Awaiting Dragon Age

[Saeltari]

If you haven't checked out their site recently give it a look again. They have completely redone it! I like it. They are also on twitter and they seem to be setting up a tabletop counterpart to their pc rpg.

Anybody read the prequel novel?

I am currently waiting impatiently for the system reqs, but they have not listed those on their site yet. They do have a lot of trailers and new info. I am seriously thinking of pre-ordering so I can get the in game items, I don't normally do that and I am not really sure if I will do that with this one, although the chances are getting better everytime they release new info about it!

[thaddeus6th]

I'd be getting it for the PS3 rather than PC, but I'm also considering pre-ordering. Had a browse of the prequel novel but it was £9 for a paperback which is pretty steep.

Not sure if the pre-ordering in-game items can be acquired in the UK.

[devilsgrin]

i've learned my lesson regarding RPGs on PS3 vs PC... PS3 does them well (mostly - Fallout 3's worst version was the PS3 one) but the downloadable content for PC games just gives them so much more versatility - especially re: customisation and mods.

[thaddeus6th]

I've got a terrible history with PCs deciding to break or so on, and it's not in my bedroom so it's less convenient. The versatility would be nice but not a deal-breaker for me. I just hope Dragon Age isn't delayed, its release date is quite close to my birthday

[Overread]

Systme requirements keep going up for games - it a pain that with more 3D and graphics we get the more we have to upgade whilst often game content is not much beyond, or often less than it was for older games. (has any RPG managed to challenge Baldur's Gate 2 yet?)

I will wait and see for this game - sadly EA are in charge in part and they are renound for having not only poor beta testing of games but also for having poor to no post release support for the game. Even Spore - which was to be the big change in things and one of the fewer EA games to be released late - was a total flop once you started playing and now the latest expansion is looking like a 3rd person runaround game...

I will wait and see for this game - I have been spiked too many times in the past by EA released games.

[ManTimeForgot]

Same here Overread: Battlefield 1942 bugged the crap out of me with its bugs. You really didn't have to use cheat codes to cheat... who needs a noclip cheat when a way to do it is built into every map. EA's console games are all well-polished but their history with computer games is shoddy at best...


I love the production staff behind this game, but EA as a publisher scares the H out of me.

MTF

[thaddeus6th]

By the way, not sure if anyone's into pre-orders and Collector's Editions but this seems to be part of the CE (be aware that there's also a Bioware Edition possible, which would be like a CE with even more extras, no details on that yet):

The Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition comes with:

• Tin Case
• Bonus DVD including:
  • A making of documentary
  • Soundtrack
  • Trailers
  • Wallpaper
  • Concept art video
  • Strategy tips.
• Cloth Map
• 3 pieces of exclusive in-game content:
  • Bergen’s Honor: A massive helmet made out of dragonbone (+2 to armor, +25 physical resistance, +6 to attack)
  • Grimoire of the Frozen Wates: A special book that adds +3 to all attributes when read
  • Final Reason: A magical staff of immense power (adds to damage, spell power, and fire damage)
• Additional In Game Content
  • "The Stone Prisoner" unlockable bonus quest and unlockable character, Shale
• An unlockable item for Mass Effect 2
  • Get an exclusive in-game item for use in the upcoming title Mass Effect 2

From Gamestop.com - Buy Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition - PC

[Saeltari]

Another update.

Here is an article on the toolset for Dragon Age. Which means more mods!!!

Also looks like they may be changing their forums and stuff.

-> GameSpy: Build Your Own Adventure: An Exclusive Look at the Dragon Age Toolset - Page 1

[thaddeus6th]

I'll be getting it for the PS3, but the toolset stuff does look cool.

I have high hopes for this game, but I do worry it won't live up to expectations. I'll be very interested to see how character generation works.

[Rahl Windsong]

I got the digital deluxe version from Steam. It was expensive at 64.99 but its already preloaded for the release at 2pm eastern tomorrow! Can't wait to check it out

While I have been waiting for it I also bought a new game from Runic games called Torchlight. It is a diablo clone and tons of fun there is also a free demo of it on steam. The game has three classes the Warrior, the Vanquisher, and the Alchemist and they all come with a pet that helps you in the fights, plus the pet can carry as much as your character and you can send the pet to town to sell things while you carry on through the dungeon.

There is also fishing in the game and the fish transform your pet into other monsters/animals/etc all with varrying strengths and weaknesses. Anyway its a brand new game and its on Steam for $19.99. If you download the demo its the full game so if you like it you can just pay and continue on with the character you started in the demo after the full game is unlocked.

[Overread]

I#ll be interested to see how Dragon Age plays out - sadly my current machin would keel over and die if I tried to play it so no demos to try for me. But it will be interesting to see if Bioware are going to deliver now that that evil company is in charge of things

edit - curse (and bless) you Rahl Torchlight looks interesting! GoG recently put Divine Divinity up for sale so I've been toying with the demo for that recently, but its just not up to hack and slash like Diablo was. now Torchlight looks to be a far more healthy return! I might just have to get steam to get it..

[thaddeus6th]

I just wish the UK PS3 version wasn't coming out a fortnight later than everything else

[devilsgrin]

woot! i have my collectors edition in my -not-so- grubby hands right now! looks awesome, even from just the packaging. The standard packaging didn't thrill me, got to admit - could hurt PC sales ... but perhaps not for the 360 and PS3 - since so many console games have similarly non-descriptive front covers...
Have the character generator that was downloadable from the dragon age website... that was fun, and it's definitely more detailed than the Mass Effect character creator (being Bioware's last CGer to compare with... the creator for ME2 must be something special since they're touting it as the best character generator they've ever produced)... and generally more attractive faces are easier to create than in ME as well - the problem with the larger eyes for females remains... they looked eternally stunned or shocked... unless you make them smaller, but that defeats the point of large eyes... again, you could be going for that Anime look...

[JDP]

My copy was apparently dispatched yesterday! w00t!! (Damn UK PS3 lag)

Hoping it will be waiting on my doormat when I get in from work - glowing faintly and letting of a mysterious (yet angelic) hum.

Anyone know about the Lion's Paw and Memory Band DLC that comes free with preordering (with amazon anyway)?

I promised myself that I would only play one game at a time at the moment... but I don't think I'm gonna be able to wait

[thaddeus6th]

D'you mean how they're downloaded, or the stats?

Not sure about the former. For the latter I think the boots improve evasion and the memory band increase experience.

Got it myself yesterday. First game like it I've played so it's taking me a little time to get into it. Heard of framerate and difficulty issues, but not noticed either myself. Difficulty (at normal) is nicely pitched. I've had a few 'deaths' (characters dying, rather than game overs) and a few close calls but it's well-balanced.