Dragon Age

[Stilgar]

There is some new Actiontrip info (who called DA the best of E3)
I've edited my first post and i will keep doing so when more info becomes availabel, so all info is summarized there!

[EDIT] Just noticed DragonAge has the same abreviation(sp?) as DarkAlliance (both DA). Ooh well just call DarkAlliance BG: DA in the future

[kopywrite]

Thanks for the links Stilgar (erm...the NWN Vault one goes to an advert though...). Those screen shots look pretty amazing, especially the large scale battle. Gob smacked.

[Stilgar]

I've edited the first post with some new info!
For those who havent checked, at the bioware site there is some conceptart and a few screenshots.

[Stilgar]

And now a DragonAge site at our very own good old Gamebanshee!!!

[Noober]

Yay! DA will have a 'game master client'!

[Stilgar]

Dragon Age will have a Game Master client. More information on the specific features will be made available at a later date.
[Taken from the official FAQ]

[The Z]

This game sounds great! I hope it can live up to expectations though.

[Stilgar]

Updated with some new previews on 05-27-2004
Let me know if any of the links dont work.

Also check out the official FAQ

I hope they come with more on DA on the next Bioware Wednesday.

[The Z]

I'm really curious on who the publisher will be. Who are the leading candidates do you think? Interplay?

[Stilgar]

THe only thing I do know is that it´s probally not going to be Atari.
Atari holds the D&D licence. And if they knew they where going for Atari, they would have probally make use of D&D rules.

Who? No idea, let's hope not EA.
(Then again, i also can never forgive UBI what they did with Conquest Frontier Wars)

[Xandax]

The thing that caught my eye and interest most is this little bit:

1.03: What is the storyline of Dragon Age? (Back to Top)

For the first time, you choose how your character’s story begins and that choice changes how your story unfolds. From a grim barbarian wanderer who is the last of his kind, to an exiled dwarven prince betrayed by his brother; each of the many 'origin' stories spins its own heroic tale of intrigue and romance.

Each origin story completely changes the setting and events of the game's first chapter and unlocks different storylines, villains, romances and items throughout the course of the game.

As you play, your actions shape the destiny of the world. Unite a powerful kingdom under your wise and just rule, enslave nations beneath the tyranny of your powerful necromancy or forge a legend of your own making.

Hero or villain, the choice is yours. Dragon Age features an awesome storyline and epic exploration in the BioWare RPG tradition.

This leads up to a much more dynamic world, where not only ones action but character should/would shape the world.
How this will be implemented is a great interest to me, and I want to see this before I belive it.

I will not say I've lost faith in Bioware per se, but having been disappointed with the original NwN and SW:KotOR - I will not fall for hype this time So this time, I'm taking a laid back and "if it isn't released, it isn't in the game yet" approach to the game.

But what information is given at the present time does sound intriguing. I hope for a gameplay/storyline in epic scale as BG/BG2, but of course - if they aim for a short SP again (40-50 hours gameplay) it might get a feel of being a to rushed storyline. (NwN + SW:KotOR felt that way imo)

[Stilgar]

That part caught my eye to
I agree with the original NWN, but Kotor had a great storyline. The only problem was the fact that rollplaying wasnt that great. But dont forget that console RPG's attract a different kind of players then PCRPG's.

And they made up for the original campaing of NWN with the great concept of modulemaking. And the 2 good expensions.

Like I said i would love a wicheswake (NWN-module) gameplay.

[EDIT] And i would like to see a world change when i play a game.
When i do some quests and get a name around the city, more sidequests are optional. Not like in BG2 where everyone seems to know you although you've never been there before.

[Noober]

Well, thankfully, Bioware on their official forums have said that Atari will most certainly NOT be the publisher.

I felt that the NWN storyline was decent, but poorly implemented. HotU's singleplayer campaign was far more enjoyable, but the story wasn't that much better imho.

The dynamic world they claim to be making is very intriguing, but I am doubtful as to how dynamic it will actually be. Will the different nations actually be different? Or will Bioware be lazy as per normal and simply change the names. I certainly hope that the hero/villain factor is more then just a small ending (like Kotor) or and alignment change.

I never bother to play WW, is it a good roleplaying module?

[Stilgar]

Yes WW, is IMO the best rollplaying module. For the experience rewards for rollplaying, and the many solutions to finish things.
(never tries this myself, but you can charm people as a wizzard to persuade them).

In WW you wont get experience for killing, so solving things without swords can be just as rewarding.

[Luis Antonio]

Boys, correct me if I'm wrong, but will it be a game that will mix a good storyline and a better engine, sorta like a hibrid between Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter Night series?

Baldurs Gate sometimes missed a better engine (even though the problems have been fixed) and NWN misses history and a better worked out environment, but the engine is fine.