Dragon Age - Origins

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The good news for Dragon Age: Origins is that our time with the cumbersome Xbox 360 version wasn't entirely awful and, though it doesn't feel natural to play the game with a gamepad given that it was so obviously designed for the PC, the game is still playable. And fun if you're more comfortable with cycling through with bumper buttons than with a mouse, we suppose.

Out time experimenting with Dragon Age: Origins on the Xbox 360 also gave us enough time to uncover some new things about the game, which we hadn't noticed on our first few outings with the game.

One of these was the inclusion of background lore for unique weapons and armours in the game, as BioWare also did with Baldur's Gate. Looking at an enchanted sword will net you a heap of info about the damage multipliers, attack type and so on - then a brief history of the weapon too. "The Hammer of Thorlief originally began as a ink-stamp for frost giant librarians...". Or something. It's something we like very much, even though it's only a small thing.

[...]In the end, we were left with somewhat conflicted feelings about Dragon Age. We still like the look of the game and our inner (and outer) geek won't stop squealing with excitement about any BioWare RPG that isn't Jade Empire...but the console version feels weak. The BioWare team members we spoke to said they were still working out some of the details and that the final version of the console game will have a slightly different UI - but we imagine that means performance optimisations so the menus aren't so sticky, rather than an overhaul and rethink of the entire control scheme. That makes us worried.

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pc - strategielastig

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One of these was the inclusion of background lore for unique weapons and armours in the game, as BioWare also did with Baldur's Gate. Looking at an enchanted sword will net you a heap of info about the damage multipliers, attack type and so on - then a brief history of the weapon too. "The Hammer of Thorlief originally began as a ink-stamp for frost giant librarians...". Or something. It's something we like very much, even though it's only a small thing.

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gamestar sagt:

pc - strategielastig
konsole - actionlastig

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Wie soll das gehen?
Das müssten 2 komplett verschiedene Spiele sein...

Ich persönlich bin ein RIESIGER Bioware Fan und vergöttere BG (und NWN ein klein wenig), aber ich bin nicht sehr optimistisch gestimmt was Dragon Age angeht.

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BioWare has confirmed the Dragon Age: Origins 'Warden's Keep' content included with the PC Digital Deluxe Edition--which is different than the Collector's Edition and only sold via online shops--will also be available as $7 downloadable content at launch.

Warden's Keep brings "a new dungeon-exploring adventure, new loot including a set of ancient Grey Warden armor, a chance to gain two of six mysterious new abilities, a new base complete with merchants and a party chest to store their hard-earned items."

As was previously announced, the 'Stone Prisoner' DLC found free in all new copies of the game will also be released at $15 for those who buy used when the fantasy RPG hits PC and Xbox 360 on November 3--then PlayStation 3 later in the month.

Available only in new copies is the "Blood Dragon Armor," wearable by characters in both Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2. Have a gander through this trailer.