Dragon Age: Inquisition

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  1. Bmane
    Nov 21, 2014
    3
    Urgh.... Yea, that's right, Urgh! Or is it Urg? Either way, that's my latest word to describe the new Dragon Age game in a nutshell...

    This is going to be a short one because I wasted enough time on Dragon Age that god forbid I want to waste anymore time writing about it! So lets start with the pros, because frankly there isn't many of them, so lets get those out of the way first:    Urgh.... Yea, that's right, Urgh! Or is it Urg? Either way, that's my latest word to describe the new Dragon Age game in a nutshell...

    This is going to be a short one because I wasted enough time on Dragon Age that god forbid I want to waste anymore time writing about it!

    So lets start with the pros, because frankly there isn't many of them, so lets get those out of the way first:

    Graphics: The graphics are not amazing, nor are they out of this world, but they are none the less suitable and impressive. They're good enough that they don't bog the game down, and they are decent enough that you can immerse yourself into the world. There has been some improvement in how the characters look (not creative wise, I'll get to that soon...) and the environments are pretty solid.

    Customization: The level of customization is impressive within character creation, and you get to design a character that should, in theory, feel 'personal' to you. However, a friend told me that the same customization is lacking in multiplayer, which I've not tried, so that was a strange one if true.

    And that is, sadly, it. The only two positive things I can extract from the game. Now, moving on!

    Plot: Lets start with the biggest criminal in the room. The plot. It is bad. I'm sorry but it is. It's like the devs just couldn't come up with something original or interesting - it doesn't have to be original but it does have to be interesting -and decided to go ahead and rip out the plot from Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and put a spin on it. Your central story revolves around you being forcefully cast into being the hero. I won't go into it much as I want to avoid spoilers, but lets say it felt weak. I couldn't help but smirk just how bad the whole setup is. I could go on but I want to keep this brief as possible. For a hyped up game like Dragon Age, I believe the writers have milked their last udder, and should hastily leave the building.

    Character Design: Urg... Yeah, this is it. This is what made me say, "Right, time for a refund!" I get it Bioware. You want to break away from tradition. You want your elf to look like Dobby from Harry Potter. You want beardless dwarfs (yet again) who go around cheekily trying to tell bad dirty jokes and chatting up the ladies, you want to support gay rights so you have a Big Bull Man (a Quanari that apparently now have horns) become a romancable option even though it makes zero sense for that particular character, but hey, you did it with Kaidan in Mass Effect, why not Dragon Age! Gah! The character designs, the look, the writing for them, are completely terrible. Bland and non-interesting. This is the nail in the coffin for the Dragon Age series, and this is what did it for me. The writing!

    RPG Mechanic: At no point in the game did I feel I wanted to waste my time with the tactics system or the leveling up system. Everything about it feels uninteresting, tedious and just an annoyance. In the games defense, I chose casual, as I wanted to enjoy the narrative. Since I quickly realized how bad that narrative was going to be, I tried to take some enjoyment out of the DA RPG system, and I frankly found nothing enjoyable about it. It's a cheap hack and slash but done in a way that its even more boring than most mmo combat mechanics. You just hold down the button and hack at everything. The first major boss fight that you'll find yourself in is a bore fest and most of the time the boss roams about not doing anything, as if disinterested. What a shame.

    Quests: "Lets put some interesting quests in this game for once that take effort backed up by good solid writing." - "Nah... Let's just pop letters around the world, books and have npcs give collection quests." Yay! O wait.. what? Yeah that's right, the old age method of introducing bland quests in an rpg is still live and well.

    All in all, Dragon Age inquisitions will be enjoyed by those who don't look too deep into a plotline and don't really care about the points I've made above because, if your the type of player that will drool over a large map and large environment then you'll be right at home here.    … Expand
  2. fonglet
    Nov 27, 2014
    2
    Game had some huge flaws and was nothing like the dragon age I have come to love. THE BIGGEST FLAW. Camera is impossibly zoomed in so you can't do top down tactical combat without huge frustration. Needs to be able to zoom out 3 times more. The action based fighting means hold left click to kill enemies while essentially ignoring positioning and skills. Characters don't auto attack whenGame had some huge flaws and was nothing like the dragon age I have come to love. THE BIGGEST FLAW. Camera is impossibly zoomed in so you can't do top down tactical combat without huge frustration. Needs to be able to zoom out 3 times more. The action based fighting means hold left click to kill enemies while essentially ignoring positioning and skills. Characters don't auto attack when you take control of them so multi managing your party is hair puzzlingly impossible. All the classes are simplified and skill trees leave you with very little meaningful choice, might as well set to auto level.

