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    Default Re: Dragon Age : Origins PS3 coming Fall 09

    Quote Originally Posted by BLASPHEMER View Post
    I can see the appeal of the PS3 given it will run fully optimized on a large lcd tv with 6.w surround sound. Something to consider.
    That is if it's optimized.
    Also there is the issue of controls which again so far in the previews is still sceptical with.
    And considering Bioware didn't do that well on the controls in Mass Effect(also in terms of optimization), where the PC version shined, well it's pretty safe to say that console-owners will pull the shortest straw when it comes to this game.

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    Why would you get a console version of the game, the controls i bet would be fairly bad for this type of game. In fact if its made for easy control controls in mind I can't picture this game being good. Only reason mass effect being on console was good is because it was a shooter. I only picture that crappy third rate baldurs gate console game for this type of game.
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    Default Re: Dragon Age : Origins PS3 coming Fall 09

    Quote Originally Posted by Kanaric View Post
    Why would you get a console version of the game, the controls i bet would be fairly bad for this type of game. In fact if its made for easy control controls in mind I can't picture this game being good. Only reason mass effect being on console was good is because it was a shooter. I only picture that crappy third rate baldurs gate console game for this type of game.
    Look at Sacred 2.
    A standard diablo clone which worked well on PC but failed horribly on console due to horrible controls.

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    Default Re: Dragon Age : Origins PS3 coming Fall 09

    Quote Originally Posted by BLASPHEMER View Post
    My PC won't run it I don't think, I can see the appeal of the PS3 given it will run fully optimized on a large lcd tv with 6.w surround sound. Something to consider.
    I'm sure I'll love this game, but the graphics aren't anything special.

    In fact, from what I've seen so far, I'll go so far as to say they are poor (by 2009 standards). Large screen probably won't add that much to the experience.
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    Default Re: Dragon Age : Origins PS3 coming Fall 09

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    My PC won't run it I don't think, I can see the appeal of the PS3 given it will run fully optimized on a large lcd tv with 6.w surround sound. Something to consider.

    That's not going to happen hardly any 3rd party developer bothers trying work out how to make soft ware run properly on the Cell ship and Valve (the makers of Half Life and Left 4 Dead) gave up altogether on PS3 development because of how complicated it was.

    The problem is Cell is 2 different CPU's on one die, the main CPU is a 'Power PC' based core similar to the one found on the 360 and then it also has CPU cores called SPE's which are typically used for crunching numbers in complicated mathematical formulas that were never designed for playing games. It's hard enough for programmers to right software that can run on multi core CPU's let alone a CPU that's multi core and some of cores are completely different.

    I ahve to say I'm looking forward to this game, along with Modern Warfare 2 and Aliens Vs Predator 3, Dragon Age could be a must have title of 2009.

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    Im still hoping dragon age wont pack in sex and violence stupidly just for the heck of it.
    But its looking more unlikely by the day..

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    Im still hoping dragon age wont pack in sex and violence stupidly just for the heck of it.
    But its looking more unlikely by the day..
    Well in one of the trailers it does show a pc having sexual relations with one of your companions. I think her name is Morrigan.

    Also i really have no choice other then getting this game for my 360 since my laptop can barely handle M2TW and i have no excess money to buy a gaming pc since i'm starting college in a month. So bad controls or not i'm still going to get this game for my xbox since i've been looking forward to this one for a while.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roy34543 View Post
    Im still hoping dragon age wont pack in sex and violence stupidly just for the heck of it.
    But its looking more unlikely by the day..
    What would make a reason for adding sex and violence "stupid" and what would make it "not stupid"?
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    What would make a reason for adding sex and violence "stupid" and what would make it "not stupid"?
    I mean it just doesnt have to be excessive and done repeatedly just for the sake of it appearing. If sex appears it has to be because its extremely beleivable in the sense of the plotline or well. you paid someone. And shouldnt be very explicity or long either. if theres violence it should be reasonable, Not more blood then its physiclly possible to spill and bashing peoples head against the wall for no reason.

    And i think neither should have much time devoted to them in an RPG in the first place.

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    Im still hoping dragon age wont pack in sex and violence stupidly just for the heck of it.
    But its looking more unlikely by the day..
    In one of the trailers a women asks you to sleep in her tent.
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    Bioware does not shy away from sex and violence if its part of the story and I respect that. They dont put it in their games for the sake of it but merely put it in when it belongs there.

    I just hate the developers that adjust their game to be suitable for younger audiences, and Bioware has no trouble with an 18+ rating.

    Mass Effect got its 18+ rating because of a tastefull sex scene where you dont see anything, there are 12+ movies where you see more of sex even.

    If the game doesnt work too well on the PS3 I wouldnt see a reason to complain. EA wants them to release it on the PS3 while they never made a playstation game. Bioware has good connections with Microsoft and that is why they only made games for Xbox, X360 and PC so far.

