Former BioWare veteran David Heider wants EA to remake Dragon Age: Origins.
Hyder expressed interest in a new version of the RPG series’ initial post on Twitter when word got out EA considered further remakes of Dead Space.
“If we’re going to remaster games from the ground up, what about Dragon Age Origins?” Hyder wrote. “Its graphics were top notch even at the time of release… can you imagine it with all the new bells and whistles of the PS5 era? 🥳”
Dragon Age Origins was originally released back in 2009 for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. You can still play it today on Xbox thanks to backwards compatibility, but it’s fair to say that the game feels dated.
“I suspect EA would only do this if they thought it would sell like *gold-plated* hotcakes,” Hyder continued. “They… never really got DA and didn’t understand why it sold better than Mass Effect, that’s my impression.”
If we want to remaster games from the aughts, how about Dragon Age Origins? It’s graphics were beyond the curve even at the time of release… can you imagine that with the all new bells and whistles of the PS5 era? 🥳
— David Gaider (@davidgaider) February 23, 2023
As for what it might look like, Hyder suggested a version that simply brought the game up to the visual standards of 2014’s Dragon Age Inquisition.
“Even Inquisition level graphics would be great!” he wrote, explaining that all female models in the game used a male animation rig. “Look, all I want is for the Morrigan to not have the shoulders of a linebacker, and for the sex scenes to not look like someone is slapping puppets together and yelling ‘now kiss!'”
As for the broodmare? “Just think: extra-realistic slimy nipple textures,” Hyder concluded.
Hyder left BioWare back in 2016 after 17 years at the studio, during which he played a major role in the creation of Dragon Age and its world.
our Last year, Bertie met with Heider for a video podcast. In it, the pair discuss Dragon Age (of course), musical RPGs and the brilliant character of Dorian.
Will EA remake Dragon Age: Origins? Mass Effect received a well-made remaster of the trilogyultimately though the Dragon Age titles were always looser.
The series will soon return in the highly anticipated Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, which I suspect will be an entry point into BioWare’s fantasy world on its own terms, as well as a timeline of the ongoing story of the series’ new big bad. .