Dragon Age: Origins

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  1. RandyP
    Nov 12, 2009
    8
    Negatives: Crashes, really long loading screens, and some very trite, tedious quests. Positive: Gripping gameplay, intriguing history and plot. Neutral: Digital actors are well done. Some of them are so well done but annoying you want to kill them, sacrificing the approval rating of your whole party!
  2. Beef
    Nov 12, 2009
    9
    Exceptional scope, writing and character development make this a must own game for any fan of RPGs. The graphics are at times a little lackluster, the difficulty can spike unpredictably and the core gameplay itself offers little innovation but this is more than offset by the experience as a whole. After 30 hours of playing, I have barely managed to complete 1 third of the game.
  3. TravisRoot
    Nov 13, 2009
    10
    Being one of the most addictive rpg's from story alone created an amazing game, adding on to that with extremely satisfying gameplay i can play this game for hours. Plus the toolset that comes as a free seprate download. this game is a perfect value.
  4. N.Ja
    Nov 15, 2009
    10
    That game was so fun to play. It brings out again the good game I loved to play Baldur's gate but with nice graphics. Nice history and long play time. it's also nice to be able to play again.
  5. KianL
    Nov 10, 2009
    7
    I don't get it, how can you score a game with 9 or even 10 when the AI is so severely broken and the pathfinding laughable. The absolute only reason why nightmare is hard is because of the pathetic AI, ironically enough it's also why it's so damn easy. The graphics are weird and take time to get used to, while animations are above average. They also added "sweet" killing I don't get it, how can you score a game with 9 or even 10 when the AI is so severely broken and the pathfinding laughable. The absolute only reason why nightmare is hard is because of the pathetic AI, ironically enough it's also why it's so damn easy. The graphics are weird and take time to get used to, while animations are above average. They also added "sweet" killing moves, which not only locks your character in that stupid animation but it also slows down the game to a still, and you can't even turn them off. Great animations help with immersion but not if they ruin gameplay. The game tells me that I've played through 51% of the game, but it seems that the calculation is based on the amount of points you have from achievements. It took me 40 hours, did over 75% of sidequests, was invulnerable, killed last-boss solo, with auto-attack(no healing), and this was on normal. (Mages? Slighty overpowered. *rolls eyes*) So all that with the insane lack of useful skills/spells and copypaste of the Lord of The Rings story leaves you with a big pile of poo. Honestly, don't buy into the hype, I didn't, and I enjoyed myself because I expected a mediocre game, and that's what I got.… Expand
  6. PeterM
    Nov 10, 2009
    10
    Best game at the moment!. Im at 36% in the game and the characters and story is so far very thrilling. Combat system and tactical overview nice done and made. Great quest variety. Nice graphics and cut scens. Basiclly very hard to let go when you start playing it as the story drives you forward and you just have to know more about the world and evolve your character.
  7. ChuckG
    Nov 20, 2009
    9
    It has that epic feeling, but the story isnt still as good as BG. The game play and story is far reaching though and by far the best rpg i have played in the past few years. just buy the game and you will be sucked in.
  8. MizunoA
    Nov 22, 2009
    8
    Although this game rests in a somewhat generic fantasy universe, credit to Bioware for fleshing it out, and putting a dark, mature spin on things. In summary, A Song of Ice and Fire meets Lord of the Rings. The combat system is without flaw, and almost every other fight will require a different approach. The realtime / pause mechanism is wonderful and allows the player to orchestrate Although this game rests in a somewhat generic fantasy universe, credit to Bioware for fleshing it out, and putting a dark, mature spin on things. In summary, A Song of Ice and Fire meets Lord of the Rings. The combat system is without flaw, and almost every other fight will require a different approach. The realtime / pause mechanism is wonderful and allows the player to orchestrate difficult boss battles, or glide through low-threat encounters with ease. This game will easily suck you in for a good 40 hours before you start to tire of it; hardcore players will spend upwards of 120+ if they can muster the strength to do every side quest. For most of us, 70-80 hours playtime will see the game through. There is a definite replayability factor with intensely hard difficulty levels, 4 unique sub-classes for the main 3, and a large amount of sidequests to complete. In summary, a polished, accomplished tactical RPG let down somewhat by lack of innovation in story, setting and gameplay mechanics.… Expand
  9. IshT
    Nov 5, 2009
    9
    Great RPG. What RPG's should be like. I played SACRED 2 and KOTOR and MASS EFFECT. But this feels like a RPG/ACTION. But the Graphics. Eh... who cares i sacrifice this for the great story and gameplay. Oh yeah way better than FABLE II. Honestly am I the only one that thinks Fable Sucks? Cuz the controls are way better and the dog interaction is more beliavable than Peter Molyneux dog Great RPG. What RPG's should be like. I played SACRED 2 and KOTOR and MASS EFFECT. But this feels like a RPG/ACTION. But the Graphics. Eh... who cares i sacrifice this for the great story and gameplay. Oh yeah way better than FABLE II. Honestly am I the only one that thinks Fable Sucks? Cuz the controls are way better and the dog interaction is more beliavable than Peter Molyneux dog interaction thing.… Expand
  10. AndrewK
    Nov 6, 2009
    10
    Probably the most fun I have had playing any game in the last few years - the perfect balance of combat, cinema, RPG, and delicious choices. Indeed, looking forward to this for 18 months did not get my hopes up nearly high enough! I look forward to playing through the game more and more with different classes and different styles!
  11. MaartenP
    Nov 6, 2009
    9
    This is not really a review but since a lot of PC-users had problems with redeem-codes and DLC I decided to write this little piece of info. Get the Dragon Age Updater running in the background. Then create a account (pretty straightforward), then redeem your codes. Keep the updater running all the time and start up the game. Everything should download perfectly now and function in-game. This is not really a review but since a lot of PC-users had problems with redeem-codes and DLC I decided to write this little piece of info. Get the Dragon Age Updater running in the background. Then create a account (pretty straightforward), then redeem your codes. Keep the updater running all the time and start up the game. Everything should download perfectly now and function in-game. Have fun with this great game.… Expand
  12. MicheleM.
    Dec 15, 2009
    7
    The storyline is pretty good but after all very predictable. Absolutely nonsense that you need to pay in order to complete an "optional quest". Combat system is not really innovative (like "The Witcher" that has outstanding combat sequencies). Dragon Age just added a meaninglessly quantity of blood to ordinary combat (note: I usually like bloody games!) . Graphics are good, especially in The storyline is pretty good but after all very predictable. Absolutely nonsense that you need to pay in order to complete an "optional quest". Combat system is not really innovative (like "The Witcher" that has outstanding combat sequencies). Dragon Age just added a meaninglessly quantity of blood to ordinary combat (note: I usually like bloody games!) . Graphics are good, especially in cinematics (a little less in gameplay). Summarizing I don't see a real innovation/improvement from NeverWinter Nights serie but I had a quite good time in playing DA (anyway far below expectations).… Expand
  13. GarethS
    Dec 17, 2009
    10
    I was tempted to rate this a 9 simply for the reason that I can't see why it would have been difficult to add some kind of online element. I would have liked to have been able to take my rogue character and beat on some of the warrior fans on the Bioware forum for example. Anyhow, it is what it is and it's still one of the best games I've ever played. It has some minor I was tempted to rate this a 9 simply for the reason that I can't see why it would have been difficult to add some kind of online element. I would have liked to have been able to take my rogue character and beat on some of the warrior fans on the Bioware forum for example. Anyhow, it is what it is and it's still one of the best games I've ever played. It has some minor flaws, most notably the strange difficulty spikes at points that arent really meant to be that difficult and the fact that the final battle with the archdemon is actually easier than some of the other battles leading up to it. Ignore the people giving this game stupidly low scores, it's a well crafted game made by the undisputed masters of the genre. When you are playing through a game you have completed for the third time then you know you have had every penny's worth of what you paid for a game… Expand
  14. kungfucat
    Dec 21, 2009
    9
    Its without a doubt, the best rpg ive played in all my life. Great story, beatifull graphics, its not rpetitive, (wich is awsome for an rpg) and if you liked the lord of the ring or games like that, you will love dragon age origin... There is only 2 little things that i got to say about this game, even on easy, the game can be hard for a beginner in rpg's and if you don't have Its without a doubt, the best rpg ive played in all my life. Great story, beatifull graphics, its not rpetitive, (wich is awsome for an rpg) and if you liked the lord of the ring or games like that, you will love dragon age origin... There is only 2 little things that i got to say about this game, even on easy, the game can be hard for a beginner in rpg's and if you don't have an hig end computer and you put the settings on ultra high, welcome to the lags... Also, if you want a non repetitive rpg game, this one is for you. Ive beated the game and i still surprise by all the occasions that i missed, again, wonderfull story...… Expand
  15. JimmyC
    Dec 27, 2009
    10
    very good RPG, but loading times can be frustrating and menus are a little bit cluttered.
  16. NickW
    Dec 29, 2009
    10
    What a great game! there is like 20 diff stories and everyone is just as exciting! i really enjoy playing this game!
  17. DanB
    Dec 3, 2009
    7
    An absolutely fantastic storyline which wrapped up well at the ending. The origins were all quite good, some better than others. The game really shined at the beginning and the end, but I felt like I was going through a bit of a grind in the middle. The dialogue and plot kept it alive for me I think, because the combat didn't. It's not that I'm a hater of this style of An absolutely fantastic storyline which wrapped up well at the ending. The origins were all quite good, some better than others. The game really shined at the beginning and the end, but I felt like I was going through a bit of a grind in the middle. The dialogue and plot kept it alive for me I think, because the combat didn't. It's not that I'm a hater of this style of combat, but the pausing constantly and telling each member to do this and that (because although the tactics were a good idea and reasonably well done I could never seem to get them to work) got very repetitive after some time of playing. I could probably blame this on the enemies having very little variation. The game was as challenging for me as others have claimed, with two mages in my group I could practically kept my enemies constantly stunned/frozen/paralyzed. With a few particular mage spells, combat becomes almost a joke (dragon fights are fun, though). The graphics were decent, but not memorable. I eventually turned off the music, but I do this in a lot of games such as this after a while. Despite my criticisms, I can't praise the storyline highly enough it's definitely one of the best I can remember. Combine storyline and dialogue of the quality in Dragon Age:Origins with the open world and more exciting combat of Oblivion (a game I played way too much) and you would have a recipe for success, and obsession. However, Dragon Age:Origins has given me one of only a few instances when I can remember actually 'feeling something' at the ending of a game, which is a real credit to the game.… Expand
