Dragon Age: Inquisition

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  1. Roetker
    Nov 21, 2014
    6
    I love the game except for the controls. They are not thought out well. I really can't imagine any developer who thought out these controls ever actually played with mouse and keyboard. It's unergonomic, clunky, clumsy, you name it.

    It would have been 9 out of 10, if only the controls didn't annoy me to hell.
  2. ENAK
    Nov 25, 2014
    9
    Not sure what kind of crack are the people giving this game a 0/10 smoking, but at least it's an argument, that the Metacritic user review section needs to go.

    The game's awesome! Absolutely huge world, a 100 hours of gameplay minimum it seems and it doesn't really feel padded at all. The only thing that's a bit iffy to me is the consequences from the previous games - they seem to be    Not sure what kind of crack are the people giving this game a 0/10 smoking, but at least it's an argument, that the Metacritic user review section needs to go.

    The game's awesome! Absolutely huge world, a 100 hours of gameplay minimum it seems and it doesn't really feel padded at all. The only thing that's a bit iffy to me is the consequences from the previous games - they seem to be there, but just aren't all that visible.

    The game plays like a "single player MMO" and apparently at some point it was designed as a multiplayer game. In doing so, EA/Bioware might have stumbled upon something really cool, as this kind of world design gives the player a lot of freedom and at the same time, it still has that single player power-fantasy charm that no MMO can give you (with thousands of copies of you running around and being told that they too are "The One").

    A great game, that will consume your life and won't apologize! By all means, do get it! :)    … Expand
  3. 0hope
    Nov 27, 2014
    6
    I never felt like rewriting my review as with this one: Dragon Age Inquisition the console port.
    Bioware marketing department does extremely well job of selling crap and overhype games.
    Even that 'tutorial' part makes the game seem like able but soon as you get into real game play the hype magic wears of and then you feel used... Yes the UI and control scheme suck hard for PC and its    I never felt like rewriting my review as with this one: Dragon Age Inquisition the console port.
    Bioware marketing department does extremely well job of selling crap and overhype games.
    Even that 'tutorial' part makes the game seem like able but soon as you get into real game play the hype magic wears of and then you feel used...

    Yes the UI and control scheme suck hard for PC and its obvious exactly what they had in mind when making them. You cant click on stuff at all and worse change of all was to remove high light item button and replace it with some thing that does ping and highlights items around you but range is extremely limited and you don't see letters of stuff that you can loot but just faint light which blends in most background which results in panning camera around like mad monkey just to loot stuff.

    Tactic camera is terrible, its focus point is cursor and it always keeps elevation with it which gives you motion sickness from constant zooming around. And it cant pass trough collision which makes it extremely frustrating in doors as it will zoom directly into your char head and you wont see anything.

    Over all game it self is too much mmo-ish, bland one dimensional boring side quests while main quests are somewhat more interesting but similar to mass effect ones in terms that you have 2 roads that will reach the same goal. While i mention that Mass Effect you could even say that Dragon age follows Mass Effect footsteps where ME become pure shooter Dragon age will soon become pure button masher.
    Still must say that one good thing, that they did was not to slap number 3 on this one but rather named it just Inquisition as its really different game just in same game universe.

    It could be said that combat is being held back by its dragon age roots as dependency on NPCs is what makes it frustrating as their AI is poor and combined with lack of customization that DA:O had doesn't help either.

    They tried hard to come up with some mixed system but obviously lack of time stop them from polishing it out and final result is that you have game that feels off in many ways.
    You can only pick if your NPC will use certain skill, spam it or not use it at all. So playing with friendly fire on(which added more substance to combat as you had to take care about your own aoe) will most likely cause them to kill them self or your whole party.
    And game is too easy only some bosses are somewhat harder (unless you play on hard) but in reality it comes more to your level and gear, again that mmo-ish part kicks in.
    Playing game on hardest difficulty is somewhat interesting as you actually have to plan and use tactic mode but you will soon get annoyed by its camera, controls and what not.

    With all that being said game sure have huge amount of side crap to do, while they failed at quality they sure did make up with quantity only question is can you be bothered enough to see it all.
    Combat is hit or miss and there are even some side distractions similar to vistas in assassins creed and load of collectable codex entry.
    Sad as it might be even with that all this is one of best Bioware RPGs as of late and that is just telling how low the company has fallen.

    I still give it 6/10 as its not bad game just not as good as some claim it to be.

    So there are only 2 possible outcomes: you will either love the game or hate it with passion.
    If you liked more DA2 coz it was more flashy and forgiving(casual even) then its quite possible to like this one as well.
    But if you liked DA:O for its combat, quest diversity and the fact that it was first modern RPG that managed to preserve that crpg feeling then you will hate this one with passion.    … Expand
  4. JCMENOR03
    Nov 24, 2014
    10
    DA:I is not DA:O.
    Hats off to BIO WARE for bouncing back from DA:2. This is a great game that can consume hundreds of hours of your time. Best storytelling, Tactical view has returned mixed with 3rd person hack and slash view, Best in-game sound, totally addicting. I recommend to try it for yourself. One of the Best role playing games I've played in PC. Instant classic.
  5. 21grams
    Nov 30, 2014
    7
    First I want to ask, do we all play the same game? I mean seriously, all those ones and zeros are absolutely ridiculous, or you people don't know what are you buying.. I spent 55hours already and I'm probably not at 50% of main story yet, which is really great so far.

