So Dragon Age is severely dumbed down for consoles?

Last month, Game Informer gave Dragon Age a 9.0 for the pc, and then in the issue I just got today, it got an 8.0 for consoles. It basically said that the gameplay is dumbed down for the consoles. Do you think it's still an enjoyable game for someone who can only get it on a console?

Sure why not. I found it to be a fantastic game and would most certainly recommend to anyone regardless of the platform they get it on.

Yeah that's what the GI issue's beef was with the console version, they said they made it almost too easy to compensate for the lack of a keyboard rather than properly adapt it for the consoles. But if you guys think it's just as good as any of Bioware's previous console games, I'll definitely have to pick it up on Black Friday when I can get it at Best Buy for 35 bucks.UT_Wrestler

That's why you should get into PC Gaming ;). You don't have to give up your console and the PC has a better gaming experience in many games and you also get to brag about your kickass gaming rig! :D

Gimped enough that I returned my 360 copy and got it for my PC instead.

the gameplay is dumbed down for the consoles. Do you think it's still an enjoyable game for someone who can only get it on a consoleUT_Wrestler

Are you kidding me? Games are meant to be dumbed down for consoles, infact i cant believe the pc version is not dumbed down too.

I have the PS3 version and it's great. It does not have a birds eye view and going through the menu system can be a pain, but it's still a solid experience. I think some PC gamers are just nit-picking about the differences with this game.

Play on the platform that suits you best. A differing review score should not put you off a game on a particular platform, unless there are serious issues with that version.

I've got it on 360 and can honestly say that I enjoy the game. I think "severely dumbed down" is an internet comparison where nobody knows moderation and the only reaction/opinion worth writing or expressing is the extreme one.

To me, DA is the hardest console game from Bio-Ware. If this is severely dumbed down than i'd flip it and say the PC version is probably overly complex and difficult.

I have the PS3 version and it's great. It does not have a birds eye view and going through the menu system can be a pain, but it's still a solid experience. I think some PC gamers are just nit-picking about the differences with this game.

Bigboi500

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I have the PS3 version and it's great. It does not have a birds eye view and going through the menu system can be a pain, but it's still a solid experience. I think some PC gamers are just nit-picking about the differences with this game.

smerlus

That's why you should get into PC Gaming ;). You don't have to give up your console and the PC has a better gaming experience in many games and you also get to brag about your kickass gaming rig! :D

UltimateGamer95

I've got it on 360 and can honestly say that I enjoy the game. I think "severely dumbed down" is an internet comparison where nobody knows moderation and the only reaction/opinion worth writing or expressing is the extreme one.

To me, DA is the hardest console game from Bio-Ware. If this is severely dumbed down than i'd flip it and say the PC version is probably overly complex and difficult.

EDGE gave the 360 version a 5.

out of 10.

I don't think it's dumbed down so much as it's just tailored to console gameplay. To me it felt more like they blended Final Fantasy XI/XII with Phantasy Star Online.DarkCatalyst

[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"]I don't think it's dumbed down so much as it's just tailored to console gameplay. To me it felt more like they blended Final Fantasy XI/XII with Phantasy Star Online.Metamania

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I have the PS3 version and it's great. It does not have a birds eye view and going through the menu system can be a pain, but it's still a solid experience. I think some PC gamers are just nit-picking about the differences with this game.

of course, 8 isn't a bad score is it?woonsa

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I've got it on 360 and can honestly say that I enjoy the game. I think "severely dumbed down" is an internet comparison where nobody knows moderation and the only reaction/opinion worth writing or expressing is the extreme one.

To me, DA is the hardest console game from Bio-Ware. If this is severely dumbed down than i'd flip it and say the PC version is probably overly complex and difficult.

UT_Wrestler

Aye, the game is definitely more difficult than anything Bioware has released in a long while. Although, things get much easier once your characters level up some. I ended up cranking it up to nightmare around lvl 12 and still only had trouble with a couple of the boss battles.