  18. ElishaH
    Dec 30, 2009
    10
    I got this game for christmas and I think it will keep me occupited for seval christmases to come. Dragon age is a very addictice and interesting game to play and has a lot of replay value. The game is made by bioware, which made mass effect and making mass effect 2 and baldur's gate. If you liked mass effect and baldur's gate the you will for sure like dragon age. There's I got this game for christmas and I think it will keep me occupited for seval christmases to come. Dragon age is a very addictice and interesting game to play and has a lot of replay value. The game is made by bioware, which made mass effect and making mass effect 2 and baldur's gate. If you liked mass effect and baldur's gate the you will for sure like dragon age. There's already downloadale content for it and i am sure there will be a lot more in the future. Also if you are in to rpg's this is one to chack out. The game has little bugs and i havn't spotted one yet in the 10ish hours i've played. The game has 100 hours of gameplay value. Great game.… Expand
  19. LeroyC
    Dec 5, 2009
    10
    This game is HUGE.... for 60 bucks you can't beat a deal like this. It is one of the most emversive game out there right now. Great story, great fun. Go get it now!
  20. AndyG.
    Dec 5, 2009
    9
    Excellent to play for its story, for getting to know the many complex characters and for discovering their part in it - but not for the combat. This is why I played the game on easy. The combat, while easy to control, is bettered in balance and excitement by other games. The loot is fairly mundane. The graphics are standard, if well presented. The character levelling is quite shallow and Excellent to play for its story, for getting to know the many complex characters and for discovering their part in it - but not for the combat. This is why I played the game on easy. The combat, while easy to control, is bettered in balance and excitement by other games. The loot is fairly mundane. The graphics are standard, if well presented. The character levelling is quite shallow and you feel little more powerful at level 4 than you do at level 20, at which point the game ends - but this isn't the point. The expertly narrated storyline, character interaction and atmospheric world more than makes up for its gameplay shortfalls. Dragon Age offers to engross you with atmosphere & story. It is not going to enthrall your open-world desires like TES & FO3, nor is it going to satisfy endless enjoyable loot and experience grinding like a Diablo clone, or quell your lust for Diablo 3. Please don't complain if that's what you were expecting... (glares at numerous negative player reviewers.. one of which recommend Dungeon Seige over this. Ha.)… Expand
  21. TrevorR
    Dec 8, 2009
    10
    Bioware has once again made a fantastic RPG Dragon Age is without a doubt one of the best RPGs i have played the game is very long which is always a plus the story is very deep and intruiging not to mention you can select different backrounds for your character so it gives them all a unique feel. the tactics menu is easy to use and apply once you have full understanding of it the boss Bioware has once again made a fantastic RPG Dragon Age is without a doubt one of the best RPGs i have played the game is very long which is always a plus the story is very deep and intruiging not to mention you can select different backrounds for your character so it gives them all a unique feel. the tactics menu is easy to use and apply once you have full understanding of it the boss fights were also great long challanging and each one posing a different threat and way to fight there is a lot of text and talking so you get to learn and know a lot about your companions and the world of Dragon Age only thing i didn't like was the fact that it already has DLC it should have come with it in my opinion… Expand
  22. Ger
    Dec 8, 2009
    9
    High replay value. Deep well thought story. Intense battles. Excellent soundtrack. Excellent voice acting. Worth buy. In my opinion it is the best RPG in 2009.
  23. DochoK
    Jan 18, 2010
    10
    Incredible game. The story is a little cliche but it is originally presented. The combat tree for each character allows your to build one according to your style of play and still manage to beat the game, unlike some other RPG's where for example using bows is a suicide.The best feature of the game though are the characters - unlike many other Bioware or EA game this time the Incredible game. The story is a little cliche but it is originally presented. The combat tree for each character allows your to build one according to your style of play and still manage to beat the game, unlike some other RPG's where for example using bows is a suicide.The best feature of the game though are the characters - unlike many other Bioware or EA game this time the characters feel alive. You have to listen to them, learn their character to please them. The dialogues between them are hilarious. I advice everyone to found them and read them over internet (as you can't hear them all in one play). At first glance the game is just another Bioware RPG - when you start to play it you will learn that it is not exactly that but something MUCH MORE.… Expand
  24. Isphiris
    Jan 24, 2010
    10
    The best modern RPG I ever played ! Many possibilities, complete story and background, each action count in your quest ... what else? Congratulation to Bioware for this wonderfull game.
  25. EricG
    Nov 11, 2009
    9
    DA:O is another great game created by Bioware. The game is rather difficult in the start but as u get use to the tactics and spells it starts to get easier, but once it gets too easy jack the difficulty up and u get back to the challenges u faced back in the beginning. The graphics may not be too great, but the dialogue, gameplay, and storyline make this game a must get for those who love DA:O is another great game created by Bioware. The game is rather difficult in the start but as u get use to the tactics and spells it starts to get easier, but once it gets too easy jack the difficulty up and u get back to the challenges u faced back in the beginning. The graphics may not be too great, but the dialogue, gameplay, and storyline make this game a must get for those who love to play RPGs.… Expand
  26. TimothyK
    Nov 10, 2009
    10
    This game will suck you in and will not let go. It's the kind of game that gets more and more deeper as you go on. At first you are presented with a rather small collection of things to do. The game looks simple enough. But then you start finding things, talking to your party members, exploring new lands, and discovering rare artifacts. There is so much to do in this game. IT will This game will suck you in and will not let go. It's the kind of game that gets more and more deeper as you go on. At first you are presented with a rather small collection of things to do. The game looks simple enough. But then you start finding things, talking to your party members, exploring new lands, and discovering rare artifacts. There is so much to do in this game. IT will not leave you wanting for more. My biggest gripe is the lack of voiceacting for the main character. This was a welcome feature in Mass Effect that was missing in Dragon Age. I can see why they didn't add it. The rest of the voiceacting is phenomenal. Fantastic game. Must-have. I cannot praise it enough.… Expand
  27. AndrewQ
    Nov 10, 2009
    10
    This game is getting high scores for a reason. It is revolutionary in its class system, and improves upon previous bioware combat systems in its new Eclipse engine. The graphics, although not top notch, are detailed, and subtly add much to the world that is Dragon Age: Origins. While your character is silent, there is a great opportunity to develop your main character, as well as others. This game is getting high scores for a reason. It is revolutionary in its class system, and improves upon previous bioware combat systems in its new Eclipse engine. The graphics, although not top notch, are detailed, and subtly add much to the world that is Dragon Age: Origins. While your character is silent, there is a great opportunity to develop your main character, as well as others. Your choices have many unseen consequences, which is quite possibly my favorite part of the whole game. Sometimes doing what is right, or what you think is right, will make a character you really like (in my case, Allistair) will dislike it. You really have to work to keep all your characters happy, (which is something I have come to believe is actually impossible). This game should come with a huge recommendation for all RPG fans.… Expand
  28. Navarre
    Nov 10, 2009
    10
    Nearly perfect. I am immersed, totally engrossed, and having a lot of fun w/ this game. However, I would prefer a completely open world with no instancing and less pathing restrictions plus the ability to jump, etc. Clicking a location on a map and auto-traveling there takes away from the immersion. I much prefer Oblivion's take minus the insta-horse routes. They also need to add a Nearly perfect. I am immersed, totally engrossed, and having a lot of fun w/ this game. However, I would prefer a completely open world with no instancing and less pathing restrictions plus the ability to jump, etc. Clicking a location on a map and auto-traveling there takes away from the immersion. I much prefer Oblivion's take minus the insta-horse routes. They also need to add a Helmet toggle so you can wear a helmet and not see it on your characters. (cut scenes do this regardless of weather or not your characters are wearing helmets) All in all a mighty fine game... 9.5+ so I gave it a 10.… Expand
  29. AlF
    Nov 11, 2009
    10
    This game certainly has a lot going for it. Between the multiple starting points (Something which I have had a hard time finding in other RPGs), the awesome storyline, and superb work on the gameplay mechanics, I find this game to just be great. However, I will also freely admit that this game does have a few flaws, including some poor, outdated graphics, in particular the first This game certainly has a lot going for it. Between the multiple starting points (Something which I have had a hard time finding in other RPGs), the awesome storyline, and superb work on the gameplay mechanics, I find this game to just be great. However, I will also freely admit that this game does have a few flaws, including some poor, outdated graphics, in particular the first non-background area, and the lack of different types of weapons (I am excluding materials in this case), but then I am just nitpicking. This is a game for all those who miss the good old days of BG and NWN1. If your looking for a good old fashioned turn-based RPG, this is the game for you.… Expand
  30. LueDine
    Nov 12, 2009
    9
    The story is pretty good, the graphics are nice to look at and overall the game is pretty darn entertaining, infact, I'd say it is almost as good as baldurs gate 2 wich clearly is one of the best story RPGs ever. Clearly a 9 altho the DLCs doesnt belong on the PC, and definitly not when released on the same day as the game is released..
  31. BoBek
    Nov 12, 2009
    8
    This is some crazy shit! You'll need two lives to play this game full and twice, or even more times. Graphic is shitty but - Man! Im playing this about 27 hours and its like 23%!!!!!!!11one The biggest and only for hardcores RRPG
  32. Markusf
    Nov 10, 2009
    9
    need a little more options in conversation, more freedom, its too much main story driven, but the game is very good, skills could have gained a little more working too...
  33. BradH
