Thread: Episode 138: "Funky Fly" - Dragon Age: Origins, The Box, DJ Hero, The Fourth Kind, and Star Wars kites!

Quote: Originally Posted by v0rt Can we expect your next multi-platform review to be based on the Wii version? Or the next crappy PC port? If we were to review the Wii version of a multi-platform release, as you snarkily suggest, we could honestly complain about the graphics and control scheme, yes. Let's stop this nonsense, shall we? We LIKED the game. The criticisms we had are valid to the experience we had playing it. End of story. -Jeff

Quote: Originally Posted by crippler_hd Hi Jeff, wall of text -Sam I agree with you completely. And I don't know what the guy is talking about when combat is boring. Are you playing on Easy? Because on normal, you have to really think about the battle, where to place your character, what to cast, which bad guy to tank, which mage to target for Arrow of Slaying, etc. to win a battle in this game. If not, your most likely game over. Its...

On the plus side, I didn't know whether to get DA:O on the PC or the 360 before watching this episode and reading this thread. Now I know. Thanks TRS

Quote: Originally Posted by namredips *** Spoilers *** Really? My first run through after the queen double crossed me and had me thrown in prison I was so pissed. After that at every decision I was like F*** the queen she is a manipulative B***. *** Spoilers*** There seem to be a lot of alternate endings. In my first play, Anara and Allister didn't go through with the marriage because she didn't want to kill Loethering. I ended up...

Quote: Originally Posted by clarenceworley Don't condescend me, man. I'll f'ing kill you, man "Hey, bring back some beer,... and, . ... and some cleaning products."

Quote: Originally Posted by TRSJeff ...or at least be judged on their own merits... Then let this be the judgement of the 360 version on its own, it sounds like it has some serious flaws, and is nothing like the amazing PC game I am playing. To be fair I am only 5 or 6 hours in, but the 360 issues really seem like non issues on this version. From everything I have heard Dragon Age is a spiritual successor to the Baldur's Gate PC RPG...

Quote: Originally Posted by ashler The Xbox360 version of Dragon Age was clearly the worst way to go, even if the idea was to do a console version review, as even the PS3 version of this game has better graphics. Comparison shots can be found here All in all, I think that the kite flying segment excuses anything else that might be wrong with this episode. Great show guys, as usual! PS3s are for exclusives only. Plus Alex hates the controller.

Quote: Originally Posted by TRSJeff I have been getting a lot of feedback to this effect, and I would like to play the PC version - but Bioware and EA put out two console versions that I would venture to say will sell better than the PC version. They have to be able to stand alongside it, or at least be judged on their own merits. The idea I've been hearing that I didn't play the "correct" version is hogwash. -Jeff...

Quote: Originally Posted by jtv Typically, when a company puts out a game for all three consoles, one version is usually superior to the other two. Wouldn't you then recommend that version? I don't see why this is any different. This. As a PC gamer, I can't count how many times I've heard that a popular console game has finally been ported to the PC but that it sucks and doesn't really give one an accurate...

I played AC on the PC and had no issue. I did play with the 360 controller and there were some key binding issues. Ok, so there was an issue, but a minor one.