Just got this for Christmas and have put about 5-6 hrs into it. All I can say is wow! I'm loving it so far. All of the voice acting, even the kids, have been great so far. Started as the human noble warrior. The intro story was actually pretty intense. Looking forward to putting many more hours into this.
Dragon Age: Origins
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Remus Lupin
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At this rate, I may never stop playing it.
John Crichton
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It'll be interesting to see if the rumor turns out to be true. 
So, is anyone playing this on a console? I heard the PC version was vastly superior, both graphically and tactically.
Was listening to an IGN podcast that touched on Dragon Age and how harsh it is. It was hilarious The guy mentioned that early in the game you get sent to clear out
All this, and no vendors, no chances to resupply. Sounds rough. Is it really like that?
Was listening to an IGN podcast that touched on Dragon Age and how harsh it is. It was hilarious The guy mentioned that early in the game you get sent to clear out
some wizard's guild tower or somesuch, and he went in with the impression that it would be some kind of quick tutorial. Instead it was a huge floor-by-floor slog that took twelve hours. Then at some point you get sent to another dimension, which again he figured would just be some minor fetch-quest that introduces you to dimension-traveling. Again he was proved wrong when a detailed map popped up with all the places he needed to go. And then when he was done and returned to his dimension, the boss was still waiting for him. He had played about thirty hours total at that point.
All this, and no vendors, no chances to resupply. Sounds rough. Is it really like that?
ffanxii4ever
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It didn't take me quite that long, but yeah it was fun.
Personally, I like the kinda hardball approach that it takes, its not so common anymore and I think it makes less of a diablo hack-n-slash type of game, and makes things a touch more tactical, just how I like it
Personally, I like the kinda hardball approach that it takes, its not so common anymore and I think it makes less of a diablo hack-n-slash type of game, and makes things a touch more tactical, just how I like it
Ahnehnois
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Kind of. That segment is hard, but the rewards for it are immense and you get fun shapeshifting that you can use. It's also worth noting that you get a lot of choice of where to go and when to do things. Most of the game you have a 4-man party and can control everything about them, and the NPCs don't suck. It is harder than Baldur's Gate/NWN; you do have to use some tactics. I'd suggest the first playthrough be on easy.
As for vendors, the tower is one of the few times where you don't have one, and they have infinite money (the economics are rough though, 100 coppers to a silver, 100 silvers to a gold; stuff costs a lot).
I'm on my second playthrough on normal, and most battles I can handle with time (a few optional hard ones I haven't yet).
That makes me happy
(Hopefully it will be within my gaming budget, though didn't have any major gaming spending plans around that time, so it should be fine
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