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Dragon Age II. Review

 

Dragon Age II can be definitely and undoubtedly classified as the best game role-playing franchise in BioWare's fantasy. All the features here - user interfaces, gameplay, conversation system - are modified and drawn to perfection to make the game a much more fun than before.

The plot of the game, told through a framed narrative at the beginning, tells that the player’s character, Hawke will eventually become the Champion of Kirkwall. Further on it's being made clear that the world is on the verge of war with the role of the player’s character being not quite so clear at the beginning but becoming more and more explicit even as they process through the game, gradually revealing the significance of the player’s part. All the drive and excitement thus accumulated throughout the game brings to a cliffhanger kind of ending, which is somewhat disappointing, as it creates unquenchable anticipation in the end. 

Despite the fact that Hero of Ferelden in the Origins was a silent one, the Champion Dragon Age II offers is a fully-voiced one, maybe stimulated by the fact that chatty main characters are much more preferable than silent ones. The decision making in choosing among a variety of dialogue options (similar to the one used by BioWare at Mass Effect) at Dragon Age II is guided by icons. These options are capable of making Hawke sound romantic, aggressive, sarcastic or peaceful through a rich variety of icons to convey all the sorts of different feelings. Yet, this abundance demands the manual to be consulted in order to find one’s way easier through this selection of dialogue options.

The one thing that looks really cute in Dragon Age is that of stopping and listening to what the other character has to say. The background chatter between the hero’s companions is also very hilarious and heartwarming at times.

The combat system in Dragon Age II is characterized with high level of versatility. The game can be played easily like an action title, squashing buttons on levels with lower difficulty, but further on, in case the player prefers to exercise a better planned strategy, he can pause the game and issue each team member an individual command of its own.

Both the city and the surrounding areas will seem to be all the same throughout the entire game, and the repeated scenery may become quite tiresome to view all the time. And the major disappoint of this game is that at every attempt of the hero to explore a new place it turns out to be the same familiar one.