ATTENTION : CALISTAS AND art

[Nilles]

I thought about buying the downloader. Downloading worked nicely with other games so far, but I can't resell the games after I'm done with it... (if ever, lol)

[Kalandorl]

Lol, true enough. I'm using a laptop though, so PC gaming doesn't work as well as it would were I back in Canada on my rig. I had to get it for the Xbox.

[Jack The Ripper]

Not tempted to buy actually, but I just picked up Blue Dragon and Halo 3. Budget gaming ftw!

Btw Kal, I heard that Dragon Age on Xbox is really inferior to the PC version. Not sure how true it is though.

[Sloan Harper]

It's been so long since I've been here that I don't even remember the email address I used to register for my account. I'd like to say I'm shocked that the thread is still going, but, as one of the people that caused it to blossom so, I can't, really. (God, I'm still the number six poster?)

How's the military treating you, Nilles? Or is that already over with? I'm so far gone, these days.

As far as on topic (Like there ever was a topic or ever will be a topic.), I have Dragon Age, and I couldn't really get behind it. I think it's because they hyped it up to be like Baldur's Gate, and it's really not. I couldn't really get past that.

[gryvix]

Yea Baldur's gate sucked

[Nilles]

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

(God, I'm still the number six poster?)

Lol, Sel. I wouldn't have recognised with that new, slender post count.

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

How's the military treating you, Nilles? Or is that already over with? I'm so far gone, these days.

The military is long gone. I've been studying Compsci (or IT as they call it these days) for the past 3 years and no end in sight. Oh, and I work with a Microsoft Partner at the developer hotline. Fun times. ^^

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

As far as on topic (Like there ever was a topic or ever will be a topic.), I have Dragon Age, and I couldn't really get behind it. I think it's because they hyped it up to be like Baldur's Gate, and it's really not. I couldn't really get past that.

Thanks. I won't expect it to be like BG then. Have you played Mass Effect? I suspect since that was one of their latest, the look&feel of DA would be a little like ME.

[Kalandorl]

Yeah, I didn't really expect the Xbox version of the game to be on par with the PC version, but given that I'm in Japan rather than in Canada I'm kind of limited in my options for gaming. I played Fallout 3 on my PC rather than my Xbox and I kind of regret it simply because having seen the Xbox version in action, it runs far smoother than the PC version did.

On the other hand, DA was hyped up as a spiritual successor to BG from my understanding, not as the same thing as BG. I'm personally glad it's not like BG. At this point in time that game is a little dated. I'm still stoked for DA. I just hope it's not as frustrating as ME was. Or rather, as frustrating as the Mako in ME was, lol.

[Sloan Harper]

Originally Posted by Nilles

Lol, Sel. I wouldn't have recognised with that new, slender post count.

Losing your account is slimming, I suppose.

The military is long gone. I've been studying Compsci (or IT as they call it these days) for the past 3 years and no end in sight. Oh, and I work with a Microsoft Partner at the developer hotline. Fun times. ^^

Cool. I'm actually studying medicine now, though I think I might have told you that. It's like my third switch, but this is it. I've never enjoyed my studies as much as I am now.

Thanks. I won't expect it to be like BG then. Have you played Mass Effect? I suspect since that was one of their latest, the look&feel of DA would be a little like ME.

It's similar as far as the amount of work that went into the setting is concerned, and if you dug the Codex in Mass Effect, you'll love it in Dragon Age, too.

The combat system is, to be honest, much worse. I don't even usually like shooters, and I liked Mass Effect. I feel like Dragon Age's combat is really lacking something, but I don't know what that something is. I think my distaste for it might have something to do with the fact that I didn't pay for the game, so I'm not down sixty dollars, and forcing myself to like it.

Originally Posted by gryvix

Yea Baldur's gate sucked

I have no words.

And Kal, I can't believe you liked Fallout on 360 better than PC. No offense, but did you install it on your toaster? My PC, even with an integrated card, ran it leagues faster than my 360.

Anyhow, I think I'm in the minority as far as Dragon Age is concerned. It's annoying and frustrating for me, but even my girlfriend is addicted to it. I haven't been able to touch my 360 since a few days before it was released. My major list of complaints is as follows. Spoiler free.

- Morrigan is a huge bitch. Her reactions to things are like, stereotypical, mustache-twirling evil. She's supposed to be this whole machiavellian person, but it's like, she'd rather be evil than self-serving. Can't stand her.

- Quests are long as hell. Like, really long. And annoying. I appear to be the only one who feels this way in the entire world.

- NPCs are immune to me, for no reason other than they're NPCs (I can blow enemies and myself up, but not NPCs.). There are points in the story that could be simply handled by picking someone's pocket for quest items or lopping their heads off, but neither is an option. Instead, you have to do their quests. As a Baldur's Gate fan, this annoys me. I mean, did anyone do the quest for the light gem in the Underdark?

[Kalandorl]

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

And Kal, I can't believe you liked Fallout on 360 better than PC. No offense, but did you install it on your toaster? My PC, even with an integrated card, ran it leagues faster than my 360.

Older base model Mac Book Pro. To keep it running smoothly I have to castrate the graphics to below what the 360 offers unfortunately. I didn't say I like it better for the 360 though, given the choice I'll always play a PC version, I just don't have the means to be playing games on a PC in Japan. My laptop is nowhere near as good as the PC I was gaming on back in Canada, and computers are so damned expensive over here there's no way I can get a new one. Also, since I'm using a Mac I'm using a bootcamp emulated version of Windows which further kills the performance of ANYTHING that I run in Windows. Believe me, I'd prefer the PC versions, I just can't do it...

Welcome back, btw.

[Nilles]

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

It's similar as far as the amount of work that went into the setting is concerned, and if you dug the Codex in Mass Effect, you'll love it in Dragon Age, too.

Digging the Codex = digging the Encyclopedia Britannica. Are you serious?

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

combat is really lacking something, but I don't know what that something is

You're helpful as always.

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

No offense, but did you install it on your toaster?

I have several toasters around. One runs a solaris port of aircrack and sslstrip. But my roomies want to upgrade to linux soon.

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

Spoiler free.

Right...

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

Morrigan is a huge bitch.

I believe that. I have a feeling that Bioware has always had a kind of problem with villians. But then again, that's computer games in general. There hasn't been a real villain around since Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun.

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

There are points in the story that could be simply handled by picking someone's pocket for quest items or lopping their heads off, but neither is an option.

Too bad. Yeah, such things should be in there if they make sense. Especially for a game that pushes the main story line.

Originally Posted by Sloan Harper

I mean, did anyone do the quest for the light gem in the Underdark?

I did. Consequently with my lawful good lead character...