    This game is absolutely massive, the world is huge and the things you can do in the game is mind blowing, many hours of    First I want to ask, do we all play the same game? I mean seriously, all those ones and zeros are absolutely ridiculous, or you people don't know what are you buying.. I spent 55hours already and I'm probably not at 50% of main story yet, which is really great so far.

    This game is absolutely massive, the world is huge and the things you can do in the game is mind blowing, many hours of dialogues which are cool, well written and can tell you all the lore of whole franchise, the characters are great and each one of them very individual, they react to you differently based on you choices and finally the world is so huge with plenty very interesting places to discover.

    On the technical side, game looks stunning, beautiful art design, good lighting, and it runs really well on my mid-range pc.(high/mid settings @1080p). Oh, forgot to mention, audio in general is also brilliant.

    Now the bad - well when you pick up for the first time, controls feel slightly clunky, but you can get used to it (should be patched hopefully). But I assure, it's not that bad like some say. And looting is.. well it's annoying, because character won't go to pick by himself (you have to manually move him near the loot). But these are minor issues and you can easily get used to them.

    Now some answers to critique on those ridiculous negative reviews:
    - pirates, don't be kids who didn't get their lollipop. I'm not fan of Denuvo, but doing this **** with copy/paste negative reviews, up voting those bad, down voting good is silly. Don't **** on game just because you can't play pirated version. I guess main reason of this mess going on here.
    - it's not continuous open world and it's a good thing. because you get bigger variety of environment and zones are large enough.
    - some consolish issues with controls are not that bad to drop the game.
    - side quests while being mostly generic are not bad. They are optional and have one purpose - to help explore the world (you don't even have to return to npc) and finally, nobody forces to do them.
    - game is not slow, unless you spend all your time in hinterlands. This is a tutorial zone to help new people to learn the game better and help to get used to it. You can skip all those bring x of y quests and move on to business
    - No, nobody forces you to listen to every single dialogue, tho I love them and find them accent of this franchise.
    - No it's not spiritual successor of Origins, it's not that heavily tactical game, tho if you really wish, it can be. Play on hard or nightmare and you will see you need to individually make order for each action and make reasonable decisions. And action approach is not necessarily bad if it is done right. I also hopped for tactical style like in Origins, but I'm not disappointment. This game is all about story, lore and characters, if you need tactical approach, go play Divinity Original sin.

    This game is definitely worth buying. Which nowadays single player game can provide 100hours of gameplay or more? It feels great, it plays great. -1 for minor issues here and there, so 9/10 is fair.

    And don't mind those red reviews, those are EA long term haters, pirates who hate denuvo, or typical "0 voters". If you want more honest information, go watch some YT reviews (for example Angry Joe) or any other objective reviewer from youtube community., Peace out!    … Expand
  6. zpiritz
    Nov 30, 2014
    10
    If you liked DA, kinda liked DA2, then you'll find DA3 worthwhile. The devs have really outdone themselves in putting an enormous quantity of content all mostly on the DA1 level.
  7. chip3r
    Dec 20, 2014
    9
    I've been playing this game for two days so far and I'm very excited. I don't know why this game has so many low scores because obviously this game is not that bad. I didn't played a good modern rpg for a long time and dragon age feels soooo good. I can see a lot of work Bioware made to release this game. Nice graphics, nice music, A LOT of details in the game world, and I hope story willI've been playing this game for two days so far and I'm very excited. I don't know why this game has so many low scores because obviously this game is not that bad. I didn't played a good modern rpg for a long time and dragon age feels soooo good. I can see a lot of work Bioware made to release this game. Nice graphics, nice music, A LOT of details in the game world, and I hope story will be good too. Actions feels like a mix of Origins and Dragon Age 2 (which I liked too). 9/10 for me, hope this feeling will be with me till the end of the game. When I was a kid I didn't have access to so many games and I was so happy when some even mediacore game were released. Now you can sit on your chair, buy or download any game and then spill your bile in the comments. Why you have to be mad? It's just a game. Sorry for my English.… Expand
  8. jbdi6984
    Nov 28, 2014
    9
    After having beat the game and played quite a bit of its content, I would say the bad reviews are largely unjustified. I am running the game on a 780ti. I have a 144hz widescreen monitor to play at 16:9. When I first started the game it had automatically set the graphics settings to ultra and the frame rate to 144hz. While in gameplay the game looks good at 144hz, the cutscenes are whereAfter having beat the game and played quite a bit of its content, I would say the bad reviews are largely unjustified. I am running the game on a 780ti. I have a 144hz widescreen monitor to play at 16:9. When I first started the game it had automatically set the graphics settings to ultra and the frame rate to 144hz. While in gameplay the game looks good at 144hz, the cutscenes are where its shows the 30 fps cap the developers placed on it. I ultimately decided to switch to 60 fps and take one of the graphics settings down so it is not true "ultra" settings. Even at these settings, the cutscenes still had some "chop" to them. Of course, there is a quick fix for that if you look for it. I managed to play the entire game without having to resort to it, but at the same time I was avoiding any comments on the game until after I completed it.

