News EA Games returns to Steam with 1st wave of titles, EA Access coming later in Summer 2020

[QFNS]

Gotta Hard Disagree with all the DA2 likers in this thread. I thought it was terrible what they did with that game after how great DA:O was. DA2 was a bad action game with some RPG elements while DA:O was a CRPG. They even sold it as though it was a grand continuation of the series in the same tradition. I think I would have been more receptive to it if they had been more upfront about the type of game they were making.

Repeated maps and streets/cavern/dungeons isn't giving it enough credit. THERE IS LITERALLY 1 of each map. They just slightly block certain parts of them depending on the quests. Like that same cavern on that same map you will see MANY times. I get they wanted to do a local story and about just this one place, but this wasn't the way to do it.

Anyhow, I can't hate on anyone's opinions. It's not for me, y'all do you. The game soured me on the whole series and I never played Inquisition, so maybe it got better in the 3rd one. They are supposedly making a 4th one too...

 

[ISee]

Anyhow, I can't hate on anyone's opinions. It's not for me, y'all do you. The game soured me on the whole series and I never played Inquisition, so maybe it got better in the 3rd one. They are supposedly making a 4th one too...

100% agree with your take on DA II.
About Inquisition, while it was better it managed to grind me out. I was used to do most of the content in open world games and RPG at the time and there is so much stuff to pick up, so much "bore" open world content and pointless grinding to do in Inquisition that it burned me out way before I was able to finish it. My fault in some regards, but it was like EA took the worst parts from Ubi games and amplified it by 100%.

 

[Milena]

Yeah, people shit on Dragon Age 2 all the time, but I find the game deserves a better reception. Origins is still my favorite Dragon Age though.

Honestly Dragon Age 2 has a lot of flaws, but it's still managed to entertain me as much as Origins. And I liked the characters more in DA2, so that's why it might be my favourite of the 2.
The combat on PC is much better in Origins of course, no contest there. Inquisition is still the worst.
On consoles, Dragon Age 2's streamlined gameplay was much better than Origins, though.

And yes, I've played the games several times on both PC and Xbox 360. I really did like the Dragon Age series. Before Inquisition.

 

[Arsene]

I wonder how many Battlefield titles are going to release on Steam. The article mentions battlefield titles after all.

I know V is confirmed and 1 is probably likely, but man I honestly just want 3 or 4. Hopefully the need for speed games are a sign that we’ll get multiple entries instead of just V.

also I wonder if they’ll bother with Andromeda

 

[Durante]

Gotta Hard Disagree with all the DA2 likers in this thread. I thought it was terrible what they did with that game after how great DA:O was. DA2 was a bad action game with some RPG elements while DA:O was a CRPG. They even sold it as though it was a grand continuation of the series in the same tradition. I think I would have been more receptive to it if they had been more upfront about the type of game they were making.

Repeated maps and streets/cavern/dungeons isn't giving it enough credit. THERE IS LITERALLY 1 of each map. They just slightly block certain parts of them depending on the quests. Like that same cavern on that same map you will see MANY times. I get they wanted to do a local story and about just this one place, but this wasn't the way to do it.

Anyhow, I can't hate on anyone's opinions. It's not for me, y'all do you. The game soured me on the whole series and I never played Inquisition, so maybe it got better in the 3rd one. They are supposedly making a 4th one too...

Yeah, I agree with basically all of this. The best thing about DA2 was its story idea, and sadly even that wasn't too well-executed.

I don't think the extremely blatant asset reuse was the worst though -- the worst was the "another wave" encounter design.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

"Treat Dragon Age II as a licensed AA hack&slash"

Got it.

 

[gabbo]

I wonder how many Battlefield titles are going to release on Steam. The article mentions battlefield titles after all.

I know V is confirmed and 1 is probably likely, but man I honestly just want 3 or 4. Hopefully the need for speed games are a sign that we’ll get multiple entries instead of just V.

also I wonder if they’ll bother with Andromeda

Is it likely we;ll ever see BF2142 on steam?

 

[prudis]

Batch 2

More Great EA Games Available on Steam Today

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Today, players can experiencemodern day warfare in Battlefield 3:tm: and Battlefield 4:tm: or the WWI and WWII battles of the past in Battlefield:tm: 1 and Battlefield V respectively. Watch the new trailer.

Players can also fight for humanity as Commander Shepard in Mass Effect:tm: 3 or visit new worlds as Sara or Scott Ryder in Mass Effect Andromeda. In addition, players can play as iconic Star Wars characters and with the incredible Star Wars:tm:vehicles in Star Wars:tm: Battlefront:tm: I and Star Wars:tm: Battlefront:tm: II.

Steampages:

• Battlefield 1 – $19.99 (normally $39.99)
• Battlefield 3 – $9.99 (normally $39.99)
• Battlefield 4 – $19.99 (normally $39.99)
• Battlefield V – $24.99 (normally $49.99)
• Battlefield: Hardline – $9.99 (normally $39.99)
• Mass Effect 3 – $14.99 (normally $29.99)
• Mass Effect 3 DLC Bundle - $14.99 (normally $29.99)
• Mass Effect: Andromeda – $14.99 (normally $29.99)
• Star Wars Battlefront – $9.99 (normally $19.99)
• Star Wars Battlefront II – $19.99 (normally $39.99)

 

[MegaApple]

Man I like EA has put some sensible regional pricing, but few are just WACKED OUT HIGH!
BF5 ($49.99) costs more in my country than Jedi Fallen Order ($59.99)

 

[Phoenix RISING]

Madden on PC.

Now that's new.

 

[prudis]

Batch 3

• A Way Out – $14.99 ($29.99)
• Apex Legends –TBA $14.99 ($29.99)
• Dead Space 3 – $9.99 (normally $19.99)
• FIFA 21 – $59.99
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted – $4.99 (normally $19.99)
• Need for Speed: Payback – $14.99 (normally $29.99)
• The Sims 4 – $19.99 (normally $39.99)
• Titanfall 2 – $9.89 (normally $29.99)

 

[sk2k]

What happens if i own a game alreay on Origin and i buy it again on Steam?

 

[lashman]

What happens if i own a game alreay on Origin and i buy it again on Steam?

you'll have both in your origin library

 

[sk2k]

you'll have both in your origin library

So it's only a extra entry in Origin and it does not clashes with the "original" entry?

 

[lashman]

So it's only a extra entry in Origin and it does not clashes with the "original" entry?

correct

 

[sk2k]

correct

Good.

 

[lashman]

Good.

yup ... it even has a "steam" banner on the cover - so you don't get confused

but yeah, it's a completely separate entry

 

[prudis]

Electronic Arts - EA Steam Achievements Unlocked! - Steam News

Based on popular demand, EA has enabled over 1000 Steam achievements for a large number of recently released games including Battlefield V, Titanfall 2, and Need for Speed Heat. During game-play, you can now complete certain objectives and unlock achievements as a result. Achievement progress is...

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[Makikou]

To be noted that EA was sort of hinting that there is no cross-progression between your Origin and Steam accounts in games, so you're going to need to start all fresh on Steam if you've played a lot on Origin - I'd wait for final confirmation though, haven't seen one.