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Dragon Age: Origins

November 3, 2009RPGESRB M

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Overview

About Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age: Origins is a third-person role-playing game described as a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights franchises. Players create their own character by customizing gender and appearance as well as choosing a race and class. Combat is in real time with the ability to pause at any moment: tactical options include an editor which allows the player to give the AI detailed instructions on how to behave in every possible situation. Although the main storyline is the same for every character created, the game features six unique prologues, two for each race. Dragon Age: Origins received critical acclaim upon release, with praise mostly directed at its story, setting, characters, music and combat system.
Story setup
Set in the fictional kingdom of Ferelden during a period of civil strife, the game puts the player in the role of a warrior, mage, or rogue coming from an elven, human, or dwarven background. The player character is recruited into the Grey Wardens, an ancient order that stands against monstrous forces known as Darkspawn, and is tasked with defeating the Archdemon that commands them and ending their invasion.
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At a glance

Released
November 3, 2009
Platforms
macOS, PC
Genres
RPG, Action
Play modes
Single Player
Age rating
ESRB M
Time to beat
~59 hours
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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Dragon Age: Origins.

Rushed
25hoursMain story only
Typical
59hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
86hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 12 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Dragon Age: Origins offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Dragon Age: Origins. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBMA 15+

Strong violence

CEROD
  • Sexual Content
CLASS_IND16
  • Violência (Violence)
ESRBM
  • Sexual Themes
  • Partial Nudity
  • Language
  • Intense Violence
  • Blood
  • Sexual Content
GRAC19+
PEGI18
  • Violence

The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 18 years and over only. It contains: Extreme violence - Multiple, motiveless killing - Violence towards defenceless people - Sexual violence.

USK18
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