and spend your entire time picking flowers instead. There's also some political drama on the side.


The only thing that games like ME and Origins do better is character interactions. That seems to be Bioware's strength and Bethesda's weakness. So, as it pertains to the first post of the thread, if you really love and only love character interactions then chances are you'll not like Skyrim. Not me though, I support the right to pick flowers.