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Dragon Age Originates October 20

by JC Fletcher on May 29th 2009 10:28AM

Last night on GameTrailers TV, the release date for BioWare's upcoming Dragon Age: Origins was revealed. Players will be able to start ruthlessly swording downed monsters on October 20.

Along with the announcement, EA released a trailer for the RPG that should help answer the question of how BioWare plans to differentiate its game from the Lord of the Rings property: by being totally metal. Not just in terms of music ... or armor, but the brutality and the feel of the trailer make it look rather like the kind of album cover Brütal Legend is emulating. Most people would have just pushed a door open, but the flaming sword/glowing eyes flourish makes the act of door-opening so much more badass. The trailer is available after the break.

Dragon Age: Origins

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Tags: bioware, dragon-age, dragon-age-origins, ea, Electronic-Arts, Microsoft, rpg, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (43)

wow, awesome, I didn't expect it to make this year

Same, I figured mid 2010 (calender)

I'm so wetting myself over this!

So, this is definitely coming to consoles then?

Yes, but I think after the PC version comes out. I'll patiently wait for it though.

Cool. I don't mind waiting either, since I don't have a PC that'll run it anyway.

Evil monsters loom
Dragon Age is coming soon
will you be ready?

Now *that's* what I'm talking about!

Shoot. If the console version comes out after the PC version that's gonna be a tough decision for me. I always default to console, but if I gotta wait..... man, I dunno.

No both versions were delayed to meet quality standards so now the PC, PS3 and 360 versions will simultaneously release come October 20.

But the console versions will not have access to the Toolset or the ability to use mods from the PC version.

Now that is some demon-slayin music! \m/ They should make the whole game's soundtrack like that.

I'd rather listen to music composed for the game, but if they chuck together a soundtrack of random chart stuff they think is brutal, I'll just listen to my own, thanks.

If they can somehow meld classical themes and death/heavy metal for the games soundtrack....I think that would be pretty epic.

There's lots of metal out there with classical elements.. Dimmu Borgir & Cradle of Filth have both worked with orchestra's.. then there's folk metal where some use classical instruments in the bands line up like Korpiklaani, Finntroll.. they could maybe use they're music, take out the vocals for the mainstream people..

This once was a full comment. Fuck you, comment system.

me too

I guess you've figured out by now that it doesn't accept emoticon hearts.

Also, you should keep writing haiku...or change your name back. It's false advertising.

... give up.

Last try:

"I love Bioware. But I am worried about them. The dialogue system and controls in Mass Effect really brought the genre forward a huge step. And now from videos and screens it appears that the controls of DA go back to being unwieldy. That trailer is strange for a fantasy game.
and why the *** make the next old Republic game a MMO? : ((((

On the plus side, they never made a bad game, and the "dark" atmosphere seems really promising!"

< 3

Pretty awesome looking trailer, hope we get armor like that in the game, but what's with the music? Was that Marilyn Manson?

Sounds like.

"This Is The New Shit" by Marilyn Manson

I wasn't the only one to spot it then :D

I think the first riff that was playing was from "If I Was Your Vampire" also by Marylin Manson.

It would actually be better to buy it on the PC IMO. The tool set which ships with the game is just really really awesome and the same one used to make the game. Also, it will be cheaper and will look better if you have the right PC.

it will be on the PC, same day and date if im correct

so is it an mmo or a single player action/rpg?

single player.

Sooner than I thought, but still so far away!

Also, fuck you videogame industry again for cramming everything into the last three months of the year.

There's no pecking order this year either. It's all major studio, major talent, and a few original IPs from said major talent.

It was a lot easier to cull out a Bioware game in 07, now it's joined at the top by nearly every other release. So few easy write-offs this year, so few unproven properties... :(

Meant as a reply to Petebot330.

really looking forward to this title.. even tho i dont know much about how the game play is

im just drawn to it for some reason

cant put my finger on it... thats the feeling i had before i saw this pretty trailer

Is there any footage showing the interface of this game? All I can find are cinematics and HUD-stripped gameplay videos/screens.

lol... nevermind.

http://www.joystiq.com/photos/dragon-age-origins/936477/full/

Yes you can play in that view similar to Baldur's Gate but it can also be played more like KOTOR from over the shoulder, with the ability to set AI skills on your party peoples so you don't have to control them for the most part if you don't want to.

Once again...TOO MANY AWESOME GAMES

Oh man, day 1 purchase for me right here. I hope this is as good as the Baulders Gate series was.

So, lets just imagine there was a time when guys like this walked around. How annoyed would they be to see all the men driving to work in their Prius' and then getting a Starbucks before they go shopping at the Gap.

Ok, you lost me, and that usually doesn't happen.

Is every trailer released for this game going to give me the same chills of delicious anticipation?

I think yes.

That trailer was delightful. No. No. It was brilliant. No, no, no, no. There is no word to describe its perfection, so I am forced to make one up. And I’m going to do so right now. Scrumptulescent.

wow, the last thing I want to hear when playing a fantasy game is ANY type of rock music. I actually enjoy the music...power metal lyrics fit the setting, but i don't want to hear it in game at all. i want epic original scores! chances are i would have hated the Baldur's Gate series if i heard any marilyn manson so let's leave that out of the final product...please.

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