I'm so excited for new players to get into DA. I want to encourage new players to give the older games a chance. Realize that the gameplay and graphics are dated, but if story and characters are your priority then playing the games in order is worth it.
I am currently playing through DAO and planning to go through all of them. I am enjoying it so much and I am excited for everyone trying out Dragon Age. Its such a great series! Looking forward to Veilguard.
As someone who played hundreds (possibly thousands) of hours on the trilogy these are my advises to people that are just getting into it: 1. Dont be afraid to mod the game! - DA:O have amazing story but the visuals and combat could be a bit outdated. I highly recommend the following mods for DA:O - Character respecialization (since the original doesnt give the player any option to relocate their stats and skills until Awakening DLC this one can be a life savior for people who want to test out new builds without sacrificing their playtime); Improved Atmosphere (general improvement of the visuals); Faster combat/Combat tweaks (as i said, DA:O can feel kinda slow in combat so this one is a must if you dont want your 2h warrior to do 1 hit every 10 seconds); Dog slot (we all want our favorite Barkspawn to be with us always but theres always some other companion that will outshine him. This mod will allow you to summon the dog in a separate slot...) 2. While DA2 is often criticized it serves as a good transition and connection to everything in the other 2 games 3. DA:I is a bit full of fetch quests. Dont focus on them... or do - its your play. Just dont forget when you feel stuck to just progress the main story a bit. It will level you faster and get you closer to the build you want to play 4. Some mods that i think are very beneficial for DA:I - War table - No waiting time Also this might come as a slight spoiler but just as in DA:O a certain origin connects directly to Hawke's family (the player character's family from DA:2) some backgrounds in Inquisition offer unique dialogue and connections such as Dwarf Inquisitor being of the same family as Shale from DA:O, or playing as elven mage or Qunari... they all provide some connection to the world we already know And for those who still cant get into the older visuals or style of DA:O and DA2 - you can still use the Keep to build your world as if you played the games
@@hugofourie1193 if you play the darkspawn chronicles dlc you can see in the end that the Warden named their dog Barkspawn. Its kinda cannon name of the mabari
im currently doing a rerun of both dao and da2 AND redoing the trespasser dlc. this game trilogy is such a gem and i cant wait for the fourth. they just need to drop the release date
@@sevvra176 i just finished my run of 2! excited to get into inquistion again plus, shame on me, i never actually finished trespasser 🤢 so i can finally do that
I think Fenris has earned a cameo in The Veilguard, I’d love to see him and Isabela again and I feel it makes sense for them to be in the areas we’ll get to see
@@ThatFont people have a lot of theories about who the leaders of the factions will be and some think Fenris = Shadow Dragons, Isabela = Lords of Fortune. Buuuut i dont wanna hope too much.
A "mostly negatively experience" is a hilarious way to describe Fenris being a slave 😅 also, great video by the way! Dragon Age Origins is my second favorite game of all time, right behind Mass Effect 2, so I really appreciate the coverage
DA need more love bc rn really strong the toxic blind hate around it. I get it hard to accept changes (like action combat etc) but most of the time these ppl just forget the nostalgia eyeglass on their head. So thanks
I prefer DAO to the other games, but I'm a bit older so that's probably to be expected. I still enjoyed all three games for what they were. Let's hope DAVe can also find its place in the franchise.
Great video! I agree with basically everything! DA:O has a special place in my heart though, since it was the first Dragon Age game I ever played. And I love that it has such good replayability thanks to the origin system. But thank you for speaking so well about all those games. I've seen so many people talk trash about Origins and DA2 because of graphics, when all I care about is the story! New subscriber here! 🎉
First TIme playing DA and decided to get Inquisition for free :D ABSOLUTELY making sure I am not missing a mission. Took me 20 hours for act 1 and was like "That's it". Then realized there is an act 2. I don't understand the hate. Can anyone help me build a pc? AMD 5th gen. gonna be buying soon
The Cast I have to say in Inquision is my least favorite by far. Cassandra I liked but besides her maybe the fake warden. I never had a full party of people I actually wanted with me in the game. It really sucked. I wish you could take Liliana or Morrigan around in the party
Origins made me hate the templars and Dragon age 2 made me a lot less of a supporter. If Morrigan was not a mage I would probably just write them off. But she is meh waifu I hope my Gray Warden come backs to be with her
I am not really sure what you are talking about at the end. I played a human and was constantly playing as a non believer. Which race are you implying is a believer
@@DarknessFlameMedia ahhh you're right that not all humans have to believe in the Chantry. I was speaking more out of the fact that many of the human nations are majority Chantry believers.
