Beat this around the time it was first released, so this review is not relative for those seeking advice pertaining to the DLCs.

Dragon Age, where to begin. This game brought me those feels you get when you actually care about the characters in your party. The small talk between the characters is hilarious, as long as you have the dwarf, Oghren. The dialogue that sticks out for me is when I was wandering around a small town, probably looking for hints of Darkspawn or the like, Oghren decided to talk about how he enjoys "polishing his weapon" and giving it a little grease with a dry rag.

The game itself follows a relatively generic premise, the idea of "evil orcish hordes" invading common lands with a small collective of the world's select heroes tasked to defeat the evil army and destroy the antagonist at the helm of it all. That said, that is only the premise. The deeper you get into the game, the more you will enjoy it as it is exemplary in showing how the player can feel like he is actually playing a role in the story, with interesting side characters to boot.

The gameplay was decent, I had played the game on Normal so the entire experience was relatively easy, having chosen the Mage class as my main character. It can be tedious to have to fight the same looking darkspawn over and over, but there is more out there.

I think a key point for games like this is: you need to immerse yourself in the game. Treat yourself as if you are the protagonist, listen to your companions and look forward to creating the story yourself.

Beat this around the time it was first released, so this review is not relative for those seeking advice pertaining to the DLCs. Dragon Age, where to begin. This game brought me those feels you get when you actually care about the characters in your party. The small talk between the characters is hilarious, as long as you have the dwarf, Oghren. The dialogue that sticks out for me is when I was wandering around a small town, probably looking for hints of Darkspawn or the like, Oghren decided to talk about how he enjoys "polishing his weapon" and giving it a little grease with a dry rag. The game itself follows a relatively generic premise, the idea of "evil orcish hordes" invading common lands with a small collective of the world's select heroes tasked to defeat the evil army and destroy the antagonist at the helm of it all. That said, that is only the premise. The deeper you get into the game, the more you will enjoy it as it is exemplary in showing how the player can feel like he is actually playing a role in the story, with interesting side characters to boot. The gameplay was decent, I had played the game on Normal so the entire experience was relatively easy, having chosen the Mage class as my main character. It can be tedious to have to fight the same looking darkspawn over and over, but there is more out there. I think a key point for games like this is: you need to immerse yourself in the game. Treat yourself as if you are the protagonist, listen to your companions and look forward to creating the story yourself.