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Debug Mode cheats
At the launcher, go to Miscellaneous and tick «run in debug mode», then, in game hold control+alt and press C, then type the code and press Enter-. Note that some of these cheats can cause the game to become unstable.
Effect NEXTTURN advances a turn TASMAN explores map, does not turn off Fog of War CRUIJFF free movement HUYGENS free spells GLOOMYCITY give selected city -1000 happiness BOSCH gives 100. 000 gold
THXBRIAN gives 100.000 gold & mana, reveals map, gives all upgrades & spells REMBRANDT gives 100.000 mana GERARDS instant loss PHILIPS instant production of current queue in every city HEIN instant win ERASMUS instantly research all upgrades/spells LEEUWENHOEK instantly research current upgrade/spell HAUER level up hero(es) in selected army BARENTZ reveal map including Fog of War RUYTER spawn hero SPINOZA unlock all upgrades/spells Contributed by:
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Steam Achievements
Achievement Complete a Quest Adventurer Win any level with the Archdruid leader class Archdruid’s Triumph Form an Alliance Best Friends Forever Create an item in the item forge Blacksmith Have 50 casting points on your leader Caster Start an Online Game Challenger Win the Campaign for the Commonwealth Champion of the Commonwealth Win the Campaign for the Elven Court Champion of the Elven Court Win 10 Online Multiplayer Games Champion of Wonders Freeze an enemy unit Cold as Ice Play a user created map Community Member Win any level with the dreadnought leader class Dreadnought’s Triumph Win a Tactical Battle First Blood Acquire a Dwelling Friend of Monsters Participate in a PBEM game Going Postal Win 30 online Multiplayer Games Grand Master of Wonders Max out the race governance for three races in a single game Interracial Harmony Liberate an oppressed enemy city via a betrayal event Liberator Hatch an Egg Mama? Win a Random Scenario Master of the Unknown Mine Crafted Mine Crafted Build a city specialization upgrade. 
Mystical City Get Pure Evil Alignment Overlord Produce all City-Upgrades in a single City Paradise City Win any level by claiming a seal victory Power Unleashed Get Pure Good Alignment Protector of the Light Win as Commonwealth Defector Rebel of the Commonwealth Win as Elven Court Defector Rebel of the Elven Court Create a Custom Leader Represent Win any level with the Rogue leader class Rogue’s Triumph Research all skills in a single game Scholar Raze or plunder a town Scorched Earth Promote a unit to Gold Seasoned Embark a unit Seaworthy Found an Outpost Settling Down Win a Siege Battle Siege Master Acquire an independent town through diplomacy Silver Tongue Win any level with the Sorcerer leader class Sorcerer’s Triumph Recruit 3 Heroes in a single game Talent Scout Win an Online Game Taste of Victory Win the campaign for the Golden realm. 
The Importance of Being Ernest Win any level with the Theocrat leader class Theocrat’s Triumph Kill a frozen enemy To Heal a Frozen Heart Clear an Exploration Site Treasure Raider Win a PBEM game V-Mail Win any level with the Warlord leader class Warlord’s Triumph Fill all equipement slots on a single Leader or Hero Well Equipped Force the AI to surrender to you You Work for Me Now Contributed by:
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Age of Wonders III Cheats For Linux
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Steam Achievements
Achievement Complete a quest Adventurer (10) Win any level with the Archdruid leader class Archdruid’s Triumph (25) Form an alliance Best Friends Forever (17) Create an item in the item forge Blacksmith (24) Have 50 casting points on your leader Caster (13) Start an online game Challenger (27) Win the campaign for the Commonwealth Champion of the Commonwealth (77) Win the campaign for the Elven Court Champion of the Elven Court (65) Win 10 online games Champion of Wonders1 (22) Freeze an enemy unit Cold as Ice (30) Play a user created map Community Member (45) Win any level with the Dreadnought leader class Dreadnought’s Triumph (27) Win a tactical battle First Blood (10) Acquire a dwelling Friend of Monsters (13) Participate in a PBEM game Going Postal (61) Win 30 online games Grand Master of Wonders1 (41) Max out the race governance for three races in a single game Interracial Harmony (86) Liberate an oppressed enemy city via a betrayal event Liberator (56) Hatch an egg Mama? (16) Win a random scenario Master of the Unknown (29) (no official description) Mine Crafted (33) Get a pure evil alignment Overlord (31) Produce all city-upgrades in a single city Paradise City (15) Get a pure good alignment Protector of the Light (21) Win as Commonwealth defector Rebel of the Commonwealth (77) Win as Elven Court defector Rebel of the Elven Court (53) Create a custom leader Represent (15) Win any level with the Rogue leader class Rogue’s Triumph (15) Research all skills in a single game Scholar (23) Raze or plunder a town Scorched Earth (20) Promote a unit to gold Seasoned (14) Embark a unit Seaworthy (13) Found an outpost Settling Down (12) Win a siege battle Siege Master (12) Acquire an independent town through diplomacy Silver Tongue (18) Win any level with the Sorcerer leader class Sorcerer’s Triumph (34) Recruit 3 heroes in a single game Talent Scout (17) Win an online game Taste of Victory (39) Win any level with the Theocrat leader class Theocrat’s Triumph (28) Kill a frozen enemy To Heal a Frozen Heart (31) Clear an exploration site Treasure Raider (13) Win a PBEM game V-Mail (92) Win any level with the Warlord leader class Warlord’s Triumph (35) Fill all equipment slots on a single leader or hero Well Equipped (24) Force the AI to surrender to you You Work for Me Now (35) Contributed by:
