Dragon Age: Origins

I've been interested in this since I first heard about it, as a fan of BioWare since NWN rocked my world. It's finally out! And it seems like they weren't just spouting PR stuff when they said they were going back to their Baldur's Gate roots.

It's got some of the slick presentation that they learned from Mass Effect - though not quite as cinematic. However, the world setting seems to be very well crafted and fleshed out better than any other game I've seen. Animations might not be as smooth as the latest cinematics, but they're plenty good enough, and the voice acting and story content more than makes up for it.

I'm definitely buying this at some point. Pastor Liao was talking to me about being a consumer, and he had a very interesting point. It's strange how it's so hard to part with some money to buy something you really want, but that same money could be spent in an instant on other things without any thought.

I can't justify buying Dragon Age right now... but just yesterday, I spent $100 on new lenses, and got a $50 parking ticket for forgetting my car overnight. That's three Dragon Ages right there, friends.