Dragon Age: Best WRPG ever?

I believe it is easily the most involving WRPG i have ever played, i am about 30 hours in now and am far more submirged into the world than i was with baulders gate, NWN, or any other wrpg

what say you?

I'm not sure; I haven't played it yet. I expect I will soon though, considering all the positive reviews its getting.

I'm not sure; I haven't played it yet. I expect I will soon though, considering all the positive reviews its getting.

psn8214

I haven't played it, but the WRPGs I like are roguelikes and dungeon crawlers, Dragon Age doesn't fall into that.

I heard the Witcher was :/

Looks better too.

No, that title belongs to PlaneScape Torment but Dragon Age is one the best titles I've played this gen.(Also one of the best RPGs I've played in the last 10 years)

By far one of the best I have played. The further I get into the game, the more a part of the world I feel. I am around 17 hours in and it just gets deeper, more dramatic and more epic with every hour. The corruption and politics of the world, the various personalities you encounter, mistrust from your own party members who will turn on you, the myriad of tough decisions that can be viewed as horrible from a certain viewpoint, but for the greater good from another, ect. The game is just a deep well of win. A masterpiece, really...dated graphics and all.

I have a hard time focusing on what to buy. I'm leaning towards L4D2 because I bought NWN2 and still haven't played it.

Yeah, the best WRPG ever and they don't sell you the full game unless you have the CE or something. I picked mine up off Steam and I received some content, but the good content is locked out.

Let's see. They limit bag space with no storage, I often need to drop stuff in order to loot something I want and get rid of the old stuff. I got a free DLC for armor; I need to be a lot higher level to use it so I need to carry it around. In that DLC you get two new abilities; a storage chest; a dungeon; and a new base.

The guy that gives the quest is at your camp and he always has that quest marker over his head so you always see him; I have even seen him in little cut scenes.

Anyway gamers, lick the games ass. It should have been knocked points just for day one DLC and certainly doesn't deserve game of the year.

I can't stop playing :cry:

No Oblivion

No Oblivion

Sloan360

Anybody remember a game called Icewind Dale? I think Bioware released it around the time Baldur's Gate II came out. Was it any good? I think there was a sequel to it as well. Never played it though.

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No Oblivion

jasonharris48

No i'm not why would i be Oblivion was amazing. Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it was bad.

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No Oblivion

Sloan360

No i'm not why would i be Oblivion was amazing. Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it was bad.

Just because you did like it doesn't mean it was good.

Gah, other games announce this and people go nuts and they have not even done it yet. DA does it and everyone lays down.

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No Oblivion

jasonharris48

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[QUOTE="jasonharris48"] You're joking right? Oblivion wasn't even a good Elder Scroll game.

Yandere

No i'm not why would i be Oblivion was amazing. Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it was bad.

Just because you did like it doesn't mean it was good.

Oh look at you, you can use what i just said, aren't you clever. Accutally its ratings, GOTY titles, and fanbase make it good.

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No Oblivion

Jimmi323

Not a chance, there's just too many timeless gems from the '90s and early 2000s. With that said, it's probably one of the best RPG's I've played in recent years and I've been pretty impressed by what Bioware has put out.

[QUOTE="Jimmi323"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"] You're joking right? Oblivion wasn't even a good Elder Scroll game.

jasonharris48

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[QUOTE="Jimmi323"] Bah. Oblivion is an incredible game. You may think it's "cool" to bash Oblivion in favour of Morrowind along with the rest of your posse, but I've played both (on PC) and Oblivion simply blows Morrowind out of the water, even taking into account the generational gap. Both fully modded of course. On topic: No. KotOR is the best WRPG ever.Jimmi323

Anybody remember a game called Icewind Dale? I think Bioware released it around the time Baldur's Gate II came out. Was it any good? I think there was a sequel to it as well. Never played it though.

shoryuken_

meh, stuff like DAO and Mass Effect jsut seems like JRPGs in disguise, for me anyway... they give the illusion of choice, id rather just go through a JRPG then sit there thinking my choices actually affect the game world and gameplay in any meaningful way... but thats just me, havent played DAO but if its anything like ME then count me out.