    As for the game itself, provided you have a good system to experience it fully, it is very well put together and the Frostbite 3 engine is exactly what BioWare needed to convey its stories. The unique visuals and vast landscapes do a fantastic job in fleshing the world. Dragon Age II had constantly reused maps for various quests. Inquisition on the other hand, feels more like Skyrim in that there are unique dungeons and areas scattered all over various maps and you can fast travel to waypoints near them if necessary. There are mounts for the game that make the travel that much quicker, but there are also plenty of resources on the ground that you will want for crafting and gear modifying later.

    Combat feels a touch slower than in Dragon Age II, but that is probably a good thing considering how overpowered the player was in that game. I also dig the new ability for archer rogues to strafe or move while they auto-attack. Yes, there is auto-attack, even if some of the reviews say otherwise. You just hold the left mouse button down while you cast your special moves. You can even switch targets on the fly with tab key targeting.

    The story of the game picks up where the second game left off and does a great job in introducing characters to the player, working them into the various plots, and letting the player know how their decisions affect their party or their moral stance. Finish a favor or quest for one of the characters and you will often find better items for them to equip. Gain a high approval rating with these characters and their overall respect for the player character becomes that much more believable. Yes, romance options are there.

    I have played videogames for a long time, so much so that I find it harder and harder to start the next one and truly feel immersed in the story and atmosphere. I feel this one stands out amongst so many others over the years. I think its been a few years, in fact, since I last played a game through so quickly or put so much of my free time into it in such a short couple of weeks. If you are a fan of role-playing or adventure games, I say look no further until you've tried it.    … Expand
  9. Dezzy84
    Jan 18, 2015
    7
    Overall I enjoyed the game, but they did lack a few things that need to be changed for future DA games. The combat was not good, the camera was even worse! And a good portion of the non-story quests seemed pointless and uninteresting. The graphics however and characters + main story were decent in my opinion. Will continue buying DA games in the future if they improve the combat andOverall I enjoyed the game, but they did lack a few things that need to be changed for future DA games. The combat was not good, the camera was even worse! And a good portion of the non-story quests seemed pointless and uninteresting. The graphics however and characters + main story were decent in my opinion. Will continue buying DA games in the future if they improve the combat and camera system! This is just my 2cents… Expand
  10. Miss_August
    Mar 2, 2015
    7
    This is a good game, but it's still miles away from the original Dragon Age: Origins. And Dragon Age: Origins was miles away from Mass Effect and KOTOR which were miles away from Some older Bioware games. My point being - Play DA: I, it's nice, but it's a fact that Bioware is going backwards.
  11. Derf3L
    Jul 4, 2015
    8
    DA:I is a great game, that still is affected by some big flaws.

    I played this game few months after release, the patches had already fixed many problems. The graphics are gorgeous, the world is huge and the devs have polished every single details. I played the whole game to completion, clocked in around 100 hours, finishing basically everything. Played on nightmare, so the combat    DA:I is a great game, that still is affected by some big flaws.

    I played this game few months after release, the patches had already fixed many problems.
    The graphics are gorgeous, the world is huge and the devs have polished every single details.

    I played the whole game to completion, clocked in around 100 hours, finishing basically everything.
    Played on nightmare, so the combat was pretty fun. 90% of times in tactical camera.

    In short: this game is huge but lacks of depth. I started getting bored after around 50/60 hours. The main story is not that great and the side quests are not that special. The main problem is that everything is not so merged. I had this feeling of not continuity, where I was exploring places totally disconnected from the main story, but without a real goal. It's just exploration and it gets repetitive as every area has the same format (camps, rifts, etc.).

