Dragon Age 2 Music Was a "Rush Job"

EA can be quite evil sometimes, they have done this pushing around of developers since their earliest days. In fact Richard Garriot creator of Ultima had a representation of EA as a side villain called Elizabeth and Adam in Ultima 7 The Black Gate. Elizabeth and Adam were creators that became evil and sought to destroy all that was around them. They're ruining Bioware just as they ruined Origin (creators of the Ultima series and Ultima Online). That's the sad thing with EA and Activision is that you would think that as a money making game developer that they would give you lee-way and time to perfect your sequals when in truth they push you around alot harder thus making you miss eliminating bugs and adding the appropriate content for your sequals.

Dragon age 2 had music? The whole 23 hours it took me to beat it, all I heard was battle music. Everything else was more like random notes for dramatic effect. Origins has much better music, if da2 had any. I didn't even hear anything during the credits. I thought I my speakers were off but nope.

Unfortunately, the augment system is like fables: once augmented, you can never change it....EVER! that's so lame. the game for the most part felt half baked...but I expect nothing less from an EA title that came out that quick: save your money and wait for skyrim folks.

I still don't think the dialogue system is stripped down or rushed. It's the same from Mass Effect and I enjoyed that quite a bit. I do understand that some people would like the original dialogue system better but it still works for me. I don't know, I'm just not that picky.

There are a lot of really big publishing firms that just want money, and as luck would have it, Dragon Age 2 took a huge dip in quality because EA wants that money, and wants it now. I really, really wish the business and marketing sectors of EA and Activision held some sort of schedule to get their employees a bit better acquainted with what they're selling so hard, so fast.

Too bad this does nothing about the fact that being a twelve year-old is far more profitable for the big companies. In all honesty, at this point, I'm thinking I would pay an extra twenty or thirty bucks just to get a game I know had enough time to develop and release. As it is now.. it's just bad.

Dude, the entire GAME was a rushed job. Even the lead writer admitted this.

Is it as good as the first? No but the nitpicking and whining about Dragon Age 2 is over the top at this point. Its not a awful game by any means. It has its faults yes but overall a very good game. Sorry

I don't think a completely revamped dialogue system is a good example of the game being a rush job, when you put it in with all those other things.

"Weapons no longer have graphical representations of elemental effects, you can no longer remove runes from weapons once installed (somehow Sandal turned into a shitty Runesmith since the last game) [...] and there are numerous cutscene and animation errors that surely would have been ironed out if the game was given a little more time in the oven."

I honestly dont care about the errors mentioned in the edited quote above pretty much at all. What urks me is that what i really loved in the first game, the dialogue seems/story to have been shit all over. And despite critical acclaim i have zero interest in mass effect story/dialogue style game as evidenced by owning both and being uninterested in finishing either. Not to say its a bad game, as i like the ancillary rpg systems present in both(1 more than 2) just that what i considered to be the core draw of the game was not my cup of tea.

Beside loving the interaction of DA1 my letdown was the combat. I thought they had a great direction but i wanted more rpg or more of an arpg style, either would have worked, and less seemingly (middling rpg bore)mmo. DA2 mat have remedied this in a fashion but it was never really a critical part of liking DA.

I havent yet, but i think i should grab alpha protocol... i think i would enjoy the twist on the dialogue system and the rpg elements.

I'd love to see DA2's story through, but I think I going to wait until the price drops. EA really did what to run DA2 on DA's success and that's nearly all it has. I know the graphics aren't top, but they are more than good enough for me and most RPG fans. The content and game play took a large hit from what I've seen.

sad to see bioware getting pushed around because of EA. Dragon Age 2 seems soo unfinished.

The game does feel rushed, a lot of things are rehashed over and over like dungeons, enemies and some side quests but I wouldn't go as far to say its a bad game. A terrible sequel maybe, but it does have its great moments. Companion interaction and quests are the highlight and make the game worthwhile. I think Bioware could have avoided all the negativity if they called it a spin off instead of a sequel.

I think more than just the music was a rush job...

You could tell EA was pushing the game hard from the start because of all the awful Facebook/pre-order integration for items and everything that they crammed down peoples throats. While I still think it is a high-quality game there are the occasional blips that raise their heads from time to time. I don't get why everyone is harping on the graphics so much, I think they are perfectly fine. I don't mind the switch in the dialog (they did because everyone complained about it being to vague in the first one) though I agree that the overall plot could be stronger. It's a very character driven story and they do a good job showing how the characters grow together over a decade but the overall threat and struggle leaves something to be desired.

i love that picture with the eyes that is so funny

EA? Rushing a game? NAH! I can't hardly believe it.