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You are Hawke, a refugee seeking to escape the darkspawn-plagued land of Ferelden and become Champion of Kirkwall. Rise to power and fight epic battles while making decisions that determine the course of civilization.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is a rpg, adventure and fantasy game
developed by BioWare
and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on June 04th 2020 is available only on Windows
in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian.
It has received 6,537 reviews of which 5,311 were positive and 1,226 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows Vista with SP3, SP2 or windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB; NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB cards
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 7 GB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c Compatible Sound Card Windows Experience Index: 4.5
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The story is fine, the gameplay and scenarios are just too repetitive with a lot of repeated backtracking. But, considering this was the result of only a 15-month dev cycle, it's pretty impressive.
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Dragon Age II is a mess and I absolutely adore it. It's some of the rawest environments, characters, and combat BioWare has ever delivered. Kirkwall is a dump, your companions are delusional wrecks, and the torment never ceases.
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Playing Veilguard reminded me of how exceptional BioWare used to be at crafting compelling characters and engaging stories. The fact that this incomplete, rushed game—developed in just 14 months—outshines BioWare’s recent titles in key RPG elements like dialogue, companions, and overall narrative quality, really underscores how much the studio has lost its touch.
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Rating: ★★★★ - Great Time Played: 41.5 hours Difficulty: Normal Peripheral used: Keyboard and Mouse Gameplay: • In comparison to Dragon Age Origins, the tactical combat system is more streamlined, allowing more focus on individual combat as opposed to micromanaging the entire team. • Combat is more reminiscent of MMO tab targeting play. • The character customization options are limited, but still allow a handful of builds and playstyles within the 3 classes of Mage, Warrior and Rogue. • Party-based mechanics are still encouraged with thoughtful selection and synergy between characters, specifically starting half way through Act 2. • Exploration is limited, with environments and dungeons reused constantly. Story\Dialogue: • The story and characters are more reminiscent of Mass Effect 2; Rich and immersive with even the smallest of side-quest giving impactful story and choices. • While set away from Dragon Age Origins, continues interwoven in the choices of your playthrough of Dragon Age Origins (if you have your save file). • Act 3 is strongly linked to the catalyst of Dragon Age: Inquisition and is a good investment if planning to play that next. • The dialogue is well-written and often presents meaningful choices that can significantly impact the narrative and relationships with companions. • The characters are memorable and well-developed, each with their own backstories, personalities, and unique questlines. Graphics: • While the graphics are somewhat dated by modern standards, they've been much improved from Dragon Age: Origins. • Environments and dungeons have a very similar colour tone throughout and could of used some variation. • Character models and animations are detailed, with the stiffness of the previous game being fixed. • The spell and ability effects are visually satisfying and add to the immersion during combat. • Game on modern hardware has been known to crash but only has done so a handful of times. Before you Play: • Make sure you own 'Dragon Age II DLC Bundle' on Steam. If you don't, even if it says you own Dragon Age: Ultimate Edition, you will need to rebuy it to get the 'Dragon Age II DLC Bundle'. (Specific issue fix for if you bought Dragon Age 2 before EA repackaged it into Dragon Age: Ultimate Edition) • For your first playthrough set the difficulty to Normal. This will give you enough of a challenge without making it feel boring to fight through. • If planning to use save file decisions to link into Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: Veilguard story, be sure to recreate story decisions in Dragon Age Keep (Link below). Unfortunately, save file carries from Dragon Age Origins to 2, but doesn't auto carry across to the other games and will to be manually created. • Best played focusing on your single character zoomed in like you would World of Warcraft. While the tactical mode has been removed for this game, there are some tough fights that requires a lot of pausing and micromanagement across the team. • Save often, to alleviate any time loss from the rare crash and challenging battle. • Take your time with character creation and skills to ensure your build aligns with your preferred playstyle but also focus on character builds. • Do NOT use Auto-Level up. This will make the game more difficult and may potentially stunt your progress. • Can only give your companions weapons and accessories, so feel free to sell armour that you don't intend on using for your own character. • Don't try to clear quests based on area as you will be easily be confused. Focus on starting and completing questlines individually and in full from the order of first to last: Side