Developer Bioware made quite the splash with Dragon Age: Origins last year by introducing a new RPG in the midst of dozens of sequels and shooters. The not so black-and-white tale that involved darkspawn, big choices and an epic story was one of my favorite games of 2009 by far, and while I haven’t been able to play its expansion Awakening yet, I’ve been anxious to hear about any news of a sequel.
Well today, Bioware and EA delivered with the announcement that Dragon Age 2 would be dropping in March 2011, with a debut trailer coming for the game as soon as August of this year. So does this mean we can expect more Morrigan loving, Orzammar questing and tricky gameplay? Well, perhaps not.
According to the official Dragon Age 2 site, some things are going to be changing:
- Embark upon an all-new adventure that takes place across an entire decade and shapes itself around every decision you make.
- Determine your rise to power from a destitute refugee to the revered champion of the land.
- Think like a general and fight like a Spartan with dynamic new combat mechanics that put you right in the heart of battle whether you are a mage, rogue, or warrior.
- Go deeper into the world of Dragon Age with an entirely new cinematic experience that grabs hold of you from the beginning and never lets go.
- Discover a whole realm rendered in stunning detail with updated graphics and a new visual style.
Updated graphics? Count me in. I’m really excited about the direction of some of these changes, especially considering I didn’t have many complaints about the first game to begin with. The team also gave a brief plot overview:
You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend of your Rise to Power begins now.
Anybody else excited about this? Just looking at the concept art gets me all a flutter. Consider me geeking out.
Source- Dragon Age 2
Man! Steam had Dragon Age on sale and I was soo close to buying it. But since I’m playing Oblivion right now, I feel like having 2 huge RPG’s to play through would have been a poor choice. I’m definitely interested though.
I cannot wait to see what Bioware can come up with. So far they have been really good at fixing the gameplay issues and design flaws from earlier games. However, seeing as how few problems Dragon Age had to begin with Bioware should have no problem making Dragon Age 2 even more epic!
I loved the first one, but I find myself worried about this one. The fact that I can’t play my character from the first game and that I’m forced to play as this new character, not to mention a new visual style, has me worried. I’ll wait until I get my GameInformer this week before I get too worked up.
So do your decisions in the first game not matter? Because if Morrigan had a god-baby i want to see what it’s like. And fight it.