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olympia wrote:Well it's out...any insta-reviews?

Give me 'til this afternoon for first impressions. I have to work this morning.

Same

I'm looking forward to it as well ^^ the various trailers on PSN look awesome! It'll need to wait till after Modern Warfare II however :p

I can't wait for it either, saw some youtube vids on it. I've been looking for a nice new RPG to play.

Deff Dread red Edition wrote:I can't wait for it either, saw some youtube vids on it. I've been looking for a nice new RPG to play.

I know dude, like 80 hours to complete a playthrough, and it never plays the same twice? awesome ^^

"Never plays the same twice" is a claim that's has yet to be matched with reality. DLS, have you downloaded the character builder? There aren't a ton of options. I'm not upset about that, however, as BioWare writing is usually enough for me to play through more than once and the relatively narrow choices probably indicate deeper plots for the ones that are available.

Oh and gimme a shout out in your PwnAge review, yo.

Indeed, plus I would really like to see how certain spells interact with one another. In one of the vids an elf mage uses a blizzard spell to stop a fire spell. Looks to have some nice tactical options(from what I saw in the vids)for RPGers that like that sort of thing, I am more a run in beat it all to death with a stick kind of guy.

I will keep my eye on this thread for the first reviews of those lucky few who have got it. I'm really curious about this game, but I've not read/heard too much about it. If it turns out to be any good I'll be getting it after Christmas. Until then my money has been spent on Modern Warfare 2 and my usual 'xbox game for christmas' slot from my family has already been filled with Left 4 Dead 2.
I love Bioware though and my faith in them is supported by the top notch job they did on Mass Effect (although there was room for improvemnet) and I trust that Dragon Age will be at least half decent.
Does anyone have a list of the voice actors? One of my more geeky traits is that I am a fanboy for famous (or at least well known) actors doing voices in games (I direct you to Halo 3/ODST - so that's where the cast of Firefly went! ).

Today is the day! Oooh! I feel as giddy as a school girl!

Made a couple of characters on the creator already and played DA: Journeys, but I don't know if I can last another 6 hours at work...

Very excited to play and to hear what others think. I really hope it has 100+ hrs of gameplay.

I know what you mean . . . this will be a really slow day until I get home from Best Buy. Well, then there are 360 load times to think about . . . i wonder if I shouldn't have gotten this for PS3?

Manchu wrote:I know what you mean . . . this will be a really slow day until I get home from Best Buy. Well, then there are 360 load times to think about . . . i wonder if I shouldn't have gotten this for PS3?

The PS3 loads a bit quicker cos of the HD Install... I'm sure it'll improve dood ^^

I have a quirk for getting games I love across platforms. Played Oblivion on PC and PS3 and Fallout 3 on PS3 and Xbox. Oblivion was a chore on PC and a pleasure on PS3. Fallout looked and played better on PS3 than on the 360. I got DA:O on Xbox because ME2 will be (or at least likely remain) 360/PC only and I wondered if there would be some DA: O stuff released with ME2 as there is ME2 armor with DA: O. I hope it wasn't a mistake . . .

Voice actors are listed here on the wiklipedia page.
There are a number of famous actors in it.

PS3 has shorter load time AND higher rez textures, but apprently, if your PC can handle it - that is the way to go.

Then I hope my PC can handle it, I have an Xbox but am always put off by the price of most of the games(even though I do own a few).

I posted this on the other thread without response, I am curious if anyone had seen the 2d tactical prelude of sorts, Dragon Age: Journeys?

It has unlocks for Origins.

http://www.dragonagejourneys.com

I posted this on the other thread without response, I am curious if anyone had seen the 2d tactical prelude of sorts, Dragon Age: Journeys?

I've been playing it. Got the first item unlocked but haven't had time to get the other 2. Also if you create a character on the character creator they released and upload to the bioware social site they are suposed to give you another item.

I got all the unlocks, and did the character creator.

DA:Journeys reminds me of and, iirc was done by some of the folks that made Heroes of Might and Magic.

Yeah, they said that it was influenced by HM&M's battle style. Pretty fun little game.

Starting now.


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I'm starting to get comfortable with it and like it more. It's very like KotOR/ME with just a hint of Fable.

First Impressions?

While I am enjoying it, it hasn't wowed me yet. I haven't seen anything really new or innovative.

We'll have to wait and see how I feel a little further in.

I am having fun. Once I hit the first town things expanded quite a bit. I rather like the dialogue, and have spent a lot of time reading - but I like to read, thus the avatar.

Only played about 9 hours or so yesterday. Still, I say

Majesticgoat wrote:No Jade Empire love?

I am excited about Dragon Age: Origins but I think I will wait for it to be bargain binned or discounted on Steam. I have trouble paying so much for a game I can not play with my friends. My impulse buys are usually because I see my friends playing something and I want into it.

Depends on expected gameplay.

DVDs are 15-20 dollars for 1.5-3.0 hours. Double that if you're into commentary.

Video Games are 50-60 dollars.

Multiplayer= Bargain rate if you like that sort of thing.
10 hours single player = worth 4-6 DVDs
30-50 hours single player= 3-5x the DVD amount

So while multiplayer can be a factor, it doesn't really matter to people like me who
treat video games like expensive interactive books.

so far its very good, played about 7 hours (Dwarf Rogue). Reminds me heavily of Baldurs Gate and Mass eEffect

What are the character options anyway?

Starts off as Human, Dwarf, or Elf, for race option. Mage, Rogue, or Warrior for class. Then an origin, generally Commoner or Noble - or Mage. ^^

There not a combination of each, but the real details get worked out in gameplay, not character generation.

Additionally, there are multiple specializations available as well as skills and such.

I was initially worried it would be too small on selection, but I am already planning characters for the next 3+ playthroughs. Weeks from now.


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They have a web page here .
Also there is the beginnings of a wikia here .

If you want some details.

Don't get me wrong, I like the game thus far. I'm just looking for that wow effect that will sperate it from the other bioware games in my mind.

There hasn't been a Bioware game yet I didn't like, but there are some which are better than others and I was hoping this was going to be one of the better ones. Like I said still a little early to tell I think.

So, are the camera controls and angles better than Neverwinter Nights 2 or is it the same old frustrating crapfest?

malfred wrote:
So while multiplayer can be a factor, it doesn't really matter to people like me who
treat video games like expensive interactive books.

Win. And not that expensive either for me, as I read very quickly - to the extent that I get accused of skimming rather often (I do not).

BrookM wrote:So, are the camera controls and angles better than Neverwinter Nights 2 or is it the same old frustrating crapfest?

I never played NWN2, but I have had no issue with camera controls in Dragon Age.

Multiplayer isn't great when the other players want to rush through the story and fight the monsters.

I was under the impression that there was no multiplayer. I thought that because that is what Bioware told me at a presentation of the game.