I am very excited for this one.  Absolutely

I'm excited for the Ultimate Edition

Lol im doing that with fallout: nv, but not da2, I cant wait like that.  I am simply not strong enough to resist.  I admire your willpower

I'm not Bioware games had a special place in my heart after Kotor 1 and Jade Empire but after Me2 that place is filled with sarcastic jokes and pessimism.

I'll wait till it's part of EA classics 2 for 15 euro promotion (took 9 months for DA1 and ME2)

I have been pessimistic about this title since it was announced, thinking that Bioware would do like they did with Mass Effect 2 and what other RPG developers seem to be doing lately; watering down and replacing depth and value with action and effects.

Lo and behold, I was right. This would make me really cross if it weren't for two things; one being The Witcher 2 on the horizon and the other being the fact that I saw it from a mile off. Bioware are losing their shit and turning into another Activision/EA action frenzy super duper pimpled teenager mashfest. Oh, well, enjoy!

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ME2 rocked !!

I am excited! I will probably get it in April because I have too many games to play already.

They changed the combat a little, but I think its for the best after I completed DA : Origins on nightmare.

I have just got Origins and I am having a blast with it.

A year ago I chose Demons Souls over it. Sony's exclusive was so good that I felt I had done correctly chosing one over the other.

Fortunately time proved me how stupid I was.

Both games deserve a special place in my collection.

Ps: I'm more than happy knowing this year Bioware provides us with three awesome games.

Well i put 40hrs in the first game but then i got a different account. So ill just have to beat the first game again.

HOw is this game dumbed down?  Have you played it?  I do agree that mass effect 2 featured zero micromanagement which was a huge letdown for me, I really wanted them to expand the loot system and how much you can really customize a character, maybe theyll change their minds for 3 due to how poorly (imo) mass effect 2 still sold despite their obvious casual approach.  Dragon age 2 doesnt seem to be going down this path, they are refining the conversation system and polishing the combat system which seems miles ahead of dragon age origins, and I platinumed that game because of how much I enjoyed it.  The only thing that held it back was the robotic animations during conversation and during combat, where characters had to be in the perfect position to attack and would shuffle for what seemed an eternity (on the hardest difficulty this can be the difference between winning and losing, no joke).  From everything ive seen theyve simply upgraded presentation, while refining, not removing, the micromanagement aspects that made dragon age origins a hardcore gamers game.  GIve it a chance.  Try it on pc as well, that seems to be what youre looking for, a challenge.  You havent even played it yet.