    Nov 15, 2009
    10
    Im on my first charachter. Started on hard mode and have made it to level 12 ( out of 16 levels?) but not wwithout getting completely schooled by the tougher charachters. You cannot let your guard down. I stop to read every scrap of storyline and it is very interesting indeed. The information that you get from readin the story will help your results. They accomplished to take a tired Im on my first charachter. Started on hard mode and have made it to level 12 ( out of 16 levels?) but not wwithout getting completely schooled by the tougher charachters. You cannot let your guard down. I stop to read every scrap of storyline and it is very interesting indeed. The information that you get from readin the story will help your results. They accomplished to take a tired genre and make it amazing. Hats off to the creative team. Also very few bugs imho.… Expand
  34. sam
    Nov 15, 2009
    10
    Dragon Age Origins captures the audience with a compelling storyline that triggers the emotions. A combat strategy that puts players in full control and rewards attention to detail. Electronic Arts and Bioware show their experience with one of the best RPG's of the decade!
  35. Rofudoxs
    Nov 17, 2009
    10
    This game is the best SPRPG i have played yet. I enjoy every single detail about it and i hope there will be so much more to come from this world. Could keep playing for months at a time without a break
  36. Feanon
    Nov 17, 2009
    8
    I gave it 8 because the graphics are split. The characters are amazing and realistic. the towns look great and your enemies very scary. but there are many textures what are even worse than anything i`ve seen. The Gameplay is very good and remembers to good old times, where playing was a pleasure, and no game had bugs. it's just great playing your character throw the levels and I gave it 8 because the graphics are split. The characters are amazing and realistic. the towns look great and your enemies very scary. but there are many textures what are even worse than anything i`ve seen. The Gameplay is very good and remembers to good old times, where playing was a pleasure, and no game had bugs. it's just great playing your character throw the levels and killing enemies with your group. all the party members have their own character and behaves different. it is very important what you say, if you don't wanna loose your group members. after a few hours you like or dislike the members of your group with or even without wanting it. you just cannot do anything against it. The story is very nice telled, with many ingame sequences. you can play more than 70 hours without any problem, and it is never boring. also playing it again is atractive because of the character typical first hours of playing. the hardware you need for it, is not much. i can play it on a 2 year old computer at highest settings. i've got an interl core 2 duo with 2x 2,66GB a gee force 8800 GTS an 2 G ram. all in al, the game is interesting and great. only some textures are bad, and some other little things like the realistic enviroment: many characters are just staying in any cornder, not moveing. but the rest is just great so to cut a short story long:8/10… Expand
  37. MikeP
    Nov 27, 2009
    10
    By far the best game I have played the last 5 Years (and believe me, I have played ALOT of games)! From the first second on a breath taking epic game. Don't miss this masterpiece. Thank you Bioware!
  38. JasonB
    Nov 28, 2009
    7
    Overall a fantastic game with great breadth and graphics though if I think of Baldur's Gate II and Ultima IV as the best in gaming of this genre, I find Dragon Age to be a step backward. It plays too much like a movie and allows for too little interaction with the environment (forget about creating new spells or potions). The physics of the world is closed off to you. The party size Overall a fantastic game with great breadth and graphics though if I think of Baldur's Gate II and Ultima IV as the best in gaming of this genre, I find Dragon Age to be a step backward. It plays too much like a movie and allows for too little interaction with the environment (forget about creating new spells or potions). The physics of the world is closed off to you. The party size is limited to four characters and yet others you meet along the way just somehow show up in camp every night. The combat systems is greatly simplified, you are unable to setup placements of your characters to take advantage of the terrain (they always walk around in a triangle) requiring you to micro manage combat. One of the failings that it shares with its greater brethren is the inability to play it without a mouse.… Expand
  39. DrDrool
    Nov 6, 2009
    7
    Worth playing folks but flawed. Ignore the hype Its good but not great. The good: A triumph of story in telling. Tons of equipment. V looong game The bad: Feels like a 5 year old gfx engine. small environments, massive pop-up, NWN anyone (on steroids.. just)? Traditional Bioware cookie cutter locations. Most building inaccessible. yawn. NPS's stand around like manaquins. I so looked Worth playing folks but flawed. Ignore the hype Its good but not great. The good: A triumph of story in telling. Tons of equipment. V looong game The bad: Feels like a 5 year old gfx engine. small environments, massive pop-up, NWN anyone (on steroids.. just)? Traditional Bioware cookie cutter locations. Most building inaccessible. yawn. NPS's stand around like manaquins. I so looked fwd to this game and really enjoyed the first 3 hrs. Then the joins then start to show.. .Never mind. Maybe next time. Go play the WITCHER (again) or wait for Mass Effect 2 :( oh crap.… Expand
  40. DaveR
    Nov 6, 2009
    9
    Excellent humour, made me laugh out loud a few times, and some genuinly enthralling starting settings. Very well polished and easy to navigate, use friendly UI...blown away by this when comparing it to the numb boredom of mass effect's beginning.
  41. BrianS
    Nov 6, 2009
    7
    Just as a quick summary, this is quite possibly one of the most incredible pieces of machinima ever made. I say machinima...cause thats what it is, its basically a largely interactive movie. And thats not all bad. What is bad unfortunately is the ridiculous amount of micromanagement involved in game play. your "tactics" screen should allow you to pretty much set up your companion Just as a quick summary, this is quite possibly one of the most incredible pieces of machinima ever made. I say machinima...cause thats what it is, its basically a largely interactive movie. And thats not all bad. What is bad unfortunately is the ridiculous amount of micromanagement involved in game play. your "tactics" screen should allow you to pretty much set up your companion characters to run themselves unless theres a specific need for you to switch to one of them but this is not so often the case given some tactics seem to be ignored and NPC AI is so bad that even if you hand develop their characters path a specific direction, if left unattended, regardless of proscribed tactics they will more or less run about willy nilly doing whatever feels best. A rogue character gained as a companion at the early game is quite obviously a bow specialized bard, but if you give her a knife at all, regardless of her proscribed tactics she will switch to melee combat and consistently attempt to be a "rogue" rather than a bow wielding bard, but if you don't give her a melee weapon shes at a severe disadvantage in a close up encounter...which is a lot of the time because depending on the NPC warrior AI's to handle crowd management is laughable and even if the PC is spec'd warrior/champion and running the best agro management talents they can, it doesn't, often, matter as the monsters just swarm past and beat on whoever, or even worse, they do focus on the PC and the healer NPC is too busy shooting enemies with their staff to remember to heal. Overall there is a truly epic RPG here, the storyline itself and the potential for DLC and sequential content is amazing but the combat of the game is what scores this title down from a perfect 10 to a 7. Had they oriented the combat more towards macromanagement and an action RPG feel...I feel this would have been the greatest RPG of all time, but unfortunately given the issues with combat as I see them (I'm aware some people LOVE hitting pause every 10 seconds and fighting in tactical view like an RTS and issuing orders on the micro scale, but theres also people that enjoy self mutilation too, that doesn't mean either is a good thing). Overall, beautiful game, stunning story, superb characters....absolutely mind numbingly stupid gameplay though, PC, Xbox, or PS3.… Expand
  42. Rottencore
    Nov 9, 2009
    9
    I am so blinded by love that it is hard for me to even read a bad review. Teletext Gamecentral's opinion of 'Weak Graphics' is absolutely laughable, World of Warcraft has weak graphics and it is huge. If you play a game for graphics, go play Crisis. This is a game for fans of this genre.
  43. AdamM
    Dec 13, 2009
    7
    Such a hyped game was always going to prove a little dissapointing. As a fan of Baldur's gate/Icewind Dale/NWN I had high hopes for this game, and what little game there is proves to be a great experience, particularly the realism of the choices the player has to make, and the later consequences can prove an awful lot of fun. Unfortunately, the main storyline is incredibly short Such a hyped game was always going to prove a little dissapointing. As a fan of Baldur's gate/Icewind Dale/NWN I had high hopes for this game, and what little game there is proves to be a great experience, particularly the realism of the choices the player has to make, and the later consequences can prove an awful lot of fun. Unfortunately, the main storyline is incredibly short compared to it's predecessors (a problem made worse by inflexibility with where additional content can be added, and the price of the official premium content), and compared to modern RPG's such as Oblivion, the control system feels like an antique rather than a flowing experience, a real shame for a game with such good graphics. Add into this incredibly long load times and pretty small areas, and the game starts and stops far too frequently for far too long; the story's enthralling enough to stop this breaking the flow too much, but it sure as hell doesn't stop it being annoying. Ultimately, a great storyline and many interesting plot changing elements are let down by unimaginative controls with far too many bugs, a lack of anything to do once the main story is finished, and far overpriced 'premium' content.… Expand
  44. ColinVD
    Dec 15, 2009
    9
    I think it was a very enjoyable experience. The story was interesting, I found myself talking to the NPCs to learn their back stories. I was a very big fan of the old Black Isle games, and replayed them often. I suppose I am a but of a fan boy, but I like the game a lot. It is just the DLC right at the release kind of chaps my cheeks a bit.
  45. PavelZ
    Dec 18, 2009
    10
    For me RPG of decade, possible best then BG2. I can't regret every single minute spend playing this masterpeice :D
  46. DonC
    Dec 18, 2009
    10
    Just stunning. What else can I say? Having played RPGs since the release of Eye of the Beholder, it is really staggering how far the genre has come. Give this one an hour of your time and see how it sticks with you... and suddenly your week has disappeared, spent exploring every nook and cranny of the game world. Worth every penny of the asking price, just wow.
  47. MasonA
    Dec 20, 2009
    10
    I would have gone with a 9.5 on this and you round up right? This is a phenomenal game. I just recently beat it and it is among my favorite games off all time, only better games were morrowind and oblivion. The environment is breathtaking and absolutely captivating. I loved every second I played this game.
  48. DavidD
    Dec 27, 2009
    7
