Remembering The Dragon Age Games 

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Dragon Age Origins straight up one of the best RPG’s ever made

Dragon Age 2 did not come out in 2012. It came out in March 2011, just 16 months after Dragon Age: Origins, which is pretty crazy to think about and explains why the scope was so scaled back and why it takes place in one city.

Origins was truly a one off all time great. Written by people who actually understood how to craft a narrative and create compelling characters

Not playing awakening is wild, my favorite expansion in gaming

Dragon age 2 and Inquisition were not perfect, but I appreciated them for what they were.

We need to get a remaster for origins

AWW MATTY, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! You genuinely don't know how much it means that I've inspired you! You inspired me to start creating videos, so thank you!

Dragon Age Origins is unbeatable. I'm sad the games took such a new art style with it because I remember being terrified of Darkspawn in the DAO. The overall air in DAO was just so scary to me, the stakes felt so much higher

Dragon Age 2 is actually really good considering Bioware was given about 9 months to release it.

I played Dragon Age II for the first time in December (fantasy wasn’t interesting to me in my 20s) and I spent the whole time saying “why did people hate this game?” to myself.

Gonna play dragon age origins for the first time real soon, perfect timing

One thing that got me hooked were the dragon age books. Reading about Maric and Logaihn and realizing Logaihn isn’t just a power hungry evil person. He thought the king was giving Ferelden back to Orlais. He didn’t believe in the blight threat and thought Orlais was more dangerous. The complexity of each character from the expanded dragon age lore. Like reading a book with Duncan as the main character. Amazing.

Back in my day qunari didn't have horns

Completely agree with DA2. When I first played the games back in 2015 I remember thinking "I just need to play this, for the lore" and I remember gritting my teeth :D And what I found was a fun, intimate political drama with excellent characters and one hell of an ending. I will die on the hill that Hawke is the best of the 3 heroes.

Cant beleive matty hasn't played awakenings, honestly such an amazing dlc. Also massive shout out to shale, my personal fav companion, death to the pigeons!!

I still remember the feeling i had when Leliana starts singin' In Uthenera after the Dalish questline. I was in awe. That's when Origins became my favorite rpg of all time. I miss old Bioware.

Matty, if you're going to play a full playthrough of DA:O, including Awakening... I implore you to play as a Dual Wield Warrior, with at least 36 points in Dex so you can DW full size weapons... There are a couple of extremely powerful longswords (Vigilance and Dumat's Spine) you can get your hands on in Awakening and I tend to average doing between 40-50% of all party damage across the playthrough, especially in the base game. I do enough DPS to draw the aggro and I'm tanky enough to handle it. My typical party is myself, Leliana, Morrigan and Alistair to be the tank protecting Morrigan and Leliana while I'm tearing through the enemy ranks in a frontal assault. In Awakening my party is usually Justice, Nathaniel (specced for archery) and Anders. Only Nathaniel comes close to rivalling me in damage. I didn't mention the various powerful longswords that can be obtained in the base game, as I know you're well aware of those, being a veteran.

I'm replaying Inquisition (I played 1&2 recently), and Solas said something that really encapsulates my love for the series. He mentioned how (while in the fade) things play out differently depending on who's experiencing it. Was Loghain a hero who did right by his men, or was he a sneering villain? Both are true, and the contrasts you can have in each playthrough are the main things I want to see with the new game.

Man I totally forgot games used to come with instruction manuals! The gradual death of physical media is such a shame. I remember having a steel box edition of Halo 3, and it had an awesome guide to the Halo universe included. Was great.

I think I played Dragon age origins campaign 20+ times throughout middle school/high school/college where I finally could mod it. God that game will forever have a special place in my heart.

I remember the excitement I had playing Origins on my PS3. It felt like I was experiencing the video game version of Lord of the Rings.

Unlike many other people I LOVED Dragon Age 2. And I started with Origins, yes the reused dungeons was off putting but I loved most of the characters and the pure animosity and tension that was constant in the city. It was a coming from the slums into your own story. Inquisition… well… I still haven’t finished a quarter of it yet. The MMO aspect of it really puts me off. The mission of collecting blankets was the nail in the coffin for me

Your love for KOTOR is the same exact way I feel about Origins and how I found your main channel. Certifiable banger.

