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Dragon Age: Origins
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Last Update: July 15th, 2008
Developer: Bioware
Platforms: PC
Release Date: Q1 2009
Features
Gamespot Unveiling (May 14, 2004)
1up Preview (12/07/2006)
Old Screenshots:
Concept Art:
The reason it's taking so long to come out:
Interview with Ray Muzyka:
Excerpt:
Interview with Matt Atwood.
Excerpt:
Go here, it has everything about Dragon Age. It's the best!
Here is the official website!
And now the official forums!
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July 9th, 13th, and 14th updates (Subtitle, newsletters, trailer, screenshots!):
July 14th, 2008: Dragon Age to consoles!
July 15th, 2008: PR Blurb, screenshots!
Podcast Interview!
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Developer: Bioware
Platforms: PC
Release Date: Q1 2009
Features
- Epic open ended storyline
- Cinematic story-driven single-player campaign
- Full character customization (race, gender, class, abilities, spells, etc)
- The character development is class-based; on higher levels, one can choose more specialized classes
- The magic system is mana-based; there is only one kind of magic
- Set in a new fantasy world created by BioWare for fans of its past titles
- Party-based gameplay
- Top down party-based tactical 'combat mode'
- Cinematic 3rd person camera 'exploration mode'
Media
Gamespot Unveiling (May 14, 2004)
1up Preview (12/07/2006)
Old Screenshots:
Four year old screenshots, don't judge!
2007 screenshots:
2007 screenshots:
Concept Art:
The reason it's taking so long to come out:
Interviews:
Interview with Ray Muzyka:
Excerpt:
[...]
One of the games we’re planning a lot of post-release content for as well is Dragon Age. We haven’t announced any details about that lately, but it’s the kind of game that people just love, that sweet spot of BioWare games, the aspirational fantasy, the spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate, kind of the next-gen interpretation of it. We’re really going to want to stay in that universe a long time. It’s taken literally years of design time building this universe that feels coherent, kind of like the top of a mountain poking above the clouds. It feels like it’s got weight, it feels like it’s got a lot of depth to it, it feels like if you build something, it’s going to hold, it’s a strong foundation. That’s the kind of time we invested in it, and because we do that, we can build all kinds of small structures coming out of that foundation, and they feel like they resonate, they feel like they’re not just held together.
[...]
Dragon Age is going to appeal to the fans who love Baldur’s Gate. It’s the next-gen interpretation of that. It’s really a rich fantasy universe.
[...]
It’s an interpretation of the archetypal fantasy, the aspirational fantasy universe.
[...]
One of the games we’re planning a lot of post-release content for as well is Dragon Age. We haven’t announced any details about that lately, but it’s the kind of game that people just love, that sweet spot of BioWare games, the aspirational fantasy, the spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate, kind of the next-gen interpretation of it. We’re really going to want to stay in that universe a long time. It’s taken literally years of design time building this universe that feels coherent, kind of like the top of a mountain poking above the clouds. It feels like it’s got weight, it feels like it’s got a lot of depth to it, it feels like if you build something, it’s going to hold, it’s a strong foundation. That’s the kind of time we invested in it, and because we do that, we can build all kinds of small structures coming out of that foundation, and they feel like they resonate, they feel like they’re not just held together.
[...]
Dragon Age is going to appeal to the fans who love Baldur’s Gate. It’s the next-gen interpretation of that. It’s really a rich fantasy universe.
[...]
It’s an interpretation of the archetypal fantasy, the aspirational fantasy universe.
[...]
Interview with Matt Atwood.
Excerpt:
[...]
Senior PR manager for the company Matt Atwood restated the promise that [dragon age] would be out before April 2009
[...]
although there were "times with less resources and with more resources", Atwood assures us it has been consistently worked on since [2004]
[...]
"It is for the PC, but as far as exclusivity we haven’t said anything on that,"
[...]
Senior PR manager for the company Matt Atwood restated the promise that [dragon age] would be out before April 2009
[...]
although there were "times with less resources and with more resources", Atwood assures us it has been consistently worked on since [2004]
[...]
"It is for the PC, but as far as exclusivity we haven’t said anything on that,"
[...]
Go here, it has everything about Dragon Age. It's the best!
Here is the official website!
And now the official forums!
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July 9th, 13th, and 14th updates (Subtitle, newsletters, trailer, screenshots!):
July 9th, 2008: New subtitle, trailer release announcement, two newsletters!
July 13th, 2008: Another trailer!
July 14th, 2008: Screenshots!
Dragon Age Trailer to Debut on SpikeTV
Dragon Age: Origins, the highly anticipated dark fantasy epic is set to debut on GameTrailers TV airing this Friday night at 1:00am on Spike TV and Spike HD. The trailer will be available in High Definition after it airs at http://www.gametrailers.com
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July 13th, 2008: Another trailer!
New trailer is out. Click link for hi-res (is there anyway to keep this from displaying directly and instead just linking the hi-res trailer? )
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36127.html
July 14th, 2008: Screenshots!
July 14th, 2008: Dragon Age to consoles!
Getting back to the topic, not surprisingly the game is coming to the consoles after a PC release
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53624
July 15th, 2008: PR Blurb, screenshots!
So I think this PR blurb is new:Also, a bunch of new pics (spoilered for H-break)EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading video game developer BioWare®, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced details of the highly anticipated dark fantasy Role Playing Game Dragon Age™: Origins which will be featured as one of the premier video games at the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit, July 15-17.
