A new game is coming to GameStops near you! Dragon Age: Origins.

Well, I took a look at the game and it looks pretty awesome. Fighting, RPG, realistic graphics that don't make you barf, and nice combat system.

But I did notice a couple of things that are not so great with the game.

1) For those of you WOW fans, you know how the combat system works out: You click, he swings his sword. You press a certain button, he shoots a fireball. Well, that's basically the same system with DA: you click, he swings his sword. You press a certain button, he shoots a fireball.

2) The "Buddy-Buddy" system. For those of you who play ES: Oblivion and Morrowind, you know how tiresome it can get. WOW fans, you don't have to worry about that because your buddies are actually buddies that have common sense NOT to get in line of YOUR fire. The NPC in ES, however, only have the AI to help them, and it not much of a guide much less a death trap. And since this isn't an online game, your buddies in DA are, surprise! NCPs.

My problem is, when you're trying to kill a zombie or such, your buddies want to help too. Well, an extra pair of hands wouldn't hurt. Only problem is, THEY KEEPS GETTING IN THE WAY! So of course a few minutes later, I killed my buddy and the zombie killed me. <.< Isn't that nice? That's why I don't play with buddies and just play with cheats. XD

3) The Points System. In FFXII you had to get licenses to wear a HAT? o.0 Well, same problem in DA. You need points you obtain from fighting to get a hat. Just like in FFXII, these points are not refundable. You have been warned if you spend all your points on axes when you find a VERY powerful sword and you can't use it because you blew it all on hats and axes.

Now onto the good stuff!

1) Lots of variety. They added in so much stuff that everybody doesn't look the same. And do the same too. You can steal cookies from little fat kids, seduce ugly guards, get drunk at a Nordic bar, and run around screaming your head off while being chased by a dragon. Yep, lots of fun.

2) More complex fighting strategy. In Oblivion, if you were an archer, you had to do with shooting at a range because frankly, you get killed shooting right in front of the guy's face. In DA, you can actually kill them from a distance and up close and personal, not to mention headshots and one-kill shots and...I guess Penis shots as well. XD

3) You can be good or evil and it has actual consequences! *In Oblivion, you have to have a humongous bounty on your head for people to hate you and for guards to kill you. Otherwise, they just hate you, and that's not nearly as fun.*

Is it a good deal? Well, that depends on what you like.

1) If you played WOW and didn't like it after the first couple of days: Probably not worth it.

2) If you played ES games and didn't like it after the first couple of days: Probably not worth it either.

3) If you played FFXII and you absolutely HATE the licenses thing: Don't bother. Cause that's what the game revolves around. Go figure.

Me? I like RPGs and lots of fighting and I don't mind the licenses, so maybe I'll work around the Cons to have the most fun stealing cookies and having the biggest selection of hats in the world. And who knows? Maybe the small amount of sexual content of the game will get you striving for the game, coming out this November. *IF it doesn't get delayed for the third time. <.<*