Dragon Age: Origins

[Havok]

I searched for a thread on this game and I was surprised that I couldn't find one. I for one am really, really looking forward to this one. I love Bioware's games, love RPG's, and I love the whole fantasy, swords and magic setting. Wrap all that up with the mature setting of the game and this one is gonna be a winner in my opinion.

So anyone else as excited as I am for this? I figured since it's only a couple months away now that it was time to start the discussion about it. Here's a couple videos to get things going............

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[darthviper107]

I can't wait. Got on board with Bioware with KOTOR and all their games are great. Going to get this on PC though. And by then I'll have upgraded so it should run great.

 

[The Entity]

I just read a report on this game in a Dutch gamers magazine a couple of days ago. It looks to be pretty awesome. They went as far as saying it could be the ultimate RPG, which certainly raised my interest!

Oh and thanks for posting the vids, Havok. Hadn't seen those!

 

[Havok]

Well at least that's a couple people who are excited to get this too. Still a little surprised there doesn't seem to be more enthusiasm though.

Glad you liked the videos Entity. You can find some more here, if you haven't already seen them..........

https://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/142/14290725/vids_1.html

 

[The Entity]

Well at least that's a couple people who are excited to get this too. Still a little surprised there doesn't seem to be more enthusiasm though.

Glad you liked the videos Entity. You can find some more here, if you haven't already seen them..........

https://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/142/14290725/vids_1.html

Thanks buddy!!!

The more videos I watch, the more I'm looking forward to the game

Are you gonna play the game on console or on PC? For me it'll be the Xbox 360 version since I don't own a good gamer's PC...

 

[Havok]

Yep it's gonna be the 360 version for me too! I'm gonna pre-order the Collector's Edition soon.

My PC isn't good enough for high end games either. I've been thinking about chancing it for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the new Bioware MMO, but I doubt it'll be able to handle it. I was so hoping they would have released that on the 360 as well.

 

[The Entity]

I was so hoping they would have released that on the 360 as well.

Yes me too...

Ah well... looking on the bright side, we have more time to play Dragon Age

 

[darthviper107]

Yep it's gonna be the 360 version for me too! I'm gonna pre-order the Collector's Edition soon.

My PC isn't good enough for high end games either. I've been thinking about chancing it for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the new Bioware MMO, but I doubt it'll be able to handle it. I was so hoping they would have released that on the 360 as well.

The Old Republic probably won't have as high requirements, they want to reach as many people with that as they can so they want to make sure that casual players who don't have powerful computers will be able to play it.

 

[Havok]

Wow, didn't take long for this to get pushed back to the second page. No one else is at all excited or at least interested in this game?

Also, I see what your saying about The Old Republic darthviper. I'm still hesitant to try it out though cause if it doesn't run right on my PC, then I have no way of returning the game or even trading it in. I'll have to look closely at the requirements when it comes out and really think about it.

 

[darthviper107]

Yeah, it'll be interesting though. I can't remember exactly but I think the PC requirements for Dragon Age is like 20GB of space, so I wonder what The Old Republic will need since they've said it's like the equivalent of 3 KOTOR games and every character is fully voiced.

 

[Ra88]

Been waiting for this game for quite some time now...Really can't wait for it. I loved Mass Effect, but it didn't seem quite as immersive and bang-for-your-buck as their previous titles. This, however, seems like it'll keep me occupied for at LEAST 50 hours on a single playthrough. Doesn't hurt that it's a 'regular' fantasy game either, been a while since I played one like that (WoW doesn't really count).

 

[Razor Hanzo]

I played this over at Comicon and was really impressed.

 

[Havok]

I'm glad to see at least a little more excitement about this one. Every other game is gonna take a backseat for me once it releases.

 

[Havok]

Here's a few new videos that popped up on IGN.com

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These two go along with a preview that they had. Here's a link to it.....

https://xbox360.ign.com/articles/102/1026606p1.html

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[kain4521]

Here is the achievements for DA:O I hope to squeeze this game into an already crowded November release schedule.