    All in all this game had great graphics and a pretty fun storyline. However as it is currently released the combat is the worst experience you will ever have. The side quests and enemies are boring and repetitive. If you're looking for a horrible skyrim this is it. Otherwise don't waste your money.    … Expand
  3. clavain
    Nov 19, 2014
    2
    MMO, console port, horrible UI for inventory and powers on PC, godawful codex with ridiculous numbered entries that appear out of order that you have to endlessly hunt and peck through to find what you are looking for, and in HUGE CONSOLE TEXT which doesn't even fit on one screen - you have to press a button to look at the image of a monster in the codex as the text and image don't fit onMMO, console port, horrible UI for inventory and powers on PC, godawful codex with ridiculous numbered entries that appear out of order that you have to endlessly hunt and peck through to find what you are looking for, and in HUGE CONSOLE TEXT which doesn't even fit on one screen - you have to press a button to look at the image of a monster in the codex as the text and image don't fit on one page? Really? How did Bioware forget the art of having a proper journal after NWN et al? On-rails introduction that is not open world at all, and plot (so far) that basically seems like the DA version of Oblivion. Kicking myself for not looking at user reviews here before buying this, Bioware has obviously lost the plot with RPGs, last one I will buy from them. Oh, did I mention the endless cutscenes?… Expand
  4. JabberWookie
    Nov 20, 2014
    5
    Take all the good from DA:O, and the good from DA2... story telling, strategy, and the un combat respectively. Their thought process (I assume)... Witcher 2 did well, and so did Skyrim, Let's make a half ass version of those two with absolutely NO PC optimization and we make money. I seriously have stood by Bioware for so long, and even thought peoples' complaints about ME3 ending wasTake all the good from DA:O, and the good from DA2... story telling, strategy, and the un combat respectively. Their thought process (I assume)... Witcher 2 did well, and so did Skyrim, Let's make a half ass version of those two with absolutely NO PC optimization and we make money. I seriously have stood by Bioware for so long, and even thought peoples' complaints about ME3 ending was overzealous. But, I now have lost faith in you as a company. WTF happened?… Expand
  5. Barnabat
    Dec 25, 2014
    3
    Do not buy, wait a year and grab it when is 5$, if you come from DA:O you will hate what they did to the series. Listen to all the bad reviews because its true.
  6. Carnifexus
    Dec 1, 2014
    0
    Its a beautiful game the hour I played of it. However most of the systems are frustrating.

    Searching for loot with V, you can't pick it up unless you are within a meter of it. Combat seems very strange I played as a mage and they have removed all the previous spells and lore and instead gone with lighting, fire ice and spirit. No more Creation, Entropy. Holding down a button to attack    Its a beautiful game the hour I played of it. However most of the systems are frustrating.

    Searching for loot with V, you can't pick it up unless you are within a meter of it. Combat seems very strange I played as a mage and they have removed all the previous spells and lore and instead gone with lighting, fire ice and spirit. No more Creation, Entropy. Holding down a button to attack is frustrating!

    I read some other reviews and I agreed with them I have returned my version and got my money back thank you EA for allowing me to do this. I don't hold a grudge I just won't buy this game until its playable. I really am looking forward to the story I'm sure its epic but I won't panda to console driven games I'm a PC gamer always will be.    … Expand
  7. RedStorm
    Jan 28, 2015
    0
    Dragon Age Inquisition is a poor game.It lacks all the ingredients that made DA Origins an excellent game(read the reviews that rated 0 and you will understand why).Playing the 10 hours of this game was the worse experience of my ""RPG Player" life.I have only respect and apreciation for the games made by the "old" Bioware studio but the "glorious enlightment and guidance from EA" isDragon Age Inquisition is a poor game.It lacks all the ingredients that made DA Origins an excellent game(read the reviews that rated 0 and you will understand why).Playing the 10 hours of this game was the worse experience of my ""RPG Player" life.I have only respect and apreciation for the games made by the "old" Bioware studio but the "glorious enlightment and guidance from EA" is driving this awesome studio right into the ground.
    Do not kill the games we love only to maximise the corporate yearly profits!    … Expand
  8. downslope
    Nov 20, 2014
    3
    Like many here, I've never felt the need to leave a review before, but this game is heinously bad. I loved DA:O and avoided DAII when it was broadly panned. I was really excited when DA:I got a largely positive critical reception, but honestly can't guess what game those critics were playing. Clearly not the same as me.

    I'm playing on PC, which should be the native platform for any    Like many here, I've never felt the need to leave a review before, but this game is heinously bad. I loved DA:O and avoided DAII when it was broadly panned. I was really excited when DA:I got a largely positive critical reception, but honestly can't guess what game those critics were playing. Clearly not the same as me.

    I'm playing on PC, which should be the native platform for any true RPG. The most significant issue is the control scheme, which is completely broken. Awful. I honestly can't believe they released the game in this state - it's unplayable and unenjoyable.

    I'm about 10 hours in, and honestly can't play anymore - it's that bad. Other issues - the skill trees are weak and derivative, The menu system involves a million clicks and nothing works like you'd expect. The inventory system - don't even get me started. And my favorite - having to repeatedly hit 'V' (or whatever you bind to) in order to send out sonar pings for loot. Seriously? Who in the world thought that this mechanic would add pleasure to the game?

    I'm not an "EA ruined Bioware" hater, but I have to think after seeing this game that they either lost some serious talent in the acquisition, or EA is forcing the studio to sacrifice quality for profits. In either case, the current product is unacceptable and should not have been released. A post-release patch - if one ever comes - isn't enough to forgive the really poor product that they've aired.

    If you're thinking about buying this game, forget the critics' reviews - look at the user scores. And ask yourself if you're willing to take the approximately 50/50 risk of loving or absolutely hating this game (at the time of writing, 389 positive reviews, and 339 negative - not the mark of a stellar game, for sure).    … Expand
  9. Windoze
    Dec 19, 2014
    0
    The most awkwardly forced instances of inclusion I have ever seen in a game.