Fir me dragon ahe orgins has alot fo choice but no consequences really no matter what you choose you always gets asset for the war You don't get more or less that why i dislike orgins the most because nothing i did Ment anything
@EmperorDxD ive seen more of this take actually and I sorta agree too! The big choice I remember is whether to go to redcliffe vs the mage tower first which affects the conclusions of redcliffe. Though deciding who rules Fereldan is very interesting too and the landsmeet is iconic.
@@catalystiic but to me all those are illusion for instance if Yiu let Connor die emmon don't support you at landmead but that also doesn't matter because you just fight logain and all is good. If you go to Redcliffe first you can actually just tell people to wait until you are done with the mage tower If we use Inquisition for instance if you go to the mages you lose the Templars completely and you get different enemies t And it's similar to if Yiu chooses the Templars If you choose Morgan to get the ancient knowledge you don't have to fight a Dragon
@@catalystiic the biggest decision in origins that actually has an effect is having a baby with Morgan she leaves the part and that actually decided the ending Also the dwarfs ending has a big effect not really in the game but how.the dwarfs will be
@@EmperorDxD ah yes how could i forget the old god baby. And yeah that is one of the big decisions and we still dont know the true consequences of it. its also so interesting to see how picking bhelen or harrowment was mentioned a lot in DA2. I have conflicing feelings about considering the other decisions as a negative against the game tho even if they are 'illusions'. So many games are just illusions but the experience of origins is just so fun to me and a solid narrative i dont necessarily mind if the outcome isnt completely different for every decision we need to make. I guess my personal feelings towards the 'illusion of choice' have shifted as ive gotten older, certain choices i want larger impact, others i dont mind i suppose
@@catalystiic I don't think it's a bad game actually I have played all the games about 12 times all 3 so I like them all I just think alot of people who says in origin you have so many different stuff if just lying they just prefer how the gameplay was and now is making excuses even tho To me dragon age all 3 makes perfectly sense in the narrative after all the origins takes place during the Blight so it being dark makes sense Dragon age 2 is right after the war and during basically reconstruction so it's the aftermath and we see what gonna happen And Inquisition makes sense to more light because it way after the war many things has been rebuilt and new problem came up
I'm so excited for new players to get into DA. I want to encourage new players to give the older games a chance. Realize that the gameplay and graphics are dated, but if story and characters are your priority then playing the games in order is worth it.
@irregularpearl08 literally my mindset with so many older games! if you get over dated/older graphics you can find some gems, such as dragon age
YEAAHH DRAGON AGE SUMMER!!
#DRAGONAGESUMMER
I am currently playing through DAO and planning to go through all of them. I am enjoying it so much and I am excited for everyone trying out Dragon Age. Its such a great series! Looking forward to Veilguard.
@@Knight1029 its such an exciting time to be a dragon age fan :) i cant wait to get a new roadmap from bioware
@@catalystiic I just hope I have enough time to finish all the games. Its getting so close to the time of Veilguard's release.
@Knight1029 just enjoy the ride haha! we don't have a release date yet.
@@catalystiic I will definitely do that!
As someone who played hundreds (possibly thousands) of hours on the trilogy these are my advises to people that are just getting into it:
1. Dont be afraid to mod the game! - DA:O have amazing story but the visuals and combat could be a bit outdated. I highly recommend the following mods for DA:O - Character respecialization (since the original doesnt give the player any option to relocate their stats and skills until Awakening DLC this one can be a life savior for people who want to test out new builds without sacrificing their playtime); Improved Atmosphere (general improvement of the visuals); Faster combat/Combat tweaks (as i said, DA:O can feel kinda slow in combat so this one is a must if you dont want your 2h warrior to do 1 hit every 10 seconds); Dog slot (we all want our favorite Barkspawn to be with us always but theres always some other companion that will outshine him. This mod will allow you to summon the dog in a separate slot...)
