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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 30 Nov 2009 : 01:20:48
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I finished my play through with my human noble character. Pretty intense game. I might have to work on my other characters and see how the story/ending differs when you play the other characters. Still, very cool game!
I did download the golem add on that came with the console version, plus the dragon armor. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2009 : 14:23:17
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Damn you, Bioware!
Did some Christmas shopping at Target on Friday morning (yes, I'm insane). The really good thing was the $40 in Target Gift cards that I got back for the shopping. Which meant I went back to Target yesterday and got DA:O for free! There goes my evenings... |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Dantrag
Learned Scribe
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 03 Dec 2009 : 04:44:15
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| My only complaint would be that it needs to be online. Be that with friends in a small party or mmo....It would probably destroy every other one on the market though... |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jan 2010 : 06:02:23
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Very cool! Bioware is releasing a expansion for this in March!
* A Stunning World Expanded: BioWare’s deepest universe to date just got bigger with an all new area of the world to explore, Amaranthine
o Unlock the secrets of the Darkspawn and their true motivations
o Rebuild the Grey Warden order and establish their base of operations at Vigil’s Keep
* All-new Complex Moral Choices: Embark on an epic story that is completely defined and reactive to your play style
o Shape your entire experience based on the choices you make and how your handle complex situations
* New Ways to Customize your Hero: Experience additional spells, abilities, specializations, and items to further personalize and customize your hero and party
o Import your character from Dragon Age: Origins or start anew as a Grey Warden from the neighboring land of Orlais
o Encounter five all-new party members and an old favorite from Dragon Age: Origins
* Even more Bone-Crushing, Visceral Combat: Battle against a new range of horrific and terrifying creatures
o Put your skills to the test against an evolved, intelligent breed of Darkspawn and other menacing creatures including the Inferno Golem and Spectral Dragon! |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2010 : 17:20:32
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I am looking forward to getting tommorow's (for the PS3) downloadable Return to Ostagar and the big Expansion pack coming (next week). I've been hooked on this game for a while. I think I'm getting pretty close to completion. My character is a Rogue who specialized in Bard and Ranger. Every time they refer to him as the Grey Warden, I somehow hear Harper in my head instead 
I am also working on an evil female mage character for an alternate experience. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2010 : 17:29:14
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| The Ostagar DLC is pretty sweet (especially the king's armor). I've got the expansion on pre-order, but I don't know if I'll have finished FFXIII by the time it comes out! |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2010 : 19:13:33
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
The Ostagar DLC is pretty sweet (especially the king's armor). I've got the expansion on pre-order, but I don't know if I'll have finished FFXIII by the time it comes out!
Heh, I gotta get back to FFX sometime and work my way up from there (skipping XI of course). |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2010 : 00:24:15
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
The Ostagar DLC is pretty sweet (especially the king's armor). I've got the expansion on pre-order, but I don't know if I'll have finished FFXIII by the time it comes out!
I know others who are in similar situations.  |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2010 : 12:48:08
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
The Ostagar DLC is pretty sweet (especially the king's armor). I've got the expansion on pre-order, but I don't know if I'll have finished FFXIII by the time it comes out!
I know others who are in similar situations.
 A well laid out plan. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2010 : 13:51:08
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Originally posted by Alisttair
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
The Ostagar DLC is pretty sweet (especially the king's armor). I've got the expansion on pre-order, but I don't know if I'll have finished FFXIII by the time it comes out!
I know others who are in similar situations.
A well laid out plan.
Oh my! The long rumored and hopefully just a cautionary tale for our forum.....
The Triple Post!!!!
Looks like Sage has some gremlins he can't quite corral! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
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cephet
Acolyte
Germany
12 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2010 : 08:06:59
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I got this game recently and it only took me a week to finish as a mage, and I wasn't even playing that much (2-3 hours a day). I did skip a lot of side quests though, and the game said i'd only completed 38% of its content by the end of the game. The lore is really good and I found the story line immensely captivating and I just had to reach the end of the game and discover what was going to happen. I'm replaying it now as a human noble warrior and doing more of the side quests.
My only disappointment with it is the disappointment I have with all Bioware games: once it ends, it ends. I was able to get almost 2 years constant enjoyment out of Bethesda's Oblivion because of the free roam and mods, even when the storyline didn't interest me much at all. The game never truly ended, you just got sick of it after a while.
The only problem now is that if I was ever given the chance to visit a fantasy world, I'd be torn between the Forgotten Realms and Dragon Age :P |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2010 : 10:03:15
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Well, the expansion comes out tomorrow/today and there's talk on the net about another expansion, maybe, being released next year. Something about a flyer in the expansion with a date for something being released in 2011.
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Originally posted by cephet
I got this game recently and it only took me a week to finish as a mage, and I wasn't even playing that much (2-3 hours a day). I did skip a lot of side quests though, and the game said i'd only completed 38% of its content by the end of the game. The lore is really good and I found the story line immensely captivating and I just had to reach the end of the game and discover what was going to happen. I'm replaying it now as a human noble warrior and doing more of the side quests.
My only disappointment with it is the disappointment I have with all Bioware games: once it ends, it ends. I was able to get almost 2 years constant enjoyment out of Bethesda's Oblivion because of the free roam and mods, even when the storyline didn't interest me much at all. The game never truly ended, you just got sick of it after a while.
