Dragon Age: Inquisition

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  1. GrumpyPoo
    Nov 25, 2014
    0
    Even though my PC is better than the recommended requirements, Dragon Age: Inquisition caused it to crash every 5 to 15 minutes. Hours of troubleshooting with EA's customer service didn't help, nor did any of the suggested solutions posted in various forums. It was completely unplayable. So glad I was able to get a refund. Single worst purchase I've ever made.
  2. Dufflad
    Nov 25, 2014
    10
    Have you ever played Skyrim and wish it ha a conversation system similar to a Bioware game? Look no further, this is the game you need. I have played over 40 hours of the game and have encountered fewer bugs than any other Bioware game, which is astounding. This Dragon Age is far better than 2 (which I personally hated) and I may even say it's better than Origins which I logged over 100Have you ever played Skyrim and wish it ha a conversation system similar to a Bioware game? Look no further, this is the game you need. I have played over 40 hours of the game and have encountered fewer bugs than any other Bioware game, which is astounding. This Dragon Age is far better than 2 (which I personally hated) and I may even say it's better than Origins which I logged over 100 hours on. The customization in your hero is solid, the gameplay is awesome, the graphics are enjoyable on the Frostbite engine providing great lighting and color contrast. Best of all, the world is huge. No more being stuck in one castle with missions being instanced. This open world will take your breath away and is far more diverse than Skyrim.… Expand
  3. CiaranJ
    Nov 25, 2014
    8
    I have played around 30+ hours of the game, and I must say that I'm impressed. Indeed, there are low frame rate periods, the controls for mouse and keyboard are tedious (at best), and the looting system is problematic. However, I wouldn't necessarily use these points to justify a low score - it seems a lot of people are.

    I played this game for its narrative and game play, and by God    I have played around 30+ hours of the game, and I must say that I'm impressed. Indeed, there are low frame rate periods, the controls for mouse and keyboard are tedious (at best), and the looting system is problematic. However, I wouldn't necessarily use these points to justify a low score - it seems a lot of people are.

    I played this game for its narrative and game play, and by God does it deliver! The story so far is pretty impressive and the choices you do make matter. For example, a small one shall suffice. I was in the Hinterlands after around 5-6 hours playing, and I come across a castle by chance. Inside was a cult of Andraste, who were having issues with demons. I helped the cult out and they pledged to join my Inquisition. I headed back to camp, and they were there. Another example is when I was doing an odd quest in Redcliffe village around 10-16 hours in the game and I came across a woman who needed help with potions. I told her she should join my group, and again when I arrived back a few hours later, she was at my camp helping refugees. These two examples are small, but I've used them so people can actually ignore what some jumped up techno-warriors are complaining about when they feel disappointed on release that it's buggy after only playing maybe 5-6 hours; hell, neatly every game I've played had some sort of problem on release ( that's excluding mmos)

    Once you get passed the techno-issues, the game itself is actually great.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. Veridiano02
    Nov 25, 2014
    10
    Ok, I'm going to begin saying something that many people will think it's heretic. Ready? Ok, there it goes. Dragon Age Inquisition can be better than Dragon Age: Origins. Inquisition is a masterpiece.

    Why, you ask? I'm love with old school RPG's. I loved DA:O a lot, and played Dragon Age II just for the story, only once. Loved Mass Effect, liked Mass Effect 2 and hate ME3 ending, and    Ok, I'm going to begin saying something that many people will think it's heretic. Ready? Ok, there it goes. Dragon Age Inquisition can be better than Dragon Age: Origins. Inquisition is a masterpiece.

    Why, you ask? I'm love with old school RPG's. I loved DA:O a lot, and played Dragon Age II just for the story, only once. Loved Mass Effect, liked Mass Effect 2 and hate ME3 ending, and ME3 in general. DAII was awfull. DA:I it's not. After playing it, I see the interviews and understand when they say "that's the Dragon Age we always wanted to make". It's the improved version of Origins.

    The Graphics are not only amazing. Are breathtaking. And not only the views. The details of characters, their faces, animations... Every aspect of the visuals it's perfectly done.

    The combat... Is perfect. I can't think how can be improved in anyway. The tactical camera is perfect, the AI response is nice, the difficulty, correct.

    The story is a bit boring at the very beggining, but after a couple of missions, it turns in one of the best so far, with a couple of moments that will make you cry, of jump out of your sit to yell **** YES!!!

