Dragon Age: Inquisition

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  1. iluxxx
    Nov 22, 2014
    5
    First dragon age was a masterpiece of game craetion, it fast beczme on of my favorite RPGs, I've been waiting for second part long, but it was really bad. When the Inquisition was announced, I thought that bioware will correct their main mistakes that were made in second part of the game series. But what we see there? Old-fashioned graphics, boring plot, few good characters. Waste of moneyFirst dragon age was a masterpiece of game craetion, it fast beczme on of my favorite RPGs, I've been waiting for second part long, but it was really bad. When the Inquisition was announced, I thought that bioware will correct their main mistakes that were made in second part of the game series. But what we see there? Old-fashioned graphics, boring plot, few good characters. Waste of money that is not worth buying!… Expand
  2. derbyherb
    Nov 21, 2014
    5
    I will try to be fair and look at both Pros and Cons.

    When you're out in the world I feel like I'm playing Assassin's Creed 3. Tedious over-abundance of map markers to activate and stick flags in. Infinite enemy patrols. Nothing dies quickly enough. Combat is so unsatisfying. When you swing a 2-handed sword at someone, it should hit with some umph. But you can stand there swinging at an    I will try to be fair and look at both Pros and Cons.

    When you're out in the world I feel like I'm playing Assassin's Creed 3. Tedious over-abundance of map markers to activate and stick flags in. Infinite enemy patrols. Nothing dies quickly enough. Combat is so unsatisfying. When you swing a 2-handed sword at someone, it should hit with some umph. But you can stand there swinging at an enemy with all your might and have 3 party members wailing on it as well and it will still take 5-10 seconds to whittle it's HP down to zero. That's how this game rolls, battles are a slow grind.

    As has been mentioned by every other review, controls are trash. You move your cursor to something lootable. "Loot" text appears. You go "cool, a chest" and do what every computer user on this planet would do, you click your mouse, WRONG. That swings your sword. Apparently the action button is the F key. I've gotten used to it now but it's still unwieldy... the camera doesn't help, it's hard to see and get a good view of your surroundings.

    Story is a load of crap and an Oblivion rip-off. It's disappointing because the lore in Dragon Age is substantial and engaging. This was the best they could come up with? Do they have interns and programmers writing the plot and dialogue now?

    The way the game shoves you into the plot is abrupt and confusing. You're not even sure what your character did for a living or where he came from but he's now savior of the world leading the Inquisition. A whole roster of party members are just there. You're used to building up your own party, but here the party is already there.

    The dialogue and conversations between your party members are just brutal. The voice acting itself is good (maybe the voice actors should just write their own lines), I have no problems with graphics or stuttering on my rig and I do like the Mass Effect dialogue wheel. The character creator is fine.

    Skills / stats / RPG character development: I like it. Typically there's only 1 good way to allocate stats on a class in any RPG. You mass points in your main stat and then a little bit of HP or maybe some mana or whatever. It's gotten tedious and redundant in modern games. So DAI does it for you. If you really enjoy putting 2 points in STR or Dex or Int every level, I guess you'll hate this. Skill advancement uses many of the same trees and specifications of Origins and II.

    And hey they actually brought equipment for your party members back in Inquisition, which was missing from II. Varric can even unequip Bianca and take a couple daggers to battle. In fact for some reason he did this automatically. Only problem is the inventory screen is kind of a monstrosity. There's lots of stuff going on and lots of menus to click through. I still have to figure it out.

    Game gets a 5 from me for now. To grade a game lower than that, it has to be a genuinely bad experience (like Dragon Age II was), and Inquisition isn't, it's more just kind of mediocre.    … Expand
  3. vukodinov
    Dec 6, 2014
    4
    A couple of things for people wondering whether to buy the game or not.

    Cons: Terrible performance; a huge amount of bugs - game breaking and not so game breaking; SSD and Sli/Crossfire problems; the devs actually recommend playing the game without overclocked hardware, despite most of the GPUs nowadays being shipped factory overclocked; console looking UI again; not enough    A couple of things for people wondering whether to buy the game or not.

    Cons: Terrible performance; a huge amount of bugs - game breaking and not so game breaking; SSD and Sli/Crossfire problems; the devs actually recommend playing the game without overclocked hardware, despite most of the GPUs nowadays being shipped factory overclocked; console looking UI again; not enough customization; lack of decent tactical camera; key mapping.

