Posted on Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Here Be Dragon Ages Dragon Age: Origins has been billed as something of a return to the RPGs of yore that forged Bioware’s reputation. Something in the vein of Baldur’s Gate, all top-down, tactical and party-based.So what better way to promote its upcoming release than with a browser game that follows very much in that tradition. Dragon Age: Journeys is an uncomplicated revival of traditional RPG tropes where quests take you into dungeons, towns are there to resupply and recuperate, and combat is resolutely turn-based.And it’s really good. I hadn’t realised how much I wanted an old-school RPG until I played Journeys. Also, I hadn’t been all that interested in Origins until I played Journeys. Is this the kind of RPG you want Bioware to be making? Dragon Age: Journeys [official site]

Here Be Dragon Ages

Dragon Age: Origins has been billed as something of a return to the RPGs of yore that forged Bioware’s reputation. Something in the vein of Baldur’s Gate, all top-down, tactical and party-based.

So what better way to promote its upcoming release than with a browser game that follows very much in that tradition. Dragon Age: Journeys is an uncomplicated revival of traditional RPG tropes where quests take you into dungeons, towns are there to resupply and recuperate, and combat is resolutely turn-based.

And it’s really good. I hadn’t realised how much I wanted an old-school RPG until I played Journeys. Also, I hadn’t been all that interested in Origins until I played Journeys. Is this the kind of RPG you want Bioware to be making?

Dragon Age: Journeys [official site]

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