I grab 3 paper towels and a moist rag everytime i see a new artical about Dragon Age. I literally blow a load while reading it. The clean_up afterwards have become pretty routine.

 Nom nom good RPGs

...Though I do wish it had LAN multi-player (like anything ever will again these days), I still can't deny the sexiness it looks to be :)

Originally posted by wizyy

 I will quit WoW to play this.

Think I'll be taking a month or 2 break from wow to play through this several times.

If it does well I reckon the expansion will have pw support, although I'd lay odds online play will require paid subs this time. A tithe to EA :(

Originally posted by Lumster

If you know Bioware then you know that most if not all games are pretty linear! I still love those games tho :D

It really depends on which games you campare with.

If you compare with games like Diablo they are not linear at all but with games like Fallout they are pretty railroaded.

Bioware is kinda going a middleway. But they never are as linear as Wow and EQ at least.

I have been waiting a long time for a game like this, I missed the old RPG games. Oblivion and such games are nice but they don't have the same feeling as the old games did. That is why I prefered Fallaout 1 & 2 to Fallout 3.

An excellent review!  I'm now fully looking forward to checking out the game when it's released.

 the old republic is in safe hands <3

I still haven't bought a game this year, of any genre. Dragon Age has remained the only thing that has interested me. All the others are further off: Mass Effect 2, StarCraft II, Diablo III, Star Trek Online, The Old Republic, The Secret World....

Originally posted by jethar

From baldur's gate to mass effect bioware makes the best rpg's (sorry elder scrolls, i still love ya). I played mass effect on the console and i may get this one on it as well.  The secret to the over the shoulder strategic console rpg was your parties ai.  While they did sometimes hang out in hallways an got smoked. in general they were pretty intelligent and would use their powers constantly on their own if u would let them.  This really helped with the emersion, which in the long run is bioware's true strength.

I would disagree that BioWare make the best RPG. I have played BG and BG-2 plus ME and NWN 1-2 as a matter of fact i have played every RPG game that BioWare have bought out including JE.

BioWare do make great RPG but i have played better or should i say IMO their is better.Oblivion is nothing without the great mods that players have put together. Morrowind was a great RPG and better than Oblivion for game-play at least.

For me ,the best RPG that i have played are Gothic 1 and Gothic 2 .. " The Night Of The Ravern"  the latter being the best i have played.

So this brings me to my next point.

While everyone is ranting over "Dragon Age Origins" which is actually the name of the game, not "Dragon Age"  > to the OP, don't forget that their are a few  single RPG coming over the next  2 months.

Four weeks before DAO is released ,you have Risen , made by the same dev team who bought us in Europe the Gothic RPG series. A full sandbox RPG with skill based system and no elves or dwarfs or any of your more classic rpg npc.

It's a mature RPG and includes drugs adult content  like DAO or better still,like "The Witcher"

Many in NA(north america) will not know this game or the Gothic series,it's immense in Europe.

www.gametrailers.com/game/risen/10213

risen.deepsilver.com/game/index.html

 Don't forget another full sandbox single RPG with an added twist.

www.youtube.com/watch

www.divinity2.com/

Using the terms mature and drugs in the same sentence is a very bad idea, having checked the trailers for the games you just listed I remain a tad unconvinced.

Although they do have some very meaty content and would no doubt keep a player occupied for several weeks the titles you listed are unlikely to be as polished as any Bioware title (well except maybe jade empire).

this is mmorpg.com right?

and this isn't an mmo?

am I missing something here?

lol

Oh yes ,I can't wait for this one :)

I'll also be purchasing the Collectors Edition

Originally posted by Reklaw

I am just glad we have a choice in isometric or 1st/3rd person view, I mean isometric to me is pretty old and something I never really liked and was glad gaming has evolved into more then isometric, but like I said I am glad we have the choice for those who still seem into the isometric view. So sorry OP it's not about being a new gamer or old, as I am a old gamer, atleast I feel 30+ years into gaming (pong being my first) does make me somewhat a older gamer right?.....
 

Anyway looking forward to the game and thanks for the "look at interview"

\m/ Pong \m/ lol

Originally posted by PoopyStuff

this is mmorpg.com right?

 

and this isn't an mmo?

 

am I missing something here?

lol

Apparently you missed reading the article, since that's the very first thing we discussed.

Originally posted by PoopyStuff

this is mmorpg.com right?

 

and this isn't an mmo?

 

am I missing something here?

lol

May be. :D

After mmos I can't get myself to play RPG any more.... would miss the interaction with other players..

