Dragon Age.. Origins.. !!
 

Due out tommorow...

Any thoughts on this title?

20 gig footprint :o

I got some houscleaning to do. :rock:

(woops sorry dident see the other DA thead)

Tell me if it's good especially if it's real good. I don't want to miss anything spectacular from Bioware though so far the videos and screens don't impress me.:hmmm:

It's real good. :yep:

First review I saw; nothing but positive comments, except 1) buggy 2) low framerate. Keep in mind though it's the PS3 version, not surprised to hear about glitchy audio and low framerate. :-?

Dragon Age: Origins Review: Tripping The Blight Fantastic
Have to wait 'till the 6th, but expect some impressions after that. ;)

I've never even heard of this game, but it's all up in my face on steam. Couldn't help but notice this, ""Dragon Age is the RPG of the decade." - PC Gamer UK (94/100)"

Really? 'THE' of the 'DECADE'? Of all rpg games released this decade, this is THE one? Weird, this game must be awesome.

Seems to be on sale on steam. If anybody gets it, please let us know why it is THE RPG of the DECADE.

Because it is awesome. :O:

Name 1 developer who could produce a better, original RPG? Only one I know is Bethesda.

But yeah, let's ignore the marketing speak and let's just say it's gonna be very good, possibly one of the best.

Bioware is the reason! They've produced arts such as Knights of the Old repblic and Mass effect.

Though the screenshots don't impress me in Dragon age: origins I'm willing to pick it up it the gameplay is worth it.

I'll see to try to get some PC reviews.

What I can't miss is their The Old Republic.:)

Looks very good besides its bioware so expect a long story to be told, a classy easy to use editor and plenty of mods to come out later. My favorite games are RPG's so i will be getting this game but much later on though as i'm playing to many games as it is. Need to finish some first. I hate having half finished games on my hdd.

Hmm... it seems to be one of those games that doesnt take what is good in other games of the genre and build the game on that, but rather another from scracth build game with only the "in-house" ideas in it.

For example, there is moral decisions you need to take, yet, it doesnt have any affect to anyone else than those NPC's that are directly related to the case in hand. Why not make it like it was in Oblivion? Would've been much better. :hmmm:

Anyroad, I'll propably check this out, havent had a good game to play in ages. :yep:

Uh oh... the first impressions from ppl who have the game on PC are a tad worrying. Lots of reports of very bad stability issues (5-10min into game -> CTD). :doh:

Isn't that always the case? :-?

Most of them either don't mantain their machine properly, or are trying to run it on a GF6200. :nope:

At any rate, my game unlocks in 5 hours, I'll swallow those words if it happens to me too. ;)

Nonsense. I havent defragged in over a year, havent dusted in maybe six months, my cooling is ****e and I have tons of useless crap littering my registry aswell as my HD and I have no problems on running any of my games.

Game problems relating to any of those I mentioned is just a myth nowadays. Everyone keeps saying it, but nobody actually witnesses it. :yep:

Proper maintenance is an integral part of running a gaming rig. :smug:

A fragmented page-file, for example, can really screw stability. I can tell you that from experience. ;)

Improper uninstall of critical drivers before updating can also cause mayhem. Not talking about dusting the thing or some stray references in the registry, there are plenty of other things that can cause instability.

Like I said, my PC's a mess and everything runs as they did when I got the rig (forgot to mention and thanks for pointing it, I NEVER uninstall previous drivers, I just install on top of them :O:). But then again, maybe I'm just lucky when it comes to my PC as I have never ever broke anything from any of my PCs either. :hmmm:

If the Ps3 version wasn't on par with the other 2 versions they should of just delayed it like they originally were planning. :down:

I agree with both of you. Knowing how the computer is doing and correcting any deficit (can't believe I can't think of a better word) is not necessary, but it doesn't hurt either. It either does nothing or improves performance. You can just run a benchmark when you get all yo **** together. Every so many months, run that same benchmark and you can easily see if your performance has been affected.

Then again, you can get away with a lot before anything actually becomes a problem for you. And with a newer computer, I'd be surprised if lax maintenance affected your performance noticeably anyway. The only thing Dowly might have to worry about is degraded performance and load times if his drive gets fragmented to hell. And maybe one day he will get a crappy driver related problem that might require uninstalling a driver. Either way it's a one time fix that lasts a long time. Sure there are other things to consider, but I don't want to drag this on.

For some, their maintenance routines are a necessary preventative measure (and hell they enjoy it). For others, its just something to do when things seem like they aren't working properly. Sometimes, it really is just the game's fault. Fault for not being more compatible or just being a buggy pos.

I want Dowly to defrag his computer...

Looking forward to first and later impressions if you'd care to share them.