Dragon Age: Origins gameplay and discussion thread.

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I think Hawke is probably possessed by a dragon or something. He is definitely using blood-style magic though.

I find it weird.. they are calling it a sequel, but it seems completely different to the original. It is like saying Final Fantasy 13 is Mass Effect 1's sequel. Makes you go "huh?"

Anything is possible. And far as the sequel thing is concerned, I'll wager that it won't seem so much of a sequel considering the new art style and everything. We might see familiar faces, but I doubt we'll even recognize them....I mean we've already seen the concept art for Flemeth....she looks nothing like Flemeth.
And they've definitely changed the Qunari a lot. This one is infact roaring and snorting like an ogre insted of shouting like a man.
But the awesome thing is that at the end of the trailer, where you see Hawke walking with the logo in the background, those are most certainly in-game graphics, and they look great....(though Hawke walks a little....funny...almost as though he's over doing it).

All said, I liked the Sacred Ashes trailer a lot better.

Edit:
Maybe this Hawke is a mage-warrior of sorts? At 1:01 there's a move which was featured in the concept art as the finishing move for a mage Hawke.
At 1:29 you can see Flemeth.