We need a Hero!!! - By Navar

This year from the makers of Mass Effect , Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, and Baldur's Gate comes an epic tale of violence, lust, and betrayal.

Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins.

Game presents an epic world, full of action in every moment, with the classic races of this game type Humans, Dwarves, Elf’s. Every race having different starting position and the scenario is depending on what character background you have chosen (dwarf noble for me). The storyline is like a movie (I won’t tell you about the script - :D find out by yourselves), you just can’t stop to want more.

Giving a try to Dragon Age it got me back to the time I was first playing Baldur Gate (remember the feeling????). The game actually drags you into its own world, especially if you’re a fan of this type (well you can be a fan after this). The classes here are the common ones, warrior, mage, archer, thief, and healer. In this point the character build makes a difference in what we have seen so far, I found it simple, nicely balanced (no char gets too overpowered) but a bit limited.

In the start of the game you’re given the control of your main character only, while you proceed in the scenario thought, a small army starting to be created, finally games puts a limit at the use of 4 heroes at the same time ( I liked this one, too many heroes too big loss of gameplay for me). Many times I just used only my main character or only two characters to make full quests. (There’s a thingy about boxes so you’ll need a thief all the time with you, unless you play one)

The games combat system (along with its scenario) it’s for me the strongest part, the fight scenes, brings images of ancient battles (2h hammer up and down on enemy heads helps the imagination), the character animations and moves give the feeling of the action to the gamer. Also noticeable are the finishing moves, when you take down an enemy sometimes the character makes a finishing move. Especially when it comes to a boss that gave you hard time and then you finish him that way!!! (first time I was up from my chair shouting).


So far the game has already the first expansion (I think more than one will come in near future – well see).
Dragon Age: Awakening, the expansion gives to the game more lifetime and more choices. I also noticed something that they made a browser game and it’s good for its category so anyone that wants just click and play http://www.dragonagejourneys.com/

In general I like really much Dragon Age and the only thing I found missing is the Multiplayer option (I really wanted to play Dragon Age with 1-2 friends co op). Other than that the game is a going on the ‘’Must Have List’’, so go watch Conan, Lord of the rings, Braveheart and any other epic film, get in the epic mood, and you're ready for the game.