These companions are normally controlled by artificial intelligence, with behaviour that the player can adjust through the 'Tactics' menu, but the player also has the option to switch between characters and is able to issue orders to them in real-time or pause the game to queue up actions. They also recruit companions, who accompany them and provide assistance in battle. Example of a user-created dwarf character in combat with an Ogre, a powerful Darkspawn creatureĭuring gameplay, the player encounters a variety of enemies, including giant spiders, Darkspawn, ghosts, walking trees, and dragons. However, all classes follow the same plot after the completion of the origin story. This affects the way other in-game characters perceive the player's character for instance, a Dwarven Commoner would receive hatred and discrimination from other dwarves. The combination of class and race determines which of six different origin stories the player experiences: Dalish Elf, Dwarf Commoner, City Elf, Mage, Human Noble, or Dwarf Noble. The three choices of race are human, elf, and dwarf. The available classes are warriors, who perform strong physical attacks and protect their allies rogues, who carry out stealth attacks and steal items from other characters and mages, who cast spells on enemies, create combo spells, and support other party members. Players create their own Grey Warden character, customizing gender and appearance as well as choosing a race and class. The player is a Grey Warden, part of an order of elite fighters, whose task is to defeat the Archdemon and save the world from a disastrous event called the Blight.

BioWare released several instances of downloadable content after the game's initial launch, an expansion pack for the game titled Awakening in March 2010, and two sequels, Dragon Age II and Dragon Age: Inquisition, were released in 20 respectively.ĭragon Age: Origins is a role-playing game played from a third-person perspective. It won multiple year-end accolades including Game of the Year and Best Role-playing awards from several gaming publications, and has widely been considered to be one of the greatest video games ever made. It sold more than 3.2 million copies and 1 million pieces of downloadable content. Origins received critical acclaim upon release, with praise mostly directed at its story, setting, characters, music and combat system. Origins was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in November 2009, and for Mac OS X in December 2009. The development of the game's console versions was outsourced to Edge of Reality. Development of the game began in 2002 and BioWare employed more than 144 voice-actors, and hired Inon Zur to compose the game's music. Its setting was inspired by The Lord of the Rings and A Song of Ice & Fire, and was described by BioWare as a mix between high fantasy and low fantasy. Throughout the game, players encounter various companions, who play major roles in the game's plot and gameplay.īioWare described Dragon Age: Origins as a 'dark heroic fantasy' set in a unique world, and a spiritual successor to their previous Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights franchises. The game is played from a third-person perspective that can be shifted to a top-down perspective.

The player character is recruited into the Grey Wardens, an ancient order that stands against monstrous forces known as ' Darkspawn', and is tasked with defeating the Archdemon that commands them and ending their invasion. Set in the fictional kingdom of Ferelden during a period of civil strife, the game puts the player in the role of a warrior, mage, or rogue coming from an elven, human, or dwarven background. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise.

Dragon Age: Origins is a 2009 role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts.

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