Dragon Age: Origins

Spyhop · October 16th, 2009, 04:40

This is the one I play-tested at Bioware and it was very awesome.
It's out in a couple weeks and Steam recently got the rights to sell it. It's only 50 bucks on Steam and the Steam version comes with a couple of in-game items. FYI. Also, obligatory "I, for one, welcome our digital distribution overlords"

Can't wait.

Densetsu · October 16th, 2009, 08:34

I'm cautiously optimistic. I like most of Bioware's games but their DLC strategy for Dragon Age is disgusting. Offering you to pay for content that's probably already on disc. Scamco all over again. If you pay for that you're part of the problem.

Anyway, the trailers I saw were horrible but the previews are positive, so I'll wait for some reviews from gamers and review sites to come out. Until then, I have Risen and The Witcher to keep me from going nutso.

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Strike105X · October 16th, 2009, 08:53

Imo the trailers are not that terible (except the first ones):

I think i will like this game to, will probably get my hands on it when its out. Though there's no rush even if i finished Risen i still have .hack// to finish

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**Cid Highwind** · October 16th, 2009, 09:37

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I'm cautiously optimistic. I like most of Bioware's games but their DLC strategy for Dragon Age is disgusting. Offering you to pay for content that's probably already on disc. Scamco all over again. If you pay for that you're part of the problem.

Anyway, the trailers I saw were horrible but the previews are positive, so I'll wait for some reviews from gamers and review sites to come out. Until then, I have Risen and The Witcher to keep me from going nutso.

On the other hand, I'm sure it will be epic without it. Hell, with Bioware's games it's impossible to even see everything the first time around anyway. They put in double the characters allowed in your party, and quests depending on them and decisions you made.

Also, there's nothing more than a disc check on this game, piracy's a given, I suppose this is a way for them to ensure some extra income. Micro transactions are a semi-proven concept in MMORPGs and I think this way they want to bring it to vast games like this as well. Still, I wonder how big the difference in effectiveness is between Securom and a disc check, both are cracked on day one anyway.

I'm rather cautious with this game for another reason: The character creator crashes on me as soon as I click on "New Character", when the game has to load. I'll try before I buy, not worth taking the risk. I can always place an order afterwards

One thing is for certain though: There's good times coming up for the PC gamer.

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Spyhop · October 16th, 2009, 15:04

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Anyway, the trailers I saw were horrible

That was EA's marketting deptarment's fault. They didn't want the actual game shown in the trailers. They were afraid people might know it's an RPG.

**SCHUMI_4EVER** · October 16th, 2009, 15:28

Yay another dark and gloomy WRPG *waits for Drakensang - The River of Time*

Not to mention with so many choices having to be made it's quite possible I could play the game and miss half of it...no thanks.

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Spyhop · October 16th, 2009, 15:49

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Yay another dark and gloomy WRPG

absence of cartoon != dark and gloomy. Matter of fact, the play-test I did at Bioware was set on a bright, sunny day.

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Not to mention with so many choices having to be made it's quite possible I could play the game and miss half of it...no thanks.

Yeah man. Choices suck.

Much better to keep people on the railroad.

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · October 16th, 2009, 15:54

Yes, at least that way you don't cheat them out of game content.

Anyways I guess I will reserve further judgment till I get a chance to check out the full Bestiary.

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Strike105X · October 16th, 2009, 15:57

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absence of cartoon != dark and gloomy. Matter of fact, the play-test I did at Bioware was set on a bright, sunny day.

Hey Spy, i'm disappointed, that was addressed to the wrong person...

Spoiler:

Though more seriously i agree with Spy, the colors and the glittering of armors goes in contradiction with your dark and gloomy statement :P. Can't wait to play with that red haireded gal

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · October 16th, 2009, 17:16

I hope the Dragon Age Wiki is missing some creatures cuz it's looking pretty sad at the moment (with the majority of creatures consisting of brown, gray and dark red (usually blood stains or body parts displaying flesh in zombie fashion)........

Nice Ogre by the way...it hope they label it well in the game cuz it looks to me like a skeleton wearing a minotaur costume.
File:Ogre.jpg - The Dragon Age Wiki - Dragon Age, characters, creatures, and more

And for those of you who want to look at the rest of the gloomy cast
Creatures - The Dragon Age Wiki - Dragon Age, characters, creatures, and more
Notice there's not a single neutral sunny field or anything behind any of those monsters...just dark and gloomy colours (although I admit not all are in the game yet)

Let's contrast shall we and show some monsters consisting of more than 3 dark colours or one overriding colour.....
Monster Families - The Last Remnant Wiki - Characters, quests, walkthroughs, and more

I always hear talk that these WRPG games consist of more than just doom and gloom but virtually every screenshot I check tells me otherwise...

