Dragon Age™: Origins - Ultimate Edition

This is an attempt to dumb down CRPGs and widen the target audience. If you're not much into roleplaying and you're also not very demanding when it comes to story and character developement you might enjoy it. The good things about the game is that they made it very dynamic. You don't get lost walking around looking for things to do or get bored of extremely long and repetitive dungeons. The action is very well delivered and the progress is well paced. Mechanics are simple and easy to learn and the combat is fluid and entertaining. Also, you can start the game very differently depending on the character creation. Now, overall the game seems very lackluster. The design is dull and generic. Armours, weapons, the characters... They look very similar and uninspiring. Usually, in games that supposedly pay attention to cosmetics and graphics you should be excited to get a new good looking armour or weapon. Doesn't happen here. The story is a miscellanea of plagiarism. First of all, the main story is a chopped off version of Neverwinter Nights 2 without any flavour or seasoning. The premise is exactly the same: A big evil is threatening the world and you need to gather forces to destroy it. This time, without any adventures. You go straight to the point: Get all your party members quickly then rush to call for the aid of a bunch of people. One of the missions is a blatant copy of Indiana Jone's lost and the Last Crusade. Puzzles are forced and lazy. They also skip the amazing castle/fortress feature and all you get now is a caravan/camp that doesn't let you do or manage almost anything. The class system is the most simplified aspect of the game as you only get 3 classes (that can specialize into 4 variations each) but only the mage really gives you enough micromanagement to not leave them for the AI. Oh, and the expansions are pathetic, nothing but recycled scenarios with absolutely stupid short stories as opposed to NWN2's whole new campaigns and hours of gameplay.

This, KotOR and Mass Effect 2 are the pinnacle of BioWare classics. Some minor issues, like obtrusive DLC salesman, some annoying spell effects - but that can be fixed using just a couple mods. Over 300hrs across different platforms, highly recommended. Wouldn't bother with Awakening DLC.

I installed the game but when I launched it, I cannot access the DLCs. Please help.

Dragon Age: Origins excels in what I look for in an RPG: A well-written story Consequential story choices Interactive companions with character arcs Meaningful tension between characters and factions To me, stories are character-driven. Well-written companions with internal and external struggles make the journey worth it. Character highlights are Alistair, Morrigan, Leliana, and Shale. The range of choices and backgrounds even allows the player character to feel meaningful and developed, which is something that many RPGs struggle with.

Ive played this 44 times, and will probably play it another 40 times throughout the rest of my life