da extended universe roundup
dragon age is one of those franchises that sprawls over about 600 mediums so here’s a handy list of literally all of them, with links where i could provide downloads. if anyone has other links, or if i’ve missed something somewhere, feel free to add it on!
origins – the first one, the best plot, the worst graphics, decent mechanics for an old game, broadest character development, as good as people say [xbox 360, ps3, & pc]
dragon age 2 – somewhere in the middle, smoother mechanics, deep rather than broad in terms of plot, world, & characters, better than people say [xbox 360, ps3, & pc]
inquisition – the latest one, the nicest graphics, broad rather than deep, actively pretty shallow in areas, nice cc though, not as good as people say [xbox 360, xbox one, ps3, ps4, & pc, though not all dlc are available on last-gen software]
various add-ons, notably the stone prisoner which adds the companion shale
a tale of orzammar – prequel to dwarf origin [.dazip]
the darkspawn chronicles – play alternate plot as a darkspawn
leliana’s song – backstory for leliana
the golems of amgarrak – added quest in orzammar for the warden
witch hunt – sequel to origins involving morrigan
awakening – the main dlc, adds a significant sequel to origins, introduces anders
various add-ons, notably the exiled prince (adds the companion sebastian) and the black emporium (adds magic item store, your own mabari, & the ability to customise your appearance after the beginning of the game)
legacy – added quest in a new area, introduces corypheus
mark of the assassin – added quest in a new area, also felicia day is there
various add-ons, notably the black emporium again, although no doggo this time :(
jaws of hakkon – whole new area, multiple quests, explore the story of the first inquisitor & meet avaar, also there’s a bear
the descent – whole new area, deep roads but they’re pretty now, lots of dwarf lore, hopefully introduces stuff picked up in later games?
trespasser – the real ending to the game, why this wasn’t in the base game i’ll never know, it’s really good though like man, def introduces & develops stuff that’s gonna be important
the stolen throne – prequel to origins, the orlesian occupation of ferelden, introduces king maric & develops loghain [epub]
the calling – sequel to stolen throne, king maric, duncan, & the grey wardens, introduces fiona [epub]
asunder – prequel to inquisition, the development of the mage-templar war, introduces cole [pdf]
the masked empire – concurrent with inquisition, the orlesian civil war between celene and gaspard, develops briala [epub]
last flight – concurrent with inquisition, develops grey wardens in the anderfels, hopefully introduces stuff that’s gonna come up later [epub]
dragon age (idw comic) – prequel to origins, the daughter of a mage & a templar has a bunch of adventures, focus on circles & magic
dragon age (penny arcade comic) – prequel to origins, a bunch of templars try to find the witch of the wilds [webcomic]
awakening – prequel to the ‘awakening’ dlc, nathaniel howe breaks into his family’s home [webcomic]
the silent grove – sequel to dragon age 2, alistair, isabela, & varric go on an adventure in antiva, there’s stuff involving flemeth & maric [online]
those who speak – sequel to the silent grove, alistair, isabela, & varric in tevinter this time, isabela’s backstory is developed [online]
until we sleep – sequel to those who speak, alistair, isabela, & varric still in tevinter, varric’s backstory is developed, maevaris tilani introduced [online]
knight errant – concurrent with inquisition, an elven squire in kirkwall caught up in inquisition business [online]
magekiller – concurrent with inquisition, two badasses hunting down venatori for the inqusiition, also the archon is there, also lesbians [online]
prequels to dragon age 2, companion backstories [anders, aveline, fenris, isabela, merrill, sebastian, varric]
dawn of the seeker – standalone movie about cassandra pentaghast fighting some dragons, fills in her backstory, fun in places but mostly only for the truly desperate [dub, sub]
d&d style tabletop rpg in the dragon age universe, written pre-dragon age 2
being played on ‘tabletop’ with chris hardwick, kevin sussman, & sam witwer [part one, part two]
the world of thedas 1 & 2 – books full of lore, character backstory, art of characters, animals, & areas, purportedly written by brother genitivi
the art of dragon age inquisition – art book
dragon age library edition – compilation of the comics ‘the silent grove’, ‘those who speak’, and ‘until we sleep’
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