Dragon Age II Preview

G4 is next in line with a hands-on preview of Dragon Age II based on the build that was shown at last week’s San Diego Comic-Con. Some commentary from lead designer Mike Laidlaw:

I spoke to Laidlaw after the demo who answered a few questions:

‘¢ On the main character Hawke being human only: “We wanted to focus on how humanity has been affected by the events in the game, so it made sense for our main character to be human.”

‘¢ Will previous game achievements carry over? “Yes, although we haven’t said how we’re going to do it yet. We definitely want to reward characters who have played Origins and the DLC, and we want to reward them in a way that can also continue past Dragon Age II.

‘¢ On special editions and DLC: “We will definitely be talking about a special edition at some point, and the DLC from Origins will be tied to this game as well. You will see characters from that DLC in this game.”

‘¢ PC interface: “The PC interface will definitely be more robust.”