    This game was OK. It took a long time to finish and got very repetitive by the end. The plot is linear and not very engaging. The design of the maps mean it can take a long time to walk from place to place. The combat is ok (basically the same as BG & BG2) but again repetitive. Tactics were neat but inconsistent. The plot is average with few interesting twists (like with Morrigan at the This game was OK. It took a long time to finish and got very repetitive by the end. The plot is linear and not very engaging. The design of the maps mean it can take a long time to walk from place to place. The combat is ok (basically the same as BG & BG2) but again repetitive. Tactics were neat but inconsistent. The plot is average with few interesting twists (like with Morrigan at the end of the game). Overall a 7.… Expand
  49. JonathanM
    Dec 29, 2009
    9
    Absolutely lovely game, I love the choices in most conversations, I love the companions and the dialouge between them on your travels and the story of course buuuut when I started playing the game for the first time I was horribly bored and would probably have quit if I hadn't been so excited for it. After 1-3 hours or so I started enjoying myself and eventualy had awful lot and the Absolutely lovely game, I love the choices in most conversations, I love the companions and the dialouge between them on your travels and the story of course buuuut when I started playing the game for the first time I was horribly bored and would probably have quit if I hadn't been so excited for it. After 1-3 hours or so I started enjoying myself and eventualy had awful lot and the beginnings also became fun. The story and gameplay is great for the most part, even tho the difficulty curve felt wrecked at some parts. This game should absolutely not be rated by anyone who hasn't spent atleast 10 hours playing it.… Expand
  50. Adam
    Dec 9, 2009
    9
    Other than an fps issue for me this was by far the best RPG I've ever played. All I have to say is this, if the score is below a 6, then the player either sucked at the game, or he or she REALLY sucked. The customization of play styles is enough to make replay ability very high even if you jsut go straight through the game. I don't believe you can find a game with a longer or Other than an fps issue for me this was by far the best RPG I've ever played. All I have to say is this, if the score is below a 6, then the player either sucked at the game, or he or she REALLY sucked. The customization of play styles is enough to make replay ability very high even if you jsut go straight through the game. I don't believe you can find a game with a longer or more in depth single-player mode. The lore could fill a book and the history is so well layed out in your player's codex that I would read every little scrap I got. The voice acting was great in every aspect, the expressions could have been better though.Buy this game, it is worth the fifty dollars for the 100 hours of gameplay.… Expand
  51. JoelC
    Nov 11, 2009
    10
    Great game and i am hardly through it! i laugh reading some of the user reviews here like complaining about the autosave system and how they fail at the simple process of claiming the DLC's. Pay no heed to them, this IS a good game!
  52. DennisB
    Nov 12, 2009
    10
    If you like RPG's buy it! This game is just awesome. At the beginning, i wasn't sure if i should play this game, but the story and atmosphere was that great that i couldn't stop playing this!
  53. KevinH
    Nov 15, 2009
    9
    It's true there are very few boundaries broken, and the persistent gore is a little silly (but you can turn it off) But it is HUGE - and - polished, there are only a very few glitches in well over 80 hours gameplay. Most of all, nearly all of that 80 hours is a lot of fun, there's not much "filler" (except perhaps the sloth demon level, it's several hours in a blurred It's true there are very few boundaries broken, and the persistent gore is a little silly (but you can turn it off) But it is HUGE - and - polished, there are only a very few glitches in well over 80 hours gameplay. Most of all, nearly all of that 80 hours is a lot of fun, there's not much "filler" (except perhaps the sloth demon level, it's several hours in a blurred "dreamscape", which is a little tedious and is excesively hard on the eye, it almost make me begrduge scoring it a 9) There are only a couple of minor frustrating moments, and in the age of google these are only fleeting. A truly impressive achievement - I hope the DLC lives up to the original game !… Expand
  54. PeterO
    Nov 17, 2009
    9
    The best experience I've had all year. After months and months of living solely off of Fallout 3 DLC this game quenched my thirst for a good long game. I'm sick of 8 hour shooters and a good 40 hour + RPG came down the tubes and saved me.
  55. RichardN
    Nov 22, 2009
    9
    This game is simply amazing, quests, combat system, story, voice acting, items, graphics are very well done. The only reason why I don't give this game a 10 is because of the few minors glitches that can happen but it is really worth buying, one of the best RPG experience you'll ever have so far in my opinion!
  56. VinnieS
    Dec 17, 2009
    7
    I have mixed feelings about the game; The atmosphere and environment are pretty damn nice and the world has some rich, if not derivative, details but there are some huge issues with the UI and combat. To talk about its strengths, I'd say that DAO is better than most other 1 player RPGs out there. The music is good, the visuals are great, and it was built with the PC in mind which is I have mixed feelings about the game; The atmosphere and environment are pretty damn nice and the world has some rich, if not derivative, details but there are some huge issues with the UI and combat. To talk about its strengths, I'd say that DAO is better than most other 1 player RPGs out there. The music is good, the visuals are great, and it was built with the PC in mind which is a big plus, these days. The graphics really do deserve some credit: the fire effects look sick and the world is huge and well modeled. I know I always focus on the negatives of these types of games, but that's mainly because if I actually buy a game, then it must have something going for it. Most games I buy have some quality to them that attracts me enough, initially, to drop 50. That said, the game's UI is just not very n00b friendly. I'd need to sit there for like 15-20 min and decide all these default actions for my party members, and they still do some incredibly stupid shit like run into traps and get blown up by fireballs that come off the screen. I think that's the biggest issue with the game. You can either see more of the enemies in the WoW-style view (which makes it hard to click on your partners and issue commands), or you get zoomed out into a half-assed RTS view where you can't fucking see everyone. I know there's a method to queue up actions for each character, but the UI doesn't do a good job of showing these command queues. The AI setting screen also has some issues, as there's no obvious way to add functions (though I am sure one exists). Also, it all seems very specific "taunt if Hero is being attacked BY RANGE" and the same "BY MAGIC" and "BY MELEE." Is there a way to roll this all into: "peel off me asap negros?" Aside from this is the really variable voice acting. I don't know how review sites said shit like "you can always expect amazing voice work from BioWare!" All these guys must be paid off. It seems like "good voice acting" meant announcing "LF Voice actor PST" in the streets of Britain, as every single motherfucker alive has a British accent, and they all sound super unnatural and at many times mouth-breath. It works in some cases, but it gets wearing in a hurry. Another big issue is just BioWare's character development department sucks ass. Human beings in real life have shit like, I don't know, SUBTLETY!?!? Every character in this game is entirely devoid of the notion. The arrogant, cocky king CONSTANTLY boasts about how he's going to go to war and kill a billion people and shit. Yes, we get it, he's arrogant and battle thirsty. For having him say it that often you might as well have him say "Hi, Duncan, I am the arrogant, douchebag king that totally sweats Gray Warden balls." The issue is that there's no ambiguity; in real life it's often tough to read people and realize what they're actually thinking. There is actually uncertainty and mystery to people when you first meet them. You can stereotype, but it's not always how things are. This game thinks it's being subtle but I've seen less obvious behavior in Disney cartoon movies. The last thing I won't really fault DAO alone for, but it's a general trend that I've been noticing that I think ought to be addressed. This whole idea of choices in games. I wrote, 2 years ago, that Mass Effect had a lot of false choices and characters often said the same shit regardless of what you choose. Same deal here. In fact, you often get replies like you said absolutely nothing. The question, then, is simple: WHY BOTHER ASKING ME FOR INPUT? The decision to give you these stupid choices was probably due to amazing games like Metal Gear Solid 4 getting flack for having too much cinema and not enough action. The solution, to BioWare, was obvious; allow the user to FEEL like they're doing something by making them input random nonsense every few minutes that's disregarded anyway. It REALLY breaks the flow of the game, and there were at least 5 cut scenes where an interesting conversation abruptly stopped so I could be ignored after choosing something from 7 long options. Why the fuck do companies think this is a bright idea? I think developers should just make one story, like a novel, that the player experiences. These decision mechanics are always shallow and unimpressive. If you want to give people complete freedom, then do it. Don't just half ass everything for a bullet on the back of the game box. ASK YOURSELF is it necessary? Is it intuitive? And most importantly IS IT FUN?… Expand
  57. StephenM
    Dec 23, 2009
    8
    Definitely has flaws but what a great spiritual sucessor to Baldur's Gate 2. Wow just give it a chance. Even better than Fallout 3 (great game) in my opinion. It will be interesting to see where the mod community takes this.
  58. Xgrubbs
    Aug 26, 2010
    8
    Great, great game i have nearly nothing bad to say about it. I enjoyed this game from beginning to end but then again i value storyline over everything else and with all the DLC and the expansion i loved this game. haven't enjoyed a game this much since Diablo 2 first came out. Only bad thing is the combat system would prefer to just play myself instead of pausing every 3 seconds to tellGreat, great game i have nearly nothing bad to say about it. I enjoyed this game from beginning to end but then again i value storyline over everything else and with all the DLC and the expansion i loved this game. haven't enjoyed a game this much since Diablo 2 first came out. Only bad thing is the combat system would prefer to just play myself instead of pausing every 3 seconds to tell my team what to do (tactics if used correctly help but lets be honest you still had to pause multiple times to figure out wtf to do). I forgive the combat system however and simply state dragon age 2 here i come.… Expand
  59. Victorcs
    Sep 20, 2016
    10
    This game is not only the best RPG, but for me the best game of the last generation of games/consoles. It has brilliant story and fantastically well-built characters, and an excellent gameplay as well. Bioware should have done better with its sequels though, Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition don't even come closer to their predecessor.
  60. auberonh
    Aug 25, 2011
    8
    This is the game that introduced me to the RPG and BioWare, which is now my favorite genre and developer. The graphics could use some work, and I don't like many of the character designs, but the world-building, writing, voice acting, and music are all top notch, and came together in an epic story.
  61. JackDanielz79
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    One of the best. Even 6 six years after release, I've have much fun playing it again and i'm still finding new stuff. Emotionnaly involving, this is how you make a game!
  62. alanbessa
    Feb 24, 2018
    10
    Masterpiece.

