As far as fantasy races go, I've never liked dwarves. It's not that I'm prejudiced or anything, I just find them more boring than your other fantasy stereotypes. I've always been one for the undead myself, but that's mainly because I grew up obsessed with the skeleton fight scene in Jason and the Argonauts, and now believe that anything involving skeletons is awesome.
None of that was really very relevant, so let me just inform you that BioWare has squirted us in the face with what it calls the "weekly blast" of Dragon Age: Origins content. This week's blast is all about the underground city of the Dwarves, Orzammar. If you're a fan of the stunted ones, then this will be the place for you.
Dragon Age: Origins is the first BioWare game that I've been truly excited for, and hopefully that anticipation pays off. It's looking like a really promising RPG, and I hope to get my hands on it soon. Meanwhile, check out the gallery for pictures of Orzammar in all its splendid subterreanean glory.
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I saw Orzammar and thought the same thing. +1 to you on your names though XD
I don't know, maybe it's me, but this one...just doesn't look like something I want to play. Maybe it's the "I've never play Baulder's Gate" thing....
Finally got round to finishing it tonight. I really liked it. A surprisingly good fantasy story, even as a standalone book.
@Daxelman... Bioware has a really good reputation for creating excellent story and NPC's you come to care about. In the BG series there were optional romances (which they've said will be in Dragon Age:Origins as well). I still have fond memories of Anomen, my studly knightly boy toy... my romance partner in Baldur's Gate. I also loved Minsc and his pet Boo - they were great party members! :)
(it's just a deeper experience than games like Fallout3 or Oblivion)
It even kind of looks like Ironforge, but I guess that's to be expected. Dwarves and whatnot.
"I have seen nothing that makes me want this RPG. Nothing at all. "
You've never played a Bioware game? Man, that sucks for you.
The world does look a bit "generic DnD" but so did Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter Nights, and those series were great. And a big part of the reason DA looks a bit generic is that so many games have copied the look of games like Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter Nights.
Some of you say parts of DA look like WoW. Thats like saying that Fleetwood Mac copied the Dixie Chicks when they sang "Landslide"
Or that every R&B and fuck musician of the 70s and 80s sounds like P Diddy.
lol, muscle memory
Yes and no.
Much in the same way we can say all 'Science fiction is built up on Robert Heinlein's shoulders' but we don't because while the 'traditional sci-fi' of marines, space bugs and space alien war can be credited to Heinlein we would be looking at science fiction in a very narrow way, right?
Typically when we say Tolkien-esque we refer to a decidedly European setting with aforementioned folklore of of that continent like Elves, Faires, Dwarves and Orcs.
A fantasy based on a very Eastern setting or an HP Lovecraft-esque Eldritch fantasy or even a French/Germanic Gothic fantasy that is devoid of any sort of magical creatures save for the celestial and demonic. We could go on, eh?
Was never that big a fan of Forgotten Realms as it had the typical Tolkien cliches but Ravenloft, Dark Sun and Dragonlance were SO awesome.
Wow.
Yeah, I really think Ravenloft and Forgotten Realms are unexplored goldmines for developers and movie/animation makers aswell. Dragon Age is a draw for me most def and I will be buying the game, but I think some of the generic feel has to do with developers not having much experience with material outside of Tolkein-esque fantasy.
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