"From the creators of the best RPG of 2009, Dragon age: origins, is the official expansion first. For centuries the keepers of Grey, the ancient order of guardians, who promised to unite and defend lands were fighting against the forces of the show. The legend tells of death of Arch-would end the threat was contained in the centuries to come, but still there anyway. You are the commander of Grey Warden and the task of Reconstruction of the order of the workers and Grey discover secrets of monsters and how they managed to stay. How you decide to rebuild the application, how to resolve the conflict as "the architect, and how to determine the fate these monsters are no more than a few of the many complex options and expect the shape of your journey as a risk to the new land of amaranth.
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Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening for PlayStation 3 is the first expansion to the award-winning single player RPG, Dragon Age: Origins. Developed by role-playing game (RPG) specialists, BioWare, Awakenings is a standalone expansion, meaning that ownership of the original game is not necessary, although players of the original game are afforded the choice of utilizing their character from the original game or starting with a fresh character. Additional features include an expanded storyline, new creatures, locations and more.
For centuries, the Grey Wardens — the ancient order of guardians sworn to unite and defend the lands — have battled the darkspawn forces. Legend says that slaying the Archdemon would have put an end to the darkspawn threat for centuries to come, but for all the Grey Wardens' vigilance, somehow the creatures remain. But there is a new spark of hope. You are the Grey Warden Commander and have been entrusted with the duty of rebuilding the order of Grey Wardens and uncovering the secrets of the darkspawn and how they managed to remain. How you choose to rebuild your order, how you resolve the conflict with "The Architect", and how you determine the fate of the darkspawn will be but some of the many complex choices that await and shape your journey as you venture to the new land of Amaranthine. Gameplay As with the original Dragon Age: Origins game, the Awakening expansion is a single player RPG in which the path of a player's created hero is determined through a combination of ongoing actions throughout the game and the character's particular backstory, known as an Origin Story. Origin Stories relate primarily to the combination of the chosen race of the character and that individual's socioeconomic status. For example, a player who favors a Dwarfish character may have a variety of options, including the choice of being a commoner or a noble. As the character progresses through the game he will interact with any number of non-player characters (NPCs) who may have a particular opinion of Dwarves which may or may not be altered by the fact that the character is of noble or commoner status. These built-in impressions, blended in real-time with the character's interactions and choices alter the hero's personal path and eventually the outcome of the events of the game. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening is a standalone expansion, meaning that ownership of the original Dragon Age: Origins game is not necessary for play. That said, players of the previous game are afforded the added benefit of importing their character from the original game to continue that adventure, or beginning anew with a new character and Origin Story. Key Game Features |
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Doesn't even feel like Dragon Age: Origins.
I love Dragon Age: Origins and was insanely excited to get my hands on this expansion. My husband and I played Origins together, made several characters, and have gone through the story half a dozen times over the past few months. We got tired of this expansion in one weekend. The expansion just feels rushed and incomplete, and it doesn't fit well with Origins for me. It doesn't feel at all like the same game that I loved.
The storyline here seems to be more linear than in the original Origins, but it's also more vague. I wasn't sure what exactly was going on half the time that I was playing, and just seemed to be rushing aimlessly from one dot on the map to another.
Also, the game seems to have a lot of glitches. I lost interest pretty quickly during one of the first main quests when everyone in town got angry at my character for "choosing the other side," when I hadn't even done anything yet. The entire quest just glitched and I couldn't do anything in the town after that.
Another favorite glitch would be clicking on an item that I want to pick up, suddenly having a party member try to talk to me instead, and then the game blacks out and my character winds up on a part of the map that isn't even accessible (such as behind a cliff, enveloped in blackness, or stuck in the middle of a swamp).
In Origins, I really felt like my characters were defining themselves, growing in their own unique way, and forming unique relationships based on their choices. In Awakening, I feel like my character is wandering aimlessly, easily hacking and slashing down weak enemies, and it's all pointless and linear.
I loved talking to party members, having conversations, and giving out gifts in Origins. In this game, you can still talk to the party members at certain times and can still give them gifts, but I find myself wondering what the point even is. The whole thing just seems more shallow. Even with my imported characters, I found myself unable to care about the characters on the screen, and they seemed so boring and unfamiliar.
