E3 2008: Over Three Minutes of Dragon Age: Origins Gamplay Footage

BioWare demonstrates some of the gameplay features for Dragon Age: Origins in this video which is just over three minutes long. Being called the spiritual successor by the devs, I am thinking those are some big shoes to fill - in my opinion anyway, but if they can match the fun dungeon crawling experience of the original BG than it will be a good thing.They still need to put the finishing touches on the game, but they have more than enough time until release to shine it up.

Anyway, here are some features from the game along with the gameplay video.

• Epic Party-Based Combat – Dragon Age: Origins will introduce an innovative, scalable combat system, as players face large-scale battles and use their party’s special abilities to destroy hoardes of enemies and massive creatures.
• Powerful Magic – Raining down awesome destruction on enemies is even more compelling as players apply “spell combos,” a way of combining together different spells to create emergent unique effects.
• Deep Customization – Players will develop their characters and gain powerful special abilities (spells, talents and skills) and discover ever-increasing weapons of destruction.
• Your Story, Your Way – With its emotionally compelling story, players choose with whom they wish to forge alliances or crush under their mighty fist, redefining the world with the choices they make and how they wield their power.
• Origin Stories – Players will select and play a unique prelude that provides the lens through which the player sees the world and how the world sees the player. The player’s choice of Origin will determine who they are and where they begin the adventure, as they play through a customized story opening that profoundly impacts the course of every adventure.

Dragon Age: Origins is scheduled to ship for the PC in early 2009.

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