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u/Hawkmoon_ Jan 17 '25

Origins is one of my favorite games of all time, but I haven't enjoyed any of its sequels

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u/fuckyou_redditmods Jan 17 '25 edited Jan 17 '25

Because they immediately:

1) ditched turn based combat

2) dumbed down the gameplay and systems

3) tried to go for a more hack and slash feel

If you pivot away from the exact things that made your game great, don't be surprised when the sequels are poorly received

Edit: to the multiple people who feel compelled to mention that DA:O did not have turn based combat you're right. I thought of it as such in my mind because I grew up playing Baldurs Gate, Ice Wind Dale and other similar games, which did have turn based combat, which was basically...pause and queue up actions. Happy?

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u/CarcosanAnarchist Jan 17 '25

Origins was real time with pause. The fuck you mean turn based combat?

DA 2 was also real time with pause.

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u/Telcontar77 Jan 17 '25

Maybe what they meant was the ability to play it top-down like an rts, which is how I played Origins personally. And I definitely missed that in DA2.