Poll: Dragon age Origins, having trouble deciding.
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IMO the game was designed around the Human noble origin. The story just flows better and things make more sense. Plus you can be King or queen.
While interesting, the main flaw with the Dwarf noble origin is that you weren't able to have yourself crowned king or queen. Why choose between the two other guys when you're obviously the best one suited?
I really liked the Dwarf commoner origin and it tied in nicely into the main Orizimmar part of the story.
While interesting, the main flaw with the Dwarf noble origin is that you weren't able to have yourself crowned king or queen. Why choose between the two other guys when you're obviously the best one suited?
I really liked the Dwarf commoner origin and it tied in nicely into the main Orizimmar part of the story.
I love my Dalish elf. Plus you turn up at Ostagar and can be like "Yes I've fought Darkspawn before" and go through the entire game being a prick to humans and dwarves and incredibly badass and experienced.
Dwarven Noble has the best written story, and you get to play as a Dwarf.
Dalish Elf isn't particularly fun or interesting, and you're stuck playing as a pansy Elf.
Human Noble is the most boring option in the game. Playing as a human in a fantasy game is like playing as an accountant.
Dalish Elf isn't particularly fun or interesting, and you're stuck playing as a pansy Elf.
Human Noble is the most boring option in the game. Playing as a human in a fantasy game is like playing as an accountant.
But if you survive you get named as a Paragon.Souplex said:
That pretty much trumps everything.
I normally like playing as a Human Mage so that i'm a cousin of Hawke from DA2 but their opening chapter really does suck. City Elf is probably my favourite opening though..
I went with city elf my first time and ever since, no other option has felt as complete. I know that isn't a poll option, but hear me out.
My character was female. I won't spoil the opening. But because of what happened, she came to be dark and resentful of humans, of men, and even her heritage. The city elf origin, I feel, made the most out of the game logically personal for the Warden. Of course she hates the human nobility, look what they did. Of course her elven blood makes her quiver, they're partly responsible for her pain. Where she started as a normal, healthy, happy girl, she came out a broken hero.
My character was female. I won't spoil the opening. But because of what happened, she came to be dark and resentful of humans, of men, and even her heritage. The city elf origin, I feel, made the most out of the game logically personal for the Warden. Of course she hates the human nobility, look what they did. Of course her elven blood makes her quiver, they're partly responsible for her pain. Where she started as a normal, healthy, happy girl, she came out a broken hero.
I always play human female noble. Because that's the best character to have at the Landsmeet, it's pretty much the pinnacle of the game and sets the stakes incredibly high for the ... offer... that follows. Highly recommended.
I found it a really tricky choice too. In the end, I just played all of them. Ah well.
The human noble feels, in many ways, the best 'fit' for the Warden. You're tied up quite thickly in much of the central political plot, and especially so if you're a female who has the hots for Alistair. I got a lot of emotional wrangling out of that playthrough.
However. Doing the dwarven origins opened my eyes a lot to the decision you make in Orzammar. First, human time round, I didn't know much about either candidate. But when I played the dwarf noble, I saw how she was set up by Bhelen, how he played everyone around him. I liked how you could get your second to be rude to people on your behalf (not going to deign to talk to the plebs, afterall), but then your brother turns on you and you're cast out, exiled and stricken from the Memories. Incidentally, that's why you can never be a contender for Orzammars throne - you ceased to exist for them anymore. But then the dwarven commoner origin brings you another side to Bhelen, just when you were convinced he was a complete and utter weasel. And weighing all that up with actually, who is best to be King? You might hate Bhelen, but as ruler, he's got the stones for it. Harrowmont is 'nicer', but in the long run, an isolationist. Augh.
So yeah, those were little eyeopeners, right there.
The Mage story I found fairly dull in comparison, though you do gain some insight into Jowan, which I liked. And City Elf bride... Well, I enjoyed her. She's feisty. If she has a problem with you, you will know immediately. She's got a damn good reason to hate most people, and there's some great lines in there too (be in a romance with Alistair and take him with you on the Alienage mission. Fun times).
The upshot... I think whatever you choose, you'll get something out of it, but some origins give more than others,
The human noble feels, in many ways, the best 'fit' for the Warden. You're tied up quite thickly in much of the central political plot, and especially so if you're a female who has the hots for Alistair. I got a lot of emotional wrangling out of that playthrough.
However. Doing the dwarven origins opened my eyes a lot to the decision you make in Orzammar. First, human time round, I didn't know much about either candidate. But when I played the dwarf noble, I saw how she was set up by Bhelen, how he played everyone around him. I liked how you could get your second to be rude to people on your behalf (not going to deign to talk to the plebs, afterall), but then your brother turns on you and you're cast out, exiled and stricken from the Memories. Incidentally, that's why you can never be a contender for Orzammars throne - you ceased to exist for them anymore. But then the dwarven commoner origin brings you another side to Bhelen, just when you were convinced he was a complete and utter weasel. And weighing all that up with actually, who is best to be King? You might hate Bhelen, but as ruler, he's got the stones for it. Harrowmont is 'nicer', but in the long run, an isolationist. Augh.
So yeah, those were little eyeopeners, right there.
The Mage story I found fairly dull in comparison, though you do gain some insight into Jowan, which I liked. And City Elf bride... Well, I enjoyed her. She's feisty. If she has a problem with you, you will know immediately. She's got a damn good reason to hate most people, and there's some great lines in there too (be in a romance with Alistair and take him with you on the Alienage mission. Fun times).
The upshot... I think whatever you choose, you'll get something out of it, but some origins give more than others,