    The characters are all well written. The way they react on your decisions, the way they even argue with you at some points, the way they even look you bad or with sad eyes when you say something they don't want to ear... Again, it's amazing.

    And the crafting... I don't understand how the people behind the horrible DAII crafting and DA:O not-so-horrible-but-boring-and-unnecesary crafting system can create on Inquisition that wonder, that diamond. The crafting system is perfect, is like a gem, perfectly carved. It can be the best crafting I ever seen.

    The Multiplayer is correct, and very interesting. It have a lot of potential. Same crafting system, same combat and same leveling system, everything simplified and harder to achieve. It's a bit repetitive, like ME3 multiplayer, but it's fun enough, and with a couple of free DLC to expand it and some special events, like Bioware did in ME3 multiplayer, it will improve a lot.

    So, don't doubt it, Dragon Age: Inquisition is a masterpiece. And it comes from me. I cannot forgive Bioware for what they did in ME3, or DAII. I've lost my faith in them since they joined EA, but Inquisition is really the best first step they can get in the long way to redemption with their fan base.

    And all the 0 and low scores out there... I don't know what they talking about. So far, I have not bugs, the game runs fine, and without problems. Maybe they have come here to talk about other games, because I read a lot of bad critics down here, and I think they are not talking of the same game.    … Expand
  6. Acriaos
    Nov 25, 2014
    9
    The game offers a huge, beautiful world filled with interesting NPCs and Companions and has an epic story to tie it together. It takes a moment to get into it, because at first you might be overwhelmed when you get to the first big open world area and try to get all the side quests which unfortunately is not the best idea in this game. This is probably also where a lot of the bad reviewsThe game offers a huge, beautiful world filled with interesting NPCs and Companions and has an epic story to tie it together. It takes a moment to get into it, because at first you might be overwhelmed when you get to the first big open world area and try to get all the side quests which unfortunately is not the best idea in this game. This is probably also where a lot of the bad reviews are coming from: They just never actually followed the main story and got stuck up with the somewhat repetitive, but mostly optional sidequests in the Hinterlands (which are still lots of fun in my opinion). The main story is excellent and should be done whenever you can, when you are too low a level you can just choose an area and go questing untill you're ready to progress.

    There are some problems, especially with the AI of your companions and how you control them. It's more of a problem on PC without a controller, but mostly because in previous game keyboard + mouse made the game a lot more controllable, while in Inquisition both input methods are about equal. The lack of mods is also sad, but this is a problem with the engine and not really the game itself.

    In summary: Buy this game if you like an RPG where you can explore a well crafted fantasy world with a strong storyline and interesting characters. Don't get too fussy with the tactics of your AI-controlled companions and just play your character. And then get the hell out of the Hinterlands to follow the main story!    … Expand
  7. topender
    Nov 25, 2014
    2
    I bought this game thinking I would be getting a great tactical pc game like previous in the franchise. Instead I got a console port of a button masher. There's little strategy in combat now. Just run in and let your team cream while spamming attack button. So disappointing. Guess I won't bother with the next mass effect either.

    Graphics ok. Story bit lacklustre so far at 6 hours in.
  8. 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!
  9. post_no_bills
    Nov 24, 2014
    3
    This game is seriously flawed. Considering the price tag, I'm having a serious case of buyer's remorse. Here are my specific issues with the game:

    Controls. The controls are awkward and unintuitive. When you click on a target you don't move to it automatically, you have to "drive" to it. It's difficult to tell what you are attacking, if anything. Frustrating is NOT fun.    This game is seriously flawed. Considering the price tag, I'm having a serious case of buyer's remorse. Here are my specific issues with the game:

    Controls. The controls are awkward and unintuitive. When you click on a target you don't move to it automatically, you have to "drive" to it. It's difficult to tell what you are attacking, if anything. Frustrating is NOT fun.

    Gathering. An annoying, distracting waste of time. "Let me take a short break from rushing to save the world to go off in a different direction to scrounge for elfroot.". You are CONSTANTLY scrounging for crafting materials. It's BORING and pointless. What a stupid design decision.

    Search. In order to search for loot and gathering materials you need to press the "V" key to highlight the goodies in your immediate area. So you are constantly spamming the V key. Constantly. Seriously, it's like a manual SONAR that will quickly make your finger start cramping. Whatever designer thought that was a good idea should be working as a greeter at Walmart.

    Inventory. The inventory interface is useless. There's a reason most RPG inventories look similar - because they work. EA went for something different here...and in this case different is definitely not better. How is it possible to make an annoying inventory interface??? EA has somehow managed.

