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Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:23 pm
by Monroe
http://www.dragonage.bioware.com/gallery/

Really worth getting. Made by the same people who Mass Effect and KOTOR. I just got it myself so I haven't had a chance to explore it as well as I'd like but so far I really like what I see.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:26 pm
by Aaron
Got this the day it was released. It has a steep learning curve. For example if you don't setup your parties tactics properly they will all just rush in and die, including the girl who when you get her is already setup as an archer. She will switch to melee and run in and get shanked.

Intially I was thrown off cause Mass Effect had actual dialogue for your character where this just has you pick your dialogue and there is no voice. It's pretty damn addictive despite being inferior to Mass Effect in practically every way, save plot. The first time you kill a High Dragon though, oh man is it ever awesome.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:34 pm
by Monroe
I never did kill that dragon. Just the boss one.

I really enjoyed it having beat it now too. Took 80 hours of game time. I killed the healer they were going to give my party whoops. But alls well that ended well. And I had a good ending. I didn't think the learning curve was that bad. My character was a tank, since that's what I am in WoW, and because of that the rest of the party's default tactics were good enough. I suppose if you are anything besides a tank then that might be a problem since you have to assign either Alistar or Sten the tanking role.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:37 pm
by Aaron
If you play as a Rogue or a Mage then that way lies death. Shale is the key to dragon bashing though, get him a fire resistance crystal and ramp his constitution up and your good to go. Even against Flemoth, whose probably the hardest baddie in the game.

The Archdemon goes down easy if you summon your army to distract it.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:34 pm
by Monroe
Where do you find all these high dragons? I found Andraste but didn't kill her and the archdemon and that was it :P

And I don't have Shale. The problem with not actually buying the game :p

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:42 pm
by Aaron
Monroe wrote:Where do you find all these high dragons? I found Andraste but didn't kill her and the archdemon and that was it :P

And I don't have Shale. The problem with not actually buying the game :p
Andraste, Morrigan's mother (if you actually try to kill her) shifts into a dragon and the Archdemon (though that's more of a corrupt dragon). Of course there is a crapload of Dragonkin around; drakes, dragons, dragonlings. You can use the scales from Drakes and the High Dragons to craft some awesome armour in Wades Emporium in Denerim.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:52 am
by Mark
Is this game a first person, or a third person? My problem with motion sickness limits my gaming choices.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:14 am
by Aaron
Third person.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:18 pm
by Monroe
Oh I sparred Flemoth reason I didn't recognize the name as a dragon :P I've got her as an old lady played by Captain Janeway in my head. She is played by Captain Janeway right? And Morrigan is Claudia Black right?

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:19 pm
by Aaron
Morrigan is Claudia Black. I'm pretty sure Flemoth is Kate Mulgrew.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:15 pm
by colmquinn
Cpl Kendall wrote: I'm pretty sure Flemoth is Kate Mulgrew.
Thats why I had to make sure she died

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:21 am
by Monroe
I took pity on her. I figured she wouldn't be able to find her way back :P

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:37 am
by colmquinn
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Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:54 pm
by Mark
I've GOT to get this game.

Re: Dragon Age Origins

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:09 pm
by Mark
Ok....I need some help here. How does one beat the "Janeway" dragon??? I'm getting my ass handed to me!