Current Events > I've never played Dragon Age before. I have Origins and Inquisition here

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Should I just play those two and skip the second one?
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You should play Origins and Awakening and skip the other two tbqh
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Just play the first one+DLC and forget about the others
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Origins definitely. Inquisition might be worth playing if you really want more of the lore. But it is kind of sandbox-y single-player MMO, filler fetch quest-y.

You could always skip most of it and just play the story though.

I still enjoyed 2, but it's one of those games you could skip and honestly not miss much of the trilogy (kind of like ME2).
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Origins is the best (The DLC is good too)

2 is the weakest, but not a bad game.

Inquisiton is good.

Play Origins and if you loved it (plus the DLC) play 2.
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Origins was basically done before EA got their hands on Bioware if I recall right. That should give you insight.
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ThePrinceFish posted...

You should play Origins and Awakening and skip the other two tbqh

SSJGrimReaper posted...

Just play the first one+DLC and forget about the others

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mario2000 posted...

ThePrinceFish posted...

You should play Origins and Awakening and skip the other two tbqh

SSJGrimReaper posted...

Just play the first one+DLC and forget about the others

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Get on that shit right now. Play all of them and don't listen to these clowns.
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I would play inquistion too

but definitely play origins. Its the best of the bunch.

2 was pretty meh but DA:I has a pretty solid story. Gameplay was kind of dull
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2 Really isn't as bad as the people in this topic are implying

Mainly they are hating on EA not Dragon Age
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I enjoyed 2 more than Inquisition...

Either way, play Origins and Awakening before either of the sequels, IMO.
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Don't skip 2. Sarcastic Hawke is Bioware's best character!
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Oh slight thing:

Dragon Age Origins has 6 different potental origin stories depending on what charater you pick.

So bare that in mind when you create a charater.
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dave_is_slick posted...

Don't skip 2. Sarcastic Hawke is Bioware's best character!

Agreed, at least as far as Dragon Age characters go-- he doesn't top Wrex.

Bringit posted...

I enjoyed 2 more than Inquisition...

Either way, play Origins and Awakening before either of the sequels, IMO.

Agreed. Inquisition was bloated with way too much filler and the characters/story hidden behind all that crap was pretty lame. Dorian was the only character I really liked in Inquisition.

garan posted...

Agreed, at least as far as Dragon Age characters go-- he doesn't top Wrex.

Yeah, should've said one of their best.
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I'll start with Origins and if I like it enough I'll look into getting the 2nd one. Keep in mind I'm fairly new to RPGs so hopefully this is somewhat kind to newcomers
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giantblimpN7 posted...

mario2000 posted...

ThePrinceFish posted...

You should play Origins and Awakening and skip the other two tbqh

SSJGrimReaper posted...

Just play the first one+DLC and forget about the others

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Both are way longer than they should be and get boring, but Origins was probably the best one.

I don't want to defend the mounds of meaningless tideious half baked side-quests of DA:I.


But they ARE optional Side-Quests.

They only bug me because I'm a 100% completionist. Seems kinda odd to be so mad at side-quests you never have to do lacking depth.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Oh slight thing:

Dragon Age Origins has 6 different potental origin stories depending on what charater you pick.

So bare that in mind when you create a charater.

I would suggest picking human noble (non mage) for a first playthrough. The other origin stories are somewhat spoily imo. They all start in areas that you come across throughout the course of the game, whereas human noble starts in a completely unique area.
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

I would suggest picking human noble (non mage) for a first playthrough.

Ugh.

I will never get the love for that origin.

It's so god damn generic. "Evil bastard kills your family and burns your home." is literally generic backstory and motivation 101" it bugs me that's it's by far the most popular. Just demonstrates how simple a lot of people are
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2s issues are it's combat and overuse of same areas. Ifyou can tolerate that you will probably like it. Worth playingat least once I think.

Inquisition is fantastic if you ignore side quests which you can to no consequence.

Play email all though.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

I will never get the love for that origin

City elf is my favourite I think.
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Funkydog posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

I will never get the love for that origin

City elf is my favourite I think.

I like that one.

I also like Dalish Elf (I think I am the only one who does) and Dwarf Commoner.

Dwarf Noble is good.

Mage is okay

I think Human noble is bad.
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Origins was absolutely fantastic, iffy buggy. The second one was meh and the onlt good thing about that game is Varric.

Inquisition was pretty good but they ruined ally AI in that game and Nitghtmare difficulty is torture in that game since you're fighting the ally AI as much as you fight against the enemies. I thought it actually had a pretty interesting combat system... if they has kept rhe level of AI control Origins had, it would have been a much better game.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

I would suggest picking human noble (non mage) for a first playthrough.

Ugh.

I will never get the love for that origin.

It's so god damn generic. "Evil bastard kills your family and burns your home." is literally generic backstory and motivation 101" it bugs me that's it's by far the most popular. Just demonstrates how simple a lot of people are

For reference I found it boring. It's just that it seemed like all the other origins were intended for a second playthrough and that this was the "default" one.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

I also like Dalish Elf (I think I am the only one who does) and Dwarf Commoner

Both come around second for me.

I agree human noble is most boring. Well. Standard really. Just doesn't stand out. Not good but not bad.
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Origins is great, but it could be dated by now (its been awhile since I've played it)

2 is okay, but it really is a let down. I'd just recap the story honestly

And Inquisition is honestly really fun, but I'm not even sure if I can recommend it. They tried to cram as much stuff as possible into this game and it eventually comes off as tons of filler. I've been playing the damn game since Jan. I'll put a good 10 hours in and then move onto other games for awhile and then come back. They really could have streamlined the game better but the gameplay is good and the story is pretty interesting.

