I don't know how people can say the art style in DA2 looks any better then DA:O. I will wait till the game comes out but it looks worse as of now.  
Giant Bomb has too many console gamers I think... Cause I see a lot of comments about how the controls look better and coming from the PC version which was the best of the three the controls look HORRRRRRRRIBLE. 
 
I hope DA2 ends up being great because DA:O was one of the best games I have ever played and I would easily give it a 100/100. I never played a single player game for so long and enjoyed it so much. Ugh, I hope that DA2 quick look was just a bad first impression and not a real representation of the final product.

They said it was 360. The PC will control different. Thats something some PC gamers can not get though their heads. Chances are it will control just like the last one did for PC. 
 
And "Best Version" Depends on your views. Unless your talking about bayonetta or FF13. Where the game has massive issues on a single system for some reason. 

You can still pause the combat and issue commands on the console version. Looked fine chill out.

Forget what consoles people are playing on and just be excited about the game.

" @Gabriel: Yea and it looked like crap. 
 
@The_Laughing_Man: Nah, he said that the controls will be similar to the first DA:O, which imo was perfect, but he said something about changing the way rouges stab so that it is automated. I don't like the sound of that.  And DA:O for the PC was the best version. Not that the giantbomb crew is the ultimate final decider's of truth (or are they) but I think all of them said it was best played on the PC. That game is a PC game.  We will see when it comes out but I notice you didn't say anything about the art style? Because imo it looks like SHIT so far. And that duder said in the QL that they were just optimizing and stuff now which is not reassuring.  "

" Forget what consoles people are playing on and just be excited about the game. "

I love the PC version myself. My only main concerns is model and environment detail, and the character hud. Besides that, combat looks decent.

I didn't think the art style in the first game was anything worth bragging about, they've pushed the stylization a bit further in this one so that the fidelity of their engine is a bit less noticeable. I think it looks fine, especially over DA:O.

My reaction? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeah!

Game looks fun....<notices ugly looking UI>....future mod incoming

" I didn't think the art style in the first game was anything worth bragging about, they've pushed the stylization a bit further in this one so that the fidelity of their engine is a bit less noticeable. I think it looks fine, especially over DA:O. "

" @AltonBrown: To the console tards. I own all systems and anyone who says that the PC version of this game wasn't the best rode the small bus to video game school.  "

" @AltonBrown: To the console tards. I own all systems and anyone who says that the PC version of this game wasn't the best rode the small bus to video game school.  "

I'm hype. Honestly hope the pc version has 360 pad support, I'd rather play it more like an action rpg. I'll be preordering on Steam when my income tax comes in.

" I'm hype. Honestly hope the pc version has 360 pad support, I'd rather play it more like an action rpg. I'll be preordering on Steam when my income tax comes in. "

I WILL GET THE CONSOLE VERSION AND 1000/1000 THAT FUCKER TO SHOW OFF @ MY GIANTBOMB PROFILE! 
 AND COME WINTER 2011 I I WILL GET IT OFF STEAM SALES @ 25% OFF! 
 
BECAUSE TRULY... I AM THE GREATEST BIOWARE FAN!  OOOOOOOOOHHHH YEEEEAAH!
  

BTW the visuals in DA1 wasn't something to scream about anyways. I like how all the race models look now.

" @AltonBrown: To the console tards. I own all systems and anyone who says that the PC version of this game wasn't the best rode the small bus to video game school.  "

I need to see the PC version before I can judge because that looked like a completely different game. 

That UI was absolutely awful.  That is my only reaction.

that combat just looks way too messy and fast for my taste, I dunno. I enjoy fast combat, to be sure, but that's not what I went to DA for?

" that combat just looks way too messy and fast for my taste, I dunno. I enjoy fast combat, to be sure, but that's not what I went to DA for? "

I think the game looks great and will be getting it on the 360 so fuck this guy > @DG991

Looked great, I know it wasn't showing PC combat but there was a video a while back showing it was still pretty much the same with a few tweeks for the improvements they have made. Anything that improves melee rogues is great because trying to engage combat with one in DA:O was a fucking chore, especially if you wanted to stealth and backstab. 
 
The new UI looks great, I'm currently playing through DA:O and I think people are forgetting what clunky piece of shit the UI and menu system actually was. The new talent tree looks great, lots more options and chance for variation but then again no one is talking about that because it's a positive thing and people only like to bitch and moan.

Kinda wish they just kept a traditional conversation system.    Or straight up copy alpha protocol's system with a countdown timer, instead of basically having the same Mass Effect system.

Man here we go again. I think Dragon Age 2 looks great and I will be picking it up on day one.