    Now that that's out of the way, the story in this game is horrendous. Quite literally horrendous. The gameplay is the complete opposite of smooth, and the animations are something from a 2003 F2P Asian MMORPG; Now that that's out of the way. Why in the world would bioware force homosexuality into a game.    The most awkwardly forced instances of inclusion I have ever seen in a game.

    Now that that's out of the way, the story in this game is horrendous. Quite literally horrendous. The gameplay is the complete opposite of smooth, and the animations are something from a 2003 F2P Asian MMORPG;

    Now that that's out of the way. Why in the world would bioware force homosexuality into a game. It's despicable. This game isn't worth a squat. It's actually a disgusting excuse for a game.    … Expand
  10. Exca
    Nov 25, 2014
    1
    Another saga straight to his tomb . There are a LOT of other options to put money in . Nice job Bioware. and i must say that i enjoyed past games .
  11. MagiChrist
    Nov 29, 2014
    1
    Never felt the need to write a review about a game like this but since I love this serie so much. Let's get started:

    Story 1/10 : Rifts are opening everywhere in Thedas bringing with them waves of demons. You're quickly put in charge of a newly created organization called the Inquisition which is in charge of dealing with this problem. This sounds pretty good, however nothing that    Never felt the need to write a review about a game like this but since I love this serie so much. Let's get started:

    Story 1/10 :

    Rifts are opening everywhere in Thedas bringing with them waves of demons. You're quickly put in charge of a newly created organization called the Inquisition which is in charge of dealing with this problem. This sounds pretty good, however nothing that you do has any real impacts on how you build this organization.

    This is the biggest problem with the story in this game, it's bland and all the choice that you make have no impact on the game overall. You ally yourself with this group instead of another, no impact on the story at all. You kill this person instead of let him go, nothing changes. I even tried to piss off Sera, a party member, has much as possible and she never even let a hint that she was annoyed with me. I remember games like Baldur's gate, Planescape Torment or Dragon age Origins where choices that you make could cause party members to leave or betray you. Massive disappointment here.

    The main enemy has a really exciting story behind him, however, Bioware screw this up since we see this villain during about 3-4 cutscenes for the whole game. For the final mission, I was expecting a big build up where you send your massive army that you worked for during the game against the enemy. Of course not, just a quick cutscene and your fightning against the last boss. What happened here ??

    Gameplay 2/10:

    Welcome to Dragon Age Inquisition the MMO. Almost all quests are fetch quests, close the same rift 100 times and kill this generic enemy. If you like MMO, this might be the game for you. The fact that the mining and the pick up animation takes a few seconds makes this task even worse.

    The controls are horrible on PC and when I mean horrible, it's bad. I had to go buy a Xbox One controller at the store because I was giving myself Carpal Tunnel just from playing. That tactical camera is completely broken and a mess, you can't zoom out.

    The main missions are quite good. However, there's not even 10 of them (i'm not even kidding).

    Sound 5/10:

    The soundtracks are fine but don't have the quality of the first game. I played this game for 100 hours and I can't even remember one song.

    Graphics 8/10:

    The graphics are good, if you a PC that can run it. The textures are good and the background looks impressive. The environment is also immersive and will bring you some wow moments.

    Bugs:

    The main reason why I game this game a 1/10. This game is buggy as hell to a point where it's almost unplayable. Here are a list of bugs that I encounter myself:

    Transgender bug: don't know what caused this, however the game will consider you a female even if you're male. Had to restart a 15 hours game because of this.

    Voice change bug: if you decide to customize Hawke in-game, you character voice changes forever. Learned this the hard way

    Infinite loading: sometimes the game will load forever.

    Epileptic NPCs: NPCs will float in the air, disappear in the ground and will be missing limbs. Funny but completely breaks immersion.

    Freezing cut scenes: approximately 10 % of the time, the cut scenes will freeze and I had to restart the game.

    Searching bug: by pressing on the left joystick (Xbox One controller) you can search your environment. Sometimes, you will not find anything even if you're searching directly on the object and you will have to restart your game.

    Solas quest bug: couldn't trigger the demon cut scene in Solas quest, had to restart again.

    Bad specializations: I was playing has a mage and was given warriors specializations. Had to restart the game.

    Multiplayer 0/10:

    Multiplayer is fun but unplayable at the moments due to numerous bugs. This looks like it wasn't even tested. Here are again a list of bugs but only for the multiplayer:

