Hey, i have been a huge fan of biowares games thus far and also enjoy the hotbar controlled games like WoW, Torchlight, ect. but i recently came to the conclusion that my pc is so outdated that i cant run dao on it :(. i only have my 360 and i'm very nervous to go play the game there for 2 reasons,
 
1. The direct control, is it going to feel like trying to play wow on a console?
2. The terrible radial menus, i want to have percise easy to navigate controls, is it going to get to the point where i want to just rip the disk out and buy a 1200$ pc?
 
i dont want to waste money on this game if it will frustrate me, but i really wanna play :(
 
please help gb community! what should i do! is it worth it?

If you've played Knights of the Old Republic on Xbox, you'll probably be fine with DA:O on the 360. 
 
It's definitely less tactical than the PC version, but it does seem to control pretty well IMO. I'm currently playing on the 360, and will probably do subsequent playthroughs on PC once I upgrade after Christmas.

The game is quite good, and while it's true that the game is clearly designed for the PC (by looking at the graphics and the UI), they actually did a pretty good job bringing it to the consoles in terms of control.  The radials aren't that bad, you'll definitely want to switch from "hold" to "toggle", though.  The only time that skill selection can be a little rough is when you're a mage, just because you want to cast so many spells, and the quick selects only allow for 6 actions/talents/spells.
 
The control is still pretty good on the consoles, and the game shouldn't frustrate you if you are playing intelligently.  The controls shouldn't hold you back.

I thought consoles got direct control, just not the isometric view.

*sigh* Really not taking this out on you, really I am not, but I am so sick of these threads about people worried about if the game is good on the console or not. Its ridiculously unfounded. The thought that the PC version "SO SO SO MUCH BETTER" has been blown way out of proportion. Its BioWare we are talking about here! They know what they are doing!
 
Both of your concerns are unfounded and you should go pick up the 360 edition tomorrow. Radial menus actually work a lot better than you think, i've been quite happy with them for what they are. And the controls are good and work well for your character. You really needn't worry :-)

" *sigh* Really not taking this out on you, really I am not, but I am so sick of these threads about people worried about if the game is good on the console or not. Its ridiculously unfounded. The thought that the PC version "SO SO SO MUCH BETTER" has been blown way out of proportion.

The console version should be fine, I agree that people are really exaggerating about the console version being vastly inferior to the PC version. Playing the PC version, I agree with Teran that there are some problems that I imagine wouldn't be in the console versions. (now I usually save before every area transition-even just going into/out of an inn or house, because I've had it crash during the loading)
 
And yes, Bioware has had quite some experience with consoles after KOTOR and Mass Effect, so IMO you should definitely get it.

" The game is quite good, and while it's true that the game is clearly designed for the PC (by looking at the graphics and the UI), they actually did a pretty good job bringing it to the consoles in terms of control.  The radials aren't that bad, you'll definitely want to switch from "hold" to "toggle", though.  The only time that skill selection can be a little rough is when you're a mage, just because you want to cast so many spells, and the quick selects only allow for 6 actions/talents/spells.  The control is still pretty good on the consoles, and the game shouldn't frustrate you if you are playing intelligently.  The controls shouldn't hold you back. "

" The console version should be fine, I agree that people are really exaggerating about the console version being vastly inferior to the PC version. Playing the PC version, I agree with Teran that there are some problems that I imagine wouldn't be in the console versions. (now I usually save before every area transition-even just going into/out of an inn or house, because I've had it crash during the loading)  And yes, Bioware has had quite some experience with consoles after KOTOR and Mass Effect, so IMO you should definitely get it. "

i put in 50 hours on the 360 version and loved every second of it, didnt have any problems

im on my 3rd 50+ hour playthrough on the 360 version, admittedly i wish i had more than 6 quick selects for my spells/abilities, but the radial menus allow me to quickly change between them anyway - and the game plays just fine!

The 360 version is fine, don't listen to the PC kids.

" *sigh* Really not taking this out on you, really I am not, but I am so sick of these threads about people worried about if the game is good on the console or not. Its ridiculously unfounded. The thought that the PC version "SO SO SO MUCH BETTER" has been blown way out of proportion. Its BioWare we are talking about here! They know what they are doing!  Both of your concerns are unfounded and you should go pick up the 360 edition tomorrow. Radial menus actually work a lot better than you think, i've been quite happy with them for what they are. And the controls are good and work well for your character. You really needn't worry :-) "

Yeah the 360 version is awesome. If you've played KOTOR and liked it there is absolutely no reason to not get this game for your 360 - they are nearly identical in structure and combat, with DA:O having some improvements but still largely the same.

You dont need a $1200 pc to run this game.You dont need a $1200 pc to run ANY games, thats just silly.

Depends on what you like about Bioware games. If you like the tactical combat of BG then the 360 version is not for you. It's much more of an action-RPG. If it is the story and dialog you are after like me then it won't matter much that combat is not as good as on the PC.

" @Maxszy said:

" *sigh* Really not taking this out on you, really I am not, but I am so sick of these threads about people worried about if the game is good on the console or not. Its ridiculously unfounded. The thought that the PC version "SO SO SO MUCH BETTER" has been blown way out of proportion.

 I couldn't have said it better myself.  A lot of people have implied the console version is inferior to pc in their comparison comments (I'm guilty too) which is true to a small degree however the game doesn't suffer much from being on the console and unless you have played them both probably won't feel the console version is lacking.  The pc version is better in terms of user interface and having an isometric view of larger battles is really handy however the pc version has more problems than the console version.  I get the occasional crash to desktop, agility is completely worthless at the moment, and there are a few other minor bugs.    The pc version also comes with a toolset players can use to design their own content which will be great if DAO has a strong following which will give pc players more options than waiting for dlc every 3 months but a great game is a great game and if this looks like the kind of game you like the platform you play it on really doesn't matter. "