Witcher overshadowed inquisition.

Does anyone else remember the dragon age mobile game? I wish they didn't take that off the app stores I would 100% play it every once in awhile

Playing DA2 right now on my Steam Deck! So good Matty!

I love all DA games

Wish they remaster the old dragon ages or make them available for all platforms so we can go back and play them before veilguard comes out!

Whats really cool is enjoying these games back in the day without looking up what other people thought on the internet, and coming to similar conclusive opinions, so interesting.

Im such a boring DA player, I always pick the male human with a great sword 🤷🏻‍♂️. I love dragon age so much 🔥

Dragon age: Origins is still a classic for me. I like DA 2 more with time and dislike Inquisition more as time goes on. It just has too many flaws to me.

The future may be uncertain but Fereldan will live on in my heart forever

DA Origins was also my first HD experience!!! Even got a headache lol!!!

a retro gaming channel covering the dragon age games makes me feel old

My understanding is that a remaster collection - ala ME: Legendary Edition - is very difficult due to the fact that different engines were used for each game (Eclipse, Lycium, and Frostbite respectively). By contrast, every game in the ME trilogy all used a version of Unreal, making the modernization process much more streamlined and efficient.

A retro rebound Dragon Age video just as we also have a Dragon Age sale on Steam! Gotta love it!!

Gears of war 2 was my first experience in HD gaming. I was playing 360 with component for almost a year before I plugged in an HDMI Cable 😅. It was such a huge upgrade back to then

Dragon Age 2 is so underrated.

This is my favorite game franchise and I love every entry, the rich roleplay in Origins, the incredible lift in art style and astonishing interpersonal relationship development and plot writing in DA2 and the grand scale of conflict and sense of power given in DAI and now what seems to be an amazing graphical, cinematographic, and gameplay experience (hopefully in plot as well, it seems that way thankfully) in DATV that offers what seem to be cool looking companions that are thankfully not just shoehorned old characters from previous games, but instead new people with their hopefully amazing unique stories to tell, and I hope to see comebacks from previous characters, but I am glad to see it will be as characters you meet and help/be helped by, also very happy for Harding for getting the spotlight she deserves. Harding is badass. Lastly, I will say, Inon Zur is the best composer, Trevor Morris did an excellent job, my preference is just the DAO and DA2 style in music.

My most favorite & nostalgic franchise! 🌠🙏🏻👑💜

I'm one of those weirdos who's favorite is 2 lol

Tbh my introduction to Dragon Age was actually Inquisition. I stumbled across it one day while looking for something new to play at Gamestop. I thought the cover looked pretty interesting and it was cheap as well. So I figured why not give it a try and I instantly fell in love with it. Sadly I still have yet to play Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2. I really want to play them but I just don't own a PS3 anymore. I have watched some gameplay videos and lore videos about them though. But with Dragon Age Veilguard coming out soon maybe they'll take advantage of the renewed hype for the series and make a legendary edition for them like they did with the Mass Effect trilogy. If they do decide to do that I will definitely be pre-ordering it.

Great video mate

My biggest issue with Da2 and DaI, is that you don't need to be there. In both of these games, the major plot twisting event that leads to the end, is taken from you and your group. That decision is made for you. Which tells me my story doesn't matter, only theirs does.

Im on the journey to re-100% and solo nightmare all three games before DAV, so hyped!

Matty we are the same!!! Dragon Age Origins was my first exposure to the RPG type game genre and MAN I had no idea that characters could feel so real, that my choices felt like they mattered, and in a world that felt so cool and complex. I am very hopeful for Dragon Age Veilguard because even though 2 and Inquisition were quite different and had their own issues, I still really love the lore and world of Dragon Age. I'm excited to see where the story goes and if they can provide some interesting companions in the world I love so much.