    Pros: Despite all of the cons I've written I really love the game. The story is quite good for my taste, the gam eplay is pretty neat. The world is huge, although a bit empty. The companions are the most interesting out of the 3 Dragon Age games (personal opinion). The game feels and looks amazing when it decides to run smooth for more than 20 minutes.

    Overall, I'm pretty disappointed with the game thanks to the cons section of my rant. I definitely regret pre ordering this AAA bug/crash/stutter fest.
    I would up my score once the majority of the problems are fixed. Till then I can't recommend the game to anyone. Please, wait for a patch or two or for the GOTY edition before buying.

    P.S. Seems that there are no games made with the Frostbite 3 engine that suffer from massive technical problems upon release.    … Expand
  4. BannuDongDing
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Trash, Complete and utter trash. Why did they make this game? It is no way a near as good as their previous games like NWN and BG2 I simply refuse to believe that they are from the same developer. This game is truly disgusting it is a crime against humanity.
  5. Kakashi83
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    The game controls are terrible on the PC, the keyboard and mouse combination has caused me a lot of anger and frustration ... the Bioware tried to create a combat system similar to Kingdom of Amalur / The Witcher... to have the least control you should use a joystick! ... unfortunately Dragon Age 4 will end up being an MMO ...
  6. Average_Smoe
    Nov 20, 2014
    0
    First play-through: Mage turned into a Rouge and game threw me into I guess what are my Pajamas during a cutscene/couldn't equip anything after. Second play-through: Running from spiders then stuck on bug island and can't go anywhere. Frames all over the place. WHAT THE **** HAPPENED HERE EA BIOWARE?
  7. McMudd
    Nov 24, 2014
    4
    As the game is on PC it is almost unplayable. Not so much for any crashing issues, but because of the controls and in particular the camera. I never review games but because of how badly the PC port has been made, I thought I should add my voice to the hundreds of others out there.

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

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

    I did get some fun out of exploring and the the companion interactions, so basically none of the actual 'game-play' aspects of this game are any good, but the rest is amazing.    … Expand
  8. shamarama
    Nov 28, 2014
    4
    Extremely disappointed in this game. The PC mouse-and-keyboard controls are horrendous, really really bad. How could a "PC-First" developer get it so wrong. The visuals are beautiful and the story is intriguing, but those controls just constantly get in the way.

    Combat is shallow, non-tactical, and borrows its mechanics from action-games rather than RPGs. If you were expecting Dragon    Extremely disappointed in this game. The PC mouse-and-keyboard controls are horrendous, really really bad. How could a "PC-First" developer get it so wrong. The visuals are beautiful and the story is intriguing, but those controls just constantly get in the way.

    Combat is shallow, non-tactical, and borrows its mechanics from action-games rather than RPGs. If you were expecting Dragon Age: Origins style tactical combat then you are in for a rude awakening. The 'tactical camera' is no use at all for tactical play, and the orders issued to your party members are soon forgotten. You have to constantly fight against the tactical camera to achieve anything, so you soon forget about it and just play the button-mashing game.

    Inventory/skill management is straight out of a console game UI, which is ok if you are using a game-pad but extremely tedious if you use a mouse and keyboard. The basics of what you'd expect to do with a PC RPG are missing, or dumbed down.

    Movement of the character during general game-play will give you RSI if you expect to use the mouse, as you have to constantly hold the right mouse button to direct them. Just using WASD is better, but not the usual control for a PC RPG. You cannot left-click to select things, such as an enemy, as that will instead take a swing at them (or loose an arrow/fireball). You cannot right-click to activate a remote object, such as loot/door/enemy if it is out of range. There is no helpful 'move to this and activate it' functionality at all.

    Your quick-action bar is limited to just 8 abilities, despite the fact that as you level you can gain much more than 8 abilities. This is a limitation directly from the console version, which only allows for 8 mappable actions.

    Unlike other reviewers I have had no technical problems (apart from my male character being referred to as 'she' or 'her' on occasion).

    The game looks beautiful, but the game-play is exceptionally shallow - not what you'd expect from a developer that used to be the leading developer for PC RPGs. If you play this on a console, or with a game-pad you will probably enjoy it as a shallow action-rpg'ish experience. As the latest chapter in a highly rated PC RPG franchise it is seriously lacking and hugely disappointing.    … Expand
  9. Frozenkex
    Dec 5, 2014
    4
    I liked the game, but i expected so much more. Too much money spent on useless features like multiplayer and so much content cut from single player experience and other things that matter. Too much reused assets (animations) from previous games.
  10. orctown-troll
    Jan 1, 2015
    5
    After finishing this game I couldn't wait to replay DAO, and COMPARE.

