Dragon Age: Inquisition

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  1. 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!
  2. jsdees
    Nov 26, 2014
    10
    Ok to everyone giving this zero's.
    First, don't get mad because you cant play the game because you expect your' horrible computer to run this. Its called next-gen for a reason
    second, if you want dragon age origins go play that. why would bioware make DA:I the same as DA:O if they wanted to do that why not just release a remastered version of origins. this game is great in almost    Ok to everyone giving this zero's.
    First, don't get mad because you cant play the game because you expect your' horrible computer to run this. Its called next-gen for a reason
    second, if you want dragon age origins go play that. why would bioware make DA:I the same as DA:O if they wanted to do that why not just release a remastered version of origins.

    this game is great in almost every way. i've only had one crash so far 10/10    … Expand
  3. game_over
    Aug 20, 2015
    10
    This is a great crpg. Aside from the mediocre KBAM controls this game is very solid. You can easily burn 100 hours in your first play through and if you like this type of game you will be playing it more than once. Have fun
  4. ProfessorPlum
    Nov 20, 2014
    9
    First of all, I have only about 10 hours into this game, which is still inadequate to give a satisfactory review. Therefore, my review is still in progress. I'm posting this now because of my success story of ignoring the incredibly low-scored reviews and purchasing the game to find out for myself. Let me begin with the first noticeable category:

    Graphics - 8.5/10; Everyone is entitled    First of all, I have only about 10 hours into this game, which is still inadequate to give a satisfactory review. Therefore, my review is still in progress. I'm posting this now because of my success story of ignoring the incredibly low-scored reviews and purchasing the game to find out for myself. Let me begin with the first noticeable category:

    Graphics - 8.5/10; Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Having said that, anyone can watch a youtube video and develop said opinion and post about it. Here is my experience: I am running this game on a gtx 980 to get the full effect. The environment lighting and distant lods are beautiful. However, the textures up close aren't the sharpest. I must say I enjoy the art style of the game, even the animations that some are deeming unacceptable. My frame rates are pretty consistent at 60 fps, but the game lags and stutters just a tad during the cut scenes. This brings me to the next category:

    Story (so far) - 9.0/10: The story telling can't be respectfully rated by one person. I can only give you my opinion on how it has been done 10 or so hours into the game. There is a great deal to read early on in the game. My experience is this: I read what I can during the down time in the game, and skim through during fast paced sections. This adds onto the well acted dialogue scenes and musical atmosphere. I love the rpg element that lets me know if my party approves or disapproves my choices in dialogue, keeping my decisions at bay as to whether I act selfishly or with others in mind. With that said, there are some typical cliches and a few poorly written lines. These don't bother me much, as I look toward the bigger meaning of the whole conversation. I won't know how much my decisions play into the story line until I finish and begin again. Finally, the most meaningful category:

    Gameplay - 9.5/10: The gameplay is satisfactory. It is just that, nothing more and nothing less. It is fun at times, and repetitive at others. Although, it is random when these fun/repetitive events occur. I find myself pleased at staying back and blasting enemies as a mage strategically using AOE spells. Other times I find myself just holding the attack and letting my teammates finish the job. I actually liked the latter at times. This gave me a break when potions were running low or when I felt like pushing through the story quest. About the mechanics: At first, I had a difficult time switching characters in the midst of battle. Changing roles from a mage to a warrior to a rogue and so on. Learning the different strategies was pleasing, but interrupted the flow. The AI was better than me at their own characters, so I stuck to mine for most of the beginning. After becoming familiar with the different strategies and character abilities, I was enjoying the pure fun of an rpg based strategy-chess-board-style battle with the strategic view. I can't seem to pull away from the addiction of Dragon Age: Inquisition. I could ramble on about the fun I'm having, but I won't bore you who's reading this right now. If anything, I hope this review helps those who are struck by the amounting negative reviews posted. Give the game an extended go, and you won't be disappointed.    … Expand
  5. Auviance
    Nov 23, 2014
    8
    I don't get what everyone is complaining about. Sure, the game has issues but it's one of the best RPG i've played in the past 3 years. So far (15 hours in) the story is great and i've enjoyed the quests in the zones (mainly hinterlands), doesn't matter if it's pick this up or kill this. Great game, it's a solid 8/10.
  6. splinterrat
    Nov 30, 2014
    9
    System = gtx 680, I7-3970@ 4.2 ghz.. Graphics are stunning with no lag or hitching.
    Everything about this game is great, massive lands to explore, very immersive experience, with such attention to detail. The characters and plot are great.
    This is everything i liked about origins and ramped up with much higher production values. So much to do as well. i have playing for a week and it    System = gtx 680, I7-3970@ 4.2 ghz.. Graphics are stunning with no lag or hitching.
    Everything about this game is great, massive lands to explore, very immersive experience, with such attention to detail. The characters and plot are great.
    This is everything i liked about origins and ramped up with much higher production values. So much to do as well. i have playing for a week and it only feels like i have scratched the service.
    Probably the best rpg I have played for 10 years along with Skryim.
    The only negative is party members can be a bit dim, it would be nicer if there where more options to control their tactics.
    Do not understand so many negative reviews, you owe to yourself to play this game...    … Expand
  7. aerynrigel
    Dec 1, 2014
    8
    Just finished first playthrough at about 144hrs. Taking off points for 2 things - defects including the silent companion bug. That one diminished my experience because party banter is one of my favorite features. I did not even realize it was a bug until I read on the Internet about chatty people and realized that I rarely heard companions talking. Also, taking off for challengingJust finished first playthrough at about 144hrs. Taking off points for 2 things - defects including the silent companion bug. That one diminished my experience because party banter is one of my favorite features. I did not even realize it was a bug until I read on the Internet about chatty people and realized that I rarely heard companions talking. Also, taking off for challenging controls and missing rpg or convenience features like walking, loot all, etc. I eventually got used to the PC controls but really missed the fluidity of DAO.

    Now for the positives. This is an excellent game. I felt like I have all the times I have played DAO. There is not only a lot to do but a ton of little nice touches. Even the lesser NPCs have interesting moments. Despite having 144hrs playtime, I was no where near finishing everything.

    Have enjoyed it so much started a new playthrough. This is typical for me on games and rpgs especially that I love. It is surprising to me how much different my experience is from first character. The world is reacting differently to me. Yes, the core theme and story milestones are the same. But my change in background and dialogue has given the experience a different tone. I even have new missions and quests that I did not get in the first game. If you loved DAO, then you will love DAI.    … Expand
  8. Madcoil
    Dec 9, 2014
    9
    Let me get the assy things out of the way so I can get to the positive parts:

    Yes, the tactical camera is not very good. Yes they messed up the controls on PC. Oh yeah, that's about it, because everything else is amazing. This is an epic, immense story with great and memorable characters, each of has interesting backstories and sidequests. This has always been Bioware's thing - a    Let me get the assy things out of the way so I can get to the positive parts:

    Yes, the tactical camera is not very good. Yes they messed up the controls on PC.

    Oh yeah, that's about it, because everything else is amazing. This is an epic, immense story with great and memorable characters, each of has interesting backstories and sidequests. This has always been Bioware's thing - a great ensemble cast.

    Dragon Age Inquision fleshes out the lore of Thedas more than any game so far, allowing you to visit starkly contrasting and beautifully designed areas across the continent. The world of Thedas is original - it takes the classic fantasy ideas of elves, dwarves, etc and adds its own twist. Let's face it, it's D&D without the trademark, so Bioware can do whatever they want, and they sure have. It's a pleasure to explore.    … Expand
  9. Anmol4all
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    I am not much into RPGs. I have only played DA 2 and Skyrim. I have played skyrim for almost 200+ hours.
    This game is obviously a 9/10. I gave it 10 just to balance those fake negative reviews.
    Now the first thing you will notice that this game is fun from the point you click new game. A lot of other games have character customization but DA Inquisition surpass all of them. I have    I am not much into RPGs. I have only played DA 2 and Skyrim. I have played skyrim for almost 200+ hours.
    This game is obviously a 9/10. I gave it 10 just to balance those fake negative reviews.
    Now the first thing you will notice that this game is fun from the point you click new game. A lot of other games have character customization but DA Inquisition surpass all of them. I have invested 2 hours in this.
    I haven't completed it but the way inquisition introduce you the world is quite straightforward. Although i liked this approach. You will be in control of your character just 5 to 10 mins after finishing character cuatomization and just 1 to 2 min later you will be fighting demons.
    Gameplay is fun and the world is huge but not perfectly open like skyrim. But it is huge and have alot of things to do.
    Best part of the game is its graphics. DA Inquisition looks damn good. Better than any other RPG. From you skin to your armor, from terrain to trees everything look breathtaking.
    Though there is one problem, at present I cant use mantle with my R9 290. I dont know whats the exact problem.    … Expand
  10. Miret
    Nov 20, 2014
    9
    Fantastic fun, it has for me the best of both DAO and DA2. It's immersive and entertaining and the graphics really pull you into the game and keep you there. Some of Biowares best work IMO and well worth the extra wait to get to.
  11. L3d
    Nov 22, 2014
    8
    It's a good game.

    I've glanced at other reviews. They're a whole lot of "DA:I isn't DA:O!" and "DA:I isn't X and/or Y!" I agree, but that's not what Bioware ever claimed either. In addition, many people feel they have played enough of the game after ~5 hours to form an opinion. For most games, this is fine. For DA:I, that is barely the prologue of the game. Play a bit further into    It's a good game.

    I've glanced at other reviews. They're a whole lot of "DA:I isn't DA:O!" and "DA:I isn't X and/or Y!"

    I agree, but that's not what Bioware ever claimed either.

    In addition, many people feel they have played enough of the game after ~5 hours to form an opinion. For most games, this is fine. For DA:I, that is barely the prologue of the game. Play a bit further into the story and gameplay before you give up and spit out vitriol on a review site.

    Maybe I'll give a more indepth review later, after I've finished the game.

    For now: it isn't the best game, but DA:I is a good game.    … Expand
  12. foxxeh
    Dec 6, 2014
    10
    Amazing game once you get out of hinterlands, the zones just get better and better, along with the quests. Yes hinterlands feels like a single player mmo, that is true, but if you just do the story missions and skip it, it's amazing.
  13. Monkfish
    Dec 19, 2014
    9
    I cannot put into words how amazing this game is. I couldn't really get into the first two, the second in particular but the world of DragonAge: Inquisition sucked me in big time.

    First of all it looks stunning on PC and performance is excellent 40+ FPS everyone on ultra+ on an R9 270. The voice acting is superb and the lip sync is excellent. Each character you meet is colourful and    I cannot put into words how amazing this game is. I couldn't really get into the first two, the second in particular but the world of DragonAge: Inquisition sucked me in big time.

    First of all it looks stunning on PC and performance is excellent 40+ FPS everyone on ultra+ on an R9 270.

    The voice acting is superb and the lip sync is excellent.
    Each character you meet is colourful and interesting.
    There are hundreds of quests to do and many are very interesting and highly intricate.
    There's lots to see and collect. You will constantly get side-tracked into doing other things because there's just so much!
    The world design is absolutely stunning. Honestly it left me stunned at how beautiful some areas are. There's also a lot of diversity in the locations, from vast deserts and burried ruins, to huge rolling hills and forest to stormy coasts and rocky hills.
    The story is superb and offers many different and important choices along the way.
    The game is highly polished, there are so many little details that I couldn't even write them all in this review but if you play it and pay attention to things in the game you will know. It's these little details that make the game.
    The music and sound effects are above exceptional.
    Armour and equipment crafting is simple yet very diverse and intriguing. The look and colour of crafted equipment even looks different depending on the material you use! If you use blue velvet your equipment is going to have blue velvet on it! It's very well done.
    There are no bugs I've noticed in over 100 hours of play time. Except for minor graphical issues like NPCs walking on thin air, but they go away promptly.

    To give you an idea about how good this game is, I played it for 30 hours and only finished Chapter 1! I then promptly made a new character just so I could play Chapter 1 all over again! I've never ever done anything like that in a game before. That just shows how fantastical this game is.    … Expand
  14. tim22988
    Jan 15, 2015
    10
    I've never written a game review on MC before but I decided to create an account and write one for this game. First off this game is the 2014 game of the year which discredits most of these horrible, ignorant, whinny user reviews I've been reading for the game on here so far. After over 60 hours of game play I can say that this is by far the best RPG I have played in a long time (not 1I've never written a game review on MC before but I decided to create an account and write one for this game. First off this game is the 2014 game of the year which discredits most of these horrible, ignorant, whinny user reviews I've been reading for the game on here so far. After over 60 hours of game play I can say that this is by far the best RPG I have played in a long time (not 1 single crash or game breaking bug).

    DA Inquisition is another Bioware game I purchased that was worth it's weight in gold. I read all these bad reviews and can't help but say to myself "get a gaming controller for pc." Yes playing with mouse and keyboard is annoying and the controls are Bonky to say the least. Spend a little bit of cash to grab a PC gaming controller and this game is absolutely phenomenal. I loved DA Origins and I feel this game is equally as good if not better.

    Great story, fun dialog, fun quests, great crafting, Great cut scenes, Awesome fighting, Amazing character customization and many more great components. I felt that I could really get into my character and immerse myself in a fantasy world within the dragon age universe (even more so then the previous DA's).

    Bottom line: If you loved origins, you have a gaming controller or are looking to purchase one, and you're not a whinny Cheetos eating "I hate the world and everything in it" type... You'll love this game and it's Role playing elements. I'd buy it two more times over if I had to and still love it.    … Expand
  15. scoobers
    Nov 23, 2014
    10
    All the Zero's for the fact peoples pcs are garbage or they are having issues shows how imbalanced metacritic scores are. So Obligatory ten inc.

    Yeah I am running this on an Amd FX 8350 4ghz, 8gb ram, 4 gb 760 GTX factory OC wind force. I must say with almost all the bells and whistles maxed out(not using AA), the game runs really butter smoothe(I have it capped at 58fps). The game    All the Zero's for the fact peoples pcs are garbage or they are having issues shows how imbalanced metacritic scores are. So Obligatory ten inc.

    Yeah I am running this on an Amd FX 8350 4ghz, 8gb ram, 4 gb 760 GTX factory OC wind force. I must say with almost all the bells and whistles maxed out(not using AA), the game runs really butter smoothe(I have it capped at 58fps).

    The game itself is just gorgeous and expansive. I feel as if it is somewhat of a 3rd person Skyrim.
    There is tons to do and the story is spread out across this massive place that is just filled with life and atmosphere.
    I for one am very pleased they ditched all the clunky stuff from the previous titles. I actually feel like I am playing the characters and I am not caged into the small KOTOR 1-2 sized worlds. I do think the party options for ai should be expanded on a little but so far the game has been bug free for me.

    The controls are standard fare for most ARPG/Shooter/mmo fans with a few extra keys.
    The characters are awesome and I love the cassandra chick you meet, she is voiced very well IMO.
    Character customization is better than it has ever been for any DA game, I felt there were a lot of options and you could make an attractive character unlike the others. I also like that this time our pc has a voice and is not the Silent Bob in the room. Worth a go for any lover of open world games especially in the RPG genre.    … Expand
  16. WolfKing
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    Truly a masterpiece, the more I play the more I love it. Yes the game has some PC UI issues but other than that is a perfect 10! Don't listen to the haters, This is one of the best game of all TIME!!

    P.S- I had a much deeper review but for some reason it was removed, I guess they don't want me to praise this game too much in a deeper explanation lol.
  17. Mizzy
    Nov 21, 2014
    9
    I see a lot of people complaining about the game, but for the most part what I've seen shows that likely these people haven't played the game because my goodness this game is gorgeous!

    It's simply put, Skyrim but with a BioWare signature storytelling. The depth of the characters, the maturity, the beautiful dialogue...everything just comes together in a game that shows it was made with    I see a lot of people complaining about the game, but for the most part what I've seen shows that likely these people haven't played the game because my goodness this game is gorgeous!

    It's simply put, Skyrim but with a BioWare signature storytelling. The depth of the characters, the maturity, the beautiful dialogue...everything just comes together in a game that shows it was made with love for the genre and the franchise as well as the fans.

    There are downsides to the game obviously, combat in my opinion is really good but tactical camera is clunky, there are some stability issues but that is to be expected for a game this big on the first week of release on 4 consoles as well as PC. Animations can be a bit stiff at times, but the character models are gorgeous, and all in all the game just blew me away.

