Dragonage or the Witcher?

Ill get both eventually but which one should I buy and play first? which one is like more of a must play?

An extremely tough choice but considered that you will eventually end up owning both I suggest you go with The Witcher first then later DAO + Awakening.

Hard to say really, I personally would go with the witcher, reasoning below:

DA:O (and expnasion) is a very good game, it has some decent mechanics and rules, and if you like party based games, it is pretty much a must, BUT!

You would be fooling yourself if you playied DA:O expecting something new and amazing, it is pretty much a series of cut and paste events from various fantasy books and movies (LOTR being extremely obvious as a source). It is well polished, but not even once did the thought "wow" cross my mind playing that game, It is a solid game no doubt, I like it alot, But if you are fan of old school RPGS you will find it lacking, if you are newer you may find it Old in terms of execution and implementation.

So it is not really what most of us were hoping it would be, but it is still a very good game, that often gave me a smile on my face.

The Witcher is a different beast, It is quite a while longer for one, and it does not dabble in clicheés at all, it does have elves and dwarfes but they are not what you would expect, the problematics are far more grown up, and the game always dabble in shades of gray, no such thing as good or evil, it just plainly doessnt exist in that game, just what the player thinks is good or evil, so it would be best to say the gameworld is neutral.

It is a whole lot faster pased in combat, tho first kicking off for real around when the player reaches lvl 9-10,apart from the silly "sex card" thing, it is a more complete gameworld, it feels more alive, head into an inn, and play dice? or local fist fighting turnament? feel free. Learn the inns and outs of alchemy your choice, the game is much more focused in players choices.

In the end The witcher comes off as a more "true" rpg, where the player has alot more say in the surroundings, and they eract more, then DA:O

TW is a less polished game tho, some things are implemented rather poorly and alot of people does not like the idea that you have a fixed character.

Gamewise I would TW to be the most enjoyable one, and DA:O to be the one with most polished one. One focuses on solitude, and the other focuses on the relations between people fighting together.

Then comes Price. TW is cheap as dirt now, and DA:O (and expansion if you want that aswell) is a fair bit more expencive.

So Id say buy TW now, and play that, when you are done the price of the DA:O expansion has likely fallen somewhat, then go out and buy that :P

In the end if you like RPGs you will end up with both.

@Maddie_Larkin Thank you for that very well done explanation!

What is the game world like in the Witcher? Im in the mood for some exploring and talking to intresting characters who airnt just part of the main plot you get me?

@Maddie_Larkin Thank you for that very well done explanation!

What is the game world like in the Witcher? Im in the mood for some exploring and talking to intresting characters who airnt just part of the main plot you get me?

scotty992

for me its definitely dragon age..never really got into the witcher,could be the atmosphere...but thats just me and me alone...

Easy one - The Witcher

If you want a good party based RPG - get Drakensang: The Dark Eye, or NWN 2 - they're both better than Dragon Age

Im in the mood for some exploring and talking to intresting characters who airnt just part of the main plot you get me?

scotty992

who you can talk to is pretty much limited to story and quests in both DA:O and The Witcher. if you want to run around and talk somebody or nobody, each has some thing in his/her mind, Divinity 2 currently does that best.

as my answer to the thread question; story, character, gameworld and quest all go to The Wicher; combat goes to DA:O, especially it's party based (I like party RPG)

Definitely The Witcher, this one would suck you in the screenfrom start till the end. Witcher got plenty of interesting characters, especially if you make to chapter 4 which is my favourite because of the atmosphere. Story line is preety strong aspect in this game and your choices are REALLY important in creating story and the world of WItcher. The choices are not so easy and the consequences are often seen after few hours that's why you can;t just load your save and see what happen next, each play in Witchcer could be another experience, that's the greatest thing in this game. I reccomend you an expension set, the world of Witcher isn't so big but maybe because of that it's so much interesting as it is. Buy it and enjoy.

Both are great games. DA:O is rather standard cookie cutter RPG in story and flare. The Witcher is a more noir, haunting, monster type story. The Witcher is the better game overall IMO but DA:O is also excellent.