Dragon Age™: Origins - Ultimate Edition

I always had mixed feelings regarding this. I still own the original DVD I love the setting. This crepuscular feeling you have while wandering this dying world was new in RPG in 2009. This is bleak and done pretty well. But it means that the tone is monotone. Playing this is like accepting EA's EULA: by using this software you agree to be a hero that will save the world at a personal cost (or to give away some of your rights for the sake of endorsing corporate greed). I wish i had the choice, at least Because of the setting, it is a lot about combat. That could be ok but this means the game lacks enough meaningful NPCs to meet, hub quests to explore, lived-in areas, or lighter content that would detract from the main plot and make this gameworld more multi-toned Some underground areas, notably the dwarven homes, are genuinely inspiring to explore. But again, this idea that the world there ended, and fighting all the time the very limited bestiary makes for a monotone exploration. The writting is good, and i always felt a lot more could be done with the setting. But then, EA bought Bioware just before release, forced them to cut parts in order to sell those as day 1 DLCs, and post-release became exclusively about selling more cash-grabs, rather then ironing bugs out. This game is the last song of a zombie. Characters are memorable, but at the same time, i never liked any of them. This never happened to me before or after. What is more, there are too many who would jump you no matter what species you are. At some point i wondered what the dog wanted with me. And i grew to hate the camp. One is ok, not half. Why set up a place to blabber? Because talking while adventuring is "bad"? It would help make the tone less monotone, if anything. I always hated the leveling system. Restricted, with very few build opportunities. Small linear trees with no flexibility Not a bad RPG. Not a perfect one either. Maybe it will suit your taste better than mine. Only 1 way to know

best game

even with everything they've said they improved on my game still crashes/freezes. the game struggles to begin conversations and I cant get past the first meeting with Loghain at all the game just gets stuck when the cutscene is supposed to end.

After installation, this game repeatedly closed immediately upon opening. It just doesn't work.

Great writing, fantastic lore, and some of the best NPCs ever to grace the CRPG genre. Released in the hayday of Bioware games, this one stands out like a solid classic. Buy it, play it, enjoy.