The only problem now is that if I was ever given the chance to visit a fantasy world, I'd be torn between the Forgotten Realms and Dragon Age :P
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For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2010 : 10:37:09
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Originally posted by Kuje
Well, the expansion comes out tomorrow/today and there's talk on the net about another expansion, maybe, being released next year. Something about a flyer in the expansion with a date for something being released in 2011.
Gah! The Wife is gonna hate me for spending our money on that |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Valdar Oakensong
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
159 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2010 : 19:25:17
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| Bought it, gave it a few hours and didn't like it. Way too much talking, crappy camera and it bored me. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2010 : 10:22:43
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| Picked up Awakening yesterday. Should start it soon as I am starting the Final Onslaught. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2010 : 19:18:43
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I was a little disappointed in the expansion. It just seemed so short! I finished it with only about two days of playing. Some of the areas just seemed not as detailed as the first game, making them pretty easy to complete and explore. Plus, there was really no reason to raise the rep with the characters because you can't romance any of them, at least not if you are playing a female character. Not sure about if you are playing a male character.
All in all, I was a bit disappointed. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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cephet
Acolyte
Germany
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Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 12:43:09
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Originally posted by Kuje
Plus, there was really no reason to raise the rep with the characters because you can't romance any of them, at least not if you are playing a female character.
Yeah sadly they left out romances completely. A bad move I think.
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Originally posted by Kuje
All in all, I was a bit disappointed.
I haven't played the expansion yet, but from what I've heard the development of it was rushed. I'll probably buy it regardless.
Do you know if there's going to be any more expansions after Awakening? |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 15:45:19
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Finished it the other day and am playing Awakening. It's going to take me more time than Kuje I think becaues
1 - I do ALL the side quests
2 - I can't devote more than 2-3 hours per day, and not every day |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2010 : 23:40:40
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Originally posted by cephet
Do you know if there's going to be any more expansions after Awakening?
There's supposed to be something related to the game coming out next year. It might be another expansion or it might be something else, not really sure what it is yet. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2010 : 23:42:48
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Finished it the other day and am playing Awakening. It's going to take me more time than Kuje I think becaues
1 - I do ALL the side quests
2 - I can't devote more than 2-3 hours per day, and not every day
Eh, I did all but two of the side quests in Awakening. :) Just seemed like a very short game to me. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 24 Mar 2010 : 11:50:24
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Finished it the other day and am playing Awakening. It's going to take me more time than Kuje I think becaues
1 - I do ALL the side quests
2 - I can't devote more than 2-3 hours per day, and not every day
Eh, I did all but two of the side quests in Awakening. :) Just seemed like a very short game to me.
How many hours of gameplay then? How many hours do you have on the first one also? (doing everything in the first one 100% for one play through that is so not including trying all the background stories, 75 hours - which can be short compared to one of my friends playing 200+ hours to do everything in Oblivion, which is all repetitive IMO) |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 15:24:07
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I will answer my own question since I've finished it.
Dragon Age: Origins - Total Completion (Human Noble story arc) - 75 hours (includes 1 hour/downloaded content)
Dragon Age: Awakening - Origins save loaded, one of many paths completed (all possible side quests done) - 22 hours
So the second one isn't as long, but from the ending you can definately tell there are multiple paths you can take with multiple endings possible. The first one is more epic in scope but you can tell there will be a follow up (there just has to be).
So I re-started with an evil elf wizard, but the wife to be just bought be Final Fantasy 13 so I might be tied up in that game for a while. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 15:32:14
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| FFXII took me over 55 hours to complete. The only complaint I had was that it was a railroad. One hint/suggestion: When you get to the plains, stay on the plains until you've maxed out stuff (or at least feel powerful). |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 15:40:17
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
FFXII took me over 55 hours to complete...
Are you referring to 12?? (darnit that reminds me I still have to finish FF10, FF10-2 and FF12) |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 17:06:14
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Sorry, typo. I meant FFXIII. ;)
Ah as I thought. 55 hours....is that doing everything in the game? |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 17:15:20
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Nope, there are 60 "missions" (side-quests) on the Plains. I did about 15 of them. Also, those (and one character side-quest - Vanille's) are the ONLY things in the game that aren't related to the main railroad-*ahem* story.
I don't want it to sound like I didn't like the game. I adored it. The graphics are the greatest that I've ever seen and the combat system is terrific. BUT, it's less an RPG and more of a movie with interactive scenes. |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 17:26:15
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Nope, there are 60 "missions" (side-quests) on the Plains. I did about 15 of them. Also, those (and one character side-quest - Vanille's) are the ONLY things in the game that aren't related to the main railroad-*ahem* story.
I don't want it to sound like I didn't like the game. I adored it. The graphics are the greatest that I've ever seen and the combat system is terrific. BUT, it's less an RPG and more of a movie with interactive scenes.
Hmmm, maybe it'll be a game my girlfriend will enjoy watching me play then. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Copper Elven Vampire
Master of Realmslore
1078 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2010 : 23:28:58
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| The best game I've ever played in my life!!! I own Dragon Age Origins and the new expansion pack Dragon Age Awakenings! The most realistic RPG video game I've ever played. |
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