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This game is an absolute classic, and it still holds up. Rewards multiple play throughs, which makes it a great choice for the current pandemic reality. My copy came complete. And in excellent condition. Highly recommended. Love having all the DLC in one convenient place
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This is a review I wrote for the PS3 version: Dragon Age is probably the best RPG made for a console system. I may be a bit spoiled since most of my RPG time has been on the PC spending hours playing games such as Diablo/D1/LOD and similar, but I have not seen one decent Role Playing Game for the console - until Dragon Age. The Awakening expansion adds countless hours to game play and even at full retail, playing on the easiest mode (casual), you will still get your money's worth with game time. An outstanding story line, great character customization, and the ability to really "choose your own adventure", making many moral decisions that effect game play instead of the typical, do this - do that don't forget this - style of game play. The rating of Good (4 stars) is simply because I think there is room for improvement. Overall, a very good buy for anyone looking for more of a true RPG on the console.Read full review
Dragon Age: Origins was a great buy. Great for new RPG players and RPG veterans. Set in a medieval time and is chock full of sexual content, blood and gore, and plot. The sexual content can be related to that of Fable II. It captures the mindset of the people in that time. Elves being lower class, women being nothing but play toys, and no one being safe from treachery. Whatever class or race you choose make your game play different. You can play this game over and over after beating it and still run into new problems or have new solutions revealed each time. This game is full of weeks and weeks of play.
I decided to give Dragon Age a go after playing Mass Effect. A bit of a break was called for before resuming the effort to save the universe as Fem Shep in Mass Effect 2, so... I researched console RPG's and decided on DA:O/UE. Having been a gamer for the better part of thirty years (ahem), I have learned NOT to buy games at launch. Epic games like Mass Effect ALWAYS have expansions. If I like the game, I'll want the expansions. It's a no brainer to buy the GOTY edition, after the price drops, since it provides the expansions at a decent price. (Patience pays off). I not only game for pleasure; I have an incurable illness which generates a lot of pain. Gaming is a great way to divert my attention from that. Honestly, this was my first fantasy/RPG experience living among knights and dragons. As a woman, I so appreciate the ability to customize my character, This might not seem like a big deal to some, but I remember too well the days when characters were as generic as a bar code. Customization means the gamer gets to create the character in her/his likeness. Yeah, I admit. It is a god thing... DA:O (UE) has so many qualities to recommend it: superb voice acting!! (How can anyone resist Claudia Black??) Excellent animation: although not quite on a par with Mass Effect.. The humor is well timed, appropriate and appreciated. While I'd heard so much chatter about same-sex flirting by NPC characters, I'm sorry to say I experience none of it. :( Sometimes the combat was frustrating. I'm accustomed to pushing a button to have my character take a certain action. This combat was more strategy based, which I am not used to. There's enough direct control to keep it from becoming a real flaw. The companions serve to convey critical info and humor. In some games, companions end up being more of a hindrance more than a help. Here, they are critical to the storyline. I became attached to specific companions that I used routinely, although, in companion-specific quests, the companion is pre-determined. I preferred to play as a mage & almost always included another mage. A rogue was required to deal with locks. That meant choosing a warrior which was often my beloved Mabari hound. I was bummed that gifts didn't seem to have any effect on him. :( One of the few things I disliked was the limit on inventory. I have played games which did not put a cap on the items one could carry & I find that more useful. In the dialogue, there were a number of choices one could make which influenced the direction of the game. I liked that there was always a choice I felt comfortable with. I faced a challenge in getting the hang of issuing orders to members of my party; luckily the game was pretty forgiving and had a fairly gradual learning curve. I got at least 60 hours of entertainment from this, so it was well worth what I paid for it. Bottom line: DA;O (UE) is a wonderful RPG for anyone who is just beginning to explore this type of RPG. I'd never used magic before! It is so well done that even seasoned gamers will find lots to like here. The story is believable, and the mechanics of the game are well thought out and logical. If you are on the fence about trying this game, you're doing yourself a favor by buying it.Read full review
A classic game from the days when BioWare was regarded as the top developer for Role-Playing Games, Dragon Age: Origins puts you in the role of either a human, elf, or dwarf who ia caught up in a war to save the kingdom of Ferelden. After making your character and choosing your "Origin", you are thrust into the world to find your place in it. Will you be a stealthy and sneaky assassin? A nimble archer? A staunch and powerful warrior? A mighty mage? Only you can decide. Choose your path and save Ferelden from the blight. It's up to you now.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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