u/verdanndi

I've finally gotten around to getting a proper PC set up, and the first thing I did was launch Origins with some mods thrown in the mix. Wanted to do that for a long time, and even though getting everything to work was an absolute nightmare and took me two days, I finally started a new playthrough yesterday, and holy fucking shit, it's like ten thousand times better.

Maybe my PS3 is too old and dusty and raggedy already, but I've had crashes, frame rates of 20 and lower, super wonky gameplay and don't even get me started on the combat. The UI is absolutely terrible and makes some spells/talents completely redundant, just because you don't want to pick them out from the radial menu every time. And what do you mean I can pick my portrait expression in the character creator? The console skipped that feature for some reason, lmao.

I also now see what people meant when Baldur's Gate 3 got a lot of inspiration from Origins. The top-down view is so fun to play with during combat, even if it's not turn-based. Sure, the way you could roleplay your character were very similar already, but with the correct mods, your choices now even carry over properly. Really, the entire thing is a dream come true.

I've heard people say that Origins is their favourite entry in the franchise, and despite understanding where they came from, I just never saw me thinking the same thing. I figured that maybe you would have had to be there during release, which I wasn't, but now I really see it. DA2 is still my absolute favourite, but Origins just got a very serious boost in the ranking.

Man, I can't wait to get home and boot up my PC again.

Edit: Spelling.

Just as a heads up, this is my own personal opinion.

The whole 'being resurrected once the last seal breaks' has never been truly explained or expanded in-game or anywhere else, I believe. Because I'll be honest: In Rampage's case, it feels like his death is just retconned in favor of producing the sequel.

Contrary to that, Death dying felt a little ambiguous. It's absolutely right that, in order to bring mankind back, he had to sacrifice himself and the souls of the Nephilim, but all he did was fall into the Well of Souls, and, personally, I like to believe he ended up in something like Limbo. That way it makes a little more sense for him to come back once the Seventh Seal was broken, and it wouldn't need to be explained much either. But Rampage dies, and then just... reappears. I don't know, it always felt a little Deus Ex Machina to just have everyone be resurrected, especially if such a significant lore aspect has never been truly discussed in any canon entry of the franchise beforehand.

I'd love to hear you guys' opinion on this!