Dragon Age: Origins

It's hard to deny it, but once you really get into the game... you're hooked. Bioware has always been great at making Roleplaying games and this one is no exception.

The first thing that i found to be really awesome were the number of different ways to start off the game (Depending on your race, origin and class). Even though you only get a handful of unique missions before you end up at Ostagar, where the story eventually goes on in the same direction with all classes, every play-through still feels unique with each new character. This is a great concept and I'd like to see more games like this.

I've never been very fond of the battle system in most RPG games, but this game was so good that it didn't bother me.

The graphics are great, the visual and sound effects really add to the epic feeling you get when you see the bigger battles in the game.

The Voice-over work is awesome, but I expected nothing less from Bioware.

I gave this game a 10, just because when i finished it for the first time. I just sat there... and smiled.

What makes it remarkable for me is the way that it draws me into my characters and their relationships with his companions, with situations where I must chose what type of personality will that particular character have. And then I try to keep that character consistent with the chosen personality.

The amazingly constructed comedy, that put some people like me in stitches, to lighten a little a very dark and apocalyptic threat to the world that my characters are living in, the brilliant way that the story develops and throws consistent events that make sense considering all the lore of the world that has been presented and the progression of the tale, particularly in random encounters that are determined by the stage we are in the tale.

There is something really magic about DA, something that I simply had to try and capture. For me it was the first time that I felt compelled to make movies of a game and I have some 50 of them already. Because each moment in DA is unique. A battle will never be replayed the same way, the party chat will never occur in the same order, at the same place. For a particular moment in DA, there are possibly way more possibilities than I can calculate. While in other games that I love, including The Witcher and even Gothic, they all replay exactly the same. Not talking only about mechanics or the order we may choose to make those things happen. DA is Epic!

Oh, and I love Leliana so much! Thank you Corinne!!!

Dragon age origins is a fantastic game, anyone who has played it would tell you the same. The voice acting is magnificent, the character depth is paralleled by no other game out right now and the story is lengthy enough to make you feel satisfied at the end, but sad you no longer have more quests to go on with the group of followers you became close to. The characters will make you establish feelings for them, whether it may be hate for sten,friendship with allister, or even love for morrigan. And they aren't even the only characters in the game. All of the relationships made in dragon age will make you forget about one dimensional characters like lydia. Please get this game.

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 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

For those looking to truly immerse themselves into an RPG experience this is it. Combined with amazing visuals, unique combat settings and varied character building options. Players face a multitude of decisions that shape the storyline (sometimes more so than others) but at the very least change how your allies interact with you and even how they fight. I can admit that there were times I felt like I had to step away because I faced so much decision, but this is a testament to how emotionally engrossed the game kept me rather than seeming forced or excessive. Dragon Age - Origins is simply everything you want in a Fantasy-based RPG. It's a pleasure to both watch and play on the PS3. Here's my money, BioWare, take of it as you please provided games like this keep coming.