The Dragon Age series has been a ton of fun, loved the gameplay, lore, companion interactions, Dragon Age Inquisition is my personal favorite, super excited for Dragon Age The Veilguard, also the Netflix animated show Dragon Age Absolution was great to!! 😊

Origins is my favorite but love series. 2 is overhated. Its a good game

Hot take, but DA2 is my favorite of the DA games. I love the combat, the small scale stories, the personal relations Hawk has with everyone. Hells, I was even happy it wasn't another story about the damn world nearly being destroyed again! While was just really refreshing for me and wasn't as stressful like DAO or as slow of a start as DAI.

The Arishok is a better villain than Loghain??? What??

I have played through them all before but never one after another and never finished them until a couple of months ago now when I decided to replay them off of a friend’s recommendation.

Honestly can’t believe you never played Awakening

Did you watch the New Gameplay trailer?

Waited for this!

How could we forget!

The new game looks more like a mobile parody than a Dragon Age game

Got the plat for origins a 2 years ago. It's a highly recommended for me. I think once you commit to this plat you cannot uncommit. Looking to Plat 2 and Inquisition too but origins was also my gate into rpgs. Great video bro

I loved all the dragon age games - including DA2. But Inquistion was released missing some intended features.

I loved the more personally story of Hawke and their companions and even the side characters, it was so refreshing to have a story where you are just trying to survive and become something and make it rich to improve the lives of you your family and friends instead of the cliche that is oh you are the chosen one you are gonna save the world, it's such a old and boring plot those are.

If we could get dragon age origins handheld I would cry

Observing the reactions of online communities to Dragon Age V reminds me of the reasons behind my decision to take a break from social media. While criticism of a game is acceptable, and choosing not to purchase it is a personal choice, I encountered individuals yesterday who expressed outrage over the mere use of the color purple in the game.

Dragon Age 2 is not as bad as everyone thinks and is better than Inquisition. That's my hill

Great timing for an An obituary we can all morn its passing fron this world , and enjoy the memories, cause ..theres nothing else

Pretty sure DA2 came out about 6 months before Skyrim

You should really reccomend people getting it on PC, because it plays in a superior way (DAO)

I played Origins a dozen times. I played 2 around 2 or 3 times. I played Inquisition once and without the dlc. I liked the game, but by the end, I just didn't have the urge to play it anymore. I think it was last year that I bought Inquisition again to give it another chance on my pc, but I haven't done it yet.

It’s wild to me how we still haven’t gotten a remaster for these games like the Mass Effect Trilogy. So much QOL improvements that could help the games even more.

Dragon Age: Origins and its expansion Awakening were amazing, I would love to have a remake with updated graphics someday. It doesn't even bother me that your character is silent and it's definitely the dragon age game I've replayed the most and in my top 2. From the characters, to the scary enemies and levels (looking at you Fade - Lost in Dreams and Deeproads quests), soundtrack, companion banter, narrative quality and choices, and the ending credits song by 30 Seconds to Mars (lmao). There are very few times where I've cried after completing a game but it was such an emotional journey and story. Yes the combat left much to desired, but it was out weighed by everything else. It's been fifteen years and I'll still never forget, "Have you ever licked a lamp-post in winter?" 😂💀

I personally started with Inquisition for PS4, and I loved every moment of it. It holds a very special place in my heart... It definitely made me play Origins and 2 and I honestly still haven't completed either of those games TuT Edit: I majorly agree with you on how they should've made a legendary edition of Dragon Age instead of Mass Effect. I was so disappointed when we didn't get that :c

The Arishok in DA 2 gave me the quote "The madness of this...place" he says the word with such contempt you don't need more. But fenris says "friend of no one" I'm thinkin yea man, I kinda gathered that lol

Hey MrMatty!!!!!!!

