This was the first thing I thought of when I dived into the combat. I love Dynasty Warriors and with the added Dragon Age abilities, I was giddy every time I got the opportunity to wreck some face.
I remembered most of the important stuff, but I was having some problems remembering what city was which and so on. They seemed to be running from Ostagar, but when Flemyth appeared and was all like "LOL THE GREY WARDENS ARE A BIT OUT OF THE WAY" I couldn't for the life of me figure out where they were going, because surely the entirety of the Grey Wardens were back at Ostagar?
They were running away from Lothering (the little shanty village where you get Sten from) after the Darkspawn swept out of the Kocarhi Wilds, which is the forest you went through in the first game before the huge battle, The Battle of Ostagar, where King Callain died. The Hawke Family & Co. were running to another continent away from Ferelden called the Free Marshes, where Kirkwall lies (the city they are fleeing too) because they have a family estate there.
As for the classes. I loved the Rogue. Two Weapon Rogues were my favorite to play as in Origins and they were a blast to play in the demon. Archery with the Rogue was pretty fun too. The Hail of Arrows ability along with the status affecting arrows were good fun. The Mage I think was my favorite. Magic feels faster and much more powerful then it did in the first game. I played a Two-Handed Warrior and just marveled at their abilities. Seriously, using any of their abilities during the first part where you're so over-powered was glorious. One hit kills with heaps of dismemberment & blood, especially when you get surrounded and unleash Whirlwind. Plus, they added more reach effects so if you have three guys in front you, the others next to your target will take some damage too.
Really love what they did with Dragon Age 2. March 8th cannot get here soon enough.