Any information or expected release date?

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Yes, that's what happened to NWN I. It turned out to be a somewhat average game after all the years of speculation about what a great game it would be.

With Dragon Age, the screenshots that looked so fantastic 4 years ago are already starting to look dated in 2007. If they manage to get it out the door in 2009, then it may look like an antique by then. Now, even if the game is outdated in technology, it still may be a great game if the storyline and world-building aspects are well done. Maybe that's where the focus has been, or maybe they have just had problems with the new engine and we still may end up with a very mediocre game. It's really hard to say at this point because of all the problems they are obviously having getting this game finished.

 

I am going to but it anyway because rpg games are rare. if they were made in the same amount as shooters thngs would be different. We would get very short but intense games whit state of the art graphics. I prefer gameplay and long games. The witcher for instance, a dx9 game, the old aurora engine, but much gameplay and a long story.

returning to topic. I think Bioware has put the game on a low fire to get mass effect out in time. The reliable game magazine that I subscribe to still thinks Q1 2008. But they place a header saying: recent lies. So we wait until Bioware says it is done.

 

I agree with the gameplay part, but I'm tired of overly long games. I never finish them. I have too much of a life outside of gaming.

 

I am looking forward to the game but would really prefer shorter replayable games. Games with choices so that what you do matters or at least you feel that it matters.

 

To give an update on the information: q4 2008. (Check out the tread at our newsforum and at bioware themselves.)

 

Well, the Biowarians are still officially saying it's done when it's done and not a moment before, but there has been a lot of talk from EA Games and even some Bioware execs (not working on the project) that some time fiscal year 2008 is likely. I think their fiscal year started in April.

 

So we will hear in march 2009 if it is postponed. I would really like any gamemaker to shut up about its game until is it really nearly done. Well we cannot blame EA for this.

 

NEWS!! NEWS!! Or at least a promise of 'news'. There's been a lot of talk on the boards from the Devs of new news coming 'soon', but that's been going for about 3 months now, so people were beginning to get a little sceptical. Now, however, the main webpage for DA has been UPDATED. It's now a greyed out silhouette of the logo with some kind of 'splatter' looking something underneath. Under that, there's "More: Coming July 9, 2008"!! My guess is this is the beginning of the marketing campaign.

 

omg! There's a release for consoles as well?

Q1 2009 it says. I can wait...

 

I wouldn't trust any console anouncements just yet, especially anything saying Q1 2009. The devs have said repeatedly (and recently) that DA:O is just being made for the PC at the moment. They have fallen short of calling it an absolute PC exclusive, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was ported to a console at some point if sales go well, but they won't even start working on that until the PC version is in the box.

 

Yeah, it was mentioned in the E3 press conference that it will come to consoles later. I just hope it will be a pure port, so that the PC version will not suffer from any console restrictions.

 

That will be fun. Console fora that are filled whit complaints about crappy controls and odd camera movements.

 

At least, if we do not have an new console platform by the time it is released

 

The official BioWare party line is that the console port hasn't even started yet and nothing will be changed for the PC version. I certainly hope that's true.

 

According to an interview in GC '08, it will come to the PC in early 2009 and to consoles later that year. I have to say that the gameplay looks great and not dumbed down to a console level.

 

As said before on the other treads: Postponed to q4 for co-release whit console. Next delay pending.

 

Here it is October 20 for America and 23 for Europe.
http://daforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=680154&forum=135

Next delay pending and it is done when it is done.

 

Tust to make sure everyone realizes this, this is the first time a real release date has been mentioned by BioWare for DA:O. Others have been vague estimates like "Early '09" or "Fall", but now we actually have a date!

 

I believe that this will be *the* release date (finally). It has been quite a long wait since E3 2004.