Dragon Age: Origins

dj_soo · 11-18-2009, 02:22 PM

Anyone?

This game is a hardcore RPG-er's wet dream. Really does feel like the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate.

Playing the PS3 version which is not exactly the best-looking game and plagued with framerate problems but I could give a shit. Excellent story telling and compelling yet familiar gameplay and addictive as all fuck.

I've literally had it for like 3 days and i've been up to 4am every night just doing the "one more quest" shit.

My only regret is not having a burly PC to run the game on as I hear the PC version is light-years ahead of the console ports in terms of gameplay - recreating the old top-down/point-n-click strategic Infinity-engine Bioware games of past. Console ports keep you stuck on an over-the-shoulder view and the interface isn't nearly as clean as if you'd have a mouse and keyboard. Battles are a little too frenetic with less chance to truly be strategic using the console interface too...

Which is bullshit since I could easily plug a mouse and keyboard into my PS3.

Anyway, regardless it's a fucking keeper for any RPG fan...

MOD ONE · 11-18-2009, 02:30 PM

Wish the console version turned out with less glitches.

Hi i'm God · 11-18-2009, 02:53 PM

It's hard and clunky and my auto attack never works the way it should. I found it pretty frustrating tbh.

Takes to long to set equip's/skills not enough spell/action slots only 4 char a party gonna return it tonight to BBuster.

LivingRoomPornstar · 11-18-2009, 03:30 PM

Picking this one up for PC tomorrow. Looking forward to it!

The Watcher · 11-18-2009, 03:32 PM

This game OWNS on PC. AMAZING! I'm up to Level 10 right now, got it on Friday.

This game is huge and so in depth. It's crazy how the story changes with your actions/responses.

I'd imagine you lose a lot of control on the console versions. These games are made for the mouse and keyboard.

LOVE IT. My new laptop plays it at full resolution high detail flawlessly. 1920 by 1200!

kaniz · 11-18-2009, 03:44 PM

Runs "OK" on my PC with medium settings, runs smooth @ low settings.

It has me wondering "Do I want to upgrade my video card?" --- only a few hours into it right now, but so far I'm enjoying it. About 5 hours of my night got sucked into the game last night without realizing that the time had gone by "What do you mean its nearly midnight?"

LivingRoomPornstar · 11-18-2009, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Watcher

This game OWNS on PC. AMAZING! I'm up to Level 10 right now, got it on Friday.

This game is huge and so in depth. It's crazy how the story changes with your actions/responses.

I'd imagine you lose a lot of control on the console versions. These games are made for the mouse and keyboard.

LOVE IT. My new laptop plays it at full resolution high detail flawlessly. 1920 by 1200!

I should be alright with a Nvidia 9800gtx for this badboy right?

The Watcher · 11-18-2009, 05:20 PM

I have an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 1gig RAM

Casey · 11-18-2009, 08:16 PM

I have it for 360 and even though the console versions got poorer reviews, I still think it's amazing. I think I might play as a dwarf on my next playthrough just to make the sex scenes funnier.

Flashy_McFlash · 11-18-2009, 08:18 PM

Any word about a patch for the console versions? I'll probably pull the trigger on this once I finish all the addons for Fallout 3. I can't keep two RPG's straight at once.

DJ Doublecross · 11-19-2009, 03:08 PM

Would the PC version be unplayable on a new and relatively beefy PC (Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5GHz, 4GB Ram, Windows 7 64-bit) but with the standard integrated Intel graphics card?

I wouldn't buy a Radeon or NVidia card just to play one game, but I'd rather play this on my PC than my PS3 if possible.

The Watcher · 11-19-2009, 04:29 PM

What are the specs of your onboard video?

DJ Doublecross · 11-19-2009, 05:23 PM

Looks pretty shitty:

Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Total Available Graphics Memory: 286 MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 0 MB
System Video Memory: 128 MB
Shared System Memory: 158 MB

It probably won't even run the game. I never use my computer for games so I guess I should just try it on my PS3.

The Watcher · 11-19-2009, 05:38 PM

yeah, that's pretty weak, this game is all sorts of 3d. It recommends at least 256Megs on an ATI or NVidea card. Boo to onboard video. I bet notepad looks awesome though ahahha.

dj_soo · 11-19-2009, 06:01 PM

this game has been nothing short of an obsession for me the last week.

