We all know Dragon Age is great but...

[Charmed8]

I've been playing dragon age for a long time and it's the first game I played that I truely enjoyed. I'm fairly new in PC gaming and I use to play D&G when I was younger. I like the magic aspect of the game, I like the choice in character we have and the diferent dialoge option so I'm looking for another RPG that would offer some of the same qualities...

 

Any ideas?

 

I've also played Vampire Bloodline but the graphics are nothing compared to DAO...

 

I need help here... :unsure:

[Retribution]

Mass Effect series

Baldur's Gate series

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Planescape: Torment

The Witcher

[Sinophile]

I've been playing dragon age for a long time and it's the first game I played that I truely enjoyed. I'm fairly new in PC gaming and I use to play D&G when I was younger. I like the magic aspect of the game, I like the choice in character we have and the diferent dialoge option so I'm looking for another RPG that would offer some of the same qualities...

 

Any ideas?

 

I've also played Vampire Bloodline but the graphics are nothing compared to DAO...

 

I need help here... :unsure:

Sadly, when a game is truly great, it is irreplaceable, much like a great woman. I would recommend any other Bioware title, although after DAO, they would all feel extremely dated. My second favorite Bioware game would be Knights of the Old Republic, because you get to build your own lightsaber. Generally speaking, there has always been a trade-off between open-ended roleplaying, and storyline. Japanese RPGs generally give the player little choice in how their actions affect the storyline, while Western RPGs are more open-ended, but have less memorabe characters.

Another thing I liked about Dragon Age is the lack of the dualistic good/evil dynamic. They focused less on being "good" or "evil", and more on actions and their consequences. Most Bioware games generally have a slider for good and evil.

 

 

Anyway, after carefully racking my brain, and searching Direct2drive for any game similar to DAO, the closest I could think of was The Witcher.

The Witcher is a lot like DAO, and is only $20. It has fairly decent graphics compared to more recent releases, and has multiple dialog options that profoundly affect both gameplay and storyline. Also like DAO, there is no good/evil dynamic, simply actions and consequences. Last, this game has magic in it, and has a medieval European setting similar to the traditional D&D games.

Here's a vid for it:

http://www.direct2drive.com/1/6763/product/Buy-The-Witcher:-Enhanced-Edition-Director%27s-Cut-Download

[Sinophile]

Baldur's Gate series

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Planescape: Torment

 

Those are very dated examples. Since he complained about the graphics of Bloodlines, I am assuming he wants something more recent.

 

Mass Effect series

This is a shooter, with no magic, and few RPG elements. Also, you have to wait until like the very end of the game to have sex with anyone. Still, very good graphics if you are into sort of a Star-Wars like Universe.

[Povuholo]

Baldur's Gate 1/2 is great but if you must have good graphics I suppose that's not an option.

 

Very good and long games though.

[Pushkatu]

You should take a look at the Gothic series 1,2 and 3. Great games, with magic and stuff and with more posible endings depending of your choices. Link!!

[Rendan]

... Mass Effect Series.

Red Dead Redemption.

World of Warcraft.

[Charmed8]

I was wondering about the Witcher... I've seen that they are comming-up with a new one soon. But by the look of it you have to play a set character... I like DA because you can create your own. Has anyone played it? How about the Gothic serie?

 

Thank you for all the suggestions I'll definatelly take a look.

 

:thumbsup: