Dragon Age...

jandarsun8

Anyone else looking forward to this? I've seen some of the reviews and looks promising. Wonder what others might think about it.

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BlueMak

Well, I am shopping for the best pre order deal lol.
I am very looking forwards to this. An extra reason I am is because the disc version will not have any kind of authentication DRM crap, just a disc check. Plus the whole being (hopefully) an amazing RPG. Perhaps I am wrong, but it feels like it might be Mass Effect with Dragons lol.

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jasperchc

possibly the best RPG of 2009

thunderclap

It's Bioware. Need we say more?

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Neshi

nope you don't!

I really am looking forward to this as well, one of the big releases.. at least for me

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ASUS UK

Game of the year for me...though I can see lots of nights taken up from playing it. Fingers crossed it lives up to the hype!

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BlueMak

I was never a Bioware fan, even now their only game I consider Top is Mass Effect. I do have a (stupid?) optimism about Dragon Age that goes beyond reason for a very experienced gamer like myself.

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BlueMak

Dragon Age: Origins Video Game, Sacred Ashes Trailer HD | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

I am still not sure how the battles will be.

Are you going to get it by download or retail/box?

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

pigdog

Bioware. Dragons. Mmmm......Very much looking forward to this one, but don't want to get too excited.

Once bitten, twice shy when it comes to pre-launch hype. I've never gotten over the Doom 3 disaster. It still hurts even now, and did I say only once? I've been disapointed many more times than that.

But what the heck; I'm an eternal optimist - Pre-ordering today

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ToHellAndBack

yeah Mass Effect is truly EPIC.
cant wait for this one.

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Thanks to Penny Arcade for the tip.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

Dowson

Looking like its going to be an awesome game.

Though the delay of the PC version for the Consoles is an annoyance.
I could have been playing it already.

BlueMak

What delay?
Both Xbox 360 and PC versions are on the same date.

Unless of course you were talking about the PS3 version, but at least it is only going to be few days delay.

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This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

BlueMak

Damn it, I couldn't stop myself. I just bought (pre-order) the Dragon Age: Origins Digital Deluxe Version from GG.

One of the few cases where the download version of a new game is cheaper than the retail copy, at least here. And not cheaper than the collectors edition (there isn't one here), but the plain version.

Bioware, don't disappoint me.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

vicsrealms

I pre-ordered the Collectors Edition from Amazon a couple of months ago. I am really looking forward to it.

thunderclap

I generally don't buy hard copies any more but prefer digital copies. It keeps my place less cluttered. I was going to pre-order through Steam but it's actually a "pre-purchase". Normally this is fine, but with my wife due in 10 days I need to hold off and save pennies. Why Bioware? WHY? Why did you have to plan your release date so close to the birth of my first born??? How you test me...

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Tinkerhell

Definately interested. Not pre-ordering but will pick it up soon I have little doubt.

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vicsrealms

Got it pre-ordered on steam and can't wait. Borderlands will have to keep me occupied until it comes out. Still not seeing a lot for Mass Effect 2 as far as pre-order toys...well, other then those that come from a Dragon Age pre-order. Jumping back and forth between gamestop and Amazon right now. Steam hasn't put it up yet.

BlueMak

Some of the bonus content was available for me to download and I had a quick check of the wallpapers. They are ok, but one of them was striking, to me at least. It shows a city/buildings underground in three sections. The middle one looks like something that doesn't necessarily belong there. I am not going to say more since it could be a surprise in the game for later on.

Or perhaps it is just my imagination.
Time will tell.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

OmegaRED

I didn't have any interest in this game until I saw that it was made by Bioware and this has gained my attention. No reviews though...input...need input!

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BlueMak

I won't be able to talk about my impressions with the game till the 6th when it is released here. It looks like it is Baldurs' Gate 4 (yes 4), only better. Probably the child of Baldurs' gate and Mass Effect.

BTW, the music is...what you would expect, (think LOTR music) only that it screams AAA quality. I

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

deBelly

I'm currently replaying BG2 to warm me up for Dragon Age. Ah, the music... Top 3 PC game soundtracks to me are BG1, Icewind Dale, BG2.

So what do you mean BG4? Are you counting Dark Alliance as the third part?

BlueMak

No, I am just following numbering as certain companies do. 3 is too small for the difference between BG2 and this game, so, let's jump to 4!
Besides, this looks much better in everything from BG series. BG series that I never enjoyed.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

comp_ali

http://burn360.net/reviews/dragon-ag...-quick-review/

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BlueMak

Man...4 days to go.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

comp_ali

And officially another review form IGN (X360)

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/104/1040929p1.html

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BlueMak

Fail of a review. They punish the game for not being as good as they expected/wanted it to be in the graphics department.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

comp_ali

I can't judge really as I didn't try it , better wait for GH review .

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OmegaRED

Actually, I thought that was the most justified criticism. The review here also knocks the graphics and I can see why based on screens and gameplay vids; I recall Bioware's Star Wars & Mass Effect having fantastic graphics at the time. If that's the worst criticism of the game then it should be a lot of fun but I do wish the graphics had more "Wow!" to them like Oblivion or even Gothic 3 which begged for better graphics hardware

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BlueMak

I refuse to take any review seriously when the main objection to the game, and cutting points from the final score, is that the graphics are not as good as they wanted them to be.
I am not saying that the graphics are superb, I don't know, I don't have the game yet. I tend to judge a game for what it has not what I wanted from it to have.

As for RPGs in particular, the importance of story and battles, far surpasses anything else.

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.