Awakening

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Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening

Dragon Age: Awakening

From the Makers of the Best RPG of 2009, Dragon Age: Origins, comes the first official expansion pack.

- Read the official FAQ
- Characters
- Classes, Talents and Specializations
- Creatures
- Environment
- Spells
- Achievements
- Walkthrough
- Features
- System Requirements
- Watch the trailers
- Screenshots Gallery

Awakening

For centuries, the Grey Wardens—the ancient order of guardians, sworn to unite and defend the lands—have been battling the darkspawn forces. Legend spoke that slaying the Archdemon would have put an end to the darkspawn threat for centuries to come, but somehow they remain.

You are the Grey Warden Commander and have been entrusted with the duty of rebuilding the order of Grey Wardens and uncovering the secrets of the darkspawn and how they managed to remain.

How you choose to rebuild your order, how you resolve the conflict with “The Architect”, and how you determine the fate of the darkspawn will be but some of the many complex choices that await and shape your journey as you venture to the new land of Amaranthine.

A Stunning World Expanded: BioWare’s deepest universe to date just got bigger with an all new area of the world to explore, Amaranthine [top]

* Unlock the secrets of the Darkspawn and their true motivations
* Rebuild the Grey Warden order and establish their base of operations at Vigil’s Keep

All-new Complex Moral Choices: Embark on an epic story that is completely defined and reactive to your play style

* Shape your entire experience based on the choices you make and how your handle complex situations

OgreNew Ways to Customize your Hero: Experience additional spells, abilities, specializations, and items to further personalize and customize your hero and party

* Import your character from Dragon Age: Origins or start anew as a Grey Warden from the neighboring land of Orlais
* Encounter five all-new party members and an old favorite from Dragon Age: Origins

Even more Bone-Crushing, Visceral Combat: Battle against a new range of horrific and terrifying creatures

* Put your skills to the test against an evolved, intelligent breed of Darkspawn and other menacing creatures including the Inferno Golem and Spectral Dragon!

System Requirement for Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening

Minimum System Requirements: [top]

# OS: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7
# Processor: Intel Core 2 Single 1.6 Ghz Processor (or equivalent) or AMD 64 2.0 GHz Processor (or equivalent)
# Memory: 1GB (1.5 GB Vista and Windows 7)
# Graphics: ATI Radeon X850 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater (Windows Vista: Radeon X1550 256 MB or NVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB)
# DirectX: DirectX (November 2007)
# Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space
# Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card

Recommended System Requirements

# OS: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7
# Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core 2.7 Ghz Processor or equivalent
# Memory: 2 GB (3GB Vista and Windows 7)
# Graphics: ATI 3850 512 MB or NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or greater
# DirectX: DirectX (November 2007)
# Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space
# Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card

Watch the original Awakening Trailers [top]

Awakening Gameplay Video Part 1 in HD

Awakening Gameplay Video Part 2 in HD

Awakening Screenshots [top]

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25 comments

  1. Comment by Bio-Boy 3000 on January 6, 2010 at 12:39 am

    Not much of a secret as to which old party member is coming back, considering they show Oghren in the trailer. P-:

  2. Comment by Galen on January 6, 2010 at 6:28 am

    well that's disappointing i never used oghren by choice

  3. Comment by JBerni on January 6, 2010 at 6:33 am

    its not oghren! if u see the trailer its Alistar the one that will show up in the storyline

  4. Comment by Smy on January 6, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    But… how can he be in the trailer when….

  5. Comment by Krovikan on January 6, 2010 at 4:40 pm

    He is technically king, so he could easily be in the trailer and not be the one coming back as a party member. Probably is Alistar; however there is other options.

  6. Comment by Adranis on January 6, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    you all want it to be morrigan the same way i want it to be morrigan

  7. Comment by JBerni on January 6, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    lol i agree with adranis!

  8. Comment by Illiani on January 6, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    Ferret A Baudoin, a lead designer at BioWare, has recently made a post in the Awakening thread on Social. Unfortunately it doesn't offer anything new. Its always nice to have additional clarification however.

