Dragon Age: Origins Reviews
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PopMatters gives it a 9/10:
Dragon Age: Origins is a game full of minor faults, but I willingly, even joyfully overlook a lot of little things for a game that gets big things right. This is my favorite application of a morality system in any game that I've played, largely because I felt that more than ever before I could make those decisions based upon what I thought was right and wrong for my characters rather than what I thought would best (game) the system. Of course with a little freedom like that, I always want more, and Dragon Age constricts your choices more than I would like from time to time. Still, I hope that this game's success marks a move away from binary moral standing systems in other games as well.
2404.org gives it a 9.0/10:
The existence of a big-budget, very traditional computer role-playing game (CRPG) alone makes Dragon Age: Origins a huge accomplishment. It's the kind of game you just don't expect in this day in age, as development costs are always rising and five-year development cycles are just financially irresponsible. Yet, here we are, with a brand new franchise and game that goes back to what worked well back then isometric combat, choices and consequences and skill checks and proves that it still works just as well now. Obsidian's Neverwinter Nights 2 expansions and indie CRPGs have managed to keep the genre breathing, but Dragon Age: Origins essentially has jumpstarted it back to life. I pray this is the beginning of even bigger things.
And then GearDiary reviews the game's Inon Zur-composed soundtrack (thanks, RPGWatch):
I know I have spent more time debating value than music, so let me again state that Inon Zur has created one of the best game soundtracks of 2009 with his work on Dragon Age. Aubrey Ashburn has contributed nicely as well, with stirring vocals that hearken back to the excellent work of Lisbeth Scott on the Gothic 3 soundtrack. I have linked in a YouTube video of the official release of the award-winning '˜I Am The One' song at the end of the review just as a sample of what is offered. It is a great compilation of music that is sure to bring back fond memories for fans of this new classic game. So while this is a lousy value from an objective standpoint, for a Dragon Age fan, there are many worse ways to dispose of $8.
