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If there is one element of a BioWare game that the studio is known for, it is the characters. This is a trend in the Dragon Age series where the characters are your pals, party , and even potential love interests. But when it comes to the best Dragon Age romance of all time in of the character, writing, and plot, these are our picks.

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I don't know if he's the absolute "best," but I'm a sucker for Fenris in Dragon Age 2. I loved his storyline and the sense of trust you build up with him over the years. It takes time for that relationship to grow and you to reach a good place together. However, this is understandable given everything he's been through.

Also… I'm one of those people who genuinely enjoyed the Solas romance in Dragon Age: Inquisition. This was mainly because of how interesting it was narratively. When you considered your life as an elf and the insights you got into his personality as a result of it, it really ended up being fascinating. -- Jenni

Life as the Inquisitor is hectic. Even when you're not dealing with magical powerhouses or ancient evils, your companions are reminding you every waking moment about the end of the world. In Dragon Age: Inquisition, Josephine's romance helps you feel normal. Where other romances in Dragon Age are based on romantic tension or casual thrills, Josephine's is based on intimacy. There's an innocent chemistry between her and your Inquisitor that leads to warm and tender moments. This is far removed from the cataclysm they're both fighting against. It's a beautiful reminder. At the end of a hard day, we don't need coy euphemisms from powerful heroes; we just want someone to come home to. -- Giancarlo

While I vastly prefer the Mass Effect side of BioWare romances, Morrigan will always stand out to me. I didn’t exactly love this somewhat toxic romance, but it is one of the most fascinating. Morrigan as a character is phenomenal and one of the standouts of Dragon Age Origins. The implications of this particular romance and a certain endgame plot decision make this one of the more complicated romances in BioWare’s history. Also, shout out to the also complex and wonderful Dorian in Dragon Age: Inquisition. -- Cody

Dragon Age: The Veilguard releases for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 31, 2024.

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The Dragon Age series focuses on three core RPG classes for players to choose from: Mage, Rogue, and Warrior. They all have their own strengths and weaknesses players will likely gravitate towards. Within each of the three core classes across the mainline games thus far, these are the best Dragon Age classes and specializations worth using.

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The Mage class is all about magic and the different specializations within it focus on different areas of magic. My favorite of the Mage specializations is the horrifying but impressively unique Blood Mage. This forbidden magic is powerful and uses HP instead of mana to power it.

In addition to it, Spirit Healer with its immense healing spells is invaluable in some of the hardest challenges of the series. Finally, coming from Dragon Age: Inquisition, my second-favorite specialization for Mage is Necromancer. It acts exactly as you might expect, allowing the player to raise the dead, terrify enemies, and use incredible DPS and crowd control possibilities.

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Assassin is the quintessential Rogue specialization. It is the only one available in every RPG in the series thus far, and for a good reason. It is basically the evolved form of the Rogue, specializing dual daggers and able to deal some of the best damage of the classes. But it is pretty tame unlike its fellow best Rogue specializations.

Bard is a specialization that very much needs to come back. It acts as a for the party, buffing them and being quite fun to use because of this. Then there is, finally, the Ranger. This very Dungeons & Dragons-feeling class lets the player attack from afar and also command the wildlife to fight for them in a great way.

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The Warrior class is the basic close combat and often tank-like archetype. Oddly enough, it feels like this class has experimented the least of the three, as it often features the same old specializations. That said, if you want the most straightforward idea of the Warrior, you’ll want the Champion. This is like the tank in a way, able to command the entire battlefield by inspiring allies, defending them, and even terrifying foes.

My personal favorite of the Warrior specializations is the Reaver. This bloodthirsty class uniquely uses fallen enemies to feed their thirst for battle and go into a bloody frenzy. The sheer power of the Reaver is unmatched. Finally, the other best specialization for Warrior is the Templar. Like the Blood Mage, Templar has some of the best lore for a class in Dragon Age. This servant of the Chantry is built to take out Mages and other magical beings, and has some of the best skills for the Warrior class.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard will release for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 31, 2024.

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With three mainline RPGs and counting, it is finally time to revisit all Dragon Age titles and determine the best companions. I decided to break it down per game and give my thoughts on the best companion per title. There are some fantastic BioWare characters throughout each game, but these are the best Dragon Age companions in of writing, romance, and more across all three titles.

