This game was even better than the first one! I liked the strength of the story in the first one--you are a Gray Warden, you have purpose, you have a mission--and I feel like that sense of purpose is lacking a little in Hawke's story, but I think that is in some ways more liberating. Hawke is a much more fun character to play. The Gray Warden (and maybe it's because they can't actually talk) seems a little stiff in comparison. The detail in the worlds is (obviously) better than the first one, but I was disappointed that you couldn't upgrade your companions' armor and weapons in the same way you could in the previous game. I did like the specialization system better in the second game. I also like how the game was separated into three acts, though I feel like there were a whole lot more side quests in Act 1, and then Act 2 and 3 went by really fast. I also really enjoyed that when you import your character it affects this game. I was so excited to see Alistair again! And it made me want to play both the games for a second time in a different way to see how the first affects the second. ( )