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[Jonny110]

Hello everyone

I am a huge bioware and mass effect fan ive played KOTOR 1 and 2 mass effect 1 and 2 and have already preorderd my copy of TOR but for some reason i have never got round to playing dragon age so my question today is. Is it worth buying dragon age any comments on its positives and negatives would be great

Thank you  

[Gorath Alpha]

It is sold for four platforms, and there are assorted plus / minus factors involving each of those platforms, so best is for you to choose a platform to discuss the game's characteristics in.

Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 22 novembre 2010 - 05:05 .

[Jonny110]

I would like it for the xbox 360 but apparently its alot easier to handle on the PC

[Loerwyn]

If your PC can cope with it, get it for the PC. It's one of those games that's much better on the PC, mostly because of the modding community and secondly because it's much better suited to the PC. Oh, and it's not a third-party port unlike the console and Mac versions.

[termokanden]

Agreed. I normally play games on my xbox 360, but this one is definitely easier to control on the PC.

I personally love Dragon Age and wouldn't hesitate to recommend to a fan of RPGs in general. If you are not too fond of micromanagement and learning a few rules along the way, then perhaps try it before you buy it. But somehow I don't think most real fans of RPGs mind that sort of thing. For me it just makes it more fun.

Modifié par termokanden, 22 novembre 2010 - 05:25 .

[Arthur Cousland]

No! Dragon Age sucks!!! Stay far, far away!!!



Just kidding...I love this game and would recommend it to anyone that likes rpgs, especially the more strategic kind.



Dragon Age has a bit of a learning curve, that newcomers might find difficult to grasp if you haven't played anything similar, but just give it time and you'll be fine.



I play this on Xbox 360. If you think your pc can handle this, you may want to try that version for the mods, but the Xbox 360 version plays just fine if that's your primary method of playing videogames.

[errant_knight]

Best game I ever played.
Edit: I guess I should say more, huh? Well, I found it to be the most immersive, challenging, and emotionally powerful game that I've personally ever encountered. The story is engaging, and the companions are brilliantly written and acted. I simply can't recommend it more highly. Some people found the combat quite difficult, but if you think about using different tactical options in different situations, you get up to speed pretty quickly. Also, 'pause' is your friend.

Modifié par errant_knight, 22 novembre 2010 - 06:30 .

[gneebore]

If it weren't so confounded difficult to play. The idiotic controls and the nearly impossible to master combat. Even using the Toolbox and boosting hit points to over 800 the blasted Ogre in the tower is impossible to defeat at the easist setting. I gave up on this piece of garbage and am going to delete the game and throw away the dvd. I have never been so disappointed in any game as much as I have been with the P.O.S

[termokanden]

It's alright if you don't like the game, but... Seriously?



Hope it's a joke.

[errant_knight]

gneebore wrote...

If it weren't so confounded difficult to play. The idiotic controls and the nearly impossible to master combat. Even using the Toolbox and boosting hit points to over 800 the blasted Ogre in the tower is impossible to defeat at the easist setting. I gave up on this piece of garbage and am going to delete the game and throw away the dvd. I have never been so disappointed in any game as much as I have been with the P.O.S

You are doing something seriously wrong. It's anything but impossible, and the controls are quite easy to master. I played on easy for my first playthrough because I'd never tried to control a party before, or used strategic combat rather than FPS, but now I play on nightmare. And as I say, I was going from no experience with this style of fighting.

Modifié par errant_knight, 22 novembre 2010 - 06:35 .

[gneebore]

termokanden wrote...

It's alright if you don't like the game, but... Seriously?

Hope it's a joke.

Nope not a joke.  This has been the worst excuse for an RPG that I have played since the days of the C-64.  It was a waste of the tmoney spent.  The only game that comes even close to this in difficulty of the controls is Fallout 3.  But that was light years ahead of this. 

[Loerwyn]

choo be tuhrollin', broseph.

