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Say what you will about Dragon Age II (here, we'll help: “dumbed-down,” “consolized,” and “ignorant argument against homosexuality” are the popular ones), but you might want to think twice before booting BioWare out of your life forever. After all, whether you liked Dragon Age II or not, the RPG powerhouse is still quite thankful that you bought it. So thankful, in fact, that its passing out free copies of its space opera opus Mass Effect 2 – no strings attached.
“Thanks to gamers like you, Dragon Age II is off to a great start – breaking the 1 million mark in less than two weeks and faster than Dragon Age: Origins,” BioWare wrote. “We appreciate your support. As a special thank you for helping with the game's early success, BioWare would like to present you with a download code for 2010's Game of the Year, Mass Effect 2 on PC. As always, we sincerely appreciate your support and passion as we remain focused on delivering quality interactive experiences now and in the future.”
To grab your copy, just click here and follow the instructions. Simple and straightforward as, er, all of Dragon Age II. (Sorry, BioWare. We had to.) Better still, a few DLC packs are coming along for the ride, although they're more seasoning and less meat. More specifically, you'll receive Zaeed - The Price of Revenge, Cerberus Weapon and Armor, Normandy Crash Site, Cerberus Arc Projector, and Firewalker Pack. So nothing too amazing, but given the price, can you really complain?
So yes, if Dragon Age II's any indication, BioWare's not perfect. But – in the grand scheme of things – it's pretty darn close.
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nmanguy
April 07, 2011 at 10:39am
You know, there are so many old games now, it might start to make sense for companies to just say "Hey, buying Dragon age 4? We'll give you 9 copies of Mass Effect 1/2/3 and 4 copies of DA:O, DA2, and DA3. Hell, here's a dozen copies of KotOR" to try to spur sales. I know that some other games did this. I think Portal 2 came with Portal? Or was it the Witcher 2 with a free copy of the Witcher?
stradric
April 07, 2011 at 5:57am
I wish this was a Steam download... Oh well. I played ME2 on console, but now I guess I'll see how it fares on PC.
I think DA:O was a better game than DA2 but DA2 did add some stuff to the table that I really like (mostly the Mass Effect carryovers). I hope EA lets Bioware put in the effort for DA3 instead of rushing it out like they did with 2.
praetor_alpha
April 07, 2011 at 4:54am
I totally passed on DA2. Picked up ME2 when it came out.
Besides, I think the first Mass Effect was better, had a more coherent story, and felt bigger.
BouJhi
April 06, 2011 at 11:43pm
i really am starting to regret ever being born. at best buy, it was dragon age 2 or mass effect 2, but guess what, i wanted masseffect 2, so i bought it, and now im sorry for it.
Caboose
April 07, 2011 at 8:57am
Why would you be sorry for getting ME2? Unless you bought it today and then just saw this article, you couldn't have know this was going to happen...
POMF2K
April 06, 2011 at 11:30pm
Mr. Grayson may have redeemed himself with that first comment alone.
I won't even bother with Dragon Age II. I couldn't play more than ten minutes. Took longer to install the damn game. I was expecting Elder Scrolls (go ahead and laugh) and uhh. . . yeah it felt like Final Fantasy. Uninstalled it immediately and returned it to my buddy (yeah you go ahead and upgrade your rig for that game) the next day. Glad I didn't purchase it, but then I already own Mass Effect 2.
I think BioWare has got the right idea though. I mean even if the PC gaming market wasn't turned off by the game, it's great to reward people who actually chose to purchase something, especially in this day. And I gotta say that's impressive sales for what looked to me like. . . f**kin' anime.
TommM
April 06, 2011 at 8:55pm
OK - gotta give them props for that. Looks like they realized they done PC gamers wrong with DAII (even though they'll never openly admit it) and at least are offering up a token for it.