    After the whole debacle with ME3, and DA2 being a bit disappointing, this game just made it all better. Don't get me wrong I love DA2, but this is what I would expect out of a dragon age game. I bought the Deluxe edition and I would gladly get the collector's edition if I could, sadly it isn't sold in my country.    … Expand
  18. kpbds
    Dec 26, 2014
    9
    This is a good game works well on console. But it has its issues, one being when you in conversations the characters stand there like idiots catching flies with their mouths. But i have only encountered this issue a few times. A really big issue I have with this game is the wait times, they are awful they range from a good 10 minutes to one hour and forty eight minutes i hate that butThis is a good game works well on console. But it has its issues, one being when you in conversations the characters stand there like idiots catching flies with their mouths. But i have only encountered this issue a few times. A really big issue I have with this game is the wait times, they are awful they range from a good 10 minutes to one hour and forty eight minutes i hate that but most of the issues seen are fixable. So if your on console you should buy it it's good. Can't say the same for pc, they will have to wait for it to be fixed. Overall it's pretty good i enjoy it.… Expand
  19. PeppyPanda
    Jan 15, 2015
    10
    I am absolutely loving this game right now. There is so much content in this game that I could easily see myself poring 200+ hours into the game. At first I played a warrior but found the combat to be kind of dull as a warrior so I ended up going with a mage. The combat isn't as bad as other people say. It isn't just spam one button, and they shouldn't be able to get away with that unlessI am absolutely loving this game right now. There is so much content in this game that I could easily see myself poring 200+ hours into the game. At first I played a warrior but found the combat to be kind of dull as a warrior so I ended up going with a mage. The combat isn't as bad as other people say. It isn't just spam one button, and they shouldn't be able to get away with that unless they are playing on casual which is more heard towards the story. Voice acting is amazing, characters are absolutely wonderful (Iron Bull). I would have spent $100 to play this game if I had to. There aren't too many boring quests but I can defiantly understand where people are getting this grinding felling from however all of those quests are optional and make sense. For example one quest has you collect ram meet for a starving village, so you have to collect some ram meat. All of these quests are optional as well. performance wise I can run this game at 60+ FPS constantly with a 970 and 4790k both over clocked at right around ultra settings. I would recommend putting this on a SSD because loading times can be a bit cumbersome sometimes.… Expand
  20. JLK88
    Dec 31, 2014
    10
    My personal Game of The Year 2014.

    Great visuals, great story, even greater atmosphere and lands to explore. Tons of content. My favorite aspect is the battle system. Some people dislike it, I really..really like it. It is versatile. I'm about 62 hours into the game and still enjoying every second of it.
  21. saletru
    Dec 21, 2014
    10
    This is the best game this year,the environments and writing are crazy good,side quests are good,the story is great...
    Of course the game has its flaws,but what game does not!?
    Inventory system is not the best,controls for pc are clunky but the game will have mods and the game overall is a beast!ps The biggest problem for me are locked fps at 30 in cutscenes. I cant believe how many bad    This is the best game this year,the environments and writing are crazy good,side quests are good,the story is great...
    Of course the game has its flaws,but what game does not!?
    Inventory system is not the best,controls for pc are clunky but the game will have mods and the game overall is a beast!ps The biggest problem for me are locked fps at 30 in cutscenes.
    I cant believe how many bad user reviews it has got,its just sad how people dont even gave it a chance and its funny that some people gave it a 0 out of 10,which is just crazy,its much better than origins!
    Graphics are amazing,but we all know what frostbite is capable of and they use the same vegetation engine that Avatar used called speedtree...
    Sound is amazing,when you hear your first dragon scream you will be amazed how real it sounds,music is top notch!
    Characters are great,every character has its own story and characteristics,but thats nothing new with bioware,they are beautifully written...
    Overall 10 out of 10!Its up there with the best rpgs ever made!    … Expand
  22. coffeebomb13
    Jan 15, 2015
    10
    I loved playing this game! It improved in a lot of aspects over the last two games, and I'd love to see what Bioware does next. It is not an Origins or DA2 clone, so if you're expecting either - like so many seem to - you're not going to be satisfied. Judging it on its own merits, it's a fun game with somewhat streamlined tactics, a much more immersive style of combat, and memorableI loved playing this game! It improved in a lot of aspects over the last two games, and I'd love to see what Bioware does next. It is not an Origins or DA2 clone, so if you're expecting either - like so many seem to - you're not going to be satisfied. Judging it on its own merits, it's a fun game with somewhat streamlined tactics, a much more immersive style of combat, and memorable characters. I had this game pre-ordered long before it came out, and I'm not disappointed at all. As a fun game with enjoyable characters, story, and combat, I highly recommend it to everyone.

    Personal bias worth including: I will admit I'm that person who never raised the difficulty of Origins over normal unless there was an achievement involved :P so that's worth keeping in mind while reading my review.    … Expand
  23. aligalahan
    Nov 22, 2014
    10
    Absolutely beautiful game. After approximately 10 hours in to the game , you would realize how addictive and great it is. There are many people who gave zero to this game. I recommend ignoring all of that, as many of them are based on technical difficulties they are facing. Overall it is a great buy.

    Few hints on folks complaining here: Use F key to interact, not mouse. That will make    Absolutely beautiful game. After approximately 10 hours in to the game , you would realize how addictive and great it is. There are many people who gave zero to this game. I recommend ignoring all of that, as many of them are based on technical difficulties they are facing. Overall it is a great buy.

    Few hints on folks complaining here: Use F key to interact, not mouse. That will make picking up loot easier. You can respec any of your characters in the game in blacksmith location. Continue on the main quest until you discover and finish the Val Royeaux city in Orlais region, and quickly visit Storms coast to recruit majority of the followers. If your frame rate is lower than 30 on high (on PC) upgrade your card, do not complain. There is a frame rate test in the extras section of the game, use it.

    Pros:
    * Great graphics (on PC ultra) and exotic settings
    * Incredible feeling of exploration
    * Strong characters, and story line. You feel like you are adventuring with friends.
    * Long, long, long, but not boring, engaging.
    * Crafting

    Cons:
    * Frame rate drops to below 30 on strong graphic cards on PC
    * tactical view movement is not that great. (but still useful, unlike folks complaining here)
    * Inventory management
    * Using V key to maintain constant sonar    … Expand
  24. Gladvicci
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    Why such a terrible score for user? I frickin love this game. It's engaging and actually has a good combat engine unlike that popular pice of trash known as Skyrim. This has a good story plenty of customization and is a hell of a lot fun than Skyrim. First time I've made an account to show support for a game because most of these reviews say "Skyrim ripoff". Please. That is such garbage!Why such a terrible score for user? I frickin love this game. It's engaging and actually has a good combat engine unlike that popular pice of trash known as Skyrim. This has a good story plenty of customization and is a hell of a lot fun than Skyrim. First time I've made an account to show support for a game because most of these reviews say "Skyrim ripoff". Please. That is such garbage! You might as well be saying any game with dragon in it is Skyrim if that's the case. Dragon Age: Inquisition is one of the best titles released so far. Maybe I'm weird and find it fun and to others it's boring, but don't write a review calling it a Skyrim ripoff if you just can't get engaged with the game. Go play Skyrim fanboys!… Expand
  25. grum30
    Nov 20, 2014
    9
    Current rpg very good, great ambience, combat, story, and graphics.
    need optimization and need some corrections.this is normal in first days of release.
  26. draculdracul
    Feb 4, 2015
    9
    Its an awesome game. I spend € 60 and enjoy any penny of it. I play it on PC and it works good. Yes you see its developed for console but the adjustments they made recently are good.

    I think this game got such bad reviews by player because of the bad pc controls. Well they fixed it now and what is left is a jewel of a RPG. I love the story so far and character builds. I spend every    Its an awesome game. I spend € 60 and enjoy any penny of it. I play it on PC and it works good. Yes you see its developed for console but the adjustments they made recently are good.

    I think this game got such bad reviews by player because of the bad pc controls. Well they fixed it now and what is left is a jewel of a RPG. I love the story so far and character builds. I spend every free time to play it.    … Expand
  27. Mudget
    Feb 12, 2015
    9
    Glad I didn't follow user reviews on this one. Best RPG I've played to-date, and I am a RPG-aholic. Really feels like a combination of the Elder Scrolls games (big, immersive, sandbox world to explore), the Dragon Age games (fantastic character development/narratives), and Diablo games (twitch combat and progressively-opening lands to explore). I'm less psyched about the twitchy combat,Glad I didn't follow user reviews on this one. Best RPG I've played to-date, and I am a RPG-aholic. Really feels like a combination of the Elder Scrolls games (big, immersive, sandbox world to explore), the Dragon Age games (fantastic character development/narratives), and Diablo games (twitch combat and progressively-opening lands to explore). I'm less psyched about the twitchy combat, it's the one element of the Dragon Age universe I feel took a step backwards into "we're a console-driven world now!" territory, and detracts from the overall experience (hence my subtraction of one star). But that's not enough to throw the baby out with the bathwater, as so many user reviewers are doing. Yes, Dragon Age has slid away from traditional AD&D components into more console gaming components (as is every other non-indie RPG these days), which basically means more button-mashing, less strategy, but if you can look past this, you will find a world that is enormous, probably the most exploration-worthy world of any RPG to date (including the Elder Scrolls games where you could explore vast stretches without finding anything of note). The graphics, animations, textures, and character and loot models are definitely next-gen, and although there are a few missteps (yes, if you turn the graphics down, the characters get a glossy sheen to them) - but this is a game clearly designed for modern graphics cards and a fairly robust PC. The game is huge, you can pump 200 hours into it easily, which FINALLY puts the DA franchise in the same ballpark as the Elder Scrolls games. The writing is good and the biggest challenge, particularly for players new to the universe, is the overwhelming amount of lore. But for any true RPG'er, this is a positive. You get to feel truly powerful in this game, too, as your character goes from a lowly nobody to a commander of the biggest force in the world, with an enormous fortress to add to and decorate. You also now command two groups of characters - the teammates, as with every other Dragon Age game, whose stories open up and get deeper as you progress - and your advisers, a group of folks who bring stealth, politics, and brute force to the bigger picture and help open up new sections of the map to explore. I'm 70 hours in and I haven't even opened up every map yet. This might just be the greatest RPG made to-date, don't let user reviews talk you out of purchasing the game. It certainly hits all my RPG buttons. Haven't even looked at any of my other games since I got it. Totally immersed and addicted. And, as in all DA games, what you did in the previous games effects what happens in the bigger picture of this game as well. In fact, you might just run into some of your own characters from previous games! Big thumbs up.… Expand
  28. Dragon_Fly
    Dec 3, 2014
    8
    It's one of the most immersive games that I have ever played. The details of the cliffs display a real risk of falling to your death. The storyline has a very Occult feel to it. The sacrifices that we make in our decisions are really difficult to make in the moment.

    The only things that I do not like are the time wasting controls in the game. In game we can close up rifts and    It's one of the most immersive games that I have ever played. The details of the cliffs display a real risk of falling to your death. The storyline has a very Occult feel to it. The sacrifices that we make in our decisions are really difficult to make in the moment.

    The only things that I do not like are the time wasting controls in the game. In game we can close up rifts and decipher constellations and open up encrypted doors under time constraints. But climbing a simple mound completely stumps us.

    It doesn't make sense.

    Also, some of the sacrifices we make are so intense that I'd rather have another option. I don't like losing party members that I believe are critical to the flow of the game and the intensive immersion and time wasting of the game itself, will only make me want to play it once. For a person playing this game casual, they could easily play it for 3 years and never fully complete the game itself.

    It would be nice to have better save points in the game in order to be able to back track on a decision made previously in a split moment.    … Expand
  29. Nirbush
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    This is my first review of a game and only reason is to combat some of the unfairly negative reviews this game seems to be getting. The graphics are amazing and runs smoothly with never going below 40 fps easily give them a 9.5/10.

    The story line seems ok so far i would give it around 7/10. The dialogue between you and the npc's is done very well and would rate that 9/10. The    This is my first review of a game and only reason is to combat some of the unfairly negative reviews this game seems to be getting. The graphics are amazing and runs smoothly with never going below 40 fps easily give them a 9.5/10.

    The story line seems ok so far i would give it around 7/10. The dialogue between you and the npc's is done very well and would rate that 9/10. The camera angles can be a tad buggy and odd at times which can hurt during a fight especially if your controlling a melee character, i will give that 6/10 hopefully a patch will come out that will allow you to zoom out a bit more.

    The being able to control all 4 party members and switch thru them is a huge learning curve but becomes way more enjoyable the more i play it. The fight mechanics seems solid, i am playing on normal difficulty which is a little to easy but works for trying to learn the game. The gathering of resources hasn't been to tedious and is almost a instant grab unlike with skyrim the pickaxe came out to mine. The sonar system really comes in handy to make sure there isn't any loot or herbs or other misc items that may be hidden. You can set up your own way-points and fast travel which is very convenient and saves time. The journal and quest log is nice not great but you know what you have to do and highlights where nicely enough for you. The beginning area feels a little closed in, however im sure that is because its more of a training area. Once you venture out to other areas it really opens up and you can almost do what you want. Interaction with objects is not great would like to be able to move more stuff or break stuff but it doesn't take away from the game as much as you would think.

    When you switch to tactical mode it pauses the game which is handy to plan out your fight, however i end up just playing in 3rd person view most of the time and don't use the tactical mode often. There is no first person view as well but that's ok with me. Overall i have played around 8 hours so far and am very entertained and I have not even completed 10% of the game.

    I think many of these negative reviews have been put on here way to quickly, if i was to give a review the first couple hours of this game i probably would have given it a 5/10, because honestly its hard to get used to the game-play and camera control however now i am at the point to where i am really enjoying the game and its mechanics and really think this game should be around a 9/10. Great game to play during the holidays.

    Graphics: 10
    Gameplay: 8
    Character Control: 7
    Interaction with NPC's: 8
    Dialogue: 8
    Camera: 6
    rpg mechanics: 9    … Expand
  30. milbarkib
    Dec 8, 2014
    10
    all i have to say is best game ever i have had more sex with the npc then i have in masseffect / porn games / gta 5 there for this is the best game i have ever played
  31. Adman101
    Dec 9, 2014
    10
    Inquisition is the ultimate sequel to the fantastic game that started it all, Dragon Age: Origins. (Lets forget 2 ever existed). Flawless game play mechanics, a beautifully rounded story and fleshed out characters as well as exquisite graphics make this game a joy to play,
  32. Nyarulathotep
    Mar 12, 2016
    9
    This game got a incredible amount of hate that it didnt deserve. Read some of the reviews and people just went full retard complaining about things that doesnt make sense.
    I could not care less about Bioware. I played all three Dragon Age games and I have enjoyed all three pretty much equally.
    Dragon Age: Inquisition is no different. It's a real-time action rpg that is fun, has a    This game got a incredible amount of hate that it didnt deserve. Read some of the reviews and people just went full retard complaining about things that doesnt make sense.
    I could not care less about Bioware. I played all three Dragon Age games and I have enjoyed all three pretty much equally.
    Dragon Age: Inquisition is no different.

    It's a real-time action rpg that is fun, has a interesting plot, decent OST, beautiful visuals, great gameplay, open areas to explore, well written characters, plenty of sidequests to complete, and lenghty main story

    Character animations could have been done better, the multiplayer although fun has horrible matchmaking that they never bothered to fix, the game has several bugs and glitches, the skill system was downgraded, as well as the challenge too.