    I had hard times feeling part of a group: the mages, or the elves, I could never really immerge myself in the world they created.
    I can't give it a bad score, because as I said the game is huge and detailed and very good, but still it's not what I hoped.
    I guess you can't make a wonderful game like DA:O that easily and both the 2nd and the 3rd dragon age fail to be as good as the 1st was.    … Expand
  12. RidiculousDeath
    Oct 16, 2019
    1
    The hollow shell of a good game. Slow, boring, single-player MMO. What a shame.
  13. JBBotes
    Nov 25, 2014
    10
    This is one of the best game to be released this year. You can see and feel the hard work and passion that went into making Dragon Age Inquisition. People give it a bad score because their PC's cannot handle the game, they complain that they do not understand the dialogue - how does these reasons give the game a 0? The developers put their heart and souls into the game, and if you cannotThis is one of the best game to be released this year. You can see and feel the hard work and passion that went into making Dragon Age Inquisition. People give it a bad score because their PC's cannot handle the game, they complain that they do not understand the dialogue - how does these reasons give the game a 0? The developers put their heart and souls into the game, and if you cannot see that, do not put a bad review on the site. Everything in the game feels polished and fits perfectly into place. There is so much to do and so many awesome ideas. I cannot put this game down.… Expand
  14. Kevitivity
    Nov 24, 2014
    9
    (PS4)I was a huge fan of Dragon Age Origins, and somewhat enjoyed Dragon Age II. I'm about 20 hours into Dragon Age Inquisition and am loving it! Beautiful graphics, great story and characters, and a large wonderfully realized world. This is an easy contender for game of the year for me. Thank you Bioware
  15. thomish
    Nov 30, 2014
    9
    I'm re-reviewing this game. I think it's really pretty awesome, I hadn't gotten into the story originally but felt it had the mechanics to make for a good game. The graphics are pretty good, not remarkable but very moody depending on the location. What I really find myself liking is the story. The gameplay is Skyrim for dummies, this isn't a bad thing, but it's not DA:O. You run around andI'm re-reviewing this game. I think it's really pretty awesome, I hadn't gotten into the story originally but felt it had the mechanics to make for a good game. The graphics are pretty good, not remarkable but very moody depending on the location. What I really find myself liking is the story. The gameplay is Skyrim for dummies, this isn't a bad thing, but it's not DA:O. You run around and find stuff and do fetch quests etc. also it's buggy, my voice changed because of something I changed in the game, and it takes awhile to load sometimes and the A.I. is bad.... So why a 9? Because it's still freaking awesome! I really think these guys tried to put a quality product together and it shows. I like the characters, I want to know more about them, I like the way they designed the armor and weapons and I like the variety of locations and ambiances to those locations. The second you get bored of the fetch quests, you go talk to your companions and they have great things to say. There's an almost Shakespearean element to the Orlaiseans and there's always something else to do when you get bored. The fact that anyone gave this game a 0 or 1 is just wrong. Unless you couldn't run it, it totally doesn't deserve it. It's a labor of love, I think it may have been rushed but nothing game-breaking so far and the story to me is engaging. As far as my system, I'm running a 2009 setup with a GTX 700s series gfx card and 8 gigs of RAM and it still can run pretty well on ultra for most settings. Play this, unless you really truly miss the complexity of older isometric titles, it really is pretty deep and fun!… Expand
  16. Psychanthropos
    Nov 29, 2014
    10
    DAI is awesome. Play it. It's a must play for any rpg lover, without question. Graphics, story, characters, lore building, environments, are all really phenomenally thought out and executed. Some bugs here and there but for anyone who just want to play an awesome game DAI will make you very happy.
  17. osondoson
    Nov 24, 2014
    9
    I uninstalled DA2 after playing 3 hours. It wasn't a game for me. I bought DAI to give another try. After playing this game for 3 hours. I was about to uninstall, due to control issues, bug and glitches, and other factors that I was frustrated like all these commentators. However, after playing this game for additional 8 hours, and killing 2 dragons, this game started making sense, andI uninstalled DA2 after playing 3 hours. It wasn't a game for me. I bought DAI to give another try. After playing this game for 3 hours. I was about to uninstall, due to control issues, bug and glitches, and other factors that I was frustrated like all these commentators. However, after playing this game for additional 8 hours, and killing 2 dragons, this game started making sense, and have a lot of fun factors.

    It seems lots of people were disappointed, but in my opinion, this game is difficult to absorb in 6-10 hours, due to its massive scale with rich story line. You need to spend more time to see the glimpse of this game. In comparison, some book series have a huge scale in its story-line that first 3-5 books are boring because the first 3-5 books build up background and backbone of the core story-line. However, after 3-5 books, you are addicted to the rest of the series that you have to finish the series night and day.

    I am excited right now because I know what I am going to do during the Christmas vacation. I deducted 1 point, due to some glitches I have faced and the system is forcing me to collect crafting materials repeatedly.    … Expand
  18. Darkmoon99
    Nov 23, 2014
    8
    I'm rather shocked at the number of reviews that totally trash this game's rating. While it has its faults, chief among them the further dumbing down and cookie cutter aspect done to your character and companions as well as the oversimplified and nearly useless AI system for your companions. Yet despite those rather nasty faults, the game is both beautiful in its graphics and art as wellI'm rather shocked at the number of reviews that totally trash this game's rating. While it has its faults, chief among them the further dumbing down and cookie cutter aspect done to your character and companions as well as the oversimplified and nearly useless AI system for your companions. Yet despite those rather nasty faults, the game is both beautiful in its graphics and art as well as the world being massive for those of us who like exploring. Bioware did a grand job with the art, graphics and variety of everything visually environment to a large variety in your equipment appearance based upon materials used in its making - a solid 10 in my book for those aspects alone. The story is interesting and the huge crafting system is one of its other best aspects another solids 10 aspect for any non-MMO RPG.