Quests > Secondary Quests > Companion Quests > Main Quests. • When aiming AOE rings, hold down shift to prevent the spell from locking on to targets to get the best range. • In very specific fights where enemies use AOE, use 'Hold Party' when moving them around as they always seem to run back into the AOE. Playthrough Recommendations: Before Playing, Set your options: • Check: Pause at the start of combat • Subtitles: Conversations and ambient dialogue • Difficulty: Normal • Hotkey: Autofight from R to Tab (If you're used to Tab Targeting MMO's, it will feel a lot more familiar) Gameplay Setup: • Ratio of Classes (Warrior\Rogue\Mage); • If Female Hawke, companions are 3:3:2. Suggest picking Mage. • If Male Hawke, companions are 2:3:3. Suggest picking Warrior. • Always have at a minimum 1 Warrior (as Tank) and 1 Mage (with revival capabilities) in the party. Mod Recommendations: Faster Run Speed: https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage2/mods/4309 Ultimate HD Pack: https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage2/mods/4156 No Follower Autolevel: https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage2/mods/2982 LAA (RAM Patch): https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/large-address-aware.112556/ Helpful Links: Borderless Gaming (Borderless Windowed Mode): https://store.steampowered.com/app/388080/Borderless_Gaming/ Tips for Designing Tactics: https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Tactics_(Dragon_Age_II)#Examples Dragon Keep: https://dragonagekeep.com/en_US/
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There is always a first time, that goes for Steam reviews too. First of all, let me just say: I get it. Truly, I get all the hate and criticism this game gets. I know all about the short development time, re-used assets, etc. However... I just loved this game. I can see all of its problems and issues, but there is just something about the story and the characters that got me. I feel like I have to mention that I started playing DA2 last December and it took me ~ 8 months to finish this. Reason? Well, the story never felt as deep as Origins, and it certainly did not hook me as much as Origins did. However, this game was my comfort food in these past 8 months. I was playing it on and off from time to time. The best comparison I can bring is this: Dragon Age 2 feels like the best fast food, like a traditional cheeseburger at McDonald’s. You don’t consider it fine art, you don’t crave it daily, but occasionally you consume it and when you do, it’s shameless joy. You know exactly what you will get for your money’s worth. And that’s exactly my relationship with this game. I did not feel like playing it through in a week or two. I loved the idea it had story acts, and whenever I completed one, it felt good taking a break. Whenever I returned to this game I always felt some sort of comfort knowing that my time will not be wasted, not even when I had to crawl through the same cave or building for the 10th time. I guess the heart of this game, just like most Bioware games, is its characters and companions. It took some time, but almost all of them grew on me. After finishing 90+ % of the side content and all (literally, ALL) of the companion quests, I can safely say that these companions will stick with me. I fell in love with Merrill, I loved that I disagreed with Fenris 80% of time, I loved that Isabela had a heart of gold, I hated the fact that Anders went all evil and I legit had a hard time giving him righteous retribution… I could go on, truly, but if I were to justify my positive feelings towards this game, I would mention the companions, and beyond the ones I’ve already listed, I would also say that Aveline and Varric just stole the show. Bioware has an exceptional talent for writing companions, and I will never forget how I shaped Aveline’s character, or how much I enjoyed bringing Varric along my adventures. It’s a testament to the writers that they managed to write these characters so well in such a short period of time. Regarding the DLCs (since I completed all of them), well, Legacy was fine, but I definitely loved Mark of the Assassin, where it felt like to me that the writers truly let loose and they had enough time to create one, if not the best quests in this game. Regarding combat, well, I love flashy and fast paced action combat, so it was definitely a step up for me after Origins. Overall I have to say, regardless of how much hate this game gets, I just adore the sh*t out of it. Yes, it’s not perfect; yes, it’s not Origins; yes, it has issues; but at the end of the day I had a big damn smile on my face when I finished it, and I’ll look back at my adventure in Kirkwall fondly.
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Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition received 5,311 positive votes out of a total of 6,537 achieving a rating of 7.90.
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Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition was developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is not playable on MacOS.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is not playable on Linux.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is a single-player game.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition does not currently offer any DLC.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
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Developer
BioWare
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release
04 Jun 2020
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