Dragon Age 2 - Preview @ Ten Ton Hammer

Ten Ton Hammer has a preview of Dragon Age 2, with input from BioWare's Mark Darrah:

"We've introduced more specific tactical leader creatures to fight in Dragon Age II," Darrah told me. "For example, you may enter combat with several troopers and a commander who will buff the troopers. It's very visceral, as you can engage with the troopers and it's very quick and reactive, but ultimately the commander is the buffing character, so you have to decide on a more macroscopic level if you want to take him out first. That level of tactics on the battle as a whole is what keeps the difficulty there."