    Cursor. The cursor is so small that it is easily lost on the screen.

    Seriously, who playtested this thing??? These are really basic problems.

    Is there ANYTHING good about this game? Sure, the graphics look good, character creation is..."thorough" is the only word that comes to mind...and at least on my PC the installation was easy and the game runs smoothly.

    Keywords: Boring, frustrating, flawed.

    I really do wish that I hadn't spent my money on this, and I would recommend that you not spend yours.    … Expand
  10. kremit
    Nov 24, 2014
    3
    I was hoping for a Dragon Age in the spirit of 1 and 2. This game is basically Kingdoms of Amalur with a Dragon Age theme. Combat is now divided into 2 systems to accomplish what should be in one combat system. Combat is no longer tactical, it is just button mashing, as opposed to DA:Origins which was like 3D chess. If you are looking for Dragon Age 1 or 2 continued, this is NOT the gameI was hoping for a Dragon Age in the spirit of 1 and 2. This game is basically Kingdoms of Amalur with a Dragon Age theme. Combat is now divided into 2 systems to accomplish what should be in one combat system. Combat is no longer tactical, it is just button mashing, as opposed to DA:Origins which was like 3D chess. If you are looking for Dragon Age 1 or 2 continued, this is NOT the game you want.

    By the way, where are Sandal and Bodahn?    … Expand
  11. Antart
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    This game may be ok for some console players but is far from the glorious way of Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights and Dragon Age Origins, so why should I enjoy a game that I have no intention to play? I wanted an RPG and they sold me an Action-RPG, it would have been better as a spin-off but this thing worth zero as the game that it's title suggest. I like ARPG as Elder Scrolls but theyThis game may be ok for some console players but is far from the glorious way of Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights and Dragon Age Origins, so why should I enjoy a game that I have no intention to play? I wanted an RPG and they sold me an Action-RPG, it would have been better as a spin-off but this thing worth zero as the game that it's title suggest. I like ARPG as Elder Scrolls but they were born ARPG, also there are plenty of ARPG in the World but really few real RPG, think about that. If you want real RPG go for Wasteland 2, Divinity Original Sin, Pillars of Eternity, Torment Tides of Numenera, that's the way lost by Bioware.… Expand
  12. Dyneren
    Nov 24, 2014
    2
    I am disappointed in the game. The developers seemed to think that creating something new would imply messing up all the game basics. Navigation, movement, combat system, concept of healing - someone might think that in DA: Inquisition all these things are "revolutionary" and "realistic", but in my opinion, they are just screwed up. No fun playing the game at all.

    I don't even want to    I am disappointed in the game. The developers seemed to think that creating something new would imply messing up all the game basics. Navigation, movement, combat system, concept of healing - someone might think that in DA: Inquisition all these things are "revolutionary" and "realistic", but in my opinion, they are just screwed up. No fun playing the game at all.

    I don't even want to go into details. DA: Origins was a nice game; DA II had serious problems, and this one is a failure.    … Expand
  13. 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.
  14. McMudd
    Nov 24, 2014
    4
    As the game is on PC it is almost unplayable. Not so much for any crashing issues, but because of the controls and in particular the camera. I never review games but because of how badly the PC port has been made, I thought I should add my voice to the hundreds of others out there.

    Until the tactical camera is made more useful and I don't have to constantly mash a button to attack, I    As the game is on PC it is almost unplayable. Not so much for any crashing issues, but because of the controls and in particular the camera. I never review games but because of how badly the PC port has been made, I thought I should add my voice to the hundreds of others out there.

    Until the tactical camera is made more useful and I don't have to constantly mash a button to attack, I don't think I could play this game again nor would I ever recommend it to anyone. In fact, I have already convinced others to not get the game yet or possibly at all until many of the issues mentioned all over the net have been rectified. Hopefully this review will help me do the same.

    I did get some fun out of exploring and the the companion interactions, so basically none of the actual 'game-play' aspects of this game are any good, but the rest is amazing.    … Expand
  15. stellin23
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    The PC version is virtually unplayable. The game freezes every minute or so and crashes to blue screen (happened 3 times). I had EA on the phone for 4-5 hours today running through various fixes and re-installs. Nothing worked. I have an i7, 12 GB's of ram and a GTX 770. My computer runs virtually everything without a hiccup. This game repeatedly froze and crashed my game.

