Posted by Rob on February 8, 2010 – 12:14 pm
Filed under Books, Video Games
Tagged as awakening, darkspawn, deep roads, dragon age, dragon age: origins, duncan, grey warden, loghain, maric, PlayStation 3, PS3, sloth demon, the architect, the calling, the stolen throne
I enjoyed reading the first Dragon Age book, which was The Stolen Throne. It did a great job of beginning to introduce the background which eventually would lead to the Dragon Age: Origins game. The characters were well-developed, and felt like they belonged in the book. However, I did not get the same vibe from The Calling.
The term “The Calling” refers to the fact that, when a Grey Warden ages enough, he/she journey to the Deep Roads so that they can die valiantly fighting darkspawn. In the book, a Grey Warden goes off on his Calling. However, his sister (who is also a Grey Warden) has a vision in that her brother did not die, and instead was captured, which is an odd thing for darkspawn. So a group of Grey Wardens (including the rookie Grey Warden Duncan, who makes an appearance in Dragon Age: Origins) approach King Maric and ask him to guide them through the Deep Roads. Thus, the book follows the adventure of Maric, Duncan, and several other Grey Wardens as they journey through the Deep Roads in search of the imprisoned darkspawn.
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Posted by Rob on January 31, 2010 – 3:23 pm
Filed under Books, Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, bioware, book, darkspawn, dragon age, dragon age: origins, fantasy, ferelden, loghain, maric, novel, PlayStation 3, PS3, RPG, the calling, the stolen throne, wiki
I really enjoyed the story and lore that shaped the RPG Dragon Age: Origins. When perusing the Dragon Age Wiki one day, I saw that there were two novels written by the game’s writer. These novels served as prequels to the game, and I was excited to start reading them to partake of more adventures in Ferelden. The first book in the series, The Stolen Throne, proved to be an excellent edition to Dragon Age lore.
The Stolen Throne starts off depicting the adventures of Prince Maric, the heir to the Ferelden throne. Unfortunately, the Orlesian nation has conquered Ferelden, and the royal family has been running a rebellion against the usurper. After his mother (the Queen) is killed, Maric flees, and eventually meets up with Loghain (who is one of the antagonists of the Dragon Age: Origins game.) The book then follows their adventures over the next few years, as they work to get Maric back on the throne.
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Posted by Rob on January 26, 2010 – 6:06 pm
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as alistar, archdemon, avp, big bad bob, bigbadbob, bioshock 2, dragon age: origins, level, loghain, mage, morrigan, perfectionist, platinum, PlayStation 3, PS3, rogue, silver, the ultimate reward, trophy, warrior
Today I snagged my fourth Platinum trophy, from Dragon Age: Origins. It definitely takes some time, and requires three playthroughs. You get a silver trophy for getting each character class (warrior, mage, and rogue) to level 20. My first playthrough was with the warrior, and at the end of the game I was level 20. My mage ended at level 21, and my rogue ended up at level 22. So you basically have to finish the game with each character to get each of those trophies.
Secondly, one of the trickier trophies to get is the Perfectionist trophy, which you receive for unlocking all the endings in the game. From reading online, Ive heard people say there are two, three, and four endings. I got the trophy for three different endings. Heres what I did:
- Recruit Loghain, perform the dark ritual with Morrigan and main character
- Kill Loghain, have Alistar sacrifice himself to kill the Archdemon
- Kill Loghain, sacrifice self to kill the Archdemon
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