    I'll never play a RPG like this ever again, the best in this genre.
  63. chronoT
    Sep 2, 2012
    9
    DAO is overall an awesome third-person RPG that has a great story and nice graphics with the right PC. The voice acting is very well done, although I still wish that your character talked as well. The game opens up in the beginning so you have options on where to go first and what you want to accomplish. The dungeons are large, well-made, and fun. To this day this game is definitelyDAO is overall an awesome third-person RPG that has a great story and nice graphics with the right PC. The voice acting is very well done, although I still wish that your character talked as well. The game opens up in the beginning so you have options on where to go first and what you want to accomplish. The dungeons are large, well-made, and fun. To this day this game is definitely worth playing on the PC if you haven't already.… Expand
  64. Claytality
    Aug 26, 2017
    9
    Amazing customization - you create your own character and choose from several diverse characters to form your party. The variety of classes, skills, characters, and equipment in the game merits 2 or 3 playthroughs.

    The story is good. I had to restart several fights due to poor AI. There are ways to automate your NPC allies but they often end up getting into trouble, so many times it    Amazing customization - you create your own character and choose from several diverse characters to form your party. The variety of classes, skills, characters, and equipment in the game merits 2 or 3 playthroughs.

    The story is good.

    I had to restart several fights due to poor AI. There are ways to automate your NPC allies but they often end up getting into trouble, so many times it is best to micromanage them by pausing and giving individual commands. It is frustrating and requires adjusting how you play.

    There are several bugs. One bug is on a spell intended to deplete enemy mages' mana. However, it actually replenishes their mana, essentially making the spell worthless. There are a few quest bugs which may force you to reload a previous save or find a solution online.

    Awakenings is the best DLC, others are just okay.