    However, because the negatives are so glaring and stand out so strongly to players, I will first expand further upon what I consider to be its biggest fault: They have taken away everything that makes your character unique beyond your appearance leaving you a cookie cutter of every other mage/rogue/warrior. First they took away your ability to assign stats and have your character's physical and mental attributes grow different from others. Now every mage, rogue or warrior is literally a cookie cutter of every other with all (your character and like companions) sharing fixed stats with very minor stat increases only gained from your skill choices and larger ones from equipment enhancements - both restricted depending upon your class. No longer can you choose to build a agile or cunning character that does better crits unless you are a rogue. Those stats (Dex and Cunning) are essentially blocked out for mages and warriors. Mages can only get improved Magic, Will and Con - their Strength, Cunning and Dexterity all remain stagnant at the starting "10." Warriors can get Strength and Con but apparently cannot improve Magic, Cunning, Will or Dex - those stats staying locked at their starting 10. Rogues are similarly limited to Strength, Con, Dex and Cunning with others stuck at the starting 10. This makes everyone exactly like everyone else of their type - no individuality allowed whatsoever beyond what skills/spells you focus on first. Furthermore they further reduced the number and variety of skills/spells available for you to use. Magic became further constrained with magical healing somehow, and without explanation, disappearing from Thedas. Potion spamming ala Diablo is now the only healing method.

    The other notably large disappointment was the severely dumbed down AI system. You can no longer set conditions and actions as you could in DAO and DA2 - in other words, no pre-game huddle with your companions with orders to do certain things under certain conditions. If you want that you now must micro-manage the companions by pausing the game and giving them specific orders when you want them to do something particular.

    Despite those rather nasty degradations to the DA franchise, I still give this game an overall positive score because it has listened to fans and made for a large and varied world to play in. No longer are you forced down narrow paths from point A to B to C and etc like you were in the previous two games. And importantly it isn't just a large empty world. There are creatures to be battled (and skinned), treasures and lore to be found as well as other crafting materials to be harvested for the awesome crafting system they have put in. Not only can you make all of your own equipment for you and your companions, but you can use a large array of different materials for a different appearance and effects. You can even make upgrades/enhancements for your equipment that also further change its appearance.

    The story itself is interesting and memorable for the fact that they bring back many characters from the previous two games, though not all in appearance they are at least mentioned within the story and what they are now doing in the world. Leliana, my favorite companion from DAO, is back with a major role as one of the leaders/advisors of the Inquisition.

    So, just as there is much to hate about Inquisition there is, in my opinion, so much more to enjoy as well. The environments are beautiful with varied weather and the characters are well voice acted. Oh and one other thing worth noting, though a small difference I think it makes for a very notable improvement to the game experience - particularly immersion. You can now climb and even JUMP up to new locations and over obstacles.    … Expand
  19. pt122781
    Dec 19, 2014
    3
    Any one who gives this game less than a 9 does not know games. Sorry something is wrong with you along with the other critics. By far this is in my top 10 favorite games of all time. When u can't put a game down even after not even being close to the end and keeps you engaged for hours, it's a great game. Fantastic job Bioware, one of my favorite companies due to the Mass Effect seriesAny one who gives this game less than a 9 does not know games. Sorry something is wrong with you along with the other critics. By far this is in my top 10 favorite games of all time. When u can't put a game down even after not even being close to the end and keeps you engaged for hours, it's a great game. Fantastic job Bioware, one of my favorite companies due to the Mass Effect series too. This game is right up there with Skyrim. Great exploration, great combat, story great, and unreal graphics. I never played the other 2 games, but I didn't have to, because it doesn't matter. This game is unreal!!… Expand
  20. Danasty
    Dec 2, 2014
    9
    Absolutely marvelous. The game expands on the history started with Origins and DA2 with the new Dragon Age Keep system, and creates a truly unique and beautiful experiencie. I doubted the game could arise such level of feelings on me like DA2 did (Living the life of Hawke will always be one of my fondest gaming experiences) but it does. Althoug the companions seemed less interesting atAbsolutely marvelous. The game expands on the history started with Origins and DA2 with the new Dragon Age Keep system, and creates a truly unique and beautiful experiencie. I doubted the game could arise such level of feelings on me like DA2 did (Living the life of Hawke will always be one of my fondest gaming experiences) but it does. Althoug the companions seemed less interesting at first they develop wonderfully, and the story is perfectly written. As for the gameplay, it's a good evolution of the system, and I enjoy playing it.… Expand
  21. Cornholio
    Nov 25, 2014
    10
    I'm loving the game so far. I got the game at the cheapest price from here http://bit.ly/1CcG5U7 Enjoy this is great. Love this game. Posted a metacritic review, but... that site seems to be purely trolls these days. I played DA:O and loved it, but thought that the tactical combat was wonky given the fact that you were essentially forced/stuck in some areas and all of a sudden theI'm loving the game so far. I got the game at the cheapest price from here http://bit.ly/1CcG5U7 Enjoy this is great. Love this game. Posted a metacritic review, but... that site seems to be purely trolls these days. I played DA:O and loved it, but thought that the tactical combat was wonky given the fact that you were essentially forced/stuck in some areas and all of a sudden the bosses/minibosses would be WAY more difficult than the rest of the enemies.… Expand
  22. kailen
    Nov 25, 2014
    10
    Its good its really good, the pc controls are not near as bad as people say, the tactical view is **** and needs to be fixed that much is true. Its not Dragon age origins its not that strategic but its fun its damn fun and its leaps and bounds better than DO2. Best rpg ive played in years.
  23. CaptainSpanky
    Nov 23, 2014
    7
    I am not sure what all the fuss is about... This game deserves neither a 0 nor a 10 - it is clearly fanboys or bioware/EA staff posting the 10's and pirates and haters doing the 0's. I bought the game tentatively, knowing that the reviews were very mixed., and knowing I could get my money back from EA within 24 hours of launching the game if it was that bad... I played it today. I have noI am not sure what all the fuss is about... This game deserves neither a 0 nor a 10 - it is clearly fanboys or bioware/EA staff posting the 10's and pirates and haters doing the 0's. I bought the game tentatively, knowing that the reviews were very mixed., and knowing I could get my money back from EA within 24 hours of launching the game if it was that bad... I played it today. I have no idea what the complaint is about the DRM, I wouldn't have even known it was there unless I read these reviews. I bought the game from Origin, downloaded and launched. Job done.

