User blog comment:Nord Ronnoc/A Tale Of Two Game Series/@comment-3399608-20121113091629

Personally, I prefer fantasy if only because there's a lot more room to be creative without having to use technobabble to explain every single element of the universe. A big reason why I love these genres so much is that I turn to these genres for escapism. I like immersing myself in new worlds and cultures, and with Fantasy, I feel like there's a lot more room to let ones creativity flow. Of course, that isn't always the case, it's just a general conclusion I've come to based on years of experience with both genres. That said, the only really good entry in the entire Dragon Age series would have to be Origins. I love how the world was depicted, and the choices available to players.

Both have relatively simple plots. The Warden is gathering an army to fight the darkspawn. Shepard's gathering an army to fight the collectors/reapers, with all three being villains essentially played up as being the big bad. Great, I now have one-dimensional villains in both series. The main villains are the ultimate goal, but in both these series, they are just the evil force that we must stop, so I instead turn to the other "secondary" conflicts and villains. Honestly, I can't be bothered to type about the secondary conflicts, because I could write a lot on those, so moving onto the villains. Loghain and the Illusive Man are very similar in my eyes, and pretty 'meh' in their "whatever it takes to protect my people" attitudes. The stand out villain would have to be the Arishok from Dragon Age II. He was easily the most complex character in that entire game, and was such a great villain. Whereas, in Mass Effect, the villains weren't that memorable to me. I follow both series, and I can honestly say that I can't pick one over the other. All in all, I just love the Mass Effect universe more, but a lot of the Dragon Age characters I prefer over the Mass Effect characters (I'm sorry, Garrus). Dragon Age has potential, I'm just waiting to see BioWare utilise that potential.

This is entirely my opinion, and I admit that I have a soft spot for Fantasy, which is why I'm still willing to give Dragon Age a chance. Of course, with BioWare's recent screw ups, this is the last chance I'm giving it. If it does fail, and somehow the new Mass Effect does as well, my faith in BioWare (which I admit has been shaken in recent years) will be all but gone.

Oh yeah, and hahahaha... Wikipedia :)