Arátoeldar Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 {snip} * Edit: PCGamer has an interesting article about the game in its March 2009 edition * as interesting as it is, this is copyrighted material Online version of the PC Gamer article. Dragon Age: Origins – hands-on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlos Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Source BioWare will feature prominently on Gametrailers TV next Friday with previews of both Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2 along with interviews with various members of BioWare staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 An excellent preview has been posted at Kotaku giving their impressions from the Dragon Age demo shown at E3. I am loving how much the game sounds like Baldur's Gate, but I hope the console version does not bring the PC version down. It's also too bad they have said "no multiplayer" which I wasn't aware of until now. At least they said they are using the extra time till the console version is released to improve the PC version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantzen Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I like it, and you clearly see that most of the things in there is from cutscenes so i don't understand all the whinne i have seen from multiple places that the game will just be about blood And really, what do you expect from a trailer that is named "Violence" trailer? Not to be bloody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 The game seems to follow Bioware's new trend of adding spiced scenes as, apparently, the appex of the romantic subplot. Hrm, but the trailer features some exciting Dinasty Warriors-esque battles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rake Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'm really looking forward to this game as I'm tired of going back to Oblivion or nwn2 in order to play a decent medieval/magic/dragon game. Hopefully dragon age delivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 BioWare have released the system requirements for PC version of Dragon Age: Origins. link Windows XP Minimum Specifications OS: Windows XP with SP3 CPU: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.4Ghz or greater AMD X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8Ghz or greater RAM: 1GB or more Video: ATI Radeon X850 128MB or greater NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater DVD ROM (Physical copy) 20 GB HD space Windows Vista Minimum Specifications OS: Windows Vista with SP1 CPU: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.6Ghz or greater AMD X2 (or equivalent) running at 2.2GHZ or greater RAM: 1.5 GB or more Video: ATI Radeon X1550 256MB or greater NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB or greater DVD ROM (Physical copy) 20 GB HD space Recommended Specifications CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz Processor or equivalent RAM: 4 GB (Vista) or 2 GB (XP) Video: ATI 3850 512 MB or greater NVIDIA 8800GTS 512 MB or greater DVD ROM (Physical copy) 20 GB HD space Yep. Upgrading my PC is becoming a more pressing matter now that my CPU doesn't meet minimum specs for upcoming games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Quad Core is becoming the norm for recommended specifications. Damn, technology is again one step ahead of me. But it's certainly playable on my PC, question is: will I buy it? Hmm. If E3 told me one thing, it's that I'm not very enthusiastic about the game anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rake Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I'm really excited for this game, looks like my Cpu checks out but not sure about my video card. Anyone know if a Nvidia 9300 GE integrated card passes the minimum or recommended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 What you do with the sausage in the dark, is your own business. A "leaked" video showing what's contained in the Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition. Sausages, okay, but Marilyn Manson songs? This must be fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Cleared. Though I'm not particularly excited about the game, looks like your generic Western RPG to me. I'll look into it if it gets good reviews or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceAlex Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 What you do with the sausage in the dark, is your own business. A "leaked" video showing what's contained in the Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition. Sausages, okay, but Marilyn Manson songs? This must be fake. Fake. They're making fun of video. Notice the night vision view at the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tysyacha Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I'm going to give this game as a late birthday present to myself for the big 30! I'm even thinking of preordering it, which I hardly ever do with games. This looks absolutely PHENOMENAL, and I can't wait to give it a try. (That's why I created a RP in the CEC based on Dragon Age and DDO!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Odd; I am experiencing the most inexplicable feeling right now. I feel that... I'm totally uninterested in this game. Could it be the anthems of loud noise and Tolkein-esque art direction filling my mind every time I watch a trailer? Perhaps it is the gratuitous amounts of clunky virtual sex, or buckets of blood that go to and fro across the screen? Alas, I can take no solace from what lurks around me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan 411 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I agree with PastramiX. I'm looking forward to Alpha Protocol more then Dragon Age. That being said, I'm still going to play Dragon Age when it comes out. Who knows, I might even like the actual game. But judging from the trailers, it looks nothing more then a fantasy game mixed with blood and sex. Doesn't seem to have a engaging plot. But, I'll judge that when the game comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Odd; I am experiencing the most inexplicable feeling right now. I feel that... I'm totally uninterested in this game. Could it be the anthems of loud noise and Tolkein-esque art direction filling my mind every time I watch a trailer? Perhaps it is the gratuitous amounts of clunky virtual sex, or buckets of blood that go to and fro across the screen? Alas, I can take no solace from what lurks around me. Somebody linked me to a great forum post somewhere about how fantasy isn't fantasy anymore. Fantasy is supposed to amaze you and hold you in wonderment, you don't have that anymore. You just have a disposable world with elves and knights and whatnot, the same stuff you've seen over and over. Ultimately it's extremely overused. And that's Dragon Age's problem. We've already had Baldur's Gate, Fable, Neverwinter Nights, who knows what else. There's been way too much High Fantasy in RPGs. Dragon Age is uninspiring because you don't have a reason to be