Is Dragon Age 2 shorter than Origins?

Time comparison: Origins alone is about 35 hours (skipped dialogue, every quest done). Awakening is about 11 hours (skipped dialogue, every quest done). DA2 is about 15 hours (skipped dialogue, every quest done).
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Is DA2 shorter than Origins?

I can say time wise it took me about 20 hours first time to complete dragon age 2. Probably about 60 hours or more for origins. Some of the areas and dungeons repeat in the 2nd one, but I think I mostly noticed it the later times playing through it again.
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Is Dragon Age 2 a short game?

Even if Origins DID take longer for some of you, that doesn't make DA2 by any means a short game. That is like saying Doing everything in Oblivion is really short, because it took you a few extra hours to do everything in Morrowind.
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How long is Dragon Age 2 after Origins?

DragonAge 2 starts four days after DragonAge: Origins does (With Lotherines destruction) and by the time you get to Kirkwall and finish your year of odd jobs to pay for access into the city, the blight is LONG since been over. You're off by a year and a half or so.
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How long is the gameplay for Dragon Age 2?

When focusing on the main objectives, Dragon Age II is about 26½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 58 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Do I need to play Dragon Age 2 before 3?

Can I play Dragon Age Inquisition without playing the others? Yes, you can. The story builds upon and references events from the last two games - particularly the second one - so if you have the time and interest I do recommend playing through them.
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Does Dragon Age 2 have a good story?

The narrative is quite dark, the dialogue is top notch, and your companions seem to have more agency. DA1 has a very "classical" story that resonated well with me for a long time, yet it often failed at being the "political thriller" that it seems to have aimed for.
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Is Dragon Age 2 combat better than Origins?

Dragon Age 2 feels much more streamlined than Origins. You can tell there's been a major jump forward in graphics and a seamless experience now that a couple of years have passed. But for anyone who enjoyed the tactics, like me, the more streamlined style is a detriment.
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Should I play Dragon Age: Origins before Dragon Age 2?

Yes. Origins is considered one of the best in the series by fans. It has a very strong cast of characters, and understanding what happened in it is very important for understanding the state of the fictional universe by the time you get to Dragon Age 2.
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Does Dragon Age 2 carry over from Origins?

In Dragon Age II, a Dragon Age: Origins or Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening save can be imported so that decisions the Warden made in previous games will be reflected in Dragon Age II. In order to import into each other, Origins, Awakening and the DLCs should be played in the following order: Dragon Age: Origins.
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Is Dragon Age 2 linear?

This forms the background story of Dragon Age II. The main story has a linear frame narrative, unfolding through flashbacks from the perspective of the game's unreliable narrator, a dwarf rogue named Varric Tethras (Brian Bloom) with a humorous though caring personality.
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Does Dragon Age 2 have multiple endings?

Depending on a choice made in The Last Straw, there are two slightly varying conclusions to Dragon Age II.
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Which act is the longest Dragon Age 2?

There is probably around 20-30 hours of side quests. Thanks. There are three Acts. Act One is the longest (14 hrs, do everything, hard), Act Three is the shortest.
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Is Dragon Age: Origins a long game?

When focusing on the main objectives, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition is about 49½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 105 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Is Dragon Age: Origins short?

It can vary from 40 to 80 hours based on how much of it you engage with. Rather than being a giant sprawling landmass filled with collectibles, NPCs, and dungeons, Dragon Age: Origins is made up of a series of smaller localized maps with quests dotted about, indicated by the standard golden exclamation mark.
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What should I play before Dragon Age 2?

Origins (and then DAO: Awakening), Dragon Age 2 and then Inquisition. Although you could play DA2 without having played DAO as the stories are 2 separate things, playing DAO first will give you some basic background knowledge regarding the game's lore.
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What is the best Dragon Age game to start with?

1 Dragon Age: Origins

It might be a lot of nostalgia, but plenty of fans would tell you that the first game, Dragon Age: Origins, is the best in the entire series.
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Is the protagonist in Dragon Age: Origins the same as Dragon Age 2?

While the main characters are completely different and separate, the choices of the Warden made in Origins are reflected in Dragon Age II.
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Does Dragon Age: Origins transfer to Dragon Age 2?

You can import your DA:O. save to DA2 in DA2's character creator under "Events of Dragon Age: Origins." It doesn't matter when you play the other DLCs.
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What is the best class to choose in Dragon Age 2?

A dual-wielding rogue utilizing the Shadow and Assassin specialties can cause some serious damage to single enemies, but it's difficult to compare against the crowd-control aspects of a Dragon Age mage using Force and Elemental. Much the like original game, the Mage is Dragon Age 2's best class.
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Can you beat Dragon Age: Origins solo?

I have soloed the game on Nightmare with several builds and these two are the easiest I found to solo with: Arcane warrior+Blood mage. With proper spec and gear (+mana regen) you can solo High Dragon and Flemeth on Nightmare without potions. You can easily survive overwhelms, CC's etc.
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What is the hardest fight in Dragon Age?

Gaxkang the Unbound is apparently stronger than High Dragon. The Archdemon is far and away the hardest fight in the game... That said, much about the combat engagements in this game is subjective- so it's hard to ascribe objective values to the difficulty of specific encounters.
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Who is the best person to romance in Dragon Age 2?

Isabela. Isabela is one of the two female companions that can be romanced in Dragon Age 2, and she might be a controversial pick. While Merrill is the more compassionate and loyal of the two, Isabela's romance is just more fun.
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How old is Hawke in Dragon Age 2?

Hence, Hawke is 25 at the start of DA2, and 35 during the Battle of Kirkwall in Act 3. If the game starts in 9:30, where Hawke is 25 and the twins are 18, Malcolm died 3 years earlier in 9:27, making Hawke 22 and the twins 15.
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Can you romance anyone in Dragon Age 2?

All love interests, except Sebastian, may be romanced by either gender. No other companions can be romanced. It is possible to sleep with all romantic companions, except Sebastian, in a single game. Sleeping with any of the companions does not prevent the development of other romances.
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