Been a long time since anything's sucked me in this much... especially something this flawed in the presentation department (man, the Codex design for the console *sucks*) characters are about level 11 right now...

Loving all the Star Trek Voyager voice talent in the game too...

derek · 11-19-2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Watcher

This game OWNS on PC. AMAZING! I'm up to Level 10 right now, got it on Friday.

This game is huge and so in depth. It's crazy how the story changes with your actions/responses.

I'd imagine you lose a lot of control on the console versions. These games are made for the mouse and keyboard.

LOVE IT. My new laptop plays it at full resolution high detail flawlessly. 1920 by 1200!

no issues on my pc either. was going to get it for the console, but then decided, i'd rather be able to play it when the other half is watching tv.

i stopped playing borderland for this.

Stan · 11-20-2009, 08:50 AM

I've played this game so much the past two weeks that I actually have burn in on my LCD TV. Going through the climactic battle now with my first character - a warrior. Then maybe I'll restart with a mage or a dual wielding rogue.

MOD ONE · 11-20-2009, 09:21 AM

Stan you playing this on your 360?

kaniz · 11-20-2009, 09:28 AM

Trying to figure out how I want to spend the skill points on my mage. This is a trap I fall into in any RPG - I never know how to spend my points so I tend to hold onto them for a long time.

Demon's Souls killed that habit (at least in that game) a bit, because you risked losing those points for good if you didn't spend them when you had them :P

Do Alistair and Morrigan stick with you for most/all of the game?

lok · 11-20-2009, 09:39 AM

A big meh from me on this game. It's got great production value and all that good stuff, but seriously the "Bioware RPG Story" is just getting way too predictable. All the set pieces feel familiar. And the combat is just awful.. there is no flow, you live and die on spell resist at higher difficulty levels which leads to fun F5 spamming, the tactics aren't even remotely plentiful enough to work with the 7+ modes and abilities the characters have so you end up microing a lot of combat .. except there is no queue system so you literally have to pause after every spell or melee attack. And then theres the rogue/archery bug where daggers and bows get their damage from STRENGTH but require Dexterity to be used.

They could have done SO much more, just feels like Bioware is spending too much time writing a book and not enough making a GAME.

Shug · 11-20-2009, 11:59 AM

^^^

Yeah, pretty spot on. It's the usual Bioware product: The story, dialogue and content put into the backstory is pretty awesome (although in this case, if you're not a fan of generic high fantasy, you may be turned off), but the technical execution of the game stinks. Why have a real-time system when you're hot-pausing and cycling through your party every couple seconds to micro anyway?

the good:
- thorough backstory, detailed and fleshed out factions/political groups, etc
- good storyline/plot
- good NP character development
- good in-game character interaction and dialogue

the bad:
- horrible realtime combat mechanic
- horrible party AI (even when using script tactics)
- no PC voice audio
- removal of Mass Effect's empathic conversation mechanic

the ugly:
- mid-range models/textures
- poor art design/environment
- poor UI (did they learn nothing from Mass Effect? Adding a "Junk" section of equipment doesn't make it any better).

I'll be playing this one through, just because the story's pretty engaging for me... but man, Bioware needs some help in the technical department, the game's been pretty glitchy for me on the 360 version.

Shug · 11-20-2009, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lok

then theres the rogue/archery bug where daggers and bows get their damage from STRENGTH but require Dexterity to be used.

The ranged damage "bug" you describe is a staple in older RPG systems: bows and thrown weapons should get damage bonuses based on strength, because high strength characters can throw harder or use a heavier-strung bow. Dex would just determine if you actually hit what you're aiming for... this has changed in a lot of Pen&Paper RPG systems in the last few years though, for simplicity's sake.

LivingRoomPornstar · 11-20-2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lok

And then theres the rogue/archery bug where daggers and bows get their damage from STRENGTH but require Dexterity to be used.

.

there's a community hotfix for this.

