Why Dragon Age: Origins Deserves All Your Money In 2024…

[@pavelnovomestsky9447]

I love the fact that somehow any time I search for an old game and I try to find a fresh video, there is always some random person on the youtube who just made a video about it not longer then 3 months ago

[@qukkero1316]

Lol, literally 3 months ago

[@johnpantag472]

This game has more videos about if you should play it than actual videos about the game itself. The game is beyond dead. Almost nobody posts builds glitches banter etc.

[@ineedwafflestabernacle]

Damn my man played through the game 5 times and tried out every class and specialization, now that's commitment right there

[@maritta2504]

Fun fact... You actually have to play it 6 times to get all the origin stories 😄

[@devoid8482]

Context to certain parts in the video I didn't put instrumental music fully throughout the video more so to see if people like it or not Certain parts of the dlc I didn't include was Warden Keep & Return To Ostagar Because I just wanted to get done with this video I literally played through the game 5 times lmao just to show off the abilities which equaled 500 hours.

[@ariavaggio]

Amazing job, man. All those hours really paid off. It felt very informed and passionate

[@psychosytheXmediaXco]

I have not stopped simping for this game since 2009 and it warms my fucking heart so much to see so many people coming around to it after BG3 helped them get a toe into RPGs. DAO was my first serious RPG experience and without it I never would have touched the likes Divinity Original Sin, let alone BG1 or 2.

[@simondaniel4028]

Missed this back on release, I'm enthralled now. Helps that I did a modlist to make textures 4k and all. Looks fkn insane, really.

[@eauxkei702]

The city elf origin as a woman is very different than playing as a man. It’s more horrifying and tragic from the woman’s pov.

[@Keram-io8hv]

I love the fact that half of this video is just explaining how funny the gameplay is

[@Demonsouls1993]

peak bioware sadly that bioware is long gone

[@DbleOohWoo7]

Damn straight

[@anthonyernst999]

The game is $1.99 on Xbox right now. You can buy all 3 games for around $10. The sale ends in like 3 or 4 days though

[@jillianh8729]

Here from Reddit, on my lunch break, as promised 😂 Great work with the video! Quality. I hardly ever comment on videos, but I wanted to give a good review. I also subscribbled, so there's that.

[@devoid8482]

Thanks man I tried my hardest on this video! Glad you loved it

[@jillianh8729]

@@devoid8482 Yeah, you're welcome! Just curious, do you have plans to cover the other games in the series?

[@devoid8482]

@@jillianh8729 yea man I sure will! But first I plan to make more videos on more popular games than once my audience is bigger than return to dragon age series.

[@jillianh8729]

@@devoid8482 very cool, I'll be looking forward to it! I'm a simple woman: I see Dragon Age, I click. 😂

[@burningrose_bailey]

as someone who's been OBSESSED with this game since i was a kid, this video ABSOLUTELY makes my day!!! I love to see attention for this brilliant game 😊

[@stylec0]

My favorite cheat is allowing the entire party to join you in your adventures. Makes the game way more enjoyable imo instead of having to side lines the one you don't wanna use.

[@elissa-fae]

This is some quality content about my favorite game. :D Great to still find new people discovering, appreciating and having fun with DAO.

[@drannats0547]

I should also mention (for anyone who doesn't know or even if you don't know Devoid) that there's something called dragon age keep witch you can use to set your decisions from Origins to impact Dragon Age 2 and then take both your decisions from Origins and Dragon Age 2 to impact the third game Inquisition. Which is one of the reasons I love this gaming series series and I hope the next one coming out is all I could hope for and my decisions in one two and three also impact the 4th game. (Also subbed and notes are one😉)

[@folgore1]

Great vid! I appreciate your youthful enthusiasm! LOL! It's been several years since I last played DAO, but seeing your vid along with posts on Reddit is making me want to revisit the world of Thedas as depicted in DAO!

[@FaolanHart]

Its honestly fantastic to see how the success of Baldur's Gate 3 has lead some people to play some of the all time greats. Dragon Age Origins & Awakening is honestly near the top of my top 10 games of all time. I must have spent thousands upon thousands of hours playing it at this point. It's just a shame the series never hit the quality of Origins again. DA2 & Inquisition are worth a play if you get into the lore & world building. But they don't even come close to being as good. Though I'm sure if EA had given Bioware more than 16 months to make it, it would have been a lot better. It had the foundations of a great game.

[@zobizobstudio]

Im discovering this game atm, 50 hours in with the DLC and stuff, its a great game. Maybe the best Bioware game to me. The companions and the setting are all great. Also the difficulty forces you to really think during battles, so even in normal difficulty i feel rewarded for playing well.

