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  Looks promising. I still don't like that UI art style, but that is the console version right? : Chipwarrior
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    I think when the showed combat a while back they were using the PC version and it looked mostly the same. : Zollington
    • Agree, it looked faster combat wise, but you could still slow it down with the pause which to me is the b... : valcan_s
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      with the exception of the console quick-action thing which was replaced bly a floating actions dock. ... : Hoax
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        iirc DA:O 360 and PS3 traded blows and one wasn't explicitly better than the other http://www.eurogame... : veras
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          i think fps wise there were no explicit complaints about the 360 version. the ps3 version ran badly at re... : Hoax
          • yeah, in the digital foundry bit they say the PS3 has better visual quality but the 360 has better framer... : veras
      • here you can see the constant chugging of the ps3 and the overall lower visual quality. look how even the... : Hoax
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        Those are obviously 360 pictures, look at the button options. Also I'm pretty sure the visually pretty... : TheVietSpecial
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          the video was from two like weeks ago and they are shipping in like two months. : Hoax
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=25009511#itemanchor_25009511 I don't think I know what video you'r... : TheVietSpecial
            • look up the developer videos, there was one from a few weeks ago which displayed the pc version/combat sy... : Hoax
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      Yeah, the FIsher Price My First UI is pretty bad (I mean the overlays during gameplay, the menus are sort... : veras
      • I'm assuming there will be a mod released for the UI after release. : Zollington
• I have to say I was skeptical about DA2 at first. However, after seeing the combat video, along with thes... : Zollington
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  Zoomed out view is still out right? Guess I might as well play it on 360. : BouillonCubes
  • There is a zoomed out view I believe. I know I saw a video where they were showing off tactical mode. : OverloadUT
• Looks super generic and low-res/low detail. Hopefully it's fun like the first one, though : kill9
• HOT-RODDING THE ART : ETPC1
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  ** DX11 & DX10 100% confirmed for Dragon Age 2 OMG! I just read this and found it out I am going nutz rig : valcan_s
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    The spells in the first were super flat. This could be an improvement. : Chipwarrior
    • Agree. Man if they actually do what they said in that dev thread it will be insane on the PC, shit I have... : valcan_s
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    Awesome. Too bad my setup can barely run DX11 :[ : TheVietSpecial
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      Dude by March the cards are gona hard core drop in price, just in time DX11 is gona be starting to heat u... : valcan_s
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        The 560 has the potential to bring down 460 and 6800 series card prices dramatically, even then, I expect... : one random winner
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          You think the 7000 cards are coming that soon? : veras
          • Rumor has it AMD is trying to jump the gun with a 28nm product before Nvidia gets the chance to do so. : one random winner
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    tessellated terrain <--- boner is GO! : Rehevkor
    • I want some tessellated spell effects. Yummy lighting. : one random winner
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    Don't think for a minute that it's going to be a massive difference. Time and budget and where the sales ... : Fred Garvin
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      Who really knows what will happen in the end, but I believe them(maybe that is my first mistake?) this ti : valcan_s
      • PR speak, grain of salt. : Fred Garvin
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  would LOVE to see more of the PC version in action. that last video was very illuminating! : Downforce
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    From what I just read, DX11 screens will be released in Feb. I can hardly wait to see em. : valcan_s
    • excellent. I'm going from a little disappointed to cautiously optimistic for the PC version!!! : Downforce
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  I would have been happy with them using the same engine & mechanics and spending their efforts on making ... : zipr
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    i think they chose a single character with name and back-story and adjusted the visual design and animati... : Hoax
    • Boo > Alistair, sadly. (Where > means is more interesting than.) : zipr
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    Dragon Age was far from generic fantasy world. It was very original in its setting. : OverloadUT
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      Maybe I haven't played enough (I've been wandering around in the Dwarf underground for weeks now it seems... : zipr
      • don't worry, the most "original" aspects of the game were the origin stories that lasted an hour or two a... : Hoax
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  Pommel Strike! Why use the blade of your sword when you can punch things with the handle? : silent prophet
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    * A R M C H A I R M A R T I A L A R T I S T ' D * : Rice-Rocketeer
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      I teach a class at the community center. : silent prophet
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        R E A L L I F E 0 W N ' D : uebersoldat
        • * L A Z Y N U K E T E X T ' D * : deject
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        Doing knitting? : Rice-Rocketeer
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          At least grandma knows how to use the pointy end of the needle for self-defense. : silent prophet
          • Fair enough! : Rice-Rocketeer
    • More like * N I N J A T U R T L E ' D * : uglysad
• Looks like garbage. : SockMonkeh
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  Haha...oh how Bioware has fallen. : CapnChaos
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    I remember people saying the same stuff about the first Dragon Age. : CyCo_PL
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      *cough* Jade Empire *cough* : silent prophet
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        I was the only person on earth who loved this game. : massdev
