This morning, Bioware’s Chris Priestley announced that Dragon Age’s first DLC content, Return to Ostagar, had been delayed. And I was really sad.
Then, this afternoon, Bioware announced that Dragon Age’s first expansion pack, Awakening, will drop on March 16th. The goods?
A Stunning World Expanded: BioWare’s deepest universe to date just got bigger with an all new area of the world to explore, Amaranthine
- Unlock the secrets of the Darkspawn and their true motivations
- Rebuild the Grey Warden order and establish their base of operations at Vigil’s Keep
All-new Complex Moral Choices: Embark on an epic story that is completely defined and reactive to your play style
- Shape your entire experience based on the choices you make and how your handle complex situations
New Ways to Customize your Hero: Experience additional spells, abilities, specializations, and items to further personalize and customize your hero and party
- Import your character from Dragon Age: Origins or start anew as a Grey Warden from the neighboring land of Orlais
- Encounter five all-new party members and an old favorite from Dragon Age: Origins
Even more Bone-Crushing, Visceral Combat: Battle against a new range of horrific and terrifying creatures
- Put your skills to the test against an evolved, intelligent breed of Darkspawn and other menacing creatures including the Inferno Golem and Spectral Dragon!
Sounds cool, although I was looking forward to the DLC. Five new party members makes me think that this expansion is going to be really f’ing big. At any rate, more Dragon Age is a very good thing.
I'm holding out for the extra super edition in 6 months with the expansion packs included.
will the price of the orginal Dragon Age be reduced in price? i mean i would hate to buy the game and the expansion at the same time at both full price…
No idea how pricing will work just yet, at least I haven't seen anything about it. In the past, expansions have been something between $20 and $30, but for the amount of content you get I don't mind – assuming there is enough content. Better than overpriced DLC, in my opinion.