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Dragon Age Origins: Return to Ostagar DLC Announced

BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts, announced today that the Return to Ostagar downloadable content (DLC) for Dragon Age: Origins will be released on January 5 in North America and Europe for the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game at a cost of 400 BioWare Points or Microsoft Points. The DLC will be available for the PlayStation 3 later in January priced at $4.99.

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justpassinggas5232d ago

Finally! Getting it for PC. :)

Nineball21125232d ago

It's a good game... Going through my second playthrough now, and I figure I'll go through it at least one more time (gonna level up a mage to lvl 20 the last go through).

justpassinggas5232d ago

I have clocked nearly 125 hours on the game over 5 different playthroughs. Is it strange that I even have dreams about the characters? Damn, I'm obsessed.

dragunrising5231d ago

I haven't clocked nearly as much time as you (30 hours) but can also say I dream of Dragon Age...especially after a long session. I have the 360 version right now, but plan on getting it for PC eventually. My brother has it on PC and it does look quite good. The graphics for better or worse shouldn't deter anyone from getting the game however- the story, discovery and character progression make this game amazing enough.

I found the previous DLC a little on the short side. Not that I wouldn't buy the new DLC in an instant...:-/

Anyone play KOTOR and Dragon Age notice a passing resemblance? I swear that Dragon Age is everything that was great about KOTOR with Balder's Gate/Icewindale thrown in.

justpassinggas5231d ago

I preferred the way combat was handled in KOTOR, though, where you can queue up attacks. There is too much micromanaging in this game, making it more difficult to be creative in the ways you can engage the enemy. And the PC version, although superior, is buggier than the console versions, thanks to memory leaks. You'll see load times getting longer and longer after every loading screen until they go from 10 second loads to nearly a minute or, as some have said, 10 minute load times! There's a simple bandage fix, where you just save the game, quit the game, and relaunch and see that the load times have gone back to 5-10 seconds.

Bioware really has to fix up this memory problem. Your processor also always shows 100% CPU usage (and funnily, when loading, you'll see only one core of your CPU being used...which means load times could be faster but they're not).

Anyway, all complaints aside, this is the best RPG to come this decade, IMO. This is coming from someone who has played and beaten ME, Oblivion, Morrowind, KOTOR 1 and 2, as well as many JRPGs. I'm not a fan of its environment (too bland and forgettable), enemy design (too generic), or even the plot (cliched), but the character development is phenomenal and that is what takes the cake. You actually come to care for the characters, even when you realize that the overarching plot is the classic absolute good versus mindless evil deal.

R6ex5231d ago

Same here. I didn't like the constant need to manage each & every team member in battle. No fun. The 360 version basically makes it impossible to see any real action, except hitting the pause button every sec to issue orders to the 4 team mates. I'd rather have the Mass Effect 2's style of gameplay where we just control 1 character and issue movement orders (& minimal power orders) to team mates rather than having to pause all the time to issue the use of powers. No fun. No action. Better still, if AIs are intelligent, we can leave them to do as they please and just concentrate on what we are doing.

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Allowen5232d ago

The game is VERY beautifull on the PC !
The graphics might not be "next gen" like a Killzone2/uncharted 2 game but they are still very beautifull expecially because the amazing art director.

Got it on Steam ,the deluxe version and got all DLCs but the one that will come only in January.

I still did not finish DAO(around 30 hours playing) but so far as I could see it is as amazing as a Demon's Souls (PS3) but offcourse they are different kind of RPGs.

mrv3215232d ago

Your going to be happy to hear that Dragon Age Origins will be a long game... like 50 hours long upto 80 if you do the side quests.

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SnukaTheMan5232d ago

Its crazy how one quest stacks on another..I was in the middle of one quest and 3 more problems popped up until I could get back to the original...great game forget the graphics..the story should not be missed.

ta1snake5231d ago

I've completed the game in about 70 hrs plus on PC. Very good story & gameplay. RPG fans should check it out.

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Great Games for Avid Readers

GF365: "If you’re a reader, this list of great games for avid readers is for you. Games are a form of art, and some have written literature in them."

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Games to play while waiting for Dragon's Dogma 2

Here are some great action role-playing video games to play while waiting for the highly anticipated Dragon’s Dogma 2.

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jznrpg158d ago

Any game you want to play.

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183482d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion481d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad481d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90481d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183481d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90481d ago (Edited 481d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde481d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90480d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde480d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator481d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13481d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183480d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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