[@lifegood3322]

Great video man! I'm in my second playthrough this time as a dwarf! Good stuff!

[@btiermutineer]

Ooh!! This was such a great video, I just got to see it now! I'm so happy whenever someone discovers DAO and loves it, and it was just amazing to hear you talk about all the things you enjoyed from the game. And thanks for the shoutout :D

[@ewanchenyulin7354]

DAO is always my favourite game and even there are so many new good games coming but no game so far could replace it.

[@Ar0474]

I'm so happy to find this, man! I just bought the three games on a whim for $10, so I'm excited to have something I'm super interested in playing again.

[@Mitsu2040]

This game is sublime! I've played other games but few come close to matching the immersion this one gets from me.

[@isaacboyyy4271]

Dragon age origins i had no idea how the combat worked I just remember playing on casual and loving the story and not caring about the combat and then later on when I looked into it I learned about tank builds and healer bloodmages etc

[@monkeytime9851]

Happy to hear this still holds up all these years later. It was my favourite game when it came out and I waited in great anticipation for the DLC and the sequel (which sadly wasn't nearly as good).

[@devoid8482]

ima make a video on the sequel soon!

[@shiptj01]

Thanks, homes. ​@@devoid8482

[@grayearly3116]

Dragon age origins is so fire. Its one of the only games to let you play a genuinely morally ambiguous character. In addition to that, playing an Arcane Warrior and just casting big AOE damage clouds and standing inside them while slugging it out in melee was so satisfying at the end if the game. Just watching opponents melting beneath the raw amountbof power you could output was so good. And it added to the narrative of why people are so afraid of mages when you're able to clear a whole room of 20-30 guys by yourself in less than 60 seconds.

[@HiddenAdept]

There's a mod that came out back when the game was new called "Expanded Shapeshifting" that fixes the Shapeshifter specialization a fair bit, brings the number of forms up to 20. You can shapeshift into Deepstalkers, Werewolves, Demons, Darkspawn and Dragonlings. Very fun!

[@pikajulie_art]

Ah, Dragon Age: Origins. I also felt the same of wanting to scratch that itch that Baldur's Gate 3 left. I've replayed the game twice including the DLC + mods, and it's still one of the best games I ever played! Honestly, your video reminds of the feeling that Mass Effect: Legendary Edition left me after finishing the whole trilogy. It was the first time I played a game again after so many years 'cause life happened. Sometimes it saddens me that there are only a handful of games that would make you feel the same level of roleplay and choices-matter genre in today's game releases. Graphics are sure improving, but I don't think I can say the same with the narrative portions of it. Most of them feel cliche and superficial, which is why it's hard for me to actually dedicate to a game if the graphics are good but the story's not interesting. Cinematics also play a part in making a game enjoyable for me. My most favorite part of DA:O was the unique origin stories for every character you pick, depending also on the race, class, and gender you chose. Then when you go to different lands or acts across the game, some NPCs even have different reactions when conversing with you! Baldur's Gate 3 somewhat showed that when playing as a Githyanki or a Drow, but (imo) it's not that deeply embedded as when you begin an origin character in DA:O. I know the reviews are saying otherwise, but I recommend trying Dragon Age II next! It's not of the same caliber as DA:O that's for sure. Though the characters and morality choices you encounter throughout each act is definitely something to experience. With hopefully Dragon Age: Dreadwolf popping in this year, might as well push through with Dragon Age: Inquisition too. Nevertheless, Bioware kind of pioneered this unique RPG of choices-matter that it honestly sucks that with DA:O being released back in what, 2009? We only got to experience that same high caliber of choices-matter RPG with Baldur's Gate 3 in 2023. I just finished another old Bioware game called Knights of the Old Republic and yep, even if the graphics are so dated, it was able to scratch the same itch as Baldur's Gate 3 left me after finishing two playthroughs. One can only hope that great RPG choices-matter games will be crafted and released in the upcoming years, especially in this age where we see news about the corporate mindset taking over a gamer's enjoyment and a game devs' creative freedom.

[@Nexidal]

Origins is easily the best fantasy rpg from it's generation. I'll never not hype it up because it's so goddamn good. Stop reading this, go play the damn game!

