The main theme of BioWare's "Dragon Age: Origins". Composed by Inon Zur. Lyrics are most probably gibberish. In case someone finds out that they have an actual meaning, let me know.
I haven't even played Dragon Age, this just randomly popped up while I was searching for soundtrack from The Elder Scrolls. Not that I mind, though, excellent track
+Abuyin ibn Djadir it was the last of squad based tactical RPGs of old. Pillars of Eternity picked up the torch and I hope it will lead to the rebirth of genre.
They unretconned her death but it's still kind of "eh" damage control. It's revealed that the Leliana you meet in DA2 and DA: Inquisition is a Fade spirit of some sort, only if she died in Origins. Personally, while I appreciate this as a form of retcon damage control, I still would've preferred they replace her if she died in Origins. Otherwise, why even give the option of killing her in the first place?
"this game had a soul". This is my main issue with DA Inquisition. I found no soul in it in all of the huge areas. DA2 was a tragic mess, but it was a technical mess that had a soul buried in it. Inquisition was just a shiny game... I mean, the Jaws of Haakon DLC gave me more emotions than the main game. What's up with that.
@@olirikable Yes, sadly DAI it feels weird, empty. Not really a bad game, but i feel they could have done it better and more lore friendly. I don’t think DA4 will be much better.
@@olirikable I disagree. the main story, companions, soundtrack and arts in inquisition were really good. I think where the game fell short is in the side content and combat system. It's just a massive downgrade in depth and customization compared to origins. The game definitely had soul, its just that whoever was the lead designer in building interactive and engaging areas absolutely sucked. Sadly that's a very big portion of the game.
+alex14676 As Origins is really good, the other ones are too, any Dragon Age game wasn't too big on exploring, if anything Inquisition is more open and exploitative(but it more or less bores me), you can't go certain places in Origins or DA2 which I didn't like too much, and I don't like how there is less RPG elements in the newer games, but I do like how they made playing it strategic in fighting was made an option rather than mandatory like Origins was (I sucked at it : / )
GamerWolf You have to take in consideration that's how it's supposed to be. Strategy was very integral with isometric rpgs especially the ones made by Bioware. DA 2 barely had any of the strategic elements that Origins had and Inquisition canned what was left of it.
Joshua Derr I am aware of that, some of my favorite games is KoTOR and KoTOR 2 which I think are very strategic games, but I personally enjoy in Dragon Age it being a choice, I haven't used the the strategy view in DA:I much I don't know if it sucks or not. I'm not enjoying how BioWare is changing, (I blame EA) they're becoming less RPG and more Fantasy/Action Games with a very heavy story. I'll still play the games and enjoy them too because I love the stories and universe, but I certainly didn't like the lack of dialogue options, choices, and cutscene type conversations in DA:I, along with major RPG elements taken away
Shin Garugamesh I'm pretty sure I said I didn't like it much and if I didn't then... I don't like it, my questlog is 90% Hinterlands and 10% everything else, waaay too many sidequests, it does make me feel like I'm playing World of Warcraft
I'm starting now, again, with a noble warrior after the mage! I was too sad when I found Alistair would let me if I made him king... that, I admit, I restarted and changed my options just to made him stay in the Grey Wardens. Now, I'm gonna marry him! XD
Sour i pity you, there are such good mods for this game it feels like playing an improved modern version. il give you an example just to make you jelaous, if i side with the templars i can tell gregoir that morrigan is an apostate and that she should be killed, then she insults you and flees forever while fighting her way out.
@@mellamanq I Play on PC too but if you overhaul this game enough to be called a remaster EA WILL SHUT IT DOWN I guarantee it. lol Look at KOTO Apeiron.
DA:O was one of those rare games that write themselves into your heart and you never forget them. I still remember when I finished the game and end titles rolled down and I started crying. I did not want it to end: I did not want to leave the story.
I am like you bro…I love this game I can’t believe I haven’t played it until this late 😭 I completed the series and I have to say this game is so so close to the heart, even tho DAI had a very decent story and compelling character storylines.
The reason its so rare is because this game had a total of 6-10 years development time (I've seen multiple sources cite different amount of years so its hard to say for sure). Compare this to DA2 only had a year and a half (Production lasted just nine months). Dragon Age Inquisition was a total of 4 years with 3 years of Production.
@@arcticdream4905 I don't see how mentioning Neverwinter Nights and KOTR without any context is relevant in your argument? And I lit already said it was somewhere 6-10 years based on multiple sources. I know one of the writers David Gaider said in a eurogamer interview he was at least busy with it the game for 6 years. The Wiki pages quotes a source saying development for the first Demo started in 2002 (the game released in 2009) meaning the game took at least 7 years to develop. This doesn't even take preproduction into account as they are talking about development of a demo in 2002. Which is why it probably took more then 7 years.
I had played Dragon Age: Inquisition recently. It was my first introduction to the series lol. So many people told me that I needed to play Dragon Age: Origins as well. So, with no particular feelings one way or the other. I got the game. It loaded up. And I heard this. I was so taken by the song, my mouth literally dropped open and I sat there for 5 minutes just listening to this main theme. Honestly, this is probably one of the most beautiful themes I have ever heard in my life. Being musically inclined, I love when video games have really good music design. And just by listening to this music, I was in complete awe. I've never heard anything quite like this. I just had to look this song up on TH-cam lol.
@@stronk8107 Yes! It’s hauntingly beautiful. Probably one of the best opening themes of any video game. I don’t think any other opening has captured me the way this song does 😌
If you have such love and appreciation for music in games and especially breathtaking iconic ones that stand out you should absolutely try Halo, honestly if you haven’t since you wrote that comment 4 years ago I’ll be amazed😄 halo’s an iconic legacy over soon to be its 20th anniversary it’s got powerful epic and emotional music I think you’d appreciate 🙂
@@MusicalMe1011 TBF Inquisition's theme is exceptional. Love Lindsey Stirling's version, I can never get tired of hearing it. th-cam.com/video/AuJnvC8voJY/w-d-xo.html
0:00 - 0:50 Welcome to the rich world of Dragon age 0:50 - 1:20 Ostagar 1:20 - 1:35 Ostagar aftermath 1:35 - 1:55 Gathering allies 1:55 - 2:37 For the Grey Wardens!! 2:37 - 2:51 The final battle This is how i picture it :D
EXACTLY especially the Ostagar aftermath part, the music turns to melancholic like in Flemeth's hut and Alistair's grief over losing Duncan. "For the Grey Wardens" part also reminds me of the march to Denerim and the speech of soon-to-be King Alistair (in my version).