Eevee-Trainer
Age of Wonders III Cheats For Macintosh
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Steam Achievements
Achievement Complete a quest Adventurer (10) Win any level with the Archdruid leader class Archdruid’s Triumph (25) Form an alliance Best Friends Forever (17) Create an item in the item forge Blacksmith (24) Have 50 casting points on your leader Caster (13) Start an online game Challenger (27) Win the campaign for the Commonwealth Champion of the Commonwealth (77) Win the campaign for the Elven Court Champion of the Elven Court (65) Win 10 online games Champion of Wonders1 (22) Freeze an enemy unit Cold as Ice (30) Play a user created map Community Member (45) Win any level with the Dreadnought leader class Dreadnought’s Triumph (27) Win a tactical battle First Blood (10) Acquire a dwelling Friend of Monsters (13) Participate in a PBEM game Going Postal (61) Win 30 online games Grand Master of Wonders1 (41) Max out the race governance for three races in a single game Interracial Harmony (86) Liberate an oppressed enemy city via a betrayal event Liberator (56) Hatch an egg Mama? (16) Win a random scenario Master of the Unknown (29) (no official description) Mine Crafted (33) Get a pure evil alignment Overlord (31) Produce all city-upgrades in a single city Paradise City (15) Get a pure good alignment Protector of the Light (21) Win as Commonwealth defector Rebel of the Commonwealth (77) Win as Elven Court defector Rebel of the Elven Court (53) Create a custom leader Represent (15) Win any level with the Rogue leader class Rogue’s Triumph (15) Research all skills in a single game Scholar (23) Raze or plunder a town Scorched Earth (20) Promote a unit to gold Seasoned (14) Embark a unit Seaworthy (13) Found an outpost Settling Down (12) Win a siege battle Siege Master (12) Acquire an independent town through diplomacy Silver Tongue (18) Win any level with the Sorcerer leader class Sorcerer’s Triumph (34) Recruit 3 heroes in a single game Talent Scout (17) Win an online game Taste of Victory (39) Win any level with the Theocrat leader class Theocrat’s Triumph (28) Kill a frozen enemy To Heal a Frozen Heart (31) Clear an exploration site Treasure Raider (13) Win a PBEM game V-Mail (92) Win any level with the Warlord leader class Warlord’s Triumph (35) Fill all equipment slots on a single leader or hero Well Equipped (24) Force the AI to surrender to you You Work for Me Now (35) Contributed by:
Eevee-Trainer
Age of Wonders III — Golden Realms Cheats For PC
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Steam Achievements
Achievement Befriend an Elephant Elephant Whisperer Complete an Empire Quest First!! Maximize a unit’s Luck Fortune’s Favor Get a Naga Dwelling Fourteenth Bloodline Build a City Specialization Upgrade Mystical City Use Throw Filth on an Enemy Party Pooper Win any level by claiming a Seal Victory Power Unleashed Win the Campaign for the Golden Realm The Importance Of Being Ernest Contributed by:
Guard Master
Age of Wonders III — Eternal Lords Cheats For PC
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Steam Achievements
Achievement Win any level with a Tigran leader Cats Rule Everything (31) Max out the race governance for one race in a single game Dedicated Monogamist (24) Obtain a Reef Colony Deep Friendships (33) Summon a Dread Reaper Don’t Fear the Reaper (29) Kill a leader with Invoke Death For Whom the Bell Tolls (49) Win a unifier victory Great Unifier (56) Win any level with a Grey Guard leader Iron Sky (45) Recruit a Necromancer hero Join Me in Death (18) Win any level with a Keeper of Peace leader Keep the Faith (38) Have six Tigran cities in a single game Kittens Everywhere (39) Summon a Fallen Angel Lady of Darkness (43) Summon a Chthonic Guardian Lady of Justice (39) Summon an Arch Angel Lady of Light (43) Animate a ruined town Living in a Ghost Town (25) Win the Eternal Lords Campaign for the Shadowborn Master of Eternal Magic (56) Win the Eternal Lords campaign for the Undead Master of Eternal Silence (66) Win the Eternal Lords Campaign for the Frostlings Master of Eternal Winter (56) Win any level with the Necromancer leader class Necromancer’s Triumph (30) Win any level with a Shadowborn leader Shadowfall (37) Research Harbingers of Death Who Wants to Live Forever (27) Win any level with a Frostling leader Winter Has Come (33) Contributed by:
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How To Activate Cheats & Every Code
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Jason Tyler Van Duine
Age of Wonders 3 is a fantastic strategy game, but some players might get frustrated from time to time.