    Bought ultimate edition (includes all DLC) for $7.50, played 114 hours, great replay value.    … Expand
  65. DexEngineer
    Aug 11, 2020
    9
    Spent many hours in this game. Enjoyable. Gladly will come back one day to it, since a lot of new games are stupidly political. Very enjoyable story.
  66. Ensaabahnur
    Mar 8, 2019
    9
    Great game, a good spiritual successor to the baldurs gate and neverwinter nights series. Great story and great characters!
  67. everin
    Oct 1, 2015
    8
    Tier 2
    + Engaging story that covers a lot of interesting characters and plot arcs
    + One of the best casts of companion characters in gaming
    + Cool class and RPG system that borrows from the classics while introducing some unique perspectives
    ? A somewhat sporadic overall plot that becomes fairly generic in the end
    - Slow and/or stilted pacing throughout the game, rough around the edges
  68. Thilijan
    Jun 10, 2018
    8
    The world of Dragon Age is interesting albeit well known to anyone familiar with fantasy themes. Elves? Check! Dwarfs? Check! Orcs? Sort of check?! Dragons? Double check! The plot remains thin for quite a while and the player has to find out a lot about the lore by reading codex entries. The game gets better as it progresses. The combat is intriguing and, on the hardest difficulties, aThe world of Dragon Age is interesting albeit well known to anyone familiar with fantasy themes. Elves? Check! Dwarfs? Check! Orcs? Sort of check?! Dragons? Double check! The plot remains thin for quite a while and the player has to find out a lot about the lore by reading codex entries. The game gets better as it progresses. The combat is intriguing and, on the hardest difficulties, a real challenge for seasoned players. I thought the game was decent, but not as ground breaking as many have described it.… Expand
  69. Tomle1202
    Jan 29, 2019
    9
    Dragon Age: Origins is a deeply layered role-playing game that will stand out for years to come for its excellently written characters and epic adventure.
  70. DragonEffect4
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    This is IMO one of the best classic RPGs to play today. I am NO good at the type of action mechanics and team building (FPS is what I mainly play). But the story is and universe is such a fantastic aspect that pushed me through to keep playing and learning.
  71. nilsy
    Sep 29, 2017
    10
    Im probably going to get stoned for this but ive never liked the witcher games any of them them more then once and i just cant finish them it starts boring and it just never gets better i need to struggle to not uninstall it the first day.
    When it comes to modern RPG its basically this and witcher that are "good" you dont actually have that many to pick from.
    So if you tried witcher and    Im probably going to get stoned for this but ive never liked the witcher games any of them them more then once and i just cant finish them it starts boring and it just never gets better i need to struggle to not uninstall it the first day.
    When it comes to modern RPG its basically this and witcher that are "good" you dont actually have that many to pick from.
    So if you tried witcher and didnt like it doesnt mean this wont be your thing its not the same game.

    To me this game was the complete and utter opposite instant interest day 1 and deep love by day 2 and it never dropped of top10 greatest game list after done its just wonderful.

    Played baldurs gate and felt ever since that there just wasnt a equal, to me this is better.
    You have a tactical combat thats challenging, you have interesting character builds, and your companions are likely the stars of the show you never thought would be relevant.
    The world building is also slightly fresh, its epic fantasy with evil is on the rise and save the world but the humans are kinda grey and plenty of selfish people just trying to make a buck or summon a demon to get better luck while gambling kind of world.

    You start off with your main character then can find and recruit a large number of characters and these are most consider the stars of this game.
    Most other games these are never really fleshed out they are just mechanically needed to make the combat more complex, your companions are interesting riddles you can plumb and you get small bonuses for doing so didnt think it sounded at all interesting when i read about it but it actually changed the game for better and its to large extent optional you can ignore several if they arnt interesting to you.    … Expand
  72. argo2001
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    Лучшая игра всех времён и народов, после Fallout 2 и Baldur`s Gate 2.
    Была бы боёвка более тактической, а некоторые моменты чуть менее затянутые - был бы абсолютным шедевром на уровне первых двух игр.
  73. Sander1989
    Jun 9, 2022
    9
    Dragon Age: Origins is of the best games ever. I just did a playthrough again.
  74. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 22, 2016
    8
    Dragon Age Origins
    More like Goose Age Origins
    This game is deep, and that’s the greatest thing about it. The depth though is also the worst thing about it This game starts out with letting you customize your character and choosing your class. All of your choices here will determine the origins story you are given. There’s potentially 6 different stories to be told in this game… I    Dragon Age Origins
    More like Goose Age Origins
    This game is deep, and that’s the greatest thing about it.
    The depth though is also the worst thing about it
    This game starts out with letting you customize your character and choosing your class.
    All of your choices here will determine the origins story you are given.
    There’s potentially 6 different stories to be told in this game…
    I played the console version of this game, so it’s much more action oriented than strategy based.
    You can journey with 4 allies at a time to help you fight enemies and you can gain new allies along your journey,
    How you treat your allies and the people in the world around you will determine if they turn their back on you or help you with your cause.
    Your allies do a fairly decent job at holding their own... they only got stuck one time in my entire playthrough.
    You can equip gear you find on them much like a JRPG, there is tons of micro managing your ally’s skills as well as yours,
    Dragon Age Origins is lengthy, but not lengthy because there is so much great content to experience...
    The game is long just for the sake of being long... it accomplishes nothing in dragging the story on forever and makes you do more than you should really have to…
    The entire game feels like one giant goose chase.
    After your origins story the map opens up and you can freely clear it in any order you choose,
    The incentive to doing so is there is a blight... demons… an army... you need allies, so you set out into the vast sections to gain those allies...
    Each section of the map could literally be their own game… and not necessarily in a good way.
    They all have their own self-contained stories that link to the overarching story, but every single one of them follow the formula of the main story, which is you think you’re done but you’re not
    you get to whoever you’re looking for but they need you to do this before they’ll help you but when you get there to do what they need there’s someone there that needs you to help them before they can help you help the person that you need to help before they’ll help you..
    Its overwhelming and ultimately makes the game feel like it drags on forever
    and quite frankly it does... you never feel like you are making any true progress…
    It took me 10 hours of playing before the game got even a little bit interesting to me.
    There are some really cool sections to this game, again they all feel like they could be their own game...
    It’s crazy to look back when you’re near the end and think of the journey you’ve been on and how it was indeed part of this game and not some game you played years ago even though it feels like it.
    There’s mages, demons, going through the fade and shape shifting, hunting werewolves down in the forest, going underground to search for a mighty anvil
    There is so much to experience.
    While Dragon Age’s game world is vast and deep, I found the gameplay and journey to be shallow and tedious.
    Due to the delivery of the story, and the constant webbing of story lines I found Dragon Age Origins to eventually feel more like a chore than a game,
    After about 30 hours in I was begging for the game to be over, to get to the point, but instead it drug me down another 20 hours of rabbit holes.
    If the rabbit holes don’t make the game feel tedious enough, it also does a horrible job at quest progression in general...
    You rarely know where you’re supposed to go,
    The marker for the quest you’re on only appears when you’re close to the desired location…
    and by close, I mean practically on top of it…
    Which will lead you right to google to figure out where this person lives since who’s going to really memorize the locations of these people by name?
    I’m not
    There’s a Lot to do in Dragon Age Origins, so I can definitely see why people love this game so much…
    Even I appreciate the game for what it has going on...
    There was just ultimately nothing here to hook me in...
    If I didn’t feel obligated to make it to the credits, I definitely wouldn’t have
    I give Dragon Age Origins a 7.5/10    … Expand
  75. XxSoULxMaNxX
    Oct 25, 2015
    10
    I modded the game to the absolute maximum via Nexus but aside from that the character interactions (including the romances) and weight of decisions along with the meaningful, tactical combat made this game an instant classic for me.
  76. DukeBalek
    Nov 25, 2015
    10
    One of the best rpg i ever played. Before The Witcher 3, this game was the king. It was made by Bioware before they sold their soul to EA and remains for me as the last good product of this once legendary company.
  77. LifeHistory
    Apr 19, 2017
    10
    This is one of the greatest RPGs of all times. Its has an amazing interactive elements with the characters like nothing I've ever seen in another RPG before. I still think Witcher 3 is the best RPG and Game ever. But this one is crazy good.
    Basically everything about it is amazing it has good voice acting and fantastic RPG elements and level design and the cool gameplay and the great    This is one of the greatest RPGs of all times. Its has an amazing interactive elements with the characters like nothing I've ever seen in another RPG before. I still think Witcher 3 is the best RPG and Game ever. But this one is crazy good.
    Basically everything about it is amazing it has good voice acting and fantastic RPG elements and level design and the cool gameplay and the great story. The feeling you will have is unreal. You'll find yourself in the game and falling love with the characters and everything in it.    … Expand
  78. luzarius
    Oct 13, 2016
    10
    Dragon Age Origins is my favorite RPG of all time next to the Mass Effect series, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines and the Witcher series. Origins came out during a time when Bioware wasn't injecting bizarre liberal politics into their games. It's sad that Bioware is now plagued with liberal political activists, they're like leeches.

    If you play this game, go as slow as you possibly    Dragon Age Origins is my favorite RPG of all time next to the Mass Effect series, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines and the Witcher series. Origins came out during a time when Bioware wasn't injecting bizarre liberal politics into their games. It's sad that Bioware is now plagued with liberal political activists, they're like leeches.

    If you play this game, go as slow as you possibly can, take your time, listen to all the dialogue and read all the codex. I recommend either the human noble origin or the human mage origin. If you play a mage, make sure you decide what fraternity ideals you think your mage should follow. Decide whether the character you role play believes in the maker or not

    The music in this game comes from the heart, there are some moments where you'll just sit back, sip on some wine and just get immersed.

