This game is like a improved baldur's gate, the mechanics are awesome, you can configure easily the party members tactics, the graphics are awesome (and the game runs fine on a medium range laptop). The Story is very nice, and you have many characters to start, each one with a prologue that gives you a intro on that specific character.

If you liked Baldur's Gate you should be playing this.

Dragon Age is an incredibly deep and gripping game. I will start out by saying this game gets 5 stars for sure.

Graphics: The graphics are great. This game is a few years old at the time of this review, but it still looks fantastic. The one thing I found a little annoying was the look of the helmets and not being able to toggle their appearance. This was easily remedied by downloading a simple mod. The cinematics are great and really make you feel like you're in the game, which leads me to the next category.

Story: The story is the selling point of the game for me. The way the events transpire make the world feel so alive and real. I was always on edge just waiting to see what happens next.

Gameplay: The gameplay is good, and very challenging. For people that are not familiar with party based RPGs, such as Baldur's Gate, this game will be tough. On normal difficulty you will need to understand your parties' formation and know when to execute commands. Micro managing your party is a must. This is accomplished easily by pausing the game with the space button and queueing up commands.

Controls: The controls are similar to an rpg as you would imagine, with an additional overlay provided because of the party mechanics. You can play zoomed in like normal, or zoomed out with an isometric view. You will be switching between characters to give them commands a lot during combat.

Over all, the game tells a very interesting story in a very lively world. If you enjoy RPGs at all, I would recommend dragon age. Even if you are not familiar with the party style system, you may play on easy until you are used to it, or just leave it on easy.

This is an amazing title, and is a modern slice of what we grew to love in Bioware's early titles like Baldur's Gate and Ice Wind Dale.

If you're looking for a lot of game AND a great story, you'll find it here. This edition contains Dragon Age: Origins, Awakening and the other expansions so you've got every bit of goodness that exists for this game (outside of mods) right from the start.

Highly recommended for any RPG fans!

This masterpiece by Bioware is a game of massive scale that is everything you can ask for. Plenty of hours of gameplay and strategic planning as well as an immersive story, Dragon Age: Origins is a near-perfect fantasy RPG.

Dragon Age is one of the best RPGs of the decade, in true Bioware fashion; they have crafted a well though out, and well balanced universe. With engaging, side stories, lore, & superb characters, you're guaranteed to get sucked in for a thrilling 40 hours worth of gameplay.

That's not to say that the game isn't without it's flaws. The introduction takes far too long, and isn't balanced as well between the races and difficultly. More so, the game is full of tropes that Bioware loves to extort, abuse, & overuse at times. Making the game feel somewhat samey to Knights of the Old Republic or Mass Effect if you have played either game.

Like it's lineage though, this game can stand on it's own two feet and above most other western RPGs, as it focuses on the story, lore, & characters to drive you. Instead of a lack-luster world. Like wise, while the combat is more of Bioware's slow style, it is very engaging, and requires very few pauses in the action to accomplish complicated and fulfilling moves.

Overall, the game is superb. Just avoid Dragon Age 2 and you'll love the "series."

One of the finest RPG ever. Deep story, deep RPG elements and deep lore, also very decent graphic, decent voice acting and decent writing. It's essentiall a masterpiece that combine all the elements perfectly. Every single aspect shows that the developer has put long time into crafting it. Different races with different starts is also a very innovative concept. It satisfies both classic RPG gamers and new comers.

The only downside of this package is that it does not contain the DLC from the Collector edition.

Amazing game. Very well done. The graphics are stunning. The story is captivating. For me the gameplay was unique since I personally have never come across such a form. The choices make the game compelling. To me this game is a work of art.

The best RPG I have ever played. Over 100 hours play time, very attractive storyline, lots of side quests, with such a low price, this is just perfect.

This is an RPG in the same vein as Baldur's gate, it is a joy to play and it has countless hours of replay ability, this is th eonly way to buy it, with every dlc and the awakening expansion

This is a very good game. It is made by Bioware so it definitely has the same feel of the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. If you played the second Dragon Age first, there is not many similarities between the few, many more similarities between this and KotOR. It is set back in old times, with magic and swords. There are several stories you can choose from all of which determine how you will perform quests. Whatever choices you make WILL effect your outcomes.

One of the best RPG ever made by Bioware. The lore is so big, good graphics, great gameplay, exceptional storyline, eargasm Original Soundtrack. You will be drawn into the world without knowing it. There are so many choices and consequences in the game, from origins to paths, companions, etc. Replayability has never been this fun. Oh and you can import your saves to other DLCs or Dragon Age 2 (though I strongly suggest you NOT to get DA2 - it's a money milking game, worse than DA:O in many aspects)

A few downsides from the game are: not-so-great optimization, game runs well but some framerate drops at specific scenes; few glitches but none are game-breaking; no open-ended ending / freeroam after completing the main story; combat can be quite slow if you like fast-paced action games, but there is a balance mod to help you with that, it changes the speed and rebalance lots of stuff, makes the game even better.

Overall, if you are a fan of Western RPG, this is a must!

If you played any Bioware's RPG games, then you can expect the quality of story and choices from this game. There are many ways to tackle a problem. You can talk your way out of a problem or you can just stick a blade through their throat. The choices available to you makes this game worthy of many replays.

The combat is good! It is similar to Neverwinter Nights 2 where you can pause and analyze the enemy position before unleashing some fireball their way. Warrior, Mage and Rogue are the trinity here, and each name already explain their own expertise. Choosing a Mage will give a different story experience compared to other classes. But that is for you to find out!

If you want a story-driven game like KOTOR, you won't find better game than this! With all the content included in a package, you can expect a long play length!

This game is well worth the price. I put off buying the game because I wasn't sure if I would like the story or the game play mechanics and WOW was I pleasantly surprised. The story is engrossing and the game mechanics are that right balance between being fun without being tedious.

A classic of epic scope and ambition, this game is sure to find a place in the library of a wide variety of gamers. I particularly like the multitude of possible origin stories for the protagonist, and how these early choices can shape the context and contours of the game throughout. Though this game spent several years in development, it is good to see that the time there was not wasted.

And so Bioware's finest gets its Ultimate Edition... what is there to say? This game is 2009's GOTY for me, so if it was already a must have, then now it's more than ever.

Graphics: Awesome.

Gameplay: Awesomeness Incarnate.

Story/Plot: Can't be described in this language, nor in any earthly one for that matter... but Superb+Amazing+Wonderful+Best thing this side of Knights of the Old Republic will have to do.

Sound: Superb... effects are great and the soundtrack is fantastic.

5/5 gents...

As a combined offering this is a nice deal - when you start playing the whole story line will be available to you at once and immediately. Additionally getting to start with some of the 'perks' that others had to wait for makes the learning curve easier, and/or allows you to try strategies that weren't available when you didn't start with the 'perks'.

The graphics are nice, and the gameplay is fun, not as grim or morale as the ads claim (unless you live a very sequestered life ;).

If you check some forums or websites you can get recommendations for which order to play the 'expansion packs' in, and that creates a more enjoyable and immersive story line.

It is a very large download (13 GB), expect the download to take hours (or a day) - I was getting speeds in the ~300 and y download took ~10hrs.

After purchase you get an Activation Code: & Bonus Content Code:

I have windows7 and my hardware is closer to the lower end of the recommended hardware (AMD dual core, ATI HD5500, - I've only turned down the graphic settings a little bit to keep game play smooth.