    Connection error: have fun with this 75 % of the game you join will result in this. Can't move: happens 25 % of the time when I join a game. Un-killable invisible enemies: enemies will go in stealth and refuse to come out of it. Furthermore, they will be invincible in this state. Respawning urns: you can get money from urns. However, most of them respawn as soon as you destroy them. Unable to progress: each stage is divided in 5 parts in which you need a key to go to the next part. Sometimes, if one of your party member dies and disconnect, you will be unable through progress. Extreme rubber-banding: happens to every one of my friends. The only way you can avoid this is by jumping. Final score 1/10: Could have been a fun game. Weak story and gameplay with massive game breaking bugs bring this game to a 1/10. Do not buy, I repeat do not buy until Bioware fixes the bugs.    … Expand
  12. anomander
    Nov 19, 2014
    0
    Good game if you're looking for Korean mmorpg dressed as a single RPG, unless you are looking for adult dark fantasy, so you're unlucky. In this case, I would recommend everyone to play again top of dark fantasy in recent years, Dark Souls: Prepare to Die or wait for Witcher 3 or Bloodborne. DA: I is embarrassing, cheap, cliché fantasy for teenagers.
  13. Hardtoohld
    Jan 12, 2015
    4
    Been playing for some 24 hours...Does not draw you in like the Original Dragon Age. You find yourself falling asleep pretty fast. Don't know who thinks this game is great but they need to go back to playing Frogger if they find this exciting. You spend HOURS running around finding useless pieces scattered everywhere. Game drags on and on and on. Once you start to try and get into it youBeen playing for some 24 hours...Does not draw you in like the Original Dragon Age. You find yourself falling asleep pretty fast. Don't know who thinks this game is great but they need to go back to playing Frogger if they find this exciting. You spend HOURS running around finding useless pieces scattered everywhere. Game drags on and on and on. Once you start to try and get into it you end up with the gay romance trying to jump in. Sorry.. I like woman. You just never get the feel that you had before with dragon age. Too much garbage mixed in. When I thought it could not get worse I end up at a party having to listen to gossip! Please...That was hours and hours of BORING garbage. I play a game for excitement and challenge, not to run around listening to gossip! Whoever came up with that, GET A LIFE! You already took part of mine I can never get back.… Expand
  14. 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
  15. Schizoid
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    This game's interface is like trying to drive a standard truck with 27 different gear shifts and no hands.

    Do not buy this game. The UI (user interface) on PC is laughable. What was a great series of games has been ruined. The so called "tactical view" is useless - I lasted two fights. Uninstalled the game and then requested a refund. Anyone who gives this game above a 0 on the PC    This game's interface is like trying to drive a standard truck with 27 different gear shifts and no hands.

    Do not buy this game. The UI (user interface) on PC is laughable. What was a great series of games has been ruined. The so called "tactical view" is useless - I lasted two fights. Uninstalled the game and then requested a refund.

    Anyone who gives this game above a 0 on the PC side is crazy.

    Looks like it would have had a great story, and fun times. Just so sad.    … Expand
  16. lejdarn
    Nov 26, 2014
    2
    Probably the first and last time I write an "review", mostly because I usually dont feel the need for it.. but this game...

    first off, the story telling and the graphics is good, and the non repetive landscapes is also good, as expected actually after DA2.. but then starts the problem.. Im playing on PC, and the combat is just so incredible stupid with the    Probably the first and last time I write an "review", mostly because I usually dont feel the need for it.. but this game...

    first off, the story telling and the graphics is good, and the non repetive landscapes is also good, as expected actually after DA2.. but then starts the problem..

    Im playing on PC, and the combat is just so incredible stupid with the hold-down-a-button-to-slash-into-the-air-and-not-moving system that its not even playable if ur not playing a ranged character.. and I wish that was the worst part, but the so called " tactical cam ", its so utterly useless.. cant see anything if out in the open, and if you go inside a cave you will only see the ceiling.. I was happy when I read they were going to focus on PC, and then they release this seriously bad PC port.. and by the way, who wants to collect herbs and minerals EVERY 2 meters.. its not that fun.    … Expand
  17. Reignblazer
    Nov 22, 2014
    1
    Worst game I have been gullible enough to buy in years.

    - The UI and controls on PC are a nightmarish console port abomination - The graphics are not that great but still manage to cripple my fps (horrible optimization) - Pre-order or deluxe edition items are immediately outclassed by items you receive at level 2 (!) - Animations look rigid and jarring - Some game-breaking bugs    Worst game I have been gullible enough to buy in years.

    - The UI and controls on PC are a nightmarish console port abomination
    - The graphics are not that great but still manage to cripple my fps (horrible optimization)
    - Pre-order or deluxe edition items are immediately outclassed by items you receive at level 2 (!)
    - Animations look rigid and jarring
    - Some game-breaking bugs present such as not being able to spend your skillpoints

    Only positive thing I have to say about this travesty is the texture detail is very nice and the musical score is very good.

    All in all not nearly enough to save this game from being an absolute scam. Don't buy it, spend your money on something that's actually worth the premium price.    … Expand
  18. mindw0rk
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    12 hours so far. Feeling bored already.

    1. Alot of bland filler content that they added just for timesink. 2. Tactical camera is terrible. Cant zoom high to see battlefield. 3. I hate a switch from traditional healing through spells and abilities to healing potions spam. This dumbed down tactical depth and made playing on Nightmare torture instead of challenge. 4. Looting is clunky    12 hours so far. Feeling bored already.

    1. Alot of bland filler content that they added just for timesink.
    2. Tactical camera is terrible. Cant zoom high to see battlefield.
    3. I hate a switch from traditional healing through spells and abilities to healing potions spam. This dumbed down tactical depth and made playing
    on Nightmare torture instead of challenge.
    4. Looting is clunky and bad. I want to grab stuff quickly and move on.
    5. Graphics is decent, but nothing jaw dropping. Believe it or not, my modded Skyrim looks way better.
    6. Main story - mediocre.
    7. Character development could be better. Some abilities are just not fun. And Id like to see more ranks of improving useful skills.
    8. Poor optimization. Battlefield 3 on same engine flies like a batterfly on my PC. DAI isnt smooth at all.
    9. Many annoying little things that they could easily fix before release but didnt care. Like when you run forward and press M, map appears but imediately scrolls up. Or your character doesnt autoattack in normal mode.
    10. Followers stuck and dont listen commands sometimes.
    11. Enemy patrols respawn constantly which I hate.
    12. Goddamn chests and gold piles put in random places ruin immersion for me. Skyrim did so much better job at treasures placement.
    13. Character creator is bad and doesnt offer variety in characters you can make. There are many sliders but I just couldnt make what I want.
    14. Crafting - I dont know where all those praises come from. THey just made you grind more resources, thats it. Not much real depth here.
    15. Multiplayer - boring grindfest where you forced to grind and grind and grind to even make class you like. Played one match. Never again I touch this garbage.

