Although I am unsure as to whether or not I will get any replies, I'm going to give it a shot.

Dragon Age Origins was pretty much one of my personal highlights in gaming in 2009, so needless to say, when i heard there would be an expansion i was anxious and counted down to the release.

However, once the reviews came out along with all of the blog posts, i began to second guess whether or not i actually wanted the game. I could save my money for games and equipment coming out later this year such as Medal of Honor, the Playstation Move, and the new Socom Navy Seals or even the DLC for MW2 on PS3. I am a huge fan of DA:O, but when reviewing blog posts, its clear that a lot of fans are unhappy.

It seems that they are unhappy for different reasons than i am though. Many DA:OA players have criticized the expansion for its lack of gameplay time. I don't think this would greatly bother me, as i understand its an expanion and not a full length game. Even DA:O can be completed rather quickly if you dont do side quests for gear or experiance. Another thing gamers complained about were the excessive bugs that even forced them to reboot thier PS3. This is something that would bother me greatly, as sometimes i play for hours without saving, and i would be very frustrated if i was forced to reboot and lose all of that data.

But perhaps the most disappointing sacrifice to me that this expansion made was not in quality or length of time, but the sacrifice in detail and great party members from the original. I grew to really care for morrigan allistar and leliana, the romace was an awesome feature not many games offer. I mean, what am i to do without morrigan and her smirk attitude and survival of the fittest ways?The fact that they removed romance from the game bothers me, just yesterday i spent quite some time romancing morrigan, saving, then reloading tobefore i romanced her and romancing Leliana and creating a seperate save so i could see exactlywhat changes in the ending.

It also worries me (though i am not sure, maybe someone can tell me so i know) that if they removed romance they may have removed the bonus stories and quests associated with party members that you unlock once you gain so much approval with them. I loved these side missions in DA:O and learning more about the party members, i would be very upset if they removed that as well!!!

So can someone, anyone, that reads this...please give me your input on the game. Is it worth picking up a copy, or not? And why? And could you also tell me about about the new skills and such?i would greatly appreciate the comments and replies!

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