You become a Grey Warden, a special warrior meant to protect the people from the darkspawn. As far as the story goes, the story starts off differently for every race, but it all leads down to the same story. So obviously, this means you have to keep a well organized party. By the way, you don't travel alone, you have a party with you. Each time you level up, you get points to spend on character attributes to make him stronger. But in case you don't get it, it means you use a bow and arrow. I later made Archer as my 2nd specialization, that one should be obvious. The rogue specialization I chose first was Duelist, which is a person who can deal very good damage, and is very good at dodging attacks, and is best with dual wielding daggers. Each job has 4 specializations that you choose from after unlocking them through quests in the game. I decided to be a rogue, because I like sneaking around and being quick. Of course like any other advanced RPG, you can create your character to your liking. However, this is quick, and is a great way to pause the game if you need to observe the battle and decide a change in strategy. This makes it easier, because anything that's not set to your quick cast buttons, you can only cast by opening up the ability menu, and selecting it.
Absolute genius! You can also set techniques to your quick cast buttons, much like setting your items to the C-buttons in Zelda. They basically took the turn-based battle system from FFXI, and removed the turn-based part of it. Don't you worry Turn-Based Haters, this game is not turn based at all. You're not hacking and slashing, but it's still a very active system. So, how is the gameplay in Dragon Age? Outstanding! It's like a very fast paced version of the Final Fantasy XI battle system, except much more active. The most important aspect in any game is, of course, the gameplay. So since I only have 5000 characters per review, let's get to the game. I'm already looking forward to Dragon Age II, it has become one of my most anticipated games on 2011. Because this game IS AMAZING!!!!! I'll be perfectly honest, Oblivion is one of my favorite RPG's ever, but I think Dragon Age actually beats it. So, why am I thanking my friend for a game by Bioware, a company I never liked? I'll tell you why. A friend of mine decided to let me borrow his copy of Dragon Age, which he later said I could keep with no charge. I admit that the game looked good when I first saw it. In fact, when I first put this game in my 360, I was already having doubts on if this game will be good, because I tried Mass Effect, which is considered to be Biowares best game, and didn't like it. In fact, when I first put this game in my 360, I was already having doubts on if this game will be I was never a big fan of Bioware at all. The player's choice of Origin determines who they are and where they begin the adventure, as they play through a customized story opening that profoundly impacts the course of every adventure. Players select and play a unique prelude that provides the lens through which the player sees the world and how the world sees the player. With its emotionally compelling story, players choose with whom they wish to forge alliances or crush under their mighty fist, redefining the world with the choices they make and how they wield their power. Players develop their characters and gain powerful special abilities (spells, talents and skills) and discover ever-increasing weapons of destruction. Powerful Magic – Raining down awesome destruction on enemies is even more compelling as players apply "spell combos," a way of combining together different spells to create emergent unique effects.
Epic Party-Based Combat – Dragon Age: Origins introduces an innovative, scalable combat system, as players face large-scale battles and use their party’s special abilities to destroy hoardes of enemies and massive creatures. The spirit of classic RPGs comes of age, as Dragon Age: Origins features a dark and mature story and gameplay.
Summary: As the spiritual successor to BioWare's "Baldur's Gate", one of the most successful role-playing games in the industry, Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare's return to its roots, delivering a fusion of the best elements of existing fantasy works with stunning visuals, emotionally-driven As the spiritual successor to BioWare's "Baldur's Gate", one of the most successful role-playing games in the industry, Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare's return to its roots, delivering a fusion of the best elements of existing fantasy works with stunning visuals, emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.