Icewind Dale 1 & 2 have polar opposite ideas to BG2. It's BG2 without the exploration, or pre-determined party member backgrounds (you make the party of 6 in the start) and more focused on fighting only. While it's linear like D2, I heavily recommend them, IWD2 is the most beautiful 2.5D game out there. The only problem is if you get stuck, there is no going anywhere else to do side-quests and come back later. Your just left to fight that same fight through & through until you manage to pull through.

ninjabeaver1

Hmm, interesting. I actually love both Baldur's Gate II and Diablo II, even though they play really differently. I'll definitely give this one a try. Thanks for the info! :D

meh, stuff like DAO and Mass Effect jsut seems like JRPGs in disguise, for me anyway... they give the illusion of choice, id rather just go through a JRPG then sit there thinking my choices actually affect the game world and gameplay in any meaningful way... but thats just me, havent played DAO but if its anything like ME then count me out.

Oresome

meh, stuff like DAO and Mass Effect jsut seems like JRPGs in disguise, for me anyway... they give the illusion of choice, id rather just go through a JRPG then sit there thinking my choices actually affect the game world and gameplay in any meaningful way... but thats just me, havent played DAO but if its anything like ME then count me out.

Oresome

You get a ton of chances to effect the outcome of some events in a big way.... not simply small dialogue choices, but things like skipping entire dungeons, being captured or not, which NPCs will do major things and so on.

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meh, stuff like DAO and Mass Effect jsut seems like JRPGs in disguise, for me anyway... they give the illusion of choice, id rather just go through a JRPG then sit there thinking my choices actually affect the game world and gameplay in any meaningful way... but thats just me, havent played DAO but if its anything like ME then count me out.

steve17989

You get a ton of chances to effect the outcome of some events in a big way.... not simply small dialogue choices, but things like skipping entire dungeons, being captured or not, which NPCs will do major things and so on.

It is too early to tell. The game just came out. Even if it is a top game that is just until the next one that is better comes out and you know there always will be a better one, at least for WRPG, which IMO is not nearly as immersive as JRPG.

It might be in my top 10 for the decade, but not in my top 10 of all time. The story, setting and quests just aren't interesting enough at the moment - maybe they'll pick up later on, but I highly doubt it.Planeforger

Hell no, Oblivion and Mass effect are miles better but not "best ever" tho

Not the best, but definitely in the top 10. This might change, but it's my favourite RPG of this generation so far.

Hell no, Oblivion and Mass effect are miles better but not "best ever" tho

aroxx_ab

IMO, Oblivion is miles worse than DA, while Mass Effect isn't in the same league with Dragon Age. Hell, they're not even the same genres. Mass Effect is a third person shooter with RPG elements.

I really like Dragon Age, but I like The Witcher much more. The Witcher has that "something". Probably much better story, plot etc.

The KOTOR series for me. It made Star Wars fun.

My copy of Dragon Age still hasn't arrived though:( but i've been playing it on the PS3 with my cousin.

From what I've played so far: it's up there. Best ever, though? Probably not.

Hell no, Oblivion and Mass effect are miles better

aroxx_ab

Haha. No.

No wai guys, Fable 2 is the nizzle my bizzles.

No wai guys, Fable 2 is the nizzle my bizzles.

bobbetybob

Bah. Oblivion is an incredible game. You may think it's "cool" to bash Oblivion in favour of Morrowind along with the rest of your posse, but I've played both (on PC) and Oblivion simply blows Morrowind out of the water, even taking into account the generational gap. Both fully modded of course. On topic: No. KotOR is the best WRPG ever.Jimmi323

Not a chance, there's just too many timeless gems from the '90s and early 2000s. With that said, it's probably one of the best RPG's I've played in recent years and I've been pretty impressed by what Bioware has put out.

steve17989

No. It's not one of the best WRPGs. Not even close. it's one of the best RPG PERIOD

I believe it is easily the most involving WRPG i have ever played, i am about 30 hours in now and am far more submirged into the world than i was with baulders gate, NWN, or any other wrpg

what say you?

shadow_hosi

100% the best game in my opinion. the only thing i can see wrong with it is that they let both rouges and warriors use bows. I think they sould have created a seperate archer class instead of making it in to rouges and warriors because right now there isn't any one that i know that uses bows and i know alot of people that play this.Xaiteev