    Dragon Age: Inquisition is very different from Dragon Age Origins, but that doesnt mean the game is bad.
    Game series usually change with time, and Dragon Age is no different. Some people just doesnt seem to accept it. Believe me, the change in this case could have been A LOT worse.    … Expand
  33. TinoTrivino
    Jan 8, 2016
    8
    I understand why some users give this Masterpiece a low rating. Its because people keep stuck in the Starting Area, and after a wonderful Prologue, people starting to get boring, and thinking the whole game is like that... but far from the truth.
    Happened to me, and i was very close to quit. But i give it a try and after i starting to reearch in forums etc, i realised you dont need to    I understand why some users give this Masterpiece a low rating. Its because people keep stuck in the Starting Area, and after a wonderful Prologue, people starting to get boring, and thinking the whole game is like that... but far from the truth.
    Happened to me, and i was very close to quit. But i give it a try and after i starting to reearch in forums etc, i realised you dont need to finish an Area for advancing, you keep coming back etc like in others, and once i starting to advancing.. Oh my god.. IT WAS A MOVIE!!!! And i only have THANK YOUS to Bioware, and thank you specially after the patch repair some bugs, this game was meant to be a MMRPG like swtor. They said 200 hours gameplay, well i played everything, for more than 400 hour. And now with the DLC it just awesome.
    I inmerse so much in this game that i started to loose reality and wished i would be there. Specially the romance is awesome.
    Why do i give it a 8 instead of 10, because of the ending, i hate cliffhangers. And because if i wouldnt research about the begining, i eventually would quit the game and dont bought it (i download game first to see if i like them and its not piracy unless you sell it)...
    So again, THANK YOU BIOWARE... and wating for Mass Effect Andromeda now :D
    Good game, really it made history, and that it looses withDark Sould 2 its a question of EA illness :p lol    … Expand
  34. acc2690
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    When it comes down to it, Dragon Age is just a fun game.

    Despite all the BS about whether it is truly a dragon age origins style game is irrelevant. It still has all the same feeling as Dragon Age:O and 2 but with a more expansive world. And the game is playable. All the people saying that frame rates are a problem are morons. I played the game for 4 hours and i got a glitch once.    When it comes down to it, Dragon Age is just a fun game.

    Despite all the BS about whether it is truly a dragon age origins style game is irrelevant.
    It still has all the same feeling as Dragon Age:O and 2 but with a more expansive world.

    And the game is playable. All the people saying that frame rates are a problem are morons. I played the game for 4 hours and i got a glitch once. Even the old game used to crash. Every game has had small problems. Some are **** less than a week after release of a tittle that is in the hands of millions. Even testers would be unable to find the problems some users are having.

    At the end of the day the game is just extremely fun. It has a MASSIVE amount of content (which is good in this case, in many cases the amount of content does nothing for the game since the initial game sucks).

    If i went on metacritic and saw all the bad reviews and decided not to buy the game i would be missing out.    … Expand
  35. observer780
    Nov 23, 2014
    9
    Let me state that this is my first review on this site. With that in mind, I am creating this account and writing this review because I was surprised at the negative reviews that Dragon Age: Inquisition has gathered. There are flaws with the game: tactical camera does not zoom out enough, the controls for left/right pan and rotate in tactical mode are against standard convention of TBSLet me state that this is my first review on this site. With that in mind, I am creating this account and writing this review because I was surprised at the negative reviews that Dragon Age: Inquisition has gathered. There are flaws with the game: tactical camera does not zoom out enough, the controls for left/right pan and rotate in tactical mode are against standard convention of TBS games. The ease with which PC players are able to interact with the environment (loot) is also quite adversely affected due to "space" now being binded to jumping instead of general interaction. The vast areas can seem filled with clutter and lack of story. There were several clipping issues in one of my final levels that forced me to load from an earlier save.

    But yet, the game draws me back. For every irritant and disappointment, there comes an immersion of wonder in this world that Bioware has built. There is a reason behind the existence of their dungeons, be it a haunted mansion or a mine whose owners were evicted by spiders. This is an open world game that has undercurrents of what made Bioware great: storytelling. Sometimes it is too subtle or buried behind a series of plot triggers, but that depth also delivers a sense of exploration. This game has revisited what it means to be a Role-Playing Game and while it's answer is not perfect, it comes strikingly close to what a modern rpg should be: immersive, player-driven and filled with characters that connect with us and are relevant to the context of the times it is made in.

    Now comes the interesting bit: the reviews for this game are polarised and so the reader should be informed of some possible reasons for it:
    1) Performance: Apparently there are problems with DA:I when running with Nvidia graphics cards. Devs have stated that they are working on a fix for it.
    2) Interface: As I stated earlier, the interface and key bindings are not ideal. It took me quite a while to get used to it/remap it to my liking.
    3) DRM: The Denuvo DRM that DA:I uses has yet to be cracked and that may generate negative feedback from online users (such as spreading rumours that it creates adverse performance or through negative reviews)

    With respect to the points above, take the current reviews with a pinch of salt. This game is worth the initial confusion; bear with it, pull through and you will watch a world spring to life. (unless you are running on Nvidia then you might want to wait for a patch first)    … Expand
  36. Lenzie
    Mar 22, 2015
    9
    What a brilliant game! For me this Dragon Age iteration was by far the best game of the series and got so many things right versus its predecessors. If you enjoy action RPG's and have not played this game I'd recommend you give it a go.

    Pro's: - An interesting and never dull story / campaign to work through. - Great companions with a lot of personality and interesting side stories.    What a brilliant game! For me this Dragon Age iteration was by far the best game of the series and got so many things right versus its predecessors. If you enjoy action RPG's and have not played this game I'd recommend you give it a go.

    Pro's:

    - An interesting and never dull story / campaign to work through.
    - Great companions with a lot of personality and interesting side stories. For the 1st time in a long time when playing a game with multiple companions I varied my companions a lot through the game and enjoyed their banter and exploring the effect different builds had on their combat styles and usefulness in game.
    - Plenty of side quests to work through coupled with very solid back stories and lore.
    - Superb graphics with extremely well crafted and at times stunning environments (cudos to the artwork team!!).
    - Enjoyable fast-paced action rpg type combat that reminded me somewhat of the combat style of Kingdoms of Amalur (which is a good thing).

    Con's:

    - The repetitive 'go fetch 20 of this thing' quests quickly became tedious.
    - Crafting was great but I felt that 'finding' or accessing useful or high level crafting schematics was too restricted.

    Areas for improvement for the next in the series:

    - Sending Leliana, Cullen and Josephine off on missions via the war table @ Skyhold was a great addition to the series. It was always fun to be able to discover or 'unlock' things via the war table.
    That said Bioware could have made this a much better game feature by including some strategy elements - say for example by including 'risk' style gameplay where you could amass and move army units around to conquer and unlock regions or defeat opposing factions.    … Expand
  37. akkediszz
    Dec 1, 2014
    10
    You will always see people bashing Bioware.

    The game has positives: Great story Beautiful zones Variety of quests about a 100 hours of gameplay Great replay value Bad things: Crafting is a bit forced for a Bioware game. In the first couple hours I encountered some bad and erroneous performance. The game starts out bland, and then ends up in a massively great game. I have a    You will always see people bashing Bioware.

    The game has positives:
    Great story
    Beautiful zones
    Variety of quests
    about a 100 hours of gameplay
    Great replay value

    Bad things:
    Crafting is a bit forced for a Bioware game.
    In the first couple hours I encountered some bad and erroneous performance.

    The game starts out bland, and then ends up in a massively great game.
    I have a midranged pc, and I have great performance btw: radeon 280x, 8GB team extreme 2133 ram, amd 8120 oc.    … Expand
  38. hi5dude2
    Feb 25, 2015
    9
    Dragon Age Inquisitions is all about exploration, lore, and, more importantly a return to Bioware's D&D roots: REAL roleplaying!

    So what is it about? Well, the game gives you a giant world, a clear goal, and a ton of quality (compared to things like Skyrim at least) content, with a huge focus on "doing things your way, living your own fantasy, crafting your character". There are tons of    Dragon Age Inquisitions is all about exploration, lore, and, more importantly a return to Bioware's D&D roots: REAL roleplaying!

    So what is it about? Well, the game gives you a giant world, a clear goal, and a ton of quality (compared to things like Skyrim at least) content, with a huge focus on "doing things your way, living your own fantasy, crafting your character". There are tons of what to some might seem like pointless quests or combat, because they do not advance the main plotline. That is because the purpose is character building and roleplaying (you know, that whole "roleplaying" thing, the R in RPG). This is a different focus than the previous two games, and if you come in expecting the same plot focus from before you will be disappointed and missing out.

    The lore is amazing. Bioware releases books along with their games, and the books for Dragon Age have been critical to the development of Inquisitions (most important being Asunder and Masked Empire). If you do not read the books you are 1) missing out and 2) don't really have a right to complain since you are not their target audience. It is not optional if you are serious about playing the games. And don't even get me started on people who skipped the previous games or even Dragon Age Awakening. Pretty much if you do not have a passionate opinion going into dragon age about how to solve the mage problem then don't bother, this game is not for you.

    Some of the boring bla bla bla stuff:
    -Great writing (its a bioware game, duh)
    -Great music (again, its a bioware game)
    -Extremely progressive ideals (if you have a problem with trans people, gtfo, and this game is not for you)
    -Meh graphics (pretty, but not really on par with most next-gen)
    -Lots of glitches, crashes once every 5-10 hours (for the third time, its a bioware game, we expect this), but nothing that makes the game unplayable.
    -The animation for the first few hours is really badly done, but later it gets better and enjoyable. I do not know why.
    -The best and most comprehensive lore and worldbuilding from any high fantasy game you have ever heard of.
    -Excellent voice acting (its a bioware game! Of course this is true!)
    -Meh combat (The combat is where it falls flat the biggest, it is not a good action combat game like Skyrim, and not a good tactical game like Dragon Age Origins, and it is a lot easier than it should be, although in the end it is still enjoyable, just not as good as we should be expecting from Bioware).

    In the end, you play this game because you love the dragon age lore, because you love the world and want to explore it and see events through, but most importantly because you love roleplaying games! (The RP is for roleplaying).

    You will end up not enjoying this game if you are looking for a combat focused experience, or because you are new to the series, or because you do not care about lore or worldbuilding. You have to bring your own motivation to this game.    … Expand
  39. Cloud981
    Dec 17, 2014
    10
    I will say frankly. Given that I have a weakness for Bioware games, i would say that my opinion is irrelevant,but objectively speaking,this game is absolutely fantastic. The story, voice acting, graphics, combat animations, free roaming, it's all on top level. There is no shallowness in this game and after 15-20h i felt i didn't even scratch the surface. It has couple of bugs,butI will say frankly. Given that I have a weakness for Bioware games, i would say that my opinion is irrelevant,but objectively speaking,this game is absolutely fantastic. The story, voice acting, graphics, combat animations, free roaming, it's all on top level. There is no shallowness in this game and after 15-20h i felt i didn't even scratch the surface. It has couple of bugs,but nevertheless it's a gem that will last for ages for a true RPG fans.… Expand
  40. omomo
    Jan 2, 2015
    10
    Thank you for so much content in the original release!! They could have totally had like 4 DLC's but Bioware did the respectable thing and included a lot of content in the basic version!

    Graphics get a 10.. (980 GTX, 4K using Nivida DSR- Dynamic Super Resolution on High settings, best looking game I've ever played.. not sure what the folks that are complaining are using) I'm at 103    Thank you for so much content in the original release!! They could have totally had like 4 DLC's but Bioware did the respectable thing and included a lot of content in the basic version!

    Graphics get a 10.. (980 GTX, 4K using Nivida DSR- Dynamic Super Resolution on High settings, best looking game I've ever played.. not sure what the folks that are complaining are using)

    I'm at 103 hours of game play so far, and I kinda like it but.. I can't help to compare it to the the first two Dragon Ages. While playing this one I still have not come across any caves or side quest that take me so deep into the abyss that I wish I never stepped foot into it. Such as the Wolf of the Wilds quest in Dragon Age Origins, or when I almost die in the Fade. I had to re-load a save from 3 hours earlier just to stock up on potions to complete these quest.

    I had one surprise in this game about 10 to 15 hours into it, but that was it.. (there were many other small encounters that were interesting and could have been built on). I feel like someone made Bioware dial down the creativity nob and not add a little strange eeriness to the game. Perhaps it's still to come.. But like I said, I'm 103 hours into the game. I think I'm 75 percent complete.

    Story 7, Gameplay 9, Graphics 10

    Eitherway, it's an awesome game.. I'll be buying all the DLC for sure, thanks for so much content to begin with!!!!!

    Bottom line, if I don't compare to the first to DA's.. this is a 10.

    BTW, I gave Mass Effect 3 a 10 all the way, and loved the original ending Thank you for so much content in the original release!! They could have totally had like 4 DLC's but Bioware did the respectable thing and included a lot of content in the basic version!

    I'm at 103 hours of game play so far, and I kinda like it but.. I can't help to compare it to the the first two Dragon Ages. While playing this one I still have not come across any caves or side quest that take me so deep into the abyss that I wish I never stepped foot into it. Such as the Wolf of the Wilds quest in Dragon Age Origins, or when I almost die in the Fade. I had to re-load a save from 3 hours earlier just to stock up on potions to complete these quest.

    I had one surprise in this game about 10 to 15 hours into it, but that was it.. (there were many other small encounters that were interesting and could have been built on). I feel like someone made Bioware dial down the creativity nob and not add a little strange eeriness to the game. Perhaps it's still to come.. But like I said, I'm 103 hours into the game. I think I'm 75 percent complete.

    Story 7, Gameplay 9, Graphics 10.

    Eitherway, it's an awesome game.. I'll be buying all the DLC for sure, thanks for so much content to begin with!!!!!

    Bottom line, if I don't compare to the first to DA's.. this is a 10.

    BTW, I gave Mass Effect 3 a 10 all the way, and loved the original ending Thank you for so much content in the original release!! They could have totally had like 4 DLC's but Bioware did the respectable thing and included a lot of content in the basic version!

    I'm at 103 hours of game play so far, and I kinda like it but.. I can't help to compare it to the the first two Dragon Ages. While playing this one I still have not come across any caves or side quest that take me so deep into the abyss that I wish I never stepped foot into it. Such as the Wolf of the Wilds quest in Dragon Age Origins, or when I almost die in the Fade. I had to re-load a save from 3 hours earlier just to stock up on potions to complete these quest.

    I had one surprise in this game about 10 to 15 hours into it, but that was it.. (there were many other small encounters that were interesting and could have been built on). I feel like someone made Bioware dial down the creativity nob and not add a little strange eeriness to the game. Perhaps it's still to come.. But like I said, I'm 103 hours into the game. I think I'm 75 percent complete.

    Story 7, Gameplay 9, Graphics 10.

    Eitherway, it's an awesome game.. I'll be buying all the DLC for sure, thanks for so much content to begin with!!!!!

    Bottom line, if I don't compare to the first to DA's.. this is a 10.

    BTW, I gave Mass Effect 3 a 10 all the way, and loved the original ending    … Expand
  41. caden13
    Nov 23, 2014
    9
    Thought about giving this a 10 to balance out trolls, but that didn’t seem intellectually honest so I’ll give it a 9. I have no idea what SOME people are complaining about, oh wait yes I do.

    1. Not being DAO enough What does this even mean? Dragon Age Origins is terrible by today’s graphic standards. The combat was atrocious, the skill trees in DAI are no more limiting than they were    Thought about giving this a 10 to balance out trolls, but that didn’t seem intellectually honest so I’ll give it a 9. I have no idea what SOME people are complaining about, oh wait yes I do.

    1. Not being DAO enough
    What does this even mean? Dragon Age Origins is terrible by today’s graphic standards. The combat was atrocious, the skill trees in DAI are no more limiting than they were in DAO (you could in theory make Alistair, Sten, The Warden, Loghain, Ogrhen, and Zevran all use the exact same skills if you wanted). Is the writing on par with some of the finest literature the world over, no. It certainly is at least equal to if it doesn’t surpass the writing in DAO though. Besides you only had like 2.5 dragons in DAO and a zillion of those annoying little dragonlings in this one I’ve already seen four dragons (I most ignobly ran from three but I make no apologies for that).

    2. Alleged crashes
    I’m not sure what to tell you here, I haven’t had this problem once. The worst I’ve had is a bit of audio stuttering and slight visual clipping, which break the immersion I grant you. However, let me remind you, YOU’RE ENGAGING IN ESCAPISM AND PLAYING A VIDEO GAME! If you want total immersion in a fantasy world of swords and such go to a Renaissance Faire and lap it up, you probably won’t see any darkspawn or dragons but at least there won’t be problems with immersion.

    3. “Clunky controls”
    Should you have to lay out $60 or so for a controller just to play a game, probably not. Ideally a game should transition to all platforms without any issues. But think about it for half a second, at least we’re at a point in time where games can make a successful transition to all platforms, you may recall there was a time when you couldn’t get Uncharted on anything but PS. Now things in the industry are and have changed. If you already laid out somewhere in the high three figures and low four figures for an awesome rig…lay out the $60 and make your life so much easier while you enjoy even just the first 20 hours…after you get out of the damn Hinterlands of course.

