Started my Dragon Age: Origins Warrior yesterday and I have to admit that being upfront and personal with darkspawn is turning out to be loads of fun compared to being so far away casting fireballs and arcane bolts! I just finished the game a few days ago with my Elf Blood Mage and playing a warrior is a totally different experience. I’ll try to come up with Warrior guides soon but for now I just wanted to share my first impressions on my Human Noble Warrior.

The Human Noble story ROCKS!
As expected, the plot of the origin story of the Human Noble is EPIC. I won’t give out spoilers but having seen the ending, I must say that everything goes full circle. In fact, I had much more fun and got more pulled into the Human Noble story compared to the Mage Circle origins. I don’t know if I’m right, but it seems like the Human Noble Origins arc was shorter compared to the Mage Circle but it definitely had more meat.

Dual-wielding warriors are awesome!
Another thing I found interesting was the graphics and animation of the warrior in combat. It’s not your usual one-two attack frames. In fact, I remember seeing my warrior stab downwards with one blade then turns around and decapitates the opponent. FATALITY. Mortal Kombat all over again! Har har har!

The animations of the skills are also cool, and I’m not just talking about dual-wielding. When I was playing my Blood Mage, I would switch to Alistair a lot and I had him specialize in sword/shield fighting. Shield Pummel followed by Assault and all the other skills is just amazing to watch, especially if you’re fighting the monsters the same size as you.

Doing it right the second time around
Since I pretty much played my Blood Mage without relying heavily on guides, I missed a lot of side quests. Especially at the start. However I made it a point to do all the initial quests in Ostagar. The first time I played this with my mage, I only had Alistair with my Mage against the Ogre at the top of the tower. I got wiped 3 times if memory serves me right. In my second run though I had a complete party with my warrior, Alistair, a Circle Mage, and my trusty dog.

So far I’m having a blast with my warrior. Looking forward to seeing where this goes (trying the evil route).

Here are other guides that you might find useful:
Dragon Age: Origins Arcane Warrior Guide
Dragon Age: Origins on PS3
Dragon Age: Origins Gift Guide
Dragon Age Origins: Flemeth
Dragon Age Origins: High Dragon
Dragon Age Origins: Class Specialization Guide
Dragon Age Origins: Blood Mage Guide
Dragon Age: Origins Mage Spell Combos Guide
Dragon Age: Origins Spirit Healer Guide
Dragon Age: Origins Side Quests Guide (Orzammar)
Dragon Age: Origins Paralysis Runes
Dragon Age: Origins – Shale the Golem
Dragon Age: Origins Best Equipment Guide