So I am interested in getting Dragon Age: Origins but I feel like I have waited too long and missed out. For me, a big part of RPGs are when people are playing them with you however I don't mean in multiplayer I mean other people in the world. The reason for this is because I like talking about the RPG games I am playing or else I feel like I have waited too long for the game. 
 
So, have I waited too long?

I wouldn't say you've missed out, but you also didn't miss much.  DA:O was a good, but ultimately unremarkable game.

Dragon Age is so good you wont need to talk about it with other people, you'll talk about it to yourself.

Buy it, then listen to the November 2009-January 2010 bombcasts. Problem solved.

The game is fantastic, you'll enjoy it.

I'm pretty sure there are loads of people on the forums that still love to talk about the game, myself included.

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The game is fantastic, you'll enjoy it.

I'm pretty sure there are loads of people on the forums that still love to talk about the game, myself included.

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Why would it matter??? If you want to play a game just play it , and since the next Dragon Age is coming soon  (I think) you may want to be to date , also heard that you may import save data from Dragon Age : Origins and that data affects the world ... but im not too sure if I read it at Biowares forums or if it was a rumor .... dont really remember

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The game is fantastic, you'll enjoy it.

I'm pretty sure there are loads of people on the forums that still love to talk about the game, myself included.

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So are people still playing it or is it outdated? "

I reckon there will be an increase in the amount of people playing it now that Dragon Age 2 is just round the corner, so to answer your question yeah people are definitely still playing it, I've been toying with the idea of giving it another playthrough myself once I get through all these other games I have stacked up. You'll spend alot of time playing it, I think my first playthrough was around 40-50 hours.

Your save from this game carries over to the next so if your planning on getting Dragon Age 2 you shouldint really skip it, I'm guessing their will be alot of references to the first.

I totally understand feeling a little left out if you play a game later than everyone else, because if you love it you want to talk about it to someone who is just as excited as you. That being said, I think there are still plenty of people playing or at least participating in fandom around it, and I bet more people will be excited about it again the closer it gets to Dragon Age II. 
 
It's a great game, and ultimately you should just play it if you want to and not worry about what other people are doing.

" Dragon Age is so good you wont need to talk about it with other people, you'll talk about it to yourself. "

I totally understand feeling a little left out if you play a game later than everyone else, because if you love it you want to talk about it to someone who is just as excited as you. That being said, I think there are still plenty of people playing or at least participating in fandom around it, and I bet more people will be excited about it again the closer it gets to Dragon Age II. 
 
It's a great game, and ultimately you should just play it if you want to and not worry about what other people are doing.

I understand the sentiment, sometimes I hate being 'behind' playing big name games, but at least it's a single player experience that you can enjoy by yourself, so you aren't missing out on a major multiplayer experience. 
 
That said, I'm somebody who didn't enjoy DA:O that much, but if you like that kinda WRPG/bioware style RPG, you'll probably like it.  If you're looking for a really innovative fantasy storyline (which I admit is what I was looking for) you may want to wait for it to be on sale on Steam or something.  The story is very generic tolkien-esque fantasy,  and pretty outdated for fantasy in this day and age (unless you don't read much fantasy, then it may seem new to you).  On the other hand, the character interactions are fantastic, and by far the best part of the game.   
 
Were it me, I'd wait for it to be on sale somewhere, just because I felt kinda burned by buying it while it was new.  Since you don't have to worry about being 'behind' on the game already (since you already are) waiting may be your best bet.

 
I recently moved and no longer have access to a PC that can run my copy of DA:O, so I re-bought the game, this time for Xbox 360. It's still great. 
 

@Addfwyn

" I understand the sentiment, sometimes I hate being 'behind' playing big name games, but at least it's a single player experience that you can enjoy by yourself, so you aren't missing out on a major multiplayer experience.  That said, I'm somebody who didn't enjoy DA:O that much, but if you like that kinda WRPG/bioware style RPG, you'll probably like it.  If you're looking for a really innovative fantasy storyline (which I admit is what I was looking for) you may want to wait for it to be on sale on Steam or something.  The story is very generic tolkien-esque fantasy,  and pretty outdated for fantasy in this day and age (unless you don't read much fantasy, then it may seem new to you).  On the other hand, the character interactions are fantastic, and by far the best part of the game.    Were it me, I'd wait for it to be on sale somewhere, just because I felt kinda burned by buying it while it was new.  Since you don't have to worry about being 'behind' on the game already (since you already are) waiting may be your best bet. "

Never too late for a fantastic game. Buy it, play it, enjoy it.