    EA will not    The PC version is virtually unplayable. The game freezes every minute or so and crashes to blue screen (happened 3 times). I had EA on the phone for 4-5 hours today running through various fixes and re-installs. Nothing worked. I have an i7, 12 GB's of ram and a GTX 770. My computer runs virtually everything without a hiccup. This game repeatedly froze and crashed my game.

    EA will not refund the game even though they failed to fix the problem after hours of attempts.

    Technical issues aside...the PC version is an afterthought. The controls are ridiculously clunky and the tactical combat screen is unusable. Avoid this game on the PC. Seriously.    … Expand
  16. ironballs16
    Nov 24, 2014
    7
    While the storyline I'd give a solid 9/10, the semi-clunky gameplay brings it down to an 8, but the rampant bugs (crash-to-desktop, freeze/pop-in characters, etc.) bring it down to a 6 1/2 or 7. It's worth playing, but my advice is to wait until after a patch or two gets released so a lot of the major issues get addressed.
  17. karnage1999
    Nov 24, 2014
    2
    First game ever in my 30+ years of gaming I've asked for a refund on. I really wanted to like this game. As a DA:O fan I loved the lore and tactical feel as well as I bought the story and all the filler in between. DA:I is a mess, one big mess of partial systems trying to work.. but don't.

    The tactical Camera, terrible, not worth using. The graphics are poor at best. Expect frame    First game ever in my 30+ years of gaming I've asked for a refund on. I really wanted to like this game. As a DA:O fan I loved the lore and tactical feel as well as I bought the story and all the filler in between. DA:I is a mess, one big mess of partial systems trying to work.. but don't.

    The tactical Camera, terrible, not worth using.

    The graphics are poor at best. Expect frame rates in the low 20's at best. During actual engagements this causes a mess and you cant make out what's going on at all. My rogue would flank and stab at the air while registering hits on the enemy. Debuffs and buffs happening at the same time. Too many things going on at once.

    Lip movements are not even close to the dialogue. Shiny hair and immovable facial features. After awhile you will start to dread any conversation and quickly escape to something else.

    Armor/Weapon design is BRUTAL. I purchased the DA:I special edition and my coveted Dragon Armor looks like it was designed by Liberace himself. My dark rouge prancing around in Gold and Furs with shiny coins all over the front screaming left me swapping it for lower versions. I got some Dragon type dagger that looked like my moms Sterling silver serving fork with a lion on the handle.

    The Audio seem ok, but get used to the same sound for footsteps drilling into your head like a badly tuned set of drums.

    I give this a 2 because Origin online has the great game guarantee and they allowed me to return this game for refund, very respectable. I suggest that if you are thinking of this game but it on Origin and try it. Let the experience speak for itself.

    I am actually questioning the critics scores on this one... Average user score is 5.4 but the Critics are 8.4? Seems like shilling to me.

    Save your money and disappointment.    … Expand
  18. phasmatic
    Nov 24, 2014
    2
    This game is horrible to play on a pc. It's clearly designed for consoles and dumbed down. If you thought dragon age 2 was bad...just be prepared. I wish i could return this game.
    For instance there is no auto attack, so you have to hold down the left mouse button constantly.
    The user interface is so clunky to navigate it kills the game for me. General movement in the 3rd person(you    This game is horrible to play on a pc. It's clearly designed for consoles and dumbed down. If you thought dragon age 2 was bad...just be prepared. I wish i could return this game.
    For instance there is no auto attack, so you have to hold down the left mouse button constantly.
    The user interface is so clunky to navigate it kills the game for me.
    General movement in the 3rd person(you more or less forced to use this) is slow, and annoying.
    The top down view is so zoomed in you cn hardly see three characters on screen at the same time.

    Why even call this dragon age, it bears no semblance to the previous games, besides the setting.    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Anya
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    The controls in the PC version, aka mouse and keyboard, received very little attention and work, they’re very uncomfortable and barely functional. I shouldn’t be struggling in order to try, actually try, to enjoy a game. The camera is bad, the tactical view, so to call it that way, also has issues with trees and other objects getting in your way instead of becoming transparent as theyThe controls in the PC version, aka mouse and keyboard, received very little attention and work, they’re very uncomfortable and barely functional. I shouldn’t be struggling in order to try, actually try, to enjoy a game. The camera is bad, the tactical view, so to call it that way, also has issues with trees and other objects getting in your way instead of becoming transparent as they should (which is basic really, I shouldn’t even have to mention this). There are graphical issues too, like the animations, specially the facial ones, and the hair textures looking terrible even on max settings (they might actually look worse, I’m not sure anymore). There seems to be a few random crashes, not too many times, but not it’s ideal either, I don’t know why, as other games don’t crash at all or less frequently than DA:I. There are bit of welcome humor although the main story is fairly disappointing and there are many MMO-“bring me ten of something” quests that are just annoying to do. In the end this games would receive a 6/10 right now, if they patch the controls and tactic camera it would go higher to 7 or maybe even 8 if combat became somehow enjoyable, but I doubt it. Still since this is metacritic and scores are abused left and right, this game receives a zero from me.… Expand
  22. LlamaHerder
    Nov 24, 2014
    8
    I'm loving the game, but I'm starting with the bad because it's easier to complain than it is to compliment:

