If Dragon Age Origins had never existed and this came out, I would probably give it 4 stars and be tempted to go 5. But having played through Origins about 6 times and then loading this up after months of anticipation, I was disappointed. I was going into it knowing that there would be a bit less content but we had been told it would be about 30 hrs and (at least for me) it was around 20. I could live with that I suppose....if that were the only letdown and it wasn't.
Cons: The game only somewhat seems to be a continuation of the previous game. It uses your character that you load but you are called "Warden Commander" no matter how you finished the last game. I was King of Ferelden in some of the games I loaded and other than a brief encounter with Anora, you would never have known I was anything other than a warden commander. There is VERY little involvement of your party members from Origins.
The Boss fights are nothing too special, no arch-demon or even Flemeth equivalent in this one.
The character development of your party members is downright weak when compared to Origins, I can't really elaborate without giving too much of the plot away...which by the way is also pretty weak when compared to Origins.
Pros: Same good graphics, same fighting system so if you liked Origins then you'll like this, more spells/skills and a few more level ups.
Conclusion: I would liken this to The Burning Crusade for World of Warcraft in that if you like the game and your character then you have to get this for the extra levels in case you get to keep your character in the next installment. It's pretty good, it just doesn't live up to Dragon Age Origins in any way.Get more detail about Dragon Age: Origins Awakening.
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