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 Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:32 am
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:49 am
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:33 am
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:44 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:04 pm
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Speaking of which....I'm all excited over the announcment of Dragon Age 2, the slogans of which is Rise to Power...by any means necessary.
It has some connection to Origins, but it's a new story and from what little info I've seen, some of it takes place in the Free March, the PC character is Hawke ((I'm guessing that's his/her's last name, you choose your own first name)) You can only play as a human, but you can choose gender, and classes, and customize appearances from what I gather, though the male default one has a Duncan looking beard.
Here are the Five Facts about Hawke that I found on Game Informer ((Need to subscribe to them, I really want next month's issue, which has ten pages worth of info on Dragon Age 2))
1. Hawke will be a voiced character.
Unlike Dragon Age: Origins, the player's character in Dragon Age II will be fully voiced. This opens the door for a more cinematic approach to dialogue and creates an identity for the character outside of the text you see on-screen. It also eliminates those awkward scenarios where you feel like your character should be reacting, but instead just stares blankly without so much as a grunt.
2. Hawke is human.
Yes, that means that you won't be able to select Hawke's race. However, just because that one aspect of Hawke's backstory is set doesn't mean BioWare is eliminating character creation. You can still choose your class and customize your appearance. When we visited BioWare's studio, we only saw (and heard) the male Hawke in action, but the team promises that players can select either gender for the character.
3. Hawke didn't just survive the blight...he escaped it.
As the Grey Warden from Dragon Age: Origins was fighting darkspawn, Hawke was living in Lothering. Fans will remember that the small village was raided and destroyed (an event that occurred off-screen in Origins), and Hawke was one of the survivors. However, rather than stay and fight the darkspawn menace, Hawke flees Ferelden and heads north.
4. Hawke is the Champion of Kirkwall.
Kirkwall is a major population center in the Free Marches, a collection of city-states north of Ferelden. This means that at least some of the action in Dragon Age II will be set in Kirkwall itself, though Hawke will also spend time in other areas of the Free Marches. What exactly Hawke does to earn the honorary title of Champion, however, is up to you.
5. Hawke drives the story.
Dragon Age II is not about killing an ancient evil or about quelling another blight; Hawke is the driving force behind the narrative. Over the course of the game's 10-year timeline, players' actions and choices will determine Hawke's history, relationships, and regrets...all in service to answering the larger question: Who is the Champion of Kirkwall?
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:56 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:04 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:36 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:40 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:04 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:25 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:15 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:42 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:15 pm
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