    Combat mechanics have never been Bioware's strong point, and I've continued enjoying their games in spite of that since Baldur's Gate, but it's worse than usual here. Thankfully, after a few hours, I became comfortable enough with the controls that it never became a deal-breaker.    I'm loving the game, but I'm starting with the bad because it's easier to complain than it is to compliment:

    Combat mechanics have never been Bioware's strong point, and I've continued enjoying their games in spite of that since Baldur's Gate, but it's worse than usual here. Thankfully, after a few hours, I became comfortable enough with the controls that it never became a deal-breaker.

    The controls are bad. The left-click to swing mechanic is a bizarre design decision that impacts your ability to control your character throughout the rest of the game. Being limited to eight abilities sucks; after a certain point, advancing my character starts to feel like wasted effort, because I can't actually use any of my new abilities without giving up the ones I've already earned. Animation-locks on attacks and abilities are painfully long which, combined with the character turning and accelerating slowly, makes me feel like I'm never truly in control of my character.

    The tactical camera is nearly useless. I use it to make my party avoid dragons' fireballs, and that's it; any more interaction than that is just begging for frustration.

    One of the pre-release reviews I read said Bioware had "hilariously overcorrected" for the small and reused areas in Dragon Age 2. This is pinpoint-accurate. Dragon Age 2 had a small footprint, but the quest content in that footprint was actually very well-focused and well-executed. DAI made their areas massive, and then tried to stuff the same area:content ratio into that space. They bit off way more than they could chew. The vast majority of things to do in DAI are MMO-style throwaway fetch/gather quests. It's like they used SWTOR as a model for sidequest building instead of a cautionary tale. I had a huge disappointment last night with a massive quest that had me running back and forth across an entire (huge) desert for hours, and I found nothing but an empty room with a chest of loot as my payoff.

    Attention Bioware: quality over quantity next time. The best sidequest I can think of would have been the weakest sidequest in DA2.

    I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to make my character walk instead of run. Turns out it's not possible, which is baffling.

    Those are the negative things I have to say. In spite of those complaints, I'm enjoying the game immensely.

    Companion interactions are the best they've ever been. I absolutely love all of the new characters (save one whose entire personality consists of being completely poised at all times and calling me "dear" a lot). Seeing the way characters from DAO and DA2 have developed, and helping them along in that development, is incredibly gratifying. If you enjoy going back to camp, the Normandy, or the Hanged Man to talk to your companions, you'll love it in DAI.

    I like the crafting system a lot. The level of customization in both appearance and stats is surprisingly good. Finding recipes has been a challenge, which is either good or bad depending on the type of player you are.

    The world is gorgeous. The graphical quality itself is solid, but the attention to detail is excellent. I have lots of peeves with the little details in every game I play, but none of them are present here. Except the hair. The hair sucks. The areas themselves are big and beautiful. Each companion having distinct styles for their various sets of armor was a great touch.

    In spite of the MMO-style sidequests, the main storyline is fantastic, and all the companion quests have been good. There are big, tough choices, several of which I can't wait to explore the other side(s) of.

    This game is far from perfect, but it easily comes out on top. Some of the problems will hopefully be solved by patches and mods. The biggest problem is the handling of sidequests. If you can suppress your completionist streak long enough to avoid completing every single quest you run across, you'll have fun.

