Steam has long been at the top of the digital game distribution scene. That being said, EA is one of the biggest names in the gaming industry. While they could have chosen to sell their games through Steam, their decision to maximize their profits using the original originally has been a great idea considering how quickly Origin has managed to become a strong competitor to Steam.
Launched in 2011, EA’s Origin is an online gaming, digital distribution and digital rights management platform that allows users to purchase games primarily developed by Electronic Arts and download them with the Origin client. Origin also provides its Origin Access users, a premium membership that allows members to get unlimited access to games from Vault games. It can be used at $ 4.99 / month or $ 29.99 / year. While the Origin game library is full of great titles. We bring you the 15 best Origin games that you absolutely should check out.
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
Plants vs. Zombies has long been one of EA’s best-selling titles. While the original gameplay featured a 2D lawn that had plants on one end and zombies on the other, the user had to pot different plants and grow them. The object of the game was to kill all the zombies. Now, with the Garden Warfare series, EA has given it a go, making it a third-person shooter. Although the objective remains the same, to kill all the zombies, the recently improved gameplay gives it a whole different feel.
Garden Warfare takes all characters from the original Plants vs. Zombies and models them in a 3D universe in which the player controls the characters and shoots the enemies in third person shooter format. While Garden Warfare was the beginning, Garden Warfare 2 was undoubtedly the step in the right direction for a sequel. The gameplay has improved a lot, and while the concept and graphics are quite childish, this is definitely a game for all ages.
The Witcher 3
Although Witcher 3 was a product of the team behind Projekt RED, prior to its launch Electronic Arts had acquired the rights to the Witcher franchise, making it one of the few games in which EA had no role in it. the development phase made available on the original store. Set in a world created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher combines spectacular action with an intriguing storyline.
You are a Witcher, a warrior trained in combat since childhood, subjected to mutations and trials that have transformed you. While the first two editions of the series engage the user in combat from the get-go, Witcher 3 is an exception to this, pulling the user in from an entirely different point of view. Stunning graphics, epic combat, and over 100 hours of gameplay while retaining the randomness of a fantastic, free-to-play and thrilling role-playing experience, helped make Witcher 3 the biggest winner of the game’s award the year with 251 GOTY trophies. If that isn’t enough to make you want to give it a try, I don’t know what it is.
The Sims 4
As the name suggests, Sims is a simulator in which the user is responsible for creating, managing and controlling the lives of tiny computerized people who reside in miniature houses. Released in 2000, the original Sims relied on the concept of controlling lives, rather than controlling a city (concept of SimCity). Since then, the series has never turned around and the Sims franchise has grown to unimaginable proportions. And rightly so, consider it a fitting way to escape your own life and live out the lives of others while having complete control over almost everything around you.
The Sims 4 is the latest edition of the Sims franchise. The whole point of a simulator is how close the game gets to reality and the Sims 4 becomes as real as it gets. Enriched with realistic emotions, natural demeanor, truly expressive and highly customizable characters, The Sims 4 is the finest and most enjoyable titles in the Sims series. Upon launching in the fall of 2014, several DLCs and expansion packs were released for the game, making it one of the most beloved games to date.
Mass Effect Trilogy
Mass Effect is one of the game’s most acclaimed franchises to date, and the first three parts of the story come in a premium bundled bundle on EA’s Origin’s. This series is one of the best sci-fi shooters of all time, comparable to that of Halo, except that the storyline of Mass Effect is totally different. As Commander Shepard, you become the most elite soldier in the galaxy and wage a merciless war to stop an ancient and ruthless enemy: the Reapers.
Battlefield 1
Once considered the only valid contender to challenge the highly regarded Call of Duty franchise, and now considered above, the Battlefield franchise is now bigger than ever. Best known for its massive multiplayer with the introduction of Battlefield 1, EA showed us the true potential of the engine Frostbite, with several scenarios and a very extensive online multiplayer can accommodate up to 64 players.
The Call of Duty franchise has come under heavy criticism for adding absurd futuristic features to their titles, instead of sticking to the realistic warfare that made them famous. And that’s exactly what EA took advantage, building 1 Battlefield around the environment of the First World War and constructing stories about 6 different war, each with its own style of play. 1 Battlefield is the biggest success franchise, and the multiplayer of this game is beyond words. It truly is one of the best FPS games ever made.
Titanfall 2
Imagine yourself being a highly skilled fighter and you will have control of a big mechanized combat robot, such as a Transformer, and you will have to fight against your enemies. Does that sound interesting? Well, this is the concept that Titanfall is built on. Titanfall is Respawn Entertainment’s crown jewel, and the franchise has grown to appeal to gamers on a massive scale.