+Michiify am I only around here, who dislikes DA3 controls? Seriously, 'tactic overwiev' shows less then third person. third person required moveing by 'wasd' and keep attacks. Binary AI customizations... Dragon Age was like Baldur's Gate, and now...? IMO, DA2 is more likely to DA1 than DA3.
The Corpulent Panda I can't agree at all. Inquisition have great story, i love beeing herold, and my advaisors, full open world, and details like portraits of my companions... I just can't stand battle system. In fact, team do what they will, Tactics only allow them to use abbilities, not depend on situation like previous games. In third person, you play like some hack'n'slash, and 'tactical' view shows even less then default view. DA2 was great refresh, mindfull battles, with cool looks. in DAI, it's more like keeps you character attack.
Most of use moved onto BG3 and Larian. Bioware and EA k1lled this franchise. Origins was the best game I ever played. They ruined this franchise so hard.
When this song played and the final battle began, I was shook. All the effort to bring Grey Wardens back from ashes fo traitors, to the point where everyone cheered you on like a savior, the sense of fulfillment was grand beyond words.
after having the game for nearly 3 years, I finally sat down and played it for the first time this past week. I had started with DAI back in 2018, played 2 for the first time a few months ago, and now I finally got to play origins. Yes, I am incredibly tardy to the party. And while I'm mad at myself for not buying these back when they originally came out, I feel like because I waited til now?? I could fully appreciate these games. I'm replaying the whole series in order, now, and just. It's so nice to truly grasp everything now that i've played them all. I picked up stuff over the years (even before playing), but now having played first-hand....? just,,, wow. Origins takes the fuckin cake, man. I don't think I can rank them/choose a favourite, as they all play differently for me, but wow. Origins blew me away. Hearing this play in-game for the first time gave me chills. Listening to it now and fully appreciating this game? Still giving me chills. f u c k
Origins is one of my favorite games and only DA game i enjoyed i tried Inqusition like 3 or 4 times but story and characters are not interesting in my opinion atmosphere is also completly different than in DAO i completed DA2 once but dont want to play this game ever again.
If you are reading this and haven't played this game yet, I want you to know that I envy you. What I wouldn't give to load this masterpiece up for the first time again. One hell of a farewell from old Bioware.
rip kotor, neverwinter nights, baldur's gate, and dragon age, rip Bioware, your sacrifice will not be forgotten. your betrayal to EA will also never be forgotten.
The only downside of the "first time" is its very difficult on first timer. Remember the first town? There is an encounter which you battle 20+ damn wolves. I know it sounds easy but believe me, wolves here in orgins can stunlock your whole party.
So many memories. The game was so good and had so much personality that I had the pleasure of playing with other classes and races just to get a different (and rewarding) gaming experience. Besides the characters having interesting and diverse profiles, the dialogues had authenticity and quality. It was easy for the player to get involved in history and with "people" like that.
watch wardens calling video/read in game books for origins it says it the way I put it. I t also makes more sense, In peace they are vigilant looking for possible trouble and in war when it arises they are victorious and when they die during war or going into the deep roads it is great sacrifice. So yeah lore bitch lol.
Best game in the RPG Genre. Sure the graphics are dated, BUT STORY! CHARACTERS! VOICE ACTING! Love them all. Love the characters. This soundtrack tells a lot of the story in it of itself.
@@normanselva6397 you evidently know nothing of non-binary people, and that the gender could be changeable depending on what the warden was created as.
@@DonMadruga72 Ver/Vey, as odd as it may seem, is actually a gender. It is a niche form of a person neither male nor female, typically seen as the alternate form of being non-binary (using they/them).
@@FizCap I mean ultimately Witcher 3 destroyed every AAA title ever made, became the best RPG game to do date and arguably could be the game of the decade. But my god, regardless this game just has something nostalgic, special, beautiful. As everyone else says, it has soul. Strange because no other game has the same thing to the point where a memory actually feels real (except for Witcher 3 possibly).
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I come from the future to tell you that you're still right
I am playing this game right now for the first time and I've got to admit that it's much better than I expected, it is awesome and this is without any doubts one of the best themes I've ever heard in a videogame, it's simply amazing. The first time I heard it when I opened the game it was like: My god, it is simply delicious. What a great game!!
Played recently, definitely a great game. I also played the second one, now I'm on Inquisition. All the three had their qualities, now none will surpass what I felt after the end of Origins. The classic hero's journey, which I made sure to end as heroically as possible. A real masterpiece.
I've played this game since it came out, every year I play through it twice... its 2020 and I have officially done every quest with every race and every class... still playing... BEST RPG EVER MADE
+Illusive Man I had to change my hard drive not long ago. I didn't care for any other games, but I took Origins to safety and installed it again on new drive. This is a masterpiece and I'll never uninstall it willingly.
Это просто ужас, мне только 15 лет, но я начал в неё играть ещё когда мне было 8 лет... На то время она была САМОЙ лучшей игрой для меня и остаётся по сей день. Проходил её очень много раз и ниразу не надоедала... Это такая легендарнейшая игра. Что это даже странно прозвучит, но у меня даже наварачиваются слёзы, как же я хочу вернуть тот день, когда я только начал в неё играть...
It's been seven years. This theme still gives me chills. I think every game in this franchise was excellent, but Origins seemed particularly special to me. I'm not sure if there's any particular reason other than it being our introduction to the setting, but everything about it just seemed awesome.
Who needs sten or Alistair when you have your goddamn dog? I always have him in my party, and I loved the dialogue option when you go into the proving grounds. "I will fight with my loyal hound" Or something along those lines.
This game was soulful, deep and phenomenal. Their characters were so memorable. After a decade, I still remember it so vividly. Origins, Awakening, Witcher trilogy..... milestones in the rpg genre....