    4. Open World/MMORPG-ness
    Why is this an issue? If you don’t want to do some of the fetch/collection quests don’t do them. It’s really not an issue; the climax of the first act has NOTHING to do with whether or not you led the farmer’s druffalo back to the pasture or not. I didn’t by the way. Are you saying you’d prefer the claustrophobic environs we had in ME, ME2, DAO, DA2?

    5. Tactical controls
    I’ll give you that one. The camera is a bit off and the execution of the strategic aspect of the game (i.e. behavior/commands) isn’t the best. However, you’re not playing Europa Universalis IV or Company of Heroes. You really have to keep in mind how ridiculously absurd it sounds to demand both visceral RPG combat and the ability to have a deity’s view/control of the battlefield in addition to all the other items on your list of demands for a game.

    6. Character creator
    Yes, critics of it are absolutely correct. It’s terrible, but so was Skyrim’s. It’s also a lot better than what you had to work with in DAO or DAII, so again it’s really not a big issue since Bioware hasn’t regressed on that front.    … Expand
  42. catking2003
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    The game has some annoying bugs, graphics glitch and stuff and it probably only deserves an 8 but I will give it 10 to counter those morons who gave the game 0

    Basically DA: I has improved greatly over the previous installment, and it makes DA2 look like a big demo. Its story and character development are on par with the best in gaming industry (I mean Wasteland 2, Baldur's Gate level    The game has some annoying bugs, graphics glitch and stuff and it probably only deserves an 8 but I will give it 10 to counter those morons who gave the game 0

    Basically DA: I has improved greatly over the previous installment, and it makes DA2 look like a big demo. Its story and character development are on par with the best in gaming industry (I mean Wasteland 2, Baldur's Gate level of writing not Skyrim) All in all it is Dragon Age done right. Some may still have a nostalgic fetish to DA: Origin but I must say, DA: Inquisition has surpassed its two predecessors, in general.    … Expand
  43. nima1990
    Dec 28, 2014
    10
    This game deserves a 10. The graphics are the best until now since the beginning of the 8th gen. the story is perfect. Characters interact in a beautiful way. There are a few bugs and crashes but they don't affect the experience. Some people say bad port but I've heard PC was the basic platform not consoles. Every once in a while a game is released that redefines a whole genre. Dragon AgeThis game deserves a 10. The graphics are the best until now since the beginning of the 8th gen. the story is perfect. Characters interact in a beautiful way. There are a few bugs and crashes but they don't affect the experience. Some people say bad port but I've heard PC was the basic platform not consoles. Every once in a while a game is released that redefines a whole genre. Dragon Age Inquisition was one of those games. It also made DAO and DAII look just like a practice to make DAI.… Expand
  44. jesseblue
    Dec 2, 2014
    10
    Dragon Age Inquisition ist nicht Dragon Age oder Dragon Age 2, nein es ist wesentlich besser als man denkt! (Dragon Age 1 spielt in einer eigenen Liga und wird für immer eines der besten Games bleiben) An alle die das Spiel so wie ich aufgrund der Steuerung verflucht haben kann ich nur sagen spielt einen Jäger und gebt Dragon Age eine Chance, ihr werdet es so wie ich nicht bereuen. IchDragon Age Inquisition ist nicht Dragon Age oder Dragon Age 2, nein es ist wesentlich besser als man denkt! (Dragon Age 1 spielt in einer eigenen Liga und wird für immer eines der besten Games bleiben) An alle die das Spiel so wie ich aufgrund der Steuerung verflucht haben kann ich nur sagen spielt einen Jäger und gebt Dragon Age eine Chance, ihr werdet es so wie ich nicht bereuen. Ich hätte dem Spiel nach den ersten 30min aufgrund der Steuerung und des katastrophalen Taktik Modus nicht mehr wie einen Stern gegeben (was habe ich BioWare in den ersten Stunden verflucht). Für mich war das Game unspielbar! Daher habe ich erst eimal im Multiplayer geübt, bis mir neue Steuerung ins Blut übergegangen ist und siehe da, läuft es richtig gut, da diese (man kann es nicht glauben) wirklich durchdacht ist. Die Landschaft und Atmosphäre ist bombastisch. Der Anfang des Games ist zäh aber nach ca.3h wird es immer besser. Daher ganz klar 5 Sterne!!! Bis jetzt hab ich ca. 15h Spielzeit und bin noch im 1/3 weil ich wirklich jeden Meter dieser Grandiosen Landschaft genieße. Gute Arbeit und Dank an BioWare!!… Expand
  45. RyanGB
    Dec 2, 2014
    10
    First, my position. I do believe this is the closest game to greatness for the rpg genre, for me, in 30 years. I have loved jrpgs, turn based (Divinity:OS is good), fp based like Elder Scrolls, but no game has inspired pure enjoyment like this since I was a kid playing Bard's Tale III.

    Sure the character crafting and advancement is very console like, but this game's mechanics and    First, my position. I do believe this is the closest game to greatness for the rpg genre, for me, in 30 years. I have loved jrpgs, turn based (Divinity:OS is good), fp based like Elder Scrolls, but no game has inspired pure enjoyment like this since I was a kid playing Bard's Tale III.

    Sure the character crafting and advancement is very console like, but this game's mechanics and questing is just too enjoyable. The visuals are spot on. They are not pushing boundaries, but are at the leading edge so that the game looks beautiful and plays the same (provided you have good hardware). Many have experienced bugs, I have not run into a single one and am playing at 5760x1080 in crossfire. Not a single crash, tear or glitch. That is remarkable to me given all the complaining around.

    To be sure a character might stand on a tent, or do something impossible, but this, in my opinion is due to the novel use of verticality in the game. Because you can jump and climb, the NPCs have to be able to move to places otherwise not anticipated in an attempt to stay with you. That is not a flaw. It should not bother you.

    I am about 15 hours in and am still not off the first primary objective map as they are just an unending number of things to do, each one interesting and each one worth the exp points.

    To speak a bit to combat, it looks beautiful and the magics are presented in a very fun and controllable way. The only admitable problem I could see, some truly hardcore gamers may find the combat a bit too easy. For me, I only have time to drop in and out of this world, so mastery is hard. This combat is fun and intuitive, but not simple, h & s crap like DA2. It has good balance. You can make combat more or less strategic too your likely with some limitations. Overall, it is really fun.

    The only complaint....WTF, bears are your ultimate nemesis, they can f-stuff up for you when you are trying to do something completely unrelated. Come on, a bear, I am running from a bear cause I know it is a fight that is gonna piss me off?! Not that you might lose, but someone is gonna need to heal, and if you are wounded heading somewhere you might run into one and the only thing you can say is WTF, a bear, now really, go away bear!

    In my opinion, this a rare game where the critics have it right and the users don't. Don't hold back it is good, really good.    … Expand
  46. Bosshd
    Dec 3, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm 20 hour in the game: Conclusion: Grapics are very nice. The story, politics, atmosphere are trilling, its been a long time that i played a game like this. I think the game is better then skyrim, dint feel skyrim story was good. But then again. I played all 3 dragon ages. This game is the really good.

    I would say better then the witcher 2. To bad that its getting bashed by alot 0 reviews here. Probably trolls who dint even buy the game or maybe downloaded it? How can u say such thing , there is so much dialog, voice acting choice, Builds, party members. U even have ur own ambassadors lol. And inquisinon perks that also effect the story. The world is so huge lol. I like the quests. ok i had a gather x food, but it was nicly dialog voiceacted, that he needed some food for the poor people and stuff like that. I play the game on Nightmare. Excellent work idd Bioware. It gets me a bit mad that call of duty warfare get better score then this game...on ps4 atleast, even The Evil Within get better review score. I wonder if the guys that reviewed this are drunk? Seriosly get a life. Cheers bioware!    … Expand
  47. Anebriate
    Mar 16, 2015
    8
    This is a good game. It's not perfect, and it's not as rich and meaningful as something like Morrowind or even Skyrim, but it takes a lot of classical formulas, mixes in a few new mechanics, and delivers a fun, dizzyingly vast and satisfying, if somewhat repetitive, experience.

    I think that if they had spent a little less time creating up SO many things to do in the world and redirected    This is a good game. It's not perfect, and it's not as rich and meaningful as something like Morrowind or even Skyrim, but it takes a lot of classical formulas, mixes in a few new mechanics, and delivers a fun, dizzyingly vast and satisfying, if somewhat repetitive, experience.

    I think that if they had spent a little less time creating up SO many things to do in the world and redirected that effort into making those fewer things to do more meaningful, the game could have been one of the finest action-RPGs of its generation.

    I see a lot of weird conservative reviews citing disgust for the LGBT promotion, and... it's actually a little bit hard to defend the game in this case. I'm pretty liberal, and I was cringing a lot at some of the gender & sexuality mini-lectures they snuck into the dialogue. Come on, Bioware. You're not going to change anyone's mind by preaching. Just let us meet new characters and make up our own minds about them. Leaving that aside, I still believe that an over-compensation for typical character archetypes is better than falling into the archetypes themselves--so, it could have been worse.

    As a PC gamer, I found the port to be tolerable, if only just. It certainly beats Dark Souls. I have a powerful machine, and the game looks spectacular on maxed settings--especially the environments. A lot of work was put into this game, and it deserves to be played.    … Expand
  48. quantesa
    Dec 22, 2014
    10
    Very amazing, highly enjoyed it - beyond belif - amazing, completely amazing, everyone should really try this game, I've been pestering about it a month now, re-play'd it 4 - 5 times, due to me having no life, and completed it 150 hours gameplay, it's amazing!
  49. knightcliffe
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    So while this game isnt perfect it is a ton of fun to play, they brought back armor for your companions and talking to them feels like talking to a real person, combat takes a little getting used to but is a ton of fun and the story is solid, you get some old faces, some new ones and learn more about others cultures from your companions who are actually from these other cultures. I wishSo while this game isnt perfect it is a ton of fun to play, they brought back armor for your companions and talking to them feels like talking to a real person, combat takes a little getting used to but is a ton of fun and the story is solid, you get some old faces, some new ones and learn more about others cultures from your companions who are actually from these other cultures. I wish there was more of a skill tree for the mages so that I could have radically different styles but at the same time I never feel like im throwing my skill points away, my biggest issue would be the leaving out of the tactics screen where you could finetune how your party fights, make your mage use a certain spell whenever there are clustered enemies or have a certain person always attack magic users as soon as they appear but it all works out in the end. all in all I LOVE this game… Expand
  50. DetriyKimal
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    Я восхищён этой игрой. Разработчики обещали сделать самую большую игру серии и они сдержали обещание .
    В плане сюжета всё отлично . Продуманные персонажи и их характеры , битвы , политические интриги , старые знакомые и всяческие упоминания ваших решений в предыдущих играх.
    Боевая система. Биовары убрали всё лишнее . Скиллов стало меньше , но они стали уникальнее. Единственный спорный    Я восхищён этой игрой. Разработчики обещали сделать самую большую игру серии и они сдержали обещание .
    В плане сюжета всё отлично . Продуманные персонажи и их характеры , битвы , политические интриги , старые знакомые и всяческие упоминания ваших решений в предыдущих играх.
    Боевая система. Биовары убрали всё лишнее . Скиллов стало меньше , но они стали уникальнее. Единственный спорный момент - это урезка хила , но в какой-то степени это плюс , так как заставляет посидеть в тактическом интерфейсе и хорошенько подумать.
    К графике никаких пререканий .
    Локации огромны . Этот мир хочется исследовать. В нём хочется провести десятки часов.
    Крафтинг приобрёл актуальность в этой игре. Большой и вариативный крафтинг.
    Если вы фанат Века Дракона , то эта игра обязана стоять у вас на полке.
    Лучшая РПГ последних лет. Её можно поставить наравне с другими шедеврами мира РПГ 2012 - 2014 годов . Такими , как божественная Mass Effect 3 , концовка которой была лучшей за последние годы , или Divinity Original Sin - открытием , возвращением к корням жанра.    … Expand
  51. RebelliousGoat
    Feb 11, 2015
    10
    This game incredibly detailed and there is a lot to do in the massive sandbox world with realistic looking graphics. I love this game so much and it is very very easy to get sucked in to this game with the countless weapons, loot, and inventory items. They give everything you do, yes even the side missions, a meaning, this is a must buy for any gamer.
  52. Karrade
    Nov 23, 2014
    8
    PC - 60 Hours of Gameplay so far.

    Opening thoughts and positives. Large immersive game, lags badly in the beginning before you really open up the world and characters. I suggest moving out of the prologue area hinterlands at speed, then coming back when and as you like. Some of the main characters are genuinely moving in their motivations, a few feel flat but most are worth    PC - 60 Hours of Gameplay so far.

    Opening thoughts and positives.

    Large immersive game, lags badly in the beginning before you really open up the world and characters. I suggest moving out of the prologue area hinterlands at speed, then coming back when and as you like.

    Some of the main characters are genuinely moving in their motivations, a few feel flat but most are worth spending time getting know. Choices from the other games do make an impact but not as much as I would have liked given how much time we spent on those other games.

    Story - has a few twists but I wouldn't call it mindblowing, it's not bad though. It has a slow start however, and could have used some more early game momentum. Old characters make a return but not as many as you might like, some come in later as the game progresses.

    Open world means you must set the pace yourself. That means you pick and choose what to do when and where. Upgrading for your base of operations, customization for it through collectibles and development projects; several degrees of equipment customization but these don't open up fully until later levels when you get decent materials, and runes; companion quests, with a hardening like mechanic; romantic story arcs; conflicts to deal with and resolve in your own camp and outside of it; impressively again certain characters get tied into story events, and then it's up to you to navigate them and the plot through it.

    There's a lot to do, don't get stuck in one part of it too long. Vary what you are doing and you might well enjoy it more, fast travel and mounts makes it easy to resume pretty much exactly where you were, in fact it makes it too easy with respawning health potions.

    Healing. OMG I can't heal??? Wrong.

    Eventually some characters have advanced skills with healing abilities for themselves and one for others. Lifedrain abilities, heal on kill/damage, and heal boosts as well as others I won't spoil to help you heal. You have two abilities called barrier and guard which act as temporary health, barrier when coupled with specialization and normal upgrades from the skill trees can be fairly tough on normal. Guard is overpowered imho, especially when using guard boosting abilities and a shield.

    Negatives

    Tactical camera - Gets stuck on terrain/roof, doesn't give you a tactical view of the battle. If a camera fails to give you a tactical view as I can’t zoom out and often simply can’t move it into place, it’s not working right.

    Controls - On the PC feel a bit sluggish. I am used to it, but the first couple of hours, and occasionally afterwards like when you are riding your horse and because it is sluggish you fall off a small cliff.

    Bugs - This game has several bugs that need patching. Are any gamebreaking? Probably but none that i've encountered, but save often. Odd things like people falling out of the sky or into chairs, small camps of enemies just disappearing on a whim. It's noticeable that it needed more quality testing on the PC port before release.

    Rogues in Melee, I am sure it is possible to use a rogue melee companion well, however for the average player, even with all his evades, he is as survivable as a piece of cardboard in a fire. He has no guard, no barrier (unless you can keep him close to a mage, which is dangerous for the mage melee range) and no self heals, unless you give him minor abilities from items. Conclusion - stick with ranged rogues, any rogue companion can be specialised for range combat.

    Minor mention - graphical textures for medium quality character meshes are absolutely terrible. The hair looks like glue, turn mesh quality to high immediately. The world looks okay graphically on medium, the trees needed more work.

    Looting – I have a love hate relationship with spamming the same key, over and over and over.

    Notes:
    Combat – Average for my mage. It's simplistic in the beginning and then more fun when you work with the skill system to set up combination attacks, like freeze/shatter to boost your close combat mage's barrier and focus.

    Skills can be changed around for a small cost, welcomingly companions start with all their points to allocate.

    UI – is passable. It’s icons were too small for me, and each part felt segregated from the others.

    Quests – The variety of quests is bigger than I could list here. Fetch, Kill, Quest, Alter the landscape, if you are not enjoying something skip it.

