The thing that makes Origins deserve a remaster, over all other aspects, is the story.
Not to mention, I can only dream of the magnificence of Origins on a next-gen system… it would just be way smoother and easier to play, without having to mod the heck out of it first. The graphics are… clunky, at best, and the gameplay stiff most players, like myself, heavily mod the game to make it a more enjoyable experience, more closely modelled to the gameplay of its sequels, Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age Inquisition. The game is over 10 years old at this point, and I’m not going to lie, you can definitely tell. Long regarded as the blueprint for what makes a good RPG, it is just begging for a remaster at this point. The first thing that springs to mind when I think of a dream remaster is for sure Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins. Five writers take a look at beloved titles and why they deserve that remaster, sooner rather than later. Perhaps an underloved gem like Kingdoms of Amaleur once was, or the first instalment in a franchise that had yet to find its feet. We all have that game or series which is near and dear to our hearts, but just isn’t the best that it could be.
