Is Dragon Age Origins a good beginner game for PC?

No. It's a really diffcult game that can present challenging battles at even the easiest setting. Definately not for people just getting into the RPG genre.

Edit: The best version is on PC, though, if you are determined to buy it. (It's a fantastic game) Don't take my word for it, read some reviews.

Yep its excellent on PC. Massive story, tonnes of lore, great combat and dialogue. Just make sure you set it to easy, because easy is more like normal and normal is hard lol. Anyway, in recent memory it's one of the best games i've played. And I'm not easily impressed.

I play it on easy, and it's pretty....easy. I can get through most battles with minimal micro-management. I would 100% recommend it for the PC solely because of the Toolset that was just released. Basically, lots of user generated content will be flowing forth in the weeks/months/years to come.

I would say its a good 'beginner' PC game also because it shows why PC gaming is awesome (better controls, customizability, and better graphics). When you realize what real PC gaming is about, its hard to go back to consoles sometimes (although I still do!).

If you were going to get it for 360 when it came back, get it for PC as long as you can run it well. I'm playing on normal and the game can be pretty difficult at times, but it is a great game and if you like RPGs you should play it

So I normally play my Xbox 360 and I heard Dragon Age Origins is really good on PC; also I'm sending my 360 into Microsoft (red ring of death). I have never played any RPG's on the PC before and I want to know if Dragon Age Origins is a easy enough game to start with. I don't want to buy it and then realize I should have waited and bought it for my 360. superfly299

[QUOTE="superfly299"]So I normally play my Xbox 360 and I heard Dragon Age Origins is really good on PC; also I'm sending my 360 into Microsoft (red ring of death). I have never played any RPG's on the PC before and I want to know if Dragon Age Origins is a easy enough game to start with. I don't want to buy it and then realize I should have waited and bought it for my 360. UltimateGamer95

Mass Effect and Fallout 3 are really easy. and not bad in terms of gameplay and graphics. it will get you start enjoying rpg.

Well its not like mass effect, but neither like neverwinter nights 2. I wouldnt reccomend it to begin with, so better get it for a console where its easier and simplier. Also it requires a pretty good pc, but the graphics are pretty meh for the pc hardware capabilities. Again, its not a very demanding game, but for its requirements, well its pretty dated. Whatever the case DONT buy it if you care about graphics alot, because they that good.dakan45

lol , actually the graphics are fine and the requirements arent so low as you say since processing wise it needs quite a powerful processor .

To OP : If you arent a gimick PC Gamer then you wont care about graphics and you would pick the game for it's thriving gameplay.

[QUOTE="dakan45"]Well its not like mass effect, but neither like neverwinter nights 2. I wouldnt reccomend it to begin with, so better get it for a console where its easier and simplier. Also it requires a pretty good pc, but the graphics are pretty meh for the pc hardware capabilities. Again, its not a very demanding game, but for its requirements, well its pretty dated. Whatever the case DONT buy it if you care about graphics alot, because they that good.emperorist91

lol , actually the graphics are fine and the requirements arent so low as you say since processing wise it needs quite a powerful processor .

To OP : If you arent a gimick PC Gamer then you wont care about graphics and you would pick the game for it's thriving gameplay.

No it is not hard, if you opt for the easy setting first time through, you will maybe die once or twice through the whole game.

I would opt for the PC version any day, not due to graphics, sound or other, but because of the overhead view you can shift to, allowing you to plan your next few actions with your group it is really helpful. The PC version is also so much more rewarding then the console version because the battles are bigger, and you feel like a voctor when a battle is over and you look at all the people who once stood against you.

The console version is not bad, but it runs far worse on the PS3 then the pc (microstudder and sometimes the loadingtimes will be ungodly long) there are no overhead view for people who needs it, and the battles are often somewhat smaller (less enemies).

Serisouly why would anyone who has both a console and a pc opt for the console version of a game any critic agrees are best om pc?

My pc is about 3 years old, runs it fine so it does not need a monster rig to play, even at the setting I play at, it looks quite good

so if your PC is anything near a C2D 6850 (dual core 3 ghz) 4 gb of ram, and a 8800 gtx card, you will do fine. chances are your pc will be better then this.