Dragon Age: Origins was along with Uncharted 2 the best game I played in 2009.

Dragon age is the only game I have ever s ranked because I loved it so much. I went through 2 complete play throughs all the way through every dlc with twice. 

I enjoy toying around with gambits, even if the AI isn't up for giving a challenge. But that game could use %500 more unit variety, seriously.

It's not like there are going to be a huge number of new rpgs to draw people's attention away from Dragon Age, if they're genre fans.
 
Edit: No, you will be shunned by society for not playing only the most recent games.

You have missed out on a great game but you can still get it and it will be just as good. It's a great game and could of been a game of the year if they had put a lot more effort into some of the design choices they made.

Now that the Ultimate Edition is coming, I wouldn't say you missed out and there will be people to talk to. In fact, I am still playing it, so if you want to talk...

Its a great game, we have the PC version and the wife has recently started a new play through and said it still holds up very well.  Also BioWare have some very active forums for both Dragon Age and Mass Effect at 
http://social.bioware.com which have lots of people talking about the games and its Mods etc.  If you are going to get it there is now an Ultimate Editiuon out which comes with the expansion and all the DLC for a cheap price.

" Dragon Age is so good you wont need to talk about it with other people, you'll talk about it to yourself. "

" Its a great game, we have the PC version and the wife has recently started a new play through and said it still holds up very well.  Also BioWare have some very active forums for both Dragon Age and Mass Effect at 
http://social.bioware.com which have lots of people talking about the games and its Mods etc.  If you are going to get it there is now an Ultimate Editiuon out which comes with the expansion and all the DLC for a cheap price. "

Are the sidekicks annoying like in Neverwinter Nights 2?

Dragon Age is one of the best rpgs released in years, buy it.
Sure you will be missing out on a part of the experience by being late to the party, its the same with any game but eh I say dont worry about it.
 
I only played Gears 2, Resident Evil 5 and both Assassins Creeds just a couple months ago this year and I'm not bothered by it.  Was fun remembering all the stuff people were saying about them back when they released.

I'll talk about Dragon Age: Origins all night. Easily my favourite game of 2009.
 
The Ultimate Edition with the expansion and all the DLC is out now on Steam (not sure about retail/consoles) so I'm sure many people who missed the boat on DA:O picking that version up, so there's a good chance you'll find some people to talk to about.

No, go play it now.

The Stone Prisoner,  Warden's Keep,  Return to Ostagar,  The Darkspawn Chronicles,  Leliana's Song,  The Golems of Amgarrak,  Witch Hunt,  Feastday Gifts,  Feastday Pranks.

3 easy steps to beat dragon age
1. pick mage
2. learn ice cone
3. spam till victory
teach it to the other mages and you're unstoppable.

No, don't get it, as you can see from the lack of response, nobody checks the Dargon age forums anymore. [/sarcasm]

For me, a big part of RPGs is taking eight or more months to finish. So just go ahead and play it. If you want to talk about it, there are plenty of people here who surely must remember the game well enough to have discussions. A glance at GameFAQs' forums for the game shows that people are indeed still talking about it, and if you post on Giant Bomb you also have the advantage of your topic being seen by people who never look at the Dragon Age forum.

Have you ever played FF12 before? I yes, no. If no, yes.

I had a lot of fun with it last year. I got some of the pre-order dlc, but even if you don't get that now, it's still a fun game. 
Aside from the ice cone suggestion, I'd say put points into the strategy/tactics upgrades for your party; they're mostly simple if/then statements, but I had a good time tinkering with them. 
Also, don't try to spread your points everywhere too soon; I ended up with a character that wasn't very good at bows, swords, or thieving the first time I tried it.

It's never to late to play a game as awesome as Dragon Age: Origins.

Now's the best time to play it as you won't have a long wait for the sequel.

Duuude.. I hope you've already started playing. Don't miss out on this man! GB is here to discuss it with you!

I am replaying it for the third time, 
It is a really good game a must play !

I am always willing to discuss Dragon Age. You should absolutely play it, on PC if you can, but the console versions aren't terrible either if those are your choices (like me).

Nope now its even better becasue you can get the ultimate edition which comes with the expansion pack and 9 DLc packs