I started playing this last night and find the story to be great, but I agree with Lok here that the combat mechanics(a lot of micro for tricky fights) don't suit the interface.

also, [uncomfortablegeekmoment]Morrigan needs to become RL and sit on my johnson.[/uncomfortablegeekmoment]

Arkane · 11-20-2009, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LivingRoomPornstar

I should be alright with a Nvidia 9800gtx for this badboy right?

I play on my laptop on 1680X1050 on an 8800gtx with everything set as high as it can go, so you should be good since your card is a model up.

Stan · 11-21-2009, 08:42 PM

Morrigan's definitely a hottie, but her cunty personality is kind of a turn-off. Too bad your only (straight) choices in the game are limited to her and the Jesus freak.

11-18-2009, 02:22 PM	#1
dj_soo TRIBE Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 931	Dragon Age: Origins Anyone? This game is a hardcore RPG-er's wet dream. Really does feel like the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate. Playing the PS3 version which is not exactly the best-looking game and plagued with framerate problems but I could give a shit. Excellent story telling and compelling yet familiar gameplay and addictive as all fuck. I've literally had it for like 3 days and i've been up to 4am every night just doing the "one more quest" shit. My only regret is not having a burly PC to run the game on as I hear the PC version is light-years ahead of the console ports in terms of gameplay - recreating the old top-down/point-n-click strategic Infinity-engine Bioware games of past. Console ports keep you stuck on an over-the-shoulder view and the interface isn't nearly as clean as if you'd have a mouse and keyboard. Battles are a little too frenetic with less chance to truly be strategic using the console interface too... Which is bullshit since I could easily plug a mouse and keyboard into my PS3. Anyway, regardless it's a fucking keeper for any RPG fan...

11-20-2009, 11:59 AM	#21
Shug TRIBE Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: TO Posts: 2,429	^^^ Yeah, pretty spot on. It's the usual Bioware product: The story, dialogue and content put into the backstory is pretty awesome (although in this case, if you're not a fan of generic high fantasy, you may be turned off), but the technical execution of the game stinks. Why have a real-time system when you're hot-pausing and cycling through your party every couple seconds to micro anyway? the good: - thorough backstory, detailed and fleshed out factions/political groups, etc - good storyline/plot - good NP character development - good in-game character interaction and dialogue the bad: - horrible realtime combat mechanic - horrible party AI (even when using script tactics) - no PC voice audio - removal of Mass Effect's empathic conversation mechanic the ugly: - mid-range models/textures - poor art design/environment - poor UI (did they learn nothing from Mass Effect? Adding a "Junk" section of equipment doesn't make it any better). I'll be playing this one through, just because the story's pretty engaging for me... but man, Bioware needs some help in the technical department, the game's been pretty glitchy for me on the 360 version. Last edited by Shug; 11-20-2009 at 12:02 PM.

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11-18-2009, 02:30 PM	#2
MOD ONE TRIBE Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: PS3 Fanboy number one!!! Posts: 6,753	Wish the console version turned out with less glitches.

11-18-2009, 02:53 PM	#3
Hi i'm God TRIBE Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Brockway, Audbinville, and North Haverbrooke! Posts: 11,090	It's hard and clunky and my auto attack never works the way it should. I found it pretty frustrating tbh. Takes to long to set equip's/skills not enough spell/action slots only 4 char a party gonna return it tonight to BBuster.

11-18-2009, 03:30 PM	#4
LivingRoomPornstar TRIBE Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: surrounded by assholes and I ain't found sheeeit Posts: 12,954	Picking this one up for PC tomorrow. Looking forward to it!

11-18-2009, 03:32 PM	#5
The Watcher TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Probably somewhere cuddling with your girlfriend Posts: 27,039	This game OWNS on PC. AMAZING! I'm up to Level 10 right now, got it on Friday. This game is huge and so in depth. It's crazy how the story changes with your actions/responses. I'd imagine you lose a lot of control on the console versions. These games are made for the mouse and keyboard. LOVE IT. My new laptop plays it at full resolution high detail flawlessly. 1920 by 1200!

11-18-2009, 03:44 PM	#6
kaniz TRIBE Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: ~/ Posts: 9,910	Runs "OK" on my PC with medium settings, runs smooth @ low settings. It has me wondering "Do I want to upgrade my video card?" --- only a few hours into it right now, but so far I'm enjoying it. About 5 hours of my night got sucked into the game last night without realizing that the time had gone by "What do you mean its nearly midnight?"

