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Dragon Age - Witch Hunt Fix and Reviews [Updated]

by Aries100, 2010-09-10 16:57:48

A lot of players of this DLC has been bugged during the game. Bioware is aware of this and is working on a fix. Mark Darrah from Bioware, started this thread at the Bioware Social Network. Here's his post in full:

Hi everyone,
Thank you to everyone who has downloaded the Witch Hunt DLC pack.  As everyone here knows, Dragon Age: Origins is a huge game with a lot of choices for each individual player. Unfortunately, there is a continuity bug that is causing issues with a subset of our player base.  While this issue is not affecting the majority of people, it is still a significant issue that we will address. We apologize for any inconvenience this may be causing anyone.

Clearly, it was our responsibility to catch this sort of issue in the interaction of Witch Hunt with Dragon Age: Origins.
Our team is doing everything we can to fix this in a timely manner so those who are affected can go back to enjoying Witch Hunt as soon as possible. 

Stay tuned here for an update soon and thank you for your continued support.
Thanks,
Mark Darrah
Executive Producer

On a related, there's a couple of new reviews out for this DLC. One is at Spawnkill with a score of 1/10. As usual, an excerpt:

The trailers and announcement of Witch Hunt gave me the very strong impression that this DLC would be the one to rule them all.  This DLC would tell the tale of Morrigan, and possibly even put to rest the many questions we were left with so many months ago.

It does not.  In fact, it only adds more questions, and not the kind we want or expect.  And quite frankly, it’s a bigger let down than even I, with my raging cynical streak, could have ever imagined.

The other is from MMO Gamer Chick with no score, so here's a snippet:

Regardless of how I feel, I’m not sorry I purchased Witch Hunt. Like it or not, it did bring closure — Bioware’s own brand of strange and messed up closure, maybe, but it’s still closure. I hate to be cryptic about it myself, but in the end, whether or not Witch Hunt delivered all that it promised really depends on who you ask.

[Update] Rather than create a new post, here's another Witch Hunt review.  GameSpot's score is 5/10 and and their headline alone uses words like "disappointment" and "vapid":

Morrigan's sharp tongue and vain indifference made her one of Dragon Age: Origins' most intriguing characters, so you might have been excited to learn of her return in that role-playing game's newest downloadable content, Witch Hunt. Sadly, you should temper your expectations: Witch Hunt is a lifeless escapade without wit, soul, or character, with Morrigan herself appearing in a cameo so brief that she might as well have not appeared at all. The contemptuous apostate mage is simply a MacGuffin--an abstract plot device that provides a reason for you and your party members to embark on a simple fetch quest that's explained with as little dialogue as possible. The story, such as it is, fizzles long before it reaches its limp climax, and its blandness is barely veiled by easy and predictable combat. A few odd moments jump out to remind you what made Dragon Age: Origins so wonderful, such as an enjoyable battle versus a creepy, multilegged beast and its minions. But these are small delights in a short, disappointing adventure that isn't worth the $7 asking price.


Source: GameBanshee

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Dragon Age

SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Release: Released


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