Everytime I hear this theme, I have a flashback of that one scene where if you were a human noble, your father's spirit comes to give you a message about how your destined for greatness. I just feel the music is a key factor in emphasizing this epic and immense journey that DA:O sends you on, reminding you how pivotal your role in it all is.
@@I_hunt_lolis Let me put it like this: Gibberish is a string of sounds that is made to get a certain sound or feel across, but the individual sounds and "words" don't mean anything. Many fantasy soundtracks use this to make epic sounding choirs, but the lyrics they sing are just there to sound cool. A conlang, like any natural language, is comprised of a set of specified sounds, rules on how to string these sounds together, and those form individual morphemes, or units of meaning. With these units of meaning, you can then build full words and sentences. Therefore, it's not gibberish anymore. I don't know to what extent Elvehn was constructed and how consistent the grammar is, but I do know that there's at least some regularity.
Sorry but I'm gonna say it. Dragon Age 2 *didn't* suck. Granted it was nowhere near as good as Dragon Age Origins, but it's completely foolish to say the game was garbage. The story had great setup for Inquisition, while also telling the tale of a completely new character and a rise to glory in the aftermath/sorta during what was to be the (possible) destruction of all life. Was it amazing? No. Was it bad? No. It was too different for some people, and that's okay. But I admire Bioware for trying something different than they ever had before storywise. People need to stop hating on a game that doesn't deserve it.
Well, here's some of the reasons I hated DA2 if you want : - No origin system anymore - Whole game setup is in the same ugly city - Plot is terrible (in my opinion). You go from saving the world in DAO to dealing about quarrels between mages and templars in one city, and getting some social elevation - Gameplay went from strategy + difficulty to button mashing + AOE spamming - Speaking of fights, ennemies spawn by packs of 20. Like, in DAO you were like "oooooo a demon!", here you're like "ffs that's the 10th pack of demons I killed today". You also kill more bandits than there seems to be inhabitants in this city - Game is short (although in this particular case, it was a good thing) - Once again that's only my opinion, all the characters except Varric seemed boring to me - To end with, like many comments say here, DAO had a soul, DA2 had none. You don't feel the magic I never hated a game sequel in my life as much as I did with DA2. There was literally nothing good about this game, except maybe the Qunaris.
The story never went anyway until the very end..... and then the game was suddenly over. I mean, if you just take it as a single game it was pretty fucking terrible... But you seem to consider it as a longer prequel to DA:I
My only complaint about Dragon Age 2 was due to how linear it was but other than that, to me it was a PERFECT followup to origins in terms of world building imo.
This, Fallout New Vegas and The Witcher 3 is like the holy trinity of modern RPGs and the hope that RPGs will one day return to their former glory. May we one day see more great RPGs such as Pillars of Eternity, Vampire the Masquerade and Morrowind and less """RPGs""" like Fallout 4 or DA: Inquisition.
Amonny >New Vegas, DA:O, PoE, VtM, Morrowind >Simple RPGs Yeah, next you tell me that Fallout 4 is the most complicated and technologically advanced RPG of all
Stop ! need to get away or i'll reinstall the game again and spend my life in that game again , which is probably is what i'll do if Dragon Age 3 is not great
Nebuchadnezzaurus I played Dragon age 2 and i like some parts of it and i think it would have been a game as good as dragon age origins if they did not have to rush the development of it
Nebuchadnezzaurus Both my friend and I enjoyed DA2 - sure it doesn't live up to the scope of the 1st one, but it certainly has its moments. Personally I think if DA2 had been released first, a lot more people would've enjoyed it for its own merits.
Nebuchadnezzaurus I find DA2 to be largely a completely different genre of game. The soul of Dragon Age Origins was a CRPG with elements of action RPG in it. DA2 was a console action RPG and just felt like an entirely different sort of game to me because of it -- and often rushed. I stormed the same beachhead heaven knows how many times.
Christian charles Definitely. The combat is kinda meh but there a hell of a lot more abilities and the tactics system has yet to be matched by any of the titles following it.
Максим Хоменко What? I understand that some of the characters in DA2 had a nice character development, but they are a bunch of zombies if compared to the characters in DAO. I honestly cared only about Varric and one or two characters, while in DAO I cared about every single companion in my party.
What happened to the gaming industry? Ive been scouring youtube for 2 hours now listening to all the video game music from games i loved back then. Every one of them was a pure work of art
Played through DA2 and all it's DLCs, but had to stop Inquisition a little after Skyhold. I just can't bring myself to make a full PT of it after the first couple times. DAO is is still the best game I've played.
This reminds me of all the moment in the brecilian forest, frostback mountains, deep roads, redcliff village, then unite all the races. The graphics may not be the best, but the story and the characters are so great.
![Dragon Age: Inquisition - Main Theme [Extended]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7Yo5fbceJVM/mqdefault.jpg)
Do you remember your feelings when you opened the game for the first time and heard this?
Yes, I 'member.
Yelang this was my favourite game legit.. better than skyrim imo
Gamma Ray Obviously ^^
Yelang Yas xD
I was like "Oh my! I finally found it! Baldurs Gate sucessor! " * I was ver anxious! the game nailed it!
This game had soul.
yes +1
Mangs my soul 😢
Oh my god where i go this man was already there
Mangs and heart.
And beautiful genitals
Had? More like HAS. Best game in the franchise, DAI can't hold a candle to DAO.
If people come back to the theme after 13 years you can imagine how good the game was
Indeed
It still is
I haven't even played Dragon Age, this just randomly popped up while I was searching for soundtrack from The Elder Scrolls. Not that I mind, though, excellent track
I needed to hear this again. Bout to redownload to play
I’m really thinking of halting everything else I’m playing and replaying it once more. But DD2 is also coming out tomorrow.
This theme manages to be melancholic, romantic and epic at the same time. It's incredible.
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As is Leliana.
Romantic!?
*Crap I'm cheating on Tali*
@@TheKamel777 damn right 😁
yep, goosebumps every time
This game is not just "good", this game has a damn SOUL.
+Abuyin ibn Djadir it was the last of squad based tactical RPGs of old. Pillars of Eternity picked up the torch and I hope it will lead to the rebirth of genre.