2. While DA2 is often criticized it serves as a good transition and connection to everything in the other 2 games
3. DA:I is a bit full of fetch quests. Dont focus on them... or do - its your play. Just dont forget when you feel stuck to just progress the main story a bit. It will level you faster and get you closer to the build you want to play
4. Some mods that i think are very beneficial for DA:I - War table - No waiting time
Also this might come as a slight spoiler but just as in DA:O a certain origin connects directly to Hawke's family (the player character's family from DA:2) some backgrounds in Inquisition offer unique dialogue and connections such as Dwarf Inquisitor being of the same family as Shale from DA:O, or playing as elven mage or Qunari... they all provide some connection to the world we already know
And for those who still cant get into the older visuals or style of DA:O and DA2 - you can still use the Keep to build your world as if you played the games
Thanks for commenting this! DAI no waiting for war table was a life saver when i found out about it lol.
"Barkspawn" Love it.
@@hugofourie1193 if you play the darkspawn chronicles dlc you can see in the end that the Warden named their dog Barkspawn. Its kinda cannon name of the mabari
@@Vesp3r1987 I never knew that. I will henceforth never name my Mabari anything else ever again.
im currently doing a rerun of both dao and da2 AND redoing the trespasser dlc. this game trilogy is such a gem and i cant wait for the fourth. they just need to drop the release date
@@sevvra176 i just finished my run of 2! excited to get into inquistion again plus, shame on me, i never actually finished trespasser 🤢 so i can finally do that
I think Fenris has earned a cameo in The Veilguard, I’d love to see him and Isabela again and I feel it makes sense for them to be in the areas we’ll get to see
@@ThatFont people have a lot of theories about who the leaders of the factions will be and some think Fenris = Shadow Dragons, Isabela = Lords of Fortune. Buuuut i dont wanna hope too much.
A "mostly negatively experience" is a hilarious way to describe Fenris being a slave 😅 also, great video by the way! Dragon Age Origins is my second favorite game of all time, right behind Mass Effect 2, so I really appreciate the coverage
@@jackinthebox1993 ya know it is DEFINITELY an understatement I'm not gonna deny
DA need more love bc rn really strong the toxic blind hate around it. I get it hard to accept changes (like action combat etc) but most of the time these ppl just forget the nostalgia eyeglass on their head. So thanks
Nostalgia glasses is honestly a big reason for so much unnecessary hate!
OMG THER ORIGINS INTRO MUSIC
luv dragon age. great video !
thank you!
I prefer DAO to the other games, but I'm a bit older so that's probably to be expected. I still enjoyed all three games for what they were. Let's hope DAVe can also find its place in the franchise.
Great video! I agree with basically everything! DA:O has a special place in my heart though, since it was the first Dragon Age game I ever played. And I love that it has such good replayability thanks to the origin system. But thank you for speaking so well about all those games. I've seen so many people talk trash about Origins and DA2 because of graphics, when all I care about is the story! New subscriber here! 🎉
Thank you! I appreciate it. And yeah it's always such a shame when people let good games slip by cause of graphics
PS3 load times for DA:O and DA2 are so long that if you've played them on PC before it almost makes the PS3 versions unplayable.
@@gregs3845 damn well thats good to know lol
I'm playing my own Dragon Age inquisition deluxe edition xbox 360 video game.
they're my comfort games too.
@@carole5648 literally same
I think DA II is great. It has great companion characters and Legacy DLC sets up Inquisition
I really enjoyed enjoyed replaying the DLCs for 2 the second time around!
