Rahl Windsong
Last of the Windsong Clan
Just thought I would give a heads up to the community here as Bioware has finally released their long awaited first installment in the Dragon Age series with the release of Dragon Age: Origins.
I have played through the game once and never before have I looked so forward to my 2nd play of this masterpiece of an RPG. It literally has everything from characters that are so well written that you really form strong oppinions about them, to epic battles where the outcome has an effect on the world and how it reacts to you and your party. Say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing and some party members will leave if they no longer have a high enough liking of your Player Character.
The main plot is somewhat normal for an RPG, where there is an evil force and you have to stop it, however the stories, sidequests, and the downloaded content (which costs extra) really make this game an epic experience in terms of the single player RPG. Once again Bioware has lived up to their name as the best story tellers in the gaming industry, this game actually had me misty eyed in parts of it I was that into it as I played through the first time.
I highly recommend this game!
Also once your game is registered you can download the toolset. Now for most of us this toolset is something we may never use, however as with almost all mainstream Bioware games that come with a toolset these games tend to take on a life of their own after the Official storyline is completed.
Once the modders in the community start to get their hands on the toolset that is a completely new story, literally. In NWN2 I have found player made mods complete with voice acting that are as good or better then any of the professional mods from the developer, or third party developers. The Dragon Age lore is vast and detailed the one thing missing is a complete listing of exactly how everything works. For instance when I swing my sword or cast a spell how do the magical qualities calculate into the hit? That type of info seems to be lacking right now but I am certain the modding community will publish that part of the manual as soon as they discover it with the toolset.
Anyway my first playthrough was a elven male rogue with a city elf origin, and I have to say some of the battles in this game will forever be firmly etched in my mind as some of the best RPG battles of all times, especially if you play on some of the more difficult settings. It is just like the old Baldur's Gate games where you can pause combat any time you want/need to, to issue new orders to your party, the battles are very tactical even allowing you to use terrain as cover.
Now I have a human mage that I am playing as my next playthrough and the Origin story was completely new so all of the origin stories are new the first time you play them and I believe there are 6 of them total.
The game is also available for download on Steam and all the other download sites most likely....
enjoy!
I have played through the game once and never before have I looked so forward to my 2nd play of this masterpiece of an RPG. It literally has everything from characters that are so well written that you really form strong oppinions about them, to epic battles where the outcome has an effect on the world and how it reacts to you and your party. Say the wrong thing, do the wrong thing and some party members will leave if they no longer have a high enough liking of your Player Character.
The main plot is somewhat normal for an RPG, where there is an evil force and you have to stop it, however the stories, sidequests, and the downloaded content (which costs extra) really make this game an epic experience in terms of the single player RPG. Once again Bioware has lived up to their name as the best story tellers in the gaming industry, this game actually had me misty eyed in parts of it I was that into it as I played through the first time.
I highly recommend this game!
Also once your game is registered you can download the toolset. Now for most of us this toolset is something we may never use, however as with almost all mainstream Bioware games that come with a toolset these games tend to take on a life of their own after the Official storyline is completed.
Once the modders in the community start to get their hands on the toolset that is a completely new story, literally. In NWN2 I have found player made mods complete with voice acting that are as good or better then any of the professional mods from the developer, or third party developers. The Dragon Age lore is vast and detailed the one thing missing is a complete listing of exactly how everything works. For instance when I swing my sword or cast a spell how do the magical qualities calculate into the hit? That type of info seems to be lacking right now but I am certain the modding community will publish that part of the manual as soon as they discover it with the toolset.
Anyway my first playthrough was a elven male rogue with a city elf origin, and I have to say some of the battles in this game will forever be firmly etched in my mind as some of the best RPG battles of all times, especially if you play on some of the more difficult settings. It is just like the old Baldur's Gate games where you can pause combat any time you want/need to, to issue new orders to your party, the battles are very tactical even allowing you to use terrain as cover.
Now I have a human mage that I am playing as my next playthrough and the Origin story was completely new so all of the origin stories are new the first time you play them and I believe there are 6 of them total.
The game is also available for download on Steam and all the other download sites most likely....
enjoy!
