<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
major	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
began	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Originss	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Awakening	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launch	O
,	O
BioWare	O
supported	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
several	O
downloadable	B-Application
content	I-Application
packs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
class	O
types	O
:	O
a	O
mage	O
(	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
magical	O
staff	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
rogue	O
(	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
dagger	O
or	O
bow	O
and	O
arrow	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
warrior	O
(	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
melee	O
weapon	O
in	O
both	O
hands	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
shield	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
players	O
can	O
directly	O
control	O
these	O
companions	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
freely	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
usually	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
by	O
players	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
Tactic	O
"	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
warriors	O
can	O
stun	O
enemies	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Tremor	O
"	O
ability	O
while	O
mages	O
can	O
unleash	O
fireballs	O
to	O
burn	O
enemies	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
talents	O
drain	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
stamina	O
or	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
having	O
more	O
health	O
,	O
stamina	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
unlock	O
new	O
talents	O
and	O
upgrade	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
offers	O
several	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
for	O
players	O
to	O
select	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
selects	O
a	O
preset	O
or	O
imported	O
story	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
forms	O
the	O
background	O
story	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sebastian	O
Vael	O
(	O
Alec	O
Newman	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
archer	O
and	O
pious	O
layman	O
of	O
the	O
Kirkwall	O
Chantry	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
recruited	O
via	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
The	O
Exiled	O
Prince	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
's	O
Edmonton	O
office	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
-	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
most	O
players	O
never	O
finished	O
the	O
early	O
hours	O
of	O
Origins	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
appeal	O
to	O
more	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
looked	O
at	O
gameplay	O
of	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
sped	O
up	O
its	O
combat	O
so	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
responsive	O
and	O
give	O
more	O
immediate	O
responses	O
without	O
latency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
from	O
Origins	O
was	O
removed	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
varied	O
scenery	O
for	O
players	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
"	O
slice	O
off	O
"	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laidlaw	O
added	O
the	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
where	O
players	O
get	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
city	O
evolve	O
as	O
time	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Origins	O
was	O
developed	O
mainly	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
BioWare	O
developed	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
both	O
PCs	B-Device
and	O
consoles	O
,	O
hoping	O
players	O
of	O
both	O
machines	O
could	O
enjoy	O
the	O
same	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Tactic	O
menu	O
and	O
commands	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
story	O
are	O
identical	O
across	O
all	O
the	O
versions	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
are	O
differences	O
in	O
their	O
user	B-Application
interfaces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laidlaw	O
described	O
porting	O
Origins	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
terrible	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lighting	O
was	O
largely	O
improved	O
by	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
global	B-Algorithm
illumination	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
Hawke	O
is	O
fully	O
voiced	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Warden	O
(	O
the	O
silent	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
Origins	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laidlaw	O
added	O
that	O
with	O
choices	O
having	O
more	O
impact	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
would	O
be	O
BioWare	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
reactive	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
used	O
a	O
wiki	B-Protocol
to	O
store	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lore	B-Application
to	O
keep	O
it	O
consistent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laidlaw	O
added	O
that	O
unlike	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
place	O
and	O
the	O
setting	O
than	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
’ll	O
play	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
’s	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
and	O
even	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
which	O
have	O
these	O
progression	O
elements	O
–	O
you	O
’re	O
putting	O
points	O
into	O
things	O
–	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
n’t	O
necessarily	O
associate	O
that	O
as	O
an	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Facebook	B-Application
tie-in	O
game	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Legends	O
,	O
a	O
2D	O
role-playing	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
an	O
exclusive	O
armor	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
modeled	O
after	O
Dead	O
Spaces	O
protagonist	O
Isaac	O
Clarke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
and	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
digital	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
by	O
the	O
Valve	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
EA	O
,	O
the	O
reason	O
was	O
they	O
had	O
breached	O
Valve	O
's	O
policy	O
,	O
which	O
"[limits]	O
how	O
developers	O
interact	O
with	O
customers	O
to	O
sell	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
EA	O
rewarded	O
early	O
adopters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
another	O
BioWare	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
a	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
title	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
downloadable	B-Application
content	I-Application
packs	I-Application
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
released	O
between	O
March	O
2011	O
and	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
packs	O
include	O
Legacy	O
and	O
Mark	O
of	O
The	O
Assassin	O
,	O
which	O
advance	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
entitled	O
The	O
Exalted	O
March	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
tweaking	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
their	O
future	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mini-series	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Redemption	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
Felicia	O
Day	O
in	O
the	O
lead	O
role	O
of	O
Tallis	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six-part	O
webseries	O
premiered	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
one	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Mark	O
of	O
The	O
Assassin	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
where	O
Tallis	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
its	O
improved	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
fusion	O
"	O
of	O
both	O
action	O
and	O
strategic	O
elements	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
deploying	O
strategy	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
necessary	O
as	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Steimer	O
felt	O
there	O
were	O
not	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
impactful	O
choices	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revisiting	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Chris	O
Thursten	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
handling	O
of	O
its	O
roster	O
of	O
companions	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
they	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
homes	O
,	O
jobs	O
and	O
opinions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steimer	O
felt	O
the	O
rich	O
lore	B-Application
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
wasted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neigher	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
backtracking	B-Algorithm
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
gave	O
the	O
impression	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
linear	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
were	O
worried	O
the	O
sequel	O
would	O
be	O
streamlined	O
like	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
divided	O
over	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
allegedly	O
using	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
software	O
,	O
though	O
BioWare	O
refuted	O
the	O
allegations	O
and	O
added	O
they	O
merely	O
used	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
checker	O
(	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
produced	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
)	O
that	O
deletes	O
itself	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2011	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
one	O
player	O
made	O
a	O
forum	O
post	O
on	O
Bioware	O
's	O
then-active	O
social	O
forums	O
expressing	O
their	O
distaste	O
for	O
unwanted	O
homosexual	O
advances	O
,	O
and	O
asked	O
for	O
a	O
much	O
bigger	O
focus	O
on	O
straight	O
male	O
gamers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
remove	O
homosexual	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
according	O
to	O
Chart-Track	O
,	O
outselling	O
competitors	O
including	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
is	O
explored	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
tie-in	O
novel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Asunder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
villain	O
from	O
the	O
Legacy	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Corypheus	O
,	O
returns	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
in	O
Inquisition	O
,	O
and	O
Hawke	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
non-playable	O
support	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