+Heliox4PL Divinity Original Sins takes its own twist on the genre too
***** If that's the canon explanation, I'd prefer her dead.
Damn right it dose the game was and is astounding
They unretconned her death but it's still kind of "eh" damage control. It's revealed that the Leliana you meet in DA2 and DA: Inquisition is a Fade spirit of some sort, only if she died in Origins.
Personally, while I appreciate this as a form of retcon damage control, I still would've preferred they replace her if she died in Origins. Otherwise, why even give the option of killing her in the first place?
Enchantment?
FINE DWARVEN CRAFTS
Enchantment!
What the hell happened to that bastard anyway? I didn't see him in Inquisition.
You can find codex entry written by him in dlc (trespasser)
Evan Carbajal I read that with his voice what ahahahhaha
"Can I get you a ladder so you get off my back?"
The most annoying dialouge during combat 😂
ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT !
Mwhahaha, call me THE REAPER!
Ι ΗΑΤΕ ΤΗΙΣ LINE LOL
@@16Vagabond i thought this was haha call me a retard no offense lol
As most people say, this game had a soul. Just like Mass Effect. The old Bioware was pure genius.
Fuck EA they ruined them
@Cj Sadly, the sequels never reached this quality level.
"this game had a soul". This is my main issue with DA Inquisition. I found no soul in it in all of the huge areas. DA2 was a tragic mess, but it was a technical mess that had a soul buried in it. Inquisition was just a shiny game... I mean, the Jaws of Haakon DLC gave me more emotions than the main game. What's up with that.
@@olirikable Yes, sadly DAI it feels weird, empty. Not really a bad game, but i feel they could have done it better and more lore friendly. I don’t think DA4 will be much better.
@@olirikable I disagree. the main story, companions, soundtrack and arts in inquisition were really good. I think where the game fell short is in the side content and combat system. It's just a massive downgrade in depth and customization compared to origins. The game definitely had soul, its just that whoever was the lead designer in building interactive and engaging areas absolutely sucked. Sadly that's a very big portion of the game.
Definitely, Dragon Age Origins is the best game of the saga, it has a epic story, beautiful OST and a huge world to explore.
+Shin Garugamesh Bioware's games are nothing more than action games in disguise now. It's a damn shame.
+alex14676 As Origins is really good, the other ones are too, any Dragon Age game wasn't too big on exploring, if anything Inquisition is more open and exploitative(but it more or less bores me), you can't go certain places in Origins or DA2 which I didn't like too much, and I don't like how there is less RPG elements in the newer games, but I do like how they made playing it strategic in fighting was made an option rather than mandatory like Origins was (I sucked at it : / )
GamerWolf You have to take in consideration that's how it's supposed to be. Strategy was very integral with isometric rpgs especially the ones made by Bioware. DA 2 barely had any of the strategic elements that Origins had and Inquisition canned what was left of it.
Joshua Derr I am aware of that, some of my favorite games is KoTOR and KoTOR 2 which I think are very strategic games, but I personally enjoy in Dragon Age it being a choice, I haven't used the the strategy view in DA:I much I don't know if it sucks or not. I'm not enjoying how BioWare is changing, (I blame EA) they're becoming less RPG and more Fantasy/Action Games with a very heavy story. I'll still play the games and enjoy them too because I love the stories and universe, but I certainly didn't like the lack of dialogue options, choices, and cutscene type conversations in DA:I, along with major RPG elements taken away
Shin Garugamesh I'm pretty sure I said I didn't like it much and if I didn't then... I don't like it, my questlog is 90% Hinterlands and 10% everything else, waaay too many sidequests, it does make me feel like I'm playing World of Warcraft
In war - victory!
In peace - vigilance!
In death - sacrafice!
BY AZURA BY AZURA BY AZURA ITS THE GRAND CHAMPION!
Can I follow you around? I won't get in the way.
No i dont need a pest xD
Whatever you say.
Oh, Grey Warden.
What, have you done?
The oath you hath taken is all but broken...
I'm 30 years old now and still have a crush on Morrigan.
real
Real
You dropped your crown sir.
holy based.
Yeah, me too
RIP Bioware.
What classics they used to give us.
Those were the times.
I can't stand it anymore.I'm going to play the game again!
I know that feel, bro.
I'm starting now, again, with a noble warrior after the mage! I was too sad when I found Alistair would let me if I made him king... that, I admit, I restarted and changed my options just to made him stay in the Grey Wardens. Now, I'm gonna marry him! XD
Ive said that for the 10th time now 😂😂
Played the whole thing once with each origin story, and then again with Daelish Hunter and Human Noble but I liked all of the origin stories.
This is me once a year
if this game ever got remastered id cry tears of joy CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW BEAUTIFUL IT WOULD BE???
just mod it pleb
im a lame-o who has it on the console :/
Sour i pity you, there are such good mods for this game it feels like playing an improved modern version.
il give you an example just to make you jelaous, if i side with the templars i can tell gregoir that morrigan is an apostate and that she should be killed, then she insults you and flees forever while fighting her way out.
+Mike Tejo i mean i dont really like the idea of turning morrigan in but yeah ive seen a lot of mods for origins that make the game look amazing
@@mellamanq I Play on PC too but if you overhaul this game enough to be called a remaster EA WILL SHUT IT DOWN I guarantee it. lol Look at KOTO Apeiron.
DA:O was one of those rare games that write themselves into your heart and you never forget them.
I still remember when I finished the game and end titles rolled down and I started crying. I did not want it to end: I did not want to leave the story.
I am like you bro…I love this game I can’t believe I haven’t played it until this late 😭 I completed the series and I have to say this game is so so close to the heart, even tho DAI had a very decent story and compelling character storylines.
The reason its so rare is because this game had a total of 6-10 years development time (I've seen multiple sources cite different amount of years so its hard to say for sure). Compare this to DA2 only had a year and a half (Production lasted just nine months). Dragon Age Inquisition was a total of 4 years with 3 years of Production.
@@JustiXNL Neverwinter Nights 2002 and Kotr 2002 were bioware. I wouldn't say this game got more than 6 years of dev time.