As the spiritual successor to BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate™, one of the most successful role-playing games in the industry, Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion of the best elements of existing fantasy works with stunning visuals, emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors. The spirit of classic RPGs comes of age, as Dragon Age: Origins features a dark and mature story and gameplay.
“We’re thrilled to be returning to BioWare’s fantasy roots, with Dragon Age: Origins representing the culmination of over a decade of experience,” said Ray Muzyka, co-General Manager and CEO, BioWare and Vice President, Electronic Arts. “Dragon Age: Origins is a dark heroic fantasy that doesn’t pull any punches. Our fans are in for the most emotionally intense gaming experience we’ve ever created, and we hope to surprise them with just how dark and gritty it gets!”
BioWare will be demonstrating some of the compelling features of Dragon Age: Origins behind closed doors at E3, including:
* Epic Party-Based Combat – Dragon Age: Origins will introduce an innovative, scalable combat system, as players face large-scale battles and use their party’s special abilities to destroy hoardes of enemies and massive creatures.
* Powerful Magic – Raining down awesome destruction on enemies is even more compelling as players apply “spell combos,” a way of combining together different spells to create emergent unique effects.
* Deep Customization – Players will develop their characters and gain powerful special abilities (spells, talents and skills) and discover ever-increasing weapons of destruction.
* Your Story, Your Way – With its emotionally compelling story, players choose with whom they wish to forge alliances or crush under their mighty fist, redefining the world with the choices they make and how they wield their power.
* Origin Stories – Players will select and play a unique prelude that provides the lens through which the player sees the world and how the world sees the player. The player’s choice of Origin will determine who they are and where they begin the adventure, as they play through a customized story opening that profoundly impacts the course of every adventure.
Dragon Age: Origins is scheduled to ship for the PC in early 2009. For more information, the latest updates, or to join BioWare’s Dragon Age community, visit www.dragonage.com.
Also, alpha protocol information will come very soon according to the giantbombcast
Podcast Interview!
Also, a (short) podcast/interview from Bioware about Dragon Age:
http://bioware.vo.llnwd.net/o1/dragonage/audio/dragonage_01_e32008.mp3
- There are dragons, but don't expect them right now.
- What it being a spiritual successor means.
- "Pause and play" gameplay, not quite turn based.
- No MP, focusing on SP, "origin stories."
- Large and epic.
- They are fans of LOTOR.
- "Just the beginning" of the Dragon Age universe.
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Newest game play screenshot! July 15th:
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We require more vespene screeshots
edit- what the hell, release date Q1 '09? fuuuuuuck. two days just for details? boooooo
boooooooooooooo
e2- ok, I know i'm probably the only person who didn't realize this, btu you might want to mention it's gonna be like a baldur's gate gate. I thought this was going to be a diablo like hack 'n slash. [tiny]boooooooooooooooooo[/tiny]
And then I open up the thread and there's nothing
Just like every other time this game has been mentioned
It's pretty funny actually
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It's exciting!
It's Baldur's Gate 3.
Or so I have been told.
Someone get apotheos in here stat
that or get taky wildly drunk in wb.
The most I've ever been able to get out of him is "it will be released within the fiscal year."
WHICH FISCAL YEAR!?
The one we're currently in that goes until around the end of Q1 2009.
The OP says Q1 2009, but that's not really confirmed. But it will be out sometime between now and then.
Well I will tell you this
this game
it involves pixels in one form or another
I have said too much
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The hell with all this nonsense with effects in space.
Well, looks I'll be buying this on release day.
If it ever comes out, that is.
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Damn, I was going to make this joke. Good thing I continued to read the thread or boy would my face be red. :oops:
Its a Bioware game. Which means in a worst case scenario it will be only "Good". Still I have heard them say, well what little they have said, that it will be a sort of spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate. But without having heard anything else about Dragon Age the only reaction I can muster is a hardy "neat".
Worst case scenario, and I mean absolutely worst - Dragon Age is one of the best RPGs of the year.
Mind you, considering the BioWare forum's habit of leaping on the tiniest snippet of information and overanalysing the hell out of it, maybe they felt that things were better left in the dark.
I'm still pumped for this though. I mean... it's BioWare. And I get to have a Dwarven war golem in my party. HELL YEAH. It's like a robot, but magic, what's not to like?
Dammit, come on.
I guess I really should finish BG 2.
This is what I'm hoping they will improve on in Dragon Age. Without the D&D license, character creation and customization probably won't be as vast, but that's fine. Give me a world where the physical limitations aren't readily apparent after a few hours of playing, a world that continually surprises me by how much you can actually do, and a world that doesn't feel like it's fashioned out of corridors and gangways. This is what BG 2 did well.
TWO DAYS? BWAH?!
Listen folks, this game is the reason I still have an AGP motherboard in my PC. I'm determined not to upgrade until I find out the specs for this game, just to guarantee that I can play it.
You see what you do to me Bioware? I hope you're happy.
Co-op please.
Oh please god, let us have something substantial in the next update.
Only Humans, Elves, and Dwarves are playable. One of your character creation components is your social standing (Noble birth or peasant) and this will determine how the game begins/your options down the road.
There are no Clerics. Fighters, Mages, and Rogues are pretty much all the classes that we know of. Clerics are completely ruled out because unlike D&D there is no confirmation whether any divine entities actually EXIST. Magic in general is more limited, both in terms of its power and the legality of its use. Kind of like Amn in that case I guess.
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All RPGs with playable dwarves are awesome. FACT.
ever
change.
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I guess I'll have to play Dragon Age 1 to get to #2, though. Oh well.
Actually I love Bioware games but mostly I just get excited about the possibility of Obsidian making the sequel. See: KOTOR2, NWN2.