Eurogamer writes: "Both gamers and industry alike are still fumbling around, circling each other, trying to figure out how the whole downloadable content situation should work. What's a reasonable price? How much should it add to the game? Shouldn't this content be in the game already? Or is it material that would otherwise never have seen the light of day?
It's unlikely that Return to Ostagar, the latest squirt from BioWare's busy digital udder, will offer any satisfying answers to these burning questions. It's a thin, forgettable little thing, cheap in price yet offering little more than 30 minutes of one-note gameplay for your virtual money. What you're really doing is forking out for another stat-boosting set of matching armour pieces and some rather tasty weaponry, dressed up in a rather half-baked narrative shell."
Much like Mass Effect 2, BioWare has released a generous helping of downloadable content for Dragon Age: Origins. Add-on packs, in particular, have achieved great success, as players enjoy new quests, characters and areas. If you need to experience these adventures, use this check list to keep yourself up to speed in the land of Ferelden.
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GameZone writes: "Return to Ostagar has players taking a trip back to the first area of the original where Duncan and the King Cailan died during the battle. What we see in this DLC content is no real strong story elements; instead players should be on the lookout for loot. And why not; this DLC has some of the strongest loot in the game.
But is this DLC worth your purchase and time?"
The Electronic Farmyard writes:
Return to Ostagar this is not… this is BioWares own personal Awakening!
Moving swiftly on from Return to Ostagar (which was one of the biggest disappointments to come out of the BioWare HQ in my honest opinion), Awakening is a brand new campaign with 5 new party members, new level cap, abilities, items and a storyline deserving of the Dragon Age title.
So let's quickly go over what is new; 6 new specializations for you and your party. That's 2 new for each class. Mages get up to 24 new spells including 2 new high level spell chains and a choice of 2 new specializations. If you prefer to play as a Rogue or Warrior you haven't been forgotten about, you are treated to a total of 32 new talents! Oh and don't forget the 3 new skills available; Runecrafting, Vitality and Clarity. There are 5 new characters to pick your party from in Awakening and the return of my favourite Origins character; Oghren. That's right Oghren is back to amuse you with his stories of drinking, whoring and general debauchery… but this time you get to make him a Grey Warden.
