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I got the play a 30 minute demo that encapsulated the warrior and rogue starting to DA2. The first thing that was made apparent was that this was neither a sequel nor prequel, it was taking place pretty much alongside the main plot of the original Dragon Age. I was a little edgy at playing on the 360, since I’d got pretty used to playing DA on the PC. But the demo put my fear to rest quick sharpish as [...]

Posted by That Bloke In The Beanie On Oct - 18 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

Nearly every RPG in the last ten years has had a touted moral choice system in game. That is not to say that it didn’t exist before, but there certainly seemed to be less emphasis on it when compared to the more recent releases. It has become accepted as standard that almost every game should give you the choice to be good or evil in some way shape or form. Even action games like Infamous or FPS’s like Bioshock feel [...]

Posted by That Bloke In The Beanie On Jun - 13 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

Well, it’s December and that means we’re being bombarded with more games, gadgets and gizmos than you can shake a stick at.  And leading the charge for the RPG genre is Biowares’ latest fantasy epic: Dragon Age Origins. Now, the reason why this is a first impressions rather than a review, is that I haven’t finished the game yet…after 70 hours. I haven’t even got a 3rd of the way through what the game has to offer in its total [...]

Posted by That Bloke In The Beanie On Dec - 1 - 2009 1 Comment READ FULL POST