    Good game. Easily worth buying, even if I wish they'd done some things differently.    … Expand
  23. 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
  24. reckless76
    Nov 24, 2014
    3
    I've never left a review for a game before, but this game has upset me too much to remain silent. It's a mess. I've tried and tried, but I can't control it. The best way to win at combat is to sit back and stay out of the games way. It clearly just wants to play itself. I feel tricked. I bought this game based on the promises of the developers, which seemed to have been confirmed by theI've never left a review for a game before, but this game has upset me too much to remain silent. It's a mess. I've tried and tried, but I can't control it. The best way to win at combat is to sit back and stay out of the games way. It clearly just wants to play itself. I feel tricked. I bought this game based on the promises of the developers, which seemed to have been confirmed by the major game publications. They were all lies. I don't know what this "game" is, but it's not a cRPG.… Expand
  25. Tulsar
    Nov 24, 2014
    4
    Hard to follow the story as you're lost in large areas for hours doing tedious quests in order to level up.

    Gathering enough crafting materials to make just a few items takes forever, causing you to stop every 30 seconds to pick a flower, or "mine" an ore node. PC controls are very clunky. I repeat, very clunky. Targeting is bad, Camera angles are hard to control. You    Hard to follow the story as you're lost in large areas for hours doing tedious quests in order to level up.

    Gathering enough crafting materials to make just a few items takes forever, causing you to stop every 30 seconds to pick a flower, or "mine" an ore node.

    PC controls are very clunky. I repeat, very clunky. Targeting is bad, Camera angles are hard to control. You basically become the tag-along in your party, as opposed to being the hero, because every AI controlled character is leaps and bounds ahead of what you can do stuck fumbling with controls and camera angles.

    Alot of spells share timers, so even if you want to use them, you're suck auto attacking most of the time. I don't care how cool an attack animation looks, after you've seen it for the 1000th time, it gets old.

    Undefined leveling areas. I'm constantly running into enemies that are 6 levels above me and then being lost on where to go next.

    I'm about 15 hours in and really don't feel like playing it anymore    … Expand
  26. Krenzin
    Nov 24, 2014
    3
    I've figured it out. It took me several days, and roughly 39 hours of gameplay to finally know the best way to describe DA:I, as I was slightly unhappy with my previous reviews. DA:I is Pac-Man. I know what you're thinking: "Did he seriously just compare an action RPG, filled with quests, characters, and story, a game released late 2014, to Pac-Man?" Yes, I did. Think about it.

    You are    I've figured it out. It took me several days, and roughly 39 hours of gameplay to finally know the best way to describe DA:I, as I was slightly unhappy with my previous reviews. DA:I is Pac-Man. I know what you're thinking: "Did he seriously just compare an action RPG, filled with quests, characters, and story, a game released late 2014, to Pac-Man?" Yes, I did. Think about it.

    You are Pac-Man; the maze-like setting of Pac-Man represents the "open world" filled with mountains, fallen trees, boulders, lakes, and such that you have to go around; the ghosts represent enemies (which, if you're like me, you usually avoid because the loot and experience isn't worth fighting consta-respawning enemies for); the pellets represent the quests (going around collecting things for no particular reason other than it's a part of the game); the power pellets represent the few times you do want, or have, to fight; points are experience; fruit is loot; new stages are new areas with more challenging monsters; and last, but not least, the world feels dead with an enormous lack of NPC interaction. The major difference is that all of this is more than acceptable in Pac-Man.

    But this is Dragon Age. This is BioWare. If I wanted to play Pac-Man, I would play Pac-Man. I want to play an RPG with all the charm that I love in previous BioWare games. I want to get quests from people who have an interesting story/reason for wanting you to do their not-collection quest. I want to go up to a dwarf named Worthy and tell him he has an ironic name because it's ****ing hilarious. I did not get what I want.
    I wanted so badly to love this game. I don't have much money, so I can only buy a new game every so often, and against Shadows of Mordor, against Divinity: Original Sin, various other titles that look interesting and got really high user reviews, I put my money on a brand new, no price drop BioWare, my first love. I can't stand the fact that 10-raters are calling low-raters mainstream haters and whatnot in an attempt to devalue our opinion. No, I did not get this game to hate it. I do everything in my power to love the games I buy. I even managed to find something I greatly enjoyed about DA2 (The humor was amazing. Just amazing.), the first DA letdown. I can't find anything in this game. The quests, the characters, everything is so awful. Waste of money. Dragon Age: Disappointment.