Best Dragon Age: Origins Companion: Morrigan 5o2632

It is quite difficult to pick a best companion from the first Dragon Age title. After all, this is arguably the best group of characters in the series thus far. But if I had to pick a single member of the group, I would go with Morrigan. This infamous witch has a deep story and the most compelling writing out of anyone in this initial game.

Without spoiling too much, her story goes in a wild direction no matter what path you take. Furthermore, her personality is intoxicating. She is certainly a prime example of “less is more.” If you like that more hard-to-get style of character, Morrigan is one of the best companions to travel alongside.

Best Dragon Age 2 Party Member: Varric 4g4av

If I had to pick a single character to be the best overall companion in all of this fantasy BioWare series, it would be Varric. He appears in Dragon Age 2 and reprises his party member role in the next couple of games, too. There is a reason BioWare keeps bringing back Varric compared to the other numerous party .

This wise-cracking Dwarf is one of the funniest characters in all of video games. He is constantly making memorable quips and bringing some much-needed levity to this otherwise quite serious fantasy world. Varric is synonymous with this RPG series much in the same way as someone like Garrus in Mass Effect.

Best Dragon Age: Inquisition Companion: Dorian 493tg

I don’t want to bring up Varric yet again for the third mainline game in this series, so the best companion from this title has to be Dorian. Like Varric, Dorian is quite funny and one of the most charming characters in the series thus far. But the most beautiful part about Dorian is he epitomizes the idea of don’t judge a book by its cover.

If you take the time to get to know Dorian well, his backstory is tremendously written and heart-breaking. His outer shell belies the emotional lore he has. Dorian has such a complex story almost no one else in Dragon Age: Inquisition is able to compare to, whether you romance him or not.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard will release for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 31, 2024.

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Electronic Arts and Bioware have announced the next Dragon Age role-playing game. It’s titled Dragon Age 3: Inquisition, and has been in development for close to two years.

"We've been poring over player from past games and connecting directly with our fans," says Aaryn Flynn, General Manager of BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Montreal. "They haven't held back, so we're not either."

He continues: "With Dragon Age 3: Inquisition, we want to give fans what they're asking for—a great story with choices that matter, a massive world to explore, deep customization and combat that is both tactical and visceral."

Dragon Age 3: Inquisition is being developed using EA’s Frostbite 2 technology, developed by the Sweden-based DICE and used for Battlefield 3. Bioware say they’re working with DICE to make Frostbite the foundation for Dragon Age 3’s engine, and that several of the Dragon Age: Origins team are working on the game.

Electronic Arts haven’t announced a release date for Dragon Age 3: Inquisition yet, but say it's coming in late 2013. They mention that the Dragon Age series has sold over 8 million copies to date.

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It looks like everyone chose to release everything the week of January 24th – 30th. Okay, maybe not everything, but you’ll recognize a lot of names on this week’s top-20 software sales list. Naturally, some of these games fared better than others. Let’s take a look.

Mistwalker and Nintendo’s The Last Story led the new release charge at the #1 spot with 114,722 units sold in three days. The closest comparison we’d make is the PlayStation 3 version of Resonance of Fate -- also an entirely new franchise -- which debuted at 118,000 units back in Jan 2010.

Certainly not a bad number, but when you consider the talent associated with The Last Story, one would have hoped to see a bigger release. Thankfully, The Last Story’s debut numbers are a slight improvement over Nintendo’s last RPG, Xenoblade, which moved around 83,000 copies during its own launch. Next week's numbers should give us a better idea of what to expect of the game.

At #2 was Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles 3 at 102,779 units. Something to note is that Valkyria 3 is exhibiting the best debut numbers in the series yet. The original Valkyria Chronicles opened at 77,000 units while Valkyria 2 debuted at 94,000 units.

Following Valkyria 3 were My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute, Kenka Bancho 5 and A Certain Magical Index, all on the PSP. #5 saw the release of another high-profile role-playing game, Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins, published in Japan by Spike.

The next batch of new releases that caught our attention were Tsuku Monogatari and GalGun, at #12 and #13 respectively. Tsuku Monogatari, which is developed by Lux-Pain developer, Killaware, in particular seemed interesting to us, and we covered it on the day of its Japanese release.

Games that failed to crack the top-20 included: Mindjack, Scribblenauts and the Sly Cooper Collection. The top-20 software sales list for the week was as follows:

Sales data acquired from 4Gamer and Media-Create.

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