The first Dragon Age added a few interesting twists, like spell combos and origin stories, that would get expanded on in later games. really what gave birth to the BioWare that everyone sees today.' 'And really, honestly, it's where we started, right? It's our roots, it's where we got our. 'I don't think we could get away without doing a fantasy RPG at BioWare,' Dragon Age: Origins game director Dan Tudge told Eurogamer. In an interview with Eurogamer at the time, critics seemed skeptical about the game, questioning where it would differentiate itself from its predecessors. It positioned Dragon Age as a spiritual successor to its older Dungeons & Dragons RPGs, most notably Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights.

This isn't the opening act for Mass Effect's headliner this is one of BioWare's most ambitious series, which managed to return to the fantasy well while reinventing conventions, even its own, in the process. With that in mind, it's time we re-examine the series that's lived in the shadow of Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect for so long. Yesterday was Dragon Age: Origins' 10-year anniversary. While Mass Effect hype was at an all-time high, public perception of the Dragon Age games cratered. Dragon Age has always played second fiddle to BioWare's other series.

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