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    Oh there is nothing wrong with a little gratuitous slap and tickle is there? My main issue is that the love interest Morrigan looks incredibly unappealing. I mean I don't expect porn star looks in female characters, but she looks like a crack ho skank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BLASPHEMER View Post
    Oh there is nothing wrong with a little gratuitous slap and tickle is there? My main issue is that the love interest Morrigan looks incredibly unappealing. I mean I don't expect porn star looks in female characters, but she looks like a crack ho skank.
    Well an example of a game that took it waaaaay too far was The Witcher. Although not made by Bioware, it used one of Bioware's engines. You literally had sex at every turn, usually multiple times per chapter (and there are five chapters of considerable length). It was a nice addition the first time but eventually it just turned the whole world into slut-ville

    But in true Bioware games, the sex is kept to a minimum, and used only for special occasions (hell, the 1st KotOR the most you got was a kiss!...from a jedi, so that was pretty special).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Theseus1234 View Post
    Well an example of a game that took it waaaaay too far was The Witcher. Although not made by Bioware, it used one of Bioware's engines. You literally had sex at every turn, usually multiple times per chapter (and there are five chapters of considerable length). It was a nice addition the first time but eventually it just turned the whole world into slut-ville

    But in true Bioware games, the sex is kept to a minimum, and used only for special occasions (hell, the 1st KotOR the most you got was a kiss!...from a jedi, so that was pretty special).
    Way too far? You only got a card with a scantily clothed woman on it, would harldy call that way too far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mangerman View Post
    Way too far? You only got a card with a scantily clothed woman on it, would harldy call that way too far.
    I think he pointed towards the fact that the chicks were easy to seduce, and it happened often.

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    I think he pointed towards the fact that the chicks were easy to seduce, and it happened often.
    Thanks, that's exactly what I was talking about. It happens so much it reduces the importance when it happens with main characters (Shani/Triss) while in KotOR and Mass Effect, the relations are only after at least 20 hours of getting to know them, dealing with the tension of underlying attraction, and careful (albeit linear) flirtation, culminating in the last peace you get before attempting to fight the biggest threat known to man (or alien) kind (in the case of Mass Effect. I was able to make out with Bastila right after Tatooine, my 2nd planet)
    EDIT: The Witcher just turns it into ville USA, Population: Sluts
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    I found the witcher to have an interesting approach. I didnt play it very far since I lot interest. Too much information at the start of the game about alchemy and whatever. I barely understood the basic gameplay before being thrown into a world to explore and having no idea about where to go.

    Bioware is more about the delicate stories. The Witcher shows a more realistic and gritty approach to medieval fantasy. And some women just happen to be easy.

    If you are talking about taking things too far you should see the movie flesh & Blood, Paul Verhoeven's english debut. Its a medieval movie that shows a realistic image of the medieval period, including rape, the plauge and bloodshed.

    No,Bioware keeps the romances quite nice. Although I would like to see a romance getting serious half way through the game instead of near the end for a change. Otherwise its pretty much a "and they lived happily ever after" thing. I would much rather see their relationship tested through the adventure, and really see how they live together. Other party members could also have something to say about the relationship.

    This might happen in Mass Effect 2, I hope it does based on your decisions in Mass Effect 1 regarding romance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Theseus1234 View Post
    Thanks, that's exactly what I was talking about. It happens so much it reduces the importance when it happens with main characters (Shani/Triss) while in KotOR and Mass Effect, the relations are only after at least 20 hours of getting to know them, dealing with the tension of underlying attraction, and careful (albeit linear) flirtation, culminating in the last peace you get before attempting to fight the biggest threat known to man (or alien) kind (in the case of Mass Effect. I was able to make out with Bastila right after Tatooine, my 2nd planet)
    EDIT: The Witcher just turns it into ville USA, Population: Sluts
    I don't know about the books, perhaps Geralt is also "king of the hill" in them.
    Thus, the game reflects that.
    Anyway I agree with the fact that the many occasions you perform those actions looses importance, it becomes ordinary.

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    I found the witcher to have an interesting approach. I didnt play it very far since I lot interest. Too much information at the start of the game about alchemy and whatever. I barely understood the basic gameplay before being thrown into a world to explore and having no idea about where to go.
    Fair enough, many games are difficult to get a good start in.
    When replaying them makes it all simpler, and better perhaps too, save for the fact you know the outcome of the story.

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    I found the setting very interesting actually, I liked how it was more medieval and less fantasy. Its more the world of folklore where fantasy comes from, more back to the roots and how it would be if things as trolls and such where real in medieval europe.

    But I just could not get into it, just too much information to take in at the start, the game was overwhelming to me. Perhaps I will install it again with a strategy guide or such at hand. It might spoil a few things but thats better than not playing the game at all I suppose.

    Bioware openly supported the Witcher and encouraged their fans to try this game out. They did neither for neverwinter nights 2, the other game based on the nwn1 engine. That does show which game Bioware prefered.

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