deanb Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Given it a bit of a watch. Not a full watch through mind, but just enough to get an idea. It seems it's still not returning to it's origins, it's pretty much continuing as fantasy Mass Effect in gameplay. Considering there's Witcher 3 coming surely they could have gone back to the tactical top down gameplay of Origins instead of trying to be action based which Witcher will just shit all over anything Bioware could hope to do. (I note they've gotten a Skyrim inspired compass) It's prettier looking, but given it's for next gen consoles I would hope so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Ugh, wish it were tactical. Fuck you, Bioware, for making is Mass Effect-y and fuck you, general gaming public, for preferring shitty action combat to wonderful and deep squad-based tactical combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 What about that tactical bit at around 18:00? I didn't watch much of it TBH (because watching the cursor move so slowly across the field was agitating). Also: BG2EE is releasing tomorrow! You can get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Jumping through a little bit and THANK GOD YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE PARTY ARMOR AGAIN! And yeah, Tenshi's right, jump to 18:00 and they show tactical view. On console no less (judging by the interface icons), so that means it's actually even more tactical than DA:O was on consoles. Sadly it looks like there's no equivalent of the KotOR-style combat I love so much. It's either full-tactical or full-realtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mister Jack Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 I kinda hope they do a trilogy edition in the future for next gen consoles. I hate using Origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Looks good. I just hope the game isn't shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 It does look good, except the waterfall toward the beginning is almost laughably bad compared to the rest of the environments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 It kinda looks like Witcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I saw a video a while back and it had lock on combat, and for some strange reason that turned me off. It does look pretty sweet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I saw a video a while back and it had lock on combat, and for some strange reason that turned me off. It does look pretty sweet though. Something optional can turn you off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) Depends on how optional it is, if I can't do any casting/archery without autolock then yes, otherwise I don't mind it, but every time a game does a lock on for combat it always pulls me out of the immersion. Its not a game breaker, but I just prefer to not use it. Edited March 7, 2014 by madbassman39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Have you played a Dragon Age game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Boxart revealed: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 What box? That's almost square, even more so than a PS3 box would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yeah, I thought the same thing. It will probably just be cropped in on the sides to fit the various boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 October 7 release date, and a new trailer: I'm really glad they went back to the DA:O art style, instead of the weird DA2 one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I hope no one expects Origins' gameplay, because this doesn't look like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 What box? That's almost square, even more so than a PS3 box would be. Clearly that's the 3DS version I hope no one expects Origins' gameplay, because this doesn't look like it. So you're saying there's a chance it might be fun?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 There's a combat video somewhere earlier in the thread. It looks like even on console you can switch back and forth between the more action-y version and the tactical view. Sadly, it looks like the KotOR-style combat is gone altogether, which is sad because I love that system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 You may be the only person alive who thinks that the weird KOTOR/Origins console combat system was a good RPG combat system. I mean, it was just a kluge adopted by Bioware when they started making their games for consoles and console gamers who, they believed, did not want to deal with traditional tactical combat views and party-based RPG combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I played a little bit of KotOR on the PC and it also had that system, as did DA2 PC (I know, I know, DA2...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I want to be excited for this game but I'm just so concerned that EA is going to fuck it up somehow that I can't do it. Their track record lately has not been, shall we say, flattering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Ethan: you're absolutely right that KOTOR PC had the same system as KOTOR console. Does not change the fact that Bioware designed the system to be console-friendly. DA2 was also much more console-y than DA:O, as Bioware and EA had given up trying to make a modern Baldur's Gate. But it was always a clunky system. Better to go full action system or full tactical system, even though that would mean DA3 would end up being a button a masher, since EA doesn't believe the mass of gamers would play a tactical combat game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I disagree. I liked the balance it struck between being able to queue up and plan out actions and still having direct control over the character, while avoiding the slowness of constantly pausing to issue orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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