As if next week’s Dragon Age: Origins DLC and Mass Effect 2 hitting at the end of the month wasn’t enough Bioware goodness, they’ve just announced that they’re coming out with a massive expansion called Dragon Age: Awakening.
For centuries, the Grey Wardens—the ancient order of guardians, sworn to unite and defend the lands—have been battling the darkspawn forces. Legend spoke that slaying the Archdemon would have put an end to the darkspawn threat for centuries to come, but somehow they remain.
You are the Grey Warden Commander and have been entrusted with the duty of rebuilding the order of Grey Wardens and uncovering the secrets of the darkspawn and how they managed to remain.
How you choose to rebuild your order, how you resolve the conflict with “The Architect”, and how you determine the fate of the darkspawn will be but some of the many complex choices that await and shape your journey as you venture to the new land of Amaranthine.
In it you will find a whole new area of the world to explore, Amaranthine. Here you can expect to figure out what makes these Darkspawn tick and what their true motivation is for swarming the world, starting up a new army at Vigil’s Keep to take care of them. You’ll be able to import your character from Dragon Age: Origins or start a new character as a Grey Warden from a neighboring land called Orlais. Either way you’ll be able to get a crew with five brand new characters and one “old favorite”. Furthermore, there will be a brand new breed of Darkspawn to fight and other new big boss creatures, such as a Inferno Golem and the Spectral Dragon pictured below.
It offers an increased level cap, new spells, abilities, specialization and items, and even allows you to re-spec your character, something I’d sure love to do (didn’t know how little I’d use those two-handed swords) Once again there are complex moral choices in play that will change the entire experience.
So basically it’s more, more, more! All of these goodies come with a price- a pretty hefty one, actually, at 40 bucks. No word on length, but let’s hope it’s substantial for that. Awakening hits March 16 on PC, Xbox 360 and PS2 and requires the original to play. It would really be incredible if they let you finish up certain plotlines that you might end up with at the end of the game, cause I know I’d love to track one particular character down…
Check the trailer below!
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The pc's getting it twice eh lol what about ps3 ;p
I can't wait to try out the PS2 version. Should be glorious.
I hope they tweak the awful loot itemization for the expansion. i am not sure how much generic crap I can handle in my chests. "Ooh look, more chain armor with a 2% magic resistance!"
Looks excellent. expensive. Would love to hear back from Morrigan as well…doubt it though. Oh how Alister has grown..
"Do you like fried mush and nug?
I do not like them Mister Klug
I do not like fried mush and nug
Would you eat them on a rug?
If you eat, you'll get a hug!
I would not eat them on a rug
From you I would not want a hug
Then would you drink them from a jug?
Come on, come on, give them a chug!
I would not drink them from a jug
I'd rather eat a slimy slug
Would you eat them with a bug?
Would you share them with a thug?
I would not share them with a thug
I would not eat them with a bug
Not for a hug
Not on a rug
From a jug
I will not chug
Come on, come on, now mister Klug
Are you on some kind of drug?
Eat them in this hole I dug
Eat them, eat them, don't just shrug
I've had it, had it, Mister Klug!
Down, into that hole you dug
Down with the thug
And the slug
And the bug
— By the Paragon Seuss, 2:12 Glory."
Old favorite? So, DLC-exclusive shale?
Oh and with the "import characters/ONE old favorite" parts, Iwould doubt that it lets you continue on the old quests… which is odd, seeing as even if you complete the game, you can keep playing.
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