Its a great series, but not an easy one to recommend
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I think Dalish got the most hate because it's only origin that doesn't really tie into the main plot at all.

DA2, DAI, The Novels and the DLCs tried to make it relevant but there's no denying that it's the only origin that has no bearing on anything else in the plot.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

I think Dalish got the most hate because it's only origin that doesn't really tie into the main plot at all.

DA2, DAI, The Novels and the DLCs tried to make it relevant but there's no denying that it's the only origin that has no bearing on anything else in the plot.

I mean, not directly. But it does provide insight into several things that occur throughout the series.
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Dalish gets the most hate because its Origin was boring af. I picked Dalish first because I love elves but I almost endes up not playing the game anymore because I found it so unappealing. I'm very glad I picked up another Origin story because the rest are great and the game itself is fantastic.
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Xelltrix posted...

Dalish gets the most hate because its Origin was boring af. I picked Dalish first because I love elves but I almost endes up not playing the game anymore because I found it so unappealing. I'm very glad I picked up another Origin story because the rest are great and the game itself is fantastic.

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I thought it was a great Origin story.

The boring one is Human Noble IMO
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I only recently played the Dalish Elf Origin for the first time (pretty sure I've played all of the other Origins by this point), and I thought it was pretty good. I didn't really dislike any Origin (Mage was okay, but could have been way better than what it was), but I'd probably put City Elf as my most favorite.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Xelltrix posted...

Dalish gets the most hate because its Origin was boring af. I picked Dalish first because I love elves but I almost endes up not playing the game anymore because I found it so unappealing. I'm very glad I picked up another Origin story because the rest are great and the game itself is fantastic.

:(

I thought it was a great Origin story.

The boring one is Human Noble IMO

Human Noble Origin was cliche as all hell but it was still interesting and fun along with them integrating it into the main story very well.
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dwarf commoner is best
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They're pretty much all great. I definitely know the lesst popular is the Dalish one after going online and seeing polls, though. And as it eas my first taste of the game, I definitely see why. Every other one was really entertaining though I believe the human noble one seemed to fit the best. Probably the Mage with the second best fit.
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I think the Mage Origin would have benefited (retroactively, of course) from having Jowan be a potential companion like the developers were originally toying with.

While I did think it was pretty good, I can understand that if the Dalish Elf Origin were your first taste of Origins, it might have been a bit off-putting.
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DuranOfForcena posted...

OverTheEdge963 posted...

I think the Mage Origin would have benefited (retroactively, of course) from having Jowan be a potential companion like the developers were originally toying with.

wat

why would you actually want that fuck-up on your team

Because he actually has a backstory which is then kinda unresolved.

I get why they cut him though. Would have kinda been mage overkill
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Dwarf Noble & City Elf are by far the best to me.

GOATTHlEF posted...

Dwarf noble background is one of the coolest RPG openings I've ever played. Shame how the series ended up, it had a lot of promise.

Still mad about Dorian and DA2's bisexuals?
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Play through all of them and keep a playthrough topic for people to judge your decisions.
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Both Noble origins are definitely my favorite though I don't think the Dwarf Noble Origin fits in quite as seamlessly as the Human or the Mage ones. Even though the Dwarf twist is so obvious despite not being able to stop it, I still greatly enjoyed watching it play out.
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DuranOfForcena posted...

wat

why would you actually want that fuck-up on your team

Interesting backstory. His personal quest could have been redemption-based. Lots of interesting potential, imo. The exact content of the Origin probably would have been a bit different had they gone through with this, too.

UnfairRepresent posted...

I get why they cut him though. Would have kinda been mage overkill

Really? The only mage companions you have are Morrigan and Wynne. Sure, that's the same amount as Rogue, but then you get three base-game warriors, a base-game dog who's classed as a warrior and has warrior-like talents, a DLC warrior, and an optional late-game warrior replacing one of the initial warriors. If anything, Origins is warrior overkill.

Plus, considering that mages are the only healers, you'd usually want one for your party, whereas rogue companions give you...lockpicking?

I guess it's not too bad for me, considering that I always play as either a mage or rogue. I tried doing a warrior playthrough once and quickly got bored. Companion selection must suck for warrior Wardens.
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GOATTHlEF posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

GOATTHlEF posted...

Dwarf noble background is one of the coolest RPG openings I've ever played. Shame how the series ended up, it had a lot of promise.

Still mad about Dorian and DA2's bisexuals?

Still mad about the two message per minute rule?

Erm no? That has never bothered me.

Who posts more than 2 posts in a minute?
MrMallard posted...

Play through all of them and keep a playthrough topic for people to judge your decisions.

AS fun as this is I'd advise that you don't do it TC as some assclown will always end up posting spoilers
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I did Rogue Noble Human for my first full Origin playthrough. Then a mage. I think the reason I ended up dropping the Dwarf Noble Origin eventually was because I picked Warrior. Boring and too many Warriors already so, yeah, I agree.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Oh slight thing:

Dragon Age Origins has 6 different potental origin stories depending on what charater you pick.

So bare that in mind when you create a charater.

Dwarf Noble is best asshole starting class.

City Elf pretty good for the goody two-shoes. Especially female...
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