What Are you Playing Now & General Game Discussions

[Stewy]

(11-05-2024, 10:41 AM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: The more I play Dragon Age and the more I like it. Once you met your crew, the world finally opens itself and it's way more enjoyable.

This is a key point.

i have come to the exact same conclusion.  The first 10 hours was a bit of a slog, but once you get the 4th squad member, you run into a major event and things start opening up.  Obviously more so once you get the 5th and 6th members.

To all - some non-spoiler thoughts:
Dialogue:  It has been reported that writing is poor.  Yes and no.  My opinions thus:
1--1 on 1 Companion dialogue is poor in the lighthouse.
2--Squad Banter in the field is fair to good
3--Quest dialogue static and in the field is generally excellent.  

The hand crafted quests and missions are where the dialogue shines, but it takes a bit to get into the quests so the first impressions are 1 & 2 instead of 3.

Head Scratcher:  You don't get a warrior companion (and taunt) until squad mate 4, which can make staying alive early for a rogue or mage frustrating.  I always play a warrior first in RPGs, so it didn't affect me, and I am glad I did just to get used to the combat.

I'm playing a 2H stagger warrior and enjoying it.  45 hours in and got all companions at about the 35 hour mark, but I do EVERYTHING I can before moving the story along.