    Dragon Age Origins is perfection, so naturally Bioware and the entire industry have stopped making games like this.    … Expand
  79. tsakiym
    May 12, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  80. floppykid
    Dec 5, 2015
    9
    The first and very promising Dragon Age Origins.
    It's fantastic all over really, it had a very dark colour atmosphere in terms of graphics/environments and it had a suitably dark story to accompany it. Its dialogue is very nuanced, clever and has wonderful depth.
    The combat, while not tactical in the extreme, is a great challenge. I played this game on consoles first, and while that's    The first and very promising Dragon Age Origins.
    It's fantastic all over really, it had a very dark colour atmosphere in terms of graphics/environments and it had a suitably dark story to accompany it. Its dialogue is very nuanced, clever and has wonderful depth.

    The combat, while not tactical in the extreme, is a great challenge.
    I played this game on consoles first, and while that's fun, the PC combat is far and away superior.
    The ability to pause the action and set certain attack patterns is a lot of fun. It's a joy to plan out boss battles in particular, in terms of party selected to fight, AOE affects used etc. It's a joy because while it's reasonably challenging, it's also very much accessible. Bioware struck the right balance.

    It's just a shame that the two sequels chose to ignore all the positive points about Origins really.    … Expand
  81. Johnnythemaster
    Nov 3, 2015
    10
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  82. inkblowout
    Oct 13, 2015
    9
    Like Mass effect 2, this could one of bioware's best games that they have made. After the release of Baldur's gate, I found Dragon Age Origins to be a huge improvement over both Baldur's Gate.

    I found the entire story to be intriguing and the amount of choices you makes this game feel like a better rpg than Bioware's "Mass Effect". And also unlike Mass effect, you don't get a    Like Mass effect 2, this could one of bioware's best games that they have made. After the release of Baldur's gate, I found Dragon Age Origins to be a huge improvement over both Baldur's Gate.

    I found the entire story to be intriguing and the amount of choices you makes this game feel like a better rpg than Bioware's "Mass Effect". And also unlike Mass effect, you don't get a paragon/renegade dialogue option but more like a "fallout" dialogue option which makes the player feel more open to more dialogue options than just "good and bad" options. Also another thing that was interesting was the approval and disapproval rating, everything you do affects your companions and it can either result in your companion disapproving/approving your decisions and in the long term in can result in a companion leaving if the approval rating is down or even a love interest. And you also take on a few companion missions, which aren't very good. (mass effect 2 fixes this problem.)

    But I find the combat DoD system to be outdated, I was really expecting a hack and slash kinda gameplay but the DoD tackles the combat in a different and strategic way. The skills tree isn't very helpful and limited to customization same with the entire leveling up system, it feels to inconsistent which at times it ranks me up too fast or too slow.

    But also a huge problem is the PC optimization. it's horrible due to the memory leak so I found myself restarting a game a whole bunch of times and I was angry at this. But in overall content I was very surprised. Dragon Age Origins main campaign left me playing around 48 hours and it's not even 80% completed and with the main campaign DLC completed. The awakening expansion is a very nice expansion which clocks in around 12 hours, it's a fair amount of time to complete but I found it to be short at times and rushed as well. The other DLC (Witch hunt, GoA, DSC, and Leliana's song) are okay but the only ones I recommend is Witch Hunt, leliana's song (because of companion reasons.) and GoA (for leveling up your gray warden) But I would skip buying GoA, and DSC it was lacking detail and in the end... I don't care about it anyways.

    So all in all, get this game, It was exciting to play and I was very happy with the overall content and this is a much better RPG than Mass effect. I would buy the Ultimate edition if I had to, to play DA:O and Awakening again.    … Expand
  83. kyle20ellis
    Apr 2, 2022
    10
    Dragon Age: Origins is an outstanding game on all levels, one of the best in recent years perhaps. If there was one thing that wasn't quite so good, it was that some of the outdoor background art were a little flat-looking. Other than that, the graphics were not bad at all despite the numerous criticism it has gotten on Amazon. The characters look well-modelled at least, the colours areDragon Age: Origins is an outstanding game on all levels, one of the best in recent years perhaps. If there was one thing that wasn't quite so good, it was that some of the outdoor background art were a little flat-looking. Other than that, the graphics were not bad at all despite the numerous criticism it has gotten on Amazon. The characters look well-modelled at least, the colours are atmospheric and help make the world and adventure believable and the voices do sync well with the lip movements. The music has moments where it is rousing and others where it's eloquent, overall it's well written and synchronises with everything with never a jarring note. The story is rich in detail and characterisation, totally immersive in its blend of fantasy, adventure and action and you are genuinely transported into the world the characters inhabit. The game play is varied and not overly-simplistic or overly-complex(even if at times Alistair was perhaps too easy to kill, but really that's part of the fun). What was also impressive was the balance of game play and story, they added so much to one another and there wasn't a time where there was too much or little of one. The writing and the voice acting stood out the most. The writing is incredibly intelligent and thought-provoking with some well-judged light-hearted humour for contrast, doing wonderfully in giving the characters distinctive personalities and emotional impact. The character interaction is strong and never stiff. And the voice work adds so much to those qualities, everybody is wonderful and nobody bad but in particular Kate Mulgrew is quietly firm and authoritative and Tim Curry has that subtle smarmy malevolence spot-on. All in all, an outstanding game. 10/10 Bethany Cox… Expand
  84. ggeorgo
    Oct 16, 2021
    10
    This game has immense replay value .. I have played as warrior , rogue and 2 mage runs ( one normal mage and the other an arcane warrior).
    The game play mechanics are perfect and the combat feels quite strategic,
    A few quest lines are very big but this is not actually a negative thing! I like the approval rating your companions keep according to your actions. If one game comes close    This game has immense replay value .. I have played as warrior , rogue and 2 mage runs ( one normal mage and the other an arcane warrior).
    The game play mechanics are perfect and the combat feels quite strategic,
    A few quest lines are very big but this is not actually a negative thing!
    I like the approval rating your companions keep according to your actions.
    If one game comes close to being a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate series it is this one.    … Expand
  85. deathbringer
    Jun 13, 2017
    10
    This is one of the best RPGs ever made! I don't even know where to start, the story, the gameplay, the character progression, the dialogue, it's brilliant! I've spent hundreds of hours into the game and i will probably play through it many times. It has great replay value and while the game has it's small flaws, it is still so good that you will barely notice them. 10/10 a must play!
  86. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    10
    The best RPG ever, amazing story and unlike most BioWare games the choices are deeper than 'good' or 'bad'. I wish I could erase my memory so I could play this game for the first time again.
  87. LimitedEdition
    May 28, 2023
    10
    This game is my true personal RPG highlight of all time and I started and finished it playing in 2022. While graphics might be a little outdated, the story, the immersion, the whole dynamics of all the characters interacting with each other is truly outstanding amazing yet to this day. If you are looking for a title that brings a great RPG experience, especially story and immersion, lookThis game is my true personal RPG highlight of all time and I started and finished it playing in 2022. While graphics might be a little outdated, the story, the immersion, the whole dynamics of all the characters interacting with each other is truly outstanding amazing yet to this day. If you are looking for a title that brings a great RPG experience, especially story and immersion, look no further and go with Dragon Age: Origins! Wonderful game!… Expand
  88. mmort75
    Dec 31, 2015
    10
    One of my favourite games ever. I wish they would make more like. The story gets you involved and the tactical combat is fun and at times a challenge.
  89. tabletop
    Nov 13, 2015
    10
    This is by far the best of the series by far. Only 3 games has ever got a hold of me from the get go, and this is certainly one of them. The origin sequence alone is well done, and the surely but steady build up to the final battle right after is always on cresciendo. It is just beautiful. I wish the devs would ho back to their roots and make games like this again.
  90. Tapxd
    Nov 15, 2015
    10
    You do not need a lot of words, just Dragon Age: Origins - this is perfect game and one of the best RPG of the 21st century. You should not miss this game. 10/10
  91. Solantus
    Dec 23, 2015
    9
    Like a read a good novel you cant stop yourself until the end.

    This game gives you everything Great Companions, Totally different origins can shape the game, a strategic Combat System (you cannot find such a good system many rpg game those days).
  92. BreezyEzy
    Oct 23, 2019
    10
    Completed this game several times. The best game that will remain in my memory forever.
  93. kitty1873
    Mar 25, 2016
    9
    You know how far behind am i on playing the video games? I just started playing Dragon Age Origins for the first time a few weeks ago and loving it. Cant beileve i didnt found this game soon. Since than i have played about 90 hours (in one playthrough...) So i guessI guess this game is doing something right to make contine playing it :D.