    Also, a note to another reviewer (and anyone who thinks like him/her), who compared reviewing a game with this much "content" *COUGH* after only 10 hours of play to reading 20 pages of a much longer book.... That comparison would work if the game actually had content. Imagine reading the first 15 pages of that book, and it's fairly decent, though not great by any means. Then on page 16, the author suddenly decides to go 'Hey, so I know you're reading my book, but I just felt like I wanted to type random nonsense in here for a while. Don't worry, there will be a bit more plot in 30 or so pages (which you can't skip to because magic, btw), but for now I'm just going to type nothing about nothing. Except it's not nothing. Because, you know, it exists, therefore it's something. Right? I've gone and confused myself, I think. Probably because I'm a bit of an idiot who used to write great books, then somehow started writing this terrible thing. Well anyway, how are you? Oh wait, you can't answer because you're reading. It would be neat if you could though. Blahblahblahblahblahblah......................................................." Once you've played 10 hours, you know exactly what's coming up next: More collection quests, a bit of badly written story here and there, maybe a new, only somewhat interesting party member to talk to for 3 minutes, etc. This coming from a guy who has made it far enough into the game to know this is fact, not just educated guessing.

    The game is boring. Still no idea how people can possibly rate it over a 5.

    -Kren (Currently 39 hours into this depressingly lacking Pac-Man wannabe)    … Expand
  27. BioAlchemist
    Nov 24, 2014
    9
    The hate is real. A lot of these reviews are so stupid it makes me laugh. Seriously. I made an account and reviewed this game just to try to provide some balance.

    A 0? really? A 0? That is pretty much saying that the kim kardashian game is better than this game. It is also saying that Battle: Los Angeles is better than this game (look it up). It is putting this game on par with Beauty    The hate is real. A lot of these reviews are so stupid it makes me laugh. Seriously. I made an account and reviewed this game just to try to provide some balance.

    A 0? really? A 0? That is pretty much saying that the kim kardashian game is better than this game. It is also saying that Battle: Los Angeles is better than this game (look it up). It is putting this game on par with Beauty Factory (look it up). Seriously so many cry babies.

    Pretty much if you fantasize about DA:O and how it is the best game ever created you will likely dislike this game, and give it a 0. If you enjoy other Bioware titles and RPG's in general (yes unlike what the awesome reviewers say this is an RPG (ROLE PLAYING GAME) which this definitely is...than you will like it. Are there problems? Yes.

    Lets start with the bad points:

    1) if you think you can run this game with the minimum requirements and enjoy it....good luck. clearly the developers/testers didn't run a rig with the minimum requirements. Most of the grips you see regarding graphics/bugs/crashing games/greasy hair or whatever is because the user doesn't have a top spec rig that exceeds the hardware requirements for this game.

    2) combat is indeed clunky. definitely see it running better with a gamepad or on a console. no autoattack feature is kind of dumb when you are not running turn by turn combat. you do get used to it after awhile though and it gets more fluid.

    3) healing is kind of silly. pot spamming is dumb. i know they tried to make it so you have to be a little more conservative running around because you don't get your health back but when you get into a random battle that is fairly difficult you use all your pots and have to go back to camp. this leads to a lot of back and forth that is annoying. yes you get more pots as you progress, but still not the best choice imo and you probably feel this more on hard+ difficulty (i am playing on hard)

    4) ranged AI is pretty dumb. the AI does a good job with the 'tank' type characters but not the best job with the ranged AI.

    the good stuff:

    1) graphics are solid at the upper levels. so if you have a great rig you will enjoy the graphics.

    2) soundtrack is great imo.

    3) bioware's system is still evident regarding choice making and how it impacts your experience. remember people, the vast majority of games have one ending. one path. one way to get to the ending. even though i do feel like bioware has gotten a bit away from their initial awesomeness regarding choice and such, the system is still there and evident which makes you feel more attached to your character and your party.

    4) plenty of stuff to do and explore. the sidequests can be dull at times but typically exploring maps and just doing stuff around a given map will complete a number of the sidequests without actually trying for any specific side quests.

    5) gear customization is a nice addition.

    6) i like the characters in this game. they all have their own personal touches, and there isn't anders anymore. god i hate anders. so much. plus they have ron weasley aka cole hahaha

    I could go on and on about it, but i think that is good enough. in summary: this game tries to do a lot and doesn't really perfect any of it which is what takes it down from being a blow out awesome game. if you want DA:O go play DA:O. It is like saying you want FF7 to be the same as FF10 and that because it is not the same than the game is trash, which is not true. I would normally give this game an 8.5/10 but because of all the troll reviews giving it a 0, which is so freaking absurd that it is funny, I gave it a 10.

