Post by Wigglesnapper on Mar 30, 2010 12:49:16 GMT -8
My Review for
[glow=red]Dragon Age: Origins[/glow]
This game was surprisingly really enjoyable for me. When I originally saw the trailer I was like "Pfft, this looks like shit."
But when I actually had the chance to try it out at jacks house I ended up only getting 5 hours of sleep because it was so fun.
The character development within the game is amazing. Every choice you make will affect the outcome of the story/game.
Gameplay itself is really good as well. You start out with your own character that you are able to completely customize. Eventually gain more people you are able to fully control and customize into your party. Almost every fight you encounter is a challenge and has the potential to kill you unless you use some critical thinking.
Although there are only 3 different classes in the game they each can branch off into 4 different styles (e.g, warriors can go into templar, champion, berserker, and another thing that I forgot)
In addition, each class can choose from a multitude of fighting styles (e.g, warriors can go 2 hand, dual wield, shield and weapon, and ranged with bow and crossbow).
The player can pause the game during fights to set up each characters abilities. You may think "Wow, that makes the game a total pushover" but in reality if you don't pause in a battle after the frist few zones, then you will be fucked. You need to be able to control the aggro/threat of the creatures effectively in order to win a battle.
The creatures you fight in the game are really interesting as well because they all have their own abilities and fighting style. The bosses are especially challenging and usually take up 3-5 attempts to defeat.
There are also other factors within the game that make combat interesting including fatigue from wearing heavy armor.
Average completion time on normal difficulty: 150 hours.
Here is how I would score the game:
Graphics (I played on low): 7.5/10
Combat: 9.5/10
Character and Story Development: 10/10
Trailer: 4/10
Environment and Terrain: 7.4/10
Controls: 6/10 (because you can't jump or swim. Which is stupid.)
Creature Appearance: 8/10
Creature Complexity: 9/10
Quest Diversity: 9/10
Overall: 9/10 Amazing.
I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys having plenty of challenges in their gameplay and is a lore-whore.