If you have to choose between Witcher 2 and Dragon Age 2

Choose one.

Witcher 2, without a doubt.

Witcher 2. i didnt enjoy the first one much ,but it was definitely playable. DAO and turn based combat is not my cup of tea at all.GazaAli

LMAO...turn based combat? You didnt ever play DAO, did you?

In my opinion The Witcher and Dragon Age: Origins are the two best RPGs released for PC since 2002. I'm much more interested on The Witcher 2 because it was more original, mature and interesting than Dragon Age, not to mention the cliffhanger at the ending.

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Witcher 2. i didnt enjoy the first one much ,but it was definitely playable. DAO and turn based combat is not my cup of tea at all.mkaliaz

LMAO...turn based combat? You didnt ever play DAO, did you?

Easily Dragon Age, The Witcher was just a terrible game :)

Ahaa, don't you quote me now! :|

It is a turn-based combat, like KOTOR 2:Sith Lord. But not turn-based combat like Heroes Might and Magic.guildclaws

Real time with a pause option:P

I thoroughly enjoyed The Witcher (PC) but I had issues with game bugs that hindered my experience, just a bit. Even with a very powerful rig, especially at that time, I was still experiencing weird game bugs that I couldn't explain. Anyways.. to answer your question, if I HAD to choose one, it would be Dragon Age Origins 2, and here's why. I'm a big fan of BioWare - their technology, story-telling with massive and intelligent dialogue, I like the era/timeline of the game, and almost everything is well done like voice acting, character and visual design. The Witcher, although this my sound bias, will never come close to the powerful, story-driven, entity that BioWare is. BW is a very talented group of developers and I've been a follower ever since. My only GRIPE with DAO is the graphics. Ironically, the Mass Effect series looks beautiful, but DAO clearly wanders off from that plethora of ingenuity.

As to the other poster above about turn-based combat/gameplay. I wouldn't go as far as saying "turn-based." The way you seem to be describing it can make almost all games sound turn-based. It plays just like an MMORPG, dungeon-crawler. And that's the best way I could describe it.

The Witcher 2.

Please, your definition of turn based combat. I can't live without the spacebar to pause the action so i can find my mouse cursor amid the chaos of a dozen enemies;) I would vote for either, this time DAO2 wins my support.

Witcher 2. As much as I loved Dragon age, the Witcher was just a much better experience.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Witcher (PC) but I had issues with game bugs that hindered my experience, just a bit. Even with a very powerful rig, especially at that time, I was still experiencing weird game bugs that I couldn't explain. Anyways.. to answer your question, if I HAD to choose one, it would be Dragon Age Origins 2, and here's why. I'm a big fan of BioWare - their technology, story-telling with massive and intelligent dialogue, I like the era/timeline of the game, and almost everything is well done like voice acting, character and visual design. The Witcher, although this my sound bias, will never come close to the powerful, story-driven, entity that BioWare is. BW is a very talented group of developers and I've been a follower ever since. My only GRIPE with DAO is the graphics. Ironically, the Mass Effect series looks beautiful, but DAO clearly wanders off from that plethora of ingenuity.

As to the other poster above about turn-based combat/gameplay. I wouldn't go as far as saying "turn-based." The way you seem to be describing it can make almost all games sound turn-based. It plays just like an MMORPG, dungeon-crawler. And that's the best way I could describe it.

Elian2530

Witcher especially since 2 is hopefully going to introduce some revamped combatnaval

Dragon age 2.. I found the combat much more satisfying

The Witcher was my favorite all around RPG so its only natural the Witcher 2 would get my vote.

[QUOTE="naval"]Witcher especially since 2 is hopefully going to introduce some revamped combatguildclaws

I love both series but I'd choose the Witcher 2

The Witcher all the way...DAO combat system and everything else in the game was so dull...except the story line ofc...excellent story btw.

The Witcher had more to offer beside the excellent story line....

I won't lie, I'm going to buy Both, but The Witcher 2 will be my pick easily! I like the story, the characters, and the fact it was a solo Hero! Immersion in my RPGs is paramount and I really felt that Gerald fit the bill nicely. I liked the different acts tho some where VERY tedious, the music was great and the ending was very satisfying with a great movie to finish it.