I'm grateful to you for make this videos you always been honest person 💯

I’ve only recently played these games around 2018-2021 I believe most likely around Covid I absolutely love BioWare and I can’t believe I never played these games as a kid wish I did but liek they said in step brother better yet I played them as an adult

I hope we can get a Legendary Edition of Origins and DA2 at some point - as we had for Mass Effect

2 and Inquisition used to feel so disappointing to me at the time they released since I loved Origins so much, but after ten years without a game I came to really appreciate them for what they were. I just love the world and the characters, the way time passes throughout the games, and how most players have different experiences throughout the trilogy. Its a special, flawed franchise that I'll love no matter what because without Origins I never would've gotten so heavily into the fantasy genre at all.

Love all three but for different reasons. I’m sure I’ll enjoy Veilguard too. If I could only take one it would be Origins but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed time time with them all.

I’m so glad that Dragon Age 2 is finally getting the flowers it deserves. It has it flaws but it’s so important to the overall story the games BioWare is making with the series. DA2 is not only sets up some very important events that play a role games after it came out but they were also able to make such a intimate story. I cried when DAO finished because I sad that the story was finish but I cried in DA2 because of the tragedy that you played with Hawke. Hawke loses so much along the way and gets keeps fighting. Also for me DA2 combat is so much fun, I loved DAO but DA2 was for me personally is so much fun as it fast paced but you still have to be smart about how you address situations. Like you said that in the video, the Dragon Age series would really do well with a Legendary treatment because while yes the games have individual stories they all correlate and make such a deep story. Streamlining the ability to play all the games would really be a game changer for both newer players and old time player.

Loved DAO. Up there with my favourites like the BG trilogy, planescape Torment, Tyranny and KCD

I wish I could go back in time just to play Origins for the first time again

Any plans on doing a retrospective on Pillars of Eternity going into Avowed?

So the way i see the story is its currently a trilogy that started with DA2. The events of DA2 permeate into DAI and DAI leads into this game. DAO sets up almost like a prequel

Dragon Age: Legendary Edition would go ridiculously hard. Especially to generate hype before The Veilguard.

I'm always playing Dragon Age! Never finished Inquisition, though, as I roam around having no clear direction on where to go

27:00 i'm glad to hear someone else noticed that the balance in DA:I is off. It technically uses the same action combat as DA2, but the opponents are significantly more spongy or the skill combos are way weaker, which ruins the whole fluidity of combat that made DA2's feel so well paced. DA2's combat was like we well maintained engine onces you got your skill combos down.

Good video I’m preparing to play these 3 games also origins again and DA2 for the first time and going to give DAI a 2nd chance also would like to get all the achievements

I played Inquisition on PS4 first. I loved it. It made me go back and get/play the originals on PS3.

I never got past the fade on 360 for origins. Always debating on going back at some point

My biggest issue with inquisition was it was blatantly obvious there was a lot cut from it, like the reason for collecting agents and I think we were meant to have seiges or something similar in each area in order to free it from the Venatori

Idk how I’ve never played Origins. The Mass Effect trilogy are my top 3 favorite games ever

DA2 was my first western RPG, and it was in interesting experience. I unknowingly spend some money on good gear and I was locked out of finishing the first act lol.

I love the characters of inquisition!

Fully agreed on the DA2 combat, i missed the mages and archers switching to close range combat when necessary

I honestly wouldn’t mind a remake of dragon age 1 and 2 in a bigger scope kinda like ff7 remake to me that just sounds amazing

I've missed DA:O, so played the DA:2 first. And I absolutely loved this game. I did not understand and still don't do why hated this game so much. When map of the city was shown in video, I've catched a vibe of that time, truly, no other game brought so much joy to me ever. Its characters are so interesting, its plot is so good and unpredictable, man. I tried the DA:O and I liked it as well, great game. It is just very different. I'm so lucky, that I've tried DA:2 first.

Dragon age 2 one of the best.

I loved the first 2… curious about this one….

Dragon Age is my favourite game franchise ever, along with Mass Effect. I can’t wait for DA:V, fingers crossed it is not like Andromeda! But I’m pretty sure I will love it.

I totally agree with your ideas about a Dragon Age Legendary edition, but honestly if they just enhance the graphics of DAO and give it a few bug fixes and tweaks, i'd be satisfied.

I enjoyed 1 and 2 but struggled to get into 3. I plan on revisiting it soon though.