excited in it. It won't be doing anything new, it's an RPG, just like any other RPG, it's set in a world of dwarves and elves, like all other Fantasy games. And nobody's really impressed by the whole 'characters-affect-story' charade. Alpha Protocol on the other hand, is innovative. You have a spy game, that is an RPG. It's something really new, maybe no 100% originality, but it's something different for sure, something you'd be excited for. Only thing I have going for Dragon Age is the cover art, really cool stuff there. Beats Alpha Protocol's cover any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 There's been way too much High Fantasy in RPGs.DA is supposed to be low fantasy, or at least approaching it, according to Bioware. I think half the problem is the marketing BS put out by EA. Given that the game was in gestation long before Bioware was bought out, I'm hopeful EA's baleful influence won't extend too much to the game itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I love fantasy settings so I am not too burned out on them. And they have changed it up a bit by creating their own universe. I think it will be a great game, though I am with most of you in anticipating Alpha Protocol more. Also I am a huge Baldur's Gate guy so if this lives up to the title of spiritual successor then I will surely love it. Also... you can "wind up face-to-face with a woman, a man, a transsexual, or an animal" according to the ESRB rating. o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 DA is supposed to be low fantasy, or at least approaching it, according to Bioware. I think half the problem is the marketing BS put out by EA. Given that the game was in gestation long before Bioware was bought out, I'm hopeful EA's baleful influence won't extend too much to the game itself. Definitely ain't Low Fantasy, and I've heard them say its Dark Fantasy, it pretty much looks that: lots of blood and sex. Also... you can "wind up face-to-face with a woman, a man, a transsexual, or an animal" according to the ESRB rating. o_O Heh, wasn't totally surprised on that one, tbh. In Arcanum, you get to pick between four prostitutes who have different fetishes/temperaments, or Dolly the Sheep. she was nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 If you can call the Witcher low fantasy then I see no reason why DA couldn't qualify. It has much the same bent from what I've seen of the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Somebody linked me to a great forum post somewhere about how fantasy isn't fantasy anymore. Fantasy is supposed to amaze you and hold you in wonderment, you don't have that anymore. You just have a disposable world with elves and knights and whatnot, the same stuff you've seen over and over. Ultimately it's extremely overused. And that's Dragon Age's problem. We've already had Baldur's Gate, Fable, Neverwinter Nights, who knows what else. There's been way too much High Fantasy in RPGs. Dragon Age is uninspiring because you don't have a reason to be excited in it. It won't be doing anything new, it's an RPG, just like any other RPG, it's set in a world of dwarves and elves, like all other Fantasy games. And nobody's really impressed by the whole 'characters-affect-story' charade. My thoughts, exactly. I feel that there's an abundance of untapped settings that aren't Medievalist in nature, but would still conform to the term of high fantasy. As of now, a LotR-esque world is extremely redundant and entirely unoriginal. The best thing for developers to do would be to completely break away from the Medievalist stereotype of high fantasy, and go into unexplored territory, that would still be very fitting of the fantasy title. The period of the classical Maya, for example, would perfectly fit an open-ended world, complete with mythology & magic, long-gone ruins of ancient civilizations, and independent and competing city-states. The result would be radically different in setting from what anyone once knew of fantasy in RPGs, yet it would fill in all of the preexisting pillars laid out from previous titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 If you can call the Witcher low fantasy then I see no reason why DA couldn't qualify. It has much the same bent from what I've seen of the background. Dunno about the Witcher, but here's why DA doesn't qualify the basics: Low Fantasy is a sub-genre of Fantasy fiction in which the setting is the real world with the addition of fantastic elements. Low Fantasy is all about Real World with some different things. Here BioWare has created their own world from scratch. Its dark fantasy. The period of the classical Maya, for example, would perfectly fit an open-ended world, complete with mythology & magic, long-gone ruins of ancient civilizations, and independent and competing city-states. The result would be radically different in setting from what anyone once knew of fantasy in RPGs, yet it would fill in all of the preexisting pillars laid out from previous titles. Agreed, there's also Chinese, Japanese, Native American and Indian mythologies to explore. And of course, Darathy's favourite Egyptian civilisation could lend itself well to role-playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I don't personally consider the Witcher low fantasy, however you cited that Wikipedia entry as your definition of low fantasy and that does specifically call it out as such. By those standards therefore you must also include DA. As far as real world settings go, the overwhelming majority of Western fantasy RPG settings are based partially or wholly on medieval Europe with magic, monsters and non-human races thrown in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Also... you can "wind up face-to-face with a woman, a man, a transsexual, or an animal" according to the ESRB rating. o_O Definitely not picking the "Surprise Me" option. Like others in this thread, I'm generally not into the D&D fantasy stuff anymore. I haven't played any of the Baldur's Gate, NWN, or Elder Scrolls games. The only one I've played is The Witcher and I think that was because there weren't any other new RPG's for PC when that game came out. I freely admit that I enjoyed playing The Witcher though it didn't revive my interest in the D&D style fantasy games as a whole. But I decided to take the opportunity to go to San Diego yesterday and check out Dragon Age: Origins. I'd never been to any type of gamer event like this before so I wasn't sure what to expect. But the BioWare folks lived up to their reputation as being approachable and answered the questions that they could. I couldn't get an answer on the BioWare Edition of DA:O . I liked a lot of what I saw. It definitely seems to be the game where you need to control your entire party during combat instead of just controlling your main character, especially during boss battles. I do plan on getting this game though I too think I'll probably start with Alpha Protocol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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