@@JustiXNL 4-6 years at most
@@arcticdream4905 I don't see how mentioning Neverwinter Nights and KOTR without any context is relevant in your argument? And I lit already said it was somewhere 6-10 years based on multiple sources. I know one of the writers David Gaider said in a eurogamer interview he was at least busy with it the game for 6 years. The Wiki pages quotes a source saying development for the first Demo started in 2002 (the game released in 2009) meaning the game took at least 7 years to develop. This doesn't even take preproduction into account as they are talking about development of a demo in 2002. Which is why it probably took more then 7 years.
I had played Dragon Age: Inquisition recently. It was my first introduction to the series lol. So many people told me that I needed to play Dragon Age: Origins as well. So, with no particular feelings one way or the other. I got the game. It loaded up. And I heard this. I was so taken by the song, my mouth literally dropped open and I sat there for 5 minutes just listening to this main theme. Honestly, this is probably one of the most beautiful themes I have ever heard in my life. Being musically inclined, I love when video games have really good music design. And just by listening to this music, I was in complete awe. I've never heard anything quite like this. I just had to look this song up on TH-cam lol.
ive just started playing inquisition in mid 2020 before moving to dragon age 2 then origins. i get shivers when i heard origin's theme song.
@@stronk8107 Yes! It’s hauntingly beautiful. Probably one of the best opening themes of any video game. I don’t think any other opening has captured me the way this song does 😌
If you have such love and appreciation for music in games and especially breathtaking iconic ones that stand out you should absolutely try Halo, honestly if you haven’t since you wrote that comment 4 years ago I’ll be amazed😄 halo’s an iconic legacy over soon to be its 20th anniversary it’s got powerful epic and emotional music I think you’d appreciate 🙂
OMG ITS LoUd
@@MusicalMe1011 TBF Inquisition's theme is exceptional. Love Lindsey Stirling's version, I can never get tired of hearing it.
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I used to just let it sit on the menu so I could hear the music at least once, good memories. Can't believe this game will be six next year
Smokewadwinslow
And I still play it. That's how you know it's good.
I really don't like Inquisition so much.
How about 9 years?
And what about 10 years? Oh, too early. :D
10 years still playing
Still have it installed.
0:00 - 0:50 Welcome to the rich world of Dragon age
0:50 - 1:20 Ostagar
1:20 - 1:35 Ostagar aftermath
1:35 - 1:55 Gathering allies
1:55 - 2:37 For the Grey Wardens!!
2:37 - 2:51 The final battle
This is how i picture it :D
Same
Pulsar07 ok i listened to every part while looking at your comment and this honestly gave me goosebumps. TY For this I couldn’t have parted it better!
Especially the 'for the Grey Wardens' part omg
EXACTLY especially the Ostagar aftermath part, the music turns to melancholic like in Flemeth's hut and Alistair's grief over losing Duncan. "For the Grey Wardens" part also reminds me of the march to Denerim and the speech of soon-to-be King Alistair (in my version).
I feel personally connected with my Warden
Same here
10 years today! Happy 10th anniversary to one of the greatest game ever created!
wut. i remember playing this like 9 years ago, im replying to this 3 years after that.
when i hear this song i litreally remember all the moments of game no matter how long ago i played...this game is a master piece
bioware sure knows how to make fantastic games
Saketh Kurapati yeah and im waiting for bioware to make my warden protagonist in next game
true
So is the music in it!
Well said Joker, well said.
No other Dragon Age game will ever surpass Origins
***** I actually liked DA2 more than Inquisition. as great as Inquisition is, I thought the story was kind of weak, and anti-climatic.
+Michiify am I only around here, who dislikes DA3 controls? Seriously, 'tactic overwiev' shows less then third person. third person required moveing by 'wasd' and keep attacks. Binary AI customizations... Dragon Age was like Baldur's Gate, and now...?
IMO, DA2 is more likely to DA1 than DA3.
The Corpulent Panda I can't agree at all. Inquisition have great story, i love beeing herold, and my advaisors, full open world, and details like portraits of my companions... I just can't stand battle system. In fact, team do what they will, Tactics only allow them to use abbilities, not depend on situation like previous games. In third person, you play like some hack'n'slash, and 'tactical' view shows even less then default view.
DA2 was great refresh, mindfull battles, with cool looks. in DAI, it's more like keeps you character attack.
+NecroPheliac Inquisition already has. :)
Whoami691 Ah come on, Inquisition is weak compared to the excellence of Origins.
You're right graphics /gameplay wise though.
Any Grey Wardens left or am I alone?
Most of use moved onto BG3 and Larian. Bioware and EA k1lled this franchise.
Origins was the best game I ever played. They ruined this franchise so hard.
Dilly dilly
We Grey Wardens are never alone. (Salute)
As in brightest day or, blackest Night Brother!
When this song played and the final battle began, I was shook. All the effort to bring Grey Wardens back from ashes fo traitors, to the point where everyone cheered you on like a savior, the sense of fulfillment was grand beyond words.
I HAVE LOST THE SPELL
Can i get you a ladder? So you can get off my back.
Charmed, im sure.
"bark"
A little frantic? Ha! I can see why!
Do you want a ladder so you can get off my back!
I HAVE LOST CONCENTRATION
EXACTLY. XD
DO NOT LET THEM OVERWHELM US!
Shields charmed, I'm sure......
Shields Can I get you a ladder so you can get off my back
Shields I sense some dark spawn!
I got way more emotional hearing this again than I was expecting.
after having the game for nearly 3 years, I finally sat down and played it for the first time this past week.
I had started with DAI back in 2018, played 2 for the first time a few months ago, and now I finally got to play origins.
Yes, I am incredibly tardy to the party.
And while I'm mad at myself for not buying these back when they originally came out, I feel like because I waited til now?? I could fully appreciate these games.
I'm replaying the whole series in order, now, and just.
It's so nice to truly grasp everything now that i've played them all.
I picked up stuff over the years (even before playing), but now having played first-hand....?
just,,, wow.
Origins takes the fuckin cake, man.
I don't think I can rank them/choose a favourite, as they all play differently for me, but wow.
Origins blew me away.
Hearing this play in-game for the first time gave me chills.