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[QUOTE="dakan45"]Well its not like mass effect, but neither like neverwinter nights 2. I wouldnt reccomend it to begin with, so better get it for a console where its easier and simplier. Also it requires a pretty good pc, but the graphics are pretty meh for the pc hardware capabilities. Again, its not a very demanding game, but for its requirements, well its pretty dated. Whatever the case DONT buy it if you care about graphics alot, because they that good.dakan45

lol , actually the graphics are fine and the requirements arent so low as you say since processing wise it needs quite a powerful processor .

To OP : If you arent a gimick PC Gamer then you wont care about graphics and you would pick the game for it's thriving gameplay.

Yes i am aware that the game runs well for YOU!! You said it before, no it does not require as much cpu as gta iv, but gta iv but it does not perfom as well as witcher. I could max the witcher with a dual core, 2gb ram and 8600 gt. I cant possibly do that with dragon age. As for the tc? If he is a mainly console player then its 100% sure that his rig wont be even a decent one:

\experiance;)

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[QUOTE="dakan45"]Well its not like mass effect, but neither like neverwinter nights 2. I wouldnt reccomend it to begin with, so better get it for a console where its easier and simplier. Also it requires a pretty good pc, but the graphics are pretty meh for the pc hardware capabilities. Again, its not a very demanding game, but for its requirements, well its pretty dated. Whatever the case DONT buy it if you care about graphics alot, because they that good.dakan45

lol , actually the graphics are fine and the requirements arent so low as you say since processing wise it needs quite a powerful processor .

To OP : If you arent a gimick PC Gamer then you wont care about graphics and you would pick the game for it's thriving gameplay.

crap crap crap , how can you compare DA :O optimization with GTA"s one it is beyond imagination really ; The graphics are fine and stop having an obsession with them ; Actually it doesnt matter if Witcher had better graphics , obviously you have a problem concieving the definition of the word Scale ; The graphics are fine on PC , not marvelous , but fine fullfilling their purpose.

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="emperorist91"]

lol , actually the graphics are fine and the requirements arent so low as you say since processing wise it needs quite a powerful processor .

To OP : If you arent a gimick PC Gamer then you wont care about graphics and you would pick the game for it's thriving gameplay.

emperorist91

crap crap crap , how can you compare DA :O optimization with GTA"s one it is beyond imagination really ; The graphics are fine and stop having an obsession with them ; Actually it doesnt matter if Witcher had better graphics , obviously you have a problem concieving the definition of the word Scale ; The graphics are fine on PC , not marvelous , but fine fullfilling their purpose.

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[QUOTE="dakan45"] :lol: How they hell the graphics are fine? The game is filled with low res objects and characters and enviroment is not that impressive either. The witcher came in 2007 and had much better graphics and optimazation. The tc is neither a hardcore rpg player and i am sure that his rig is not impressive enough. I seriously doubt about his CPU being good enough. As you said the game needs a quite powerfull processor, i agree but people say its not THAT demanding, thats why i said that. So they wont quote me telling me that its not that demanding. Whatever the case The game is like gta iv. Unoptimized and mainly focus on CPU instead of GPU, with the small exception that gta iv has much better graphics.dakan45

crap crap crap , how can you compare DA :O optimization with GTA"s one it is beyond imagination really ; The graphics are fine and stop having an obsession with them ; Actually it doesnt matter if Witcher had better graphics , obviously you have a problem concieving the definition of the word Scale ; The graphics are fine on PC , not marvelous , but fine fullfilling their purpose.

1) I just did

2)You obviously didnt understand a thing ; I said that the comparison you came up with is confusing and absurd . GTA was a port , DA:O wasnt and actually the optimisation is fine since most machines can play it.

3)I cant understand your claim here , you mix Fallout 3 with a "world scale"(?) ... anyway . The reason i said scale was because you cant say that a game by default has bad graphics if you cant strictly give a scale definition . I dont agree with your characterisation because at my own visual senses DA:O graphics are fine , hence the high subjective nature of the subject.