[@sayther01]

Great video for a great game. The audio when you show the characters speaking was a little low but that's all the flaws I found. This game is exceptional. The worldbuilding is awesome. The Darkspawn marching North to Ferelden and destroying everything in it's path is awesome. Making places inaccessible and the place you can revisit completely destroyed and all people dead. The refugees feel like they are truly fleeing from a war, there's untrust, and people making money of other people's misery, and heroes trying to help. The characters are brilliant. And decisions have real weight in the story. Also Alistair and Morrigan beef is *chef kiss* The combat it's just perfect for me. It's like playing 5D chess in Nightmare difficulty. The cinematic to present the game. Just go and watch them. They are EPIC

[@johronok4067]

I couldn't get into Inquisition because it had a different battle system than Origins did.

[@lcicada]

So did DA2?

[@epicpancho5459]

11:00 . In the dlc. Dragon age origins : awakening they added another specialization. Spirit warrior. Basically all your attacks turn into spirit damage and makes you more resistant to physical attacks. It cool to because you look ghostly.

[@whitemage34]

I love the Dragon Age Franchise

[@vinigmoura]

I lost count how many times ive played it! LOVE the combat, the banter, the lore! Very solid 15yo game.

[@ArtoriasB]

This game is my favorite. I have played this and DA2 so many times and will continue to do so years into the future

[@Mad_Italian]

You know what you get playing as a human? The indomitable human spirit..... and slight racism

[@calelsun]

I got super into it while trying to play them all before veilguard comes out on Halloween but bounced off almost after about 15 hours when I was doing all the side missions back to back. I always make that mistake in RPGs, I don't space out content with exploration/main missions/side missions to keep it fresh. Luckily I came back and pushed further with the story and things really picked up nicely. Hooked again. Can't wait to get to inquisition because from what I played when it came out I'm pretty sure even after origins and 2 ( hot take ) it will still be my favorite with the spells. I loved the ice sprint ability and just dashing around/through enemies and freezing them all at once or using it to just escape an enemy attack at the last second.

[@Allison_Hart]

BG3 is almost perfect, but it could have benefited from more moments like the one you see here at 16:29 (party companions arguing amongst themselves about your decisions). i know it takes a lot of work, but, DA:O is so great in this aspect of making it feel like the companions have relationships with each OTHER. like yes in BG3 Lae'zel and Shadowheart fight, but there could have been more i think. DA:O is king of this. also i liked in DA:I how if you don't romance them, Dorian and Iron Bull get together. companions romancing each other is such a good idea. this would have worked really well with Wyll and Karlach.

[@killerdeath8755]

Love this game one of my favorites! And awesome video bro!

[@devoid8482]

Thanks Man I think im going to pivot this channel towards retrospectives! My next video is going to be on elden ring

[@dozilla77]

Reinstalling it now after watching your video :) Def re-sparked my love for this game. The devs even said at the time that it was their spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate 2 and it def feels like it, unlike the rest in the series.

[@bringace]

bought this too with the sales, been incredible so far good video man

[@vella8650]

I got the game 3 weeks ago and everyday I have been playing this game. I am way too obsessed.

[@slynt_]

You seem like a man with fine taste. KCD and DAO are two of my favourite games, glad to see you like them too

[@michaelcorleone8215]

This video is absolutely fantastic, you're going to get incredibly popular if you stick at this.

[@NekoDavid]

One of my favorite RPGs of all time. Great tactical gameplay, and a mission to fuck up someone who turned on you and become a hero. The best

[@maritta2504]

Origins is probably my most played game ever! It's some kind of comfort game for me as well. Also... I think the Golems of whatever it's called DLC is kind of important if you play Dragon Age 2. The ending of 2 ties heavily into what you are gonna see in this DLC for the first time.

[@PercWillhump]

Got my sub with the water and popeyes biscuit joke. Wasn't expecting it, and it got the point across. Subbed lmao

[@salamp4909]

4:58 that mage in the abandoned building is the hardest boss in that game

[@CaptainAlexGrayson]

Fun Fact: Bioware, having loved the success of their Baldur's Gate titles, decided to make Dragon Age because they wanted their own version of DND. They had also originally been working on BG3 but lost IP rights to Larian, from my understanding it was EA that fumbled the ball so Wizard's of the Coast decided to take Baldur's Gate somewhere else. I might be wrong so please correct me if I am. Not so fun fact: We've been waiting for Dragon Age Dreadwolf since like 2015 after we all collectively finished every possible run of Dragon Age Inquisition. Dragon Age has had me in a chokehold since late 2014 and I'm glad it's been attracting more players, I don't recommend buying DAO from the EA app; it's better to go through Steam.