Listening to it now and fully appreciating this game? Still giving me chills.
f u c k
Origins is one of my favorite games and only DA game i enjoyed i tried Inqusition like 3 or 4 times but story and characters are not interesting in my opinion atmosphere is also completly different than in DAO i completed DA2 once but dont want to play this game ever again.
How I'd love to go back and experience this game for the first time again...
With lots of drugs and mods you can for the cheap price of your car and 3 months rent
I'm experiencing it for the first time right now!
And it's great ~
With that opening sound you just knew an epic game was about to start.
I love Inquisition, but Origins just hits different. From the opening menu you know you are in for an incredible experience.
До сих пор мурашки идут 2022!
60 Dislikers = Genlocks...
And hurlocks...
Biz Türküz lan niye yabancı konuşuyoruz :D
There are so many now... i fear, a blight is coming.
@@morathin1761 We need Grey Wardens
The dark spawn
If you are reading this and haven't played this game yet, I want you to know that I envy you. What I wouldn't give to load this masterpiece up for the first time again.
One hell of a farewell from old Bioware.
I wish so badly that I could play this game for the first time again.
If I could choose one game to play again for the first time, it would be Dragon Age Origins. What a masterpiece.
rip kotor, neverwinter nights, baldur's gate, and dragon age, rip Bioware, your sacrifice will not be forgotten. your betrayal to EA will also never be forgotten.
I am playing it for the first time ever tomorrow. Hype
The only downside of the "first time" is its very difficult on first timer. Remember the first town? There is an encounter which you battle 20+ damn wolves. I know it sounds easy but believe me, wolves here in orgins can stunlock your whole party.
So many memories. The game was so good and had so much personality that I had the pleasure of playing with other classes and races just to get a different (and rewarding) gaming experience. Besides the characters having interesting and diverse profiles, the dialogues had authenticity and quality. It was easy for the player to get involved in history and with "people" like that.
Yup, I wish they make a movie out of the game.
In peace vigilance, in war victory, in death sacrifice.
***** No actually he is right.Just double checked from the wikia too.
***** I remember the order being peace war death from origins tho.
watch wardens calling video/read in game books for origins it says it the way I put it. I t also makes more sense, In peace they are vigilant looking for possible trouble and in war when it arises they are victorious and when they die during war or going into the deep roads it is great sacrifice. So yeah lore bitch lol.
Best game in the RPG Genre. Sure the graphics are dated, BUT STORY! CHARACTERS! VOICE ACTING! Love them all. Love the characters. This soundtrack tells a lot of the story in it of itself.
at least the graphics have a bit of life in them (good expressions, some unique animations, and some interesting art direction)
unlike inquisition, pretty looks but no life to the looks
you don't even know what dated graphics are if you think that dragon age origins has old graphic....
one of the best but Witcher3 is superior in all aspects
@Brimstone Valar lol
This will forever be my favourite game, it just hits right in every way
Honestly didn't expect to find you here! How about a dragon age origins challenge?
This is not just a Game, it is an absolute Masterpiece, Legend! Ultra-Fantasy!
FOR FERELDEN AND THE GREY WARDENS!!!!! CHARRRRGE!!!
I read that right as 1:56 started... goosebumps man...
Then we all died....the end
Maybe we shouldnt have swooped...it is bad you know
FOR FERELDEN! FOR THE GREY WARDENS!!
FOR THE GAY- EHM GRAY WARDEN!
It wasn't just a game it was a masterpiece
Damn! The first RPG that actually got me hooked! It was epic! I wish i could relive those memories of playing this for the first time!
The Hero of Ferelden is still the most badass main character, would love it if he returns in a later Dragon Age game
*he/she/they/ve. Yes, I’m late.
@@void1895 they? Its just one hero not two dummy
@@normanselva6397 you evidently know nothing of non-binary people, and that the gender could be changeable depending on what the warden was created as.
@@void1895 They and whatever is Ve is not an option.
@@DonMadruga72 Ver/Vey, as odd as it may seem, is actually a gender. It is a niche form of a person neither male nor female, typically seen as the alternate form of being non-binary (using they/them).
It hurts me so much. I doubt that we will see something closer to Dragon Age Origins anytime soon!
I think witcher 3 accomplished what Origins did.
@@FizCap I mean ultimately Witcher 3 destroyed every AAA title ever made, became the best RPG game to do date and arguably could be the game of the decade.
But my god, regardless this game just has something nostalgic, special, beautiful. As everyone else says, it has soul. Strange because no other game has the same thing to the point where a memory actually feels real (except for Witcher 3 possibly).
I come from the future to tell you that you're still right
There will never be a game like DAO ever again. :(
Witcher 3 is a rare example.
...on the other hand...
Cyberpunk 2077 is a massive disappointment...
I am playing this game right now for the first time and I've got to admit that it's much better than I expected, it is awesome and this is without any doubts one of the best themes I've ever heard in a videogame, it's simply amazing. The first time I heard it when I opened the game it was like: My god, it is simply delicious. What a great game!!
its been 10 years since i heard this theme. Feels like being visited by an old best friend. and you talk like it was yesterday
1:57... There it is... So Beautiful....
+Whoami691 Oh, what feelings!..
+Whoami691 So true...
I cut that part and made it my ringtone. It's so epic when I wake up, so ready for a fucking war.
+Aerys Lisir great idea!
indeet it is but 0:00 is better
1:58 For Ferelden!
(20 guys charge into an inumerable horde)
And win*
@@BartixShieldsmen uhhh.....idk about that one chief
Played recently, definitely a great game. I also played the second one, now I'm on Inquisition. All the three had their qualities, now none will surpass what I felt after the end of Origins. The classic hero's journey, which I made sure to end as heroically as possible. A real masterpiece.
I've played this game since it came out, every year I play through it twice... its 2020 and I have officially done every quest with every race and every class... still playing... BEST RPG EVER MADE
Fuck it reinstalling now
+Lyle Mackie Nah, I never uninstall it in the first place. xD
+Illusive Man
I had to change my hard drive not long ago. I didn't care for any other games, but I took Origins to safety and installed it again on new drive. This is a masterpiece and I'll never uninstall it willingly.
