It turns out that Dragon Age: Origins was never intended to evolve into a whole series of RPGs, as former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah reveals it was supposed to be "a standalone game."
In an interview with YouTube creator MrMattyPlays (below), which has been highlighted by PC Gamer, Darrah explains that this initial idea also meant that "a lot of threads" were placed in the 2009 game which ended up being a challenge for the devs to deal with later down the line when the series expanded.
