Is Dragon Age Origins a stand alone game or an expansion to a different one?

Question is for the game on PS3. And also is it anything like Oblivion? I purchased Dragon's Souls thinking it was, but it was really different. Any other comments about the game are appriciated too!Is Dragon Age Origins a stand alone game or an expansion to a different one?
Dragon Age Origins is a stand alone game that is unrelated to any other game currently. There are a number of expansions and add-ons to Origins, as well as Dragon Age 2 coming out in just over 2 months.



It is somewhat like Oblivion, but not nearly as open, since you are restricted to set areas when you are exploring. However, it makes up for this because the story can be a bit deeper since you can't have the "go anywhere do anything" approach. The game is more like the Mass Effect series. All in all, I like the game, but it may or may not suit you.
It's stand-alone. The combat system is kind of a mix between D%26amp;D and KOTR(real-time with pausing to command). It's pretty different from Oblivion. As Mr said, the rest of the game is pretty similar to Mass Effect. So basically just imagine a Fantasy Mass Effect with a KOTR battle system and you've got DAO.Is Dragon Age Origins a stand alone game or an expansion to a different one?
Dragon Age isn't like oblivion, it plays more like a single player WoW, only you control everyone in your party. it's not an expansion either, just make sure you don't get "dragon age origins: awakening" because the covers look almost the same, awakening is an expansion to origins.
I have the game for the 360 and you can purchase in-game content. Its not like Oblivion because you control a party but there are similar aspects to it like open-commuication with npc's, classes are the same (rogue, warrior, mage) and you do quests.Is Dragon Age Origins a stand alone game or an expansion to a different one?
dao is far from obivlion i would recommend checking you tube vids for some of the game play videos



or check the dao fourms

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