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Title: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 10, 2009, 01:22:09 AM
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dragon-age-origins/17-1477/

Game is looking to be fuck awesome, watch the 20 minute long video papangus.  Bioware am back total, stench of past failures redeemed, etc etc etc.

Also, :drool @ all of the mage spells.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: demi on October 10, 2009, 01:23:00 AM
not the new shit, buy magna carta 2 instead
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 10, 2009, 01:27:04 AM
Thanks for posting htis, wondering how it will work on 360 and ps3 but it looks like so much fun <3
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 10, 2009, 01:29:53 AM
not the new shit, buy magna carta 2 instead

::)

Go away, troll.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 10, 2009, 02:33:12 AM
Holy shit. This looks like BG in 3d.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 10, 2009, 02:44:29 AM
This is on my list of shit people will buy for me for the holidays, but I will not buy myself.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 10, 2009, 03:14:05 AM
yeah, the game is looking pretty good.  I'm still gonna hold off until people give impressions, but the trailers made it seem like shit.  I think it's just Bioware sucking at making trailers.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on October 10, 2009, 03:27:47 AM
The trailers are very easy to hate on, but that Quick Look makes it look quite interesting.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: pilonv1 on October 10, 2009, 03:31:27 AM
I want this on PC but my laptop wont run it very well. Probably be slumming it with the 360 :(
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 10, 2009, 03:31:51 AM
yeah, the game is looking pretty good.  I'm still gonna hold off until people give impressions, but the trailers made it seem like shit.  I think it's just Bioware sucking at making trailers.

Pretty much.  It's hard to believe that the game could be as shitty as the trailers after watching that footage.

pilon- I go back and forth on whether to get it for pc or 360.  I think I'll probably end up getting the deluxe edition from d2d or somewhere, cause it's only 65 and comes with the first expansion.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on October 10, 2009, 03:35:41 AM
I might get this if the 360 interface isn't too disastrous. It's a shame my PC is such a bucket of farts.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 10, 2009, 03:50:19 AM
I might get this if the 360 interface isn't too disastrous. It's a shame my PC is such a bucket of farts.

Yeah, I'm having issues with my new laptop so I'm thinking if they're not ironed out by then I'll probably be right there with you.

I swear I saw a pic of the supposed controller layout...

ah, found it:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Triumph/360controls1.jpg)

Doesn't look TOO bad.  I wish there was a way to pause combat without bringing up a menu, but this is from the end of July so maybe they fixed that?  I dunno.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 10, 2009, 03:50:27 AM
The little I've read about the console versions didn't sound too great.  Other than interface and performance related stuff, I think it was mentioned that you can't change the camera around in the console version (so it's only the behind the back view).  They'll probably show more before release, which is in about a month I think.  And a lot of the console news was from stuff before E3 I think, so they've had time to fix what needs fixing.

and just about Bioware in general: The Old Republic looks pretty good too.  I'm hoping you can play it solo and doesn't have anything of the annoying aspects that plague other mmorpg that make them so boring.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on October 10, 2009, 03:51:55 AM
The controls look alright I think, but the other stuff swaggaz just mentioned is a little concerning.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: pilonv1 on October 10, 2009, 05:47:32 AM
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I think it was mentioned that you can't change the camera around in the console version (so it's only the behind the back view). 

Shit no sale. over the head/isometric or bust.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 10, 2009, 10:57:52 AM
yeah that's pretty lame.


Is this game multiplayer? If so we should make a Bore team. I'll even pick up the 360 version for it  :smug
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Yeti on October 10, 2009, 11:03:54 AM
I think it was mentioned that you can't change the camera around in the console version (so it's only the behind the back view).

That picture right above your post has the right stick being designated for camera control  ???
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 10, 2009, 12:12:01 PM
I think it was mentioned that you can't change the camera around in the console version (so it's only the behind the back view).

That picture right above your post has the right stick being designated for camera control  ???

For rotating around the character and all that.  Not zooming in and out from different perspectives (from the KOTOR/console bioware behind the back to NWN/BG/PC bioware isometric).

