Dragon Age:Origins - Will it run OK on my pc (or should i get the console version)

[flyinghaggis]

Untick frame buffer effects if it's turned on.

Just tried it and it does improve the frame rate slighly but not enough to make of for the effects it seems to disable such as dynamic lighting/etc. THe game looked noticeably worse with it turned off so I've turned it back on for now.

Cheers for the advice though,

does it have any requirements ie DX 10 or 11 ?

Nothing special really, Runs with DX9. See below for details :-

VISTA MINIMUM SPECSOS: Windows Vista with SP1
CPU: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.6Ghz or greater
RAM: 1.5 GB or more
VIDEO: ATI Radeon X1550 256MB or greater
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB or greater

RECOMMENDED SPECS
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz Processor or equivalent
RAM: 4 GB (Vista) or 2 GB (XP)
VIDEO: ATI 3850 512 MB or greater
NVIDIA 8800GTS 512 MB or greater

[kevbaz]

I have the 360 version and to put it bluntly... im frikin addicted! love this game sooo much, its how NWN2 should have been!

[Dom_]

I must have piled about 100 hours into this on the PC, running on a dell xps one, not the best machine but it looks OK, i think i'm on minimum settings though...

Can't wait for mass effect 2 later on this week!

[Soulfish]

Have ME2 preordered on steam - can't wait

Also piled around 100 hours in Dragon Age - gotta love bioware for their RPGs

[Dom_]

What's the release date on Mass Effect? I thought it was the end of the week but googling now suggests it might be today?! (360)

[Mako]

What's the release date on Mass Effect? I thought it was the end of the week but googling now suggests it might be today?! (360)

Direct2Drive are boasting a release date of today, whereas on Steam it's Friday. As for gamestore releases, I haven't looked.

[Soulfish]

What's the release date on Mass Effect? I thought it was the end of the week but googling now suggests it might be today?! (360)

Unfortunately ME2 not released in the EU until 29th Jan . US release is today however, although I do hear it was leaked sometime last week.

[Dom_]

I spotted the leaked ver the other day, but tend to buy bioware games as they're awesome! 29th... bollocks!

[copson90]

I never got used to RPG's on consoles, just didnt feel right. The baldurs gate days were the best, i still go back from time to time to go back through them.

[Dom_]

I wouldn't play dragon age on console, but for a shooter rpg like mass effect it's great fun!

[kevbaz]

I wouldn't play dragon age on console, but for a shooter rpg like mass effect it's great fun!

I was a diehard pc only kinda guy, but the control system works great, so simple to use and it just works, just starting my 2nd play through and will be getting the dlc at some point too

[kevbaz]

anyone got the new awakenings pack yet? im currently re-addicted to neverwinter nights 1 anyone else still playing that?

[Dom_]

I got the expansion, was pretty good (if a little bit too easy!)... Pretty buggy too, but still worth it :-)

[Valentine]

Playing through Awakening now and it seems a lot less epic then Origins. The story and dialogue is top notch as with every Bioware game but the characters seem somewhat less... characterful. The fact you can unlearn all skills and talents at will and pick new ones is a nice feature but they lose their individuality.

It's also stupidly easy, Nightmare mode with a far from "ultimate" party and no problems so far over half way through it. On Nightmare mode i expect to have to do boss fights a couple of times, it's no Mass Effect 2.

[kevbaz]

ok cool, i guess ill stick with my old skool dungeon crawling in nwn1, a server which i used to play on years ago has been reborn, been able to hook up with all my old buddies and once again epic crawls and boss fights are a nightly occourance

if anyone interested in playing on a mature server with a nice balance of RP and action, hunt the dragon for its treasure in a party of heroes style then look up Ashen realm reborn on the nwn1 bioware boards, im on pretty much every night... love it