Dragon Age playthough question

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Hiro

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so i have yet to being Dragon Age Inquisition. But I am contemplating the possibility of playing ORIGINS first. Is it worth it?

to put it into context, I have got very little time free for gaming, so ORIGINS would have to be absolutely awesome, or critical to my enjoyment of DA:I, in order for it to make sense. I would LOVE to play it, but time is limited :(
 
Origins is the best game in the trilogy. It's very long, though, especially if you have all the DLC. My playthrough earlier this year took about 80 hours.

Well worth playing.
 
Graal said:
Origins is the best game in the trilogy. It's very long, though, especially if you have all the DLC. My playthrough earlier this year took about 80 hours.

Well worth playing.
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but it came out 5 years ago. Will it still look/feel good when played today? I may jsut buy the "base" game from origin, as its available for like 12 bucks :)
 
okay, i decided to give it a go. reviews online appear to be rather glowing :-) despite the age of the game, it should still be a good experience. Plus, it was only R15 (not 12) from Origin.
 
5 years ago isn't that long ago. :p

It still looks great and it's a lot more tactical than the newer games. The combat requires you to make use of the pause feature a lot more as you reposition your companions and think up strategies. In my opinion it's the best game of the three. I'm thinking of playing it again with different choices during the story, because it's just that good.

I'd suggest getting the Ultimate edition if you're going to play it. It adds a lot of great content and if you're going to play DA:O, you might as well play the whole thing. Don't rush to play DA:I. Think of it like this; by the time you're done with the first game, they will have sorted out all the bugs and technical issues in DA:I.
 
I dont remember how many times I've played Origins. A LOT on PC, and now hunting for the remaining achievements on Xbox 360. Its definitely worth the play.
 
Looking forward to playing Origins :) just need a darned time machine!

I bought from Origins store and credit card got billed the 14.98 as expected. But I also got billed an extra separate R8 :P probably not worth the hassle of trying to get it reversed, but a little annoying
 
You should be aware that your enjoyment of the game may depend on the class you choose. Each class plays very differently, so make sure to pick a fighting style you like before committing too hard.

I personally recommend a dual-wield dagger Rogue that focuses on cunning. It's a bit tricky to start with, but with the right build it's practically unkillable later on (especially if you also play Awakening), and dishes out more damage than any other class in the game.

I'd avoid the sword and shield warrior for a first playthrough, as they are very boring characters that are mainly for controlling aggression and tanking.

I'd also avoid a mage playthrough for the first run, since there are so many spells, it's easy to gimp yourself with a poor build.
 
Kimitar said:
You should be aware that your enjoyment of the game may depend on the class you choose. Each class plays very differently, so make sure to pick a fighting style you like before committing too hard.

I personally recommend a dual-wield dagger Rogue that focuses on cunning. It's a bit tricky to start with, but with the right build it's practically unkillable later on (especially if you also play Awakening), and dishes out more damage than any other class in the game.

I'd avoid the sword and shield warrior for a first playthrough, as they are very boring characters that are mainly for controlling aggression and tanking.

I'd also avoid a mage playthrough for the first run, since there are so many spells, it's easy to gimp yourself with a poor build.
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I normally always play a Mage type class in RPG games. Is there no way to respec my class if I spend a point incorrectly? I gather this is a party based game, so which classes of companions will I come across? Don't want to duplicate, want to have nice balance. So if there is a kick ass Mage companion, then will play as something else.

I like the idea of dual wielding. How does "cunning" come into play?
 
Hiro said:
I normally always play a Mage type class in RPG games. Is there no way to respec my class if I spend a point incorrectly? I gather this is a party based game, so which classes of companions will I come across? Don't want to duplicate, want to have nice balance. So if there is a kick ass Mage companion, then will play as something else.

I like the idea of dual wielding. How does "cunning" come into play?
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If you really want to try a mage, you can try reading a guide on GameFAQs or something.

The types of characters you can get as party members: 2 mages (1 is a healer, other is offense) 1 ranged rogue, 1 dual-weapon rogue, 1 sword/shield warrior, 2 two-handed warriors, 1 "special" type of warrior (I can't explain what this means as it would be a spoiler, and is only available with DLC) and... a dog (basically a specialist warrior, more or less).

The cunning for the rogue contributes towards armor penetration and damage with daggers (and with the "Lethality" talent it increases damage further because it changes the damage calculation you'd normally get from strength to be based on cunning instead). Cunning is also used for rogue skills (like picking locks, disarming traps etc.).

Get strength to around 20 (high enough to wear good equipment), cunning as high as possible (around 70-90) and dexterity to around 35-45 (you need at least 35 for the "Evasion" talent). Leave the other stats as they are.
 
I agree, rogue makes for the most fun playthrough. High cunning means you also get the widest variety of ways to complete quests because most of the diplomatic solutions are only available to characters with a high cunning score.

Mage is very fun to play and many people will tell you it's the OP class simply because they're so versatile. They have a decent roster of crowd control skills, can sustain a party in combat through healing magic and they can also dole out a lot of damage in a pinch. My first playthrough was with a mage and I always kept two mages in the party because they were so useful.

I'm very hesitant to say not to play a Warrior simply because it's the only class I've never played, but they do seem to be horribly boring. It's the most generic of the three. I always just keep Alistair in my party and he does a good enough job of tanking all the damage for me.
 
i started as Rogue and played through the first portion in castle....but did not really "click". i then restarted as Mage and LOVING it! :) i shoudl have known, as I have always rolled with a Mage, ever since Baldurs Gate days.
 
The fun of playing a rogue unfortunately does not kick in until a bit later, since they are reliant on some talents (especially Momentum), and they need to be flanking their opponents. Once you unlock momentum, they are hilariously fun/broken and can kill even bosses in seconds.

I remember I accidentally bugged out in the expansion because I killed a boss too quickly with my rogue (you're supposed to get a cutscene when it gets low enough HP, but nope, my rogue pretty much K.O'd the guy instantly, which caused the game to freeze).
 
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