    Conclusion
    I buy RPG’s for the characters, immersion and story, so I am rating this an 8. It does these things well, once you get out of the hinterlands! The controls, glitches, poor early pacing, lacklustre early combat, and UI to an extent make me want to give this a 7 but I am enjoying myself enough with feeling like an inquisitor, with plenty to do at 60 hours in still! I have got more than my monies worth already and I’m only halfway through, so it just squeezed in an 8 from me, just the sheer volume of content.

    DLC - Needs more random events, to come to you and engage you    … Expand
  53. Danit
    Nov 23, 2014
    8
    Absolutely loved it, took me about 50 hours and i still have many places left to explore. Think i am going to replay it as different classes until the controls are fixed for PC and then run it at a higher difficulty.

    the Good. Huge world that feels like its actualy living instead of filled with things. Great story great companions especially Iron Bull Most of the choices and    Absolutely loved it, took me about 50 hours and i still have many places left to explore. Think i am going to replay it as different classes until the controls are fixed for PC and then run it at a higher difficulty.

    the Good.

    Huge world that feels like its actualy living instead of filled with things.

    Great story

    great companions especially Iron Bull

    Most of the choices and made me think how they would effect me and the world.

    Animations are great especially for mages.

    Knight enchanter while super powerful is very fun to play.

    There were almost no doors that couldn't be opened and many houses were just there with no pick ups in them and fully furnished to look like they belonged in the world. its a detail that most games ignore.

    Suggestions

    1. Ai is garbage on ranged companions, they stand in Aoes and run into melee very often. for normal encounters it doesn't matter too much but for fights with stuff like dragons it gets them killed .

    2. it is very easy to out level areas entirely so i end up skipping entire regions. changing it so if you out level an area it automatically brings things to your lvl would be helpful.

    3. last boss was super easy mainly because of my level. i think the last boss should always be a certain level above yours.

    4. Tactical mode and pc controls are kinda bad. there's enough on them in these forums so i wont repeat.

    5. After finishing the game skyhold gets really buggy. characters and objects not loading in and it wont allow me to judge anyone.

    6. an actual tactics menu like in origins would be cool.

    7. some crashes but hey i give Bethesda games free passes on this.

    as the game stands i would give it a 8/10. if controls, Ai and tactical menu are fixed easily a 9/10    … Expand
  54. dnl_ion2007
    Dec 24, 2014
    10
    best RPG I played in years. I can't remember since when I was that hooked for hours. great story, gameplay, graphics. I would recommend a controller to play this game
  55. chegrobubs
    Mar 6, 2015
    9
    Positive: Amazing game! I'm not really the usual RPG type of gamer but this..this game..It has a great story to it, and pretty good customization of your character. I just love the story line to this game, the graphics are one of my favorite features in this game also. Great graphics, great story line, great characters, oh and don't forget great voice acting, how better can it get? IPositive: Amazing game! I'm not really the usual RPG type of gamer but this..this game..It has a great story to it, and pretty good customization of your character. I just love the story line to this game, the graphics are one of my favorite features in this game also. Great graphics, great story line, great characters, oh and don't forget great voice acting, how better can it get? I recently started playing this game, ehhh about 2 or 3 days ago and I..am..HOOKED. Once I finish one mission I have a desire to start another one! I can literally spend hours on this game. I highly recommend this game if you're a big RPG fan. Thumbs up to Bioware, great game!

    Negative:
    Although, this game is good but a negative about this game is that the boss fights are pretty extreme and the game doesn't really hand you any supplies for your health potions. Especially when you're really low on health and there aren't any potions available it could get really annoying but other than that it's a great game.    … Expand
  56. Sollyz
    Nov 20, 2014
    9
    Always trust Bioware to come through with making a solid RPG, came into Dragonage franchise not expecting much, but was surprisingly impressed.

    Stunning graphics, a huge world to get lost in and once again fantastic storytelling and lets not forget EA published a game which has a near perfect release which is a massive step-up in reputation for EA, well done EA!
  57. zazie_rx
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    So far I have about 30 or so hours into this game. I played through Origins and Dragon Age 2 multiple times, and I must say, this game feels much more like origins, which is a good thing. The game is huge and beautiful, its obvious they put a allot of work into this, much more then Dragon Age 2. I'm talking skyrim level of effort.

    Something to keep in mind though, this game requires    So far I have about 30 or so hours into this game. I played through Origins and Dragon Age 2 multiple times, and I must say, this game feels much more like origins, which is a good thing. The game is huge and beautiful, its obvious they put a allot of work into this, much more then Dragon Age 2. I'm talking skyrim level of effort.

    Something to keep in mind though, this game requires some decent hardware to get a good experience. I had turn off AA and set graphics to High (as opposed to the preset ultra) with my GTX 660 to get ~60FPS. People complaining about shiny hair in other reviews simply need to turn their mesh quality from medium to high ( i had the same issue ). This is not your grandma's dragon age, if you're using the same PC as you did in 2008 for Origins, you're going to have a bad time. I have yet to experience any sort of crashes myself, but then again my computer is a bit higher end then most and I have been using the latest Nvidia drivers that has support for this game specifically. My specs for the curious:

    Intel i7 4970k
    16 Gigs ram @ 1800mhz
    MSI gaming Z97M motherboard
    eVGA GTX 660

    I have a few nitpicks, but nothing that will take away from the game. The looting system could be improved, no longer do you walk over and loot something and you click on it, you have to be right on it, a little annoying but from what I understand, the team is pooling concerns like these and rolling them out in a patch later.

    Overall, the game is great looking, textures look awesome and everything seems so polished.. they took their time with this. Its a true successor to Dragon Age: Origins, if you liked Origins, get this, but then again, I assume people who did are already planning on getting this anyways, I wasn't happy with 2, seemed very rushed, but this game has already made up for it.    … Expand
  58. Sushi-Y
    Jan 2, 2015
    8
    Dragon Age: Inquisition is riding on a lot of expectations. Many people had hoped this game would bring us back to the deep and complex gameplay seen in the original game, rather than the oversimplified hack-and-slash fest that was Dragon Age 2.

    In many ways, Inquisition does capture many of the original game's "feel", but it also carries over an equal amount of gameplay mechanics from    Dragon Age: Inquisition is riding on a lot of expectations. Many people had hoped this game would bring us back to the deep and complex gameplay seen in the original game, rather than the oversimplified hack-and-slash fest that was Dragon Age 2.

    In many ways, Inquisition does capture many of the original game's "feel", but it also carries over an equal amount of gameplay mechanics from Dragon Age 2 that turned many people off. I suspect this is the primary reason why the scores have been so polarized: in a number of ways, Inquisition does feel like dressed-up, prettier looking version of Dragon Age 2, and for many people that is just disappointing.

    The biggest complaint probably lies in the gameplay, which is best described as an attempt to merge the more traditional, old-school RPG gameplay found in Origins with the more action-oriented system seen in DA2, Unfortunately, the result ended up feeling far too similar to DA2, with only token considerations given to Origin's mechanics. For example, a tactical camera is available that allows you to pause the game and methodically issue orders to individual party members, which can sometimes be useful in longer or larger scale battles. However, due to the fact that the vast majority of skills available to your characters are spam-and-forget (there isn't even any healing abiltiies, instead, each character carry a limited number of potions that are automatically used when they are low on health and refilled when you return to camp), and the combat being generally fast-paced (that is to say, a chaotic smash fest), there's little reason to bother with strategic plays over simply spamming your skills until your enemy is dead. Character development is similarly limited, with the only benefit from leveling up being skill points that are used to learn a limited selection of skills or spells, and the ability to wear higher-level gear.

    It's clear Inquisition's gameplay mechanic was designed with "keep it simple" in mind, most likely to keep it appealing to as many players as possible. Hardcore gamers hoping for an old-school gaming experience will probably feel unsatisfied and consider the gameplay "shallow".

    Having said that, if you can look past these design decisions, there's still a relatively rich and interesting game here. Inquisition picks up the story where the previous games left off, and I personally enjoyed returning to the land and lore of Dragon Age, which feels just as unique and interesting as ever. Characters and party members you meet are generally interesting and it's always fun to see how they interact with one another during your outings. There are plenty of returning characters - from cameos to full on party members - to keep veterans happy as well. The story is well written and although it meanders a bit at certain points, it remains relatively engaging and entertaining.

    When you are not fighting or talking to people, you're probably exploring the various areas of the world in large sprawling maps littered with side-quests. Yes, many of these are simple fetch quests, while others involve (ugh) collectibles, but these are generally well-placed so that you will find interesting vistas, landmarks, or other neat things to see as you travel from task to task, if you're into that sort of thing.

    A quick word on hardware. I play the game on high settings with a GTX770 and have had absolutely no issues. Frame rates remained solid and I have never once experienced stutters or slowdowns. This game is clearly designed to be played with a gamepad though, which I quickly switched to after realizing a mouse+keyboard is simply unnecessary and cumbersome for a game like this.

    At the end of the day, if you can look past what this game is not (a spiritual successor to Origins) and focus on what it does have to offer (a solid game with a rich cast of characters and interesting lore) you will likely enjoy Inquisition.    … Expand
  59. pipili
    Dec 13, 2014
    10
    После скайрима отлично идет игра. Очень понравилась. Графика,геймлей на высоте. Не понимаю отрицательных оценок игре,видимо зажрались люди,не иначе :)
  60. DrVarsims
    Dec 25, 2014
    8
    Not as good as Dragon Age Origins, but better than DA2. "Open World" is fun, but you cannot run from one end to the other, like Skyrim. Maybe better story than Skyrim though? Has long load screens, only once crashed after 50+ hours of playing.
  61. Brenden7
    Jan 12, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Given the negative player response to both Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3, BioWare needed a game to answer its critics and prove that they are still the best in the business when it comes to RPGs. I will not criticize Mass Effect 3 as it is one of my favorite games despite the unsatisfying ending, but I will gladly criticize Dragon Age 2 which I felt was a dreadfully poor game and a terrible follow up to Dragon Age: Origins. BioWare needs Inquisition to breathe life back into the series.

    So how did BioWare do in the latest edition to the franchise? One of the chief complaints to DA2 was the use of recycles maps. There can be no such complaints in this area with Inquisition, the game is huge! Each area is feels unique and has a certain history behind it. While the large environments are fantastic to explore there is a downside to it which I will detail later. The soundtrack to game is also excellent.

    Another great aspect of Inquisition is the characters. BioWare has a talent of creating interesting and memorable characters and Inquisition didn't disappoint. There are nine characters to join the party as well as having three advisors with whom you can chat and learn about. Varric returns together with Cassandra and I think they are my two favorite characters. All characters were well written and had interesting back stories. The voice acting is once again incredible.

    Combat has improved from the over the top flashy mess that was DA2. The talent trees were fantastic and the battles could be challenging. I found that I often had to abandon an area which I could not defeat the enemies given my low level/poor equipment. I must give huge kudos to BioWare for the battles with the Dragons in the game! Each dragon was amazing and it was a sight to behold first seeing them in flight. The dragon in the Hinterlands and the one on the Storm Coast were in particular breathtaking!

    The party camp system has changed again. Inquisition characters have their own special place within the Skyhold fortress and which you can approach them and engage them in dialogue. Skyhold itself is huge and impressive! I do think that I have yet discovered all there is to it and it is tremendous fun exploring it. It has taken me a while to figure out how to find the characters given its size and many pathways.

    Given the lack of customization options in DA2 BioWare had to make changes in Inquisition. This time the player is offered a ton of customization options from weapons and armor and even changes to Skyhold itself! All of this allows the player to freedom to shape things to their own choice.

    While there are plenty of positive points to Inquisition there are of course some negative aspects to the game which I think detracts it from being a truly outstanding game. Firstly the controls on PC are clumsy and can get a bit irritating. Yes it is possible to re-map the controls but it doesn’t complete solve the problems. The option of clicking an area in the distance and having your character move to there is gone. Also loot gathering is a bit of a chore again as the game requires you to be right up close to the loot to get it. Also characters failed to understand the importance of the Hold Position command. The tactical camera once again makes an appearance in the series but it was terribly done! I wanted to use the tactical camera to explore the surround but Inquisition purely uses it for combat purposed. Firstly it didn’t pull up high enough to get a decent view of the surrounds and secondly the controls made it very difficult to navigate with. Apart from the battles with the various dragons I ended up not using the tactical camera. While the game has these vast and beautiful areas to explore I felt that this ended up being a distraction from the main story. The game does not force you to do things in a hurry (for which I am grateful) but while spending hours if not days in the vast maps I think the main story kind of got forgotten in the background. Much of the exploring takes place in unpopulated areas which makes the world seem a bit empty. The main storyline was ok but I think it still doesn’t compare to that of the Witcher 2.

    On the whole I think that Inquisition is a solid game. There are definitely areas for improvement but I think this game does prove that BioWare is listening to their fans. There are many wonderful qualities in the game and it is easy to spend over 60+ hours playing. It is definitely value for money! I do not think however that the game itself will be enough to convince those players who felt burnt after DA2 and ME3 that BioWare can produce the best games.    … Expand
  62. XRaidenX
    May 29, 2015
    10
    This game does not deserve this 5.8. It's amazing game that truly deserves at least an 8 .
  63. InCursio
    Dec 25, 2014
    8
    The game has wonderful graphics, the world is really nice to explore(+1), the controls are not perfect (-1), the character choice(race/class) aren't that (0), and it the classes are unbalanced (Mage>assassin>archer>reaver>tanks)(-1) well that's only true if you exclude the bug (which gives balance to mage and assassin play, as I would have never taken anything besides mage because the mageThe game has wonderful graphics, the world is really nice to explore(+1), the controls are not perfect (-1), the character choice(race/class) aren't that (0), and it the classes are unbalanced (Mage>assassin>archer>reaver>tanks)(-1) well that's only true if you exclude the bug (which gives balance to mage and assassin play, as I would have never taken anything besides mage because the mage has upper hand in the game) while all classes are split into two subclasses (warrior> two-hand/shield,sword and rogue assasin/archer) mage can become anything so it has more choice with it skills and uses.(mage is too op, some skills work with other skills to make insane dmg and CC almost as unfair as assassin bug) not like it's bad, but could be better (-1), also later on game becomes repetitive almost as some kind of mmo (look for shards, do quests, then more quests, look for secrets and treasures, more quests)(-1), but story is nice and it has some really moving elements which make you feel like you actually matter (+1) also the game has lots of things to do like collecting mounts and killing dragons, also crafting (killing dragons is too easy later on.... even in nightmare there are ways to kill dragons in few mins (without assassin bug, with bug it only takes secs) (0)… Expand
  64. 12spageipriya
    Feb 11, 2015
    7
    Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs, and formerly, books. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. It was created and founded by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes ofMetacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs, and formerly, books. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. It was created and founded by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green, Yellow and Red summarize the critic's recommendation, giving an idea of the general appeal of the product among reviewers and, to a lesser extent, the public.… Expand
  65. xkaloon
    Feb 21, 2015
    10
    I wanna start by saying do not be discouraged by the negative reviews from enjoying this wonderfully, beautifully crafted mmorpg. Most of the reviews focus too much on the little things that hurt their sensitive feelings. I've played TONS of mmorpg's with years of in depth gameplay and dragon age inquisition is a TON of fun for many reason. First, the breathtaking soundtrack is absolutelyI wanna start by saying do not be discouraged by the negative reviews from enjoying this wonderfully, beautifully crafted mmorpg. Most of the reviews focus too much on the little things that hurt their sensitive feelings. I've played TONS of mmorpg's with years of in depth gameplay and dragon age inquisition is a TON of fun for many reason. First, the breathtaking soundtrack is absolutely amazing on my 5.1 Surround sound that i feel like i entered a whole new medieval era by loading the game, feels like i'm at the movie theater. Second, The graphics graphics graphics, so much shine, sparkle, and flare every fight feels exciting, you can tell by the amazing graphics what class and role a character is without having to mouse over their icons, it's wonderful. Thirdly, the story has many twist and turns, so for you negative reviewers who can't keep up with a realistic medieval style story line which shifts with multiple running roles, you must have had a hard time reading in school. This game grips you hard and was worth every penny of mine. There is a small learning curve and i mean small that was all, once you get over the crybaby hump that all these kids are ranting about you learn there is a lot at play. Small things like treasure placement, and a easier way to loot isn't a reason to break this game down. As a mmorpg for the next gen console's and the pc it's easily carving the way for future mmorpg's and stands alone on it's own. Reviews are high because hardcore gamers look beneath the rubble exterior to find what's inside and this game has all the basis covered with a very well polished graphics, realism, and great soundtrack. Every fight feels epic as hell and intense. Turn up your volume!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  66. sefrabu
    Jun 11, 2015
    9
    After reading some reviews of this game with 0-3 ranting I really don't understand what's wrong with the reviewers, especially when they admit they gave this game between twenty miuntes and two hours of their precious time. I can understand the rambling about uncomfortable controls on PC (which is very true), the virtual lack of any background story for the Inquisitor (which really hurts),After reading some reviews of this game with 0-3 ranting I really don't understand what's wrong with the reviewers, especially when they admit they gave this game between twenty miuntes and two hours of their precious time. I can understand the rambling about uncomfortable controls on PC (which is very true), the virtual lack of any background story for the Inquisitor (which really hurts), or the not-so-good tactical view (this hurts most), but these are hardly arguments to review this Dragon Age so low. The story is very good, the characters well written and interesting, the graphics and music outstanding, there is so much to do and see it's hard to grasp. After my first walkthrough (hard difficulty, around 60 hours) I could give it 9/10, and after spending some time on the hardest difficulty with my second walkthrough, the rating would go down to like 7/10, but come on, give me a game where you detect more serious than trivial flaws only after playing so long? My count of the total time spent with the game is now around 230 hours and I still haven't seen everything. I don't believe I devoted so much time to any game ever in my life, and I went through most of the most recognizable ones.… Expand
  67. zoot494
    Dec 22, 2014
    9
    Let me begin by saying I'm nowhere near a fanboy. I liked DA:O and hated DA2 and was never even planning on getting inquisition. I did and I have absolutely no regrets. I normally don't leave reviews (as you can tell this is my first review on metacritic) but I feel like everyone who left a negative review is just flat out mentally disabled.

