Dragon Age: Origins gameplay and discussion thread.

**Monk** · 02-25-2011, 17:34

Originally Posted by Greyblades

Anyone else not particually enthusiastic about not being able to create your own character?

Sorry, doesn't bother me. The demo doesn't have customization because it's a demo, retail game has full options short of race selection.

As for the third-person narrative there's posts here in the arena that detail Mass Effect 1 and 2 as my favorite modern rpgs, so no that doesn't bother me either :)

**Husar** · 02-25-2011, 19:33

Originally Posted by Monk

Sorry, doesn't bother me. The demo doesn't have customization because it's a demo, retail game has full options short of race selection.

As for the third-person narrative there's posts here in the arena that detail Mass Effect 1 and 2 as my favorite modern rpgs, so no that doesn't bother me either :)

There is a difference in the narrative?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

I still don't get why they replaced the nice menus of the first game with this futuristic stuff? The layout etc. isn't bad but it's a bit like playing Assassin's Creed, you're not really in this medieval world, just looking at it through some futuristic high tech machine, hurts the atmosphere IMO.

**Monk** · 02-25-2011, 19:56

Originally Posted by Husar

There is a difference in the narrative?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

The difference between Origins and Mass Effect, a character that does things from within a given frame-work, and one that does them from without. Doesn't bother me, personally. I like both approaches.

But thinking about it now, even Origins was pretty heavily framed. Even given the various customization options you were given. Most games are these days, doesn't stop people from having real issues with it though.

I still don't get why they replaced the nice menus of the first game with this futuristic stuff? The layout etc. isn't bad but it's a bit like playing Assassin's Creed, you're not really in this medieval world, just looking at it through some futuristic high tech machine, hurts the atmosphere IMO.

I didn't have that problem at all.

**seireikhaan** · 02-25-2011, 21:55

Played the demo. Can't quite tell if I like it or not. On the plus side, voice acting(aside from the Bauer lady) was pretty darn good. Characters thus far feel mostly solid, in their short appearances. However, I feel like the game was ported over to the makers of Power Thirst. It felt almost like "RAR, look how mature our game is! Because it really is!". Between the unnecessarily large numbers of exploding bodies, the exaggerated combat movement, and Isabella's entirely too gratuitous character, it just felt like the sort of frat-boy rpg that people were concerned Origins would be. On the other hand, the plot elements divulged so far seem pretty on par for "feel", if evaluated in the vacuum of the extraneous silliness.

**Monk** · 02-26-2011, 08:57

Originally Posted by Yaseikhaan

Between the unnecessarily large numbers of exploding bodies, the exaggerated combat movement, and Isabella's entirely too gratuitous character, it just felt like the sort of frat-boy rpg that people were concerned Origins would be. On the other hand, the plot elements divulged so far seem pretty on par for "feel", if evaluated in the vacuum of the extraneous silliness.

I wouldn't go that far but I can definitely relate to the concern. The exaggerated gore along with certain aspects of the new art scheme are some of the few things keeping me from total hype mode. I'm of the opinion, however, that what I've seen from the story elements is enough to overcome that. Another part of it is that I do enjoy the new combat system, very much so.