“If we’re getting the kick of remastering the game from the ground up,” said David Gaider, lead writer for all three Dragon Age games. twitter (opens in new tab)“What about Dragon Age Origins? The graphics were delayed even on release… Can you imagine it with the brand new bells and whistles of the PS5 era? 🥳”
Forgive the mention of PS5 and treat this question with the seriousness it deserves. And with remakes of the first Witcher game from 2007 all in the works, it certainly seems to be around that time. As in, there is a fine line between the two. explained (opens in new tab).
Dragon Age: Origins could be a candidate for both. 2009 RPG runs on modern PCs, but it doesn’t run flawlessly. A version where the text is too small to read in high resolution would be appreciated. You might also benefit from a number of quality of life improvements, such as a toggle to hide your party members’ helmets, and the option to have a dog as a companion without leaving anyone else behind.
Of course, the improved graphics would be nice as well, if not for perfectly ray-traced shadows when sitting around the campfire asking everyone inappropriate personal questions. Even the graphics at the illusion level would be great!” Gaydar said. “All I want is for Morrigan not to have a linebacker’s shoulder and for the sex scene not to look like someone slapping marionettes together and yelling ‘Kiss me now!
As this conversation took place on Twitter, Gaider was quickly informed that it was okay for women to have shoulders like linebackers. Its unique model has a very slender frame and has been modified accordingly (especially in the shoulder area).The change cannot be overlooked.No other meaning is intended.😅
“Did Morrigan still look good in the DAO? Sure. Would there have been more body types across the DA for both men and women, including broad-shouldered ones? That would have been great, but the modelers and animators We were limited by the variety of rigs available. How was it, folks?”
And yes, as someone vaguely speculates about Broadmother, the giant naked ghoul spawning Darkspawn encountered in Origins’ Dead Trench and what she might look like in 2023 graphics. “Think about it. Very realistic slimy nipple textures,” Gaydar replied.
Considering EA will be releasing a remastered version of the Mass Effect trilogy in 2021, the idea of giving early Dragon Age games a similar treatment has been around for some time. Gaider himself has previously spoken about the idea for the Dragon Age 2 Snyder Cut. However, it’s not very likely that a Dragon Age remaster will actually happen. As Gaider puts it, “I suspect EA will only do it if they think it will sell like a *gold-plated* hotcake. They… ACTUALLY GET DA My impression was that they didn’t understand why it outsold Mass Effect.”
BioWare’s Dragon Age team is currently working on Dreadwolf, but their latest dev blog doesn’t say much about Dreadwolf in favor of explaining their thoughts on skill tree design. David Gaider, who left BioWare in 2016, is working on his Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical due for release in 2023.
If you’re planning on replaying Dragon Age, you should probably choose from this selection of the best Dragon Age: Origins mods and remaster it yourself.