Again, it could have changed.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: archie4208 on October 10, 2009, 01:00:29 PM
Glad to see the character creator looks fairly in depth.  The wizard in that video looks like Lemmy. :lol
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 10, 2009, 03:24:22 PM
Looks hot
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: pilonv1 on October 11, 2009, 02:18:06 AM
fuck ill have to wait till the new year then, cant afford a new pc till jan :(
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 11, 2009, 02:34:31 AM
will get this at some point, but fuck, what is with those weather effects?!  :yuck
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Cormacaroni on October 12, 2009, 07:46:16 AM
Oh god, it looks like exactly what i want, even from that fairly standard fight scene. But it also looks like an unholy nightmare to get that level of control on a console. Need reviews fast.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: originalz on October 12, 2009, 08:04:35 AM
Better than I expected
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 13, 2009, 03:22:19 AM
Sweet looks like WoW :bow

i might cop this
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 13, 2009, 04:30:22 AM
Sweet looks like WoW :bow

i might cop this

ban this filth

DA will require actual strategy and choices, unlike your crappy chat client
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 13, 2009, 01:44:01 PM
The story doesn't sound much more advanced than WoW's, plus combat looks very similar to WoW's. But not as fluid lolol
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 13, 2009, 01:45:16 PM
BALDURS GATE IN 3D

TRIUMPH GIVE ME SOME DAP
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 13, 2009, 03:09:39 PM
*virutal dap*

pee dee, gtfo of here with your lame shit.  it's a shame your mom won't let you have a real next gen console to play actual games this gen, but don't make those of us who realize that WoW isn't a real game suffer from your crappy circumstances
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Jansen on October 13, 2009, 05:51:14 PM
you can change the camera to a top down view in the console versions you just can't pull the camera way out like in an rts
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 13, 2009, 07:20:22 PM
Lol cardcheat stop your silly crusade against wow.

It's not my fault you guys waste so much money on non games.  That's 3 console games a year you could be buying, or about 4 pc games.  Think about that!
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: archie4208 on October 13, 2009, 07:24:46 PM
The character creator is up (http://dragonage.bioware.com/).  Not a whole lot to do, but it gives you a taste of what to expect.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: ManaByte on October 14, 2009, 03:13:02 AM
Going to mess around with the creator some tomorrow. 
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 14, 2009, 10:22:07 AM
The character creator is up (http://dragonage.bioware.com/).  Not a whole lot to do, but it gives you a taste of what to expect.

3 races, 3 classes, and 5 backgrounds/occupations.  :-\
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: ManaByte on October 14, 2009, 07:37:22 PM
Will there be more in the final game?
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: archie4208 on October 14, 2009, 07:47:01 PM
You can get subclasses as you progress through the game iirc.  So your mage could end up as a cleric or something like that.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 14, 2009, 07:50:57 PM
nevermind
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 14, 2009, 08:27:10 PM
You can get subclasses as you progress through the game iirc.  So your mage could end up as a cleric or something like that.

Ah, that's something at least.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 14, 2009, 08:37:22 PM
This character customization sucks. I can't make my character look black no matter how much I try.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 14, 2009, 08:38:24 PM
This character customization sucks. I can't make my character look black no matter how much I try.

Wow, it's like there's no black people in this FICTIONAL FANTASY SETTING.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: demi on October 14, 2009, 08:39:59 PM
Black people never existed in fantasy times... they werent created until the year 1940.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 14, 2009, 08:40:07 PM
:(
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 14, 2009, 08:42:29 PM
*virutal dap*

pee dee, gtfo of here with your lame shit.  it's a shame your mom won't let you have a real next gen console to play actual games this gen, but don't make those of us who realize that WoW isn't a real game suffer from your crappy circumstances

I have the best next gen console - the PC :bow

Imma get this
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 14, 2009, 08:55:18 PM
*virutal dap*

pee dee, gtfo of here with your lame shit.  it's a shame your mom won't let you have a real next gen console to play actual games this gen, but don't make those of us who realize that WoW isn't a real game suffer from your crappy circumstances

I have the best next gen console - the PC :bow

Imma get this

You don't even play any actual games on it, tho- DA would be the first, to my knowledge.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 14, 2009, 10:40:28 PM
What about the Orange Box? I play that!
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: demi on October 14, 2009, 10:40:53 PM
Since when, 2004? :lol
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 14, 2009, 11:31:14 PM
Trying to create a black male is impossible. A black female is within the realm of reality, however.

