The gameplay on the consoles has been refined to play to the strengths of the controller. For example: a mage blowing an Ogre into chunks with a poison spell. The number of finishing moves in the game have been greatly expanded, now letting spellcasters get in on the action. It is much more gory than its predecessor, allowing players to chop an enemy in half, even groups with moves like Whirlwind. In DA2 when a character is ordered to attack, they would rush towards the enemy and instantly begin attacking. In Origins, when directing a character to attack the enemy, they would shuffle into place and eventually begin attacking. Animations & Faster CombatĬombat movement and animations have also been redone to quicken the pace of combat. BioWare wanted the game to have its own graphical identity, and had called the graphics in past titles in the franchise 'generic'. The objective was a more dark & distinctive art style, while still retaining the general tone of excessive blood & gore seen in Origins & Awakening. While still running on the Eclipse Engine, Dragon Age II's graphics were developed using just its bare essentials. New dialogue system for a more fluent storytelling experience.Improved & flexible gameplay that allows the game to be played both as an action or turn-based RPG.Technical Updates Revised visuals - still featuring copious amounts of bloodĭragon Age II has many key technical updates: The story is told through flashbacks through the viewpoint of the dwarf Varric, one of Hawke's companions, who is being interrogated by Cassandra Pentaghast. He is not a grey warden, but a mere refugee who goes on to become the Champion of Kirkwall. The beginning coincides with Origins as Hawke is forced to flee his home of Lothering in Ferelden and escape the Blight. The story spans an entire decade and follows Hawke's rise to power. SettingĭA2 takes place in the Free Marches of Thedas, with much of the plot focused on the city of Kirkwall.

The combat has been redesigned for the console versions to accommodate both an action or turn-based RPG style-approach, while retaining the same pause-and-play, tactical gameplay on the PC. The game features a redesigned art style, a voiced main character, and a dialogue wheel similar to the one featured in the Mass Effect series. Dragon Age II tells the decade long story of Hawke, a refugee of Lothering and Champion of Kirkwall. Dragon Age II is the sequel to BioWare's critically acclaimed Dragon Age: Origins.

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