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Spyhop · October 16th, 2009, 18:07

Schumi, stfu. We don't all want to play a damn cartoon.

Densetsu · October 16th, 2009, 18:16

Much as I hate to admit it, Schumi has a point, but the lack of diversity and color in Dragon Age doesn't bother me. As long as it's fun to play and the story is enjoyable, I couldn't care less if I was killing white or rainbow colored skeletons and I'm pretty sure most will agree with me.

Sorry Schumi, but WRPG's aren't for you and I don't see why you feel the need to complain in every WRPG thread ever created on ngemu's forums. If they bother you so much, complain to their respective developers.

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Exodus · October 16th, 2009, 19:25

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Yes, at least that way you don't cheat them out of game content.

That's what a second playthrough is for... Sounds like you're not into replay value.

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Strike105X · October 16th, 2009, 19:29

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If they bother you so much, complain to their respective developers.

Actually that's only valid if you bought the game and something is advertised in one way and it turns out in another.

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · October 16th, 2009, 21:07

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Much as I hate to admit it, Schumi has a point, but the lack of diversity and color in Dragon Age doesn't bother me. As long as it's fun to play and the story is enjoyable, I couldn't care less if I was killing white or rainbow colored skeletons and I'm pretty sure most will agree with me.

Sorry Schumi, but WRPG's aren't for you and I don't see why you feel the need to complain in every WRPG thread ever created on ngemu's forums. If they bother you so much, complain to their respective developers.

I complain cuz I like RPGs but for some reason on PC they are all of the doom and gloom variety, it's just more of the same over and over again but for some reason unlike in the FPS genre doing complain that it's just the same old thing...wtf is up with these double standards?

I just keep on hoping against hope that my PC will be able to give me just 1/10th as much RPG Goodness as my GBA or DS are cable of giving me and every time I get my hope shattered to bits.

Also another problem with this particular game is the name, Dragon Age - Origins...I should be loving it based on that name, but I hate it.

Mainly I just rant cuz I can't get the RPG fix I want on PC.

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That's what a second playthrough is for... Sounds like you're not into replay value.

It's the gameplay (in other words in an RPG the combat and crafting systems) that determines whether I want to play it again, not how much content I missed in the game.

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Xblade · October 17th, 2009, 01:25

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Originally Posted by SCHUMI_4EVER

I complain cuz I like RPGs but for some reason on PC they are all of the doom and gloom variety, it's just more of the same over and over again but for some reason unlike in the FPS genre doing complain that it's just the same old thing...wtf is up with these double standards?

I just keep on hoping against hope that my PC will be able to give me just 1/10th as much RPG Goodness as my GBA or DS are cable of giving me and every time I get my hope shattered to bits.

Also another problem with this particular game is the name, Dragon Age - Origins...I should be loving it based on that name, but I hate it.

Mainly I just rant cuz I can't get the RPG fix I want on PC.

It's the gameplay (in other words in an RPG the combat and crafting systems) that determines whether I want to play it again, not how much content I missed in the game.

Your problem is stemming from the fact that JRPG developers get scared ****less when they look at the pc market.

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Spyhop · October 17th, 2009, 01:29

Schumi's got it so backwards. jRPG's are one of the most stagnant genres around. They're all the same.

makotech222 · October 17th, 2009, 02:13

indeed JRPGS are really getting super boring. Mind wiped pre-pubescent boy, who in the past, was some super powerful person=story of 50% of jrpgs. Other 50% is village burned down, father killed, left behind powerful artifact, go and get revenge.

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Xblade · October 17th, 2009, 02:26

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indeed JRPGS are really getting super boring. Mind wiped pre-pubescent boy, who in the past, was some super powerful person=story of 50% of jrpgs. Other 50% is village burned down, father killed, left behind powerful artifact, go and get revenge.

Well um lol.

None of those things happened in any FF game. I only remember the village burning in Jeanne D'arc, and that game was far from cliche.

Stereo typing is kind of fail.

Now maybe you want me to give you a rundown of WRPGs and Shooters? Which are much more generic.

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makotech222 · October 17th, 2009, 02:35

well the new jrpgs are very stereotyped. Tales of vesperia, Magna carta, valhalla knights. theres a bunch i just got that are all like that but arent even worth commiting to memory

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October 16th, 2009, 04:40	#1
Spyhop Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SPAAACCCCE Posts: 7,343	Dragon Age: Origins This is the one I play-tested at Bioware and it was very awesome. It's out in a couple weeks and Steam recently got the rights to sell it. It's only 50 bucks on Steam and the Steam version comes with a couple of in-game items. FYI. Also, obligatory "I, for one, welcome our digital distribution overlords" Can't wait.

