Dragon Age: Origins Preview

With only a little over a week to go until Dragon Age: Origins is available across North America, the new preview over at IncGamers just might be one of the last we see before the review onslaught begins. One of two elf origins broken down:

We worked our way through the building towards whatever the hell hall Nelaros was supposed to be guarding, but when we finally got there, it was clear we were too late. The remaining three guards from the cellar were there, and we opened the door just as Nelaros was cut in two. This fight was the first truly difficult one since waking up in the cellar the guard captain had a yellow name, indicating that he was hard enough to take on a few party members by himself. Thankfully, no-one with an orange name was around, as those signify people capable of taking on parties by themselves.

Two skills came in helpful: Dirty Fighting, and Dual-Weapon Sweep. The latter is useful for warriors and rogues who like to use two weapons, as it’s essentially two simultaneously horizontal slashes that hit everything in a forward arc. By stunning one, having Soris attract another and stabbing him in the back a few times, and then turning around and using Dual-Weapon Sweep to cut down the other two, we survived.

Which left only Vaughan, busily beating up Shianni while two of his guards smirked in the corner. When Soris and I walked in, they assured him that they’d take care of us. He told them to stop. (Look at them,) he said, if memory serves. (They’ve made it through the estate and they’re covered in enough blood to fill a bath. What do you think that means?)