Dragon Age 2: screenshots

AbSoLuT_b
Monday, February 14, 2011 | 6:03 PM
31 comments

Images PC Xbox 360 PS3

Below you can check out new screenshots of Dragon Age 2. The game goes Gold. Get ready for the demo, on February 22.
UPDATE: 6 screens added.

Dragon Age 2 screens

6 images

ManThatYouFear

Commented on 2011-02-14 14:32:15

wow.. that looks, i think drab is the word.

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Slabs

Commented on 2011-02-14 14:41:24

Why do they insist on releasing screens of this area? Makes it look like it has the draw distance of Superman 64.

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KORNdog

Commented on 2011-02-14 14:48:45

why does dragon age look so ass compared to mass effect graphically? different team? they just dont care? what gives?

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Leonidas300

Commented on 2011-02-14 14:59:50

nice ...very nice

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hotkirby

Commented on 2011-02-14 15:09:05

Wtf those are some damn ugly screenshots X_X

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Doom_Bringer

Commented on 2011-02-14 16:02:11 In reply to KORNdog

Posted by KORNdog

why does dragon age look so ass compared to mass effect graphically? different team? they just dont care? what gives?

different engines...Mass Effect is Unreal engine 3 while Dragon's Age runs on an unnamed Bioware engine...

I enjoyed Dragon Age, put 40 hours in it, so I guess I will pick this up down the road for $20 or so

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Logahn

Commented on 2011-02-14 17:31:29

Gonna play it anyway, but yeah graphics don't impress me at all and it's really stupid of them to pick such a boring and ugly location for their screens. At least I hope I won't have to force AA as with Mas Effect....

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2011-02-14 17:42:37

The hell!!

Ogres are massive now lol, I will enjoy killing them viciously!!

How cares about graphics in this?

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Sath

Commented on 2011-02-14 18:10:25

Can't wait, gonna be great!

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blmbox

Commented on 2011-02-14 18:26:01 In reply to IRAIPT0IR

Posted by IRAIPT0IR

How cares about graphics in this?

Well, in comparison to the many RPGs coming out this year - which are similarly fantasy-themed as well - this is probably the ugliest. So yeah, it is kinda important.

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pythxvii

Commented on 2011-02-14 19:00:28 In reply to KORNdog

Posted by KORNdog

why does dragon age look so ass compared to mass effect graphically? different team? they just dont care? what gives?

It looks way better than the original game, and plays a lot better. Not to mention the fact that this is the console version.

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2011-02-14 19:09:53 In reply to blmbox

Posted by blmbox

Well, in comparison to the many RPGs coming out this year - which are similarly fantasy-themed as well - this is probably the ugliest. So yeah, it is kinda important.

All Im saying is that DA2 graphics are decent, still it looks better that DA:O to me.

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KORNdog

Commented on 2011-02-14 19:44:16 In reply to pythxvii

Posted by pythxvii

It looks way better than the original game, and plays a lot better. Not to mention the fact that this is the console version.

it plays a lot better? where can i give it a go? is there a demo?

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Moonwalker

Commented on 2011-02-14 20:18:34

I really suggest that people check this 50 minutes long video of the devs playing the game and answering questions. Looks really good actually.

http://www.livestream.com/electronicarts/video?cli...

Also this is a must!

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-road-show-drag...

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jackdoe

Commented on 2011-02-14 21:14:49

This game supposedly utilizes DX11. I however, don't see it in the screens. But the demo is out next week, so I should be to see if that is true.

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NiteX

Commented on 2011-02-14 23:29:28

Think the first game looked nicer ha.

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broman

Commented on 2011-02-14 23:36:44

Dragon Age Origins was the first PC RPG to get my interest in 15 years of gaming, and this... what is this I don't even

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2011-02-15 01:06:40 In reply to broman

Posted by broman

Dragon Age Origins was the first PC RPG to get my interest in 15 years of gaming, and this... what is this I don't even

What?

you dont like better animations? better character models? better combat? more gore?

I think is will be a solid 3x or 4x better than Origins.

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jackdoe

Commented on 2011-02-15 02:35:00 In reply to IRAIPT0IR

Posted by IRAIPT0IR

What?

you dont like better animations? better character models? better combat? more gore?

I think is will be a solid 3x or 4x better than Origins.

You get rewarded with a dumbed down conversation system, a crappy looking UI, and scaled back tactical gameplay. I think there is enough there to have some worries. Hopefully, the demo can ease some of them.

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GriftGFX

Commented on 2011-02-15 02:43:36

But it has flashy combat animations..

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Sephiriah

Commented on 2011-02-15 14:52:55 In reply to Moonwalker

Posted by Moonwalker

Thanks for posting these =)

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2011-02-15 15:41:39 In reply to GriftGFX

Posted by GriftGFX

But it has flashy combat animations..

And the same gameplay as Dragon Age Origins so yeah....

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jackdoe

Commented on 2011-02-15 19:20:47 In reply to IRAIPT0IR

Posted by IRAIPT0IR

And the same gameplay as Dragon Age Origins so yeah....

No, it doesn't. You no longer have the overview perspective nor do you have the same dialogue system. In fact, the dialogue system is dumbed down to Mass Effect levels; you effectively get three choices: good, neutral, or bad. Which makes for a boring conversation system.

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2011-02-15 20:07:37 In reply to jackdoe

Posted by jackdoe

I dont know about that overview perspective, I play on the 360, but thats not a combat gameplay feature at all, gameplay as in what you do in the game is the exact same as Origins, you pause, you issue commands to party members and so on.

As for the other stuff well thats like your opinion man, ME conversation system works great.

PC version its not the only one you seem to forget as others too.

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jackdoe

Commented on 2011-02-15 21:00:56 In reply to IRAIPT0IR

Posted by IRAIPT0IR

No, it isn't. But the PC version still exists as YOU seem to forget. The overview perspective is a part of the combat and thus a part of the gameplay. As it let you play the game as an old school Baldur's Gate style, of which the choice to play the game as such has been removed.

The ME conversation system is boring as it effectively limits the conversations you could have. Be a complete asshole, be a righteous person, or just be neutral. The original Dragon Age had more choices to be the kind of person you wanted to be (The Witcher does it better though) and it felt like a fresh difference from Mass Effect.

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[quote=IRAIPT0IR]

As for the other stuff well thats like your opinion man, ME conversation system works great.

PC version its not the only one you seem to forget as others too.[/quote]
No, it isn't. But the PC version still exists as YOU seem to forget. The overview perspective is a part of the combat and thus a part of the gameplay. As it let you play the game as an old school Baldur's Gate style, of which the choice to play the game as such has been removed.

The ME conversation system is boring as it effectively limits the conversations you could have. Be a complete asshole, be a righteous person, or just be neutral. The original Dragon Age had more choices to be the kind of person you wanted to be (The Witcher does it better though) and it felt like a fresh difference from Mass Effect.

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