    The Pros *The writing in this game made up for    You know how far behind am i on playing the video games? I just started playing Dragon Age Origins for the first time a few weeks ago and loving it. Cant beileve i didnt found this game soon. Since than i have played about 90 hours (in one playthrough...) So i guessI guess this game is doing something right to make contine playing it :D.

    The Pros
    *The writing in this game made up for the if-ing gameplay ( but that later). The lore for this game is pretty extensive as well
    *I loved the companions that joined me in this game. They certainly went to a lot of work on each companion.
    *Great Character Customization/ Awesome Origin Stories
    The Cons:
    *The combat/gameplay a bit of a mess ( but one will get use to it after a while)
    The Meh:
    *The Graphics dose look a bit out of dated but still not too bad once you get use to it

    So i would say that this game is on my top five favorites (rpg) games next to Skyrim. Would give this a game a 9 out of ten    … Expand
  94. SrPepe
    Oct 30, 2017
    10
    Al igual que Mass Effect, BioWare creó un universo perfecto, un universo medieval tan bien hecho que es impresionante. Los personajes son geniales al igual que la historia, 10 indiscutible.
  95. DinoVas
    May 9, 2016
    10
    Dragon Age is one of the most amazing RPG's I ever played in my 28 years. The world that the game puts you in is very well crafted, the characters seem very real and there are many decisions to chose from. The battle system may seem a bit hard for newcomers but it's actually very tactical and satisfactory. I highly recommend this game to everyone.
  96. Dco326
    Feb 14, 2022
    9
    Strasna igrica, davno sam je igrao i potrosio sate i sate na nju ali strasno dobra igrica
  97. OberiousLocke
    Aug 22, 2017
    8
    A fine example of what a GOOD fantasy RPG looks like (coughs in The Witcher's general direction) Granted some of it's visuals are a bit dated (natural terrain is a bit funky looking, the head pieces are abhorrent and Light/Medium armor classes share the same one model for chest, feet and hand armor) I feel like it works for it.

    Gameplay wise, it feels vaguely like an MMO with an action    A fine example of what a GOOD fantasy RPG looks like (coughs in The Witcher's general direction) Granted some of it's visuals are a bit dated (natural terrain is a bit funky looking, the head pieces are abhorrent and Light/Medium armor classes share the same one model for chest, feet and hand armor) I feel like it works for it.

    Gameplay wise, it feels vaguely like an MMO with an action bar of abilities you can use or toggle in some cases, with three different areas to invest in; Attributes (Strength, Dexterity, Charisma, et cetera) which govern your stats, Skills (things like the ability to coerce/persuade people, herbalism) that you can sink 1 point into every 3 levels (2 if you're a rogue) and Abilites which is analogous to the Talent Trees from other games. Special mention to the ability trees, too. They're so heinously varied you can have one of your mages spitting fire and healing one minute, and turned into a giant **** spider the next to maul enemies with. The soundtrack is also stellar, and perfectly fits the game and the world you're in. Make sure you recruit Leliana and listen to her sing near the end of the game, you will not regret it.

    The biggest issue I take with it is it's very slow and sometimes clunky, and it's also a little too indepth for me, with the fact that your attribute allocation (and skills in some cases) determine what abilities you can learn down the road with no opportunity to respec without install mods, reminding very heavily of the older breed of RPG that I never cared for (Neverwinter Nights, that sort of thing)

    It also holds the very rare achievement of actually making me care about the characters and what happens in the world.

    Ultimately, play it if you haven't. If you have, it's probably time to play it again.    … Expand
  98. akshaysk
    Aug 10, 2016
    9
    Dragon Age: Origins is a fantastic game. No AAA game since has ever come so close to the original IE games, where you felt like your every choice had consequences and that you & your companions were out to experience this grand story, with its dynamic twists and turns. The graphics looked dated even then, and bugs remain, but the experience is one you won't forget. The world is beautifullyDragon Age: Origins is a fantastic game. No AAA game since has ever come so close to the original IE games, where you felt like your every choice had consequences and that you & your companions were out to experience this grand story, with its dynamic twists and turns. The graphics looked dated even then, and bugs remain, but the experience is one you won't forget. The world is beautifully fleshed out, and you'll obsessively check your codex for new lore. I can still tell you verbatim about every single small decision I made despite finishing the game a long time ago. The companions, especially Alistair and Morrigan, have wonderful backstories and react dynamically to your choices. The biggest drawback, in my opinion, is the fact that BioWare did not capitalize on the potential of their living, breathing world and instead went for a conventional story with a mighty monster and a destined hero. Take nothing away from my gripe, however. DA:O is a masterpiece.… Expand
  99. Xyodanl
    Aug 30, 2016
    10
    For me this is one of the best RPG's i have ever played! Great story, awesome companions and tons of replay value! Even with its problems this game is a 10 out of 10 for me
  100. valerian
    Dec 10, 2016
    10
    Absolutely adore this game. Sadly can never really play it anymore after how bad Inquisition was, but I've played it 10+ times, and it brings fond memories.

    Pros + ORIGINS. City elf, Dwarf noble, and mage are the best . + Multiple dialogue options and unvoiced. Makes it more tailored to you. + Companions are far better than the most of the ones in the sequels. Even Leliana and    Absolutely adore this game. Sadly can never really play it anymore after how bad Inquisition was, but I've played it 10+ times, and it brings fond memories.

    Pros

    + ORIGINS. City elf, Dwarf noble, and mage are the best
    .
    + Multiple dialogue options and unvoiced. Makes it more tailored to you.

    + Companions are far better than the most of the ones in the sequels. Even Leliana and Wynne, who are the most boring companions in-game.

    +++ Best companions are Loghain and Sten. Mary Kirby did a great job.

    + Romances do not feel forced or are written for fanservice.

    + Some of the choices in the game are great and often overlooked. Choices like fail to save Irving , double crossing Bhelen, or personally killing Jowan are special ESPECIALLY if they're related to your origin.

    +Combat is good. Not the most fun or the best (D:OS takes that), but it’s better than its sequels.

    + With mods, the characters you can still make characters look better than in Inquisition.

    + Music is great. There is a certain magic to it, that is enhanced by certain moments in the campaign.

    + Just a really amazing finale that grabs you, yet is different, each time you play it.

    CONS

    -Almost every plot revolves around blood magic. Always.

    - For some reason non-Warden companions don't get the taint.

    - Combat animations are SLOW. This however can be solved by casting haste.

    - There are still bugs that even mods don’t fix because they’re so niche that not many people experience them!
    IE, if you personally executed Jowan, he will resurrect and receive a 2nd sentence once you’ve revived the arl.

    -Art design is okay. Not my taste. Then again, DA:O was based on Baldur’s Gate. Use armor mods and ENBs if you’re nitpicky like me.

    -Dungeons for some quests can get pretty long. Perhaps too long. But you do feel more triumphant at the end of the game.

    Overall, still DA:O is a great modern RPG and very enjoyable. Witcher 2 and F:NV had better premises, but with the multiple origins, dialogue options you can choose that is really easy to forget that and enjoy it was a roleplaying experience.

    It’s much like VTMB, in this regard, but with added companions as a plus.

    PLAY as a Warden who doesn't make all the right choices and sometimes fails.. You will get a lot more out of your roleplaying experience and enjoy it more. Also be prepared to bring a lot of Kleenex.

    A grade game, through and through.    … Expand
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#3 Best PC Game of 2009
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
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#4 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

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91

Universal acclaim - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 67
  3. Negative: 0 out of 67
  1. Gameplayer Sweden
    100
    If you're into rpgs, or rather if you love roleplaying in general, there's really no need to waste time reading any reviews of this game. The same goes if you regard games like Planescape: Torment, Fallout 2 and the Baldurs Gate-series among the best computer games ever made. Because this game is everything a person like you look for in a game, and so much more. Be aware though, Dragon Age: Origins is not a revolution of the genre, rather it is an evolution, where Bioware has refined everything that made them into a formula as close to perfection as possible. Without a doubt one of the strongest Game of the year-candidates so far this year and a game we will remember with warm feelings many years to come.
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  2. PC Gamer
    92
    An outstanding story-driven RPG with fantastic writing, RPG depth and tough tactical combat. It's BioWare's best RPG since Baldur's Gate 2. [Holiday 2009, p.38]
  3. GamingXP
    92
    Dragon Age Origins will keep you in front of your computer for hours! Graphics, sounds and the controls couldn’t be much better!
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