darthdevidem01 said:
Oh many many things. I started off really liking because I was so hyped for it, I mean after Oblivion it seemed like it was gonna be my fav WRPG of the gen. But then when I got mid way through the game I realized the story was extremely cliched, I didn't like a single character except maybe Morrigan and the battle system was just boring. And it wasn't really an open world game either like Oblivion, so its hard to excuse a boring battle system and a meh story (while in Oblivion I could somewhat excuse the story due to the open world nature of the game). The story seemed like a mish mash of 10 cheap fantasy novels, Alistair should be hanged and the gameplay was boring. See I haven't even said anything about the graphics yet, there's no need to because they weren't as bad as everyone said and I am fine with playing DS RPG's so didn't care that much. On the other in ME1/ME2, the story was so EPIC and I cared about those Characters, I mean you have characters like Mordin Solus in the ME series, what do you have in Dragon Age? That big troll thing who isn't really fun to talk to anyway? When I play a Bioware RPG I expect not only one of the best WRPG's of the gen but one of the best RPG's of the generation, thats what I got with KOTOR back in the day, thats what I got with ME1 and ME2. But Dragon Age was shockingly mediocre compared to the studio's past efforts, hence disappointing. Not a bad game, just not worthy of Bioware though. Oblivion remains my WRPG of the gen, and with Elder Scrolls V possibly coming out next year Bioware better improve this by a lot! |
The battle system is boring? It's a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate. What were you expecting it to be like? How was this boring compared to Mass "Run, Gun, Cover, Repeat" Effect? IMO Dragon Age's battle system is way ahead of Mass Effect's. The simple fact that there is friendly fire and you can mix spells together puts it ahead. And on the PC it's even better.
I find it hard to grasp you complain about it not being an open-world game, yet in the same post you give a thumbs up to Mass Effect.
Morrigan is awesome. And you liked Mordin but didn't like the constant banter between whatever people you have in your group? If you had Alistair and Morrigan in your group the little arguements and them both taking the piss out of eachother was awesome. Having Morrigan and Sten in your party was even better! And what big troll thing? You didn't get a troll... And again, I love how you complain about the characters in Dragon Age, when Oblivion obviously had the most interesting cast ever!
IMO... Your opinion on WRPG's sucks.
Oblivion has an average battle system (although plenty of variety), terrible characters, a terrible storyline and an excellent world.
Mass Effect has an average battle system, good characters, a great storyline and a great (but boring) "world".
Mass Effect 2 has an average battle system, great characters, great storyline and a great "world" (although unlike ME1 you can no longer explore it).
Dragon Age has an average battle system, great characters, good storyline and a good world. Yes, it's pretty average... But in reality if you look at it the way you do, then so are Oblivion and Mass Effect 1 and 2.
Knights of the Old Republic I refuse to comment on.
Knights of the Old Republic 2 gets the same treatment.
