I just finished Dragon Age 2 today after purchasing it only earlier this week, as I expected it to be a GREAT RPG. Sadly my expectations were diminshing as the game progressed.
Dragon Age Origins was what I would call GREAT as an RPG, just as Neverwinter Nights was. It took me approximately 20–21 hours gameplay to complete the story of Dragon Age 2. As it is set only in one city, Kirkwall, I believe that limits the potential of what Dragon Age Origins was.
There are some gamers that want the best graphice, I am not one of those. It might just be possible that the texture patch could increase the graphics but my interests lie in the Gameplay and Story.
Gamplay I though was very good, it did in my opinion surpass DA Origins but the story left a lot to be disired for.
For one, you can only choose a human as the hero.
For two, the story left an incredible amount unanswered and it in no way complete. Just like at the end of a movie which suggests there is a lot more going to happen, this is the case for Dragon Age 2, and there is no doubt in my mind without reading another review that there will be an expansion to this game, simply a matter of time.
I did read an old review (before it had been officially released that) that gamers were querying as to whether EA simply slapped on the 2 of a game they were developing as a side project. There might be some truth to that after all.