Dragon Age: Origins
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90KitSuperintelligent review
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Dragon Age: Origins is a third-person role-playing game described as a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights franchises. Players create their own character by customizing gender and appearance as well as choosing a race and class. Combat is in real time with the ability to pause at any moment: tactical options include an editor which allows the player to give the AI detailed instructions on how to behave in every possible situation. Although the main storyline is the same for every…
Kit's verdict · 9.0/10
BioWare's last great old-school party RPG, and its companions are still unbeaten.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Six origin stories that shape your playthrough
- Brilliant companions and banter
- Deep tactical combat on PC
Not so much
- Drab visuals even at launch
- Console controls lose the tactical edge
Play it if fans of Baldur's Gate-style party RPGs and dark fantasy.
Skip it if players who want fast action combat.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Dragon Age: Origins doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Set up the Tactics menu for each companion so they heal, buff and switch targets without micromanaging.
- Give gifts to companions to raise approval; the right gift for the right person gives a big jump.
- Finish everything in Lothering on your first visit, because you can't go back.
- Mages are the strongest class; a dedicated healer and a crowd-control mage make hard fights much easier.
- On PC, pause often and use the tactical camera, which the console versions lack.
- Coercion opens many alternate solutions, and Cunning raises it for rogues.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
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Trivia
- It was in development for about five years before release.
- The launch trailer famously used a Marilyn Manson song.
- The Awakening expansion followed in 2010.
- On PC it shipped with a toolset that let fans build their own modules.
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