Desslock Digs Dragon Age: Origins So Far

Respected RPG journalist and former PC Gamer editor Desslock has commented on the Quarter To Three forums that Dragon Age: Origins has "exceeded his expectations", despite being wary of the game's recent marketing campaign.
This game is going to surprise a lot of the naysayers who have been turned off by the dumb advertising -- combat definitely has got a solid BG2 feel, the dialogue system seems a step above anything BioWare has previously done in terms of offering varied conversation choices that actually seem viable and have meaningful consequences, and the world and background lore seems deeper and more interesting than I expected.

From what I've played of the game (only about 8 hours), it actually seems great, and so far has far exceeded my expectations given some of the trailers and advertising.
Thanks, RPGWatch.