Netflix has released a 2-minute trailer for the new series Dragon Age: Absolution. In the series you will hear many well-known actors and voices that you already know from other video games, films and series. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is over the moon.
What game is it? The Dragon Age series is a popular RPG series from BioWare (Anthem) and is considered their flagship game franchise along with Mass Effect. The first part, Origins, was released in November 2009.
Dragon Age 4 is currently in the works and is rumored to have live service features.
In the meantime, Netflix is planning a series about the game that will start on December 9, 2022.
Watch the first full-length trailer here:
The first trailer for Dragon Age: Absolution
What series is this? Dragon Age: Absolution follows the story of the young elf Miriam, who grew up as a slave in the mage state of Tevinter. Along with a group of ragtag adventurers, she is tasked with stealing a valuable artifact.
The plot is reminiscent of that of the new D&D film, at least according to initial information, which brings exactly what role-playing fans love. But the group then makes it their mission to change the world and make Tevinter a “better place”.
Dargon Age: Absolution features many big names that many gamers should at least know by ear, including:
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A bigger dream than Arcane
I love Dragon Age. For me, Origins is still in the top 3 of the best players of all time and I also happily put in dozens of hours of Inquisition. The fantasy world is successful, a perfect mixture of dark, “dirty” world and bright fantasy.
I was already looking forward to Absolution when the first teaser appeared in June. I’m burning even hotter now that I’ve seen the first real trailer.
With Dragon Age, BioWare has managed to create a world in which magic and dragons are something almost everyday and yet special. Tevinter in particular has always been this fantastic place for me that I would love to explore more. A land full of magicians with at the same time rather archaic structures sounds … wild.
Netflix has had tremendous success with the animated series Arcane. The League of Legends story series is one of the best series of all time and is set to get a second season.
Unlike Arcane, however, Dragon Age: Absolution will only have 6 episodes.
In the comments on YouTube, some users are already criticizing that Absolution’s style is a little too similar to what already exists on Netflix. Arcane was able to score especially with the strong animations. Still, I’m really looking forward to the new series.
While I’ve probably played LoL more hours than Dragon Age, I would argue that no other game has shaped me as much as Dragon Age: Origins – except maybe Gothic. That’s why absolution is even more important to me than arcane. It’s like I’m about to see a part of my childhood and youth that I didn’t know before.
Whether Dragon Age: Absolution will start as strong as Arcane, but even I think it is unlikely, given the achievements of the LoL series:
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