Back when games were made out of passion, not a product. we were gifted with gems like this. DA:O stands as one of the last true BioWare masterpieces, created before the departure of magician developers.

This is a game of consequences, particularly when it comes to assembling your party. You can easily miss out on characters like Sten and Leliana if you're rushing or make a mistake. This design encourages players to explore thoroughly, rather than just sticking to the main quest. I recall playing this game in 2011 and realizing too late that I had missed these characters, with no way to recruit them afterward.

It wasn’t about a scenic open world. It was the deeper elements, the music and the feel of the whole setting. Many comments talk about how these aspects made you feel like it was you and your team against the world and desperate odds, and they’re right.

Is it happiness? Is it pain? What is this feeling? This is a game that matures with you as you progress. They don't make them like they used to.

I saw a lot of reviews about how the game doesn't run in modern systems, but I installed it and it ran natively and without any issues on my steam deck. I didn't even have to login to Origin or any other client.

EDIT: go to the community page, then guides, browse by Top Rated All Time. Use the very first guide, LAA. Immediately fixed my issue and hasn't crashed since. Thank the Maker <3


Look I love this game. This is what started my obsession with RPG's. After Veilguard I decided to go back to where it began and enjoy this wonderful game all over again. I had to jump through some hoops to get it to start, and still had it a crash every hour or so... but it was working despite the jank. And I was having fun. I switched games for a little to play with a friend and when I loaded it back up... nothing. It gets to the title screen, but the moment I try loading any of my save files it just immediately ♥♥♥♥♥ bricks. I tried every fix I could find on the internet and none of it was working. So while this is a great game, it does not run. And for the few people that get it to run it still crashes. So I'm gonna have to not recommend this game, not because it's not a good game... it simply just doesn't work anymore. Very sad day. Fingers crossed I can get a refund so I didn't waste my money ):