These cheats can help move things along.
The fantasy strategy game Age of Wonders 3 features the same turn-based empire-building gameplay, with new features such as customizable characters and a riveting campaign. It has been a hit among fans since its 2014 release. Though part of the appeal of a strategy game can be to strategize how to best complete the game, it can be tempting to cheat the system from time to time.
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Cheat codes have been around for as long as many gamers can remember, and can range anywhere from benign to bizarre. Age of Wonders 3‘s cheat codes don’t break the immersion too much, and there aren’t too many of them. Still, fans may still be interested in what exactly developers Triumph Studios left them to play with, or what they might be able to get away with.
How to Activate Cheat Codes
Age of Wonders 3, like Planetfall, makes cheats pretty easy to implement.
If players would like to activate cheats in Age of Wonders 3, they’ll have to go select «run in debug mode» under Miscellaneous at the game’s launcher. Once in the game, players should then hold CTRL+ALT and press C.
At this point, players can type in their desired code and press Enter to activate it. All cheats, of course, change the way the game is played. It goes without saying that players should be warned that activating cheats may cause the game to become unstable.
Gold & Mana
As a good game to jump into for newcomers, knowing just how to spend gold can be the key to success in Age of Wonders 3, or really any turn-based strategy game. Players need gold to spend on keeping upkeep costs, as well as building new buildings in their cities. Fortunately, the first couple of cheats relate to gold and mana.
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- BOSCH: instantly gives players 100 gold.
- REMBRANDT: gives players 100 mana. This can be used for upkeep and building like gold, but also for casting spells.
- THXBRIAN: gives players both 100 gold and 100 mana. It also provides a reveal of the map, as well as all spells and upgrades.
Spells & Upgrades
Spells are an important aspect of Age of Wonders 3, so fortunately Triumph Studios took the time to implement some spell cheats. These codes will research or unlock spells and upgrades for the player, allowing them to use magic more freely.
- LEEUWENHOEK — researches the player’s current spell or upgrade
- ERASMUS — researches all spells and upgrades
- SPINOZA — unlocks all spells and upgrades
- HUYGENS — makes all spells free
Cities & Exploration
Cities are important to any playthrough of Age of Empires 3, though cheats can make everything easier. These cheats will ease the burden of exploration for the player, as well as make managing cities and the resources they produce much easier.
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- TASMAN — allows the player to explore the map while keeping Fog of War turned on
- BARENTZ — reveals the entire map, including Fog of War
- PHILIPS — creates an instant production of the player’s current queue in every city
- GLOOMCITY — gives the selected city an added 1000 happiness
Heroes & Combat
While Age of Wonders 3 may not be the hardest strategy game ever made, using cheats can still make combat much less of a pain. From spawning new heroes to leveling up current ones, as well as instant wins and losses, the following cheats will help players needing extra help to get through battles.
- RUYTER — spawns a new hero
- HAUER — levels up heroes in players’ selected army
- NEXTTURN — automatically advances a turn
- HEIN — instant win
- GERARDS — instant loss
- CRUIJFF — free movement for the player
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Age of Wonders 3: Age of Wonders cheats
The third «Age of Wonders» continues the glorious traditions of not only the series, but all turn-based strategies combined.
The experience of a magical war on a hexagonal field does not come immediately, but you always want to win and see what happens there. Age of Wonders 3 cheats are suitable for these purposes. In Age of Wonders 3, cheats are actually a permitted phenomenon, because they are launched not by some kind of «tilde», but even in the game loader.
Let’s start
In the bootloader menu, go to the Miscellaneous section and select run in debug mode. Now, during magical battles, press Ctrl, Shift and C at the same time. And immediately enter the necessary code. Although, stop! We consider it necessary to warn that by entering the code, you take full responsibility for stability. Depending on the configuration of your computer, some Age of Wonders 3 cheat codes can cause the game to crash or freeze.