    Over all from about 5 hours play it seems like an enjoyable game. Are the graphics the best? - no. The Witcher 2 (which I am replaying at the moment) pisses all over this graphically, but it is a different game. The graphics are OK (on maximum), sometimes they look good, at others they looked aged, but it is not the be-all and end-all. The controls are buggy and the cuteness are laggy but the latest Nvidia drivers helped a lot there.

    The game play I have seen is OK, not amazing, but I am only just starting out. I intend to keep it & shelf it
    for 2-3 weeks and wait for a patch or two before I start a serious play-through. I think it will be a good game over all and I have no idea why there is so much hate around. People really need to calm themselves down. If video games leave you this angry, stop playing them and get another hobby.

    I will aim to amend my review later on if things suddenly get really bad.    … Expand
  24. Jingo
    May 13, 2015
    5
    Gave this a score of 8 when it was fresh, but despite beautiful world and characters, great attempt at story etc it ends up playing like a single-player MMO. Repetitive, and loses verisimilitude (realism) when as the leader of the whole inquisition you have to do item collection quests given out by lowly soldiers. Combat doesn't engage you. Same old, same old. I might never finish thisGave this a score of 8 when it was fresh, but despite beautiful world and characters, great attempt at story etc it ends up playing like a single-player MMO. Repetitive, and loses verisimilitude (realism) when as the leader of the whole inquisition you have to do item collection quests given out by lowly soldiers. Combat doesn't engage you. Same old, same old. I might never finish this game. Disappointing...… Expand
  25. indigosirena
    Nov 24, 2014
    10
    This game is so amazing. Its like the first one we loved so much. Everyday I find myself saying out loud thst I love this game. The graphics are great, the sounds.

    I wish you could interact more with your inner circle though and it would be great if there were level markers for the areas.

    Much more pros than cons!

    Best game ever!
  26. Maiser
    Nov 24, 2014
    8
    It is a really entertaining game in my opinion. I am having tons of fun on this one, even tough i have like other 3 recently released games to start/continue, i am sticking to this one because of it´s story and availability to interact wth the worlds decision. I am really amazed when i come to meta critics and see the punctuation difference between professional reviewers and users. Then iIt is a really entertaining game in my opinion. I am having tons of fun on this one, even tough i have like other 3 recently released games to start/continue, i am sticking to this one because of it´s story and availability to interact wth the worlds decision. I am really amazed when i come to meta critics and see the punctuation difference between professional reviewers and users. Then i check the punctuations, and i see like hundreds of 0, which makes me think (have people really played it, or people just come here to troll?)

    Seriously, i feel like an 8 at least is well deserved, i could understand perhaps a 4 for people which did not like it or got disappointed because it did not extremely change from previous versions, but less than that? Ridiculous.

    Awesome graphics, almost no bugs, nice playability, big maps, available to make decisions and personalize your character (not only making it, but also clothing, weapons, magic perks...) and your companions.

    One could think (i will not trust professional reviewers because perhaps they got paid for good critics), but hell, seems like user score is a trolling, underestimating fest.

