New Dragon Age: Inquisition Arrives in October

[cats_Paw]

I heard many time companies say one thing and then do another:

Starcraft 2 expansions were supposed to be free in multiplayer (first conference blizzard gave on starcraft 2 expansions) and prices were supposed to be 15 to 25 dollars (we saw prices on Heart of the swarm).

Dragon Age 2 was supposed to be "better than origins in every way" (yes this one gets first place for a good troll).

Crysis 2 was supposed to be Dx11, and it was Dx9. Later they added Dx 11 but It was a very poor implementation (Dx11 support is not the same as originally coded for Dx11).

There are more examples like this but I figured its a bit pointless to name as many as possible.
I just rather play it safe because Ive been dissapointed so many times .

There have been some cool games Ive discovered in the last year, but most of them were not AAA titles (Tribes Ascend, Warframe, Dark Souls 1 althou my i5 laptop cant handle it too well hehe).

 

[CraigN]

I can totally understand that. Also, Tribes Ascend was truly a gem, too bad the developer has all but stopped supporting it in order to work on Smite instead.

You might find this interview an interesting read:

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/22/dragon-age-inquisition-interview-on-fan-feedback-romance-returning-characters-and-the-open-world/2/

They touch on the DA2 issues a bit too.

 

[Queenslander]

I'd just rather my hard-earned go towards a group of people like CDPR than Bioware/EA. I have never played the DA games, but the company behind tW series easily takes the cake for fan involvement and passion for a quality product/IP.

 

[CraigN]

Queenslander - Are you implying that a game you haven't played isn't a quality product? That's some shaky ground to argue on.

Granted, CDPR is doing a great job so far, and has shown a remarkable care for quality, but their game isn't coming till 2015. Also, Dragon Age: Origins is one of Bioware's greatest games before the whole Mass Effect 3/SWTOR/DA2 faceplant they've had these last few years, and they definitely look like they've been trying to turn things around.

Hell, even SWTOR is finally getting to be better, that's gotta count for somethin' right?

 

[Queenslander]

Haha. Yea you got me. I just get really thrown off when I read the forums that talk about the poor form of EA in the past 18-24 months. Surely if that many people say that they're no good, there has to be at least a sliver of truth to it yeah?

 

[CraigN]

There is some sliver of truth to it. Keep in mind EA is just the publisher, not the developer. EA =/= Bioware, although it is obvious that EA's meddling/push for deadlines has affected their games.

Mass Effect 3 was still an otherwise great game but the ending is subpar. SWTOR went for like four months without a content update before finally going F2P and moving to a 6-week update pace. Dragon Age 2 had a lot of recycled environments and dumbed-down combat, but made up for it with an interesting story and (mostly) lovable characters.

Honestly, I would strongly recommend picking up Dragon Age: Origins and giving it a play through, especially since you can so easily find it for like $5 these days on a sale. It'll feel a bit old school compared to Witcher 2, but it's a fantastic game nonetheless.

 

[Queenslander]

I may just do that. Still have to play through AC4 and Arkham Origins but I'll add it to "The List" haha.

 

[TommyTanker]

I never ever again pre-purchase an EA product. Absolute con artists.

Dragon Age Origins was an amazing game, DA 2 was an total disappointment.