DA2 2.5/10 review, yeah out of 10, not 5

http://www.gamecritics.com/brad-gallaway/dragon-age-ii-review

2.5 / 10

do you guys agree? i for one do.

bioware broke my heart :(

i hope they realize their mistake and improve their QA for ME3, DA3, SWTOR, etc.

http://www.gamecritics.com/brad-gallaway/dragon-age-ii-review

2.5 / 10

do you guys agree? i for one do.

bioware broke my heart :(

i hope they realize their mistake and improve their QA for ME3, DA3, SWTOR, etc.

Decrate

Good review. Now if only sites like Gamespot and IGN would have the guts to give the game the 6 or so it deserves, then maybe Bioware would start to listen.

Aside from the sometimes funny quips between characters while you walk, there is nothing redeeming about this game unless you enjoy Twilight fanfiction.tagyhag

I mean that logic is just so solid:roll:

Good review. Now if only sites like Gamespot and IGN would have the guts to give the game the 6 or so it deserves, then maybe Bioware would start to listen.

Vari3ty

Ouch, this reminds me of FFXIV.

THe only thing that annoyed me inDA2 is the utter lack of dungion designs. I saw the same cave and mansions god knows how many times.

Nonsense.

DA2 might not be among Bioware's best game, but 25% is insulting and outrageous. It's a solid game but 2.5 suggests it's shovelware or unplayably buggy, and it's most certainly not.

If any other designer had made it as a new series there's no way it gets that score.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]Aside from the sometimes funny quips between characters while you walk, there is nothing redeeming about this game unless you enjoy Twilight fanfiction.finalfantasy94

I mean that logic is just so solid:roll:

Someone finally got it right:)

Yeah, from what i've see nand heard, the game is just boring, You're in 1 city the entire game, if not in super repetitive dungeons. Also the characters don't really appeal to me.

THe only thing that annoyed me inDA2 is the utter lack of dungion designs. I saw the same cave and mansions god knows how many times.finalfantasy94

Came across this comment on RPS, haven't played the game myself though.

Yes, Tuco, because Origins didn't suffer from the exact same scenery syndrome? Remember those random encounters and how they always seemed to occur in the same place, despite you being on different areas of the map? Remember traveling through Denerim, going into the same house layout over and over again, and fighting random battles in the same courtyard? Remember fighting Darkspawn, bandits, angry bears and whatever else in that same little road along a large wall and some trees?Yeah, you don't, and neither does a large majority of people. I do, because I decided to play through Origins one more time a few weeks before DA2 was about to hit.

It recycled content only slightly less than DA2. Only slightly less. BUT OMG ORIGINS WAS AWESOME BEST GAME EVER, DA2 IS UTTER **** BECAUSE INTERNET SAYS SO! Whatever. First game had faults, second game had faults. I've played better games than both, but that does not mean they are automatically **** I've just played better games. That is all.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]Aside from the sometimes funny quips between characters while you walk, there is nothing redeeming about this game unless you enjoy Twilight fanfiction.tagyhag

I mean that logic is just so solid:roll:

I dont know where to hold it in arpg status but I still had a fun time with the game. I enjoyed the characters and story. Its not melt ur face off awesome but I still find it good.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

THe only thing that annoyed me inDA2 is the utter lack of dungion designs. I saw the same cave and mansions god knows how many times.shane_orija

Came across this comment on RPS, haven't played the game myself though.

Yes, Tuco, because Origins didn't suffer from the exact same scenery syndrome? Remember those random encounters and how they always seemed to occur in the same place, despite you being on different areas of the map? Remember traveling through Denerim, going into the same house layout over and over again, and fighting random battles in the same courtyard? Remember fighting Darkspawn, bandits, angry bears and whatever else in that same little road along a large wall and some trees?Yeah, you don't, and neither does a large majority of people. I do, because I decided to play through Origins one more time a few weeks before DA2 was about to hit.

It recycled content only slightly less than DA2. Only slightly less. BUT OMG ORIGINS WAS AWESOME BEST GAME EVER, DA2 IS UTTER **** BECAUSE INTERNET SAYS SO! Whatever. First game had faults, second game had faults. I've played better games than both, but that does not mean they are automatically **** I've just played better games. That is all.

There are some repeat areas in DAO but its just a few. As this said it was the random fights you had were all in the same place. Heres the thing though DA2 took it to the extreme. All the map layouts to mansions not including yours were the same exact layout same goes for the caves. It was the same map drawing nothing different at all and with the extreme amount of cave diving in this game its anoying. Deep roads,mage tower,redcliff castle,the forest,the other caves/ruins,the dwarf kingdom,landsmeet castle all have a different look. Im not blindly bashing DA2 I enjoyed the game alot but the repeptitive dungions were just way to much.

Its a 7.5 game.

2.5 is too low. His crticisms were spot on, but Bioware did leave some features from the original DAO that made it decent.

Yeah, from what i've see nand heard, the game is just boring, You're in 1 city the entire game, if not in super repetitive dungeons. Also the characters don't really appeal to me.

BakedDank420

You can thank their writers for that.