4)They do fulfill , argue about it by explaining why you felt it didnt . In the end it wont make a damn difference because you come from a team of players where graphics mean alot.

p.s. Witcher is an Action - RPG so for the sake of logic try compare DA:O with an identical genre.

I dont come from people who value graphics, but as you said gta iv was a port, DOA has no excuse to have so many blurred surfaces when there are games on pc that look far better with a huge world scale like arma 2. Just optimize the game since its meant to be sold on pc, and pc cant take higher quality graphics. But the whole thing is funny as hell since the witcher looked better and had better optimazation, ofcourse graphics dont matter much but a 9.5 with so dated graphics? Come on, the pc can do much more than that and perfom better, they should release the pc version with visibly superior graphics. Like OPF2 Also how is witcher an action rpg? You cant attack and kill everything, it requires skill and patience, plus concetration and right use of the character capabilities. The witcher and Dragon age are the exact same genre.

I dont come from people who value graphics, but as you said gta iv was a port, DOA has no excuse to have so many blurred surfaces when there are games on pc that look far better with a huge world scale like arma 2. Just optimize the game since its meant to be sold on pc, and pc cant take higher quality graphics. But the whole thing is funny as hell since the witcher looked better and had better optimazation, ofcourse graphics dont matter much but a 9.5 with so dated graphics? Come on, the pc can do much more than that and perfom better, they should release the pc version with visibly superior graphics. Like OPF2 Also how is witcher an action rpg? You cant attack and kill everything, it requires skill and patience, plus concetration and right use of the character capabilities. The witcher and Dragon age are the exact same genre.

dakan45

Please mate give me the definition of optimisation the way you mean it cause we cant have a discussion if i cant understand what you mean by it . Secondly you must understand the game took long enough to be developed hence the graphics (which as i said for the kind of game Dragon Age Origins is they are fine) .But even concerning that example , please let me remind you how many bugs witcher had and how bad the voice acting was (http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Bugs).Now dont be fooled and say Witcher had good optimisation cause on that area(bugs etc) Dragon Age Origins is almost flawless.

btw.

Witcher gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9k1902eCXs

Dragon Age Origins Gameplay:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agLeQJB_7rg

lol what is all this about being a hard game? Seriously? I have the game set on hard and Im dominating. Thought Id be getting a little more mileage if I bumped the difficulty and I think its kinda working. Haha its pretty long as it is but I wanted to squeeze out every drop. Anyway, the 360 version is actually said to be easier. They made it so that you dont really have to pause. Its a lot more action oriented. It really is better on the PC. There are some difficult battles - Ill admit that - but its all about the tactics. For beginners, well, I guess you could put the game on a lower difficulty. Its a wonderful game otherwise. My bro is hogging the computer right now at the moment. Want to take it back...just hate being a douche. Good luck man. Gamesterpheonix

I'd try MAss Effect first,,,its a lot easier!

tbh, I didn't understand OP's question, and all the ME suggestions confuse me even more.

ME is a console exclusive, and later ported to PC (I'm guessing it's more of EA's decision).

many "PC" games nowadysare either multiplaformers or straight console ports.

if allyou play are these games, regardless on PC or consoles,there's no such thing as beginner game for PC, since you'rejust picking which version of the game you want.

DA:O as a beginner game forPC?

dnd CRPGs, yes, but it's just a cult currently and will continued to be in the future,

sole, actionRPG, diablo styIe or Gothic flavor, DA:O is not; but thisbrand will continue to dominate the CRPG scene (and some of them become multiplaformer anyway, Sacred 2, Risen, Divinity 2...)

as for all the fantastic strategy games, variety of genres and gameplay design...DO:A is no beginner game for those.

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[QUOTE="dakan45"]Well its not like mass effect, but neither like neverwinter nights 2. I wouldnt reccomend it to begin with, so better get it for a console where its easier and simplier. Also it requires a pretty good pc, but the graphics are pretty meh for the pc hardware capabilities. Again, its not a very demanding game, but for its requirements, well its pretty dated. Whatever the case DONT buy it if you care about graphics alot, because they that good.dakan45

lol , actually the graphics are fine and the requirements arent so low as you say since processing wise it needs quite a powerful processor .

