I wish there was MORE

User Rating: 7 | Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening PC
Awakenings was a disappointing expansion. The potential is there. But after playing through Dragon Age several times- and experiencing the incredible depth and richness of the original game- the expansion is a let down. Only because it is so brief a mission.

The companion development is a main area I think the developers skimped. And I'm not just talking about the fact that there was no romance option. I mean, where was my dog? I miss my hound!

I understand there is probably some other character combination where I could have a hound, but I was so underwhelmed by my initial play through, I don't feel any need to play again. And then I start to feel I wasted my money.

The non-romantic relationships were just as endearing if not more so. That is lacking from this expansion.

I did like the addition of continuing fights- where you hit one band of bad guys and chase to another band of bad guys and so on. There just wasn't enough of that. I know it is only an expansion- but the expansions I'm used to are a lot more...well expansive. It was a good start- but ended too soon.