Dragon Age II is actually pretty good I think. But I don't think you'd like it, Jowy. If you plan on playing DA3 and don't want to miss anything, then I'd recommend you finish up act 1 and zip through the next two acts (they aren't as long if you're only doing mandatory quests). Also I think it's safe to guess that any sidquest to do with mages and templars will be relevant to events in DA3 so maybe check those out too.