    There are good things too ofc.
    Follower characters are pretty cool and Id like to learn more about them. Music is awesome, especially bards. Also big bosses look cool until you realise combat is so **** that you dont want to fight them unless its easy difficulty.    … Expand
  19. Revan3000
    Nov 19, 2014
    1
    I don't care what the critics say,in the same way i don't care what politicians say, you just dont know who is controlling the strings that go tap-tap-tap. Its not like they pay for the game out of their own pocket...

    Now about the game, the new saga is bad, i'll go as far to call it worst than Dragon Age II . Game feels like a time-sink, 60% through the game and i don't even remember    I don't care what the critics say,in the same way i don't care what politicians say, you just dont know who is controlling the strings that go tap-tap-tap. Its not like they pay for the game out of their own pocket...

    Now about the game, the new saga is bad, i'll go as far to call it worst than Dragon Age II . Game feels like a time-sink, 60% through the game and i don't even remember the opening mission. I also fail to see the RPG elements in the game, it seems to me like i missed a seminar on what makes an RPG. I was with it, but then they changed what it was, now i'm just confused.

    Also for a 60$ game, i kinda wish I get a working game with most bugs sorted out. As is, it crashes,lags, bugs out and just pain dies out 2-3 hours in. Checked their recommended specs, i passed no problem, but it seems the recommended specs were discovered by a passing gypsy woman. Also note that I found the same frame stuttering in the versions for PS4 and XBONE.

    So yeah, wasted money on pre-ordering a disappointment. I blame the hype and the "Critics" who praised a bad game and continue to do so.    … Expand
  20. Exemplis
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    Disappointment.

    Marketing department did their job well -> I preordered this..
    Developers (was it really Bioware?) ... well, they did what they were told to do.
    I rated 4 because this game is a nice-looking singleplayer mmo / dating simulator hybrid.
    It definitely ISN'T RPG, and only connection to DAO is the setting.

    I feel sad as i'm refunding this.
  21. RobotKitty
    Nov 19, 2014
    4
    Four words sum up my experience so far with Dragon Age: Inquisition - This is ludicrously broken.

    Negatives: - I am playing on PC, and haven't been able to make it beyond leveling up in the tutorial. After three new characters, I am still unable to level my character up. The game states, "press P to use your ability points," I rush to the screen to level up, and receive the following    Four words sum up my experience so far with Dragon Age: Inquisition - This is ludicrously broken.

    Negatives:

    - I am playing on PC, and haven't been able to make it beyond leveling up in the tutorial. After three new characters, I am still unable to level my character up. The game states, "press P to use your ability points," I rush to the screen to level up, and receive the following message, "Some features are currently unavailable"..Flabbergasted, I question, "I'm sorry, wasn't I just told to spend my ability points?"...and it appears as if users on Xbox One and PC are experiencing this issue, in which the "character record" (i.e. level up screen) is locked. Therefore, unless I wish to play the game as a level 1 character and experience NONE of the abilities beyond the base one or two offered, it's impossible to progress further. It's an insult to me as a fan of Dragon Age, as a Gamer, and as a customer, to have to put up with such a grievous flaw in a product. This issue is what primarily resulted in my low score; however, below are some other issues that are far less significant, but still contributors.

    - There's a "resource" system in which you essentially have to run around the area mashing the "search for resource/loot" button and listening to its obnoxious "ping-ping"..I don't want to have to hit a button to find resources, it's tedious and dull, and takes me out of the experience. Make the resources/loot stand out more against the environment like in Dragon Age Origins, instead of requiring me to mash a button if I want to gather resources in the environment.

    -On PC, the cutscenes tend to stutter as well, apparently, allegedly, due to a 30FPS framerate lock. I haven't bothered to look online for solutions, as it doesn't bother me that much. To those who would say, "It's your computer!!!" I can't really do anything to persuade you otherwise - please go give your, obviously superior, über rig a hug.

    - Character creation is not all that in-depth. I found the menus for customizing to be clunky and counter-intuitive. For certain options there's a slider, such as for face shape (there are about 8 or so options), and for others there's a weird crosshair system in which you drag a kind of orange cross across the grid and it changes your character's eye rotation, nose bridge etc., reminiscent of the Saint's Row weight slider system, except the corners are labeled in that. I found this clunky because none of the corners are labeled. Essentially, you just drag the odd cross around until you find something you like - it's a bit haphazard. I would like to have seen more options for hair styles, tattoos et al., as well, but that's just me.

    - Another negative of Character Customization; there are no "starter story" options. You can't decide your character's background, you're assigned one automatically depending on your choice of race (of which there are 4) and class (rogue, warrior, mage). Also, everyone starts in the same exact spot...so starting a new game as a dwarf, or an elf, compared to a human, lacks the unique immersive sensation of, "Wow! There are actually different races and classes in this world, and I will be treated differently based on where I come from."

