Comments on: [Dragon Age 2] My story and review (with SPOILERS) and some thoughts http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/ MMOs and game design Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jacob Schnoor http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-17322 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:23:17 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-17322 DA2 was a “Rags to Riches” story-line which was supposed to display the fact that Hawke was mearly a refugee NOT a epic warden/Knight hero such as the Wardens form DA:O. I think that people didn’t realize that when placing reviews down on this game. yes alot of your choices are ignored but the idea behind it was to show that Hawke was involved in situations that both sides wanted him to stay out of. as for the game play I liked most of it. an yes im awear that they could have focused on one point an used newer maps. but thats not the point its the idea that he is throne into 3 different situations that he/she has no control over.

]]> By: newbadgerman http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-14355 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:52:33 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-14355 I just got through completing my second playthrough, first time being a dual-handed Rogue who’s all nice and mage-supportive, the next being a blunt killer who killed anyone she could and supported the Templars (Even though she was a blood Mage herself.)

Favourite character was definately Merrill, because of her accent more than anything else, and watching her slowly get corrupted by Isabella in the background chat was intriguing.

If you fancy reading the write-ups of my playthroughs you can read them from here…

http://zombiechimp.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/dragon-age-ii-choices-%e2%80%93-play-through-1-garett/

I’ve now just bought Awakening, and so have started a whole new origins game, to play through from start to finish. There’s so much stuff I want to do now, to see how it affects DA:II.

]]> By: Ten Good Things About Dragon Age 2 « Procrastination Amplification http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-14026 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:02:56 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-14026 [...] any possible conversations with her. On the other hand she was also terribly dangerous and naïve (some might call her an idiot [beware, spoilers]) and trying to keep her happy while not giving in to her suicidal ideas made for [...]

]]> By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-13990 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:12:55 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-13990 Great review, thanks for leaving the link.

]]> By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-13989 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:12:39 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-13989 I don’t think there is any way to avoid that.

]]> By: Linda http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-13988 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:42:09 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-13988 I do have a question.. is there any way to have prevented Anders from destroying the Chantry? Also, do you need to have that part where he does destroy it as part of the storyline, or can you skip it?

]]> By: ash Sevilla http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-13954 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:59:12 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-13954 Great write up. Good to see someone else “got” the game. Check out my review here. Love to hear your thoughts.

http://www.nerdappropriate.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-review-the-empire-of-the-franchise/

]]> By: Anonymous http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-13953 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:35:41 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-13953 It is possible to fight through Orsino without healer (at least on the Normal difficulty). Sandal has 25 healing potions in stock. After Orsino is down, you get Bethany back to heal you.

]]> By: Guthammer http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-13951 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:52:48 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-13951 I too, just finished my first play through, and made a proper hash of a number of things.

The first being that I let Anders live–but as seeing there are no other healers in the game (as a 2h warrior femHawke) the jerk lived. Considering there doesn’t seem to be one freaking mage in the game that doesn’t have a demon in them, siding with bat-shit crazy Merideth will be a bit easier next play through.

Merrill bugged out in me in Act III, questioning her beliefs but never talking to me (other than about her roof) when I dropped in to visit. Maybe she was pissed at me for what happened on the Sundermount.

The act III writing annoyed me in that Hawke had sided with the mages on nearly every major decision and the mage/templar plotters kept on saying that Meredith sent me and then dying on my 68 spirit DPS 2h (with 37% haste buff)–in droves.

]]> By: habernus_papam http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/dragon-age-2-my-story-and-review-with-spoilers-and-some-thoughts/#comment-13950 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:34:18 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5302#comment-13950 I used Primal & Force Mage. With all kinds of items that increases fire damage, a chain of gravitic ring-pull of the abyss-firestorm can really make the game feel ‘casual’, but still fun :D

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