I pirated Dragon Age II, and have been playing for a few hours now. And, dear lord I'm glad I canceled my pre-order. Stripped down gameplay, recycled maps, piss-poor visuals, huge plotholes, "consolised" user-interface and controlling,...and the list goes on. Oh, and the combat...it's true that the original DA might have been a tad on the slow side, especially for 2h warriors. But, having the heavily armored juggernauts zipping around, doing backflips and cartwheels while juggling 10 knives(is this a circus?) seems a bit over the top. OK, it's not that bad, but that's how it (almost) feels like
It's like Bioware has taken every good thing from DA:O, said; "if it ain't broke, lets brake it anyway" and rushed this dumbed down version of a game to the market to make a quick buck. As a standalone game this could be fine, but it's an insult to call this a sequel to DA:O, even Awakening. It might be in the Dragon Age-universe, but it's not a Dragon Age game.
To get back on the ME-topic, I sure hope Bioware doesn't screw this up as badly as they did with DAII. I don't want "Call of Duty: Operation Mass Effect"...



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