Dragon Age - Updated Impressions @ GameSpot

From Comic Con comes updated Dragon Age impressions at GameSpot, with what is apparently the first true hands-on article based on playing the console version.  The article takes the form of an action report:

Many video game heroes have memorable origin stories, but in Dragon Age: Origins, you get to live yours. You won’t be thrown into the main quest straightaway after creating your character. Rather, you’ll spend some time living the life you’ve chosen for your hero. Born into a life of privilege and high-level political machinations? You’ll have to maneuver your way among the elite to find your grander purpose. As you play through the early chapters of the game, you’ll not only get a feel for combat, conversation, and the various in-game menus, but you’ll also be forging your character’s identity. In our recent demo, we took to the mean streets of the underground dwarven city of Orzammar to see what it’s like to grow up a poor duster from the wrong side of the cavern. We’ll tell you one thing right now: It ain’t pretty.