What sort of a game is dragon age origins?

i'm new to RPG games,i'm a hardcore fps guy,but i got really hooked to fallout 3.

so i was searching for some good RPG games n i came accross dragon age origins,is it some thing like fallout 3? (i dont mean the setting or weapons) i mean is it something like WOW or do i play it in first person or 3'rd person(like gta) ??

also is it worth buying(for pc) or is it just media hype surrounding the game?What sort of a game is dragon age origins?
It's definitely a great RPG. The game is set in a fantasy world (magic, evil creatures, etc.). Kinda like a Lord of the Rings type thing. It's played in 3rd person. Your main character sets off on a journey and meets others along the way, so you play the game with a party.
It's somewhat like Mass Effect + Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich but you can select which character to control at any point during the game, you may pause from time to time for a tactical planning of how to handle a situation. You can set the way your AI partymates move and attack. You can select your entire party like a warcraft3-ish style or control them individually. You can control the growth of each character. It's also great because there will be times when you have to make decisions which can affect how the story goes and how the people see your character.



It's absolutely awesome, graphics, story, concepts, skills, everything...and that's the problem, it's waaay too impressive. I wouldn't recommend it unless you play it on xbox. I'm running on 6gb ram, intel core2duo 3ghz, nvidia geforce 9800, 64bit win7...and it was choppy for most parts, and extremely choppy at mob battles.What sort of a game is dragon age origins?
Dragon Age origins is a brilliant game with an epic story that follows you (A grey warden) Fighting a never ending war and gathering an army of Elves, Humans, Werewolves and even dwarfs!

You will meet all sorts of interesting characters, some evil and some good; some who fight for justice some who just fight.



It's more like WoW than Fallout 3; third person medieval fantasy style. It's A LOT better on the PC than any console, you will get magic, skills and various special attacks.

Hope that helped!
3rd person, great story, great character customization and ability customization for you and your several followers, great expansion(awakening), and good swords magic n bows gameplay with a wide variety of special attacks and spells. i guess in that last aspect and the spells/abilities, sorta WoWishWhat sort of a game is dragon age origins?
It's similar to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Diablo. Meaning you have to select your attacks and abilities. It's not like an FPS where you just point and shoot.
3rd person.. kinda like that shrek game on ps2