DOA, I loved as well. The story, of course, was great, but I felt that I had played it before. Action was entertaining and the animations were sinply gorgeous. I had a terrible time bonding to my character tho. I felt like it wasn't mine at all and that really threw it out of being an RPG to a action game for me.

I feel The Witcher 2 will be the more satisfying game!

Didn't really care for the Witcher and I really liked DA:O, but I unless I get something to distinguish it from the first ( first thing that comes to mind is NWN style multiplayer) I'll probably just stick with the original.

Such a hard decision. I loved both of them, and they both seem to have what the other lacks, Dragon Age has stronger gameplay, but the Witcher had a far better setting and story. I guess I'd go with... the Witcher 2, but only just.

Damn, reading this thread....i'm really kicking myself now for not spending the $13 on the Witcher: Enchanced Edition during the Steam Holiday Sale.

Sounds like i missed out on a good one.

But ..... But.. I want both :shock:

Two amazing rpgs imo and two of the top3 rpgs of this gen imo.

Witcher 2 easily Dragon Age was to boring for my tastes I like my Witcher and the storyline in Witcher was A LOT better and the twist I don't know I just thought it was awesome

Its a hard choice , but i would have to go with Dragon Age. I just like Origins more than Witcher . As i said : both are good games and i bet sequels will be good as well .

The witcher, i am not ready for another bioware rpg "Save the world OMG OOOOOO!!! Be a hero or a villian and make ton of dialogue choices!!" Needless to speak that the form in which the story evolves in all bioware game is very similar. Ill stick with witcher which was a diffirent rpg with many things done diffirently from most other games out there.dakan45

I dont see anything bad in games being similar : lots of dialog , choices , character driven sotry and biger focuse on the story than gameplay. There are already lots of games who focuse only on gameplay and graphics , so its nice to have someone like Bioware to make games like they are making now.

Ofc im not saying your opinion is wrong or so... everyone has theyr own opinion and i think lots of ppl wouldnt want that bioware would start to make diferent games .

[QUOTE="dakan45"]The witcher, i am not ready for another bioware rpg "Save the world OMG OOOOOO!!! Be a hero or a villian and make ton of dialogue choices!!" Needless to speak that the form in which the story evolves in all bioware game is very similar. Ill stick with witcher which was a diffirent rpg with many things done diffirently from most other games out there.kazakauskas

I dont see anything bad in games being similar : lots of dialog , choices , character driven sotry and biger focuse on the story than gameplay. There are already lots of games who focuse only on gameplay and graphics , so its nice to have someone like Bioware to make games like they are making now.

Ofc im not saying your opinion is wrong or so... everyone has theyr own opinion and i think lots of ppl wouldnt want that bioware would start to make diferent games .

[QUOTE="kazakauskas"]

[QUOTE="dakan45"]The witcher, i am not ready for another bioware rpg "Save the world OMG OOOOOO!!! Be a hero or a villian and make ton of dialogue choices!!" Needless to speak that the form in which the story evolves in all bioware game is very similar. Ill stick with witcher which was a diffirent rpg with many things done diffirently from most other games out there.dakan45

I dont see anything bad in games being similar : lots of dialog , choices , character driven sotry and biger focuse on the story than gameplay. There are already lots of games who focuse only on gameplay and graphics , so its nice to have someone like Bioware to make games like they are making now.

Ofc im not saying your opinion is wrong or so... everyone has theyr own opinion and i think lots of ppl wouldnt want that bioware would start to make diferent games .

You are tired , YOU dont like the games that bioware do , but i guess lots of ppl are tired of those games who are just gameplay and no emotions or character development. If you are bored from bioware games - dont play them . Is this that hard ?

There is much more games where they make you play as single person who just folow some uninteresting story with characters you dont give a crap about (note : im not talking about witcher) . Heck , i dont know why everyone is whining about DAO sotry . Yes you are the hero who saves the world , but come on .. all games are like that. Yes , you fight ultimate evil - again all games fight ultimate evil ( from that character perspective) . But bioware are only of few who can make that "repetetive" story interesting and epic.

I have to agree about those simple mage , archer , warrior stuff , but when you think about it - there is not much you can change in there.

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="kazakauskas"]

I dont see anything bad in games being similar : lots of dialog , choices , character driven sotry and biger focuse on the story than gameplay. There are already lots of games who focuse only on gameplay and graphics , so its nice to have someone like Bioware to make games like they are making now.

