Last night, I finally beat Dragon Age after clocking in nearly 45 hours on the Human Noble origin path.  The endgame is pretty damn awesome, even if the final battle turns into a goddamn clusterfuck.  The game is filled with fleshed-out characters, incredible atmosphere, plenty of activities (and more than a few glitches).  It was totally worth my time from start to finish.
 
But to go back to the very beginning, this really needs to be said:
 
Duncan, you are an asshole.
 
I mean really.  Thank you, Duncan, for forcing my hand into joining the Grey Wardens and doing jack shit to help my parents.  How absolutely generous of you to risk my life in the Joining only to do absolutely jack shit for me in return.  The only reason I don't curse your name out loud is because Alistair is usually within earshot in my party and I actually think he's pretty cool.  At least he cares about other people.
 
You cocksucker.