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Gryffindor_us
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Drowsy
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DJEtterStyle
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Tom Phoenix
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NeonFlare
Finland1307 Posts
Unsure about my character's race and such but I'll likely make it into bard or something (wasn't that some specialisation for rogue?) | ||
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Zzoram
Canada7115 Posts
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DJEtterStyle
United States2766 Posts
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Duke
United States1106 Posts
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Gryffindor_us
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On November 04 2009 06:33 DJEtterStyle wrote: So who's already playing it? What are your first impressions? I need something to hold me over until my package arrives! Just got back from playing/watching a friend play, and I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. It's certainly no Baldur's Gate 3, but I'm pleased to say that it exceeded all my expectations for the game. Character Development: Seem to be a good deal of options, but I haven't seen enough to say anything that those of you that toyed around with the character creator wouldn't already know. Origin stories based on your class/race selection actually play out somewhat interestingly. I don't expect them to have a major impact on things to come, but I will be very impressed if they do. Atmosphere: The world feels nice. Not revolutionary--the Tolkien/Martin/Salvatore/etc. influences on the world are painfully obvious, but it's a solid, self-consistent fantasy world as far as I can tell. The graphics aren't Crysis, but the art direction is alright, and gives a solid feel to the game. Dialogue/C&C: It's very Biowarish here. Certainly there are "fake" choices that have no real consequence on what happens, but it's also expecting far too much to expect choices of that magnitude within the early parts of the game. The dialogue certainly seems reasonably well-written, though, but again, I'll have to see how Gaider's writing style pans out across the different characters. The acid test will of course be the character romances--that's always been Gaider's weak point. Combat: Combat...is a mixed bag. From seeing my friend who's farther along, there are certainly combats that take a bit of thought to get through, but there's also a fair bit of filler (hopefully there's less as the game progresses, as most of my impressions come from the origin I played). It does seem a bit schizophrenic, as I couldn't decide wither combat felt better from an overhead view or from over-the-shoulder, though I expect it feels natural once you choose one and get used to it. The interface is functional and definitely gets things done, though that part also isn't anything special. All in all, a good experience. It doesn't surpass any of the gold standards of the genre, but it certainly surpassed my own expectations for it. I'll either pick up a copy in the next few days, or wait until another version comes around holiday-time that's bundled with a couple of the DLCs. | ||
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
On November 04 2009 06:33 DJEtterStyle wrote: So who's already playing it? What are your first impressions? I need something to hold me over until my package arrives! I just finished playing it for a few hours... haha wow that's the first time in like a year I've actually sat down and played a single player video game for that long. Anyway, it's really good, the game does feel suspiciously like nwn2 meets wow. The graphics are amazing even on my crappy 3 year old machine. My only real complaint is with the combat, which feels really simplistic and dry, but maybe that's because I'm playing a rogue and I'm still only level 6, there's still of a lot of new abilities to come along. It's definitely a lot more like neverwinter nights than baldur's gate, but that's ok. I'd say it's an improvement over nwn2 rather than a "spiritual successor" to baldur's gate. They gotta just make baldurs gate 3 for that I think. Definitely the best single player rpg I've played since baldur's gate 2. The story is definitely better than most rpgs, but still a little cliche. I did human noble and it was pretty good, the city elf one was ripped straight out of braveheart lolol. | ||
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AzureEye
United States1360 Posts
Pentium 4 2.6 2 GB ddr ram Geforce 6600 128 mb video I forget the rest of the details but I'm assuming its a no right? | ||
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
http://kotaku.com/5293478/heres-your-dragon-age-origins-pc-specs Hmm, no matter how interested I am, I don't think my computer can play it. | ||
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
On November 04 2009 13:48 AzureEye wrote: hey guys, do you think my crappy old computer can run this game? Pentium 4 2.6 2 GB ddr ram Geforce 6600 128 mb video I forget the rest of the details but I'm assuming its a no right? Probably on the lowest settings. I have a pentium D dual core 2.66ghz, nvidia 7950 and 2gb ddr and outdoor areas are really bad frames on low-medium settings at 1024 resolution. Indoor is pretty smooth. | ||
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gameguard
Korea (South)2132 Posts
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omgbnetsux
United States3749 Posts
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
On November 05 2009 07:32 Kennigit wrote: Just had sex with morrigan. What rating do you need for that? | ||
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Klapdout
United States282 Posts
On November 04 2009 13:48 AzureEye wrote: hey guys, do you think my crappy old computer can run this game? Pentium 4 2.6 2 GB ddr ram Geforce 6600 128 mb video I forget the rest of the details but I'm assuming its a no right? A dev mentioned in the the forums that only 3 ghz+ single core cpus would give acceptable frame rates, so I doubt it would work well for you. Games great I'm having a blast =) Characters are great, dialog, and voice acting is exceptionally well done. graphics are definitely a weak point, but not bad enough to be distracting, the detail in the world is really good though. Combat and UI are definitely a step up from BG/kotor I like being able to switch from third person/ overhead views. Haven't enjoyed an RPG this much in a long time, thought about it all day at work lol. | ||
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TheYango
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