Ofc im not saying your opinion is wrong or so... everyone has theyr own opinion and i think lots of ppl wouldnt want that bioware would start to make diferent games .

kazakauskas

You are tired , YOU dont like the games that bioware do , but i guess lots of ppl are tired of those games who are just gameplay and no emotions or character development. If you are bored from bioware games - dont play them . Is this that hard ?

There is much more games where they make you play as single person who just folow some uninteresting story with characters you dont give a crap about (note : im not talking about witcher) . Heck , i dont know why everyone is whining about DAO sotry . Yes you are the hero who saves the world , but come on .. all games are like that. Yes , you fight ultimate evil - again all games fight ultimate evil ( from that character perspective) . But bioware are only of few who can make that "repetetive" story interesting and epic.

I have to agree about those simple mage , archer , warrior stuff , but when you think about it - there is not much you can change in there.

[QUOTE="kazakauskas"]

[QUOTE="dakan45"] Just read your post: "I dont see anything bad in games being similar : lots of dialog , choices , character driven sotry and biger focuse on the story than gameplay" All bioware games are dialogue focused with less combat and exploration with too many dialogues, Plus there are many similarities in the story. "There are already lots of games who focuse only on gameplay and graphics , so its nice to have someone like Bioware to make games like they are making now." ...and bioware has already made too many games that focus on dialogue choices and such. You could say that all they know to do is recycle their ideas since most of them have similar plot outcomes and facts. As for graphics, just because dragon age didnt look that good, that does not make all the other bioware games to not focus on graphics, especially since they all have very good graphics for their time. Lets just say that i got tired of this whole "create your character, talk to people, make dialogue choices" I would rather seeing playing the role of a single premade character and following the story without making many dialogue choices and having a diffirent combat / character cl@ss system without choosing if you wanna be an archer, or a soldier, etc,etcdakan45

You are tired , YOU dont like the games that bioware do , but i guess lots of ppl are tired of those games who are just gameplay and no emotions or character development. If you are bored from bioware games - dont play them . Is this that hard ?

There is much more games where they make you play as single person who just folow some uninteresting story with characters you dont give a crap about (note : im not talking about witcher) . Heck , i dont know why everyone is whining about DAO sotry . Yes you are the hero who saves the world , but come on .. all games are like that. Yes , you fight ultimate evil - again all games fight ultimate evil ( from that character perspective) . But bioware are only of few who can make that "repetetive" story interesting and epic.

I have to agree about those simple mage , archer , warrior stuff , but when you think about it - there is not much you can change in there.

Then off you go and play witcher.

I did notice one thing about your posts : whenever you say that games isnt that good (or good at all) all your arguments are you whining (and yes , you usually are whining and not giving logical arguments) that this games isnt what you want it to be. Ppl dont give a ... what you like or no . Game isnot good / bad if it fails at what it is doing , in which case DAO doesnt fail at all.

If you dont like how Bioware are doing theyr games - dont play them. But dont say they are doing them bad .

well I dont know, I cant pick between the two based on the first game in the series. Sequels arent even that great at times. I guess Ill go with the witcher 2, it just seems like a sure thing when they are cancelling the console version since it limits them too much.

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="kazakauskas"]

You are tired , YOU dont like the games that bioware do , but i guess lots of ppl are tired of those games who are just gameplay and no emotions or character development. If you are bored from bioware games - dont play them . Is this that hard ?

There is much more games where they make you play as single person who just folow some uninteresting story with characters you dont give a crap about (note : im not talking about witcher) . Heck , i dont know why everyone is whining about DAO sotry . Yes you are the hero who saves the world , but come on .. all games are like that. Yes , you fight ultimate evil - again all games fight ultimate evil ( from that character perspective) . But bioware are only of few who can make that "repetetive" story interesting and epic.

I have to agree about those simple mage , archer , warrior stuff , but when you think about it - there is not much you can change in there.

kazakauskas

Then off you go and play witcher.

I did notice one thing about your posts : whenever you say that games isnt that good (or good at all) all your arguments are you whining (and yes , you usually are whining and not giving logical arguments) that this games isnt what you want it to be. Ppl dont give a ... what you like or no . Game isnot good / bad if it fails at what it is doing , in which case DAO doesnt fail at all.

If you dont like how Bioware are doing theyr games - dont play them. But dont say they are doing them bad .