Dragon Age Origins: Awakening Review

Dragon Age: Origins Awakening is the expansion content for the RPG Dragon Age: Origins. Why they didn't just call it Dragon Age: Awakening is beyond me. Anyway, Awakening picks up where the main game ends, continuing the journey of your Grey Warden. Moving to a new region of Fareldin, the game puts your Grey Warden in the role of an Arl, governing the land as a military Grey Warden ruler. Meanwhile, the Darkspawn are still at large, and a new threat looms on the horizon.

The story in Awakening is less about a world in perril and Darkspawn attacking, and more about building your region up to have a better economy and better protection against future Darkspawn threats. Its actually pretty interesting, and the game puts your character in a position where tough governing decisions need to be made.

Little has changed by way of gameplay. The game adds the ability to level to 30, and adds tons of new spells and abilities, as well as new gear. Your characters can also now craft the item modifying runes, rather than just having to rely on buying or finding them.

Awakening lasts about 10-12 hours, which is pretty good for an expansion. However, I would only recommend this to fans of Dragon Age that want more. When it came out it was $40, but now you can get it for $30 or less, which is a better deal for the content you get. Overall, I'd say that this expansion is worth it if you are a fan of the main game, as it adds a lot more to the lore and story of your Grey Warden.