    Looks like a war between different companies goes on by here, as almost each "top expected" game, receives a **** user score.    … Expand
  27. yesnomaybe
    Nov 25, 2014
    10
    This is one of the best RPGs to come out in the last couple of years. It is a huge open world game with tons of compelling content.

    Is it perfect? No, but it is close enough to warrant my positive review. I do have a few quibbles with the UI issues, pathing, inventory (relatively minor), and one glaring omission (no cache to store extra loot). I wouldn't mind slightly faster    This is one of the best RPGs to come out in the last couple of years. It is a huge open world game with tons of compelling content.

    Is it perfect? No, but it is close enough to warrant my positive review. I do have a few quibbles with the UI issues, pathing, inventory (relatively minor), and one glaring omission (no cache to store extra loot). I wouldn't mind slightly faster leveling and a little less gathering.

    All my quibbles are vastly out weighed by things the game does better than almost any other game out there -- present a compelling game world that I can't stop immersing myself in. HOLY MOLY! What this game does right, it does better than almost any other game.

    Must sleep... no.... must play more DAI!    … Expand
  28. garyc
    Dec 29, 2014
    9
    Not being a big fan of previous games made by Bioware and having never played a Dragon Age game, I wasn't really sure what I would get out of Inquisition.
    However it is now right up there with the best games of the year, even with its flaws.
    Straight away the graphics are very impressive, playing at high resolution (1440p) and on ultra, this game looks better than almost anything I    Not being a big fan of previous games made by Bioware and having never played a Dragon Age game, I wasn't really sure what I would get out of Inquisition.
    However it is now right up there with the best games of the year, even with its flaws.

    Straight away the graphics are very impressive, playing at high resolution (1440p) and on ultra, this game looks better than almost anything I have played before. The environments you will explore are vast, detailed, varied and believable.
    On the technical side of things, this is a complete and finished game. It does not feel like it was rushed at the last minute to meet deadlines and has very few bugs considering the scope of the game.
    The game appears to be very well optimized with a wide variety of graphical options and has no major performance concerns, however you should be aware that this does not mean it will be well suited to low end systems - good optimization is meant in the context of the game being graphically impressive and performing well with suitably powerful hardware.

    On the gameplay side of things. you take a party of 4 that can be chosen from a pool of several characters you meet throughout the game, it is almost an exact copy of the mechanics used previously in the Mass Effect games. Combat uses a standard mmo type hotbar system for abilities and spells and of course weapon, armor and abilities can all be changed around and upgraded.
    The bulk of the content aside from the slightly disjointed and confusing (but enjoyable) story revolves around traditional mmo style sidequests and main mission structures - do one mission and find another along the way that leads to somewhere else. It is nothing that has not been done before and combat is not particularly deep. Luckily variety, locations and story keep things interesting throughout the extensive length of the game.
    No element on it's own is groundbreaking, but everything is put together as a cohesive package and is well polished to ensure that the overall experience is one you will want to keep playing until the end.

    Despite the above, there are some aspects of the game design that I feel could have been done better.
    Character and equipment management is slow, fiddly and unintuitive, especially when it comes to managing multiple party members and trying to make an optimum build as there is no easy way to compare who has what stats and equipment across your entire range of selectable characters.
    Some aspects of gameplay are not well explained and can cause confusion early on in the game such as the power and perks systems, equipment/armor upgrade systems and the way you send scouts out.

    I also found the mouse and keyboard controls took some getting used to - they are similar in style to a standard 3rd person mmo but for the first few hours of gameplay I had issues trying to move the camera efficiently during combat. It would often spin around to face me away from enemies or have targeting issues, however after rebinding a few controls (specifically reversing the look/attack mouse buttons, and ensuring the camera follows the terrain elevation) it gradually became a non-issue but I did reach a point about an hour in where I was almost ready to quit in anger.

    Overall: Technically proficient, beautiful graphics, decent story, enjoyable combat, poor character management.    … Expand
  29. Wols
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    This is my first review on Metacritic, but i thought i would add my 2 cents in.

    For those whiners and crybabies who were expecting DA: Origins, please...stop right now, walk away and go play DA: Origins. This is DA: Inquisition, something a little different. For those who were expecting an RPG that was filled with lore, beautiful landscape, intriguing storyline and just that    This is my first review on Metacritic, but i thought i would add my 2 cents in.

    For those whiners and crybabies who were expecting DA: Origins, please...stop right now, walk away and go play DA: Origins. This is DA: Inquisition, something a little different.

    For those who were expecting an RPG that was filled with lore, beautiful landscape, intriguing storyline and just that something extra, then this is definitely the game for you :)

    With regards to the combat system, I concur with some commentary that it is a little clunky. However, that being said, unless your IQ level resides somewhere around room temperature, the system isn't hard to adapt to or even understand. Bioware does a great job at helping users understand the system.

