Dragon Age: Origins Preview

VideoGamer.com previews BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins and finds it feeling “a little old.”

The game’s set up – you choose a character class and battle against the evil Blight as you rise through the ranks of the elite Grey Wardens warrior group – is classic fantasy fare and will be instantly familiar to the genre’s fans. The pseudo real-time combat, which can be paused at the players’ whim, allows you to seamlessly switch between members of your party, dish out commands and cast spells – just like you did in Baldur’s Gate back in the day. It all feels, well, a little old.

Perhaps we’re doing the game a disservice, because Tudge does point out a number of features that we find quite interesting and refreshing. Chief among these is the way your choice of class will affect the overall story. The Origins bit of Dragon Age refers to the first two or three hours of play, during which the choices you make have a real impact on how the world reacts to you. The bulk of our time with the game is centred on showing how this will work in action.