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November 15th, 2010, 09:43 GMT · By

Players Can Still Think Like a General in Dragon Age 2

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A developer that is working on the upcoming role playing game Dragon Age 2 from BioWare has stated that the game still aims to offer a lot of tactical choices for players while also allowing them to engage in quick and exciting fighting sequences.

Speaking to Video Game Daily Robyn Theberge, who is the development manager working on Dragon Age 2, has said, “You still have the full tactical menu on the console and the ability to switch between party members – put them on the enemy over here, and then you’re going to attack this person. They’ll follow all your commands – you can think like a general but you can fight like a spartan now too on the console.”

He says that there's a clear space between how the tactics work on the PC and on gaming consoles, allowing the player to choose which experience is best suited to his play style.

Theberge stated, “I think there’s just more variation now between PC and console on Dragon Age 2. I didn’t work on Origins so I can’t speak to their decision-making on that. But on Dragon Age 2 they just wanted to appeal to more people, add more combat in for those who wanted it, keep the tactics for people who loved the game and loved that about our games, but take it to another level as well.”

BioWare has not shown a lot of combat taken from Dragon Age 2 but a lot of fans who saw Origins as the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate 2 are worried that the sequel would be less tactical in nature in order to better attract the console gaming crowd.

The developers also talked about how BioWare is listening to what the fans are saying on the official forums, both in relation to Origins and reacting to the information shown about Dragon Age 2, aiming to create a gaming experience that appeals to as many gamers as possible but also retains depth.

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Comment #1 by: DENNIS on 15 Nov 2010, 13:30 UTC reply to this comment

I actually enjoyed Origins and Awakenings very much, but I'm clearly disappointed because DA2 won't have any of the characters that I grown to love with in the previous 2 games. There's still a lot of unanswered questions, as to what happened to Morrigan? How and what is King Allistar doing now? Did Sten ever go back? I guess I can try DA2 when it comes out, but I think DA3 would be better if they go back to the original characters and their stories. *** DON'T INCLUDE ANYMORE OF 'THE FADE' LEVELS, THEY'RE SO BORING, AND ANNOYING!!!***


Comment #2 by: Higginbottom on 15 Nov 2010, 17:34 UTC reply to this comment

The same kind of vague garbage they came out with about ME2, and many of us know how that turned out.

Bioware are clearly a bunch of liars who will say anything to try and stop things hurting the perception of the game. They even had the barefaced cheek to claim ME2 had MORE rpg elements than ME1, rather than just a constant barage of shooter combat.

Bioware, you suck, and have gone down in my estimation so badly these past couple of years since the EA takeover.


Comment #3 by: Codex on 16 Nov 2010, 19:33 UTC reply to this comment

Dragon Age Origins was perfect. And EA killed it. Now we get them trying to convince us that the "sequel" ISN'T an anime hack and slash, despite what all the forums are saying. RIP to a great franchise.

Lowest common denominator game design. Mash button to auto-win. Maybe if it flops, Mass Effect 3 will be a proper RPG...

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