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    • Sandai Mera
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      _Dragon Age: Origins utilizes a new game engine named Eclipse.It has been confirmed that a toolset for creation of fan-made content will be included, though it is a single-player only game. BioWare co-CEO Ray Muzyka describes Dragon Age: Origins as a 'spiritual successor' to the Baldur's Gate series, though it is not based on Dungeons & Dragons.

      As of yet, few specific details have been revealed regarding the game's setting or plot, although more general information is available. The setting will be 'dark heroic fantasy' (as opposed to the High Fantasy Dungeons and Dragons BioWare fans are used to) with a story told on an epic scale with mature themes. The developers have cited 'realistic' fantasy fiction such as George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones and fantasy paintings by artists such as Frank Frazetta as inspiration for the game.

      The designers are incorporating 'origin' stories for each race and some classes in the game. For example a Dwarf Noble will begin the game as part of the royal family in one of the Dwarven cities, and a Dwarf Commoner will begin on the streets of said city. Origin stories determine the background of the player's character prior to the main events of the game's story, forming an introduction to the game world and hours of game-play. People the player meets during the origin story may reappear throughout the game, some of whom may be adversaries.

      While there is no tracking of alignment as in previous BioWare games, the moral choices of the main character throughout the game will still affect the story. While you may save the world whether you are good or evil, the decisions you make in the process will change the world around you, deciding who will become King for example, and affecting nations and races and their places in the world. These decisions will also influence your companion NPCs, and could ultimately lead to an NPC deciding to leave your party if he or she does not agree with your approach.

      As with the Baldur's Gate series, players will be able to issue orders to NPCs in real time or while the game is paused, and queue up actions such as spells and special attacks._

      Features

      • Three base classes to choose from: rogue, warrior or wizard.
      • Combat is real-time pause-and-play tactical.
      • The camera provides an over-the-shoulder viewpoint when zoomed in, or an isometric-style viewpoint when zoomed out.
      • Party-based gameplay with the player's character plus up to 3 other characters chosen from a larger pool during the game.
      • Spell interactions (eg. ‘Blizzard’ can put out fires, and fire spells can ignite grease from a grease spell).

      The PC gets the game early next year while the PS3 & 360 gets the game towards the end.

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      • Yoska
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        Bah, you got my hopes up! I thought BioWare had announced another new game (like, you know, Mass Effect 2). But, yeah, I'm glad the game will be ported to consoles too.

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          @Yoska:

          Bah, you got my hopes up! I thought BioWare had announced another new game (like, you know, Mass Effect 2).

          Mass Effect 2 was announced awhile ago Jade Empire 2 on the other hand.

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          • Yoska
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            Was it? I mean everybody and their grandmams knowns that there will be Mass Effect 2 but I haven't yet seen official announcement about it. I have never played Jade Empire though 😊. I need to fix that someday. But I would guess Jade Empire 2 will eventually happen.

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            • Sandai Mera
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              I thought you were joking or forgot either way

              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect_2

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              • Yoska
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                Yoska never jokes :ninja:! It's just that BioWare's own web page has absolutely nothing on Mass Effect 2. http://www.bioware.com/games/

                BioWare has been saying it will be a trilogy from the day one (decisions you make in the first game will carry on to sequels and so on). So yeah, you are right, we have known they are working on it for a long time. I would just like to see BioWare making it truly official (and I give us at least a screenshot or something!).

                Anyway, I'm not really that hyped about this game yet. It's not that I think it won't be good. Most likely it will be at least better than good. High fantasy just hasn't never been my favourite thing. Terek should be happy about this game though. Or not.

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