Last of Your Line 10
Completed the Human Noble origin story

Corrupted 10
Completed the Dalish Elf origin story

Conscripted 10
Completed the City Elf origin story

Harrowed 10
Completed the Magi origin story

Casteless 10
Completed the Dwarf Commoner origin story

Kinslayer 10
Completed the Dwarf Noble origin story

Last of the Wardens 20
Completed Ostagar

Standard-Bearer 20
Used the Grey Warden treaties to recruit all possible allies

Hero of Redcliffe 20
Completed "The Arl of Redcliffe"

Rabble-Rouser 20
Completed "The Landsmeet"

Mercenary 20
Complete 15 job-board quests

Recruiter 25
Across all playthroughs, recruited all party members

Hopelessly Romantic 25
Across all playthroughs, experienced all possible romances

Perfectionist 50
Across all playthroughs, discovered all possible endings

Educated 15
Used a tome to improve the main character's attributes, talents, spells, or skills

Magic Sympathizer 20
Sided with the mages in "Broken Circle"

Annulment Invoker 20
Sided with the templars in "Broken Circle"

Slayer 20
Sided with the werewolves in "Nature of the Beast"

Poacher 20
Sided with the elves in "Nature of the Beast"

Sacrilegious 20
Sided with the Cult of Andraste in "The Urn Of Sacred Ashes"

Ceremonialist 20
Defied the Cult of Andraste in "The Urn of Sacred Ashes"

Bhelen's Ally 20
Sided with Bhelen in "A Paragon of Her Kind"

Harrowmont's Ally 20
Sided with Harrowmont in "A Paragon of Her Kind"

Liberator 20
Destroyed the Anvil of the Void

Pragmatist 20
Preserved the Anvil of the Void

Heavy Hitter 10
Main character inflicted 250 damage with a single hit

Bloodied 10
Completed an origin story without the main character ever falling in battle

Traveler 35
Set foot in every area in the game

Master of Arms 25
Main character achieved level 20 as a warrior

Shadow 25
Main character achieved level 20 as a rogue

Archmage 25
Main character achieved level 20 as a mage

Pilgrim 10
Completed a Chanter's Board quest

Grey Warden 20
Killed 100 darkspawn

Master Warden 25
Killed 500 darkspawn

Blight-Queller 25
Killed 1000 darkspawn

Tinkerer 10
Crafted an item

Persuasive 10
Succeeded at five difficult Persuasion attempts

Silver Tongued 20
Succeeded at 25 difficult Persuasion attempts

Bully 10
Succeeded at five difficult Intimidate attempts

Menacing 20
Succeeded at 10 difficult Intimidate attempts

First Knight 10
Experienced the thrill of romance with Alistair

Witch Gone Wild 10
Experienced the thrill of romance with Morrigan

Easy Lover 10
Experienced the thrill of romance with Zevran

Wine, Woman, and Song 10
Experienced the thrill of romance with Leliana

Veteran 25
Main character learned a specialization

Elite 30
Main character learned two specializations

Secret Achievements

Secret Achievement 50
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Secret Achievement 50
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Secret Achievement 30
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Secret Achievement 20
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[creature4000]

I'm excited about this game.

 

[Havok]

Thanks for the Achievement list, they look good. I like how your gonna have to play through all the origins in order to get all the Achievements. So at minimum it looks like your gonna have to play through it at least 6 times and that's just fine with me. I'm gonna get alot of enjoyment out of this game.

There's a few new videos that were put up on IGN.com also. Here's the link since it's a few too many to post them all here. They're going through all the origins, so there's a few more videos that have yet to be posted. The new ones start at the Zevran reveal....

https://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/142/14290725/vids_1.html

 

[darthviper107]

So who's excited for this game this week?

I'm still trying to decide if I want to get the Exclusive version or if I'll just pick up the regular version when I go to work on Tuesday.

 

[Matt S]

Is this a true RPG or will it have direct action, like Mass Effect?

 

[Spartan Rex]

This game is getting very high scores across the board.
Id love to get the collectors ed.
While I hope it is its own unique game I want it to have certain Oblivionesque aspects.
Buy houses,upgrades etc.