To OP : If you arent a gimick PC Gamer then you wont care about graphics and you would pick the game for it's thriving gameplay.

They look great to me bud. Best RPG Graphics of 2009, easily.

The game isnt that hard, until you get further in.. but you can always adjust difficulty on the fly.

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="emperorist91"]

lol , actually the graphics are fine and the requirements arent so low as you say since processing wise it needs quite a powerful processor .

To OP : If you arent a gimick PC Gamer then you wont care about graphics and you would pick the game for it's thriving gameplay.

They look great to me bud. Best RPG Graphics of 2009, easily.

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="emperorist91"]

lol , actually the graphics are fine and the requirements arent so low as you say since processing wise it needs quite a powerful processor .

To OP : If you arent a gimick PC Gamer then you wont care about graphics and you would pick the game for it's thriving gameplay.

KHAndAnime

They look great to me bud. Best RPG Graphics of 2009, easily.

:shock::o:o:o. No way, every other rpg released in 2 years has better graphics let alone the fps.

They look average and dated to me.

I dont really understand how they look great to you guys but the game is in desperate need of a hd textures mod...by the way there is a mode that slightly improves some textures, but still....

"Is Dragon Age Origins a good beginner game for PC?"

God, no! It's hard with a capital "jesus christ".

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[QUOTE="dakan45"] :lol: How they hell the graphics are fine? dakan45

They look great to me bud. Best RPG Graphics of 2009, easily.

:shock::o:o:o. No way, every other rpg released in 2 years has better graphics let alone the fps.

They look average and dated to me.

I dont really understand how they look great to you guys but the game is in desperate need of a hd textures mod...by the way there is a mode that slightly improves some textures, but still....

:roll:

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[QUOTE="dakan45"] :lol: How they hell the graphics are fine? dakan45

They look great to me bud. Best RPG Graphics of 2009, easily.

:shock::o:o:o. No way, every other rpg released in 2 years has better graphics let alone the fps.

They look average and dated to me.

I dont really understand how they look great to you guys but the game is in desperate need of a hd textures mod...by the way there is a mode that slightly improves some textures, but still....

[QUOTE="dakan45"]

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]

They look great to me bud. Best RPG Graphics of 2009, easily.

TerroRizing

:shock::o:o:o. No way, every other rpg released in 2 years has better graphics let alone the fps.

They look average and dated to me.

I dont really understand how they look great to you guys but the game is in desperate need of a hd textures mod...by the way there is a mode that slightly improves some textures, but still....

[QUOTE="dakan45"]

:shock::o:o:o. No way, every other rpg released in 2 years has better graphics let alone the fps.

They look average and dated to me.

I dont really understand how they look great to you guys but the game is in desperate need of a hd textures mod...by the way there is a mode that slightly improves some textures, but still....

Eh witcher? I had lower perfomance in the swamps... and thats about it. Hmm i guess diffirent hardware and drivers= diffirent perfomance ;)dakan45

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[QUOTE="dakan45"]

:shock::o:o:o. No way, every other rpg released in 2 years has better graphics let alone the fps.

They look average and dated to me.

I dont really understand how they look great to you guys but the game is in desperate need of a hd textures mod...by the way there is a mode that slightly improves some textures, but still....

dakan45

i quoted you in my previous post about witcher .. check what i say about its optimisation

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="TerroRizing"] Do you have the game on your pc? Because it sounds like youre talking about the 360 version. I also noticed you said the witcher was better optimized.. what?

emperorist91

i quoted you in my previous post about witcher .. check what i say about its optimisation

Its easier then diving into a game like Baldur's Gate. Play it on easy and you should be fine... however keep in mind your PC system reqs.skrat_01

Ah yeah, I forgot there was an easy mode. Playing on anything less than normal is just an admission of being a big girly girl though isn't it?