    Secondly, whilst the graphics may not be at the quality of a Diablo 3 cut scene they are in no way as weak as some reviews have made it out to be. The character creation interface, landscaping, item detail provides a wonderful insight.

    The storyline is excellent, leaving users with hard decisions to make that ultimately can have an effect on a later outcome, depending on choices you make. Your fellow compainions love/hate are also impacted by choices. The humour is there to enjoy, not condemn and whilst sometimes predictable, players are also at times second guessing what's next to do. What is the right choice? How can i create a win/win scenario etc.

    Ultimately i hink this game is fantastic and look forward to spending many enjoyable hours playing the game.

    A lot of the hate appears to be system issues, people not understanding the combat system (hey reading is tech right!) or was expecting DA: Origins 2.0.

    For those who have played the game with an open mind, attempted to give it an actually go so will see in the positive response. For all those 0's due to "Derrr i crashed.....Derrr i don't know how to loot, is it LMB or RMB" are just a tragedy.    … Expand
  30. Halefire
    Nov 30, 2014
    9
    I've read as many negative user reviews as I could stomach and thus far haven't found a single one that wasn't majorly flawed. People are really grasping hard to justify their EA hate on this one. The fact of the matter is, DAI on PC is not a perfect game and has some unfortunately memorable bugs and issues. However, it is still objectively speaking one of the most expansive and ambitiousI've read as many negative user reviews as I could stomach and thus far haven't found a single one that wasn't majorly flawed. People are really grasping hard to justify their EA hate on this one. The fact of the matter is, DAI on PC is not a perfect game and has some unfortunately memorable bugs and issues. However, it is still objectively speaking one of the most expansive and ambitious RPGs created in the last decade (maybe more). Personally speaking, it was an extremely enjoyable but not perfect experience.

    You all have likely heard about the best parts of DAI over and over by now. The lush landscapes, the wonderful world fleshed out by a who cadre of minor and major characters with superb voice acting, and the by now world-famous storytelling that Bioware has become renowned for, the list goes on and on. What you should also know is a few key features that definitely marr the game a little:

    -the character builder is incredibly deep in facial building, but falls completely flat in hairstyles. Look at 20 male characters and I guarantee at least half will be sporting the shaved-sides look because it's one of the only hairstyles that doesn't look awful. And yet there are at least six or seven different kinds of bald head. It's absolutely baffling how this aspect of the character creator could have been so overlooked.

    -the decision to make a number of conversations non-cutscene doesn't really make sense to me. Perhaps if we were better able to control the camera angle during these scenes, but the majority are too zoomed out, the audio will shift depending on your distance from the speaker, and overall they just feel much more underwhelming.

    -the tactical camera, as I'm sure you've heard but is worth mentioning again, is godawful on the PC. The controls for that were clearly designed for consoles. It must be very frustrating for people playing this on Nightmare since they're going to be spending a lot of time in that mode during combat.

    -the mothereffin' Hinterlands. Bioware did a wonderful job in crafting a huge, open starting area *full* of things to do but it became very clear on launch day that way too many people were spending too much time in that area and getting bored because they weren't progressing with the story. The thing is, the way that you progress in story missions is that you build Power as a currency to "pay" for the important missions (for instance, the first story mission after the intro costs 8 power to initiate) and you get Power by doing all sorts of things in the open world, but that isn't so readily explained to you. Tutorializing really could go a long way toward making the earlier hours more streamlined. It was so necessary that even Bioware's Facebook page felt it necessary to release a post basically saying "LEAVE THE HINTERLANDS!"

    But for all the faults, all the bugs, this is still one of my favorite RPGs in memory. Games like Skyrim, the Witcher 2, Mass Effect etc all have their place but the depth of the storytelling, open world, crafting, and exploration that is Dragon Age Inquisition sets it apart. I find people hating on this game for the stupidest of reasons, the worst I've seen probably being the fact that you can hook up with a Qunari companion. It was nicknamed "Riding the Bull" and garnered such masterpieces as "what a surprise, a game made by SJWs is complete garbage". I can't even begin to comprehend how narrow-minded someone has to be to think that any non-traditional romance roles are basically SJWs pandering to pan-sexual lobbying of some sort. Don't buy into the crap people are spewing at it. I'm only reviewing this game this late because I've already sunk almost a hundred hours into it. Those who love the game aren't the ones here bashing it two days after release.    … Expand
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#16 Best PC Game of 2014
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Feb 9, 2015
    90
    Best Dragon Age so far, hands down. Pity about the naff writing. [Issue#257, p.51]
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  2. GameOver.gr
    Jan 22, 2015
    100
    The masters over at Bioware have done it again. This epic journey into the world of Thedas will steal more than 100 hours of your time, hours so full of superb gaming that you'll never forget them.
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  3. Eurogamer Portugal
    Jan 14, 2015
    80
    Despite numerous shortcomings, the new BioWare project is undoubtedly worth your attention. One of the best RPGs of 2014.
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