[QUOTE="Metamania"][QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"]I don't think it's dumbed down so much as it's just tailored to console gameplay. To me it felt more like they blended Final Fantasy XI/XII with Phantasy Star Online.DarkCatalyst

So in other words I should just crank the difficulty up to the hardest setting if I play it on consoles? No big deal.

So in other words I should just crank the difficulty up to the hardest setting if I play it on consoles? No big deal.Mash_Affect

That doesn't, however, mean that it's not an enjoyable game on consoles.UpInFlames

[QUOTE="Mash_Affect"]So in other words I should just crank the difficulty up to the hardest setting if I play it on consoles? No big deal.UpInFlames

[QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]the gameplay is dumbed down for the consoles. Do you think it's still an enjoyable game for someone who can only get it on a consoledakan45

Are you kidding me? Games are meant to be dumbed down for consoles, infact i cant believe the pc version is not dumbed down too.

So every game on consoles is automatically dumbed down in comparison to PC software? Even games that naturally use controllers and analog sticks?

Seems like a pretty silly statement to me.

I enjoyed KOTOR in spite of the combat. Meaning I loathed the turn-based menu combat, but loved the story, character customization, and dialogue options. Is this a game I am likely to enjoy on consoles despite lacking some camera angles and quicker menu navigation?Mash_Affect

Yeah that's what the GI issue's beef was with the console version, they said they made it almost too easy to compensate for the lack of a keyboard rather than properly adapt it for the consoles. But if you guys think it's just as good as any of Bioware's previous console games, I'll definitely have to pick it up on Black Friday when I can get it at Best Buy for 35 bucks.UT_Wrestler

Black Friday, Im on it, and BestBuy is my fave store.... Im gonna get it for my PS3, but then if it's better deal for PC I might get it instaed.

[QUOTE="UpInFlames"]That doesn't, however, mean that it's not an enjoyable game on consoles.Skylock00

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[QUOTE="UpInFlames"]That doesn't, however, mean that it's not an enjoyable game on consoles.UpInFlames

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[QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]the gameplay is dumbed down for the consoles. Do you think it's still an enjoyable game for someone who can only get it on a consoleGrammaton-Cleric

Are you kidding me? Games are meant to be dumbed down for consoles, infact i cant believe the pc version is not dumbed down too.

So every game on consoles is automatically dumbed down in comparison to PC software? Even games that naturally use controllers and analog sticks?

Seems like a pretty silly statement to me.

[QUOTE="UpInFlames"]That doesn't, however, mean that it's not an enjoyable game on consoles.Skylock00

Playing this on PC is dramatically different than consoles, and actually can more or less appeal to different types and kinds of gamers across those two main platforms.

Really? How hardcore is it on oc? If its that much harder then i might buy it for ps3 instead.

I know you're going to hate me for saying this, but I'd actually prefer it that way since I can't really afford to convert my pc into a viable gaming platform.UT_Wrestler

[QUOTE="Mash_Affect"]So in other words I should just crank the difficulty up to the hardest setting if I play it on consoles? No big deal.UpInFlames

Yeah, I'm no mouse fetishist, but the absence of the mouse and keyboard combo makes real time strategies on console much better than on console.

Haven't played either version of DA, so I don't know how much the control of DA is impacted, but the stripping away of the perspective which facilitates control of the entire group is discouraging. If I get DA (I'm going to try to get it black Friday, though I have to work that day) I'm going to get it on PC.

[QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]the gameplay is dumbed down for the consoles. Do you think it's still an enjoyable game for someone who can only get it on a consoledakan45

Are you kidding me? Games are meant to be dumbed down for consoles, infact i cant believe the pc version is not dumbed down too.

Haven't played either version of DA, so I don't know how much the control of DA is impacted, but the stripping away of the perspective which facilitates control of the entire group is discouraging. If I get DA (I'm going to try to get it black Friday, though I have to work that day) I'm going to get it on PC.CarnageHeart