If that doesn’t scare you, then let’s continue. But we warned you.
- NEXTTURN — step to the next circle.
- TASMAN — map inspection, «fog of war» does not melt.
- BARENTZ — the same as the previous paragraph, but without fog.
- CRUIJFF — movements without payment.
- HUYGENS — we conjure without payment.
- GLOOMYCITY — give the specified city of happiness full pants (1000 units).
- BOSCH — you have received an «inheritance» of 100,000 yellow rounds.
- THXBRIAN — «Gyulchatay opened her face.» 100 thousand mana and gold, as well as a display of everything: cards, upgrades and spells.
- REMBRANDT — 100 thousand mana.
- GERARDS — quick suicide kirdyk.
- HEIN — an instant win.
- PHILIPS — the task is ready for you. Instant generation of tasks in all cities.
- LEEUWENHOEK — complete the current upgrade research with lightning speed.
- HAUER — Heroes level up in the specified army.
- RUYTER — creating a new hero.
- SPINOZA — all upgrades and spells at a glance.
The box is full
In order not to toil with a lack of resources, we climb into the Data folder from the game folder.
We find the proto.xml file and open it with Notepad or a similar text editor. Do not forget to open the file properties to remove «Read Only». Otherwise, you will not be able to make changes to the file. We search for the phrase CrateOf.
Find: CrateofFood, CrateofCoin, CrateofWood, CrateofFoodLarge, CrafteofCoinLarge, CrateofWoodLarge. This is what resources are. The first is food, the second is coins, the third is wood, and so on. For all these entries, we find the InitialResourceCount tag and change the value to the desired one. Usually there are numbers, for example 1000.000, but we can write 99999.000.
Request level
Go to the \Age of Empires 3\Savegame\ folder. Find the file sp_yourcityname_homecity.xml (yourcityname is the name of your city). Open with a text editor. We search for the word level. Found? Something like two numbers should be looming next to it. This is the current level. If you have the audacity, then put instead of these numbers immediately «99», and if you are shy, then less.
We save the file. We enter the game and launch the skimrish. Yes, you now have «honestly» earned 99th level. Enjoy the lawlessness, and let the «Age of Miracles» fade from your «miracles».
Dragon age games. Games like Dragon Age with video reviews
In 2009, Dragon Age: Origins was born, immediately becoming a phenomenon of the revival of «classic» role-playing games. At a time when competitors increasingly favored the Action/RPG synthesis, BioWare proved once again that the purebred genre is in demand and will probably never die.
Balancing almost perfectly between tactics and dynamics, the series went into an experimental future, either changing itself beyond recognition, becoming a Glamor Epic instead of a Grim Tale, or almost completely rewriting the plot in a different style. But no matter what happens to the series, it is still loved. And not only for the amazingly crafted world or story, but also for the very concept of a party-based RPG.
Today we have collected for you another selection of games similar to Dragon Age.
6. Bound by Flame
Development by the guys from the Spyders studio, who have been making role-playing games according to the same template for 5 years now. No matter how rude it may sound, but Bound by Flame is a kind of budget version of projects from BioWare. Tons of soul outpourings from companions, romantic relationships, the standard concept of the Chosen One and everything else is in the spirit of the same Dragon Age.
There are many possibilities here: crafting like what we saw in the Inquisition, our own demon that became attached to us after the ritual, and also a character editor, albeit a primitive one. Unfortunately, almost every aspect of the game either doesn’t work as it should or doesn’t work at all. The strange balance of the combat system, stealth for the sake of appearances and the similar uselessness of satellites are only part of the problems. But at the same time, the game has beautiful graphics and an amazing soundtrack, and dialogues and communication with partners are sometimes even entertaining.
5. Neverwinter Nights Dilogy
No wonder the list includes past games from Bioware and Obsidian Ent. By the way, until 2006, the development of franchises often went side by side with the Canadians.
The first part came out in 2002 and was compiled using the Dungeons and Dragons 3rd edition rules. Despite the rather impressive age, it is recommended to try out the project for everyone who is looking for games similar to Dragon Age.
The tactical component can give odds to the recent Divinity Original Sin II, and the ability to be a leader in real time nullifies all attempts by the designer from Larian to be unique. Dark storytelling, partisanship and tactical combat are the main parameters of love for DA, and in NWN it all works on a similar mechanism. By the way, a remaster of the first part is being prepared soon by the Beamdog studio.
4. Drakensang: The Dark Eye
3. The Witcher Series
The Geralt of Rivia trilogy is not a party-based RPG like Dragon Age, and the shift towards Action is more like Inquisition than the first two parts.
But going back in history, we learn that even before the release of The Witcher, BioWare not only brought the guys from CD Projekt Red with them to the exhibition to show their debut project, but also provided them with a game engine and consulted on some development issues.
