Poll: Should I re-buy Dragon Age?

[Delusibeta]

Psst... The Ultimate Edition of Dragon Age is coming out in about a fortnight, it contains all the DLC and Awakenings and Origins, and the PC version is only £18. [http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/16436462/Dragon-Age-Origins-Ultimate-Edition/Product.html] If you haven't tried any of the DLC, I presume now is the time.

 

[SonicWaffle]

When Dragon Age: Origins was released, I purchased it on the Xbox 360, since I wanted to play it, and at the time saw no alternative since I had yet to obtain a decent rig that could possibly play Dragon Age. Now that I have a Good PC for gaming, I'm debating whether or not I should buy it again on PC, since as far as I can tell the game was designed with PC controls in mind and would play a lot better than on a console.

Mate, I loved Dragon Age. It was great fun for the time it lasted. Awakening was brilliant too, though I rented that because it was over-priced as hell. But really, think about it - are you honestly going to bother crawling tediously through the Dwarf quest again? Or that fucking aggravating Fade section in the Circle Tower? You've beaten the game once, it was fun, and that's all good. However, if you're anything like me then you'll buy it for PC, play it for a few hours, and then think "Fuck this, I've been here before and it wasn't much fun then". It'll just sit on your shelf gathering dust.

Save your money, and spend it on a different game that'll be a totally new experience for you, something fresh.

 

[SonicWaffle]

The last good games being made in the world today are single player PC games, every other genre is teeming with mediocrity and capcom lolbaddery.

I would sell my soul and give the proceeds to Bethesda, BioWare and Valve.

Correct me if I'm wrong, monsieur fanboy, but don't all of those developers also release their games on consoles?

 

[SonicWaffle]

Indeed, yet they are the 3 remaining single player game developers that release developer grade modding software with their games, making the PC version of said games better

Why does modding automatically make a game better? As several people have pointed out in this thread, most of the mods for Dragon Age are stupid and add nothing to the game. In fact, I'd argue that modding doesn't make any game version better, as once you start tinkering with it it becomes your version of the game rather than the game itself.

The PC version may have more options, but that doesn't make it better by default.

 

[tharglet]

I think it really depends on how much you want to play it again.

If it's a game that you really enjoy, then it could be worth it, but if it was only so-so in your mind, then I don't think it'll make you love the game - it'll still be the same game at heart.

 

[Eduku]

Indeed, yet they are the 3 remaining single player game developers that release developer grade modding software with their games, making the PC version of said games better

Why does modding automatically make a game better? As several people have pointed out in this thread, most of the mods for Dragon Age are stupid and add nothing to the game. In fact, I'd argue that modding doesn't make any game version better, as once you start tinkering with it it becomes your version of the game rather than the game itself.

The PC version may have more options, but that doesn't make it better by default.

Its pointless to try to use that type of logic on them. I completely agree with you and have said it before many times but people dont seem to understand. The majority of the mods are either nude ones or giving stupid gamebreaking equipment, etc. Mabey one in a thousand are actually usefull and rarely worth looking for.

I actually tried looking for some good fallout 3 and oblivion mods once. After about 3 hours I had only found cosmetic, nudity, or game breaking ones.

I don't think you were looking in the right places then.

 

[Pingieking]

Like so many people said, buy the ultimate edition.

I kind of wished that Dragon Age 2 would load a save file from Origins.

 

[xxcloud417xx]

Yes, the game was practically made for PC. Plus the Ultimate edition will make it even more worth it. Not to mention all the mods that are out there for it too.

 

[Delusibeta]

Indeed, yet they are the 3 remaining single player game developers that release developer grade modding software with their games, making the PC version of said games better

Why does modding automatically make a game better? As several people have pointed out in this thread, most of the mods for Dragon Age are stupid and add nothing to the game. In fact, I'd argue that modding doesn't make any game version better, as once you start tinkering with it it becomes your version of the game rather than the game itself.

The PC version may have more options, but that doesn't make it better by default.

Its pointless to try to use that type of logic on them. I completely agree with you and have said it before many times but people dont seem to understand. The majority of the mods are either nude ones or giving stupid gamebreaking equipment, etc. Mabey one in a thousand are actually usefull and rarely worth looking for.

I actually tried looking for some good fallout 3 and oblivion mods once. After about 3 hours I had only found cosmetic, nudity, or game breaking ones.[/quote] Mods for RPGs tend to have a lot of drivel and a few gems. I don't think Dragon Age ever got the modding community that, say Fallout 3 or Oblivion got, and thus there's less good stuff.

Before you ask about Fallout 3's mods, have a look at these [http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/10/13/10-essential-fallout-3-mods/] couple of articles [http://cafeinitaprodigo.com/fo3/index_en.php] for a start on some of the best.

 

[Keava]

Like so many people said, buy the ultimate edition.

I kind of wished that Dragon Age 2 would load a save file from Origins.

It will... in a way. Some of the decisions you made in Origins will have their reference in DA2, which of them and how big the impact will actually be is not yet clear, but yeah, there will be a little bit of overlap.

 

[Josh Kurber]

Unless you really like Dragon Age, no. I looked at the assortment of mode for it, and I've found nothing that I would want to download. Actually... alot of the mods bothered me. >_<

I can bet half of the mods were nude mods to stare at naked pixels of ugly women? And men. Though Alistair was pretty good looking.

You are right on the money, sadly.

Oh, jeez... just like every creative PC game -.-

The only reason I would want the PC one is for the much better graphics, even better than PS3. Though, I've gotten almost all of the trophies for that game on PS3... and as badly as I wanna play the PC version, that's a lot of tedious shit I have to redo

Oh, and Yureina, what is your avi of?

 

[Yureina]

Oh, and Yureina, what is your avi of?

Its Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

 

[Josh Kurber]

Oh, and Yureina, what is your avi of?

Its Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

I thought so

I was also thinking it was the blue-haired girl from Vandread (they look very similar). xD

 

[Shirokurou]

DO IT!

 

[The Aimless One]

I now a lot of people who did......they are happy about it....though there might be some issues with dlc and such...though Bioware tech-support has been helpfull in most cases.

The PC version rocks! Can't speak for the 360 version but from what I've heard there's a huge difference in experience to be found.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

Definitely get the Ultimate Edition coming out. I know I would if I didn't have everything DA related already.