Weird glitches abound? Yep, this is a Bioware game, all right.
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I recently picked up the PS3 version of Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and put a little time into it tonight. So far, it's okay. More Dragon Age is always a good thing, and it's nice to see that the game didn't completely ignore the choices my imported character made. Alistair recognizes that she's his wife, for one thing. And despite a about four months or so of rust, it didn't take me long at all to get back into the swing of the gameplay.
Still, in what little time I've been playing, there are some really weird bugs popping up. For one thing, sound effects seem to come and go. Sometimes they're audible, and other times the game is oddly silent when I'm opening doors and chests, picking up items, and in general doing what Gray Wardens do. Then there's the fact that my character picked up this strange habit of always holding her arms out, like she wants to give everyone she comes across a big hug. Either that, or she's constantly rehearsing for a Thriller remake. I'm not sure which.
So yeah, Awakening is about what I expected. More Dragon Age. More fun. More inexplicable bugginess. I really wish Bioware could do more testing before they ship their games out the door.
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