hey hey, I'm back. I'm trying to get an unbiased review of this game as I try to decide. Although at this point I'm leaning towards asking for this game for Christmas. For the interests of this conversation I'm talking of the PC version, as I already heard about the controls. I'm certainly not going to buy a PS4 to play it. I feel a controller is an inferior input method to a mouse and keyboard. Although my stepdaughter disagrees, and refuses to play any pc game, and says things are easier on her ps3 controller. After trying dishonored on her ps3, I disagree. But maybe because I've been playing mouse and keyboard so long, it's second nature to me. And yes I'm married again (to the same woman), so my gaming time is limited, but I did have time to play Wasteland 2 (and it took me over 90 hours to finish).
Like Wasteland 2, I read all the negative views on Metacritic in an attempt to dissuade me from buying the game. Didn't work for W2 as most of those negative reviews said it wasn't like the Fallout games, which I'm okay with since I played the original Wasteland and expected it to be like that.
As you can see, I like old school rpg's. I loved DA: Origins and thought it was the perfect mix between action and turned based role playing, little did I know they would go even further into action based territory. But I can see DA:I does the same thing as DA2. Arcade like action combat. Sigh. I can deal with that if the story is good. So the basic question I'm asking is if the story is good. Or am I forced to sit through more annoying templars vs. mages conversation like DA2? Not to mention that game forced me to *spoiler* fight the main mage even if I sided with him making any meaningful choices in the game irrelevant. Or having to fight Meredith when I sided with her.
I'm okay with accepting the game as an action/adventure game. Because to me, it doesn't seem like a role playing game. As a warrior, I should be able to "role play" and be able to use what weapons I choose. A warrior that can't use a bow or 2 swords or a sword/dagger combo (dual wielding is what I'm referring to) is ridiculous. But I can put that aside if the story is top notch up to DA:O standards. And I've come to accept they just don't make games for people my age anymore. I have to either accept it and move on, or just give up on new games entirely. I have the same problem with movies, and I've come to accept new movies as violence filled, yet kid friendly silliness. Although I refuse to watch the new Hunger Games, I felt the first movie was vastly overrated, and didn't see what all the praise was for. I feel like the movie No Country for Old Men, although I'm not that old. Or I should say No RPG's for old men.
Anyways my dilemma has been reading the reviews on metacritic and reading the official forums. The official reviews say the game is amazing, but then one review said DA2 was like the perfect game, I don't trust such reviews. But the user reviews all seem to be haters and don't seem to be giving honest reviews. And some seem to be fan boy reviews.
It bothers me they will never make a game like DA:Origins or Fallout: New Vegas again. Even Skyrim was a dumbed down Elder Scrolls game (I enjoyed it, but only got 200 hours out of it). But I may have to accept RPG games are dead, except maybe for kickstarter games.
I guess I have to accept that Bioware thinks the population isn't capable of complex, yet fun gameplay. I get irritated that both Firaxis and Bioware think taking away choices (and taking away role play in Bioware's case) adds more strategic depth. I'm forced to rely on potions for healing is one example of taking away choices. Or being able to shoot only one rocket in X-com (2 with promotion, I know).