SnakeEyez on 11 November 2009
I would highly recommend Demon's Souls, but IDK if its a better choice than Dragon Age as I haven't played it. Demon's Souls is very addictive and like you said, its very time consuming so having another game to play would be a bad idea. Oh, and Demon's Souls has your shield 
http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/adjudicator-s-shield