Otherwise, DA’s Thedas world concept was most likely inspired by Andrzej Sapkowski’s «Wiedźmin». The Gray Wardens, which have a lot in common with the Witcher workshop, the world’s racial oppression, the dark fantasy genre, and many other factors make these two settings very similar.
2. Divinity: Original Sin II
The game already mentioned in our selection from the Belgian developer Larian Studios. The company’s latest projects in particular have borrowed ideas from third-party RPG projects, but have always had their own unique twist, mixing comedy with tragedy. DOS II has gone through a lot of changes since the first game and has received praise from critics and the gaming community alike.
Divinity has a completely non-linear gameplay, a well-developed system of relationships with companions and great turn-based combat that can be talked about for a long time. The mechanics of the game is based on the «classic» CRPGs in exactly the same way as Dragon Age, but if the latter has a dark fantasy setting, then the product from Larian goes more into surreal humor. Of course, this does not mean that the game is just a comedy and the like, the Belgians perfectly beat the «bloody» situations, but in their own style.
Although Divinity: Original Sin II doesn’t have the dark atmosphere of Dragon Age, it pushes the boundaries of the genre, and many aspects of both series are very similar and it is strongly not recommended to skip this game.
1. Pillars of Eternity
A real hello from the past from the masters of Obsidian. PoE is the latest project to date developed without a key person in the studio, Chris Avelon.
A very specific graphics for 2016, of course, can scare you away at the beginning of the passage, but as everyone knows very well, the picture is not at all the main thing in an RPG.
Although justice is worth noting, the artists very diligently transferred the atmosphere of the “classics” to the modern period of the gaming industry. Veterans of such legends as Arcanum, Fallout and Planescape created a truly game of the end of the decade before last, where everyone’s favorite old mechanics were brought to the highest level. The project was created with fan funds and funded through crowdfunding, raising $4 million instead of the $1.1 requested.
Today we’ll talk about games similar to the famous Dragon Age. This is a series of toys that is dedicated to the fictional magical world in the setting of the late Middle Ages. The traditional fantasy races of humans, dwarves and elves live there. But there is a fourth unusual race — the Qunari. The world is divided into kingdoms, which sometimes start to fight with each other. These are excellent role-playing projects that immerse us in the magical atmosphere of pumping the hero and. Games very similar to Dragon Age will inherit or in some ways copy the work of the original.
Let’s take a closer look at them!
Dark Souls 3 is difficult and painful
The developers of this project don’t care too much about the state of mind of their fans. And all because of the legendary complexity of this toy. To die, passing the levels, not less than a thousand times — quite a normal situation for the average fan of Dark Souls.
The third part differs from the first two in improved graphics, new monsters and even more difficult bosses, the battle with which can drag on for hours or even days. Pumping heroes here has acquired a different character. You can collect the best armor in the game world and pick up the most powerful blade, but even a weak mob manages to blow your head off with two blows. Not to mention the bosses — you will shoot them a millimeter on the hitpoint scale when they crush you in a split second. We’ll have to study the enemy and adapt to his behavior.
Similar games take us back to a time when casual was the exception rather than the commonplace. We are used to easily recovering health, weak mobs and opponents with predictable behavior. “Press X to win” — this will not happen here! After passing, you can safely call yourself a veteran of computer games who received countless battle scars.
As for the gameplay, you run from a third person through the afterlife in the form of catacombs and medieval castles, destroying the terrible incarnations of evil and their leaders along the way. At the same time pumping and opening new locations. Interesting, exciting, dark and unforgettable — this is Dark Souls 3!
Dragon’s Dogma — oh, those dragons!
This is a role-playing game from the Japanese developer Capcom, familiar to us from the Street Fighter, Resident Evil and Devil May Cry series. It has become one of the best hack and slash projects for consoles. She came out on them in 2012, but the publisher decided to extend the life of the game by releasing it for PC in 2016 with improved graphics. In terms of atmosphere and gameplay, it is similar to Origins, a cool part of Dragon Age.
According to the story, a terrible dragon appeared in the world and stole the heart of the main character. But he did not die and decided to take revenge on the offender. Now the player needs to take control of the character and lead him through a series of interesting quests in order to finally get to the dragon and slay him with his sharp blade (or a powerful magic spell, if there is one in the arsenal).
Now about the gameplay. You can choose one of nine professions, becoming a powerful warrior or a well-aimed shooter. Together with you on the journey there will be three companions — you need to take care of them in every possible way. During the battle, they can be controlled by the banal commands “Forward”, “Back” and so on. Such a system is not considered original. But on the other hand, the invisible intelligence of allies works wonders — it somehow adapts to your actions, which is why interaction with companions in battle becomes very pleasant and effective.