[@SeventhheavenDK]

I still play it on PS3, I prefer to use my controller. But I also have the Steam version as one kind of backup, but I have heard the PC version of this game is broken and unplayable due to incompatibility with new hardware. I know there is a patch that (sort of) fixes it. But I don't like the idea of downloading external files to play a game, also even with the patch I have read that you still need to tweak some things yourself. It sounds like a real chore.

[@bestpaladinboy]

one of the best games I've ever played, period. Deserves all its respect and more imo.

[@d-space1935]

Man I’ve played this game at least 4 times already and never knew about spell combos. That’s a dope mechanic. I think I missed it because I would only keep Wynne in my party as just the healer and never had more than one attacking mage in the party.

[@mariannacross2538]

i actually love failing persuasion checks. it's so funny to me to say the wrong thing and get into a fight

[@veracity-]

Such a great video, I love the the passion for DA:O. I've only ever played it all the way through 2 times. Which is saying something for me cause I rarely replay games or finish games! It's such a special game. I'm interested in how you'd like DA2....

[@inquerion8867]

Very good review of a very good game. Enjoy a new subscriber bro.

[@devoid8482]

Thanks man!

[@sweatyvetter]

I have fond memories of Origins and DA II. Both phenomenal games with rich worlds and characters. And back then Morrigan was a smoke show 🥵

[@TheUglyGoblin]

Hahaha this was so good XD like, subbed and shared

[@yuukurae]

A good tip (if you haven't figured it out yourself or someone hasn't told you yet) for Arcane Warrior; any item that says it can regenerate stamina also regenerates mana, and they stack, so you can completely halt the consumption of mana due to how much the items regenerate it for you. Just in case you want to be even more overpowered, 🤣.

[@mauricesteel4995]

6:05 you guys who played it, get it, cone of cold works on everything, everything, giant FU dragon? freeze his ass, i don't give a shit, can't shatter, but it still stops it on its tracks. 6:45 i hate to break it for you man. but its dealing 2 damage per tick. 2. TWO. and it lasts 15 seconds, for a total of 30 damage. that can't kill a lvl 1 nug. 11:05 you also get to HOLY SMITE everything, not just mages, giving you basically a Fireball that you can throw without fear of friendly fire. 11:50 the bard also lets rogues do their power up shout, there is a rogue in DA Awakening and his Song of Courage is priceless.(Headphone Warning)

[@EcardEcardian]

I have more than one copy of that game, I got the game when it came out, it was in 09. I lost the disk at some point and went out and got a second copy, than the game was gifted to me, so I got 3 copies of this game, also I got it on steam, so 4 copies of the game, got all the dlc as well, Dragon Age Origins is a epic game that will never be recreated, because Bioware in name only do not know how to make RPG games this days.

[@nikoslav]

I have no idea how many hours I've spent in that game, well into hundreds for sure. It isn't even woke, by modern standards.

[@sarawawa8984]

You know this guy dragon ages when he hates enemy mages lol But you gotta try out mana clash. Kill every mage. Every one. Edit to add: thank you for mentioning the codex!! I also read the codex and was so disappointed that bg3 did not have a codex, and also felt like the books were just full of references that flew over my head. The dragon age codex is fantastic and helps the world feel so alive

[@Taisie_Bunn]

I played this when it came out as young teenager, and it... ruined every other fantasy rpg for me since then (Yes, including the subsequent Dragon Age sequels) UNTIL Baldur's Gate 3. Glad you found it and enjoyed it!

[@seanchan4478]

You know mage is awesome, when you can list all those spells, and there's still walking bomb

[@infasis]

Man, the character creator part just reminded me of this "Dr John Money" guy I recently learned about. It's such a messed up story. I can't believe that dude was never charged for his crimes and instead we have all this fun gender stuff.

[@flimbli]

2:05 Bearely fit into doors xD

[@LizzzardWizzzard]

I'd love to see your perspective on da2 and dai! People hate on da2, but I swear it gets better when you play it as a dating sim instead of an RPG.

[@SeventhheavenDK]

Dragon Age Origins is one of the best RPG games in the world 😂. Well, I don't knownif that's an exaggeration, but it's my second favorite game, just behind Divinity Original Sin 2. And before that game Origins was my favorite game for a long time. Love the game .

[@armandoguerra7658]

Fallout new Vegas, dragon age origins, Batman Arkham trilogy, far cry blood dragon,the elder scrolls oblivion……..the ps3 era was the best

[@Allison_Hart]

definitely play Divinity Original Sin 2 as well :) trust me, BG3 and DA:O fans!! since it is another recent Larian game, BG3 players will immediately get the hang of it, like the controls and UI are very similar, they even use the same font as BG3 lol.

