Dragon Age - Previews @ Bit-tech, Games Radar, GameSpy

Bit-tech (thanks, Minotic), Games Radar and GameSpot UK are the latest sites offer Dragon Age previews from ComicCon and an EA showcase event in the UK.  From Bit-tech's impressions:

Admittedly, one of the limiting factors of the origins (and the game in general) is that there are only three base classes for players to choose from – Warrior, Mage or Rogue. That dwindles a bit compared to the huge variety on offer in the Baldur’s Gate games, but how disapproving we are of this scaling-down will depend largely on how well the different origins hold up.

Gauging this though is obviously bound to be more than just a little difficult, because origins don’t just affect the start of the game. They affect the game as a whole. If you take the path of an Elven warrior then you’ll have to cope with the potential stigmas and ramifications that this road brings for the rest of the game. You’ll find that there’ll be a definite reputation laid out for you to deviate from or adhere to.

Games Radar calls it "Fable II's grown up brother":

Yep, you're going to have companions this time around too, only in Dragon Age they'll be humanoid rather than canine. You'll have a more traditional RPG party made up of yourself and three NPCs, but rather than being Final Fantasy-style walking weapons, they'll dynamically react to your on-going actions in a Fable II fashion as the game progresses. Actually, make that a very Fable II fashion.

You see, from what we were shown, the mechanics look almost identical in some ways. Your party members will have approval bars showing their feelings towards your actions, and you can even win them over with gifts. And yes, if you please the right characters sufficiently, you can trigger romantic sub-plots. At the other end of the scale, if you piss them off too much with actions they don't agree with, they'll leave your party altogether and have to be replaced.

...and from GameSpot's UK viewing:

Our party consisted of four characters: the circle mage, a female level 5 mage; the tower guard, a male level 6 warrior; Alistair, a male level 5 warrior; and Winter, a female level 5 warrior (who was also the game's origin-related protagonist, of elf descent). We didn't get a chance to thoroughly test all of their strengths and abilities, but each seemed to be equipped with specific unique powers. We were told you can augment non-playable character AI in the game, although this wasn't elaborated on. You'll also be able to customise some of your party members' options, and depending on your preference of play, you can have quite granular control over specific party member settings or sit back and let the AI kick in and command your unselected companions. If you poorly manage your party and subject them to a gruesome death, fear not: Party members slain in battle can be resurrected once your immediate threat has passed; however, they'll suffer a hit to their health and won't be as much help to you as those still in fighting condition.