"Yes! This! You guys have no idea how cute Merrill is. I work here and and I still squee when she says things I haven't heard.

There's a lot of this in the writer pit:

Merrill (in-game): (something unbelievably cute)
Sheryl: GIGGLESQUEE!!!!! SO CUTE!!!
Mary: Hee hee.
Sheryl: She's so adorable I love her and want to hug her omgIcan'tbelievehowadorablesheisCAN-I-NOM-HER-HEAD?!
Mary: ... No."

These are ACTUAL QUOTES from the head writers of Dragon Age 2. It's like JRPG writing in here, next thing you know they'll be saying "Kawaii!!!"

A bit much ....all i know is its the first bioware I wont be replaying.

This guy has lost all credibility as a reviewer. He should retire. This is merely a play to get attention.

Really? I realise people are still butthurt but wow.. there is no reason for it to get anything less than a 7.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

I mean that logic is just so solid:roll:

finalfantasy94

I dont know where to hold it in arpg status but I still had a fun time with the game. I enjoyed the characters and story. Its not melt ur face off awesome but I still find it good.

[QUOTE="BakedDank420"]

Yeah, from what i've see nand heard, the game is just boring, You're in 1 city the entire game, if not in super repetitive dungeons. Also the characters don't really appeal to me.

tagyhag

You can thank their writers for that.

"Yes! This! You guys have no idea how cute Merrill is. I work here and and I still squee when she says things I haven't heard.

There's a lot of this in the writer pit:

Merrill (in-game): (something unbelievably cute)
Sheryl: GIGGLESQUEE!!!!! SO CUTE!!!
Mary: Hee hee.
Sheryl: She's so adorable I love her and want to hug her omgIcan'tbelievehowadorablesheisCAN-I-NOM-HER-HEAD?!
Mary: ... No."

These are ACTUAL QUOTES from the head writers of Dragon Age 2. It's like JRPG writing in here, next thing you know they'll be saying "Kawaii!!!"

Really? I realise people are still butthurt but wow.. there is no reason for it to get anything less than a 7.

Chubith

Good review. Now if only sites like Gamespot and IGN would have the guts to give the game the 6 or so it deserves, then maybe Bioware would start to listen.

Vari3ty

[QUOTE="Vari3ty"]

Good review. Now if only sites like Gamespot and IGN would have the guts to give the game the 6 or so it deserves, then maybe Bioware would start to listen.

Vaasman

[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="Vari3ty"]

Good review. Now if only sites like Gamespot and IGN would have the guts to give the game the 6 or so it deserves, then maybe Bioware would start to listen.

Ace6301

Except maybe Fable 2.

And APB, but that was more like a -1 than a 2.5.

What is wrong with Bioware adopting anime styles to DA? Just about everything looked better in DA2 than DAO.

This guy is an idiot, he is ME2's lowest score as well.texasgoldrush

[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]This guy is an idiot, he is ME2's lowest score as well.shane_orija

[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]This guy is an idiot, he is ME2's lowest score as well.shane_orija

Also a 2.5 is definitely an exaggerated bad score. I'd give DA2 a 7. If it was the first game in the series I probably would have rated it higher, but I absolutely loved Origins. But yeah this is at least partly an attention grab. All the same I suppose if it shows up on metacritic it at least helps to counter the bloated scores.

[QUOTE="shane_orija"][QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]This guy is an idiot, he is ME2's lowest score as well.texasgoldrush

[QUOTE="shane_orija"][QUOTE="texasgoldrush"]This guy is an idiot, he is ME2's lowest score as well.Kiro0

Also a 2.5 is definitely an exaggerated bad score. I'd give DA2 a 7. If it was the first game in the series I probably would have rated it higher, but I absolutely loved Origins. But yeah this is at least partly an attention grab. All the same I suppose if it shows up on metacritic it at least helps to counter the bloated scores.

I really enjoyed Dragon Age 2 and find that review laughable. It wasn't perfect but seriously giving it a score that is essentially lower then games like "wii dare" is a joke. My only issue with DA2 was the ridiculous repeating dungeons and some weak side quests. The combat, visuals, charcters and plot were all great imo.

Im still playing Dragon Age Origins :P !

Personally i loved DA2.

The only real flaw was level design.

C'mon.

DA2 is inferior and dumded down compared to the original, that pretty much is proven. But i don't understand how the reviewers opinion can be so hatefull in giving it a 2.5/10.

It has a fanbase, a lot of people like it, if it were that bad the vast majority would not like it, taste may be subjective, but most of the times humans don't enjoy playing with trash, and this game isn't trash.

Looks like a fanboy managed to get a job as a reviewer.

"I'm going to use my POWER as a REVIEWER and show them not to release CONSOLE TRASH anymore".

The only way that score would make sense is if he game the original a 5/10 or something.

Personally i loved DA2.

The only real flaw was level design.

lucky_star

THe only thing that annoyed me inDA2 is the utter lack of dungion designs. I saw the same cave and mansions god knows how many times.

finalfantasy94

I hated the original so I'm not even gonna buy this when it's in the bargain bin, but lol @ that review. 2.5 is too harsh.