I wish DAO was more forwards with companions, I missed half of them
First TIme playing DA and decided to get Inquisition for free :D ABSOLUTELY making sure I am not missing a mission. Took me 20 hours for act 1 and was like "That's it". Then realized there is an act 2. I don't understand the hate. Can anyone help me build a pc? AMD 5th gen. gonna be buying soon
@@Thebuzzer1 inquisition is one of those games that you can really sink your teeth into
i played origins bought it on all systems it was available for. I don't remember needing to mod it to get through the game
@DarknessFlameMedia you're very lucky then ! cause ive heard performance issues for everything from a lot of ppl
The Cast I have to say in Inquision is my least favorite by far. Cassandra I liked but besides her maybe the fake warden. I never had a full party of people I actually wanted with me in the game. It really sucked. I wish you could take Liliana or Morrigan around in the party
Morgan hits on lilliana in DAO
n° played (me)
DA:O = 12x
DA:2 = 4x
DA:I = 6h hours and currently in standby mode (still trying 😅)
@iurysaraiva3411 impressive! I'm not much of a replayer so it's cool for me to see how many runs people do.
You didn't mention Awakening Did it not come with the sale?
Late reply, but the complete edition of Dragon Age Origins usually goes on sale. That's why I forgot to mention Awakening specifically
Origins made me hate the templars and Dragon age 2 made me a lot less of a supporter. If Morrigan was not a mage I would probably just write them off. But she is meh waifu I hope my Gray Warden come backs to be with her
I am not really sure what you are talking about at the end. I played a human and was constantly playing as a non believer. Which race are you implying is a believer
@@DarknessFlameMedia ahhh you're right that not all humans have to believe in the Chantry. I was speaking more out of the fact that many of the human nations are majority Chantry believers.
Fir me dragon ahe orgins has alot fo choice but no consequences really no matter what you choose you always gets asset for the war You don't get more or less that why i dislike orgins the most because nothing i did Ment anything
@EmperorDxD ive seen more of this take actually and I sorta agree too! The big choice I remember is whether to go to redcliffe vs the mage tower first which affects the conclusions of redcliffe. Though deciding who rules Fereldan is very interesting too and the landsmeet is iconic.
@@catalystiic but to me all those are illusion for instance if Yiu let Connor die emmon don't support you at landmead but that also doesn't matter because you just fight logain and all is good.
If you go to Redcliffe first you can actually just tell people to wait until you are done with the mage tower
If we use Inquisition for instance if you go to the mages you lose the Templars completely and you get different enemies t
And it's similar to if Yiu chooses the Templars
If you choose Morgan to get the ancient knowledge you don't have to fight a Dragon
@@catalystiic the biggest decision in origins that actually has an effect is having a baby with Morgan she leaves the part and that actually decided the ending
Also the dwarfs ending has a big effect not really in the game but how.the dwarfs will be
@@EmperorDxD ah yes how could i forget the old god baby. And yeah that is one of the big decisions and we still dont know the true consequences of it. its also so interesting to see how picking bhelen or harrowment was mentioned a lot in DA2. I have conflicing feelings about considering the other decisions as a negative against the game tho even if they are 'illusions'. So many games are just illusions but the experience of origins is just so fun to me and a solid narrative i dont necessarily mind if the outcome isnt completely different for every decision we need to make. I guess my personal feelings towards the 'illusion of choice' have shifted as ive gotten older, certain choices i want larger impact, others i dont mind i suppose
@@catalystiic I don't think it's a bad game actually I have played all the games about 12 times all 3 so I like them all
I just think alot of people who says in origin you have so many different stuff if just lying they just prefer how the gameplay was and now is making excuses even tho
To me dragon age all 3 makes perfectly sense in the narrative after all the origins takes place during the Blight so it being dark makes sense
Dragon age 2 is right after the war and during basically reconstruction so it's the aftermath and we see what gonna happen
And Inquisition makes sense to more light because it way after the war many things has been rebuilt and new problem came up
Go ahead and play. I’ll skip this one.
The games are too different from one another.
@Balinux756 youre definitely not wrong lol!
Origins is the only good one, the rest are slop.
@@nearlyrighteouslad3213 everyone's entitled to their opinion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