Dragon Age: Origins Isn't as Bad as Its E3 Trailer Looks
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Marketing guy 1: (What are the kids into these days?)I guess we just have to wait and see once the game's released. Regardless, I still think the person behind the latest marketing push should be fired.
Marketing guy 2: (Marilyn Manson.)
Marketing guy 1: (really?)
Marketing guy 2: (Yes, they don't think he's wack at all.)
Marketing guy 1: [after heavy breathing and brow furrowing] (If we put him in the trailers. the kids will buy more copies of the game!)
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Our theory is that the trailer dumbed down a serious RPG because Manson is more marketable than serious role-playing. We hope that's not really true and we think the people actually making the game agree, since while playing the game, Manson was mentioned only as often as he usually is when we do things.
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Raaaarrrrwww! There's a lot of blood in the Dragon Age trailer. We wanted to hand someone a moist towelette.
It's not an exaggeration. There's a lot of blood in the game. The difference is that some of it will probably be yours. We took on an ogre with our group of four several times. Being a large foe, he wasn't afraid to pick anyone close up and punch them in the face, which made it clear that it's rare for larger enemies to fight like they're actually big enough to pick you up and eat you. If this happens to one of your characters, the best way out is to use a freezing attack or stun the brute into dropping his victim. Makes sense, right?
