So its out.

Heres my top 4 reasons why this game is better than DA:O and you should buy it, like now.


1. Performance
DA:O ran like major poop on the consoles. DA2 is amazingly smooth. Granted character/environmental textures are on the lower side, but still, goddamnit the smoother framerate makes the game sooo much fun to play.


2. Voiced Hawke
Silent protagonist is gone. Now Hawke is fully voiced and you can always choose the 'funny' remark for some Commander Shepard-esque lol moments.


3. Combat
Omg. The combat. THE COMBAT. Whoeever @ Bioware decided to 'dumb down' the combat is A GENIUS. Gone are the days waiting for long skill cooldowns, high stamina cost, long stamina regen etc

Everything happens soooo fast now and so brutal.

Eg:
Heavy Blow in DA:O hits 1 target for X damge.
in DA2 its hits THREE targets and completely turns anybody party into body parts! And 20 seconds cooldown! TWENTY!


4. There is no "Finish game on Hard/Nightmare" achivement.
There is no "Finish game on Hard/Nightmare" achivement!
There is no "Finish game on Hard/Nightmare" achivement!!
There is no "Finish game on Hard/Nightmare" achivement!!!

Easy 1k!
Currently with DLC is around 1125k!
C'mon!

well its an easy 1k where there isn't any multiple achievements or ..... Rumble Rose XX costume unlocks (will do the playbyplay eventually soon)...

there is no more different race origins! its all about Hawke now!
Hawke is 2011's Commander Shepard!

even @ US the signature edition is sold out.

You pay more $10 i think for the Signature Edition and get access to the Exalted Prince DLC, which is also up on the marketplace for $10 too.

This time the CE got nothing fancy at all.

BUT

If you have a copy of Dead Space 2 you have access to the Isacc Clark armor.

I got the a very good sword for completing the demo, thus making my game so imbalance right now, hence its sooo fun.

just a heads up for anybody doing the play-through #2 achievement.

currently its bugged.
it states either complete DA2 a second time or complete it with a save from DA1.


you WILL only get it if you import a save from DA1. Confirm @ Bioware forums.


Other nasty bugs to look out for:
Isabella speed bug.
If you reach friendly state with her she will give you a 5% speed DEBUFF which STACKS OVERTIME. So don't use Isabella at your party to avoid this.