    - One last note on Character Customization: There are two voice options. Yes, two. "Average" female voice and "rather manly, not-sure-what-you-are" female voice. Again, perhaps a bit petty, but I'd have liked to see a few more voice options..even just one or two more.

    - They still haven't recaptured the beautiful elegance of the tactical view that we had in Dragon Age Origins. Still no surprise finishers (from what I saw, and I do so miss those..) and the combat feels far less brutal than that in the rather lackluster Dragon Age II.

    - Tactical view is still...rather odd. If I left click an enemy, for example, a "basic attack" icon might, or might not, appear over my selected character's portrait...so I am unsure if he/she will actually attack the target. It's also odd to move around in the tactical view with "wasd"..it feels unnatural for some inexplicable reason.
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    Positive:

    + Looks and sounds great. From the crunch of your feet in the snow to the dazzling effects of spells (from the two I saw, as a result of the error mentioned above with leveling up), the game does a great job of immersing you in the action and world.

    + Abilities feel like they have "punch" to them. When a spell impacts, or a greatsword hits, you can see the enemy flinch and it actually feels to a point, as if your actions impacts the target. However, as mentioned earlier in the negatives, the combat doesn't feel brutal, despite that feeling of impact. I'm not sure why this is, perhaps it's because the enemies in this game, as far as I have gotten, have been shades and wraiths.

    + Characters interact more than they did in 2.

    +/- It has some form of class-based multiplayer, but I haven't tried it out yet.

    Conclusion: I suggest waiting for patches.    … Expand
  22. Axeface
    Nov 18, 2014
    6
    I will keep this as concise as possible, I have spent quite some time with the official game on pc (yes I purchased it despite loathing Origin and EA with a firey passion).

    Character creation - Visuals:- The character creators options and sliders are good, there are many new things here that I havent seen in other rpg's. And other things that are much improved, especially Jaw and Nose    I will keep this as concise as possible, I have spent quite some time with the official game on pc (yes I purchased it despite loathing Origin and EA with a firey passion).

    Character creation - Visuals:- The character creators options and sliders are good, there are many new things here that I havent seen in other rpg's. And other things that are much improved, especially Jaw and Nose options - It is very enjoyable to create a character you like to look of.
    Many of the textures are bad however, beards clip very badly unless you make your characters chin and jaw as small as possible, and eyebrow and stubble textures are horribly made (as they were in previous games).

    Character creation - Story:- While the option to choose other races is very welcomed as we missed it in Dragon Age *pukes in mouth* 2, there are no different origin stories. If you are a dwarf you are a surfacer criminal, for example. This coupled with the fact that there is a lot of forced dialogue means that Inquisition DOES NOT HAVE BY ANY MEANS the personalised experience of Origins. The ability to choose an accent for your character is a surprising and welcomed option - yet underwhelming considering what I said a few sentences ago.

    Performance:- This game runs like crap. I have a fairly good system and have even turned the graphics down. I dont mind doing that, I'm not one of those overclocking fps hounds. But this game has a kind of slow motion 'stutter' that happens every second or so (just go on twitch, you can see it on EVERY stream) - it is hard to describe but the game does not feel fluid in the slightest. It is obvious that the game is in need of a huge amount of optimisation, or perhaps the devs thought the engine was capable of more than it is - it is a shame, the game COULD look wonderful but the constant immersion breaking slow motion, frame skips, stutters and texture pop ins are just awful. I expect more from a game in 2014, and more scalability (this is a bad console port - explains everything).

    Modding:- Obviously, as this game is made in the battlefield engine modding is going to be incredibly difficult. In my honest opinion this is a HUGE mistake. I know dozens of people that have moved to PC, purchasing games a second time just for modding. This is a complete lack of vision by EA (Yes, EA... not bioware).

    Origin:- Origin is a piece of ****, you can't even take screenshots. And for me personally as an english speaker living in south america I CANT CHANGE THE LANGUAGE OF ORIGIN. I braught this up in TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN on the EA support forums along with many others. They said back then it would be fixed. EA is a moronic and completely incompetant company - what the hell are bioware doing chained to such an idiotic bunch of cretins?

    Mouse and Keyboard support:- It's funny that I should have to title this section as mouse and keyboard support as I am reviewing the PC title. Its bad. Moving a character around is passable, but everything else in this game is tailored for a gamepad and nothing more, it is just unintuative and clunky. And it's even clunky on the gamepad! I am NOT a hater of the gamepad, I love them in fact - Arkham City is one of my favourite games on the PC, but after trying the gamepad in inquisition I didnt like it so went to M+K - I was horribly disappointed with both control mechanisms.
    M+K is just bad, in the character creator pressing W moves the camera AND changes beard options, for example - it is terrible and no thought has been put into it - this is obvious. For all their boasting of PC support, they have delivered nothing.

    Behaviours/Tactics:- In Inquisition 'Behaviours' take the place of Origins 'Tactics Screen'. yet you only have 5 options and they are limiting and simplistic. In fact it even seems like the feature has been thrown in just so bioware can say that they haven't removed the tactics screen. Posturing.

    UI:- For me, on either an xbox controller or mouse and keyboard the UI in this game is terrible. It is clunky and unintuitive. I simply dont understand how bioware can do so badly after a game like Mass Effect 3 that had a down-right-inspired UI.