All in all, this game is an incredible disappointment. I loved Origins, but this one doesn't have anywhere near the charm of Origins. I kept hoping that I'd get more into the game, but I found myself bored for the most part, and then frustrated whenever it glitched. It's a huge disappointment. I'm returning my copy...
Acceptable for the Dragon Age Lover
I have to say enjoyed this expansion and personally feel it was worth the money. I am a self-professed Dragon Age obsessee. The new spells and abilities are fun to play around with, and I like the new characters.
I imported my old character (a female human noble) and was happy to see Alistair's reaction to her, as she married him at the end of DA:O. Seeing old characters again was also fun, and I love the one they chose to return as a companion/follower.
Also, since I didn't have her equipped with anything from the DLC, she had all of her armor and everything, including some odds and ends she'd still had in her inventory I hadn't bothered to sell before the final battle. [I've read that armor loss is a problem for those with DLC armor equipped at the end of the game, but I am hopeful there will eventually be a free patch for this.]
However, I do have a few tiny issues. You can't talk to your companions to have actual dialogues with them, just a pop-up sentence or two when you select them, and your returning companion loses all of his affection for you so you have to win it all over again.
And...the new spells and abilities weren't terribly useful to me. They're great. I mean, who doesn't want to raise the dead? But I could do just as well in the battles, it seems, without them and just using the ability boosts. Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't trade them, but I am slightly disappointed.
I love Dragon Age, and for me, this expansion was worth the money. I don't know that every Dragon Age player would agree, however. It isn't an epic adventure, being only an expansion, and it doesn't cost much less than the original.
I can recommend it for those who really love the game and want more of it, in any form. If that isn't you, I think you should look into this expansion before buying it, particularly if you don't have $40 to burn.
Well, It Could Have Been Worse
If you read my review for Dragon Age: Origins, you'll know that I loved it. If you didn't, well I guess I just told you. That being said, this expansion does have some disappointments.
If you haven't heard, there's no romance(that was sarcastic). While romance does not make a game for me, there are other people I know who ONLY played this game BECAUSE you could treat it like a Harlequin Romance novel. I realize there are different types of gamers out there and if romance was a huge draw for you, you'll probably want to skip or wait for a price drop. Similarly though, I do not like the fact that you can't even initiate conversation in your party. All dialogue takes place on the NPC's terms. When it does happen, it's still great and well written, I just wish the same time and energy went in to the dialogue in Awakenings that it had in Origins.
There ARE a LOT of additional items and tweaks. Might almost be enough to justify a good chunk of the cost. Everything from changing your shield's look to being able to enchant your armor to crafting your own runes are pretty fantastic. The DLC problem has been addressed by other reviewers and that sucks, but I had a pretty solid group using minimal DLC items and had no issues.
The writing is the same quality as the original. While not long by any stretch, the story is enjoyable and I will probably get several playthroughs with my various characters. The first time through, though, is by far the best as you start seeing the old characters cameo and there is some retention from your past. Case in point(possible mild spoiler): My bad-boy mage desicrated the Urn and caused Wynne to leave his group. Their reunion in here was NOT pleasant and the animosity was obvious. It's the small touches that remind you how much this game's universe is well conceived and it is never made more clear than in characterizations.
I don't know what happened, but I HAVE noticed some heftier frame rate drops in some battles in Awakenings. Origins didn't have many frame rate drops for me, and what DID happen was few and far between. Awakenings seems to drop quite a bit more. Otherwise, graphics are still great and everything looks just as good as Origins.
As a lover of the game, I loved this expansion. However, the cost DOES seem to be a bit high for what essentially pans out "Dragon Age Lite." How ravenous are you for more Dragon Age? I was foaming and loved every minute just enjoying new storylines and characters. If you felt lukewarm toward DA......this expansion will not woo you over. This is an expansion only real diehard fans of DA will love. Everyone else will feel, justifiably so, ripped off.
On one last note......02-01-11? They better have an army working on it or I am scared.
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