14 DAY TRIAL // BioWare has finally announced a release date for the Return to Ostagar downloadable content package for Dragon Age: Origins, the role playing game it released earlier in 2009.
The new content will arrive on the Xbox 360 home gaming console and on the PC on January 5, while those playing it on the PlayStation 3 will have to wait until January 7, 2010 in order to get it. The DLC will 400 Microsoft Points or 5 dollars, depending on the platform.
Return to Ostagar is the first piece of DLC outed after the game came out. It will allow the main character, the Grey Warden, and his companions to actually return to the doomed battlefield where King Cailan is killed early on during the game and salvage his armor and other symbols of the kingdom.
BioWare has hinted that there are about two hours of gameplay to be had in the Return to Ostagar package and that players will be able to learn some new things about the game world and about the past of the king. The DLC can be bought from inside the game menu by those playing on the PC.
Dragon Age: Origins has clearly been one of the most complex gaming experiences released this year, allowing players to live six different personal stories that influence how they approach the quest of saving the world from the Blight and the assault of the Archdemon.
The game mechanics, which have become more easily understood since the Baldur's Gate series, are solid, the combat is satisfying and quite tough at times, while the interactions with the various characters and especially the potential party members are rewarding and humorous. BioWare has said that it has long term plans for Dragon Age: Origins and Return to Ostagar is the first sign of how it will be shaped.