    Honestly I've read the majority of the    Let me begin by saying I'm nowhere near a fanboy. I liked DA:O and hated DA2 and was never even planning on getting inquisition. I did and I have absolutely no regrets. I normally don't leave reviews (as you can tell this is my first review on metacritic) but I feel like everyone who left a negative review is just flat out mentally disabled.

    Honestly I've read the majority of the negative reviews and had to create an account just to say how stupid they all were. They complain about the controls and not there not being an auto attack. Please explain to me how the movement controls were crappy. WASD is the standard for all movement in any damn game, and they even included Q and E strafing. I have no idea how you would even implement click + move in a game where you *SHOULD* be constantly moving while attacking in order to maximize damage/strategic positioning. You complained about the tactical camera and then went on to describe how you were using it and you were using it COMPLETELY WRONG. Honestly I feel that's the only way to give this game a bad rating: you had no idea what the hell you were doing. The controls were fine and I was able to jump, strafe, and sneak up on my enemies when I needed to. Spam clicking? No idea what youre talking about there guys, you HOLD DOWN THE BUTTON. And to the people complaining about tab, youre no better. Tab is to lock onto a target, not to chose a target. You can click on the individual you want to target with your mouse. If you kill your target that you were aiming at with your mouse OMG CLICK TAB AND ITLL AUTO SELECT THE CLOSEST ENEMY TO YOU!! I honestly feel that the overwhelming majority of people who gave this game a negative review are simply confused, simple minded fools who didn't bother learning the controls, gameplay mechanics, or anything else of the sort before rating it. Sorry they didn't include a 20 hour tutorial for you on how to control your character. This is dragon age, it isn't meant for little kids.

    The combat actually required strategic thinking and using abilities in certain orders to achieve combos and coordinating with your AI characters to achieve even stronger ones. Bet half the negative reviewers didn't even know about this feature because they only spent 10 minutes playing.

    And then once again people complaining about AI controls and their short term memory... Oh god this was laughable. It's as if they didn't even go to the menu. You don't adjust your AI through the tactical camera, you go to their behaviors and change who they follow/attack/which skills they use and when.

    Not quite sure how you can say the menu was clunky, everything was extremely organized. Weapons in 1, and then split up into all the types of weapons, armors and their types in another, accessories and their types in another, upgrades in 1, and so on. I literally have no idea what the majority of people are complaining about. I really think they just didn't play this game because everything they are describing is them not playing the game it's supposed to be played. They are using the controls wrong, controlling the AI wrong, and flat out have no idea what they are doing.    … Expand
  68. shane_kirby
    Feb 20, 2015
    9
    I give this game an 8 out of ten. The nine rating is to just off set the idiot that give a game a zero. honestly I can't trust gamer opinions anymore. their reviews mean nothing.... The game is well made and adequately fun. Sadly there was not enough development put into the music (i.e. non through the game as you roam around etc.). Characters are nice and there is far more choicesI give this game an 8 out of ten. The nine rating is to just off set the idiot that give a game a zero. honestly I can't trust gamer opinions anymore. their reviews mean nothing.... The game is well made and adequately fun. Sadly there was not enough development put into the music (i.e. non through the game as you roam around etc.). Characters are nice and there is far more choices of how the world is created than any other game out there> By that I mean actual worlds with real context not some random created piece of junk… Expand
  69. Crebstar
    Dec 23, 2014
    8
    I honestly want to give this game a 10/10, but I cannot due to the lack of thought given to PC controls and the random crashes during cutscenes. The game is magnificent otherwise and truly a masterpiece. It really blows my mind that simple effort was not put into the PC control scheme. No auto attack and automatic move to when trying to loot baffles me, as it is simple to implement.
  70. casualgamer11
    Mar 5, 2015
    8
    Epic in scope and size.
    Graphics/voice acting/narration etc superb however like other reviewers have commented there is perhaps too much grinding (levelling up ie power) to proceed with the main story. This game does deliver however, but requires a great deal of investment early on. For instance only after playing 10+ hours did I feel the story come together. I originally bought this game    Epic in scope and size.
    Graphics/voice acting/narration etc superb however like other reviewers have commented there is perhaps too much grinding (levelling up ie power) to proceed with the main story. This game does deliver however, but requires a great deal of investment early on. For instance only after playing 10+ hours did I feel the story come together. I originally bought this game on ps4 and soon traded it in since the restricted input afforded by a controller made the game tedious and clunky to play; this like many RPGs are much better on PC given the easier and more varied management of input (keyboard + mouse that is). I decided to give it a second go after replaying the mass effect series (extremely recommended) when I thought I should give bioware another go and it does pay off in the long term. If youre interested in character investment and significant decision making in the game (similar to mass effect 2 squad selection and mass effect 3 race recruitment) this is certainly a good candidate. I believe some strategy and tactical gameplay is required in this game although it may be more frustrating for hardcore DA fans to bear; for me it was good fun without being too simplified.

    The only faults I can see in my opinion is that I would have appreciated the option to explore a darker plot (ie whether to become corrupt as inquisitor, turn on allies after the war, etc etc) which would have made the story more mature (and better rounded) rather than an everybody lives happily ever after type ending. Additionally the games story seems to rap up very quickly towards the end and the final boss battle is fairly underwhelming (major bad guy could have been better voice acted to make him scarier in my view too) especially If you craft weapons or amour which easily outmatch any collectibles in the game.

    Bottom line is I would very much recommend this as a story rich RPG that allows a lot of freedom in terms of achieving story objectives (e.g recruiting mages or Templars to the order etc) with the above caveats.

    Recommended although not quite as good as mass effect trilogy (what is...?) The storys definitely quite good IMHO, certainly the most ambitious RPG to date and 95% of the time it pulls it off well    … Expand
  71. MarkKnny
    Feb 24, 2015
    10
    In my opinion dragon age inquisition is one of those games that have it all , len As for settings, characters , scenes , battles, everything .. this game is amazing in every way , I love it. his story is quite interesting and immerses you in the game. I think it's one of the best of this generation .. Excellent !
  72. gribbeck
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    I have all this year this game and this is fantastic, is the best game of this year, and really this year had many bad releases but this change all this to excellent. this is the best choice.
  73. skyhaze
    Nov 22, 2014
    10
    Just registered to counter those zero points reviews. They are utterly laughable. A game which is obviously one of the best RPG:s at the decade, perhaps all time, gets slammed for small details like "no autoattack" (anyone who has actually played for a few hours understands how pointless an autoattack would be). Of course not everyone will like this game. It isn't for everyone, as itJust registered to counter those zero points reviews. They are utterly laughable. A game which is obviously one of the best RPG:s at the decade, perhaps all time, gets slammed for small details like "no autoattack" (anyone who has actually played for a few hours understands how pointless an autoattack would be). Of course not everyone will like this game. It isn't for everyone, as it hasn't got a nearly linear story like Origins and you just can't complete it in a couple of evenings. There are no shortcuts. Still even if it isn't your type of game, you should keep some objectivity.… Expand
  74. macstat
    Jan 1, 2015
    9
    Despite having a little clunky combat, tactical view that is basically useless, controls are done with controller in mind and there's little too much grinding this game sucked me in for nearly 100 hours. Story is fantastic, party members and your advisers are really well done, open world aspect also gives you a lot fo little thing to do. For any rpg fan its a must have.
  75. OverWind
    Mar 10, 2015
    10
    I started by giving this a 4 on PC. But I have now upgraded to a 10. Bioware have done much with patches to make the games controls better, and while they're not as good as Dragon Age Origins, they're a lot better, and now I can actually play the game, I think the story more than makes up for it, it really is amazing when you get the campaign going.
  76. evgam
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    Don't listen to the 0's. This game is simply amazing! Yes there are pro's and con's. A perfect game with no flaws doesn't exist. This game is huge (100+hours), has amazing characters, and an amazing story. The graphics are amazing. The game play is awesome and gets better the more you play. Yes the controls for PC could use some work. But, I say plug in a controller and enjoy thisDon't listen to the 0's. This game is simply amazing! Yes there are pro's and con's. A perfect game with no flaws doesn't exist. This game is huge (100+hours), has amazing characters, and an amazing story. The graphics are amazing. The game play is awesome and gets better the more you play. Yes the controls for PC could use some work. But, I say plug in a controller and enjoy this masterpiece. Why are you still on Metacritic?? Go buy this game!!!… Expand
  77. ketamarine
    Mar 11, 2015
    10
    This game is an absolute gem. It really convinced me that there is still some Bioware left in that Vader-esque body after the galactic EAmperor betrayed corrupted it...

    I am absolutely blown away by the surreal beauty of the game, the voice acting is insane, the story and characters are so rich and meaningful and the world is like a character of its own. I've never had so much fun    This game is an absolute gem. It really convinced me that there is still some Bioware left in that Vader-esque body after the galactic EAmperor betrayed corrupted it...

    I am absolutely blown away by the surreal beauty of the game, the voice acting is insane, the story and characters are so rich and meaningful and the world is like a character of its own. I've never had so much fun touring around areas and discovering the wonders of the world they created (move over skyrim).

    The story and political intrigue around building the inquisition is so well done - I feel invested in the choices I'm making - especially the religious dynamic - which as an atheist is a stretch. But I'm toiling over whether to accept the praises of my followers and acknowledge their belief in me (even though I'm a dwarf!), or whether to deny them based on my own uncertainty. I can't wait to see what I'll decide as the tale unwinds.

    Gameplay is a good mix between DA 1 and (ick) 2. Bringing back at least a modicum of the majesty that was DAO's combat system. And replacing tactics with the ability preference system seems logical to me as DA2's more action oriented system made tactics almost useless/unworkable. Is it an old school RPG in the baldur's gate vein? No, it is more of a hybrid between WoW, Fable/Mordor and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. But it blends all these styles so well - I am *loving* the game play of the dual wielding rogue - and the random times that I use Casandra or Varric, it's a treat to see the game's different play styles come to life.

    And finally the epic mission to build your powerbase, the agents, resource hunting, crafting, politics - unbelievable. No one can pull this off like BioWare. Yes I hate EA, yes they have "dumbed down this game for the console peasants" - but man did Bioware shine through the manipulation and profiteering. Thank god they kept stupid micro-transactions and incessant DLC out of the game.

    This is one for the ages - and makes Dragon Age the best overall RPG franchise in history (IMHO). Yes, DA2 was a broken, repetitive, movie on rails piece of garbage - but being book ended by the epic, traditional masterpiece that was DAO and this gem of an action RPG almost (almost...) erases its horror from my memory!

    PS. I have a beast of a PC, so I can't comment on performance issues. Plays amazing on ultra settings (with a few slowdowns here and there) with my 2014 xmas ~$400 purchased video card (AMD R9 200 series?). Loading times are still terrible, but what can you do.    … Expand
  78. Anonymous_user
    Dec 26, 2014
    8
    I made an account because I'm completely baffled by the large amount of negative reviews.

    Performance: 9/10 Yes, you will not get 100 fps or anything even close to that. In fact, you will reasonably get 30-60 fps from what I've seen. I'm getting a solid 45 fps at 1080p on a G1 970 at the highest possible settings. I've even down-sampled and played at 2160p with a solid 30 fps. I've    I made an account because I'm completely baffled by the large amount of negative reviews.

    Performance: 9/10

    Yes, you will not get 100 fps or anything even close to that. In fact, you will reasonably get 30-60 fps from what I've seen. I'm getting a solid 45 fps at 1080p on a G1 970 at the highest possible settings. I've even down-sampled and played at 2160p with a solid 30 fps. I've had less than 5 crashes in 100 hours of play time and run into 0 game breaking bugs. Performance and graphics wise, there is nothing to complain about, unlike AC Unity.

    Gameplay/Controls: 7/10

    It can be called clunky at times, but that by no means warrants a 0/10. The controls are very mmo-esque, which I have no problem with because I've played many mmos. For those who haven't, I can see where you are coming from.

    Now, the tactical camera is actually very useful, especially for me because I'm playing on the hardest difficulty. In extremely challenging fights against things like dragons I literally pause the tactical camera every second to control my companions and select the best abilities to use. For some, this is terrible because they want brainless action. For others, it's welcomed because you can't mindlessly run in and wipe the floor with your enemies. Now, the tactical camera is not without flaws. As many have mentioned, the camera is too close and does not allow you to zoom out enough, but this is not game breaking. You can move the camera around, so it just takes more time and maneuvering. Also, the pathing system used when commanding characters to travel to a certain destination is terrible. The AI will not jump onto rocks and get to where you want them to go. This is also not game breaking, but it can get you killed a lot.

    Story: 8/10

    I don't have confidence in my ability to analyze a story because I always hated English and disagreed with the "professional" and "formal" analysis. To me the story is good, not spectacular, or terrible. There are many cameos of past Dragon age characters and references to past events. It explores the Dragon age universe further than any other game has and adds a lot to the Dragon age universe, for that I am grateful.

    I'm getting bored of writing this review, if I get a lot of users saying it was/wasn't helpful I'll add more, here's some numbers.

    Multiplayer: 7/10

    Characters: 8/10

    Fun Factor: 9/10

    Content-size: 11/10

    Completing this game 100% would take a REALLY long time, so long that it's disheartening.

    Biggest disappointment: Multiplayer... just disappointing

    Biggest surprise: Massive amount of content that doesn't feel like a grind... at least not as much of a grind as Destiny.    … Expand
  79. Ahhmyface
    Dec 10, 2014
    8
    Great game. Beautiful, engaging. It plays a lot like Skyrim. The feel is a little more like a sandbox than previous dragon age games. Complaints about linearity? Consider them addressed.

    Cons: The combat system is a little difficult to manage. I found it difficult to get my party to do what I wanted simultaneously, no matter much I paused. The camera can be awkward for targeting very    Great game. Beautiful, engaging. It plays a lot like Skyrim. The feel is a little more like a sandbox than previous dragon age games. Complaints about linearity? Consider them addressed.

    Cons: The combat system is a little difficult to manage. I found it difficult to get my party to do what I wanted simultaneously, no matter much I paused. The camera can be awkward for targeting very high objects.

