This was somehow both half-assed and ambitious at the same time. Hot take but I thought the story was 100 times better than DA: Origins.

I was quite annoyed about one thing though: after romancing Isabella, she just disappeared in act 2 and never returned. Bad game design. :(

They could never make me hate you. But the fucking level design sure tried its hardest. Cast is great though, Isabela, Fenris, Varric, and Merrill are all wonderful.

the plot is neat, gay romance involved, but as its more an ARPG than a classical one

This is the best Dragon Age game. Best cast. Most engaging story development too. They refined the gameplay more toward an action RPG instead of the more "CRPG" style of the first game.