Dragon Age: Origins

BioWare · Electronic Arts

Released Nov 6, 2009 · Windows · RPG · Metacritic 91

When history tells the story of the Fifth Blight, what will be said about the hero who turned the tide against the darkspawn? Determine your legacy and fight for Thedas as a noble dwarf, an elf far from home, a mage apprentice, or a customized hero of your own design.

7 elements · 3 screen types covered · Steam page

Dragon Age: Origins - Tactical HUD: top-down combat in the Lower Ruins

Dragon Age: Origins - HUD with Combat Basics tutorial: Tower of Ishal

Dragon Age: Origins - Exploration HUD: Castle Cousland street patrol

Dragon Age: Origins - Tactics book: Alistair's condition-action slots

Dragon Age: Origins - Tactics condition picker: cascading target menus

Dragon Age: Origins - Equipment book: Malcolm's dragonbone plate set

Dragon Age: Origins - Equipment book: Alistair's chainmail and juggernaut gear

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Tactical HUD: top-down combat in the Lower Ruins · HUD & Gameplay UI

UI at a glance: the patterns that recur across this game's screens are detail panel (5), panel grid (4), side panel (3), hud overlay (3).

HUD & Gameplay UI

Battle / Tactics

Character / Unit Detail

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