No wonder the game received high ratings and positive reviews. At one time, she was a hit on consoles, but on the computer she changed and became even more interesting. Launch it and go to a magical world with dragons, goblins, skeletons and other fantasy creatures — the adventure will be unforgettable!
The Elder Scrolls Skyrim — Fus Ro Dah!
Every RPG fan knows about this game. It would be strange to go through similar projects, but somehow lose sight of the top one. Here we open a new page in The Elder Scrolls and learn a lot of interesting things from the life of the Nords.
According to the story, people have long been accustomed to the fact that dragons have been destroyed and exist only in legends. But one day they returned. And they did not just return, but showed that they were ready to destroy everyone who stood in their way. These were not just threats — there was no person in the world capable of resisting them for a long time. Until the beginning of the storyline, when we find out that our character is dragonborn and is able to learn ancient magic — dragon screams. These spells inflict enormous damage on the enemy, and therefore can defeat even a dragon. Moreover, the hero will face these furious monsters alone, without outside help. Only training, powerful armor and the timely use of shouts will help him emerge victorious from the fight.
But Skyrim isn’t just about history. Here is a huge and detailed world with a large number of cities, residents and useful NPCs. Don’t think that you will complete the campaign in a couple of hours — even for the most skilled gamers it takes weeks. Hundreds of quests will take you to every corner of the magical kingdom and tell you details that you didn’t even know when you played Oblivion and Morrowind.
You will:
— travel through colorful locations;
— accept tasks from the highest-ranking people in Skyrim;
— save the world from the forces of darkness;
— upgrade and collect the coolest artifacts.
The success of the game is obvious — it was sold more than 20 million times in the first year. Critics gave her the highest marks, and authoritative publications awarded the project such titles as «Game of the Year» and «Role-playing Game of the Year».
The Witcher 3 — Geralt returns
In principle, he did not go anywhere, but four years have passed since the release of the second part, and only then the now legendary third part with new adventures of The Witcher was born. It’s kind of like Dragon Age, but on a different level
In addition, this is the best role-playing adventure in the article, both in terms of script and graphics. You can talk about graphics for a long time. But suffice it to mention that the developers signed a contract with Nvidia, which provided them with a set of tools to create incredible effects. For example, Nvidia Hairworks — thanks to this add-on, the hairline of characters and monsters has become incredibly realistic. True, the performance of the game began to fall because of this, sometimes up to 50 percent. Therefore, on weak and medium systems, this setting is usually turned off.
As for the story, this time the Witcher needs to deal with the Wild Hunt — the black horsemen, who again found themselves in our world and bring evil, destruction, pain and suffering with them. The character will move around the vast world, explore densely populated cities, complete tasks and communicate with numerous NPCs.
For all connoisseurs who are looking for good games like Dragon Age, we can recommend some really high-quality creations. Apart from other parts of the Dragon Age series itself, you should definitely pay attention to the following games.
Mass Effect (1, 2, 3)
Despite the seemingly completely different direction of the game universe (the distant future, space wars, invasions of extraterrestrial civilizations), this series is much more like like Dragon Age
and principles, and scale.
In addition to the main character with a completely changeable character, at your service is a huge world, the fate of which can be influenced by your decisions, the need to make difficult moral choices and lead the Universe either to prosperity or to death. Each key character is associated with a separate storyline.
The Elder Scrolls (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim)
Each of these large-scale games is similar to Dragon Age in the general direction of the plot. A fantasy medieval world in which dragons play a key role develops on its own, but you can influence it as you please.
Here, a little more than in Dragon Age, attention is paid to the «selection» of the protagonist and his unique abilities. The cult popularity of this game series is a clear confirmation that it is worth paying attention to all lovers of dragons and medieval magic, combined with a breadth of possibilities.
The Witcher
One of the largest series of games similar to Dragon Age. The main character will not only have to get into the world and change it beyond recognition, but also have an impact on the fate of each character in the future. Here you have magic, and conspiracies, and riddles, and a complete set for the development of an individual character.
There are no «bad» and «good» characters in this game. There are only different views on life and constantly intersecting interests. The player will feel like a real arbiter of fate, making decisions and influencing the development of the plot. Anyone who likes to influence the world around them and see the consequences (for good or not), this Dragon Age-like series will appeal to them.
What games do you like best, are there any other games similar to Dragon Age?
was distinguished by a deeply developed plot, excellent graphics, and most importantly, an interesting combat system that allows the gamer to simultaneously control several characters at once. Moreover, the system made it possible to set the algorithms of actions for each member of the group, thus giving the player the opportunity not to touch the auxiliary heroes at all and concentrate on controlling the main character. At the moment, the series has two parts, which you can download you know where.