    Ferret A Baudoin
    Only one companion in Awakening has been seen in Origins. The rest are new characters we hope you'll enjoy bunches. The Inferno Golem and the Spectral Dragon are just two of the new creatures in the expansion. Expect more info and screenshots in the weeks to come. :)
    Original Thread

  9. Comment by Dawson on January 10, 2010 at 3:44 am

    you probably dont get to use alistair and i think the companion that returns depends on the choices you make in Dragon Age: Origins and yes Oghren is definitely in the trailer.

  10. Comment by F1ght Or D1e on January 11, 2010 at 4:28 am

    Does anybody know how much will Awakening be?

  11. Comment by Illiani on January 11, 2010 at 5:01 am

    If memory serves: $39.99US ($29.99US pre-order from GameStop), or 29.99 euro (probably £35).

  12. Comment by Safaquel on January 16, 2010 at 8:16 am

    Actually, does anyone know if there are plans for unleashing DLC in Russia?
    We cannot friggin' PAY for DLC for some reason, and have to get codes somewhere and redeem them, which is totally not cool.

  13. Comment by Illiani on January 16, 2010 at 9:15 am

    As far as memory serves, BioWare's plan for Russian DLC releases consists only of: "We're thinking about it."

  14. Comment by Safaquel on January 16, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    I seem thanks. More to the point, I don't care about DLCs being translated into russian. What I do care about is being able to buy them at all, as at present payment from Russia is not accepted in any manner.

  15. Comment by CaK on January 16, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    Is there no option to pay via PayPal?

  16. Comment by Jira Vaisayasirkul on January 20, 2010 at 10:49 am

    well, i hope Awakening is better than Origins. Increase level cap, and skills would be great..

  17. Comment by Illiani on January 20, 2010 at 11:23 am

    If you didn't enjoy Origins, then your enjoyment of Awakening, will depend on what you felt was wrong in Origins. If you was mourning a lack of Clerics, High Magic & Loots, then I suspect you'll be disappointed in Awakening too.

  18. Comment by Adaram on January 21, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    Awakening will be $39.99 I think.

    I think Bioware needs to have another Warden's Quest event with all the same folks that went last time. England is fine again, actually!

  19. Comment by CaK on January 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Warden's Quest and meeting all of you was amazing :)

  20. Comment by Dawson on January 23, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    a little off topic but…
    I most definitely know what i want the next expansion to be!
    I want the Qunari to invade ferelden!
    I know it really has nothing to do with Darkspawn but I miss Sten and he totally hints at The Quanri invading Ferelden and how he wont seek you out on the battlefield when they do!
    just saying i wouldnt mind seeing that in an expansion

  21. Comment by zMessenjah on February 6, 2010 at 12:06 am

    I am VERY anxious to see if the many choices my character made in DAO, affect future games & play a role in Awakening?! :) I pray to God Morrigan is in this or a hint of her being in a Future DAO! In the end of DAO my intent was to find her, I get soooo into my character & I am hell bent on finding her & my kid. :) I Love this game! It is pretty amazing when it feels like your really in the game & can't sleep w/o dreaming & fighting evil in your sleep. I love the free will/real life choices in the game & how they affect the outcome.
    Keep up the great work DAO team. I can't get enough!

  22. Comment by keladrie on February 11, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    zevran rules i think he should come back!

  23. Comment by keladrie on February 11, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    supposed to be about 40 bucks

  24. Comment by kay on March 18, 2010 at 1:22 am

    ive just started playing awakening. . . increased level cap and more skills. . . . allistair is in it as king if u made that choice in origins. . . u get new party members as well as ohgren back. . . thats as far as ive gotten

  25. Comment by Elissa Cousland on June 25, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    It's Oghren, played it….But Allistair should have be able to stay at your side..That sucked..he could stay…He was and is my best character, next to Oghren..hell I liked them all. Wish they would come out with another DA with all the originals and relationships on going…it is a great game non the less.