Dragion Age: Origins [PC] - Blu-ray Forum

Drew664 · 02-15-2010, 03:58 AM

I just beat it tonight!

Both of my brothers coaxed me into picking it up and I'm glad they did. I actually didn't like this game for about the first hour or so of playing, but I got adjusted to it and put some crazy hours into it.

I'm kind of curious as to what other people thought of it and who they choose to pick.

I played as an elf mage which took about 64 hours to finish the game. My favorite battles are probably a 3 way tie between

[Show spoiler]

. I started up a new char that I am planning on being a 2 hand wielding dwarf, only downside is that I'm afraid he is going to kill a wee bit slower.

Offender_Mullet · 02-15-2010, 06:49 AM

I played through it twice. Loved it the first time, but the second time around it started to lose it's luster. Great storyline, wonderful voice casting & lush graphics though.

Bioware has 2 years of dlc planned, which is a cool idea but a lot of people are very unhappy with that. The first expansion is coming next month, but at $40 ehhhh......not interested.

ZeTi · 02-15-2010, 10:59 AM

Yep just finished 2nd playthrough ... first i tried as a healer, it was insane hard but i finished it in about 40hrs ... 2nd one as a warmage ... this was way more fun

really looking forward to the big addon coming in march.

Drew664 · 02-15-2010, 01:38 PM

Cool, I had no idea that they had 2 years of downloads planned out. And $40 you say? Too rich for me and I don't usually buy expansions anyway. And yes, I can see how playing through the 2nd time would get old but I really wanted to test a mostly melee set up as I felt running 2 mages through most of the game was too easy.

wormraper · 04-04-2010, 07:05 AM

quick question guys. I haven't seen too much of this game but I love Bioware RPG's usually. So question is... is this a rather opened ended MMORPG style ala Morrowind?? or is it more in line with their more linear story driven ones like KOTOR or Mass Effect or Neverwinter Nights??

Drew664 · 04-04-2010, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wormraper

quick question guys. I haven't seen too much of this game but I love Bioware RPG's usually. So question is... is this a rather opened ended MMORPG style ala Morrowind?? or is it more in line with their more linear story driven ones like KOTOR or Mass Effect or Neverwinter Nights??

I'd have to say linear, although not completely. My brothers and I all picked it up at the same time, and we all agreed that it looked and played like Neverwinter Nights mixed in with a little bit of Diablo/WoW.

What makes it non linear is your ability to choose which order you wish to recruit races to save the world. You aren't locked in to one particular story vein at any one time (few exceptions), as you can move around to other parts of the world.

A multitude of side quests which require travel keep the game from being completely linear as well.

wormraper · 04-04-2010, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew664

I'd have to say linear, although not completely. My brothers and I all picked it up at the same time, and we all agreed that it looked and played like Neverwinter Nights mixed in with a little bit of Diablo/WoW.

What makes it non linear is your ability to choose which order you wish to recruit races to save the world. You aren't locked in to one particular story vein at any one time (few exceptions), as you can move around to other parts of the world.

A multitude of side quests which require travel keep the game from being completely linear as well.

mmmmmmmm, good, sounds fun then. I was just worried that it might be completely MMORPG open ended which I find rather boring. I think I gotta pick this puppy up then

alanwotson · 10-04-2010, 07:59 AM

It took a while to start enjoying this game. Once I got the hang of it, I could not stop playing. The story is solid, the graphics are superb, and best of all I feel I am for my money. Good job Bioware. Looking forward to extensions!

02-15-2010, 03:58 AM	#1
Drew664 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:South Dakota Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:68	Dragion Age: Origins [PC] I just beat it tonight! Both of my brothers coaxed me into picking it up and I'm glad they did. I actually didn't like this game for about the first hour or so of playing, but I got adjusted to it and put some crazy hours into it. I'm kind of curious as to what other people thought of it and who they choose to pick. I played as an elf mage which took about 64 hours to finish the game. My favorite battles are probably a 3 way tie between [Show spoiler] . I started up a new char that I am planning on being a 2 hand wielding dwarf, only downside is that I'm afraid he is going to kill a wee bit slower.

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02-15-2010, 06:49 AM	#2
Offender_Mullet Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:10	I played through it twice. Loved it the first time, but the second time around it started to lose it's luster. Great storyline, wonderful voice casting & lush graphics though. Bioware has 2 years of dlc planned, which is a cool idea but a lot of people are very unhappy with that. The first expansion is coming next month, but at $40 ehhhh......not interested.

02-15-2010, 10:59 AM	#3
ZeTi Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Austria 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:770 Trading Score:15	Yep just finished 2nd playthrough ... first i tried as a healer, it was insane hard but i finished it in about 40hrs ... 2nd one as a warmage ... this was way more fun really looking forward to the big addon coming in march.

02-15-2010, 01:38 PM	#4
Drew664 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:South Dakota Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:68	Cool, I had no idea that they had 2 years of downloads planned out. And $40 you say? Too rich for me and I don't usually buy expansions anyway. And yes, I can see how playing through the 2nd time would get old but I really wanted to test a mostly melee set up as I felt running 2 mages through most of the game was too easy.

04-04-2010, 07:05 AM	#5
wormraper Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tucson Arizona 4K collection:960 Blu-ray collection:5288 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:571	quick question guys. I haven't seen too much of this game but I love Bioware RPG's usually. So question is... is this a rather opened ended MMORPG style ala Morrowind?? or is it more in line with their more linear story driven ones like KOTOR or Mass Effect or Neverwinter Nights??

10-04-2010, 07:59 AM	#8
alanwotson Banned Member since:Oct 2010	It took a while to start enjoying this game. Once I got the hang of it, I could not stop playing. The story is solid, the graphics are superb, and best of all I feel I am for my money. Good job Bioware. Looking forward to extensions!

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