Dragon Age™: Origins - Ultimate Edition

Great gameplay, great art direction, but not my favorite story from bioware's golden age. Still a great game, worth playing more than once.

This game is ownage.

This game frequently goes on sale for $5, but even for its original price of $60 it is very much worth it. You are looking at a game packed with developed characters and interesting gameplay through the use of tactics and the ability to pause combat at any time and issue commands to party members. The game plays differently from beginning to end depending on your origin story, your class, as well as the decisions you make, or don't make, through the game. The main story is your standard-fare "save the world from absolute evil," this evil being the Archdemon, so your main focus of interest is going to be the characters and party members you bring along for the ride. Every party member is distinct in personality and has more to them than meets the eye - you learn more about them as your relationships with them develops. The main antagonist, Teyrn Loghain, is an interesting character for the reasons behind his motivations, and there are many players who are either for or against Loghain, showing the quality of writing behind this game. Voice acting is also excellent for the most part. For the negatives: the game is very ugly. It was released in an era of games where everything is shaded, organic and/or brown - see Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto 4, or Fallout 3 for examples of what I mean. Some of the characters' faces made me feel a little nauseous, similar to Oblivion. My game also frequently crashed whenever I opened my inventory, which can be a problem for those who don't save often. All in all, the negatives are mostly aesthetics or personal problems - the game itself offers a bevy of interesting gameplay, story, lore, and quality.

nothing can beat it , and that i have to say

One of the classics. Story: 10 Gameplay: 9 Combat: 7 (here is where it lacks a bit more complexity) Music: 10 Graphics: 8 (good for the time) This is from back when Bioware was still Bioware. A must play for all RPG fans out there.