#if I can I'll drag more people down the da hole but I'm also stressed you might buy them and not like them so

[vhyral]

Sooo I’ve seen a few Dragon Age stuff from you and it looks hella neat but I have no idea where to start (both in if I want to play one myself or watch a play through or ??)... any recommendations?

Dragon Age! I love the series, it’s one of my favourite trilogies! Let’s see!

There are (currently) three Dragon Age games and we’re waiting for the fourth of the series to possibly be released in the future. Dragon Age is a role-playing game set in the fantasy land of Thedas so if you’re into role-playing games that allow you to design your own hero, you might want to check it out. There are elves, dwarves, mages and (even tho not as many as you would expect) dragons! You essentially customize your own protagonist (you can play as either a female or a male) and play through the game following the provided storyline. You meet companions that join your party and travel with you which you can usually also choose to romance. Your decisions impact the gameplay, what happens later in the story and your relationship to your companions!

There are lots of mods for all the games so even for Origins, the first one, that has a rather limited CC, you can get more options.

1. Dragon Age Origins and Awakening (an after ending DLC) are the first of the series. Both are pretty old games and their graphics are outdated but they have the most solid storyline out of all three in my opinion and the main character we get to play, the Warden, might just be the one I love the most out of all three main protagonists.

You play as a newly recruited Warden, a warrior belonging to an ancient order that stands against monstrous forces known as Darkspawn, and tasked with defeating the Archdemon that commands them and ending their invasion to your lands. You can be an elf, a human or a dwarf and choose between different origin stories and classes for each race. The dialogue options in this game are just insane(ly good).

Bonus points for both Origins and the next game, you get your own dog that travels with you and fights by your side!

2. Dragon Age 2 is also rather old and the one that has received the most criticism but I really like it and I would personally never skip it. In this you play as Hawke, escaping your homeland with your family because of the Blight mentioned in the first game and trying to settle down in Kirkwall, a new city beyond the sea. You can only play this game as a human and can choose your class from warrior, mage and rogue but the relationship between your Hawke and the other companions as well as the romances are incredible.

Hawke, pls

3. Dragon Age Inquisition is the newest of these games and has really good graphics and also the side multiplayer feature if you want to play with friends. When a magical hole that lets demons in the world opens in the sky, you end up being the Inquisitor, the only one with the power needed to seal it. You can play as all the races here, including the Qunari (a big horned race of people) and the storyline is pretty interesting. I have put long hours of gameplay in this one. You can also ride mounts and craft your own armour and weapons in Inquisition!

Yeah, there are dorks in every single game.

I got the games from Origin, there are usually holiday sales that really push the prices down and will allow you to get both the base games and their DLC at once if you are interested. I’ve personally never watched playthroughs of the games but I have heard that there are some really good ones out there so if I hear about anything specific, I’ll send them your way. In the end, I think that if you like this kind of games or are interested in trying them out, Dragon Age will probably not disappoint you? I’m biased, I like these games so very much. Just make sure your system can handle them cause I’ve seen people getting the games only to find out they can’t actually play them on their consoles.