Trotgar:

Georgeman:

Trotgar:
But I really hope that this won't have the same sucky only 3 intalls protection thing.

But wait, wasn't that 5? :P Just kidding, EA said that they would drop the DRM for all of their future games as a result of the negative backlash over Mass Effect, Dead Space, Spore (especially Spore) and other games. If you take a look at the requirements of the game, it doesn't say anywhere that it needs online authentication.

OT: Hitting on nostalgia, aren't you, Bioware? Not a bad thing by all means, it's been ages since Bioware's last 2d rpg (Baldur's Gate 2). On an unrelated requirements notes... HOLY CRAP! The game takes up 20 gigabytes to install!! Woah, it will take ages to install itself.

Have they really dropped that? Because if they have I'm really glad. At least they dropped the thing that Mass Effect had to connect to internet once a week. If you couldn't, the next time you could play it was when you'd find a connection.

But the 20 GB size is a problem to me. Becase I was stupid, I put only 37 GB to XP when I bootcamped. Now it has Mass Effect which has 1 install left, and it takes about 15 GB's. so DAO won't really fit to it.

I guess I have to reinstall my Windows, but I don't know where the code to it is and I'd have to use the last installation of ME.

Wait a moment. Don't you know that EA has issued a de-authorization tool that essentially allows you to regain your installations as well as being able to disown yourself from a game?
Have a look at that: http://activate.ea.com/deauthorize/

As for the Dragon Age full requirements list, look at this: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59175. No mention of necessary online connection anywhere! :D

Flamezdudes:

Wandrecanada:
Does anyone have any description or indication how the console controls work? I am concerned it won't hold up for a game where you must control multiple characters and have large spell libraries use.

Also will there be miniature giant space hamsters?

So far this is all i could find but this seems legit due to what reviews say. http://bioware.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/360controls1.jpg

Thanks that looks actually decent and includes what I assumed they would (ie: radial menus for abilities). Very much like they did it in Mass Effect and I enjoyed that title tremendously. I just wish they had taken the ME engine and applied it to this title. I would have enjoyed 3rd person hack'n'slash very much over the circle/flower targeting system of BG/IWD/NWN. I'm not sure why you'd want to revert back to an older system when you've already progressed to a new one (read: Mass Effect) that works very very well.

kinky257:

Flamezdudes:

jamesworkshop:
exactly what I wanted to hear BG and IWD were the best PC games of their day and its nice to get proper refresh to make up for NWN

So you like it that us console players don't get what the PC users are getting? Are you a PC elitist?

You know I read that as "OH Yay were finally getting a camera like the one in Baldurs Gate, it bodes well for the rest of the development being similar to Baldurs as well then" rather than "Ha console users getting the shaft, Hi-Five"

Hit the nail on the head there, the consoles not getting the camera angle isn't going to change my enjoyment of the Pc version really this piece of news should be comforting to the console side (sure I have a Wii and PS3 too but rpg + controller isn't really my thing) as it shows they have spent some time making sure the interface perfectly fits the default control scheme

Wandrecanada:

Flamezdudes:

Wandrecanada:
Does anyone have any description or indication how the console controls work? I am concerned it won't hold up for a game where you must control multiple characters and have large spell libraries use.

Also will there be miniature giant space hamsters?

So far this is all i could find but this seems legit due to what reviews say. http://bioware.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/360controls1.jpg

Thanks that looks actually decent and includes what I assumed they would (ie: radial menus for abilities). Very much like they did it in Mass Effect and I enjoyed that title tremendously. I just wish they had taken the ME engine and applied it to this title. I would have enjoyed 3rd person hack'n'slash very much over the circle/flower targeting system of BG/IWD/NWN. I'm not sure why you'd want to revert back to an older system when you've already progressed to a new one (read: Mass Effect) that works very very well.

Because the system used in Mass Effect and KoTOR feels really clunky on PC. A quick precise control method is a good thing for a mouse user and doesn't feel awkward on a controller. Older isn't necessarily worse, or in this case better either.

Sounds like a good PC version for once, which is something severely lacking nowadays.

I'm sure the console version will be fine and we can all live in love and harmony forever.

Also, Deadspace. Worst port ever. It's the reason I hate claims that games will be equal on all platforms, as it always really means "equal on all consoles".

Hey different controls for different systems is a good thing. Makes it so one of them doesn't feel like a crappy port.

Though I don't understand the camera angle thing. Let the play decide if they want to try a style that doesn't really work with their control scheme instead of pigeonholing someone based on their system of choice.

Sebenko:
Sounds like a good PC version for once, which is something severely lacking nowadays.

I'm sure the console version will be fine and we can all live in love and harmony forever.

Also, Deadspace. Worst port ever. It's the reason I hate claims that games will be equal on all platforms, as it always really means "equal on all consoles".

Dead space wasn't bad as long as you didn't use the in game V-sync

It's worked great, I always have the camera right in the action. Screw tactics, they take too long.