Game: Dragon Age 2

[Ryllharu]

[Spoiler-free post]

I finished the game this weekend.

The more I think of the story of DA2 (and read some gamefaqs forum topics), the better the game I think it is. It presents some surprisingly compelling arguments, certainly of a great deal more depth than the LotR ripoff the first one was. It was like the events and characters of Awakening...but even better.

I played through with female, 2-handed Warrior Hawke. I'm not super happy with the way things went, but I played through it with my own decisions as I would have made them, so I earned what fate doled out. The end battles were fun. Thus, I was satisfied.

The boss battles are actually one of the best things about DA2. You need to use your environment to survive, absolutely pay attention to your opponents, and use all your characters in the right ways at the right moments. Dragon Age 2 is officially the first strategy hack-n-slash I can remember having played.

Lastly, Silence and Smite are so badass. I can't count all the times those two abilities aided me in pivotal ways.
Warrior Specializations: Templar > Reaver > Berserker



Playing through on a twin-blades rogue now. They suck for the first few levels, become functional after level 6, then become godly around level 13+. In my warrior playthrough, Isabella became my go-to damage gal once she got around that level. She fervently sucked until then, usually dying in even the easy mob battles unless actively micromanaged.