    Pros: Nightmare is a lot of fun. This is really where the party-based RPG shines, in tactical combat.
    Performance is great after I tuned down the settings for my old PC.    … Expand
  80. Zhorge
    Dec 21, 2014
    8
    I wasn't going to buy another BioWare product after getting burned with the SWTOR, ME3 and DA2 fiascos, but my daughter talked me into it. I have been pleasantly surprised. It certainly has it's flaws and warts, which include:

    1, The campaign is stuffed full of MMORPG grind quests. 2. Too many generic FedEx quests. 3. Bad tactical/party controls. 4. The stupid ME dialog    I wasn't going to buy another BioWare product after getting burned with the SWTOR, ME3 and DA2 fiascos, but my daughter talked me into it. I have been pleasantly surprised. It certainly has it's flaws and warts, which include:

    1, The campaign is stuffed full of MMORPG grind quests.
    2. Too many generic FedEx quests.
    3. Bad tactical/party controls.
    4. The stupid ME dialog wheel where, all too frequently, what you say is a surprise to you because it doesn't even remotely match the option.
    5. The 'open world' isn't that open and is more like a bunch of really big rooms with artificial movement constraints rather than the openness of a Morrowind or Skyrim.
    6. The jumping controls and platforms are so bad that the minor jumping puzzles scattered about are nearly impossible.
    7. The inventory and save systems both suck.

    But the game, despite the flaws, has been very enjoyable. It's amazingly good looking on my computer (top of the line video) and it's been relatively bug and crash free for me, though it does crash hourly on my daughter's computer for reasons we don't understand.

    It can be a little lagish, despite my i7 processor, but nothing terrible, just the odd pause every now and then. But most of the time I get great frame-rates with no stuttering despite having the graphics turned way up.

    The world, which is really a bunch of big rooms, is still amazingly good looking and, hands down, beats every other CRPG I've played in looks. The best part was the ocean which is, simply put, the best rendered ocean in any game I've ever played. Ever. Regardless of genre. t's amazing and a far cry from the joke water of SWTOR some of their other titles.

    The main quest does a great job of tying in DA:O and DA2 into a uniform whole. Many of the non-FedEx side quests go well beyond 'mere-filler' are very interesting. The dialog, when it's not coming out of left-field, and NPCs are really well done. The crafting system is enjoyable and not overly tedious.

    My rating rating is 80/100 because of the MMO-grind elements and some gratuitous padding with FedEx quests.. My daughter, who isn't a driven completionist, gives it a 95/100 since she doesn't let herself get sucked into the MMO-like aspects..    … Expand
  81. NickyG1234
    Jan 1, 2015
    10
    Fantastic game and money well spent. I've put in 150 hours into this game and regret none of it. Fantastic story, which is rare this day and age. Game play was also extremely well done. Only issue I had with the game was the glitches, which is common among large scale games like Elder Scrolls and Fallout.
  82. asoliuy
    Jan 9, 2015
    10
    Очень хорошая игра. Провел в ней 20000 часов. До сих пор играю! Тростенюку (мой кореш) очень понравилось. Он наиграл в ней 30000 часов и открыл в ней самое эксклюзивное стекло. Также, у моего другого кореша Захара не было никаких лагов, кроме вылетов!Очень хорошая игра. Провел в ней 20000 часов. До сих пор играю! Тростенюку (мой кореш) очень понравилось. Он наиграл в ней 30000 часов и открыл в ней самое эксклюзивное стекло. Также, у моего другого кореша Захара не было никаких лагов, кроме вылетов!
  83. Aekar
    Jan 12, 2015
    9
    This is my first metacritics review but I could no longer stand how underrated this game has been by players. For AAA titles, official press reviews have had a decline in quality for a few years already; press gives a score often far above real value.

    So user reviews on Metacritics have become my #1 quality control system. It has been rather reliable (not always) but never left me with    This is my first metacritics review but I could no longer stand how underrated this game has been by players. For AAA titles, official press reviews have had a decline in quality for a few years already; press gives a score often far above real value.

    So user reviews on Metacritics have become my #1 quality control system. It has been rather reliable (not always) but never left me with any need to send out my own review.

    However, in Dragon Age Inquisition, I see that "player scoring" failed. So I thank you for reading more...

    I played this game one year after release. And I almost canceled my purchase after reading the player reviews. I eventually tried the game - and I will never regret it!

    My game pleasure started a bit low; after a great moment customizing my character with DA very comprehensive tools, i had a bit of low pleasure experiencing the first story contents, character progression and first environments.

    The skills I could acquire while leveling didn't begin as a strong incentive; the story felt a bit "quick"; the first environments were too bright and a bit too common.

    The game doesn't give you much direction to follow, but this was a great advantage to me, considering the linear paths DA2 sent us into, I liked more freedom.

    At that time, the score I would have given the game would have been 6 or 7.

    But the flaws of the game were not any of the ones I read in other reviews: no drastic bug, no problem with dialogue contents or frequency, no problem with the frequency or variety of side missions; no problem wit the open world and no problem left clicking and aiming foes (but I have to say that I am an Archer, and also, that this behaviour might have been patched).

    Combat was simple, but then slowly grew to become super fun. 3 fours into the game it was still a bit too simple. But it improves surprisingly. 20 hours into the game it became even excellent; and the more I gained experience, the more dire the challenges, the more fun I was having.

    This applies to all other parts of the game and is the most exceptional thing about it; the more you play, the more fun, gameplay and quality you experience. And all this in its gameplay, and not even from its story progression

    This is the opposite of what I had in plenty of other games, be they roleplaying games or strategy games. In roleplaying games, it is usually the story progression that kept me in and having fun, not the gameplay in itself; gameplay-wise, the game often reaches a point where you are strong and the events are just repetitive and detrimental to the gameplay.

    I saw a player compares Inquisition to Kingdom of Amalur; I strongly disagree. Amalur sure has a large open world and repetitive action combat; repetitve killings of small creatures and small side quests you do not feel attached to; Inquisition actually starts a bit like that, but after a few hours you discover where the game shines.

    The small missions you encounter while exploring the open world are not meant to make you feel strongly attached to them. But they are a great part of your character political and heroic progression. Your hero is a starting leader and you live that experience freely and entirely.

    I have encountered dialogue options that left me thinking and pondering my choices for MINUTES; three minutes for some, and a full 15 minutes for one.

    The only game that previously left me pondering a dialogue option for three minutes was The Witcher (shall I allow the crowd to kill that witch that is innocent of that crime, but has committed others? is she actually innocent?), or maybe Planescape Torment once.

    In Inquisition, the game already gave me plenty of meaningful choices. These options, however, are mostly political. This is the first roleplaying game I encounter that focuses many of its decisions on political choices, and it feels great, compelling, challenging and very original.

    I could go on and speak of some outstanding environments you encounter maybe in you 6th to 10th hour of game time, or of how combat feels more and more enticing as you play more. I could speak of how it "feels real" when you upgrade your small camp into something more impressive.

    I have around 16 hours of game time and I can see how I could sink 200 hours into it, without feeling it as repetitive as, say, even a great RPG such as Lords of Xulima, or anopen-world such as Skyrim.

    I believe the game biggest flow is how uneven it can be. It starts out actually so weak, with its least original environment. There are other places like the swamps that are much more interesting to explore.

    I started with a score of 7 in this game; I am now at 9.
    It is possible that it will grow to 10, or will fall to 8 before it ends.

    In my experience, it is just one of the greatest RPGs I have ever played. DAI is better than Skyrim, DAO or DA2 in its decisions; and worse than Skyrim in visual quality. But overall I enjoy DAI even more and already expect a longer time with it.    … Expand
  84. Bahldur
    Dec 10, 2014
    10
    Why did Bioware near everything right and deserves the RPG crown?

    Performance: To start this report I will show you my equipment: I7 4970K – 4,0 Ghz 16 GB Ram Geforce 780 – 3 GB VRAM I played Dragon Age: Inquistion about 100 hours (still not finished yet) and I had never any lags or performance problems, but I know that my equipment do not represents the “standard PC”.    Why did Bioware near everything right and deserves the RPG crown?

    Performance:

    To start this report I will show you my equipment:

    I7 4970K – 4,0 Ghz
    16 GB Ram
    Geforce 780 – 3 GB VRAM

    I played Dragon Age: Inquistion about 100 hours (still not finished yet) and I had never any lags or performance problems, but I know that my equipment do not represents the “standard PC”.

    Criticism of the gamers:

    In my opinion, Bioware took the criticism of the gamers/players really serious.

    You will now sit there and ask, WHY ?

    First Thing: Open-World

    The problems of Dragon Age 2 were the tunnel parts and the massive level recycling. They fixed it very well.
    You still have “parts” on your world map but each part is an own little world and you can see the beautiful and carefully details. The weather effects, the vegetation, the interaction of the world and their occupants.
    The love and accuracy they used to design each “part” is just wow and they are all different so you will not come into the affliction to see the same part again and again ;-).

    Ready, steady FIGHT ( The Fight options )

    Ok, I need to say that I was a little irritated the first time I started Dragon Age 3. The plan in my head said:

    Walk → Meet the bad guy → Get a break → Coordinate your troops → Let them fight → WIN

    The game said NO. In the “interactive mode” you walk and hit your opponents on your own, that means you need to interact direct, press 1-8 and hold the left mouse button to smash them all.
    The second mode ( Press T at the start of the fight ) is the tactical mode or what I call it the knights of the old republic mode ;-). You are able to, like I already said, coordinate you troops ( Attack X, use ability Y, move to position Z) but it is affably to say that the “tactical view” is a big problem.

    You will ask again, WHY ?

    The zoom does not give you a whole overview of the battlefield and is not able to hide objects that would block your sight and that sucks HARD.
    The problem is, I play on level difficult hard and it is hard, so it is necessary to use the tactical view to win.
    To say it clear Bioware failed at this point and need to fix it else some people will grab through there TFT and scream till they die ;-).

    The crafting system

    The crafting system is nice, not perfect. You are able to craft armor and weapons for all of your group members. The difference between other systems is that for example a heavy armor can have parts like bracers and cruises that are nothing else than attribute spenders. That means that things like shoes for example are now just upgrade parts of the armor.
    -You are able to craft everything if you have the right recipe ( You will find them on your way).
    -Each weapon and armor have basic stats, the other parts will add new attributes or boost them.
    -Sad is that you can’t craft any jewels.
    At the start the crafting systems feels a little bit weak, but after the first big “special fight” it will break through the top and you will have some fun with it.
    It necessary to find the right material to craft the stuff you need/want so catch them if you can ;-).

    The group of mass destruction

    Three characters + yourself. You will find them on your way, each of them have their own story and special tree. That means each class (for example mage) has some skill trees that every mage has + the special one. The Story / Quests To say it from the start. It is impossible for me to understand the “flame” of some people if they just play 2 hours and say the story/the quests are **** I did not finish the story yet because I found so much more. Tons of characters, books and hints it is just fantastic. I do not want to spoil you but take your time and try to find everything on each “map” if you love RPGs you will smile all over your face. Dragon Age 3 tells you so much about the past, present and future of the game and for me, it can easily kick Dragon Age 1 from the story throne. Bugs (a really important part) My report will be short ;-). I found some few bugs but nothing that would stop your gaming experiences, they did a great job or to say it in another way, Bioware is NOT UBISOFT ;-). For me it is the best Dragon Age of all and my personal game of the year of 2014. Big THANKS to Bioware and thanks EA that you did not …… up this game.    … Expand
  85. alexathan94
    Dec 10, 2014
    10
    I strongly believe that Dragon Age Inquisition (DaI) is a worthy successor for Dragon Age: Origins (Da:o). The game is massive, full of details (even the smallest crack in a small rock might hide something) and life.

    COMPANIONS and PLAYER The companions you get are well written, with great dialogs and strong emotions. Everyone with their own agenta, fears, hopes and jokes. Even your    I strongly believe that Dragon Age Inquisition (DaI) is a worthy successor for Dragon Age: Origins (Da:o). The game is massive, full of details (even the smallest crack in a small rock might hide something) and life.

    COMPANIONS and PLAYER

    The companions you get are well written, with great dialogs and strong emotions. Everyone with their own agenta, fears, hopes and jokes. Even your advisors feel like real people and can intervene with their future and alter it. Yes there is unfortunately a bug with the banter, but i was lucky enough to have a bit more chit chat with my companions in my second playthrough.

    The character creation is with no doubt and by far the best one in the trilogy. You can create such a beautiful player or a monstrous one with a few clicks. My only problem is the lack of hair but hopefully it can be fixed in the future.

    Our player is the herald and Inquisitor. The leader of a land, fallen to chaos. Depending of his origin he will have different choice options in talking. (I am not very familiar with this as its my second playthrough. I have player a human and now an elf and i see some differences). One thing i would love to see is why we whent there. Like our origin story in Da:o, maybe a cutsceen like a small prologue.

    I have played a mage and now an archer. Both are strong and useful in their own way, but nowadays it seems lockpicking isnt important. The doors you have to unlock are very few maybe 10-20 at most. Although the abilities may look not enough they are all very useful.

    MAPS and STORY

    The maps. Anyone who has played the game has seen how beautifully and uniquely are each area. From dark, muddy wastelands, to enormous desserts and beautiful oases and the gem of all gems the Val Royeaux (such a gorgeous city, you can totally feel the glory and of course the Game). The maps are full with creatures, enemies and side quests.

    The main plot is very well written although i would like it to fill me with more feelings. In my first playthrough it gave me that awe, epicness, sadness, amusement and even pride when some important events happened. The plot quests are perfect in my opinion. I was surprised to see the difference between allying with the templars or mages. The Game, with the Empress Celene was breath-taking, magnificent and one of the outcomes was an epic fail, hilarious. I can say that i would love to see an actual war between the mages and templars apart from the scattered conflicts. It would totally give the game the epicness of Da:o.

    The ending was way too hard for me in my first attempt. I never was the guy that knew and used the tactical mode and yes i died in custom difficulty. Then killed some dragons and used the tactical camera (a pain in the ass) and the battle was very easy. But i'd like an ending like in Da:o where you had your army, killed your fair share of monsters and then the crazy villain. Although the end actually wasn't with the Elder One but in the previous quest so it kinda fixes it.

    Technical(settings, special effects, art)

    The special effects are well- made, the fire, the water, the rain and everything else feels so real. About our players, the movements, the jumping, they way the interact with the terrain must be mentions. Everything shows commitment and hard work from the creators. Also they give to the game some important things that the previous missed. Everything in DaI feels real, fluid in comparison to the static Dao, Da2.

    In September and October, i played again the previous games Da:o and Da2 (for the 20th time) to get in the mood again and take my mind from the long anticipated DaI. As a result the PC installment was a bit hard for me to use for the first few hours (although that happened to me when i went back from Da2 to Da:o). It took me about 1-2h to get used to the keys. I had to re-arrange them to fit more to Da2 which had the best keys for me, the auto-loot and auto-attack.

    Unfortunately my laptop is a bit old and would play the game in high settings if it wasnt for my processor. Before the 9/12 i faced my fair share of bugs and 2 crashes. I had to keep almost all my settings to low to be able to play the game without lagging.And even with this situation i still thing that the games graphics are well made even for the lowest settings. Now most of my annoying bugs and glitches are gone with the second patch, thankfully. And yes the hair is fixed, no more that shiny, plastic texture.

    I adore what they have done with the player cards and the entry's one. That minimal, medieval, artist option was brilliant..

    Last but not least the music. In Da:o the music was a masterpiece, it was epic, dark, exciting and full of emotion. The same can be said the music is sensational and epic.

    Overall all these changes create a more mature environment that has so much potential for dlcs and many more improvement i couldnt be more satisfied from this game. And the money i gave for the deluxe edition were well spent.( thnxs for reading)    … Expand
  86. Dustmanblue
    Dec 10, 2014
    9
    Ok so if you want a honet review about a game that many people are skeptical about, then you came to the right place. First off, let me say now that i got the game on launch date and i have been a huge fan of all Bioware games since i got Mass Effect. After playing through the entire game, well most of it actually, i finally got the guts to see what the fans were saying. I gotta say thatOk so if you want a honet review about a game that many people are skeptical about, then you came to the right place. First off, let me say now that i got the game on launch date and i have been a huge fan of all Bioware games since i got Mass Effect. After playing through the entire game, well most of it actually, i finally got the guts to see what the fans were saying. I gotta say that im at awe about some, if not, most of the reviews about this game. People are saying that the graphics are garbage, the voice acting is aweful, and the story is not the compelling. They must be blind and deaf to say such things.

    Now i will say that the story, compared to Origins, isnt the best, but it is way better than DA2s story. It might be because of the writing, but it felt that this story didnt have that much of a dangerous road, just seal the rift and you're done. The world didnt feel like it was danger but you could say the same thing about Dragon age origins.