From what I've gathered, the PC version will control pretty much exactly like DA:O, but you can't zoom out as far and there are a few less skills. 
I don't see why people complain about them making the console controls better, when the PC version essentially controls like it always did. 
I haven't played the game, though, so I could be completely wrong about all this, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Like the guys were saying in the bombcast, DA:O's art was as generic and uninspired as they come. It was just LOTR with really stiff animation and shoddy looking faces.(With the odd exception of Morrigan.) DAII looks like the cover art of a heavy metal record, nuff said.

That QuickLook totally sold me (well I pre-ordered anyway). I played DA:O on the PC and will continue with DAII. Another trailer (DAII website, not here) already showed that the combat of the PC-version will largely the same like DA:O, only the angle in the "top-down" will not be as steep. But you can still pause the game. There is auto-attack. Still you can "program" your guys etc. My only real concern the was that in ME2 (which I love) the conversation wheel did not really worked perfectly ("Hey, thats totally not what I wanted to say."). But they improved on this in DAII by adding this little icons. That really was my only concern. I do not mind the art style. UI is ok too ... minimalist.

My reactions? : GIVE NOW!

  Combat seems fine, but I think this game lives or dies with his story and characters. And the quick look is definitely no indication of what the game is gonna be in that department.
 
So still wait and see for me.

" And "Best Version" Depends on your views. Unless your talking about bayonetta or FF13. Where the game has massive issues on a single system for some reason.  "

My main and only question that makes me doubt DA2 as a good/great game is ,,is it watered down''. My only concern at this point.

I actually more worried about what Brad said on the bombcast how the levels looked too linear like ME2. I don't like how they turned the combat into Hack N' Slash but I guess the pause n' play still there. it just seems like they are removing many features I loved about the first one. I just don't know about BioWare anymore. Seems like they are moving into the more action hackie slashie RPG then the games that made them what they are. 

@Linkin10362:

Looked kinda bad TBH but I realize that is the console version in action mode. The Combat video from a few months ago that showed the PC controls I thought retained most of the Dragon Age feel. The more I think about it, I think this game could be successful if it can please both the casual and the original DA fans. My concern is how good can the game optimized for both playstyles. For example, is the game balanced properly with the pause gameplay in mind or is it just tacked back on causing uneven difficulty and brokeness.

The game looks half-finished to me. The characters look ALRIGHT, but the environments look completely bland. It reminds me of what Dragon Age would look like if it was made 10 years ago when the technology to fully realize that world hadn't been made yet.

I'm stoked for it. I loved Origins. I love Mass Effect more. Dragon Age more like mass effect is amazing.

" I'm stoked for it. I loved Origins. I love Mass Effect more. Dragon Age more like mass effect is amazing. "

Doesn't look great and the console changes look dumb, but on pc it should be alright. Already pre-ordered on steam.

" @LiquidPrince said:

" I'm stoked for it. I loved Origins. I love Mass Effect more. Dragon Age more like mass effect is amazing. "

Disagree. Those two franchises need to stay apart from each other. Mixing them up would make sure the identity of both would be compromised. I can't really see how a dungeon crawler would work if they are going to have the extremely linearity of ME2 level design.   "

Well Origin's level desing is linear, not as linear as ME2 but still. Even most complex levels have like 3-4 routes and they usually lead in a same place or are dead ends.

@The_Laughing_Man: Nah, he said that the controls will be similar to the first DA:O, which imo was perfect, but he said something about changing the way rouges stab so that it is automated. I don't like the sound of that.  And DA:O for the PC was the best version. Not that the giantbomb crew is the ultimate final decider's of truth (or are they) but I think all of them said it was best played on the PC. That game is a PC game.  We will see when it comes out but I notice you didn't say anything about the art style? Because imo it looks like SHIT so far. And that duder said in the QL that they were just optimizing and stuff now which is not reassuring.  "

Oh great here we go again .... chill the fuck out dudes , this is going to be an awesome game just like DA:O , and the only mass effect thing is the conversation wheel "Oh no doom is coming , wah wah wah ..." (Mass Effect rules BTW), in consoles you cant have the skills on the bottom screen because how can you access them huh? Please enlight us with you all mighty knowledge of videogame programing. Also the art style is awesome , but granted this is more to individual taste. The levels in DA where always linear , dont kid yourselves and also a small dungeon is not representative of the whole damn game D: !!!!! Heck was the deep roads nothing but linear corridors most of the time? Seriously you guys are crazy and just nitpick stupid things.

I really think the bigger problem with video games and children is that they get obsessed and can't manage time as well. That is the danger. When they have video games at such a high priority or enjoy them so much that they ignore school work and real life. I sort of had that problem. 
Violence and stuff... meh in a few years they will be so used to it they won't even notice it in media.  
DA:O is a 60 hour game I would say. I think I spent about that much time on the first play through. So don't let her get obsessed and she will be fine.  
 
But anyways, she should play it on the PC. You are robbing her of the better experience! lol (sort of jk).