After playing Mass Effect and KOTOR, I have a feeling that Bioware's latest creation is going to own my life for at least two weeks after its release.

I want to get it, but sadly do not have the cash.

*crosses fingers for cash to fall out of the sky*

If this wasn't a Bioware game I'd call it overhyped. The only disappointing thing here is the exorbitant costs of the DLCs.

^oh no, it's another one (window girl avy )

fro DA:O - though about it but not interested atm so I'll wait for Modern Warfare 2 instead (don't have the time or cash right now)

What's it about? I saw a commercial for it, but I only saw the last 2 seconds, where it said DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS.

Not to mention the fact that it comes out the day the game itself releases. !@#$@#$ ridiculous.

This is why oh so many people now utilize something called piracy.

If anyone wants further info on the game, PM me.

It looks great. The Xbox version is already leaked, but I'll wait for the PC one. RPGs on consoles are just unnatural.

Final Fantasy says hello.

Along with around a dozen other popular series.

Final Fantasy FTW.

I do agree that some rpgs are better left to the PC though.

Such as? Most RPGs that are made on console, or ported to console, at god-awful.

I definitely am not hyped about it. It may be premature judgement based on assumption, but it looks rather cliche.

The Final Fantasy's were all ported to the PC at one time. I can't find them anywhere but eBay now, but the point stands.

Also FF11 was god-awful on the consoles, and better (not by much) on the PC.

RE: Dragon Age. I think I'll probably get it...whether legally or illegally remains to be seen.

IIRC, the only ported FF games are 7, 8 and 11. Good luck getting 7 to work. I can't remember if 8 gives me trouble on XP as it's been years since I last played it.

JRPGs aren't real RPGs.

Only VII and VIII were ported, and their controls were god-awful. It was as bad as porting a functional RTS from computer to console.

god I love you

also, all the SNES FF games are beautiful on emulators and even give a better experience in my opinion. FFVII had a good port though 8 wasn't. Either way, Final Fantasy is the exception that proves the rule.

Saved that picture. Also, put a sock in it heathen. The controls weren't as bad as you make them out. I never had that much trouble with them.

I have played the game.

The controls are indeed weird.

I am in full agreement with the mastab.

anyways, I got Dragon Age and I'm enjoying it so far...

Seems like NWN3 so far...I don't think I'm actually going to buy it, I'll just let it stay on my friend's computer.

O rly now?

The only ones I can think of that aren't suitable for consoles are top down gams like Diablo and Neverwinter Nights. Otherwise RPGs on consoles are fine.

So far, I really like it.

Got it for XBox and played it for 2 hours, so far it's really great. I'm a Human Noble by the way. Pretty cool game, definitely worth the money I would say.

How is it on the xbox? I'd worry about the controls being too much for the console

It's actually surprisingly good on the XBox. I haven't had any control issues yet... it was a little weird at first but once you get the hang of things it's not bad at all. Of course, I would have preferred to get it on the PC but unfortunately I don't own a super computer.

Don't really need a super-computer to play this..

Wow... I was expecting way more,

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

I could play that on mine. Though I don't really have any room on it, I have 5 GB free space and I don't really know what I would delete in order to install Dragon Age to it. In any event, it works fine on XBox so I don't regret getting it for XBox.

I have Windows 7, Intel Core 2 Duo (2.4ghz maybe?), 3GB RAM, GeForce 8600 GT and like 250 GB of space and it works perfect.

According to GS, the 360 version has rather horrible graphics compared to the PC and even the PS3. Which helped earn it an 8.5 instead of the PC's 9.5.

The graphics are.. not particularly exciting on the PC version.

Yea, that's another thing they noted. It was outstanding but it was still visually pleasing.

Is it true combat is turn based?

Just like KOTOR, I think.

Not just like KOTOR.

Similar.

CPU: 3.0GHz Pentium D
GPU: NVidia GeForce 9400 GT 512MB VRAM
RAM: 2 GB
OS: Vista

It runs perfectly on high graphics for me.

The game is very tactical. You need to have a decent plan before going into any fight. I am a human noble warrior and I use massive armor. The massive armor makes me the number one target. Therefore, I am usually getting pounded on by about twelve guys. Wynne the healer keeps me healthy, Leliana the archer attacks enemy spellcasters, and Shale the stone golem beats the crap out of anybody who tries to get at my archer and healer. If anybody here ever played Guild Wars competitively the tactics will feel familiar. The main difference being that Dragon Age is 800000 times better than Guild Wars.

The combat is great but where the game gets you is in immersion. The depth of the game is phenomenal. For example, your party members will have conversations with each other when out of combat. Leliana, a former priest, and Morrigan, an atheist mage, will have discussions and disagreements about the afterlife. Each of the party members has a distinct personality. Alistair is a bit of a smartass, Morrigan is a !@#$%*, Wynne is old, wise and kind, your dog is well, your dog and Shale has a rather amusing hatred for birds of all kinds. The storyline is nothing to write home about. Small group of fugitives fight against an evil tyrant to try and unite a nation against an evil force from the south. But its told vividly and keeps you captivated the entire time. The side stories are equally enthralling. I've spent 15 hours in this game already and I just finished the first of the four parts of the first major quest. I could see 100 hours put into this game, no problem.

It does have a very Guild Wars-y feel to it. IMHO it feels like it would have made a great MMO.

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CSM, the story is really about the darkspawn invasion. The human storyline isn't much but it's different from the other six starting storylines. Just pointing it all.

I think the graphics are pretty good, of course I have been playing Ogre Battle recently so this should explain it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogre_Battle_6..._Lordly_Caliber

I Ogre Battle 64!

It is definitely a great classic.

Two of my friends also still play it every now and then... it's definitely a great game.

Damn straight, throw this game to the MMO wolves and give us back what should have been KOTOR 3.

SW:TOR actually looks like a damn good game.

Did you get Dragon Age? I think it's pretty fun to play, but I must admit that I would have liked to have a KOTOR 3 more.


I thought Galaxies looked like a damn good game as well, I was very surprised when I actually got it. It was ok but MMO's just aren't for me.

I oppose its very existence based on the fact that it is an MMO.

So you're going to assume that a game based off KOTOR made by a quality company with quality credentials is going to be the same as a generic Sony-brand MMO?
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Then you have no room to talk.

Other than that it is an evil MMO? No room at all.

Why do you oppose this game because of a label?

Why? I don't want to pay a fee for to play a game after buying it, that's my biggest beef with MMOs in general. More subjectively, RPGs are largely a single player experience to me.

So you hate the game because you have to pay a fee. Not because it is an MMO. There are plenty of MMOs (especially Guild Wars, one of the best out there) that don't require a fee to play.

More subjectively, SW:TOR is almost entirely soloable. If there wasn't a fee I doubt you'd be passing it up.