Dragon Age Orgins is a very traditional rpg, but its also a very good game if you have the patience . The Mass Effect games have pretty awesome moments, and combat wise it plays like a shooter more than RPG, however the story while in some people's opinion is predictable and kinda like a movie, its still amazing and the amount of work put into the writing and the characters is enough to keep you interested for the duration of the game, it is also fun as hell to lift people 20 feet into the air and watch them crumple to the ground like rag dolls. The dialogue system is also pretty neat and the ability to make some game changing choices that carry on to the next game is also a pretty nice addition.
The Witcher series is set in a Dark Fantasy setting, and it certainly is nothing like Lord of The Rings. The first one has its flaws and the first 4 or 5 hours are really slow, but after that it picks up and while the combat system is a bit clunky its still a enjoyable game. Witcher 2 is actually the opposite. The first 20 or so hours(Chapter 1 and 2) are amazing, and on Normal and above is quite challenging(though they balanced it a bit in the new patch)I liked the story, and for the most part combat is very fun after you learn the basics, there are some mini games like fist fighting which is basically you pressing one or two buttons as they come up on the screen until you win, I didn't like it too much, but you do get some money after each fight, this of course is completely optional is arm wrestling and a dice game.The last chapter is extremely short and the Ending for lack of a better word sucked. Though the Developers did say there would be a expansion. Both Withcer games have the ablity to create potions that are often very helpfull for the boss fights. There are potions that can make you see and the dark as well as see blood trails that lead you to bodies for quests. There are also the standard health potions and strength potions. There are a number of side quests, and overall they are as well written as the Main storyline.
Witcher,Mass Effect and Dragon Age dont have very much in common and appeal to three different groups of people, if you like Traditional RPGs with a optional top down tactical view and the ability to pause the game and order your group around before unpausing the game and seeing what happen then Dragon Age is your game. If you like Science Fiction and a more streamlined RPG with heavy shooter elements with a emphasis on story rather than exploring and the ability to make choices that actually matter as well as a huge amount of DLC then Mass Effect is your game. If you are interesting in an more mature Dark Fantasy RPG with some more challenging gameplay and Alchemy being a key game-play element and some cool looking monsters and challenging bosses as well as pretty colors and environments. Witcher is your game.
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