[@Francielyrb]

I love this game so much, i played a lot during the years and i really want them to make a remake with atual engine T_T it would be so good! It would be even better if Larian could do it (just dreaming here, let me be).

[@icntsywhtiwnt2]

Great video. Great game. Glad you found it after so long.

[@Aveline__790]

This was so entertaining! DAO is truly a gem

[@TTaylor]

I coldheartedly believe your dorf character is the best…

[@NobodyNothing-f5c]

The mod community is still strong too.

[@Nedelllll]

Nah that's a gem of a video

[@fenharel2137]

Thanks dude, you inspired me to start another playthrough lmao

[@robstark3842]

Subscribed because of this video

[@jackinthebox1993]

I love videos that glaze my favorite games 🥰

[@Andaril2]

You made mistake with puting heavy armor on mage. Armor got fatigue%. It means if fireball cost 100 mana per exaple using it with heavy armor with 35% fatigue cost 135 mana. It seems like not a lot but if you got 3-4 spells you can throw 2 extra ones without it. I Personaly use rogue 9% fatigue armor on mage becoue of it. It gives less survival but burns mana 2 x time slower.

[@gnuwaves743]

I wish I played baldurs gate 1 and 2 when I was a kid. I probably wouldn't have understood it though. I did play this game as a kid, but I feel like it was more "begginer freindly". Like you don't need to know shit about dnd rules to enjoy it.

[@northernswiftborn862]

ahh such a beautiful game choice. 1 of my top 5 games. since you definitely like this game i know for a fact you will love Mass effect trilogy. get to transfer you're previous games choices into the next. until andromeda (trying to start a new story) have you ever played?

[@charlene2789]

With those games I'm always stuck on character creation but this time even more with the different origins... I don't know if I want to be a mage or a human noble help

[@firejumpingjordan]

Well done!

[@DavesChaoticBrain]

Was it your first time ever playing it? That's awesome!

[@kates_opinion]

This is the best video game review I have ever seen wow

[@SunBane67]

Why's bro got sten in his undies at 15min

[@BasedChadman]

I fucking love this game, but after it crashed 18 times in a row on pc, I gave up on replaying it

[@EvilLron]

A great game, and there are some fun mods you should try also.

[@antsgamingvideosn2b]

Can’t stop playing Origins on my ASUS laptop with e a Celeron N4500 and 4GB soldered DDR4 RAM.

[@DjJones100]

I can't delete my characters in Dragon Age on my Xbox, and I don't know what to do. Can anyone help me I've tried everything deleting the saved data and restarting my Xbox and that didn't work I deleted my saved data deleted the game and restarted my Xbox that didn't work and I can't find the cloud so I'm stuck playing a class that I don't even like because I ran out of character storage space

[@MrTommylicious]

DAO was so good

[@YoungMrBlue]

Bro didn’t once mention the battle at Ostagar or Denerim

[@starwarsgal2010]

Do you have videos of you playing this or the next?

[@GK-lf2mn]

BG3 is a more polished DA:O. There, I said it.

[@rae4487]

dont give ea money sail the bloody seas everyday you want to play this game

[@jj-qh7mk]

Don't know if you notice you appear to have the second one as well and it was better than the first one 0:04 that's your library right

[@fautdemieux]

Is anyone trying to play this game on PC during 2024? Is it possible? I've played for a few hours and the game is full of bugs :(

[@rosscop.coltrane2747]

Love this game

[@edot7266]

Oh man , you think Dragon age is fun just doing conventional builds wait till you start doing the crazy stuff. I remember the most overpowered characters i Made were insane My "true arcane warrior" build where i chose mage but instead evenly distributed my points throughput strength magic dexterity and constitution from the beginning, was doing almost the average warrior's damage numbers on my greatsword. Then went to the Tower and got all the additional attribute fonts spread throughout the fade. Came out of that with atleast 2 levels worth of strength and dexterity so i was able to focus on willpower and magic more eventually got the arcane warrior perk and spirit healer. Long story short. By the end of awakening my character was able to pretty much singlehandedly fight the mother on very hard difficulty. ( my companions would keep dying but my character would keep going and since they were a spirit healer they were able to revive and keep healing)

[@nifftbatuff676]

If you buy Origin you are funding Veilguards. 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@Kross415]

Kinda true but it's just 3 dollars on GoG and it shows BioWare and EA what people really want. Or it should 🤣

[@captainlcm]

Truth

[@nuri1167]

Does someone have a download for the 4gb patch for ea plattform?