Dragon Age: Origins
I've been playing some Dragon Age. I've quite enjoyed it so far, but I can't put my finger on exactly what is fun about it. General impressions: I've not used many adventurer-party combat systems, but this one is accessible at least. It mostly does what I feel it should be doing, and the action looks pleasing. The levelling up doesn't mean much to me and hasn't given me any 'Wow! Now I can do THIS!' moments. Maybe they'll come. The conversations offer some decent choice - I haven't felt like there is no option my character would choose. It feels a little disconcerting that my character is mute. Totally understandable from a practical point of view, but still disconcerting. Main reason for post: I met an encounter I couldn't win, no matter what I tried. It was a pivotal story moment, defeating a monster at the top of a tower. I made many attempts, with various combinations of party tactics, but just couldn't do it. Was th