Dragon Age: Origins Review
January 27, 2010 by Kenny
Dragon Age: Origins is truly what BioWare does best: an epic RPG filled with interesting characters, hard decisions, skill trees, and badass loot. Wrap that all up in a dark fantasy setting, and voila: an engaging RPG that’s brimming with content.
murderin’ dragons is a pretty satisfying affair.
murderin’ dragons is a pretty satisfying affair.
But after creating such a huge, epic world, it’s a shame that it feels so dead. Dungeons are large and fleshed out, but everything else feels empty, limited in scope. In the era of the open world game, DA:O feels a bit out of place: towns aren’t huge or sprawling, the townsfolk are limited in numbers, the scenery repetitious. BioWare has nailed down what it takes to create an incredible RPG, but they haven’t nailed down what it takes to create a believeble and fully realized world.
Is that nitpicking? Yes, totally. The meat of DA:O is fatty: a deep, complex, and rewarding RPG that’s filled with old school sensibilities.
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