Nadia is a rogue.

All I need now is a confirmation whether or not you can go lesbo in this.

(http://i34.tinypic.com/2rcc3mo.jpg)

Also, those graphics are pretty blech. I put it on high and it looks so barf. Hopefully the full game looks better.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 15, 2009, 12:13:59 AM

All I need now is a confirmation whether or not you can go lesbo in this.

It's Bioware, so that's pretty much a given.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Yeti on October 15, 2009, 01:46:21 AM

All I need now is a confirmation whether or not you can go lesbo in this.

It's Bioware, so that's pretty much a given.

yeah, they should change their name to Lesbioware
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 15, 2009, 01:54:51 AM
I think I heard once that there is beastiality in the game.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 22, 2009, 09:13:51 PM
for you guys getting the console version, they put up a quicklook of that one:

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dragon-age-origins-360/17-1528/
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 22, 2009, 09:18:45 PM
zzz console version

more pc version media please
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 22, 2009, 09:22:49 PM
it actually looks solid.  It's more KOTOR than NWN, but that's a preference thing.  If I do buy it, it would be on PC; I'm just saying.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 22, 2009, 09:28:54 PM
I'm just disappointed there's so little game footage and a bunch of shitty trailers.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 22, 2009, 10:04:11 PM
Ugh, the console version suffers from exactly what I was hoping WOULDN'T happen- the same Mass Effect like combat where you can't stack actions for multiple characters.  Gawddammit Bioware.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 22, 2009, 10:19:22 PM
Ok, one cool thing is that you don't have to sit there holding a button to keep the radial menu open.  I guess they do learn occasionally.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: GilloD on October 22, 2009, 11:56:47 PM
The trailer movie at the start was horrible "You are the only one who can save the Dwraves, and Elves. Pick up your sword and ENJOY THE MUSIC OF DROWNING POOL"
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 25, 2009, 01:46:22 PM
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Gamestar Germany:

Pros:
- Characters: the first RPG where your Party Members really have a huge impact on the story -> aside from atmosphere it also adds to the replay value
- Classes and Talents: many possibilities
- Quests: hands down the best quest-design ever seen. He especially liked a quest which consisted only of one 10 minute long conversation, where the player and his/her companions could heavily influence the outcome. Quality comes at the cost of quantity. There are not as many Side-quests like in Mass Effect for example.
- Tactical combat: very exciting, tactical battles
- Presentation of the story: film-like cut-scenes. Great conversations. Characters you really care about and which will stay in the players mind even long after the game is beaten.
- Beautiful locations

Cons:
- Graphics: One can clearly see that the game was in development for like 5 years. On the other hand graphics are very coherent (they call it the "WoW-Factor") especially in cut-scenes and conversations.
- Linearity: The game is more linear than BG2. There is very little Exploration. In most areas you can only go from A to B without any sideways ("hose-levels").
- Silent PC
- Too few items: there are only a hand full Weapons and Armors in the game (although you can enhance them individually with runes)

Overall the campaign takes 30-40 hours divided in roughly: (= meaning main story length)
- 40% fights
- 30% cut-scenes and conversations
- 20% Character-management (leveling up and so on)
- 10% Exploration


- Reviewer wanted to give DA even higher score but few bugs annoyed him so he took the score down a bit. However the bugs are such kind that they will probably be fixed in the first patch or so.
- When he mentions 30-40 hour length, he's just talking about the main quest. He doesn't mention the length of the whole game.
- Map is pretty much like in BG. There is a drawn map from where you pick your places to go. You can't walk from one place to another.
- About the linearity: most dungeons are "go directly from the start to the end", there's no second ways in. Another problem is that you can't really explore the world unless you have gotten that side quest first. So basically DA is exactly like BG2 in this area (I honestly don't think it's a con at all but opinions, opinions).
- Small negative: voice volumes are random. Some cut scenes are quiet, some are louder. However they played the German version.
- More weapon/armor models would be welcome. There's a lot of stuff that have different stats but look the same.
- Reviewer says he feels like nitpicking with some of the negatives. Overall the game is amazing.


