So I just finished Dragon Age : Origins a few weeks ago which is quite an amazing feat. I have tried playing it for several years (borrowing a family owned copy of the game) but so many little things just bug me about the game that I would eventually just give up. I finally bought my own version of it (Ultimate Edition) once there was a Steam sale on it. So I finally sat down, modded away many of the annoyances and beat the game plus it's expansion.
After doing that I decided to get me a copy of Dragon Age II. After a little over a week I have completed the game and clocked quite a few hours into it. I remember seeing the Metacritic score of it at some point in time and realized it was quite low compared to the original by both Game Journalists. And it's user rating is 4.2.
So why all the hate? Are there people here who can explain to me why so many had such a horrible time with Dragon Age II? I personally thought the combat system was much more polished, balanced, and fun to play with. The characters had more depth then Origins and added quite a bit of depth to some of the characters from Origins. The story was more compelling then the generic "End of the World" scenario. And my word it even throws almost every single Bioware cliche out the window. Also, and most important, you can hide the stupid hats. Those awful and vile hats that shame the world can be hidden. And actually quite a few of the hats look quite good.
So what was it that peeved you off about Dragon Age II. If you hated it when you played it do you still feel it deserves the hate, have you reconsidered? Are you like me and actually think the second is 10x better then the first?