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Chazwozel
Which one?! I can't make up my mind!
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Chibibar
well... Sims 3 is fun, but there is no "stories" that is built in. You play the characters and the stories kinda "happen" but it is kinda fun to do stuff and see where your character goes (my wife loves it)
Dragon Age Origin is a bit more fun (IMO) since when you load up, you play and the story unfolds before you.
Dragon Age Origin is a bit more fun (IMO) since when you load up, you play and the story unfolds before you.
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Chazwozel
Sims 3 is based off the idea that I really liked the original Sims game. The Sims is a blast to play with a friend sitting next to you.
I wasn't crazy about Never Winter Nights 2. Is Dragon Age more like Oblivion and WoW or closer to NWN2?
I wasn't crazy about Never Winter Nights 2. Is Dragon Age more like Oblivion and WoW or closer to NWN2?
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Chibibar
It can be boring if you don't like story base RPG
I read this many time on the Dragon age forum. Dragon Age is a STORY base RPG. This mean a lot of conversation and not much action. Kinda like Drama style. If you are the type who like to dive in with sword slashing and fighting, then Dragon Age is not your cup of tea (there is that but more talking and less fighting)
I haven't played Dragon Age, so bear that in mind.
Dragon Age probably has a much more compelling narrative and has a definite end.
Sims 3 is a lot of fun to experiment and literally DOES NOT END. It has infinite replayability. Which I guess hangs on whether yo like it to begin with.
I'd recommend getting Sims 3 if you've liked the series in the past, but not necessarily to the exclusion of Dragon Age. Even if you never buy any of the many expansions that are sure to come there is tons to go back to in that game.
Dragon Age probably has a much more compelling narrative and has a definite end.
Sims 3 is a lot of fun to experiment and literally DOES NOT END. It has infinite replayability. Which I guess hangs on whether yo like it to begin with.
I'd recommend getting Sims 3 if you've liked the series in the past, but not necessarily to the exclusion of Dragon Age. Even if you never buy any of the many expansions that are sure to come there is tons to go back to in that game.
Get them both. Never leave your house, again!
I'm trying to figure out how this is even a question. I mean, they're completely different games that are fun for completely different reasons. Do you want to play a story driven fantasy RPG or a fairly realistic open ended sitcom? If you don't know the answer to that, we can't help you.
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Chibibar
I think he wants both but only have enough money for one. Soooo........ trying to get a second/third opinion on which one to get first and get the other one later
Sims 3 is great when you make a house full of people you know, maybe from the internet. People get excited and it becomes a huge event everytime you give them an update on their progress.
But eventually you'll get bored and the updates will stop, soon you'll stop playing it all together and wonder why you didn't buy Dragon Age in the first place.
But eventually you'll get bored and the updates will stop, soon you'll stop playing it all together and wonder why you didn't buy Dragon Age in the first place.
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Or you try and do it never having played the game again and get ridiculed for your n00biness.Sims 3 is great when you make a house full of people you know, maybe from the internet. People get excited and it becomes a huge event everytime you give them an update on their progress.
But eventually you'll get bored and the updates will stop, soon you'll stop playing it all together and wonder why you didn't buy Dragon Age in the first place.
Sims 3 is great when you make a house full of people you know, maybe from the internet. People get excited and it becomes a huge event everytime you give them an update on their progress.
But eventually you'll get bored and the updates will stop, soon you'll stop playing it all together and wonder why you didn't buy Dragon Age in the first place.
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Chazwozel
It can be boring if you don't like story base RPG
I read this many time on the Dragon age forum. Dragon Age is a STORY base RPG. This mean a lot of conversation and not much action. Kinda like Drama style. If you are the type who like to dive in with sword slashing and fighting, then Dragon Age is not your cup of tea (there is that but more talking and less fighting)[/quote]
So is it more like Final Fantasy (which I hate) or like Metal Gear Solid (which I love)?
I know I'll like Sims 3 because I likes The Sims, but Dragon Age looks like it'd be worth checking out. I wasn't crazy about NVN2 because I couldn't figure shit out so much. Is the learning curve for Dragon Age pretty steep?
I can afford both, but that's beside the point. My PC game purchases are few and far between. I don't like wasting my money on a piece of shit game I won't play for more than a week (fucking Pirates of the Burning Seas!).
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Chibibar
It can be boring if you don't like story base RPG
I read this many time on the Dragon age forum. Dragon Age is a STORY base RPG. This mean a lot of conversation and not much action. Kinda like Drama style. If you are the type who like to dive in with sword slashing and fighting, then Dragon Age is not your cup of tea (there is that but more talking and less fighting)[/quote]
So is it more like Final Fantasy (which I hate) or like Metal Gear Solid (which I love)?
I know I'll like Sims 3 because I likes The Sims, but Dragon Age looks like it'd be worth checking out. I wasn't crazy about NVN2 because I couldn't figure shit out so much. Is the learning curve for Dragon Age pretty steep?
I can afford both, but that's beside the point. My PC game purchases are few and far between. I don't like wasting my money on a piece of shit game I won't play for more than a week (fucking Pirates of the Burning Seas!).[/QUOTE]
well... if that is your taste, I would say Sims 3 since it has a higher replayability.
Dragon Age is a story base game (like Metal Gear Solid) there are TONS of conversation choices and decisions. There are combat, but not as "epic" IMO like other games. Replayability is around 2-3 times (playing all different origin to get some different beginning story and some "ending" difference - so I'm told)
Sims 3, you can download all the new stuff (player made since EA made cost money... bleh!) and control your little minions to your heart content. Also the new Sims 3 expansion looks VERY promising (we are getting that)
I am sure as the community get "better" with the tools for Dragon Age, we will see many many expansion side stories like Fallout 3 (which has MASSIVE replayability) but right now we have limited add on (cost money) and graphical changes.
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Chazwozel
Does Dragon Age let you play gnomes?
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Chibibar
nope... human, dwarves, and elves only.
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Chazwozel
nope... human, dwarves, and elves only.[/QUOTE]
Damn it. i like my sprites, gnomes, and halflings!
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Chibibar
nope... human, dwarves, and elves only.[/QUOTE]
Damn it. i like my sprites, gnomes, and halflings![/QUOTE]
sowwy..... no halfling either.
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Chazwozel
screw both I bought Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. ;-)
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Chazwozel
I liked Sims: Making Magic, mainly because by working on your magic skill you could enchant stuff and make some pretty funny scenarios.
I've gotten so much out of Dragon Age so far. Right now I'm working on a retexture/weapon mod that adds weapons based on my and some real life friend's WoW characters. Like my warrior's two-handed axe, my friend's rogue's daggers, another friend's staff, etc. The textures are easy enough to manipulate, I just haven't figured how to add the items to the game in any way other than just having them be on Bodahn or just straight plopped into your inventory. I want them to be random elite or boss drops. Dragon Age is fantastic.
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Sims. Dragon Age is more pretentious crap from Bioware's idiot machine
/Bitter that there will never be another Planescape game.
/Bitter that there will never be another Planescape game.
On the plus side you can always find inventive ways to kill all those sims of the people you know...Sims 3 is great when you make a house full of people you know, maybe from the internet. People get excited and it becomes a huge event everytime you give them an update on their progress.
But eventually you'll get bored and the updates will stop, soon you'll stop playing it all together and wonder why you didn't buy Dragon Age in the first place.
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