Since I know there are no opionated people here...

[jannifer]

I'd just like to hear what anyone who cares to comment has to say. DAII has come down enough in price so that I'm considering buying it. I've heard all the criticisms -- lack of story, lack of character development, hate the convo tree, horrible elf morphs, repetitive areas and so on. However, does the game have anything to recommend it? I like series, and I like to get all the installments thereof. However, if DAII is an utter waste of money, I'll just keep replaying DA:O/Awakening and bide myself in patience for DAIII. (And, I really hope they come up with an actual name for the next installment.)

Comments

[jannifer]

I really like your comparison with the Iliad and the Odyssey. I got that right off. (Once upon a time, I thought about majoring in Classical Studies, just couldn't figure out exactly what I'd do with the degree.)

[dragonreine]

It seemed like the most concise and appropriate comparison that I can think off without resorting to my usual ridiculous metaphors :D

After all, the Odyssey is a sequel to the Iliad, written by (supposedly) the same set of hands, but has a very different feel when compared to its predecessor.

I didn't take Classical Studies (because, y'know, ME ASIAN, WE NO HAVE THAT SORT OF THING), but I've grown up chewing on a good percentage of the books that were on the St John's college Great Books programme. My father was a cerebral sort of fellow, and I've apparently inherited that propensity for picking dry doorstoppers as "casual reading" :D