Comments on: First Steps With Dragon Age

By: banana

banana — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:13:39 +0000

Is theere a way to make your character not say things as they atttack? its quite annoying.

By: Enshu

Enshu — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:03:13 +0000

This one is a magnificent game, indeed. They actually managed to bring some of the Baldur’s Gate spirit, just as they promised. I enjoy it wholeheartedly, playing as a female human noble wielding a great sword. Ah, great swords… are great. And battles are just the way I like them. So far I haven’t used a single healing poulstice, and I’m leavig Lothering. Probably there’ll be plenty of opportunities to spend all I have accumulated.

There’s a captivating story; no Chosen-Oneness (at least, no one cries about it out loud from the beginning), no peaceful hamlet of your home ravaged by Big Bad Boss, no lost relative/friend quest. Something original, something that allows me to identify myself with my redhead lass. Mind you, it hasn’t been easy to get in roleplay mood with those mainstream RPGs lately.

And, finally, a worthy romance interest for a female character! BGII had Anomen, and NWN2 had Casavir, and both of them (bored and amused me at the same time, a terrifying experience) couldn’t produce as much charm as a certain Grey Warden. Thumbs up!

By: Fumarole

Fumarole — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:38:55 +0000

Painful to read at 1920×1200? Poor vision methinks.

By: Dominic White

Dominic White — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:37:32 +0000

There’s a couple of points in the game where you want to have as many people in your party as you can, even if they’re not in active use. You’ll see.

By: Psychopomp

Psychopomp — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:08 +0000

Buy game

Don’t buy DLC

HOLY SHIT THAT WAS HARD

By: Fumarole

Fumarole — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:31:04 +0000

“I have absolutely no problem paying for great games. ”

Except you obviously do.

By: Victor

Victor — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:14:40 +0000

Yeah, what happened to the battle log!?
Can someone please create an addon:)

By: Kerham

Kerham — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:14:37 +0000

This game is awesome. Small world for my taste, but there is plenty space for a whole saga I think.

By: ZeroDefetcs

ZeroDefetcs — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:56:28 +0000

Top game so far. The game became alot easier when I started using taunt at the right times on my tank, and moving Zevran around the back of the enemy being ff. He tears people apart when he can flank. As soon as I started doing this I managed to kill those sodding Revenants which seemed seriously overpowered. Oh, and dont u just luv a perfectly timed and placed Cone of GG!

By: James G

James G — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:40:19 +0000

Anonymous Coward said:

Very glad I did. 15$ for a DLC? Oh, so I can’t find the lost HQ of the Grey Wardens unless I pay extra for it? Fuck that.

Errm, no. Wardens Keep is $7 (~£4.50), and if you don't want it, don't buy it. Shale comes free with all new copies of the game.

Seriously, how is one piece of DLC, nickel and diming? I sometimes think folk are just looking for excuses to pirate.

By: Arnulf

Arnulf — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:28:58 +0000

So, I, uhm, bought Dragon Age: Origins. And I'm enjoying it greatly.

Of course, fantasy-sucker that I am, I just had to play through all six origin stories. Several surprises there that really took me unawares. Great stuff. I expected least from the dwarf commoner story, but he's now my main character. It felt a tiny little bit like the movie Gladiator!

Anyway, I suck at combat. Had to push the slider to Easy because I couldn't get past the ogre. And I don't know how to get money. Always scraping by just so. Also, I've got one part of the dragon armour in my backpack, but I can't use it! What a tease is that? The other parts are available but way too expensive for me.

Hmm.. sounds like I'm complaining. Actualy I'm very thrilled with the game. It's just that I'm probably missing many things, feeling a bit overwhelmed. Instead of heaping praise I will just share one moment I experienced yesterday that really convinced me how much value is in DA:O.

I just returned to my camp after finishing the Redcliffe story with a, let's say very unorhodox solution. (Hey, I'm just a common dwarf! What does I know about the ways of the world? Right!)

When Alistair approached me and asked me: "May I have a word with you?" "Of course." And then proceeded to explode into my face! "How could you? Are you insane? That was horrible! We should have tried harder! etc." I really was a little bit shocked, because I didn't expect this at all. I knew that he was not happy with my decision. And I expected just an "Alistair disapproves! (-5)" and be done with it. And now I got this. I really sat a while and stared at the screen in disbelief. The voice acting here was also very well done. Bravo, Bioware!

By: Hmm-Hmm.

Hmm-Hmm. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:57:02 +0000

Recruit him? I could, if I wanted him in my party more than Alistair, Morrigan, Leliana and my doggie. Oh I would’ve released him had I wanted him in my party as ICly you can keep an eye on him. But since I had no intention to get him in my party he’d just be wandering around freely and meeting me every once in a while (camp)