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Dragon Age: Origins

by BioWare Edmonton

Released Nov 3, 2009
Price not listed
25 h to beat
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360

92%positive reviews

9,667 positive874 negative

What players say

Pros

Deep RPG with rich lore and tactical combat
Strong story and memorable companions

Cons

Standard version lacks DLC; the ultimate edition is needed
Pricing and store listings criticised

Mixed

Some find it a classic, others find it dated

Media

Trailer (YouTube)

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System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7

Processor: Intel Core 2 Single 1.6 Ghz Processor (or equivalent) or AMD 64 2.0 GHz Processor (or equivalent)

Memory: 1GB (1.5 GB Vista and Windows 7)

Graphics: ATI Radeon X850 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater (Windows Vista: Radeon X1550 256 MB or NVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB)

DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007)

Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space

Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card

Dragon Age: Origins is a third-person role-playing game described as a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights franchises. Players create their own character by customizing gender and appearance as well as choosing a race and class. Combat is in real time with the ability to…

Ratings

86IGDB players1,746 ratings
90Critics10 reviews
88Overall1,756 scores

Time to beat

25 hStory onlyto the credits
59.4 hStory and extraswith side content
85.8 hCompletionist100%

Languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English
French
German
Polish
Russian
Czech
Italian
Japanese
Spanish (Spain)

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