There were definitely tactics in DA2. I think it was pretty much copy and paste from DA:O tactics. They did a lot of copy and paste in DA2, but at least that one was a good copy and paste.
My opinions on DA:2 have been all over the place, to be honest. The reuse of the same assets over and over again was absolutely unforgiveable, but I appreciate the fact that they were telling a story that was not a riff on "you are a chosen one here to stop an unspeakable evil". Not enough games break the mold that way IMO.
