Comments on: Dragon Age: Origins

By: Pax

Pax — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:31:34 +0000

I agree on the difficulty (and yes, Redcliffe can go to hell), and I also agree that it needs a lot to compete with BG2, but I definitely disagree on it not competing with NWN. I hated NWN. I didn’t like the interface, I didn’t like the plot, I didn’t like the henchmen. Still, my dislike for NWN aside, I still think DA:O is fairly decent– it’s not the greatest I’ve ever played, but it’s far beyond anything I’ve played on the PC in a long, long time…literally, I haven’t played anything even vaguely this interesting since Baldur’s Gate II. Which is frankly rather sad.

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:23:11 +0000

Loyd Case has called DA:O his tactical strategy game of the year, which is a bit much, but there is a lot of planning here. Getting your people into position, lining up your spells, etc. Sadly, a lot of this tactical stuff gets lost in the transition to the 360.

By: Tiffany Martin

Tiffany Martin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:11:25 +0000

I have yet to play this, it’s interesting to see that you have though, as RPGs are like manna from heaven for me.

Of course, not playing it yet might have something to do with currently playing the hell out of Borderlands….

I’ve been looking for intelligent feedback about this title ever since it was released, thanks for posting it even though it is not a strategy title (manna from a parallel universe?).

I’ll keep Tom’s tips in mind when I do inevitably play.

By: Scott R. Krol

Scott R. Krol — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:02:15 +0000

Now that I’ve put some time into it I can’t say I’m terribly impressed. If the developer was German or East European would the game receive such praise? Seems to me a lot of folks are giving Bioware a pass because they’re remembering the days of Baldur’s Gate, not the here and now.

Troy, if you really want a serious examination of a magical society I highly recommend the Magic of Recluse series by L.E. Modesitt Jr. Amazing series of books dealing with a world ruled by the magic of Order and Chaos (and not Warhammer type Chaos). Not a single orc, elf, dwarf, or any kind of monster to be seen. Lots of talk about trade guilds, steampunk engineering, politics, and more. Really good stuff in a well realized world.

By: Zer0s

Zer0s — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:22:14 +0000

“At least elves have a history as a slave caste to set them apart from every fantasy world ever.”

That was already present in The Witcher to some extent, in that they were also outcasts and rebels, by the way.

By: cssgamer

cssgamer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:13:01 +0000

Немного не по теме, но смешно: Жена – это счастье, котроес годами становитсяполным :)