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October 16th, 2009, 08:34	#2
Densetsu Demon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hell. Waiting for Diablo's call. Posts: 1,204	I'm cautiously optimistic. I like most of Bioware's games but their DLC strategy for Dragon Age is disgusting. Offering you to pay for content that's probably already on disc. Scamco all over again. If you pay for that you're part of the problem. Anyway, the trailers I saw were horrible but the previews are positive, so I'll wait for some reviews from gamers and review sites to come out. Until then, I have Risen and The Witcher to keep me from going nutso. __________________

October 16th, 2009, 08:53	#3
Strike105X ヒットハード＆高速 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aincrad Posts: 13,701	Imo the trailers are not that terible (except the first ones): I think i will like this game to, will probably get my hands on it when its out. Though there's no rush even if i finished Risen i still have .hack// to finish . __________________ DeviantArt\|AnimeList\|PC Config

October 16th, 2009, 15:28	#6
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,413	Yay another dark and gloomy WRPG waits for Drakensang - The River of Time Not to mention with so many choices having to be made it's quite possible I could play the game and miss half of it...no thanks. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

October 16th, 2009, 15:54	#8
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,413	Yes, at least that way you don't cheat them out of game content. Anyways I guess I will reserve further judgment till I get a chance to check out the full Bestiary. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

October 16th, 2009, 17:16	#10
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,413	I hope the Dragon Age Wiki is missing some creatures cuz it's looking pretty sad at the moment (with the majority of creatures consisting of brown, gray and dark red (usually blood stains or body parts displaying flesh in zombie fashion)........ Nice Ogre by the way...it hope they label it well in the game cuz it looks to me like a skeleton wearing a minotaur costume. File:Ogre.jpg - The Dragon Age Wiki - Dragon Age, characters, creatures, and more And for those of you who want to look at the rest of the gloomy cast Creatures - The Dragon Age Wiki - Dragon Age, characters, creatures, and more Notice there's not a single neutral sunny field or anything behind any of those monsters...just dark and gloomy colours (although I admit not all are in the game yet) Let's contrast shall we and show some monsters consisting of more than 3 dark colours or one overriding colour..... Monster Families - The Last Remnant Wiki - Characters, quests, walkthroughs, and more I always hear talk that these WRPG games consist of more than just doom and gloom but virtually every screenshot I check tells me otherwise... __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

October 16th, 2009, 18:07	#11
Spyhop Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SPAAACCCCE Posts: 7,343	Schumi, stfu. We don't all want to play a damn cartoon.

October 16th, 2009, 18:16	#12
Densetsu Demon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hell. Waiting for Diablo's call. Posts: 1,204	Much as I hate to admit it, Schumi has a point, but the lack of diversity and color in Dragon Age doesn't bother me. As long as it's fun to play and the story is enjoyable, I couldn't care less if I was killing white or rainbow colored skeletons and I'm pretty sure most will agree with me. Sorry Schumi, but WRPG's aren't for you and I don't see why you feel the need to complain in every WRPG thread ever created on ngemu's forums. If they bother you so much, complain to their respective developers. __________________

October 17th, 2009, 01:29	#17
Spyhop Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SPAAACCCCE Posts: 7,343	Schumi's got it so backwards. jRPG's are one of the most stagnant genres around. They're all the same.

October 17th, 2009, 02:13	#18
makotech222 The one and only Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 3,609	indeed JRPGS are really getting super boring. Mind wiped pre-pubescent boy, who in the past, was some super powerful person=story of 50% of jrpgs. Other 50% is village burned down, father killed, left behind powerful artifact, go and get revenge. __________________ Desktop: [Windows 7 x64][Asus P8P67 Deluxe][Intel i5 2500k @4.4ghz][EVGA GTX 570][Corsair DDR3 8gb] [Corsair 550w][Viewsonic 23inch 120hz 1680x1050 Display] Lenovo X200Tablet: [Windows 7 x64][L9400 @1.86ghz][Intel GMA 4500MHD][2gb Ram][160GB 7200rpm][LED-lit Touchscreen/pen-abled]

October 17th, 2009, 02:35	#20
makotech222 The one and only Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 3,609	well the new jrpgs are very stereotyped. Tales of vesperia, Magna carta, valhalla knights. theres a bunch i just got that are all like that but arent even worth commiting to memory __________________ Desktop: [Windows 7 x64][Asus P8P67 Deluxe][Intel i5 2500k @4.4ghz][EVGA GTX 570][Corsair DDR3 8gb] [Corsair 550w][Viewsonic 23inch 120hz 1680x1050 Display] Lenovo X200Tablet: [Windows 7 x64][L9400 @1.86ghz][Intel GMA 4500MHD][2gb Ram][160GB 7200rpm][LED-lit Touchscreen/pen-abled]