Iroquois on 28/12/2009 at 14:49
^ Hmm, really? I've only taken my info from walkthroughs, which catalogue Zevran as the only one who goes both ways. Interesting, considering I wanted a female character in my next playthrough and Zevran just pisses me off. I could go for Alistair, but he's 'the buddy'.
Thanks.
Stitch on 29/12/2009 at 15:40
Pulling into the home stretch here (just freed the doublecrossing queen :mad:) and Dragon Age is by far the best game I've played all year, and easily the spiritual successor to the Baldur's Gate franchise. The game has two fairly critical flaws--the visuals range between competent and ugly and each section tends to go one map of bad guys too far--but overall this is one of the best RPGs I've ever played (at least as far as this type of RPG goes).
Dragon Age is basically Bioware perfecting their formula, and as such it deserves the critical acclaim it received. Having said that, next I'd really like to see Bioware take a page from Piranha Bytes and Bethesda and work on world immersion. Bioware games are fairly linear and that's exactly the way they should be--at least to a point--but there's no reason the locations you visit can't feel more like, well, locations you are visiting, and less like little maps of miniature houses. Dragon Age has a fairly well developed (if generic) setting, and better world immersion would actually give you a reason to care.
Matthew on 29/12/2009 at 16:31
Finally got around to buying this in the Steam sale and I'm looking forward to it - as soon as I figure out how the f I download DLC from this Social Network site without just making a completely new account (I'm having trouble associating my old Bioware account with the EA one).
jewstin32 on 31/12/2009 at 10:15
I do like a gritty, fantasy game such as Dragon Age to really sink my teeth into. I prefer playing games such as this or Oblivion to be honest. I'm more at home playing these type of games.
I do have a question though Wes.
Have you played the 360 or PS3 verison at all? If so, how are the controls? I'm assuming the PC controls are easy to pick up for this type of game but I wouldn't mind knowing the controller responds to pick up this game and get underway.
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Jason Moyer on 31/12/2009 at 19:15
Just finished it, and as much as I hate the generic high fantasy aspect of it, there were a lot of parts that made me laugh. The optional "Escape!"-like quest was full of funny shit, and I totally lost it the last time you talk to Sandal - that was too awesome.
Also, I've read 80 hours as an average playtime, and I ended up with 63 with all of the DLC and close to 100% sidequests. By that time my dog was levelled up so far that I had skill points I couldn't assign to him (dunno how the devs missed that one, it's annoying having the "level up" symbol next to his name for the last 5 hours of the game).
EvaUnit02 on 5/1/2010 at 16:13
Oh cool, seems that there's a fully blown expansion pack coming, not just more DLC mini-quests. $40 USD though? That's fairly pricey, IMO.
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Guildford, UK - January 5, 2009 - Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today Dragon Age™: Origins - Awakening, the first official expansion pack to Dragon Age: Origins, the recent recipient of Spike TV's Best RPG and PC Game of 2009, IGN's Best RPG of 2009 and CNN.com's Best RPG of 2009. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening will be available for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC on March 16, 2010.
Designed and written by the same team that brought you Dragon Age: Origins, the Awakening expansion pack offers a brand new area of the world to explore known as Amaranthine, featuring an epic story that will allow players to unravel the secrets of the darkspawn - and their true motivations! Players will face a range of horrific and terrifying creatures including an evolved, intelligent breed of darkspawn and other menacing creatures such as the Inferno Golem and Spectral Dragon. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening provides exciting new ways for players to customize their heroes and party, including the ability to re-spec their character attributes, allowing even greater customization and replayability. Featuring an increased level cap, new spells, abilities, specializations and items, plus five all-new party members, players can continue their adventures from Dragon Age, or begin with a brand new party.
“Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening shows BioWare's commitment to our fans by delivering new story-driven experiences which enrich the dark heroic fantasy universe our fans have come to know and love,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group, EA, and Co-Founder, BioWare. “The vibrant worldwide community of Dragon Age fans will relish uncovering the secret motivations of the darkspawn, revealing how the darkspawn continue to infest the world despite the defeat of the Archdemon.”
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, BioWare's next thread in the Dragon Age: Origins tapestry, occurs following the events of Dragon Age: Origins and puts players into the role of a Grey Warden Commander entrusted with rebuilding the order of Grey Wardens. In addition to rebuilding the ranks of the Grey Wardens, you will be tasked with uncovering the mystery of how the darkspawn survive after the slaying of the Archdemon dragon. How players choose to rebuild their order, resolve the conflict with the mysterious “Architect,” and determine the fate of the darkspawn are just some of the many intriguing moral choices that will shape each player's heroic journey. Players will be able to import their character from Dragon Age: Origins or start out as a new Grey Warden from the neighboring land of Orlais.
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening will be released March 16, 2010 worldwide on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 console and PC. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening will be available for $39.99 on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles in North America and will require Dragon Age: Origins to play. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening is rated M by the ESRB and 18+ by PEGI.
nicked on 5/1/2010 at 19:13
Hold on - increased level cap? My Dragon Age manual states that there is no level cap, just a formula for working out how much more XP you need each time...
Stitch on 5/1/2010 at 19:43
Regardless, I'm there. I'm wrapping up the original campaign now (just did the Landsmeet which involved a pretty gutting decision regarding my buddy Alistair :() and while a small break will be nice, I certainly want more.
