Dragon Age - Best RPG Ever? @ GamerZines

Nothing like a big statement to stir the pot.  GameZines has a piece that asks Is Dragon Age: Origins the best RPG ever?  A modern Baldur's Gate 2 is their response, so that's a "yes" for them:

The reviews are in, and almost everyone universally loves Dragon Age: Origins. As you might have guessed from the title, I agree. I was considering titling this piece "Is Dragon Age: Origins better than Baldur's Gate 2?" but I just decided to shoot for the whole prize.

Firstly, I'll lay my cards out - I am a huge Bioware fan. I've played every Bioware game (except last year's bizarre Sonic RPG that I couldn't take to) through to completion, in some cases, several times. For me, they were the ones who showed how RPGs should be done on console with the revolutionary KOTOR. There have been missteps - some disliked Jade Empire, though I still enjoyed it, and Mass Effect did feel limited and repetitive despite purporting to offer the whole galaxy to explore.

However, I've always loved that as developers, they seem to do what interested them - "KOTOR 2 - pass, we've other things to be doing".

So, it's not a surprise that I consider Baldur's Gate 2 to be the RPG crown holder until today. Possibly.