It’s not often that you see fully fledged single player RPGs, especially great ones, ones that bring back old memories of Diablo, Baldur’s Gate and Dungeon Siege. It’s safe to say, as you probably know, Dragon Age: Origins brings back those memories. It’s a deep and satisfying RPG that should rock the world out of RPG fans, but it’s not without flaws.

Dragon Age, quite correctly referred to as the spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate, is set in the fictional realm of Ferelden, where your character is part of a massive battle between demons that rise from under the ground and plan to take over the lands (what else are they gonna do?), and everyone else — which of course, includes you. You’ll start off by creating your character, pick between human, elf or dwarf, and pick a class: warrior, mage, or rogue. You can customize your character down to the smallest details, and each of the races has a different story, and can change the game quite a lot, depending on just which race and class you pick. Read the rest of our review