Mike Laidlaw, lead designer on Dragon Age II, has admitted that there are some hard lessons to be learned from the somewhat controversial sequel.<\/p>\n
“I am absolutely aware of the concerns voiced here. Issues like level re-use, the implementation of wave combat, concerns about the narrative and significance of choice and so on have all been not only noted, but examined, inspected and even aided me (and many, many others on the team) in formulating future plans,” he writes over on the dev’s official forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Further, I’m not only aware of the concerns, but I agree that there are aspects of DA II that not only can, but must be improved in future installments. And that is precisely our intent.”<\/p>\n “Hawke’s story was a departure from the usual tale, and in crafting it and the game around it we learned a lot. Some from what worked, but even more from what didn’t. Such is always the way. I hope that in the future we’ll be able to discuss how we’re addressing your concerns and even solicit feedback from you on future plans in the process.”<\/p>\n While Dragon Age II is maintaining a pretty respectable 80 or so on Metacritic, the game was not as well reviewed as the original, which hit 91 on PC, and the mid-80s on console.<\/p>\n The gays<\/a> will probably still be in the third game, so best start dealing with that now.<\/p>\n