I know that Dragon Age is a great game. I love the story and the characters, and as long of a game as it is, I plan to play the game through to its ending at least once. But damn did the game piss me off last night.
It’s not just about the difficult battles. Those I can deal with. I can be more strategic, I can level up more before a fight, I can buy more healing potions. What I can’t deal with are bad controls.
First, adjusting the camera can be painful. Sometimes it lets you rotate and pan the camera, and sometimes it doesn’t. I don’t yet have a good grip on when you can and can’t, and it’s frustrating.
Next, I have difficulty at times telling which character is currently selected. This has led to me making a character at full health drink a potion, while the nearly dead character who actually needs it dies.
Lastly, I don’t know how to control where my characters move. My archers are constantly charging forward into melee with their bows equipped. I can’t get them to hold their ground.
So yeah – I die a lot. I really really need some tips on combat in this game. And I need to learn to save the game more often. Here are a couple links to Dragon Age: Origins combat and tactics advice that I found useful.
