Dragon Age: Origins

[Aus_Snow]

On a side note, is anyone a little dismayed that character creation consists of only 3 races and 3 classes, and dwarves cannot be mages (though to be fair, there are specializations for each class). Or maybe I am spoiled by most RPGs consisting of at least 1 exotic race...

Anything but 'dismayed'. It's very close to being in line with my own preferences, generally speaking.

Dwarven wizards? Feh.

And wacky races, yeah, I can take or leave them. Usually leave.

And I'm seeing early comparison reviews say that graphics are better on the PC version (*presuming your computer can handle it). so that's another reason to get the pc version if you have the option.

But that is always the case. For example, the PS3 uses a GPU based on the 7800 from nVidia. Gee. Currently, that's several gens ago, for PCs. . .

 

[Banshee16]

Anyone have it on PC? I'm trying to decide whether to play it on 360, PS3, or PC. Apparently it's best on PC.....but I don't know how the requirements compare to other games. Is it at all comparable to The Witcher or NWN2? Or even slower?

Banshee

 

[Thanee]

It surely has somewhat higher requirements than The Witcher and especially NWN2.

Recommended:
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core 2.7 Ghz or similar
GFX ATI 3850 512 MB or NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or better
RAM 2 GB Windows XP (3 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7)

Bye
Thanee

 

[stonegod]

Most of the time, as long as the graphics are "good enough", I don't mind getting the 360 version (I wanted to get out of the upgrade-my-PC rat race). While Dragon Age is nice most of the time, the foilage (and esp that at a distance) does make my eyes cry. Close things are fine.

Mass Effect had it good in that it rarely (i.e., never) really had to do earth-like terrain.

Its a minor quibble, though. Still rock'n the game.

 

[Punnuendo]

I'm playing it on PC and loving it so far. I honestly can't imagine running the game on a console. How are the controls on the consoles?

 

[Remus Lupin]

I'm playing it on my iMac using bootcamp and Windows XP. I just downloaded it yesterday, but so far I've been pleasantly surprised at how nice it looks and how good it plays.

It really is a spiritual successor to the Baldur's Gate series, and frankly, I've been missing that level of immersive gameplay. You can only play through BGII so many times!

 

[Felon]

All the reviews are prety quick to state that this is a game designed first and foremost for the PC. The console versions do not enjoy the same level of graphics or tactical options.

 

[Banshee16]

I think that's generally why I'm interested in the PC requirements....I've got The Witcher, NWN2, Medieval: Total War2, Oblivion, and Drakensang, and all run pretty much fine (The Witcher is the only one that lags)....my CPU is still a 2.2 Ghz AMD X2 processor, and 2 Ghz RAM.....but my vid card is a little under the recommended value. It's so hard to tell.....I find some games that I should be too slow for *do* play fine.

I've thought of just sinking to getting it on a console, but I find RPG's are often somewhat dumbed down on console, so I'm not a fan of it.

Been waiting for this one for awhile....

Like others have mentioned, I'm trying to get out of the "upgrade PC" cycle....but it's been three years, so I do want to get around to updating it....but I have to pay off a laptop I bought for work first.

Banshee

 

[Punnuendo]

For what it's worth Dragon Age on similar settings runs a good bit more smoothly for me than The Witcher ever did on the same machine.

 

[Banshee16]

For what it's worth Dragon Age on similar settings runs a good bit more smoothly for me than The Witcher ever did on the same machine.

That's helpful info.....System Lab shows my comp as being too weak....but it ran the Witcher fine, with a few places, like boss battles in a few levels, requiring me to lower my graphics for the few minutes it took to finish the battle.

If it runs smoother than The Witcher did, then I may be fine...

Banshee