DoctorNarrative
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I think this could just as easily be turned around though: "Buying games and not expecting them to be similar to the previous release is plain old dumb." When a game is labeled as a sequel, it is expected to be a continuation of the game(s) that came before it in the franchise, not a drastically new game with little resemblance to the original. This an over-the-top example, but what if Mass Effect 2 was an RTS instead of a 3rd-person shooter/RPG hybrid like ME1; doesn't it make more sense that ME2 was instead a continuation of the mechanics established in the first game? I think it's completely justified for people to have expected DA2 to more closely follow with the design of DA:O than being the drastically different game that it was.
It's all about being an informed consumer though. If you are not then it's really on you in the end. Can I understand jumping in on a sequel when the screenshots look roughly the same? Sure. Does that absolve the purchaser of any responsibility to learn about a game before paying? Not really.
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