Xbox Game Pass: 10 Essential 360 & Xbox Games You Must Play

6. Dragon Age: Origins

Mass effect 2
Bioware

Another 'bang for your buck' RPG, if you want to experience the heyday of Bioware roleplaying, Dragon Age: Origins is the perfect starting point. Like a few of the entries on this list, the sheer amount of quality time you can spend with this game more than recommends it, and by extension Game Pass.

Set in Ferelden, you play as a Grey Warden, an ancient sect fated to vanquish the Archdemon when it attempts to rampage through the land.

Of interest is that in character creation, you can do the standard RPG choice of races and gender, with Human, Elf, and Dwarf, but also social class. It is just one choice indicative of the immersive, detailed, and high quality writing. No one play through is going to be the same as the other, though it will demand a great deal of time.

Simply put, Dragon Age: Origins is an exquisite piece of high fantasy, whose top quality design still stands the test of time. Invest some of your free time in this, and you won't be disappointed.

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