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00:30Hi, I'm Mike Laidlaw, lead designer for Dragon Age 2, and today we're going to take a look at some
00:35PC gameplay and the two different ways you can play Dragon Age 2.
00:38As an action RPG, adjusting your strategy on the fly, or with a more considerate pause-and-play approach, issuing
00:45your orders tactically. Let's take a look.
00:51So let's take a look at how Dragon Age 2 plays if you tackle it like an action RPG.
00:55If you want to play in real time, you can absolutely do so.
00:58The Rogue really shines here, able to move quickly around the battlefield, get into position, and separate out enemies.
01:04Of course, once you get into the thick of things, you'll notice you can fluidly move between characters.
01:09Mages, of course, shine when groups are clustered, while a stealth character can deliver vast amounts of damage from the
01:14safety of shadows.
01:15And with the enemies torn to pieces, it's just a matter of switching back to Hawk to pick up the
01:19stragglers.
01:24So you've seen how Dragon Age 2 plays as an action RPG, but what happens if we take the same
01:29situation and play it more tactically, pausing to issue orders?
01:33Let's find out.
01:34With the game paused, let's take a look at our situation.
01:36We have enemies that are going to move forward towards Aveline, our tank.
01:40So what we'll do is taunt them to ensure they cluster up around her.
01:42At the same time, we'll lay down a clever trap using a glyph of paralysis that should hold the majority
01:47of them in place.
01:48While we're at it, we have two groups of archers in the back.
01:51So using both of our robes, we're going to toss Miasmic Flasks to stun them, taking them out of the
01:56fight for a short period of time as well.
02:01The enemy's approaching, they hit the trigger. Perfect, they've fallen into our trap like we expected.
02:06And now we're able to cut down the back ranks, using our archer to eliminate theirs while they're stunned.
02:11The tank, of course, Aveline, can move in and start dishing out damage while the defenses are down on the
02:16paralyzed foes.
02:18And now that they're gathered up, let's take a look at the situation as it's evolved.
02:22Switching to Hawk, you'll notice that the enemies are all kind of standing in a row, perfect for a knockdown
02:26attack,
02:27which will scatter them off their feet and unable to move out of a rain of arrows that Varric will
02:31lay down over the battlefield.
02:34And there it is.
02:36Now switching back to our mage, we register the enemies are starting to weaken.
02:40We're going to use a top tier mage ability, Firestorm, raining down from the heavens to eliminate the last of
02:45our foes.
02:45So this is just an example of how a well-coordinated team can deal with an encounter where they're vastly
02:50outnumbered.
02:52So there you have it. Dragon Age 2 can be played with the smooth responsive controls of an action RPG,
02:57or more tactically, pausing and controlling your actions that way, or of course, any combination of the two.
03:02Thanks for watching.
03:05Thanks for watching.
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