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I downloaded the humble bundle, and got Dragon Age II and Origins.

They any good? Which one should I play first?

Uh, you got the first two Dragon Age games? They're critically acclaimed and have a big fandom. II is the second one lol. :)

I've definitely heard of them; that's why I bought the bundle when I could, lol. And I figured that II was the second, I just wanted to make sure that I didn't buy one good game, and one dud-that-I-should-skip, lol.

Origins, because it's the first one in the timeline. Things you do there will be referenced in II.

Sweet, thank you! I wasn't sure if it was one of those situations where there was I, II and then a prequel (Origins), but the first hadn't been in the bundle. Thanks!

Origins is 1, Awakening is 1.5 DLC, II is self-explanatory. :)

That's really helpful, thank you! I'm assuming Inquisition is third, both as when came out, and in the in-universe timeline?

Yup.

Thanks. :)

the games are sequential yes.

Thanks! I'm using to things like Ace Attorney/Phoenix Wright/Legend of Zelda where the timeline from game to game is sometimes kind of confusing, so I appreciate your answer!

They are both excellent! Origins is the first game in the series.

Wonderful! I was a little bit worried, since I don't know anything about the games, but at $5, it was a steal no matter what, so...

>They are both excellent!
Good joke, you made me laugh.

Origins? Because it's first. Although, fair warning - a lot of people who like Origins don't like II as much. They're very different stories - Origins is a typical hero story, and II ... isn't.

I prefer II over Origins, but I'm in the minority there.

Thank you! Like I said above, I wasn't sure if it was one of those situations there there was games one and two, and then a prequel (Origins) (and the first game just wasn't in the bundle) or if Origins was genuinely the first game, and I was afraid to google it in case of spoilers.

I'll keep that in mind when I'm playing. :)

A lot of people who like Origins are old-school PC gamers who grew up on the likes of Infinity Engine games like Baldur's Gate and other unplayable messes that ran on realtime with pause. Old-school PC gamers are the worst people on earth this side of male comic book fans and Stormfront.

I prefer II as well. Man, I found the fighting mechanics in II a lot more pleasant. I just felt like everyone in Origins was fighting in slow-mo.

They're both awesome games and hard to compare... but Origins was pretty generic Tolkien fantasy. The characters were fun, it had that epic feel, but there really wasn't anything to the storyline that wasn't a well-used fantasy cliche. DA2 had a lot of problems (though I maintain they are solely a result of a insanely premature deadline, and they didn't get nearly as much time as they should've to work on it) but it's a lot more original, and the narrative is far more complex. And I think I like the cast better, overall. I love how the combat was smoother and faster, but it did get less... strategic? than Origins was.

And Inquisition, I think is the strongest in terms of narrative development, but the combat was severely simplified.

Inquisition is a bunch of barely related main quests, pointless repetitive fetch quests, beautiful but empty landscapes, and clumsily tied-up loose ends.

You've already been told what order to play them in, but I feel like adding that the expansion for Origins (Awakening) is GREAT and if you enjoy the game and can afford it, it's well worth the money. The other DLC are good too (The Stone Prisoner being one of my favorites because Shale is amazing, but Return to Ostagar is wonderful and Witch Hunt while not the most exciting DLC, was still good for the final confrontation).

All in all though, I think I actually enjoyed Dragon Age II's DLC more than DA:O's. (Excluding Awakening, because, as said, while it was epic it was also a full expansion so they don't really compare.)

Origins is my (overall) favorite DA game so far, but II is solid and has some great things going for it. Inquisition is great in some places and poor in others, but if you enjoy the other two I definitely think it's worth a shot. (Maybe wait and buy that on sale too.)

Oh, and if you make it past DAII...try the Dragon Age Keep!

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