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          I actually thought it wasn't bad. Too be honest, I can't think of a single BioWare game I didn't like. So... : silent prophet
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            Well, NWN2 was pretty sucktastic in its execution, but I blame Obsidian for that, not BioWare. : silent prophet
            • Ya, NWN was great, obsidian just completely hosed NWN2 :( : dnagenome
        • I beat it 3x, so you weren't the only one :) : breadsticks
        • I thought it was awesome. : TheVietSpecial
        • I really liked it : Mr. Goodwrench
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        You're using a game that came out six years ago as an example that Bioware has fallen? : CyCo_PL
        • It was more of a joke than a serious comment. :) : silent prophet
  • They're falling into riches though. : zipr
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  The view looks like shit. The overhead view looks super zoomed in and useless. : serenj
  • This is the 360 version. As with DA:O, the PC version should allow you to zoom out more. : Rehevkor
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  I can't view these at work, but do the textures and stuff still look like shit? DA:O graphics were prett... : duffman03
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    These screenshots look pretty bad but they're 360 shots and DA:O on consoles looked like shit compared to... : veras
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      Which makes no sense because Mass Effect looks great on consoles. They be lazy. : kingdepork
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        I think it's because ME is
        a) all constrained indoor environments, not big outdoor spaces
        b) UE3 engine which for the most part runs really well on consoles
        
        DA is a different engine and does have bigger areas etc

        Jan 14, 2011 10:33am PST
        I think it's because ME is a) all constrained indoor environments, not big outdoor spaces b) UE3 engin... : veras
      • mass effect takes place in tiny streamed pieces links of sausage ... oh wait so does dragon age ... : imperator
  • They don't look much better. : kingdepork
  • It's like they were ported to the doom 3 engine because they are dark as fuck to hide how ugly they are. : ghost in my shell
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  Too bad they're console screenshots - I wonder how it'll look on a PC with the settings turned up. : thetangent
  • It'll be kicked up a notch, of course. : oldRivers
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  wtf did they do to the ui and menus? it looks cheesy now. : biskits
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    yeah, instant turn off for me, oh well, will wait for steam xmas sale 2011. : sreyes22
    • ^^ i'll be doing this. terrain looks flat and void. color me unimpressed. : loke662
  • that's just the console version I think, IIRC the PC version can be played very closely to DAO spell b... : Downforce
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    Xbox 360 screenshots. check the PC combat video that was on the front page a few weeks back. i think t... : dantastic
    • it's the style i dislike, and i will wager $100 that they're not going to restyle the game just for the P... : biskits
• A picture says a thousands words. Ask and you shall receive. : My Documents
• looks like such a different game, really terrible compared to DA1's polish. are these early development ... : indosauros
• Well, let's see th.. UNGH MY FACE. This is horrible. : enyakk
• I don't remember asking for eye-hole rape. : Durandal07
• I find it very hard to get excited about these screens with the Witcher 2 also on the horizon. : at0micgarden
• When it came out, I really loved DA:O. Now in retrospect I think it is a 3/5 game. The best thing about i... : umegastar
• those graphics are anti-boner remedy. they should just sell the game as that to school kids that need to ... : thebigbeefsandwich
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  FOR THE DRAGON HATERS Great article after they had a hands on. Everything you need to know about Drag... : dantastic
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    actually this is the article that he grabbed the images from. i don't know why he never links the articl... : dantastic
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      That is a great article a lot of info, actually I had not even read it yet till I read your post, you do ... : valcan_s
      • i read it last night. : dantastic
  • nice read, thanks. : varsindarkin
• Graphics and interface look worse than dragon age 1... : twifosp
• Good god that UI looks atrocious. It would fit better in Mass Effect. : Beady
• This looks terrible. :( : DM7
• I like the skill trees and equipment menu. Everything else looks nothing better than the first one. : rick
• Haha the character icons look like something out of the 90's. : pigvomit
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  Looks sweet. Can't wait to play it! : Dave-A
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    girl or man hawke? the dude hawke looks bad ass but i always like to play a girl character and do the le... : dantastic
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      I can't decide either! Have they said who is voicing chickhawke yet? : veras
      • If it's anything like ME, the female Hawke will be way better than the male one. : Vincent Grayson
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        my hopes are for lady sheppard but that might be weird : dantastic
        • Jennifer Hale is always great, so I'm with you minus the weirdness. : Rehevkor
    • Definitely dude-hawk. I always play as a guy in games - feels weird otherwise. : Dave-A
• Show us PC version graphics please. That looks like anus :( : nukewinter
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  Man, that UI looks horrific. : The Grolar Bear
  • hopefully they refresh the PC ones soon. otherwise, the "CONSOLE'D" arguments gain a lot of traction. : Downforce
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  LOL Screen 3 The axe is paper thin! I cannot stand the art direction. The life bars and text are atroci... : supermonkeyballz
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    That's a staff in screen 3, I think. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • Yeah it's a mage's staff. : deject
  • Thats a stave, not an edge-on view of an axe. Way to be an asshole! : GoodBoy
• I had no idea Dragon Age 2 would be Fable IV. :) Other than that it looks like shit. : commando_lando
• You begin to realize just how rare "good" UI/HUD design is for games. So many games with terrible UI's an... : Godhatesfatpeople
• Dragon Age 2: Jank : pancake humper
• its like they didn't even try to make a UI...what the heck happened? : grendel
• meh : kn1fe