Dragon Age Inquisition?

[JBIZZL3Y]

Been pretty interested in this for a while but have been playing the witcher 3... Currently Dragon age is on sale for under £12 on origin.. what so people think of it? is it very similar to skyrim?

 

[Guest Kloaked]

It's not similar to Skyrim. Yes, it's an RPG with similar elements, but it's not like Skyrim.

 

Have you ever played any other Dragon Age games?

[KaasBroodje16]

Is it a good game? I have it but never played it really

[JBIZZL3Y]

It's not similar to Skyrim. Yes, it's an RPG with similar elements, but it's not like Skyrim.

 

Have you ever played any other Dragon Age games?

 

no never played any of the other games, is it necessary for to understand the plot? The witcher 3 caught me out a little having not played previous games...

[JBIZZL3Y]

Is it a good game? I have it but never played it really

 

i know "is it a good game" is very subjective, just wondered what peoples general opinions are now its been out a while..

[don_svetlio]

it's a mediocre game - story isn't really that good compared to Witcher 3 and some of the characters are rather bland. It's grindy and resembles an MMO in that the first area you have to slog through takes ages and bores the crap out of you. Not really challenging either.

[Guest Kloaked]

no never played any of the other games, is it necessary for to understand the plot? The witcher 3 caught me out a little having not played previous games...

 

So the story is very sub-par, combat is a typical MMO style like the previous games and then you have to worry about strategy with your party. It does have an MMO-like grind, and it takes so much away from the game that I just couldn't do another play-through.

 

Tough it out on Witcher 3. I didn't finish the second one (didn't even touch the first) and I enjoyed Witcher 3 far more.

[don_svetlio]

So the story is very sub-par, combat is a typical MMO style like the previous games and then you have to worry about strategy with your party. It does have an MMO-like grind, and it takes so much away from the game that I just couldn't do another play-through.

 

Tough it out on Witcher 3. I didn't finish the second one (didn't even touch the first) and I enjoyed Witcher 3 far more.

For once we agree fully

[Gale]

It's a nice game. The story is pretty decent, and the characters are well written (Though sometimes Bioware likes to shove in your face that certain people are homosexuals when it really didn't matter).

 

The gameplay is a little more hack-and-slash like than Origins (I've never played the second one), so tactical pauses are almost never needed. Whether this is good or bad, it depends on what you like more: Action, or strategy. When it comes to difficulty, it's not too bad. Though there were certain bosses where I had to try multiple times before I beat them. You can just choose a warrior and go for the tanky build which makes you invincible, but that's really boring.

 

The graphics are beautiful, and there's a big variety of level design. The game's nice to look at.

[ApolloX75]

I'm in agreement with @Gale. It's a very good game.

The story is actually quite well done, but if you haven't played at least Origins it could be confusing. The companions are incredibly amusing and generally well rounded with some great writing, especially banter. To help with the story catch up they created a little Web based pre game story setup. It's very handy for customizing the game storyline to your liking. There are a LOT of side quests and it is very easy to lose yourself in just running around doing those for hours.

Graphically it looks gorgeous at almost any setting, even medium-low. It is also well optimized but will not work on a dual core. I only ever had the odd crash here and there, most of the time it was related to Origin. There was a memory leak issue at one point but I believe that has been fixed by now.

The multiplayer is fun and very similar to Mass Effect 3, just more customization. There's not a huge amount of players however, but there's a decent amount of variety. It is thankfully just an add on and not connected to the single player portion.

Combat mechanics are much more similar to Dragon Age 2 with a sprinkle of Mass Effect. There's definitely less need for tactics and the companion AI generally looks after itself. Mages are incredibly fun late-game. Difficulty is adjustable and a lot of the set peice battles are downright amazing.

Last but not least the game world itself is really well done. The areas are huge (not open world however) and littered with little hidden areas and points of interest for those of us who like to explore. Even the starting area is interesting and incredibly huge. Crafting is essential as well, you basically never need to buy equipment as anything you make is usually better anyways. There are also several points that strongly influence portions of the game story and alter it in very distinct ways. This creates a lot of what-if scenarios that you will find yourself going over.

Only real problems I had with it was the fact that the game never ends. I hit at least three huge set peices where I figured "this is it!" And then blam. Keep on trucking. Almost as bad for trick endings as the Witcher 3. I also had some minor clipping bugs here and there a quest or two that glitched. I also have to comment on the animations in combat since you will be spending a lot of time in it. The mage in particular suffers from repeat animations with only a little variety, so it can get a little repetitive and break immersion.

Anyways that's my $.02 US (so like $20 CAD) on Inquisition. It's got its ups and downs like any game but overall it is a lot of fun and really well put together.

It isn't easy to compare this to the Witcher 3 or Skyrim as they are all very different kinds of RPGs. It's probably more comparable to Mass Effect or Neverwinter Nights.

[JBIZZL3Y]

Thank you all for the replies and advice/experiences, sorry for my delayed response.. its Christmas soon so we'll see what happens in the sales...

[Praesi]

It start to get good after the first huge Area. Its not as good as DA:O, but 100times better than DA2. I say go for it. On very hard, its a challange.

[don_svetlio]

It start to get good after the first huge Area. Its not as good as DA:O, but 100times better than DA2. I say go for it. On very hard, its a challange.

On a scale of 1 to Dark Souls how difficult is it?

[Praesi]

On a scale of 1 to Dark Souls how difficult is it?

Cant realy compare those 2. But it makes pause and AI off necessary.

[don_svetlio]

Cant realy compare those 2. But it makes pause and AI off necessary.

So it brings it closer to Origins/Awakening? I guess that's more interesting - I got my ass handed to me in Origins.

[Praesi]

So it brings it closer to Origins/Awakening? I guess that's more interesting - I got my ass handed to me in Origins.

Yes its more like DA:O if you play on hardest difficulty. Nothing like DA2, thank God. But it take some Time. The Story and World kicks in after the first open Area. Took me about 15h to get there. Dragonfights are awesome.

[don_svetlio]

Yes its more like DA:O if you play on hardest difficulty. Nothing like DA2, thank God. But it take some Time. The Story and World kicks in after the first open Area. Took me about 15h to get there. Dragonfights are awesome.

I found the Story, or rather the ending, rather bland and thought it was not all that rewarding - much like ME3, I felt like it lacked the "epicness" of seeing all your work come to fruition.

[JBIZZL3Y]

A very mixed bag of opinions for this one! ill have to check out some youtube videos to sway me one way or the other i think!

[Praesi]

I found the Story, or rather the ending, rather bland and thought it was not all that rewarding - much like ME3, I felt like it lacked the "epicness" of seeing all your work come to fruition.

True. But it was not a slap in the Face like ME was for me.

[don_svetlio]

A very mixed bag of opinions for this one! ill have to check out some youtube videos to sway me one way or the other i think!

 

True. But it was not a slap in the Face like ME was for me.

True - it's a good game but it's definitely not Witcher 3-level of good

[JBIZZL3Y]

 

True - it's a good game but it's definitely not Witcher 3-level of good

 

haha, thanks for the link!