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E3 - BioWare Shows Off Dragon Age Details

Posted by simoniker on from the much-rpg-goodness dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for the brief details and screenshots on BioWare's new RPG, Dragon Age, noting of the 2005-due PC title: "What makes the combat system unique is that the game can be played in the over-the-shoulder mode of Knights of the Old Republic or in the tactical overhead mode of Baldur's Gate... The game also utilizes the 'combat pause,' which allows players to plan strategy while the action is frozen." BioWare's Greg Zeschuk is quoted as suggesting the game "melds the fun of party interaction from Baldur's Gate, the community and multiplayer aspect of Neverwinter Nights and the tactical combat of Knights of the Old Republic." Elsewhere, there are new screenshots of Jade Empire, BioWare's Microsoft-published Xbox RPG, and IGN Xbox's preview of Star Wars: KOTOR 2, Obsidian-developed but BioWare engine-using.

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  1. Re:Neverwinter Nights already does this: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You've got to remember this is E3; a convention where a game company will try and pass off a bowl of chilli fries as innovation.

  2. A true sequel to Baldur's Gate? by arhar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm one of the few people that didn't like the hack-n-slash gameplay of Neverwinter Nights and felt that it was a dissapointment after the brilliance of Baldur's Gate I and II.

    Maybe I'm having my expectations too high, but I am absolutely psyched about this game. Please, Bioware, not too much fighting, more memorable characters (I think Minsc (+ Boo) was a greatest character in history of games), and more great storyline twists!