Dragon Age Dragon Age: Origins is ten years old today

[Old Hans]

I hate to toot my own horn, but ive beat dragon age origins at least 3 times. I'm kind of a big deal around here.

 

[Camel]

The issue with awakening was that it wasn't as good quality-wise as origins

It's still pretty good and one of the last expansion packs which were sadly replaced by DLCs. No annoying companions unlike in other games. The Darkspawn became sentient and had free will for the last time in the franchise and it's a pity the plot with them went nowhere. Warriors and rogues got new powerful abilities.

 

[NecroLord]

Having only anora as queen does present a problem in that she’s infertile

Wait really?
Then how will Alistair get to have heirs if he becomes the king and marries her (if you choose to pursue this option in the game)?
I'm thinking bastard children or maybe a different noble princess maybe?

Bastard children or remarrying, which was what king cailan was considering (with the empress of orlais no less).

You find this out in some letters in the return to ostagar dlc.

A marriage with the empress of Orlais would be fairly good for both Ferelden and Orlais and the relations between the two.
Yes, there was always a high degree of animosity between the two states and their people, but such a union would prove pragmatic and beneficial.

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

jaekl Dang. You lost even more NPCs than I did on my first run. Impressive. My only difference was that I didn't lose Leliana for whatever reason, and I picked Alistair over Loghain. While I thought DA:O was just OK, I will definitely give it credit for how much NPC C&C there is.

 

[jaekl]

No annoying companions unlike in other games.

No annoying companions... NO ANNOYING COMPANIONS?!

The mage guy!! You wander into him flamethrowing a group of darkspawn wearing a woman's dress and earrings and he's like "Oh did I do that?? " I'm surprised there was no laugh track.

If you tell him to fuck off, he later forces himself (which counts as a rape imo) on your party and when you ask him why he didn't fuck off as requested, he essentially shrugs and winks at the camera.

Forcing a character into your party is a manipulation tactic bad game writers use to make you develop something similar to Stockholm syndrome. They try to trick you into liking him through forced exposure. You may start to think "well maybe he's not so bad, a mage is useful..." Not me, I demand a good first impression.

Then before you turn him in to be hanged as he deserves for his despicable personality, he goes like "Capture me? How boring... You know I'll just escape again ;P~" I was screaming KILL HIM at the computer screen.

 

[Mauman]

Having only anora as queen does present a problem in that she’s infertile

Wait really?
Then how will Alistair get to have heirs if he becomes the king and marries her (if you choose to pursue this option in the game)?
I'm thinking bastard children or maybe a different noble princess maybe?

Bastard children or remarrying, which was what king cailan was considering (with the empress of orlais no less).

You find this out in some letters in the return to ostagar dlc.

A marriage with the empress of Orlais would be fairly good for both Ferelden and Orlais and the relations between the two.
Yes, there was always a high degree of animosity between the two states and their people, but such a union would prove pragmatic and beneficial.

Considering what we find out about the Empress and the Orleisian court in general (especially in Inquisition), I'm pretty sure Loghain is right that a so-called "union" between the two was just a backdoor attempt at taking over again.

 

[NecroLord]

Having only anora as queen does present a problem in that she’s infertile

Wait really?
Then how will Alistair get to have heirs if he becomes the king and marries her (if you choose to pursue this option in the game)?
I'm thinking bastard children or maybe a different noble princess maybe?

Bastard children or remarrying, which was what king cailan was considering (with the empress of orlais no less).

You find this out in some letters in the return to ostagar dlc.

A marriage with the empress of Orlais would be fairly good for both Ferelden and Orlais and the relations between the two.
Yes, there was always a high degree of animosity between the two states and their people, but such a union would prove pragmatic and beneficial.

Considering what we find out about the Empress and the Orleisian court in general (especially in Inquisition), I'm pretty sure Loghain is right that a so-called "union" between the two was just a backdoor attempt at taking over again.

Orleisian Empress will be tamed by Alistair ferelden dick.

 

[anvi]

I don't like any of the characters, except Morrigan for hotness sake. Leliana sounds stupid, I don't know if it is voiced by a real French person or not but either way it sounds fake. Alistair is such a Reddit character. He isn't funny and he reminds me of that dark phony place. Also the upbeat jokey tone didn't suit what was going on in the game. It was poorly done, it's not just that I hate him. And then Wynn... I hate her the most. Fucking old headmistress librarian. How many miles down the list of ideal companions did they run before reaching that? Holy shit.

That's about all I know about the matter. I think there was a Dwarf cliche thrown in there too, Scottish accent and everything. I hate it so much but I ended up taking him because at least it's better than Alistair.

 

[NecroLord]

I don't like any of the characters, except Morrigan for hotness sake. Leliana sounds stupid, I don't know if it is voiced by a real French person or not but either way it sounds fake. Alistair is such a Reddit character. He isn't funny and he reminds me of that dark phony place. Also the upbeat jokey tone didn't suit what was going on in the game. It was poorly done, it's not just that I hate him. And then Wynn... I hate her the most. Fucking old headmistress librarian. How many miles down the list of ideal companions did they run before reaching that? Holy shit.

That's about all I know about the matter. I think there was a Dwarf cliche thrown in there too, Scottish accent and everything. I hate it so much but I ended up taking him because at least it's better than Alistair.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1998212/

She also has a slight lisp.