However, the second part of the cycle was not as successful as the first, and many generally called it nothing more than a complete failure. In fact, Dragon Age 2 turned out to be a stripped-down version, as a result of which the number of fans of the cycle decreased slightly, and many of them, experiencing withdrawal, began to rustle on the Internet in search of other Dragon Age-like games.
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In fact, the idea of a combat system proposed by , is not new. The model of managing a whole group of characters was already implemented in the series back in 2002. The first part of the cycle is not worth playing due to the general wretchedness of the project, but the second part, released in 2006, can still be downloaded.
Something similar can also be seen in the RPG series, where the gamer controls a motley crowd of servants, including even cargo donkeys. Here, the combat system allows you not only to control each character individually, but also to choose the density and method of building a squad. The series has three full-fledged games, but only the third, released in 2011, is playable.
Mentioning games like Dragon Age, one cannot ignore another famous Bioware RPG called Baldur`s Gate. In it, the user also controls a small detachment of heroes and can pause the gameplay in order to give the necessary commands to their wards. True, this project came out in the distant 1996, so you can’t look into it especially impressionable.
Another Dragon Age game is called Icewind Dale. The project features similar graphics and combat to Baldur’s Gate, and is set in the Forgotten Realms universe from the Dungeons & Dragons RPG.
If you are interested in games similar to Dragon Age only because they contain , then you are interested in projects such as Divinity and . In both developments, there are more than enough dragons, and the last game is also a multiplayer one.
Other games:
- Nights
- Divinity
- Baldur`s Gate
- Icewind Dale
- Dungeon Siege
Review of Dragon Age II
Quite a few reviews on Dragon Age II have already been written, however, I decided to write one more. First of all, because this review aims not so much at a formal description of the game as an attempt at some kind of comparative analysis and forecast. For comparison, I chose BioWare Corporation products from 1998 (Baldur’s Gate) to the present day, Dragon Age II proper.
So, let’s start from the very beginning — with the creation of the character.
If in Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter Nights II we are offered a choice of many races and classes, and as a result, the very process of character creation turns into an exciting game, then in Dragon Age Origins we can already see only 3 races and 3 classes (yes, in fact, there are still more of them, since there are biographies and specializations, but this still cannot be compared with Baldur’s Gate and so on), and in Dragon Age II we were deprived of this, leaving only one race (well, at least you can choose a gender). And now the character creation process has been moved exclusively to the portrait part. It is, of course, very cool to sculpt your own, unique face, but still a character in an RPG is not only green eyes, gray hair and dark skin. Such conditions are more typical for a shooter and an action game.
Since we mentioned classes, let’s talk about them.
Warriors and thieves, they are warriors and thieves in Africa, and of course no one will argue that any fantasy (and not only) RPG is determined by magicians (clerics, psionics, biotics and other psychics). In Baldur’s Gate, as well as in Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter Nights II, since the system was borrowed entirely from Baldur’s Gate, mages were truly universal. They could heal, resurrect the dead, turn into animals, throw all kinds of fireballs, cause thunder and lightning of varying severity, enchant and read minds, summon various creatures … In general, magicians could (with time) everything that everyone else could do classes. And it is right. What’s the point of magic then? After all, magic, in fact, is an alternative technology, and if a thief needs a technological device (master key) to open locks, then it is quite logical if such a device is available to a magician, but already in the form of a spell.
What do we see in Dragon Age Origins? And we see the most cropped and truncated version of the magician. Everything seems to be available, but it’s not. Everything is kind of intimate (for example, we only call for skeletons, no demons or animals). But here at least there is a battle mage — a mage-warrior (which of course greatly diversifies the gameplay).
Dragon Age II doesn’t even have that! They cut it off according to «the most I don’t want.» The magician here is a rather miserable creature who, without the support of a warrior, or a robber (characters who can work with their hands, and not all sorts of intellectuals) cannot take a step — they will kill you. No summons, no combat magicians (the magician of power is absolutely nothing to do with it)! This is no longer intimacy, but a real miniature. And for that matter, this terrible blood magic, some kind of not very scary (since Dragon Age Origins). Rather, it’s uncomfortable — you cut yourself, but there’s nothing to it. But all the enemy blood magicians only do what they call all evil spirits. All this is at least strange.
In the light of all this, we kind of don’t even notice that the thieves have stopped setting traps (Then the question is who sets them on us … Oh, well, yes. Probably programmers).
Well then. The character is created and we finally enter our first location.