[Arthur Cousland]

I've played online rpgs before, and so the whole tank/healer/dps setup wasn't new to me. (Origins is an offline rpg btw) I've never played below normal, and while some parts of the game gave me trouble on my first couple playthroughs, I now know what is coming before it happens, and so I can get through the game with minimal deaths. The system just takes practice. Once you get used to the tactic system, this will quickly become one of your favorite rpgs. Origins is pretty much the only game I've played over the past year.



The ogre fight in the tower isn't that hard. Just make sure it's the warriors that are taking the hits (if they have taunt, even better), and don't forget to use health poultices before it's too late. This is one of those battles that gets easier the more times you play it. Later on in the game, you can end up fighting 4-5 ogres at once, so this is nothing.

[gneebore]

errant_knight wrote...

You are doing something seriously wrong. It's anything but impossible, and the controls are quite easy to master. I played on easy for my first playthrough because I'd never tried to control a party before, or used strategic combat rather than FPS, but now I play on nightmare. And as I say, I was going from no experience with this style of fighting.

Tried every way I could figure out how to fight the ogre.  Changed tactics configurations nineteen times with the pause feature.  Still no good.  All four party members are quite dead before the ogre even loses half of it's hit points.  The ogre battle has consumed way more time than any single game battle should have.  I have completed from start to finish other RPG's in the time it has taken to totally tick me off over the difficulty of that one single combat.

[Jonny110]

Getting a few mixed results even reviews on the Internet are mixed :/ This is such a tough decision D:

[Fraevar]

I would say that if you like old-school games, that require a bit more tactical thinking in terms of combat, and the silent protagonist system did not bother you in KotOR - then yes, you should buy Dragon Age: Origins.



If you have a reasonably powerful computer, I would recommend getting it for the PC, due to the overhead camera option and the assortment of wonderful mods out there

[Arthur Cousland]

It doesn't hurt to rent if you are that unsure. It helps if you've played tactical rpgs before, otherwise, just be patient, and don't be afraid to ask for help on the forums here. That's what they're for.

[CmdrShepardsGirl]

Once I played Dragon Age I never turned back its only 1 of 2 games that I'll never get tired of playing =D but I agree with the comments above if your PC can handle it I'd definately recommend it =)

[Jonny110]

Im hearing alot about mods what does that include because i would most like be buying the ultimate edition would it muck up the DLC ?

[Thandal N'Lyman]

gneebore wrote...

If it weren't so confounded difficult to play. The idiotic controls and the nearly impossible to master combat. Even using the Toolbox and boosting hit points to over 800 the blasted Ogre in the tower is impossible to defeat at the easist setting. I gave up on this piece of garbage and am going to delete the game and throw away the dvd. I have never been so disappointed in any game as much as I have been with the P.O.S

I think the above quote says more about the person writing it than it does about the game.  The triple-platinum (over 1M on all three patforms) sales figures show that there are a huge number of people who have been able to figure-out whatever it was that stumped Gneebore.  And if s/he's finds the first half-way tough opponent  (at about the 2-hour point, out of 80+ hours!) in the game to be "nearly impossible", then I don't put much stock in the remainder of the opinion about the game being expressed.

Short review from another perspective:  Best CRPG I've played in almost a decade.  Fully deserves the title "Successor to Baldur's Gate".  Having completed more than a half-dozen full playthroughs of Origins, several more through Awakenings, and a couple through Golems  and Witch Hunt, I have found the depth of character development (and not just the PC's) and interactions between the PC and the NPCs (and the NPCs with each other) to be amazing!

The mechanics of Combat / Movement / Inventory / etc. are trivially simple.  The "pause-n-play" aspect means one can take one's time to get every move by every member of one's Party "just right", and the flexibility of the AI Tactics means one doesn't have to!

So despite the trolling above, if you like STORY, Dragon Age  is a gerat one!

Modifié par Thandal NLyman, 22 novembre 2010 - 07:11 .

[errant_knight]

gneebore wrote...

errant_knight wrote...

You are doing something seriously wrong. It's anything but impossible, and the controls are quite easy to master. I played on easy for my first playthrough because I'd never tried to control a party before, or used strategic combat rather than FPS, but now I play on nightmare. And as I say, I was going from no experience with this style of fighting.

