Dragon Age - Free On EA Origin
 

Dragon Age is being offered for free by EA until October 14th. You will need an origin account to download, and play. Also this does not include the Expansion & DLC.

Thanks go to the multiple posters for the links on various threads.

More information.

You can get the promotional items for Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2 from Bioware for free from this page http://social.bioware.com/da2/dlc_bundle/ . Enjoy!

Thanks for the link.:)

Still the catch is you must already own all three games as they are not giving away the other two games for free. Also the major DLC is not part of the giveaway either.

You don't need to own any of the games to activate the items in your account. Just login into Origin, select the platform and redeem them. If you later buy any of the games, the items will be there.
This bundle do not include any of the DLC, just the promotional items.

I already bought and own the games & all their DLC from past sales so I'm fine. It's nice that they allow you to own the DLC without having the games though.

So thanks for your reply once again:)

Ahh, well I have been wanting to try this… but it hasn't worked togheter with my EA boycott… I guess I can't boycott something they are giving away for free :)

Cool, thanks. I noticed that some of the DAII items have to be installed manually and will not just appear in your account (basically all those that have double entries for PC and Mac). I didn't check for DA:O yet.

I think you can also still not-boycott the time waster "Bejeweled 3".

Why don't they just throw in DA2 as well? That game is close to worthless anyway :)

If it is as bad as I heard, they probably don't want it to promote Dragon Age Inq.

No matter how bad Origin is (and is superbad), Bejeweled 3 is lightyears away from Candy Crush scandal on phones/facebook.
Bejeweled 3 is install, play, no restrictions, no spamyourcontacts needed, no pay2win crap.

Nopes it isn't. Bioware did a good job in terms of game narrative, avoided the "save the world" cliché for a change and presented both Mage and Templar sides in a compelling manner, highlighting both positive and negative sides of each faction. Conflict presented in DA2 is base for DA-I (in adition to Fade rifts).

I'm aware of problem of DA2, namely enemy waves and recycled areas, and how ultimately you have to fight BOTH the factions in the end…still, Bioware needs to be lauded for things they set out to do differently and succeeded in some cases.

Agreed. Despite my wording, it was just a friendly reminder to grab that, too, while you are already there. And it is a time waster. "OK, let's just do one more map…"

Yup. They got lots of flak for that title, and handing this one out would send a message they don't want.

That message was sent and received ages ago ;)

Casuals and mainstreamers are immune though.

Yes, but they probably don't want to give a reminder.

Honestly, I think they're (deliberately) oblivious to that segment of the audience. In their minds, DA2 was a good game - and they might not want to give it away because they expect people to buy it after playing DA:O.

I'm sure that this idea is mostly spot-on, although I think they are not completely oblivious regarding the disappointed DA:O fans, given some of their statements during development of the new game. But yes, leaving out game #2 was also something they did for the Dead Space games in their Humble Bundle, which means it would fit the pattern.

It's my understanding that the events in the first game are far more applicable to DAI than Bob's "rags to riches" story from DA2 (or whatever his name was). This will at least give folks the opportunity to reset their choices should they not wish to rebuild it with the Keep thing.

DA:O was a decent enough game. It's worth a try if you like party-based CRPGs and haven't played this one before.

I'm also one of those who still enjoyed DA2, despite its detractors. :p

I mostly remember how shocked I was at how little content there was, I expected a Baldur's Gate 2 epic based on the years of hype, and you had for instance a capital the size of a tennis court. There were so few enemies too, and it always felt like the same thing. Baldur's Gate games were huge and full of intricate environments and stuff to explore and things to do. Also obviously the shoehorned characters with alternate lifestyles was just so overdone and forced, it just felt very out of place and awkward, later games with such themes have been more subdued. It was also kind of ridiculous how much focus there was on having romantic escapades with all the characters, sorry but I want to play a game, not a dating sim, nor have sex parties with virtual characters. I just think it heralded something very strange within gaming. While past Bioware RPGs had romantic relationships, they were optional, and all innocent. But starting with this game it became standard for videogame characters to discuss having sexual relationships with each other, with all the grace of a Harlequin novel.

The cartoonish dark fantasy theme did nothing for me either. There was nothing profound about it. The infamous trailer with the Marilyn Manson song I won't name was a sign of the kind of atmosphere they were aiming for, something "edgy".

I guess it's worth it if you like RPGs, but personally I think there are far better choices.

I liked the writing in Dragon Age, and I particularly enjoyed the lore - especially the whole Fade concept.

The actual game was so-so, and it had WAY too much filler combat. But that's Bioware 101 - I just didn't appreciate the joke of a system they put in place of AD&D.

But I enjoyed it for the most part.

Anyone knows how to actually use the stuff? In went to the link and chose my platform, now I have access to download a lot of zip files thath I don't know what to do with them.

Shouldn't this be available through the game as downloadable content?

Hmm, oddly it doesn't give me the option to download files for the PC. Only XBox and PS3.

EDIT: Nevermind. Most of this stuff looks like it's listed on my "registered game content" BSN page. This stuff should be pushed to the Origin deployment though.

Most of the DAII stuff is actually automatically added to your downloadable content. I clicked on the description, and a message told me so. Only when you have separate links for PC and Mac you get an installer. The DA:O stuff is a bit more involved. A description how to add that was linked on the same site.

Well in my case it is for Origins. Would you have that link with the explanation? because I can't find it :(

EDIT: Nevermind I found out. You just have to use the daupdater.exe tool located in the installation files.