When the first concept for Titanfall was presented, what everyone expected was beyond the initial presentation. While the first edition of Titanfall focused solely on their 6v6 multiplayer mode, it was Titanfall 2 that implemented a campaign mode that immediately reminded fans what they really wanted from the game. Titanfall 2 is built on the same multiplayer concept than its predecessor, while bringing it an interesting storyline and improved gameplay. It’s not often when our sequels improve on their previous editions, but Titanfall 2 is surely one of those exceptions.
Crysis 3
Released in 2013, Crysis 3 is the latest iteration of the successful Crysis franchise, a franchise that has completely redefined the way we viewed the concept of the sci-fi shooter. Based on one of the most advanced and powerful game engines – CryEngine3, Crysis 3 is inspired by the storyline of its predecessors, in which the main player wears a high-tech nanosuit and must face his enemies in an intense environment. This game can be a fun thing to do this weekend if you are bored.
Dead space trilogy
Dead Space is a survival horror franchise that revolves around the main character – Isaac Clarke and takes the fight to protect the human race from the mysterious Markers and his Necrospawn. Visceral Games’ heavily modified Godfather engine easily renders anything in crystal clear and brilliant clarity, providing users with the perfect blend of supreme graphics and engaging gameplay. The story of Dead Space takes place hundreds of years in the future, at a time when humanity has exhausted all of the Earth’s natural resources. Apparently, in these difficult times, humanity has mastered space travel and a process known as “cracking the planet” has been developed to combat this drought.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Role-playing games are a genre beloved by the majority of gamers, and if you ask them about their favorite games, the best answers in most cases will undoubtedly be the Dragon Age series. Starting with Dragon Age: Origins, continuing with Dragon Age 2, and finally culminating in Dragon Age: Inquisition, the entire franchise has always been a bestseller. The series focuses on the continent of Thedas and tells stories spanning several countries and different time periods.
Mirror edge
Launched in 2009, EA’s Mirror’s Edge has quickly grown into one of their best-selling and most successful games, simply because of the genre it’s based on and how beautifully it has been put together. Parkour games are not among the genres that most game developers generally prefer to venture into, simply because of the precision required. But Mirror’s Edge was the exception, having launched the genre with its own twist.
This war of mine
This War of Mine is a Survival video game developed and published by 11-bit studios. While most games focus on getting the user enthralled with style-centric gameplay that makes it achievable or winnable, This War of Mine is a much more realistic game that revolves around the concept of warfare, each can be greeted by the welcoming hand of death, for literally no reason. It is a survival-themed strategy game in which the player controls a group of civilian survivors in a makeshift shelter in the fictional war-torn town of Pogoren, Graznavia.
The main goal of the game is to survive the war with the tools and materials that the player can collect from the characters they control. It’s a game that always keeps the user’s mind filled with the sad concept it is built on, and questions the act of morality in order to survive.
The sudden rise
The game is set in a dystopian future, where humanity has exhausted all the world’s resources, resulting in compelling social services and environmental diseases. The game involves players using an exoskeleton to fight enemies, which can be customized through the game using modular upgrades. Overall the game tends to give users clues about Titanfall. Surge has its own place in the video game world. With over 40 hours of combat-focused gameplay, The Surge is an easy recommendation for those looking for an action RPG.
Need for speed
Need For Speed - Bigger Franchise Than Any Other Racing Game With Over 150 Million Sales Worldwide. After a few failures, the NFS franchise returns to its roots and beyond. By roots I am referring to the functionality of being able to completely customize and modify your driving to suit your preferences, which has been implemented wonderfully in Underground 2 and Most Wanted (2005).
Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Star Wars is one of the universe’s most beloved storylines, and everyone’s imagining is a video game. This fantasy came true in the fall of 2015 when EA announced Star Wars Battlefront, an action-shooter RPG, which gave users the ability to control the players of the film series. But what was missing from the first Titanfall was exactly what was missing from the first Battlefront – a single player mode. And that’s exactly what Battlefront 2 is bringing to the table in 2017: an immersive and engaging single player mode that everyone really wanted.
FIFA 18
Ah, yes, how can we forget the world’s most famous sport and its most famous simulation game? FIFA – the name behind this magnificent sport and this incredible game. As usual, the next addition to FIFA, FIFA 18, will roll out this fall. Powered by Cristiano Ronaldo, the game improves on the features that made FIFA 17 such a big hit and, as always, new tweaks. Fifa is a fun game to play with friends when you are bored.