Looking at some reviews let me make it clear, hype can sometimes make you feel let down not the game its self
I have never in my life sat down to a game and played 10 hours straight as I did yesterday with Dragon Age. Its the fun combat with the gory blood. It's the AMAZING characters in the world that bioware has created. The grand overall story so far is great, but it's the characters they created that makes the engine go.
The combat is fun and tactical (PC VERSION) and while the graphics certainly are not mind blowing, they are decent to great at times, but the ARTWORK, is A++++. The artwork really is wonderful.
I've certainly run into some of the quest bugs that have been spoken about in some reviews, but this is bioware and I know a patch will be forth coming. I will say I did have some trouble with inventory management and quest organization, as much as I love this game it does have some issues. I don't think I'm a huge fan of the ui/inventory system.
I AM a fan of the dialogue chooses and what I think is interesting is unlike other bioware games, your choices are subtly woven through the way you play. In other words unlike Kotor and Mass Effect. Choice 1, 2 and 3 are not the drastically changed because of choice 1 or 2 from before, it's a slow subtle flow instead of the old knee jerk changes because of once prior decision I made earlier.
Unlike the grand scheme of evil and good, your choices change depending on the character you are speaking with. I'm basically hating humans and my choices between lets say speaking to a human and speaking to a dwarf or different giving the ROLE PLAYING I am doing.
AND THAT'S JUST IT. THis game is actually a real ROLE PLAYING GAME. I actually found myself ROLE PLAYING and I've never really done that honestly. I am thinking like a character and THAT is the ultimate praise I can give this game.
The combat and leveling system is fun sure, I actually think the leveling is just OK. It's not the greatest system ever created, but it is fun. But the role playing is TOP NOTCH.
I have only replayed one other game in my life and that was MASS EFFECT because I'm a sci-fi nut. However, I will be playing Dragon Age at least 2 more times to see the other origin stories and to see the game change as I play the other choices. I am so happy that It's 6:30am before work and I want to get an hour in this morning of DRAGON AGE. I have NEVER done that before.
I dreamt of DRAGON AGE last night and THAT is the ultimate testament. What a great experience, it's not even a game for me, it's an experience.
GAME ON!