BioWare

This game was even better than the first one! I liked the strength of the story in the first one--you are a Gray Warden, you have purpose, you have a mission--and I feel like that sense of purpose is lacking a little in Hawke's story, but I think that is in some ways more liberating. Hawke is a much more fun character to play. The Gray Warden (and maybe it's because they can't actually talk) seems a little stiff in comparison. The detail in the worlds is (obviously) better than the first one, but I was disappointed that you couldn't upgrade your companions' armor and weapons in the same way you could in the previous game. I did like the specialization system better in the second game. I also like how the game was separated into three acts, though I feel like there were a whole lot more side quests in Act 1, and then Act 2 and 3 went by really fast. I also really enjoyed that when you import your character it affects this game. I was so excited to see Alistair again! And it made me want to play both the games for a second time in a different way to see how the first affects the second.… (más)

I played Dragon Age: Origins three or four years after it came out. I was so impressed with the roleplaying aspects—all the dialogue with your party! I had only really played Oblivion and Skyrim before it, and Dragon Age was refreshing in how the plot kept you focused. There are side quests, but nothing like in the Elder Scrolls games. Anyway, I was enchanted. Stayed up all night playing the game. And then, I don’t want to give anything away, but before the final boss battle, I had to make a moral decision that made it so one of my best in my party abandoned me. Then I couldn’t defeat the final boss. Then I stopped playing. All because I wanted to be a good character! Fast forward 4 years later. I just played it again—loved it again the whole time—and then had to abandon my moral high ground at the end so I could keep my party member. It was slightly disappointing to have to make a choice I didn’t want to, but very gratifying to finish the game.
Sorry, that’s my sad story. Anyway, the game is great, will play it again as a different character since there are a lot of different options. It was a little buggy—there were at least two different side quests I couldn’t finish because of bugs—but not unplayable.… (más)