92% (third highest RPG score of all time)
Also there's a page with 10 other guys giving their short rating for DA, all of them gave it 5/5.

Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 25, 2009, 01:50:45 PM
Sounds really good.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 25, 2009, 01:56:22 PM
It really does. Who all are getting this on day one? Are there multiplayer features?
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: demi on October 25, 2009, 01:58:13 PM
I'm getting it. The achievements unfortunately look like Mass Effect's - expect at least 3-4 required playthroughs. Ugh
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 25, 2009, 01:58:21 PM
AFAIK there are no multiplayer features.  And yes I'm getting this day one.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 25, 2009, 02:05:05 PM
I'm gonna try to get it on day one, but that'll depend on whether I have enough money when it comes out.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 25, 2009, 02:11:26 PM
ok, I'm getting this.  I'm just waiting a bit to order since I'm hoping that ECA gets Amazon codes.

and it's awesome for a game you've trashed on since it had a shitty showing for so long to turn out so awesome.  It's better than being surprised by a game you've never heard of.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 25, 2009, 02:21:13 PM
BioWare's just not very good at marketing their games, bless their stupid little hearts.  KOTOR came out of absolutely nowhere to be an awesome game, no one expected it to be as good as it was.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: demi on October 25, 2009, 02:22:55 PM
It has an oscar-calibur script.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Himu on October 25, 2009, 02:25:53 PM
and it's awesome for a game you've trashed on since it had a shitty showing for so long to turn out so awesome.  It's better than being surprised by a game you've never heard of.

Well, they didn't show SHIT for the longest. Just a bunch of stupid ass trailers. It was hard NOT to troll on it.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 25, 2009, 02:27:37 PM
BioWare's just not very good at marketing their games, bless their stupid little hearts.  KOTOR came out of absolutely nowhere to be an awesome game, no one expected it to be as good as it was.

I remember looking forward to KOTOR and I'm not really a big Star Wars fan.  And their stuff for Jade Empire and Mass Effect wasn't bad either.  As much as I want to say that them joining with EA is cool, the trailers they've put out for their recent games are kinda embarrassing and, hopefully, misrepresent their games.

Mass Effect 2 Subject Zero (nsfw): http://www.gametrailers.com/video/subject-zero-mass-effect/56983
Dragon Age trailer (nsfw / some spoilers): http://www.gametrailers.com/video/sex-dragon-age/49052
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: demi on October 25, 2009, 02:30:04 PM
Let's post all of BioWare's twists and see if we can figure out Dragon Age's
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: cool breeze on October 25, 2009, 02:34:06 PM
what was the twist of the Sonic RPG?c


oh, and
:bow less number of quality sidequests in Dragon Age :bow2 
:piss the same shit two dozen times in Mass Effect :piss2
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: demi on October 25, 2009, 02:38:37 PM
I'm not sure, actually. I never finished it
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on October 25, 2009, 02:40:51 PM
:/ Console interface looks clunkyish. I guess this one will have to wait until I have a decent computer.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Dickie Dee on October 25, 2009, 03:58:39 PM
I'll buy if there's a demo I can test my laptop out on, the console versions sound like el-gimpo.
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: pilonv1 on October 25, 2009, 07:50:20 PM
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Linearity: The game is more linear than BG2. There is very little Exploration. In most areas you can only go from A to B without any sideways ("hose-levels").

very disappointing
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 25, 2009, 08:08:13 PM
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Linearity: The game is more linear than BG2. There is very little Exploration. In most areas you can only go from A to B without any sideways ("hose-levels").

very disappointing

This explains what the reviewer means a little bit better:

Quote
- About the linearity: most dungeons are "go directly from the start to the end", there's no second ways in. Another problem is that you can't really explore the world unless you have gotten that side quest first. So basically DA is exactly like BG2 in this area (I honestly don't think it's a con at all but opinions, opinions).
Title: Re: New Giant Bomb Dragon Age quicklook
Post by: pilonv1 on October 25, 2009, 09:10:02 PM
Oh that's not too bad, but I do miss wandering into an area I was too weak for in BG1.