I absolutely loved this game! I played it for many many many hours. I have replayed it twice and on the occasion, will fire it up again when I am in the mood for Sword and Shields.

If you really loved Origins like I did, then you will probably find that almost everything about the game has been dumbed-down, but as disappointing as this was compared to Origins I still really enjoyed it. I personally think the combat has been improved, but a lot of the strategy has been removed.

Combat; Easy To Learn; Engaging Story Line; Gameplay; Graphics

Extremely Mainstreamed

Saving the world has become an integral part of RPG narrative arcs over the years, so when this small feature in the story is omitted, one can't help but feel that things are just a little bit off.

Following on from the successful Dragon Age: Origins and it's plethora of DLC comes Bioware's next foray into classic Role Playing Games, or is it? Much to my disappointment I will have to stamp a dirty big Action in front of Role Playing Game.

Dragon Age 2 marks the end of the RPG genre of old.  For gamers such as me who grew up on a diet of dice rolls and D&D lore it may come as a bitter pill to swallow.  The new Dragon Age game is stream lined and simplified to a degree that makes it a whole new beast from the Baldur's Gates and...

The world of Dragon Age is still interesting; Interface improvements; Streamlined combat and inventory management

Repetitive secondary quests; Recycled environments

Overall the game was great. There are plenty of missions to keep you occupied. Multiple playthroughs are needed to get everything out of the game; probably two. But it will be less time consuming than the four possible stories that DA: Origins left you with.

Dragon Age II returns to Thedas to chart the journey of Hawke in this high fantasy RPG, Tom Hoggins finds that first impressions can be deceiving...

Dragon Age 2 starts with a choice of 6 back stories, but you have to be human, male or female. You can choose to be a rogue, a mage or a warrior, a choice which has a significant impact on the game.

Dragon Age 2 should have been a large expansion to the original. It feels like a large expansion or add on. It does not seem to be a proper sequel imho... To BioWare: Please do not sacrifice the best features you have built Origins on for the sake of simplicity. Its not worth it...

Beautiful graphics on my new TV with Xbox 360 HDMI; Absolutely love how they have redesigned mage combat; I hated having my healer die from 2 criticals from a rogue in DA:O; Now my healer can actually put up a fight; All of the classes seem much more balanced.

Would have like more original dungeons; A couple of people have already mentioned this, but yes they do reuse a couple of dungeons which is a bit disappointing; More party control would have been nice.

I liked Dragon Age Origins, and I liked this sequel too. Similar RPG experience in the Bioware style. Love the lengthy story and character relationships. One change is that your character is predetermined instead of chosen by you, which is a different story-telling technique.