    One more note: don't give up on this game early. It starts slow, but gets rolling. Once you get the feel for it and past the first 'chapter' it picks up and is a good deal more fun imo.    … Expand
  28. supadoom
    Nov 24, 2014
    9
    I have played Dragon Age: Origins on the 360 and same with Dragon Age II. This is my first dragon age for the PC and I see that the controls with the mouse/keyboard for this game suck... I fixed all issues with that problem by plugging my 360 controller into my PC and the controls for the controller are far superior.
    Graphics wise it looks quite good. Some of the textures are too shiny    I have played Dragon Age: Origins on the 360 and same with Dragon Age II. This is my first dragon age for the PC and I see that the controls with the mouse/keyboard for this game suck... I fixed all issues with that problem by plugging my 360 controller into my PC and the controls for the controller are far superior.
    Graphics wise it looks quite good. Some of the textures are too shiny but otherwise fine. Example: Wet stone bricks.
    Performance wise it runs at 60 FPS on mostly ultra except some settings (AA, tessellation) At the time of writing this review I have these specs:

    CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.6 Ghz (OC to 4.0)
    GPU: MSI R9 270X Gaming OC Edition (Slight Overclock)
    RAM: 12 Gb GSkill DDR3 1666 Mhz

    I am going to be installing the new beta AMD drivers that are said to add a 5% performance boost to Inquisition.

    Overall there really is nothing game breaking so-far with bugs/glitches although I'm only 25% through the game.    … Expand
  29. 123BumMcAllan
    Nov 24, 2014
    10
    The best from WoW and the best from DAO - yes i like it!.

    The tactical camera you have to master, but just scroll up, then you can get tactical - Then there are all the layer of gaming to do like the war board, site guest etc.

    I' am still in the Hinterlands and starting my Inquisition!
  30. Brightboi
    Nov 24, 2014
    1
    Like others before me here I have to say that I'm a big fan of Origins and even liked 2. However, the poor PC port (why even have a PC port, just make the game for use with keyboard & mouse) makes the game extremely difficult to enjoy.

    Also, the story, the characters, the writing, the combat, the depth, all sub par. It seems the creators of inquisition were really only interested in    Like others before me here I have to say that I'm a big fan of Origins and even liked 2. However, the poor PC port (why even have a PC port, just make the game for use with keyboard & mouse) makes the game extremely difficult to enjoy.

    Also, the story, the characters, the writing, the combat, the depth, all sub par. It seems the creators of inquisition were really only interested in putting out the lowest quality, highest profit margin game possible.

    Does EA really believe that PC gameplay is dead or do they only wish it were? Their are still many of us who enjoy playing games on the PC. Ostensibly because games played on the PC offer things like roll over information to better understand an ability, skill, spell etc... The ability to map your keyboard to get the key combinations perfect for your game play control. The ability to use the mouse to pan and zoom anywhere on a map or battlefield. To have a "free camera" so you can move around a battlefield to enable ultimate tactical control. To use the mouse to "click" on objects to perform a behavior, activate an option or expand a view. Creating games on a PC gives the developer a rich toolset with which to work and gives me as a player a rich world to explore and play in. Apparently rich, in depth and customizable is no longer in vogue.

    The quests, like others have communicated ad nauseam, are dull and made to simply keep you busy doing nothing. In most cases they do not in any way enrich the experience of playing the game. I want quests that advance the story, not my boredom.

    I like immersion. A disconnect from from everyday reality. An adventure filled with interesting characters, witty dialog, surprises, puzzles and mystery. Inquisition delivers none of that... It's a game for the mindless.

    I like depth. I want to have deep skill tree's, to be able to craft something not only usable but unique to my play style. I want to design each character I control so that they are unique and that fit into my battle scheme in a way that is synergistic to my party. Inquisition has none of that... It's a game for the shallow.

    I like tactical combat. I want to control every aspect of the battlefield. I want a camera that doesn't let the environment get in the way and allows me to see the entire field of play. I want to be able to utilize the pre-designed talents, skill sets and attributes of each member of my party in a way that allows me to win a battle with skill and intellect. I want an AI to compete against that does more than just swing a sword or cast a spell. I want the AI to block, counter spell, use the environment and surprise me. Inquisition has none of that... it's a game for those who like arcade style combat.

    To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. All of the things that made Origins and to a lesser extent DA:2 fun and engaging are now gone. That which made Bioware great has been destroyed by mediocrity, neglect and laziness.

    Ultimately the promise of Dragon Age Inquisition is like very many things these days. It's all marketing, misdirection and a drive by the developer to maximize profit.

    No more Bioware (EAWare) games for me until they decide to honor their promise.    … Expand
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#16 Best PC Game of 2014
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 45
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  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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