Distraction personified: DragonAge – I Can’t Quit You

Chillin' with the Dalish

I don’t know about anyone else, but some of the biggest time sinks that does me in time and again are computer games.  DragonAge is my latest poison.

DragonAge is a cross between Neverwinter Nights and Knights of the Old Republic, both made by DragonAge’s developers at Bioware.

Set in a pseudo-medieval setting, you get to chose several races, classes, and character backgrounds which provide high replay value, although after having clocked at least 30 hours, I can’t imagine how the writers of the game took to write such an elaborate story.  Some of it is derivative of Lord of the Rings, but by and large it’s impressive about how personal the story feels so far.  There have been a number of times when my character’s personal story has been enhanced by some impressive cut scene action from both the main plot and the many subplots.  Color me blown away.

Stay tuned…