I picked up Dragon Age Origins again lately to break in my new rig and it has been a breath of fresh air. It's really the last time Bioware was in proper form as far as I'm concerned and it's a grand send off. The whole siege at Ostagar just has this classic feel of an epic to it, from the rain to the drums to that one guy who falters and the guy behind him steadying him as they prepare to face the oncoming horde. I can't say that it's a game devoid of the mind virus of the current age, but it's nice to see a high fantasy setting that's just overbearingly white in essence and in depiction. Hell even the characterization of Ferelden as a country that adores its dogs is just quintessentially European. It's a quirk that's uniquely pronounced in white people and I don't think they even realized they were leaning into that. Then we've got Sten, who has long been a favorite of mine. He is resolute and unabashedly opposed to the very concept of women being warriors to the point where he will chide your companions and even the player for trying to be men. His dead pan delivery of it all is just the icing on the cake. He knows what is true and does not hesitate to state it plainly.
It's just been nice to go back and remember what a AAA game can be when it isn't completely overflowing with poison.
From my understanding all the subsequent Dragon Age games descended into [Current Year] garbage, but I can vouch for Dragon Age Origins. Get Sten in your party and enjoy.
I also recommend a handful of mods like the extra party slot for your dog and a bunch of bug fixes. Let me know if you want the full list and I'll hook you up.
Lmao. I don't understand, you look like a woman. Why would women have a wish to be men? I don't know what to make of you.
Perfection.
Haven’t played since my original playthrough. I would love some mod recommendations.
Here's my current loadout:
AddItemScript - utility for using the console to add items to inventory
DAO modmanager - utility for managing mod installations
Lock Bash - smash chests open instead of bringing the rogue
Dain's Fixes - a whole bunch of combat/meachanics fixes and tweaks. Need to configure the loadout yourself though.
No Helmet Hack - No more dumb hats, unless you want them. Configurable per character.
Qwinn's Fixpack - the other batch of fixes that cover everything not combat related such as quests and dialog.
storage chest - persistent storage in camp so you can engage your inner pack rat.
Character Respec - Adds a raven that lets you respec your character
Dog slot - add the dog as a persistent fifth party member. Does require you to disable it at a certain point in the game towards the end but I don't recall the particulars since it's been years.
Unobtainable item fix - There's a couple items that never drop properly from a few enemies and this fixes that.