And we see a curved corridor… Hmm. Somehow it’s sad. This means that this is what the development of technology has led to. Here it is three-dimensionality. Stretched in a line. Not yet quite elongated — crooked. Well, apparently in Dragon Age III this bug will be fixed and we will finally walk along absolutely straight and smooth corridors.
But even in Dragon Age Origins there were fields in the vicinity of the city (not to mention how spacious and beautiful, by the way, the locations were in Baldur’s Gate).
Well, maybe this is just the beginning? And then the world of Dragon Age II will unfold before us in its gloomy beauty? No way! Firstly, not a world, but just a city (well, a couple of nearby territories) in which we will run back and forth throughout the game, performing rather monotonous tasks. And secondly, we will run along the very crooked corridors, of varying degrees of curvature and length, and only forward. Personally, it reminds me of the immortal Mario (and why not — we run forward, collect coins, beat enemies).
Having wandered along the bizarrely curving corridor, we decided to look into the inventory, and the characteristics and abilities of the character are worth checking.
And here we are in for a real disappointment. Let’s start with inventory. Oh horror, it has become symbolic. Those. absolutely all objects look the same (color, sorry, does not count). But even in Baldur’s Gate, all items in the inventory (except for the standard ones) looked unique, and even natural. Apparently modern technologies do not allow drawing items in the inventory.
What about our abilities? And they became sketchy. Turned into pictograms. Hello from Baldur’s Gate. But I would like to remind you that Baldur’s Gate was still, after all, not a three-dimensional game, and computers were not so powerful then. And since then, more than one game has been released where inventory and / or abilities have been implemented colorfully (for example, Cursed Lands — inventory). And again, this is strange, because in Dragon Age Origins there was at least a beautiful picture for every ability.
In addition, all item descriptions have been moved to the codex. And it would still be possible to put up with this if at least some picture was attached to the description. But no! And here we see only dry lines of text.
Another disappointment awaited us when we tried to disguise our companion.
This, personally, is completely incomprehensible to me. Well, why did you need to remove this possibility ?! After all, dressing up companions has always been one of the most exciting elements of any RPG (Yes! We all love to play with dolls! And even boys.). And, by the way, it was the absence of this element that added a fly in the ointment to the barrel of honey in Neverwinter Nights.
Let’s talk about it.
The dialogue system in Dragon Age II is quite controversial. On the one hand, it is quite convenient — system dialogs. But on the other hand, the inability to know the exact wording of your character’s answer is annoying. Moreover, often the description of the replica and the replica itself do not coincide at all. And in this case, I’m definitely in favor of the dialogue system from Baldur’s Gate, as it was always absolutely clear what exactly your character would say. In general, there is a certain tendency to stupefy the player — why read the meaning if you can just choose a general intonation.
And, finally, the plot, as well as the openness and unity of the world.
1. In Baldur’s Gate, the hero was the son of a god and eventually took his throne and the world was almost completely open. Those. if desired, it was possible to return to almost any location at any stage of the game.
2. In Neverwinter Nights, a hero (already an ordinary person, an elf, a dwarf…) fights against some powerful snake-like creature from the past (it seems that the epicness has diminished, but time travel has appeared for that). The game, and with it the world is already divided into chapters.
3. In Neverwinter Nights II, the fight is already against a powerful ancient creature called the King of Shadows, which, in fact, is a magical mechanism. But on the other hand, our hero is not just a man (elf, dwarf, half-orc …), but the bearer of a fragment of a silver sword. The game, and with it the world, is also divided into chapters.
4. In Dragon Age Origins, our hero is a mutant and fights against the Archdemon. The openness of the world is implemented according to the principle of Baldur’s Gate.
5. And in Dragon Age II, our hero is an ordinary person, and there is essentially no enemy, but there are political squabbles, and the world has shrunk to the size of a city, and even divided into chapters.
i.e. on the face of the shallowing of the genre, the emasculation of the plot, the lack of creativity and, in general, outright laziness. And if you put all of the above together, then we are in for a not very comforting forecast. Namely, in the near future we will see an RPG, where a very beautifully drawn character will move along a straight corridor, from time to time picking up coins and killing the enemies he meets. To control such a character, you will need no more than 3 buttons (go, hit / take, super attack). The development of such a character will be purely decorative, and the satellites are completely uncontrollable. What does all this remind us of? That’s right — the first computer (not even computer, but console) games like the notorious Mario. It’s a pity.
But all the same, for the sake of justice, it is worth noting the positive aspects of the game. Namely: the colorfulness of the battles, the sound and musical arrangement, the variety of storylines.
Summing up, I would like to express the hope that all the same, such precedents will not become the rule and developers in the future will not be engaged exclusively in cutting off the “superfluous”, but scrupulously and carefully store successful ideas of the past, developing them and adding new ones.