Tried every way I could figure out how to fight the ogre.  Changed tactics configurations nineteen times with the pause feature.  Still no good.  All four party members are quite dead before the ogre even loses half of it's hit points.  The ogre battle has consumed way more time than any single game battle should have.  I have completed from start to finish other RPG's in the time it has taken to totally tick me off over the difficulty of that one single combat.

You should register your game so you can go to the tactics and strategy section of the forum and discuss what you're doing in detail. That really shouldn't be happening, especially on easy.  I can see dying once, but not repeatedly. Or you can PM me and we can discuss it. This isn't a game difficulty issue. it's something you're doing wrong in the lead up to the fight, like not looting/buying potions, or not leveling the characters properly. Maybe something to do with the characters tactics menus. You really should take advantage of the forum help ares, whether you decide to PM me or not.

[gneebore]

OnlyShallow89 wrote...

choo be tuhrollin', broseph.

Nope The op asked for an opinion of the game.  I gave an honest opinion.  It was also given right after about the thirtieth time I tried fighting the ogre.  And gave the game up as a lost cause because the controls are just not up to par with the difficulty of the combat.  Even using a toolbox editor to cheat the game.  Never had to do that with any other game before.  Even the less than stellar Fallout 3 had easy to learn and use combat controls compared to this game.

[errant_knight]

gneebore wrote...

OnlyShallow89 wrote...

choo be tuhrollin', broseph.

Nope The op asked for an opinion of the game.  I gave an honest opinion.  It was also given right after about the thirtieth time I tried fighting the ogre.  And gave the game up as a lost cause because the controls are just not up to par with the difficulty of the combat.  Even using a toolbox editor to cheat the game.  Never had to do that with any other game before.  Even the less than stellar Fallout 3 had easy to learn and use combat controls compared to this game.

No, it's not the controls, they aren't hard. It's something else, and probably will be fairly easy to solve your problem if you look into it. I've really not heard of anyone else having so much trouble so early in the game, so it's something you're doing, maybe trying to play in real time like a FPS.

Anyway, that's enough advice for this thread. Don't want to derail.
To the OP: there's a reason that the average review rating was between 9 and 10 out of 10.

Modifié par errant_knight, 22 novembre 2010 - 07:23 .

[gneebore]

Thandal NLyman wrote...

Short review from another perspective:  Best CRPG I've played in almost a decade.  Fully deserves the title "Successor to Baldur's Gate".  Having completed more than a half-dozen full playthroughs of Origins, several more through Awakenings, and a couple through Golems  and Witch Hunt, I have found the depth of character development (and not just the PC's) and interactions between the PC and the NPCs (and the NPCs with each other) to be amazing!

The mechanics of Combat / Movement / Inventory / etc. are trivially simple.  The "pause-n-play" aspect means one can take one's time to get every move by every member of one's Party "just right", and the flexibility of the AI Tactics means one doesn't have to!

So despite the trolling above, if you like STORY, Dragon Age  is a gerat one!

Rendering an honest opinion is not trolling.  This games combat system is not intuitive nor is the AI tactics setup worth a flip.  The mage was set to standoff and use magic.  Not to engage in melee.  Yet repeatedly the mage was running in and fighting hand to hand with his fists!  My character was set to use a bow and fire arrows.  Good idea since I had the elven long bow with 80  +2fire arrows in inventory.  Yet repeatedly the computer tactics had my bowman running in and standing toe-to-toe and firing arrows!  And did that while I was in control of any other character.

[Daewan]

I had no problem fighting the ogre, I play DA:O on the Xbox. My first playthrough was with a Human Noble warrior, I had no idea what I was doing but I have plenty of RPG experience and the Ogre in the tower was a good challenge but manageable. By the time I had mastered that game and was going through with my mage, that ogre was a piece of cake. Frozen, burning cake.

If you like RPG games, you'll like DA:O. If you like BioWare games, you'll love DA:O. Despite the complaints and the whiners, the game is perfectly playable on the Xbox if you want to sit on your couch and play. If you want to tweak everything to death and have complete control over every little aspect of the game, then you'll need the PC version. Either way, you will have fun.