My wife is a big DA fan, she loves 1, all the dlc, and 2. I on the other hand got as far as the beggining story for 1 and that was enough for me. Well being an acheivement hound as i am I decided to give DA2 a shot. I honestly have to say I enjoyed every minute of my time with it. The fighting controls felt more like you were actually fighting and not just letting the game do the work. I loved the story line and the people in the game.My only complaint was being that you only moved from the city to basically the mountains you kinda felt restricted and or trapped in an area. The game was great to me but I could see that hardcore fans of 1 wouldn't care for the changes and new restrictions of travel. So this is why i say the game was good for me (a casual rpger) but maybe not for the hardcore.
First of all, we'll get this out of the way, if you absolutely loved the first game, its mechanics, and everything in between about Dragon Age: Origins, there may be changes here that disappoint. But if you're the other ... Read Full Review
By Genghis_Sean | Review Date: Apr 27, 2013 | X360
The original Dragon Age did one thing really well that no other RPG has been able to do: it made me care about the characters and the storyline and take my focus off leveling, equipment, and a high score. It did this i... Read Full Review