    Overall:-
    Bioware has tried very hard to mix the best of Origins and DA2 (DA2 had nothing of worth other than writing and acting btw) and what we have ended up with is a brown muddy mess.
    IF they make the game run better and more fluid the experience will be better, and perhaps the game will start to shine - but I am SICK AND TIRED of IF's with developers. Every game these days is "They'll fix it" or "This is coming next month in a patch" and I am sick of it.
    And for all their posturing about catering for Origins fans, Inquisition DOESNT deliver.

    Muddy, mish-mash of a game that is barely held together by.... well.... I dont know what.    … Expand
  23. metalocke
    Nov 26, 2014
    9
    The UI is a mess. The tactical camera is useless and the keyboard and mouse controls are a complete nightmare. You could perfectly play DA:O and DA2 with keyboard and mouse. DAI mouse and keyboard controls are disgusting. No autoattack, no tactics. A total mess. What if I am disable, Bioware? You could have easily implemented DA:O M+K controls...but no, screw PC players and screw disabledThe UI is a mess. The tactical camera is useless and the keyboard and mouse controls are a complete nightmare. You could perfectly play DA:O and DA2 with keyboard and mouse. DAI mouse and keyboard controls are disgusting. No autoattack, no tactics. A total mess. What if I am disable, Bioware? You could have easily implemented DA:O M+K controls...but no, screw PC players and screw disabled people, right? Thank you so much, Bioware. You are so thoughtful.

    This is not a game "Made by PC gamers, for PC gamers" as it was advertised by Bioware in a PR video a month ago. This is a console port of the worst kind. Asked for a refund. I am not going to give any more money to Bioware until they fix this mess (If they ever fix it).    … Expand
  24. magashiminbluh
    Nov 21, 2014
    5
    As someone who thoroughly enjoyed DAO and (to a slightly lesser extent) DA2, I'm dissapointed in this game. 30 minutes in and the controls had me swearing like a drunken sailor. The camera seems to be operated by a wall humping ghost with ADHD who has a fetish for staring straight at the floor.

    Once you're past the horrible controls the game can actually be quite fun, but it doesn't    As someone who thoroughly enjoyed DAO and (to a slightly lesser extent) DA2, I'm dissapointed in this game. 30 minutes in and the controls had me swearing like a drunken sailor. The camera seems to be operated by a wall humping ghost with ADHD who has a fetish for staring straight at the floor.

    Once you're past the horrible controls the game can actually be quite fun, but it doesn't even nearly match up to the hype (very few things do, but this just falls flat).

    The game feels like they tried too hard to force hack-n-slash mechanics into what used to be a strategy RPG, and as some other guys have put it, the consolization has ruined it.

    I don't know who bribed the critics to give this thing such a massive rating...    … Expand
  25. Grim5i
    Dec 1, 2014
    2
    If you see a review of this game that starts by talking about the graphics or framerate issues or pc port issues, stop reading immediately. That is not why you buy a bioware game. If you wanna know how the game runs, go watch Totalbiscuits port report. If you wanna know whether you'll want to play this game, then look no further. The answer is: almost certainly not.
    If you are after a    If you see a review of this game that starts by talking about the graphics or framerate issues or pc port issues, stop reading immediately. That is not why you buy a bioware game. If you wanna know how the game runs, go watch Totalbiscuits port report. If you wanna know whether you'll want to play this game, then look no further. The answer is: almost certainly not.
    If you are after a master-class in how NOT to write fantasy, then this is the game for you. Never has it been more obvious that bioware has become nothing more than a logo EA stamps on rpgs. All the writers and developers and, you know, PEOPLE who made previous bioware games good, have quit the company and moved on to indie studios or craft beer breweries to escape the wretched tentacles of EA.
    The games writing is slapped together from boring stereotypes and stale cliches to create an exquisitely unimmersive story of the world being about to end and YOU are the ONLY ONE who can STOP IT. The faint glimmer of an interesting conflict set up at the end of Dragon age 2 is stamped out in the first act to be replaced by an increasingly vague and half-assed antagonist whose about as menacing and complex as a kitchen sink.
    I was thinking of mentioning the few parts of the game I liked, and there were a few, but I won't because that might fool someone into thinking there's value in this game. If you can pick it up for a dollar or pirate it, then go ahead, but it's not even worth your time, let alone your money. **** this game. Don't play it.    … Expand
  26. Jebbadiah
    Jan 4, 2015
    2
    The game is a modernized "RPG" which means that there is nothing to do besides mindlessly killing mobs and observing the pretty graphics. The game is soulless and does not have any kind of substance or whatever. Thousands of shallow quests, horrible controls. Every damn mob takes 3 min to kill even if its just a wolf or bear. Don't waste your time and money on this game. I gave the game aThe game is a modernized "RPG" which means that there is nothing to do besides mindlessly killing mobs and observing the pretty graphics. The game is soulless and does not have any kind of substance or whatever. Thousands of shallow quests, horrible controls. Every damn mob takes 3 min to kill even if its just a wolf or bear. Don't waste your time and money on this game. I gave the game a 3 score just for the graphics, besides that just a typical(bad) game for consoles.… Expand
  27. greg999
    Jan 8, 2015
    0
    Bioware has lost its way....Simplified combat bad story.. It feels like an mmorgp they must have lost a lot of key staff after EA bought them up..

    Massive disspointment compared to BG2 and Dao
  28. DanielCorfour
    Dec 2, 2014
    5
    Single-player MMO.