Nothing is better than origins. I still remember when I beat the game the first time years ago...i cried.
Мне 30. Сижу вспоминаю как играл в этот шедевр с этим треком. Мурашки!
Это просто ужас, мне только 15 лет, но я начал в неё играть ещё когда мне было 8 лет...
На то время она была САМОЙ лучшей игрой для меня и остаётся по сей день.
Проходил её очень много раз и ниразу не надоедала...
Это такая легендарнейшая игра.
Что это даже странно прозвучит, но у меня даже наварачиваются слёзы, как же я хочу вернуть тот день, когда я только начал в неё играть...
Мне 40 ❤ тоже самое
11 years later and this game is still unbeatable! Seriously this is the best in the series!
The Grey Wardens > The Inquisition
justacondom for ferelden! for the grey wardens!
+AmnesicoSG COME AT ME BRO! *hugs*
+justacondom THANKS it was horrible what they did to them in inquisition
+Pedda ZZ indeed! we looked like weaklings.
Pedro Portela not simply weaklings but brain dead deamons worshiping whit stupid hair cuts weaklings :P
I gotta say, that white and red background theme looks freaking awesome.
The game that truly makes me feel like a hero.
Ya And i wish the Game Never End and the Story of Our Hero keep going by DLC and Games.
One of the most nostalgic songs for me. Paired with the title screen in general, actual perfection.
This song bring me in the past , when all was a fairytail 😢❤
I want to meet Alistair.
+Jawn Well, that's great. 😐
+Jawn That's... Good to know.
Morrigan or nothing :P
+PandaProductions You perverts!
Porque no los dos?
+Daedhro the Elf 😂👌👌👌
It's been seven years. This theme still gives me chills.
I think every game in this franchise was excellent, but Origins seemed particularly special to me. I'm not sure if there's any particular reason other than it being our introduction to the setting, but everything about it just seemed awesome.
This song always brings me back to when I first played it those the days
😭😭😭😭I'm crying
Well now it's been 13, god damn how the time flies.
@@weall1208 We are getting old but our good memories remain.
One of those title screens you sit on for 5-10 minutes
This is my first RPG game many years ago and till now 2024 i still love this game and this amazing and beautiful song.
FOR FERELDAN!
For dog.
Who needs sten or Alistair when you have your goddamn dog?
I always have him in my party, and I loved the dialogue option when you go into the proving grounds. "I will fight with my loyal hound"
Or something along those lines.
Jonah Skiff Even funnier if you try to have him fight Loghain in the Landsmeet.
Lol he'd just die tho wouldn't he?
Jonah Skiff Arl Eamon says something like "Warden, its best not to leave the fate of Fereldan in the hands of your dog, best choose someone else"
01:55 most fucking hype part of the song. Lots of emotions hearing that part. ¡¡FOR FERELDEN!! ¡¡FOR THE GREY WARDEN!! :D
+Cecilia Laura "The Grey Wardens sacrificed everything to stem the tide of darkness... and prevailed".
"In war, victory. In peace, vigilance. In death, sacrifice. For Ferelden! For the Grey Wardens!"
+Tlevids Exactly.
+Morrigan. Fuck Yeah!! Duncan not dead!!
This game was soulful, deep and phenomenal. Their characters were so memorable. After a decade, I still remember it so vividly. Origins, Awakening, Witcher trilogy..... milestones in the rpg genre....
This is my most favorite rpg game .
One of *the* greatest games of all time, hands down zero dispute.
Definitely one of the best menu themes ever.
Still chills after 15 years later.
truly the golden age of bioware. hope they remake a HD fully voiced version of this game
Me too, I want DA:O remake so bad, I also want a remake of Dead Space
Everytime I hear this theme, I have a flashback of that one scene where if you were a human noble, your father's spirit comes to give you a message about how your destined for greatness. I just feel the music is a key factor in emphasizing this epic and immense journey that DA:O sends you on, reminding you how pivotal your role in it all is.
Lyrics are not gibberish. It is Biowares' take on the elven language.
So in other words it's gibberish as the language does not exist.
It's a nice piece of gibberish though.
@@I_hunt_lolis if the elven language in bioware was actually fully constructed, it is a conlang and therefore not gibberish
@@magiv4205 sounds like gibberish to me
@@I_hunt_lolis Let me put it like this: Gibberish is a string of sounds that is made to get a certain sound or feel across, but the individual sounds and "words" don't mean anything. Many fantasy soundtracks use this to make epic sounding choirs, but the lyrics they sing are just there to sound cool. A conlang, like any natural language, is comprised of a set of specified sounds, rules on how to string these sounds together, and those form individual morphemes, or units of meaning. With these units of meaning, you can then build full words and sentences. Therefore, it's not gibberish anymore. I don't know to what extent Elvehn was constructed and how consistent the grammar is, but I do know that there's at least some regularity.
@@magiv4205 Forget him man. Trolls will be trolls.
There was passion behind this project
after all this years, this is still my favorite game, always get back to it
So much nostalgia. I would often wait and listen to the vocals before I would load up a save.
Dragon Age > other rpg games
Baldur's Gate 1,2 and Throne of Bhaal were glorious.
Mass Effect? Anyone? No?
And if anyone mentions the ending I tell you to shove it. 100+ house of gameplay doesnt make a 10 min cutscene.
And then there's Planescape Torment
morrowind u dumb fuck
Wiedźmin/The Witcher ?
dragon age origins is bioware's last masterpiece
I would say Mass Effect 3, which is an excellent game (except the last 15 minutes i would say)
@@jedilegendes Yep absolutely same feelings
ME: "Oh boy I can't wait to get back from school and spend hours in DAO!"
*Opens main menu*
ME: "I can wait 2:51 more :)"
Sorry but I'm gonna say it. Dragon Age 2 *didn't* suck. Granted it was nowhere near as good as Dragon Age Origins, but it's completely foolish to say the game was garbage. The story had great setup for Inquisition, while also telling the tale of a completely new character and a rise to glory in the aftermath/sorta during what was to be the (possible) destruction of all life. Was it amazing? No. Was it bad? No. It was too different for some people, and that's okay. But I admire Bioware for trying something different than they ever had before storywise. People need to stop hating on a game that doesn't deserve it.
here here! I actually liked the entire series, and eagerly awaiting (Hopefully) another one!
