Dragon Age 2 demo out now

[thilanliyan]

http://dragonage.bioware.com/da2/demo/

Also available on Steam.

 

[Chriscross3234]

Thanks, DLing it now. Shogun 2's demo is also out on Steam.

 

[Dumac]

Can't wait to see peoples reactions...

 

[Wag]

Crashed on my setup halfway through.

 

[darkewaffle]

I know what I'm doing tonight. I hope this also makes it so there's less/nothing to download when it's officially released.

 

[sticks435]

I hope anyone who actually wants to play it tonight is already downloading it. I started it before I left for work, and it said between 4 and 13 hours to download. Their servers are getting crushed.

 

[jonks]

I hope anyone who actually wants to play it tonight is already downloading it. I started it before I left for work, and it said between 4 and 13 hours to download. Their servers are getting crushed.

this is really where legal torrents would excel

 

[yepp]

http://www.gamershell.com/download_70000.shtml

 

[aigomorla]

http://www.gamershell.com/download_70000.shtml

^ its a torrent of the demo, for those of u guys who want to torrent it.

 

[Throckmorton]

I thought the game was already out on Steam

 

[drebo]

My download's got 50 minutes to go (started about 4 hours ago)...downloading at 100kbps. I started the torrent just now...wonder which will finish first. I think the torrent.

 

[Joemonkey]

I downloaded it from Steam with no issues, played about an hour of it, got to a big ogre battle and realized I didn't have any tactics set and died over and over. I quite enjoyed it

 

[MrRamon]

Downloaded it from steam at 1 MB/sec. I really enjoyed the demo. I also kept dieing at the ogre and had to set my tactics. Game runs great on my setup, considering how old my setup is I thought it would run like poo.

AMD FX-55
Radeon 3500 AGP
2Gigs ram.

 

[sticks435]

SOAB, I forgot about Steam :/. Oh well, it's sure it's downloaded by now anyway. I will remember for future reference though. lol

 

[QuantumPion]

I think it's a good sign that Bioware is releasing a playable demo before the game is released. Generally companies don't like to release a demo until after the game hits the shelves, because if it doesn't meet expectations they may lose sales. Anyone have any impressions yet?

 

[StinkyPinky]

How big is the demo?

 

[Ackmed]

Just under 2gigs. I got it from that torrent link around 330. Got it in under an hour.

 

[sticks435]

How big is the demo?

2 Gigs.

 

[sticks435]

SOAB, I forgot about Steam :/. Oh well, it's sure it's downloaded by now anyway. I will remember for future reference though. lol

Well, I ended up having to use Steam anyway, cause my download failed. 1.8MB/S. So much better!

 

[MustangSVT]

how does it compare to the first one?

in terms of tactics?
in terms of graphics?

 

[StinkyPinky]

Cool. Downloading at over a meg a second from steam. Initial reports are positive so I'm interested to see how it compares to the first game (which I enjoyed a lot)

 

[sticks435]

how does it compare to the first one?

in terms of tactics?
in terms of graphics?

Don't think we'll be able to tell on graphics, as anything above dx9 (medium) is disabled, along with AF. Though dx9 graphics seem to be a large improvement. May be the art style too.

 

[Phobic9]

This game has a totally different feel from the first Dragon Age game. I poured almost 150 hours into that game and I loved it. DA2 feels a lot more like an action rpg... moreso than the first game. It's not bad but I'm going to wait a bit before buying.

 

[Joemonkey]

This game has a totally different feel from the first Dragon Age game. I poured almost 150 hours into that game and I loved it. DA2 feels a lot more like an action rpg... moreso than the first game. It's not bad but I'm going to wait a bit before buying.

yeah, i get that same feeling, like going from ME to ME2, they kind of simplified things for the console crowd

 

[HybridSquirrel]

I wonder how many people have the same birthday on January First.....I never actually put in my birthdate..