I certainly look forward to playing this game. BioWare is a great company and they produce quality games. It might give some insight into how they view RPG elements in the upcoming SW:TOR MMO. That too will have individual lines of play for each class of character and an experience very unique to each and every player. I'm glad you decided to take a look at the game and review it even if it isnt an MMO because it helps bring some perspective. MMO's lately have become increasingly unimaginative and rather grindy. Maybe BioWare bringing in the RPG element as one of the core pillars of an new generation of MMO game play will lead to the genre broadening its horizons.

Well, we've seen what Blizzard could do with an MMO from one of their franchises. I can only imagine how much better Bioware will pull it off with one of theirs, i.e. The Old Republic.

I want to be a smuggler, I want to be a smuggler, please say I can be a smuggler.

I want to be one of those in real life too. I'm looking for work, and it might as well be fun and dangerous. :D

Way to ruin some the the story dick

Isn't it single player as well, I mean no multi what so ever? (I know it's not a MMO I'm not bitching about that. :) ) That sort of turned me off it. I enjoy gaming with my friends too much, I've become spoiled. Although I'll admit it looks cool, I'd never finish it just single player, I have video game ADD.

When i heard Dragon Age as a baldur's gate fun i got excited... But when i heard that your characters can not die during battle but instead hes becoming unconcious and that they use this same system of Nwn 2 i trully got disapointment...This element sadly kills all the immersion and thrill during a battle since u dont care if a character is going to die..Truly this sucks..

The devs said that the characters cant die cause every character u meet has a part to play in the scenario 's proggresion but...

In baldur's gate ALSO there were some awesome characters to meet and get them in your party with great stories for each one of them BUT THEY STILL COULD DIE in battle if u didnt played well and u wouldnt live the stories of them if they died.

Thrill and immersion is being removed from the games nowdays ,and those 2 elements are the reason why great games like baldur's gate appeared and made huge fan base and took gameplay into another lvl...

Nowdays it seems like they are making the games suitble for 8-10 years old kids and i dont see anyone complaining about that.

They focus to great videos and graficks instead of gameplay addiction and depth..Thats sad..

Originally posted by Draccan

After mmos I can't get myself to play RPG any more.... would miss the interaction with other players..

Same here...

Here is some music and screenshots from the game. Can't wait to play this game. :D

www.youtube.com/watch

this is the best game i've ever played in my life. it would, without a doubt, be the best mmorpg title ever made if bioware decides to make it into an mmorpg. i was a bit sad at first when i found out it wasn't an mmorpg, but the mmorpg elements quickly revealed itself on the first battle. i am not a fan of rpgs, but this game takes the cake- and a cup of milk.

i've beat the game so many times already, missing only the darkspawn chronicles DLC, and i continue to play it because there is so much to do in the game. each choice you make very slightly alters the game, cut-scenes, party approval rating, and pretty much everything else for that matter. for those looking to take a break from mmorpg's, Dragon Age is certainly won't disappoint. or for that matter, once one gets a taste of this game, mmorpg's will seem... dull. so much so, that i can't find myself committing to any mmorpg's anymore; at least until one as great as Dragon Age hits shelves. 

did i mention that you can have sex in the game? yeah, it's just that awesome. 

Originally posted by hollowtek

did i mention that you can have sex in the game? yeah, it's just that awesome. 

 Way to make yourself sound like a 42 y/o virgin basement dweller.

Originally posted by hollowtek

this is the best game i've ever played in my life. it would, without a doubt, be the best mmorpg title ever made if bioware decides to make it into an mmorpg. i was a bit sad at first when i found out it wasn't an mmorpg, but the mmorpg elements quickly revealed itself on the first battle. i am not a fan of rpgs, but this game takes the cake- and a cup of milk.

i've beat the game so many times already, missing only the darkspawn chronicles DLC, and i continue to play it because there is so much to do in the game. each choice you make very slightly alters the game, cut-scenes, party approval rating, and pretty much everything else for that matter. for those looking to take a break from mmorpg's, Dragon Age is certainly won't disappoint. or for that matter, once one gets a taste of this game, mmorpg's will seem... dull. so much so, that i can't find myself committing to any mmorpg's anymore; at least until one as great as Dragon Age hits shelves. 

did i mention that you can have sex in the game? yeah, it's just that awesome. 

 There are no MMORPG elements in Dragon Age. Yes, it is an RPG, but the most important part of an MMO game is the MMO part. Dragon Age isn't even multiplayer. I don't even know why you are trying to compare it to MMOs or rezzing this nec thread. in any event, I enjoy DA a lot, and am currently playing it instead of any MMO, but that doesn't mean I am going to say it is something that it is clearly not.