    The graphics are simply beautiful, but i can see where people are coming from about the hairs looking greasy. My father got the xbox 360 version of the game while i got the xbox 1 version, and comparing the two, you can see the huge lack of details that had to be cut to make the 360 version compatable. So for those complaining about the graphics, you must be refering to the 360 version, but the 360 version is not that bad graphic rise. The new gene and pc ports however look very stunning, and im quite impressed with everything they put into it.

    The voice acting is quite good. I mean for those complaining must be listening to a different game all together. I mean the original voice actors for Alistair, Leliana, Varric, Cassandra, and Morrigan make there return and if people didnt complain about them then, why now? They sound the same. And the voice actor for james vega is in it as well and most people liked his voice acting so why hate now? And they even went out of their way to supply you with two voice actors for the inquisitor, odds are you will like one of them.

    Now i will say this, the sidequests do feel very bland. I mean in the other Dragon age games, you had these side quests that had a somewhat compelling story. In this game however, it didnt feel that way. It was, you find a ring for a woman and return it, or you open a chest. Even then you couldnt make the choice to sell the ring or keep it for yourself. The other games did allow you to make some sort of choice witht these side quests that could add to your character, but it was lacking in this game.

    However, the choices in this game, i mean main decisions btw, it did feel like you were changing the fate of thedas. From who rules orlais, to who you get it on with, it felt like you were making a difference. And yes for those wondering, the keep does work and your decisions do carry over. Both of my love interests in the other games were mentioned in some way and my warden was continuing her story as well, which proves that she was still alive.

    Dont worry about the ending. It is not a complete and utter disappointment like it was for ME3. you get a solid ending that does and doesnt feel like a sequel bait. If i had to guess, it will continue as some sort of DLC in the future.

    Combat wise, it felt descent enough i suppose. It wasnt a button mash like in DA2, but instead more of a "hold a button to win" . The tactical game wasnt all that helpful for me so i didnt really use it all that much, it may be better on the PC but i wouldnt know. But the combat did do its part and it didt really feel all that boring to me.

    On launch day, it did have many glitches from sound technical difficulties to clipping issues, but it has had some patches over the days which has fixed alot of these problems.

    So all in all, if you are a RPG fan then i highly recommend you to get this game. So thats it for this review and i will catch you fine people later.    … Expand
  87. CarringtonPerio
    Feb 26, 2015
    10
    Genuinely my favorite game of all time. I won't bother to counter the meta-reviews some are partaking in - either you will enjoy this game (possibly to the extent I do, possibly less so) or you will be made incapable of doing so by an irrational bias against BioWare and it's current design idiom. In the latter case, there's nothing to be done and I won't bother arguing with zealots.

    For    Genuinely my favorite game of all time. I won't bother to counter the meta-reviews some are partaking in - either you will enjoy this game (possibly to the extent I do, possibly less so) or you will be made incapable of doing so by an irrational bias against BioWare and it's current design idiom. In the latter case, there's nothing to be done and I won't bother arguing with zealots.

    For those who aren't predisposed to despise the game, there's a great deal to enjoy here. It is absolutely true that the minor quests are of a more 'MMO-style', and whether or not that's to your taste is something you'll have to decide for yourself. I personally found them engaging enough that I completed almost all of the content the game had to offer. Moreover, these quests are a counterpoint to the grand scale of the main plotline, which contains some of the best secondary character writing I've ever seen in a game. Narratively, this game compares very well with Mass Effect 2.

    The combat in this game is also enjoyable, and if you play on a higher difficult will reward care and micro-management. If you'd prefer a more 'cinematic' style of combat, dialing the difficulty down to normal will reward you.

    There's little else to be said here. Give the game a go. While you may not find it as swoon-inducing as I did, I think you'll like it if you come at it with an open mind.    … Expand
  88. 22G
    Jan 8, 2015
    10
    This game is awesome i think people are just disappointed because its not Dragon Age Origins. I have played all the Dragon Age games and this is an awesome addition to the series if your a fan of the series this is a must play
  89. iansarmy1
    Feb 24, 2015
    10
    This a huge and well crafted RPG and stands among Bioware's best releases and the best in its genre. The world is expansive and well crafted with a strong focus on exploration. The characters are numerous and richly drawn. The story is well executed but lacks a bit in length and depth in the main quest line. Mechanically, it could be a little deeper but I was satisfied with the combat andThis a huge and well crafted RPG and stands among Bioware's best releases and the best in its genre. The world is expansive and well crafted with a strong focus on exploration. The characters are numerous and richly drawn. The story is well executed but lacks a bit in length and depth in the main quest line. Mechanically, it could be a little deeper but I was satisfied with the combat and crafting systems; overall it has more going for it on the RPG side of things than Mass Effect. The angry DA:Origins fans are out with their pitchforks because it is not exactly like the original, but that is ridiculous, Inquisition is a much larger and much more polished experience.… Expand
  90. TE_YJ
    Dec 10, 2014
    10
    I can see why there are some (and I say some, because a lot of these 0 reviews are completely ridiculous and unjustified) players who were disappointed with certain aspects of Inquisition. There are a number of things that seem consolized, especially the quick bar which limits you to EIGHT abilities or spells at any given time, even if you have double that unlocked. There are a few otherI can see why there are some (and I say some, because a lot of these 0 reviews are completely ridiculous and unjustified) players who were disappointed with certain aspects of Inquisition. There are a number of things that seem consolized, especially the quick bar which limits you to EIGHT abilities or spells at any given time, even if you have double that unlocked. There are a few other small things that were annoying but overall the game is pretty solid. The story was fairly good, most of the characters had quite a bit of depth (especially Dorians quests which were extremely well done), and the gameplay for the most part is just plain fun - leaving the alleged "tactical" camera out of it, anyway. The character banter can be pretty hilarious (Bull/Sera, Varric/Cassandra etc) and entertaining, and relative to this the voice acting is pretty good for most characters as well. The crafting system is pretty good, if a bit simplified. Some of it does feel a bit MMO'y, but you can easily slip "those" types of quests and still end up with well over 60h+ of solid gameplay. Music is quite good, too.

    I wouldn't say its the best out there but it's a ton of fun, have played it through twice now and will probably do a third run down the road at some point when I have nothing else going on and hopefully they've fixed the bugs and patched the loltastic 8 ability limit on PC. If you aren't a giant man baby that expecting Origins 2.0, go buy this. At the very least wait until boxing day and you'll probably score it 25-50% off. I would give it an 8/10 overall, but since the goofs giving 0s and 1s are completely skewing the user score of this game, I'll give it a 10 just to balance things out a bit.    … Expand
  91. Sully20000
    Jan 19, 2015
    9
    Great game with a few small issues, has filled the gap from Skyrim fairly well. I would Recommend to all to give it a good go, and invest some time in it before rating it 0
  92. mirandan50
    Dec 16, 2014
    10
    In my opinion this game has easily made its way in the top percentage of, (dare I say) all time. My experience is on the PC version. DAI will be around and talked about for a long time.
    I had "ZERO" graphical errors and ZERO frame rate issues with graphics on a mix of High and Ultra.
    I can't believe that some individuals with "likely" faulty hardware issues with their gaming rig (or lack    In my opinion this game has easily made its way in the top percentage of, (dare I say) all time. My experience is on the PC version. DAI will be around and talked about for a long time.
    I had "ZERO" graphical errors and ZERO frame rate issues with graphics on a mix of High and Ultra.
    I can't believe that some individuals with "likely" faulty hardware issues with their gaming rig (or lack there of) would give a game of this caliber a low score, let alone a "0." Do not listen to them. This game is very DEEP and will likely entertain you with 80+ hours of gaming. I am already starting my 2nd play through. It really is that good.    … Expand
  93. Acher4
    Mar 21, 2015
    10
    A great addition to the franchise. They managed to take the good parts of the previous two games and make something new.
    Bioware at its best again. :D
  94. Xenofex
    Jan 12, 2015
    10
    At the beginning this feels different than the DA:O and DA 2, which brought me some confusion. Yes I agree that the combat system has room to improve. Given that I have been used to this system, the combat is not bad.

    The good of this game is the immersively beautiful world to explore. As a fan of The Elder Scrolls I love it very much. On the other hand it retains the spirit of Dragon    At the beginning this feels different than the DA:O and DA 2, which brought me some confusion. Yes I agree that the combat system has room to improve. Given that I have been used to this system, the combat is not bad.

    The good of this game is the immersively beautiful world to explore. As a fan of The Elder Scrolls I love it very much. On the other hand it retains the spirit of Dragon Age: 5-dimensional story line where different choices bring different timelines, well-written characters, and of course, the continued saga of our heroes from the previous 2 installments.

    Yes it's different, I love it. It combines the open world of TES and the good tradition of Bioware RPG together. Hope that they will improve the user interface to make it more intuitive for everyone.    … Expand
  95. Karakurt67
    Dec 11, 2014
    9
    Why user score sucks so much on the PC version? The game has gotten the GOTY award yet the "PC" players (myself being one) are whining to the death. What a pity.
  96. Caspian_dk
    Jan 13, 2015
    10
    This is a awesome game. I can't understand all those very negative review's.
    Great Story, very nice graphic, enormous world very large with a zillion quests and stuff to do, diversity challenging combat (on hard plus difficulty) I really love this. And yes tactical camera took me some hours to get used to. I would normally rate it 9 but be course of all these ridicules low ratings like 0    This is a awesome game. I can't understand all those very negative review's.
    Great Story, very nice graphic, enormous world very large with a zillion quests and stuff to do, diversity challenging combat (on hard plus difficulty) I really love this. And yes tactical camera took me some hours to get used to. I would normally rate it 9 but be course of all these ridicules low ratings like 0 come on for a great huge game like this I give it 10    … Expand
  97. K1ller
    Aug 7, 2017
    9
    Well after I finished another game in Origins I was thinking what to play next. I really dislike DA2 but I remembered I bought Inqusition a year ago in a sale. So I decided to give it a try. 13 hours later I finished most of quests in Hinterlands an I am about to go to Orlais. The game is really good I have no idea why it has so low score.
    Graphic is superb, combat is fast and iteresting    Well after I finished another game in Origins I was thinking what to play next. I really dislike DA2 but I remembered I bought Inqusition a year ago in a sale. So I decided to give it a try. 13 hours later I finished most of quests in Hinterlands an I am about to go to Orlais. The game is really good I have no idea why it has so low score.
    Graphic is superb, combat is fast and iteresting (one of the bright momens in DA2 is combat and here it is even better). The story, so far, is immersive and even side quests are nicely done. Yes, there are a few fetch quests, but show me a game that does not have them, there are classical quests kill mages/templars/thieves in their hideouts, but next to this, you have quests to chart star constellations, craft specific items to help the Inquisition or find a key from undergroud dwarven city.
    The only thing I do not like is the tactical camera. But as it is an optional part of the game I simply do not use it. I have also never used the top view in DAO except for two riddles. The AI of my companions is also surprisingly good. Ranged characters stay in range, fighters tunt and go in for a close combat. Overall I am satisfied.    … Expand
  98. roachtbp
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    I found this game to be a very worthy successor to Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II. I LOVED Dragon Age: Origins, and despite the criticisms of Dragon Age 2, I also truly loved Dragon Age II. I am a completionist who always plays on the nightmare difficulty setting, and I spent over 150 hours on a single playthrough in all 3 Dragon Age games (and I have completed all DLC for all 3I found this game to be a very worthy successor to Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II. I LOVED Dragon Age: Origins, and despite the criticisms of Dragon Age 2, I also truly loved Dragon Age II. I am a completionist who always plays on the nightmare difficulty setting, and I spent over 150 hours on a single playthrough in all 3 Dragon Age games (and I have completed all DLC for all 3 games).

    The graphics of Dragon Age: Inquisition are great. The companions are amazing - they are so well written written and there is so much great banter between the companions themselves and between the companion and the Inquisitor. There are many difficult choices that must be made that have dire consequences that greatly affect the world. The brought the ability to equip your companions back (Dragon Age 2 dropped this, and I was relieved to see that Dragon Age: Inquisition brought this back). The main story was great, with many surprising plot twists, and was also very inspiring at times (I truly felt like I was a hero saving the world a few times).

    But the switch to an open world game actually hurt the story - since I am a completionist, I would spend HOURS doing side quests (many of which can accurately be described as simple fetch quests) so that each awesome plot advancement of the main story would be divided by HOURS of gameplay (which did begin to feel tedious and meaningless at times), and this weakened the story a lot. I am not a huge fan of open-world games like Skyrim because those games always have very weak main story that isn't compelling. Dragon Age: Inquisition suffers from this. There is no compelling story arc pulling you through the game and inspiring you to continue (actually, the story arc is there, but it is broken up by hours of fetch quest, so the story doesn't feel very compelling and the story suffers a lot).

    And while I thought the companions of Dragon Age: Inquisition were great, I still had a stronger attachment to the companions of Dragon Age: Origins (and I even liked the Dragon Age 2 companions a bet better).

    Also, another negative for Dragon Age: Inquisition was that they made the tactical camera a secondary (and not very practical) way to play. I love the old Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights systems of pause and play tactical combat, where you use strategy and pause the game to issue commands. Unfortunately, Dragon Age: Inquisition went with a much simpler, faster paced, action combat system that requires waaaaaay less strategy. There is the option to use a tactical camera for more traditional pause and play combat, but it's controls are so bizarre and counter-intuitive that I rarely used it, and I believe the game was not meant to be played using the tactical camera (whereas a tactical camera was how both the preceding games were intended to be played). This was a huge disappointment and step backwards.

    All-in-all, despite the flaws and my disappointments mentioned above, I still found the good to outweigh the bad by a large margin and feel that this game was truly a masterpiece of RPG gaming. Thanks Bioware.    … Expand
  99. Surg3on
    Apr 16, 2015
    10
    An Amazing game with rich storyline and fun combat. You will need a controller but this doesn't make it a console port as the graphics can be turned up to 11 for pretty pretty gameplay and it runs well too.

    Most of the negative reviews are the usual 'its fashionable to hate on an AAA game' hipster thing these days. You won't be disappointed but if you are on the fence wait until the    An Amazing game with rich storyline and fun combat. You will need a controller but this doesn't make it a console port as the graphics can be turned up to 11 for pretty pretty gameplay and it runs well too.

    Most of the negative reviews are the usual 'its fashionable to hate on an AAA game' hipster thing these days. You won't be disappointed but if you are on the fence wait until the definitive all DLC included pack comes out in 12 months.

    .    … Expand
  100. AlexanderVallin
    Nov 1, 2015
    6
    I am a fan of DAO and even DA2, but am disappointed with DAI as a whole.

    Pro: great / enjoyable characters. I truly enjoyed Cassandra, Sera, Leliana, and Cullen. Nice seeing Varric as well. Con: The weakest cast yet - with some cast men era being annoying, mediocre, or simply unnecessary. Characters I did not particularly enjoy being around included Vivienne, Iron Bull, Blackwall,    I am a fan of DAO and even DA2, but am disappointed with DAI as a whole.

    Pro: great / enjoyable characters. I truly enjoyed Cassandra, Sera, Leliana, and Cullen. Nice seeing Varric as well.
    Con: The weakest cast yet - with some cast men era being annoying, mediocre, or simply unnecessary. Characters I did not particularly enjoy being around included Vivienne, Iron Bull, Blackwall, Dorian, and Solas. This is more than half the cast.

    Pro: Main story missions were mostly well-done and exciting. Some of the Companion quests were also decent if not the most memorable in the series.
    Con: open world content is incredibly dull and tedious. "Filler" is not an unfair description. Since I am a completionist I tortured myself with doing most of it - I'm sure if you are not you can skip a lot of this and enjoy the game more. But if the content is so boring people recommend skipping it - why bother having it in the game at all?

    Pro: Graphics are good for a hybrid old-gen/new-gen game. World has some beautiful scenery.
    Con: World is lifeless. No real dynamic events outside a few quests in a couple of the zones. No really impressive towns or cities to enjoy as most zones do not have any settlements.

    If you have t bought the game yet - I recommend waiting until the GOTY edition is in the $20 bargain bin. And then only if you are a fan of this franchise. Else your TIME is probably spent playing something better.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#16 Best PC Game of 2014
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
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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