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 Date Posted: 10/12 5:30pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
Indeed...indeed. wink

 

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 Date Posted: 10/12 5:47pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
Darth-Lando posted:
I wanted to buy it when I heard the words "Bioware RPG".




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Date Posted: 10/12 5:53pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
^ The exception that proves the rule.

 

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Date Posted: 10/12 8:05pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR - Date Edited: 10/12 8:33pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Leto II
Darth-Lando posted:
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The new cinematic trailer for this makes me almost want to buy it. Almost.
I wanted to buy it when I heard the words "Bioware RPG". tongue

BioWare are the video game equivalent of the Coen Brothers for me right now. When they come out with something, I buy it.

Also:

Absolutely phenomenal cut scene up over at Destructoid.

It's great that we'll be getting "The Warden's Keep" DLC expansion right on launch day, too. Six new abilities, new items, and a base where players can trade with merchants, for 560 Microsoft points (or $7). The primary content for this game was finalized a long time ago (most likely in the spring), because the last 3-5 months of a game are testing for bug-errors, framerate, etc., and physically manufacturing the game. Therefore, there hasn't been any new content made since like June. So BioWare then has four options: Pay all the designers to do nothing while the game is tested and debugged; move them to other projects; fire them all; or put them to work on new content that -- since the content for the game has already gotten finalized -- will logically be DLC.

Personally, I like the DLC option over firing people, or paying them for nothing. And it's been confirmed that they'll be supporting this game over the next two years with further expansions. Win-win.


EDIT: Looks like all three LCE editions (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC) are now completely sold out on Amazon.

 

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 Date Posted: 10/12 8:56pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
I'm totally done with collector editions, no matter how many bells and whistles they throw in it. It's not the price, it's just that I don't think I've ever used or cared about the extra content once I get the game, be it physical or virtual.

Plus all the large cardboard, tin and plastic boxes take up too much room.

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Date Posted: 10/12 10:15pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
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I'm totally done with collector editions, no matter how many bells and whistles they throw in it. It's not the price, it's just that I don't think I've ever used or cared about the extra content once I get the game, be it physical or virtual.

Plus all the large cardboard, tin and plastic boxes take up too much room.

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100% agree. I've never once been even slightly interested in purchasing one.

 

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 Date Posted: 10/12 10:45pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
Leto II posted:

It's great that we'll be getting "The Warden's Keep" DLC expansion right on launch day, too. Six new abilities, new items, and a base where players can trade with merchants, for 560 Microsoft points (or $7). The primary content for this game was finalized a long time ago (most likely in the spring), because the last 3-5 months of a game are testing for bug-errors, framerate, etc., and physically manufacturing the game. Therefore, there hasn't been any new content made since like June. So BioWare then has four options: Pay all the designers to do nothing while the game is tested and debugged; move them to other projects; fire them all; or put them to work on new content that -- since the content for the game has already gotten finalized -- will logically be DLC.


I don't have a problem with this. I love seeing a game supported after it's done, and it looks like Dragon Age will have some long legs with DLC.

 

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 Date Posted: 10/13 9:27am Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
Character creator's up on File Planet.

 

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 Date Posted: 10/13 11:40am Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
Downloading!

 

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 Date Posted: 10/13 11:47am Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
I ended up having an annoying glitchy artifact over about a quarter of my character, so 360 version it is!

 

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 Date Posted: 10/13 12:57pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
Looks all right on mine.. not had much of a play since I had to fly out the door to work.

The facial models are a step up from Mass Effect at least.

 

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Date Posted: 10/13 3:59pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR - Date Edited: 10/13 4:00pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Leto II
Direct link to the Character Creator. BioWare's site was getting absolutely mobbed earlier today. No registration necessary, at least for downloading.

This CC is a nice tool, not too difficult to use, and not a lot of time is needed to create some real good-looking characters. I like the utility of it -- it's much easier to make a good-looking character without having to spend an extra hour tweaking things, like in certain games whose titles rhyme with "Oblivion." I had kinda hoped for more hairstyles. There are actually some male hairstyles that would work for women, too. Could've more options in a few areas, but overall it's pretty damn good. That you can finally turn the head completely around really helps. The limited rotation in Mass Effect was annoying. Though I can't make out the eye colors...they all just look "black" to me. Is anyone else having that problem? Also, there's no slider to specify how far out the mouth sticks. Everyone looks like they have something stuck behind their top lip.


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I'm totally done with collector editions, no matter how many bells and whistles they throw in it. It's not the price, it's just that I don't think I've ever used or cared about the extra content once I get the game, be it physical or virtual.

Plus all the large cardboard, tin and plastic boxes take up too much room.

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Not me...all the extra DLC alone in this one is gonna make it worth it. Plus, as most folks who bought the Mass Effect LCE will surely testify, it was jam-packed with interesting BTS information, both in print form and on the bonus DVD. As someone who's a major BioWare groupie these days, getting that inside look into their creative process was worth the extra ten bucks. Now, for some other games...agreed, their LCEs suck. But given the pedigree, I think this one's gonna be well worth the upgrade.

 

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 Date Posted: 10/13 4:23pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
Oh yeah, I love behind the scenes docs for games. Working in software development I find it really interesting. Once I realised they almost always end up on YouTube though, buying the LCE became a lot less appealing.

 

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Date Posted: 10/13 7:44pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
wowza... seems like my computer'll actually run it. amazing. utterly amazing.

 

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 Date Posted: 10/13 9:10pm Subject: Dragon Age: Origins - A new RPG by the makers of KotOR
Haha, so is it lame that I'm kind of upset that main character doesn't have a voice-actor and that his/her words are just text? tongue

I got so spoiled with Mass Effect...

 

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