Nope, it didn't suck at all. Inquistion is bad compared to the first two.
Well, here's some of the reasons I hated DA2 if you want :
- No origin system anymore
- Whole game setup is in the same ugly city
- Plot is terrible (in my opinion). You go from saving the world in DAO to dealing about quarrels between mages and templars in one city, and getting some social elevation
- Gameplay went from strategy + difficulty to button mashing + AOE spamming
- Speaking of fights, ennemies spawn by packs of 20. Like, in DAO you were like "oooooo a demon!", here you're like "ffs that's the 10th pack of demons I killed today". You also kill more bandits than there seems to be inhabitants in this city
- Game is short (although in this particular case, it was a good thing)
- Once again that's only my opinion, all the characters except Varric seemed boring to me
- To end with, like many comments say here, DAO had a soul, DA2 had none. You don't feel the magic
I never hated a game sequel in my life as much as I did with DA2. There was literally nothing good about this game, except maybe the Qunaris.
The story never went anyway until the very end..... and then the game was suddenly over.
I mean, if you just take it as a single game it was pretty fucking terrible... But you seem to consider it as a longer prequel to DA:I
My only complaint about Dragon Age 2 was due to how linear it was but other than that, to me it was a PERFECT followup to origins in terms of world building imo.
I skipped school to play this when it came out, totally worth it
BASED!
This, Fallout New Vegas and The Witcher 3 is like the holy trinity of modern RPGs and the hope that RPGs will one day return to their former glory. May we one day see more great RPGs such as Pillars of Eternity, Vampire the Masquerade and Morrowind and less """RPGs""" like Fallout 4 or DA: Inquisition.
forgot Mass effect 2 ? it fucks the witcher 3 in every way
U clearly like simple RPGs.
Amonny
>New Vegas, DA:O, PoE, VtM, Morrowind
>Simple RPGs
Yeah, next you tell me that Fallout 4 is the most complicated and technologically advanced RPG of all
I find DA:O a simple RPG. If you compare it with Morrowind, BG1/2, NWN1/2, TOEE, Arcanum, PoE, PT, than IT IS a simple RPG.
Amonny
you must be drunk to call it simple RPG !!
anyways my favorite RPGS are ME2 , DAO , ME1 and FO3
Coming back here after playing Baldur's Gate 3, this is the only game that made me feel even remotely close to my experience with BG3
Какая же это,офигенная вселенная,с проработанным лором,с офигенной музыкой,с самыми шикарными девочками,и самое главное,с офигительным сюжетом.
May the talent of *Inon Zur* live forever...
Stop ! need to get away or i'll reinstall the game again and spend my life in that game again , which is probably is what i'll do if Dragon Age 3 is not great
Did you like Dragon Age 2? I'm not sure if I should play it because people have said it's vastly inferior to DA1...
Nebuchadnezzaurus I played Dragon age 2 and i like some parts of it and i think it would have been a game as good as dragon age origins if they did not have to rush the development of it
Nebuchadnezzaurus
Both my friend and I enjoyed DA2 - sure it doesn't live up to the scope of the 1st one, but it certainly has its moments. Personally I think if DA2 had been released first, a lot more people would've enjoyed it for its own merits.
Nebuchadnezzaurus
I find DA2 to be largely a completely different genre of game. The soul of Dragon Age Origins was a CRPG with elements of action RPG in it. DA2 was a console action RPG and just felt like an entirely different sort of game to me because of it -- and often rushed. I stormed the same beachhead heaven knows how many times.
That is exactly what happened to me. Read about Inquisition, started listening to the OST. Reinstalled Dragon Age. Going for a perfect playthrough.
I just started replaying the game on 360 and damn it's still good
Хочется стереть себе память и пройти этот шедевр ещё много раз
В данный момент прохожу ее , крутая игра
milcz kacapie jeden
Back when Dragon Age had soul.
JMSLionheart I feel that's just the Nostalgia talking. Inquisition is pretty gud, man.
JMSLionheart , I never played Dragon Age. I heard Origins is the first one. Is it good and worth playing for a epic fantasy fan such as myself?
Christian charles Definitely. The combat is kinda meh but there a hell of a lot more abilities and the tactics system has yet to be matched by any of the titles following it.
Jennifer K You forgot to mention that Dragon Age 2 is amazing TOO. Yeah, I know, little story, but the characters... DAO doesn't have such characters.
Максим Хоменко What? I understand that some of the characters in DA2 had a nice character development, but they are a bunch of zombies if compared to the characters in DAO. I honestly cared only about Varric and one or two characters, while in DAO I cared about every single companion in my party.
Back in the days when EA still managed to publish some epic titles.
Then got greedy and started to fuck Bioware over.
Actually, at the time, BioWare was not part of EA. :D
Iirc DA:O was released after EA buyed Bioware.
But EA had not any part in it's development. It's not in the credits.
Well, yeah but you know what i meant. Even as a publisher they published great games back in the day.
Man, this takes me back to the early 10’s.
It was such a good time, those years.
What happened to the gaming industry? Ive been scouring youtube for 2 hours now listening to all the video game music from games i loved back then. Every one of them was a pure work of art
Who is playing in 2017?
Just finished my full PT of Origins, Awakening, GoA and Witch Hunt.
Dalish Warden vs Solas. Rip Solas.
Started playing it again.Now im Daelish Rogue.
Played through DA2 and all it's DLCs, but had to stop Inquisition a little after Skyhold. I just can't bring myself to make a full PT of it after the first couple times. DAO is is still the best game I've played.
me
Maaan
I'm crying
10 years, and this game still rocks
Feels like i'm back in the Deep Roads with Oghren
I always picture Leliana singing this & the ending theme the one
Who's still playing 2019?
Arkheve Nor Hellz yessss
Me
Me!
thinking about replaying soon it's been way too long
duh
2019, Still playing. hard to believe its been so long, yet the story is still one of the best.
This reminds me of all the moment in the brecilian forest, frostback mountains, deep roads, redcliff village, then unite all the races. The graphics may not be the best, but the story and the characters are so great.