11-18-2009, 05:20 PM	#8
The Watcher TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Probably somewhere cuddling with your girlfriend Posts: 27,039	I have an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 1gig RAM

11-18-2009, 08:16 PM	#9
Casey TRIBE Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: full frontal nerdity Posts: 5,464	I have it for 360 and even though the console versions got poorer reviews, I still think it's amazing. I think I might play as a dwarf on my next playthrough just to make the sex scenes funnier.

11-18-2009, 08:18 PM	#10
Flashy_McFlash Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 51,857	Any word about a patch for the console versions? I'll probably pull the trigger on this once I finish all the addons for Fallout 3. I can't keep two RPG's straight at once.

11-19-2009, 03:08 PM	#11
DJ Doublecross TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 4,695	Would the PC version be unplayable on a new and relatively beefy PC (Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5GHz, 4GB Ram, Windows 7 64-bit) but with the standard integrated Intel graphics card? I wouldn't buy a Radeon or NVidia card just to play one game, but I'd rather play this on my PC than my PS3 if possible.

11-19-2009, 04:29 PM	#12
The Watcher TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Probably somewhere cuddling with your girlfriend Posts: 27,039	What are the specs of your onboard video?

11-19-2009, 05:23 PM	#13
DJ Doublecross TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 4,695	Looks pretty shitty: Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family Total Available Graphics Memory: 286 MB Dedicated Video Memory: 0 MB System Video Memory: 128 MB Shared System Memory: 158 MB It probably won't even run the game. I never use my computer for games so I guess I should just try it on my PS3.

11-19-2009, 05:38 PM	#14
The Watcher TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Probably somewhere cuddling with your girlfriend Posts: 27,039	yeah, that's pretty weak, this game is all sorts of 3d. It recommends at least 256Megs on an ATI or NVidea card. Boo to onboard video. I bet notepad looks awesome though ahahha.

11-19-2009, 06:01 PM	#15
dj_soo TRIBE Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 931	this game has been nothing short of an obsession for me the last week. Been a long time since anything's sucked me in this much... especially something this flawed in the presentation department (man, the Codex design for the console sucks) characters are about level 11 right now... Loving all the Star Trek Voyager voice talent in the game too...

11-20-2009, 08:50 AM	#17
Stan Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: uʍop-ǝpısdn Posts: 19,124	I've played this game so much the past two weeks that I actually have burn in on my LCD TV. Going through the climactic battle now with my first character - a warrior. Then maybe I'll restart with a mage or a dual wielding rogue.

11-20-2009, 09:21 AM	#18
MOD ONE TRIBE Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: PS3 Fanboy number one!!! Posts: 6,753	Stan you playing this on your 360?

11-20-2009, 09:28 AM	#19
kaniz TRIBE Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: ~/ Posts: 9,910	Trying to figure out how I want to spend the skill points on my mage. This is a trap I fall into in any RPG - I never know how to spend my points so I tend to hold onto them for a long time. Demon's Souls killed that habit (at least in that game) a bit, because you risked losing those points for good if you didn't spend them when you had them :P Do Alistair and Morrigan stick with you for most/all of the game?

11-20-2009, 09:39 AM	#20
lok TRIBE Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: dumpsville, only resident Posts: 13,734	A big meh from me on this game. It's got great production value and all that good stuff, but seriously the "Bioware RPG Story" is just getting way too predictable. All the set pieces feel familiar. And the combat is just awful.. there is no flow, you live and die on spell resist at higher difficulty levels which leads to fun F5 spamming, the tactics aren't even remotely plentiful enough to work with the 7+ modes and abilities the characters have so you end up microing a lot of combat .. except there is no queue system so you literally have to pause after every spell or melee attack. And then theres the rogue/archery bug where daggers and bows get their damage from STRENGTH but require Dexterity to be used. They could have done SO much more, just feels like Bioware is spending too much time writing a book and not enough making a GAME.

11-21-2009, 08:42 PM	#25
Stan Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: uʍop-ǝpısdn Posts: 19,124	Morrigan's definitely a hottie, but her cunty personality is kind of a turn-off. Too bad your only (straight) choices in the game are limited to her and the Jesus freak.