These are just my random thoughts on the game after finishing it on the Xbox 360:
Individual character controls are great. Party controls are non-existent. This makes the tactical battles a pain in the ass. If you have to play on 360, just swallow your pride and put the difficulty down to casual.
I don't know about PC version but on 360, textures are very bland. The technology shows it's age. Although, a dozen hours into the game you get used to it. And, am I the only person that ends up making a butt ugly face in those creator/slider things? Not just DA but any game that lets me customize the face.
There were only a handful of bugs that I ran into.
1. Some of Loghain's lines were inaudible. His mouth would move but nothing was heard.
2. I ran into a Deep Road area and Alistair breathlessly says that we've found the Urn of Sacred Ashes… even though he knew damn well that we'd already found the Urn a few days ago.
3. And my favorite bug: After some battles, my character would walk around like he shit his pants. It even carried over to a dramatic cutscene, making it unbearably hilarious.
Characters, story, setting, atmosphere were all great.
It was as close to a Baldur's Gate as a 3D game can get.
I loved how the end summarizes what happens afterward. It gives a sense that the world really can go on without you.
Level pacing was just about perfect. I hit level 20 just before I got to the end.
If Genlocks are dwarven darkspawn, why can they use magic?
Well, that's all that I've got for now. Overall, it was a damn fine game.
Individual character controls are great. Party controls are non-existent. This makes the tactical battles a pain in the ass. If you have to play on 360, just swallow your pride and put the difficulty down to casual.
I don't know about PC version but on 360, textures are very bland. The technology shows it's age. Although, a dozen hours into the game you get used to it. And, am I the only person that ends up making a butt ugly face in those creator/slider things? Not just DA but any game that lets me customize the face.
There were only a handful of bugs that I ran into.
1. Some of Loghain's lines were inaudible. His mouth would move but nothing was heard.
2. I ran into a Deep Road area and Alistair breathlessly says that we've found the Urn of Sacred Ashes… even though he knew damn well that we'd already found the Urn a few days ago.
3. And my favorite bug: After some battles, my character would walk around like he shit his pants. It even carried over to a dramatic cutscene, making it unbearably hilarious.
Characters, story, setting, atmosphere were all great.
It was as close to a Baldur's Gate as a 3D game can get.
I loved how the end summarizes what happens afterward. It gives a sense that the world really can go on without you.
Level pacing was just about perfect. I hit level 20 just before I got to the end.
If Genlocks are dwarven darkspawn, why can they use magic?
Well, that's all that I've got for now. Overall, it was a damn fine game.