Dragon Age: Origins

Release Time Frame: Mid March

Gone Gold: Not that I have heard.

Base Premise: You are a member of a some what secretive society of protectors of the realms, tasked with defending against hordes of demonic minions and the occasional albeit rarely seen actual demons that try to destroy the realms.

The game is dark fantasy with some high fantasy elements (powerful magic, elves, dwarves, etc). You can be good or evil (Yay) you can choose to do many different not necessarily nice things and your choices determine the outcome of the story.

The moniker Origins in the title refers to your character's origin story which supposedly completely changes the way in game characters treat you and how events around you unfold. The videos on the game home page look really polished and show this off well.

I plan to be picking this up release day myself, it looks like an amazing game.

dragonage.bioware.com

Dave


Edited by Kliebor2 - 27 Jan 2009 at 2:26pm

Single Player RPG, may be vaguely reminiscent of Baldur's Gate in play style based on what I have read and heard

Dave

That looks like a ton of fun! I just finished watching some videos... and I look forward to playing this game =)! I haven't played Baulder's Gate but I've heard good things about it, so hopefully this will be just as good or better *grins*. Another game to add to my pile!! Thanks ^_~

Bioware is just awesome.  I have liked all of their RPGs.  I started with the BG series but I was real young and didn't really understand the concept and had a tough time with it.  Since then I have played KoTOR and Mass Effect, and I am going back and working on Jade Empire.  These guys are the creme of the crop when it comes to RPGs, and Dragon Age is one of my most anticipated games of the year. 

I might get Jade Empire after my PC arrives as well. I am telling there are too many good games out there for me to play and not enough time to play them all.

Yet another example of EA stupidity, lets delay until Christmas 2009 because we want to show huge sales numbers next Christmas... The game is feature complete and ready to roll, EA just wants bigger holiday sales numbers...

Bunch of fascist morons if you ask me.

Dave

What kind of MMO would you like?

Release Nov 3rd.
Going to be one of the first games I order through Steam.

I don't know. Think it looks pretty sweet.
Seems a nice jump since Baldur's Gate days...

**EDIT** Doh, I meant Neverwinter Nights. Getting my bioware game timeline mixed up.


I'm itching to play with the Toolset too.

Here's a very new trailer (4 hours old as of 10/21/2009 8:24 EDT).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB1lNlET-4s

Edited by wt_oneil - 22 Oct 2009 at 9:27am

This is probably my most anticipated game of the year.  I hope it delivers.

My copy will be here Friday.. Can't wait

I'm liking it.  I had some comp time coming to me.
Got my DS rig tues. Ordered DAo through steam and started playing next day.

Playing a Dwarf commoner (I have no caste! Arrggg...).

Trying to complete Wilds outside Ostagar.

Keep getting my backside kicked by the boss. Ouch.

the UPS man just rang the door bell! so off to see what this is all about!

Here ya go 1080P screen captures of 3 of my characters on PC with all the bells and whistles on.

I think they look great, but maybe I am biased as they came from my DSO rig... My monitor is only 1080P (1920x1080) but they are best they can be for that rez

Edited by Kliebor2 - 07 Nov 2009 at 2:26pm

Disappointed in the magic??  Dude there are like 5 schools of magic and like TONS of spells. 

I went with a human noble 2handed warrior.  I actually started the game with the same guy and went sword and board so I could use him as my main tank, only to pick up Alistair and see that he was pre-specced basically the same way.  Alistair is now my main tank since I didn't want to waste the points he already had in skills.  I re-rolled and went 2h so I can use my main as an offtank. 

The pictures are fine all I mean is that no picture can do the game justice. You have to play it to see the true graphic quality of the game its self.