Anyone else looking forward to Dragon Age? (Spoilers and plot discussion here)

[Faeelin]

Worshipful IGN review: http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/104/1040976p1.html

After the way the entire industry sucked Creative's cock over Empire, I'll wait to hear from players.

[Jaron]

Pfft... I'll just get it for the 360.  Same place I played KotOR I and II as well as the recently downloaded Jade Empire for old times sake.

I thought about picking it up 360 style (as i did with Kotors and Mass Effect), but figured i'd rather have the PC version as it has that toolset so user created content will be possible ala oblivion

Most user created content is crap made so perverts like grumbler can walk around in baseball jerseys and ass chaps.

[katmai]

Most user created content is crap made so perverts like grumbler can walk around in baseball jerseys and ass chaps.

and...?

[Cerr]

Worshipful IGN review: http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/104/1040976p1.html

After the way the entire industry sucked Creative's cock over Empire, I'll wait to hear from players.

Here's a more critical review:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dragon-age-origins-review

[Razgovory]

Game reviews are essentially worthless.

[Caliga]

Game reviews are essentially worthless.

Correct.

[Berkut]

Game reviews are essentially worthless.

Correct.

Not at all correct.

They can be very useful. I have often been more or less interested in a game based on a review. Not so much the "rating" part of it, but the insight into the mechanics.

[Caliga]

I tend to glean that information from user reviews, though you're correct in that the professional reviews typically comment on that.  I just don't trust the professional reviewers at all.  I mean, the Eurogamer review that Cerr posted spent the entire time trashing Dragon Age, yet still gave it an 8/10. 

[Berkut]

I tend to glean that information from user reviews, though you're correct in that the professional reviews typically comment on that.  I just don't trust the professional reviewers at all.  I mean, the Eurogamer review that Cerr posted spent the entire time trashing Dragon Age, yet still gave it an 8/10. 

I would agree that you cannot take reviews at face value, and like I said, the "rating" is largely meaningless.

I was just disagreeing with the claim that reviews are "worthless". They are not at all worthless. They just often do not have the worth the writer intended.

[Grey Fox]

So, who's got it?

[Valmy]

So, who's got it?

For some retarded reason my download from EA will not be available until NOON today instead of becoming available at midnight last night...so instead of downloading all day so I can play tonight I will be downloading all night.

I don't get that decision by EA but it is only a minor inconvenience.

[Valmy]

The Escapist chimes in: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/6733-Review-Dragon-Age-Origins

[crazy canuck]

Worshipful IGN review: http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/104/1040976p1.html

After the way the entire industry sucked Creative's cock over Empire, I'll wait to hear from players.

Here's a more critical review:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dragon-age-origins-review

executive summary: well built indepth game that doesnt give instant gratification for the crowd that needs to level up or be given some enhancement every 30 seconds of play.  Sounds good to me.

[Berkut]

You know what I learned from that 8/10 review?

That playing on Normal difficulty will be fine. See, not worthless at all!

[Cecil]

Game is hard and long according to reviewers which in these days were a SP game experience is considered to be adequate at 10 hours and challenging if you almost die once is something of a rarity. Combined with excellent storytelling and well.......fap fap fap fap.....