Dragon Age 2 announced !

[Khuutra]

vlad321 said:

Khuutra said:

I'm not here to argue the merits or failings of Mass Effect 2. I'm pointing out that there was mechanical continuity whn it comes to the direction they took the series; there is no such continuity in turning Dragon Age into an action game. It's not likely to happen.

Except for the whole "better action, more action" approach they seem to be taking with it.

That description is about content. I am not talking about content, I am talking about mechanics and mechanical continuity.

"Better action, more action" means that the combat is more fun and probably more intuitive, as well as being more frequent. This is a qualitative sift, but does not imply a mechanical one.

What I'm talking about is a shift in mechanics - i.e. playing like something like Demon's Souls instead of what there is now.

The content thing I'm sure will be true.

The mechanical shift is almost definitely not going to happen, because it has not been hinted at by developers and there is no mechanical continuity to suggest that it's possible. Mass Effect at least had combat centered around semi-realtime shooting. Dragon Age has nothing of the kind for action game combat.