My thoughts exactly.Well, I'm certainly interested. I liked Inquisition quite well despite its obvious flaws.
However I have no idea if they still have the talent to make a game at least in this quality.
My thoughts exactly.Well, I'm certainly interested. I liked Inquisition quite well despite its obvious flaws.
However I have no idea if they still have the talent to make a game at least in this quality.
Some of the past bigwigs have come out against the Frostbite Engine. It was very insightful how that new engine stalled development of Inquisition and Andromeda.
"Dread Wolf" ? Played too many Witcher games ???
That happened a long time ago as I recall. DA2 and DA:I are both on Steam. Cheap prices too. Have at it :lol:I have yet to play anything beyond Dragon Age: Origins. Still casually waiting on them to remove the Origin client requirement from the sequels.
Technically both yes and no. It's sold on Steam but still needs the EA client.That happened a long time ago as I recall. DA2 and DA:I are both on Steam. Cheap prices too. Have at it
Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
I agree it's not tactical and feels too consoley, but not sure where the action-based & button-mashing comments are coming from? DA combat, even in DA2 and DA:I, is RTwP, even though the camera view has been pulled in a lot to kind of make it look like a 3rd person action RPG (you can also switch to top-view on DA:I but IIRC, it doesn't zoom out very far and really sucks).I do like the setting and would probably enjoy a tactical RPG set there, rather than yet another action-based button masher console-style game.
From what I can gather it all comes down to one basic problem. The Frostbite engine was never meant for RPGs. Every system had to be built from scratch.They'd been using UE3, and I wonder what it could be about Frostbite that made it so much harder.
Ah ok, I just remember the announcement a long time ago about them going up for sale on Steam. Must have forgotten the rest.Technically both yes and no. It's sold on Steam but still needs the EA client.
I don't know remember this video.I agree it's not tactical and feels too consoley, but not sure where the action-based & button-mashing comments are coming from? DA combat, even in DA2 and DA:I, is RTwP, even though the camera view has been pulled in a lot to kind of make it look like a 3rd person action RPG (you can also switch to top-view on DA:I but IIRC, it doesn't zoom out very far and really sucks).
Yep I doubt EA will ever drop the Origin client requirement. Ubisoft does the same. You basically need multiple accounts just to play one game. Not practical at all.Ah ok, I just remember the announcement a long time ago about them going up for sale on Steam. Must have forgotten the rest.
I was always puzzled about what was so terribly wrong with the Frostbite Engine that made it so bad for RPGs. The guy says in the article: "Frostbite wasn't built for RPGs, and BioWare had to create a lot of its UI, camera, and basic RPG systems from scratch. With how much work and iteration BioWare had to do on the new engine, it's a miracle that Dragon Age: Inquisition even shipped at all."
I find that a bit curious, because that's the case with all the big engines; they don't provide anything that particularly facilitates or disadvantages RPGs. You have to sort out your UI and camera controller, code your RPG mechanics, and so on. They'd been using UE3, and I wonder what it could be about Frostbite that made it so much harder.