Buy it if you like
- Story: 139 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 8k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
139 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
TL;DR: Dragon Age 2 is a game of extreme friction where brilliant narrative highs clash with rushed technical lows.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is flashy but repetitive, the environments are beautiful but endlessly reused, and the story has ambition but not the structure to support it.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphical fidelity was more consistent than DAO with the HD texture DLC, and I only crashed once during my 40 hours of unmodded gameplay, making this much more stable than its predecessor.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A thing I enjoy most in RPGs is the ability to make my own character (Character Creation here is amazing, not the best, but there are plenty of options) and give them a perosnality that can be shown through the story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics look fantastic, the music is great, voice acting equally superb, and the story is very good.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The DLC character Tallis is a highlight, thanks in part to strong voice acting, but her writing raises lore questions.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story139 reviews
Combat89 reviews
Gameplay66 reviews
Characters21 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes52% still recommend
Difficulty64% still recommend
Bugs100% still recommend
Controls38% still recommend
Linux compatibility75% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$29.99
The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.
10 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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