Weekend Game Fest: Revisiting Ferelden

I've officially decided that I'm taking a break from Divinity:  Original Sin.  I plan on finishing it, but I've reached the point where it has really become a slog.  In honor of Origin making Dragon Age:  Origins it's "on the house" selection (which I never posted here, but here it is for whoever stumbles upon this and doesn't hear about it anywhere else) I am going to replay that amazing selection.  In case you haven't heard yet, you can download Dragon Age:  Origins for free until October 14.  It's yours to keep, no time limits or demo versions.  The full version of the game is totally yours!  It really is a great deal because DA: O isn't some slouch game.

This is also stemming from a semi-discussion my brother and cousin and I had on Facebook.  I was very surprised to hear that my brother enjoyed DA:  O.  Our tastes vary extremely widely and we rarely agree on games.  He also boasted that he had played through every origin story in the game.  I don't know if I have done that, so now I kind of want to.  But now I have to figure out which one I haven't done (I just got a new computer and am doing a ton of re-installing and downloading--my save games are on the old computer so I have to remember).  Hmmm...let's see human warrior (noble).  Is there another human origin story?  Dwarf--rogue, casteless and noble.  Elf--mage, Dalish and city.  It looks like I might have to roll a human.  I generally try to avoid playing a human character, it seems so bland. I'm a human in real life, I would much rather be another race in a game.  And what class?  I think the one warrior I rolled was a "tank" style sword and board warrior (which unfortunately meant that Allistair sat on the sidelines, which isn't ideal because he is one of my favorite characters in the game).  I am thinking either a 2-handed warrior or a rogue that specializes in archery.  I have never made an archer type character either, so maybe that.

Duncan, I miss your sexy beard.

Wow, I'm actually excited to replay a game I've played through 5 or more times.  I think I'll write about my new adventure in Ferelden tomorrow.