    The good: -Graphics are serviceable(but keep in mind that I'm running an OC GTX 970 and still sometimes my FPS drops to 30). -Main plot decent. Main quests decent. The bad: -Terrible PC controls. Bunch of very weird decisions regarding controls(like no auto-attack, no auto-loot, necessary button mashing..my "v" button is completely rekt after 100 hours of    Single-player MMO.

    The good:

    -Graphics are serviceable(but keep in mind that I'm running an OC GTX 970 and still sometimes my FPS drops to 30).

    -Main plot decent. Main quests decent.

    The bad:

    -Terrible PC controls. Bunch of very weird decisions regarding controls(like no auto-attack, no auto-loot, necessary button mashing..my "v" button is completely rekt after 100 hours of the game, and so on).
    Weird healing system.

    -Customization is lack-luster. Crafting is complicated but not complex. Every armor you craft looks the same. Unique items are made pointless by OP crafted items... which all look terrible.

    -Boss battle is a letdown.

    -AI clunky. Tanks don't tank, ranged characters constantly get into mele range. Support characters don't support.

    The terrible:

    -All those big open worlds? Completely pointless. Full of boring side quests, fetch quests and the same collectibles. And oh my Lordy... 90% of the game is just that: boring side-quests.

    -Tactical cam is completely and utterly broken and pointless. Tactics are "streamlined", meaning dumb-down and pointless.

    -Advertised material missing from the game.

    -Companion discussions and romance try to be "funny and playful"... they fail utterly.

    If you like tacky single-player MMOs, then this is for you. Else, stay away    … Expand
  29. Demetrandros
    Nov 25, 2014
    5
    lets get one thing out of the way first.
    what did i think of the game? well. its OK, mediocre would describe it best. the world is rather expansive and there are tons of stuff to do. but most of it has been done better elsewhere.
    the writing is **** period. want an example just go on youtube and type in dragon age Inquisition and click on anything involving sera. I'm British, and i    lets get one thing out of the way first.
    what did i think of the game? well. its OK, mediocre would describe it best. the world is rather expansive and there are tons of stuff to do. but most of it has been done better elsewhere.

    the writing is **** period. want an example just go on youtube and type in dragon age Inquisition and click on anything involving sera. I'm British, and i have to say that this is the first time i have actually been offended by a video game.
    soundtrack is your typical fantasy lord of the rings kind of thing.
    combat was spam the button to win. so nothing special there.

    all and all, a fairly mediocre RPG.

    but that's not why i think many people are giving this 0/10
    lets start off by looking at bioware's recent games.
    dragon age 2: more linear than FF13
    the old republic: a barely passable vanilla MMO
    mass effect 3: a complete **** of poorly programmed enemy AI, laughable writing, rancid and almost non existent RPG elements, tact on multiplayer and an outright disgusting day one DLC which not only expands a malnourished team roster, but adds in a character that should have been in the **** game!
    not to mention the incomplete ending that needed fan partition's to **** complete.

    bioware has a reputation for being a hollow shell of what it was, especially now that everyone from the golden days has now abandoned ship.
    and before the obligatory bioware defence force shows up, armed with wafer thin arguments like "EA FORCED 'EM". bioware is the developer, as in they make the game and are in charge of what goes in to the game, or as in biowares case, what doesn't. don't get me wrong EA are **** but it was bioware who added needless multiplayer to mass effect.
    it was bioware that made dragon age 2: dungeon deja vu
    and it was bioware that thought we were stupid enough not to notice A **** IGN EMPLOYEE IN THE **** GAME!

    tenouda****ten ign

    doe's that sound like a company you want to succeed?

    after all there money grabbing DLC
    after all the lazy-ass writing
    and after all the bull****.

    bioware does it all again.
    the critics are singing its praises (if can you trust them)
    the user score is almost green across the board.

    but this is still the same bioware that made dragon age 2 electric boogaloo, and mass effect 3; buy now and receive free prothean.

    do they deserve our money?
    these guys don't seem to think so    … Expand
  30. disgruntlegame
    Jan 6, 2015
    0
    The Good

    • Voice Acting isn't too bad and improved from DAO The Bad • The dialogue is beyond cliche • Horrible AI (i.e. they're dumb as mud) obviously not improved from the last 2 games • Camera & controls could use some work it was obviously designed for Consoles in mind • Forgettable recruit characters and end boss • The hair cuts of varnish wood are back as well as    The Good

    • Voice Acting isn't too bad and improved from DAO

    The Bad

    • The dialogue is beyond cliche

    • Horrible AI (i.e. they're dumb as mud) obviously not improved from the last 2 games

    • Camera & controls could use some work it was obviously designed for Consoles in mind

    • Forgettable recruit characters and end boss

    • The hair cuts of varnish wood are back as well as the dopey facial expressions like they're all on drugs

    • Graphics look like something from 2007 Someone should tell Bioware this is 2015

    • Pacing is horrible it gets better after about 20 hours sort of like Final Fantasy 13 but that's not really a strong suit

    • Multiplayer is like Dead Space 2 multiplayer in that it's boring and forgettable.

    • Quests are MMO type quests once again not a strong suit especially for a single player game

    • Bugs, bugs and oh yeah bugs. You'll need to keep a few saves. This is a beta, not a release. Don't listen to what they say - the quality of this game is late alpha or early beta quality at best.

    Conclusion: I wouldn't pay full price for this It will come down in price shortly so wait    … 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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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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