    Wow! What a great game Origins is! In the comparison Inquisition comes off BADLY. Dragon Age Origins was better....in EVERY... SINGLE.... DEPARTMENT. The only real bright spot was the use of the Frostbite 3 engine. DAI is pretty. The zones look better! Thanks DICE! It's a fairly sad say when you have to say the    After finishing this game I couldn't wait to replay DAO, and COMPARE.

    Wow! What a great game Origins is! In the comparison Inquisition comes off BADLY.

    Dragon Age Origins was better....in EVERY... SINGLE.... DEPARTMENT. The only real bright spot was the use of the Frostbite 3 engine. DAI is pretty. The zones look better! Thanks DICE! It's a fairly sad say when you have to say the bestparts of a 'Bioware' game don't actually come from 'Bioware'.

    Inquisition finally FAILS as a gaming experience, because it was not seriously designed as a western RPG at all. Instead it was designed (1): As an advertising ploy to sell console software to kids (and their parents). (2) As some kind of interactive MELODRAMA to appease a 'civil rights' agenda that has gone out of control. We have all enjoyed being gay in DA since Zevran in Origins already! As in the real world, the sexuality of the people is NOT AN ISSUE. Why then, does it have to be such a central theme in the Bioware mindset! You guys are CREEPY! For most of us our private lives are private! They are not central to our public functions. Gay or straight can you stop with the sex obsession already! Why are romance options So IMPORTANT with you people! Is this a fantasy RPG or a dating sim?

    Mike Laidlaw was obviously so consumed by fear that the game wouldn't sell enough console copies that he continued the ongoing simplification (hollowing) of the game mechanics. This may not be obvious at first because the game LOOKS SO GOOD. But as you play more the return dividend on 'play' diminishes steadily over time. In the end it is not a game that invites multiple replays. One play through is boring enough. This is NOT GOOD for a 'western RPG', where the whole point is multiple returns.

    The good parts of the game: the writing and the voice acting, the scenery and the zones are effectively WASTED by a game that has almost ZERO role-playing or character development options AT ALL! If you thought DA2 was bad, it actually got worse. Worse skill sets. Less control of stats. The crafting is a DUD (incredibly tedious).

    Bad combat controls.

    Useless tactical camera.

    DREADFUL party AI.

    Boring, repetitive encounters.

    Boring, repetitive quests.

    The Wartable is a farce. We were promised we would have power and influence in the world of Thedas. that turned out to be BS. The Wartable is a faux mini-game designed to waste time and have us tread water while we grind our way through the lovingly made NPC backstories. Now the backstories ARE good! If inter-active cinema is your thing, fine! However for every thrilling bedroom scene with Iron Bull there is a hell of a lot of grinding to endure. The Wartable could have been the heart of the game. Should have been the heart of the game. However no 'game design' was applied at all in this critical space. BIG FAIL!

    I won't go on.

    In conclusion the game is something of a mess. It looks great. It LOOKS great. The writing is good and the romance options are fun. The cut scenes are FANTASTIC. The interplay and backstories of the NPCs are great. The zones are exciting when you first explore them. The idea of being master of the inquisition sounds appealing.

    However none of that makes for a great game. Behind the great façade lies a sadly mediocre and disappointing GAME.

    Bioware have truly forgotten and abandoned their own Origins and their core fan base.

    Orctowngrot    … Expand
  11. Honeybunchez
    Nov 18, 2014
    3
    Well to start off this game is from what little time iv been able to play is fun, interesting gorgeous and I cant wait to play more. HOWEVER the game is complete broke on PC, especially for NVidia users, specifically SLI users like me [will not work at all, must disable SLI in control panel.] At the moment (day 1-2) bad FPS, terrible stutter, CONSTANT freezing and worst of all Direct XWell to start off this game is from what little time iv been able to play is fun, interesting gorgeous and I cant wait to play more. HOWEVER the game is complete broke on PC, especially for NVidia users, specifically SLI users like me [will not work at all, must disable SLI in control panel.] At the moment (day 1-2) bad FPS, terrible stutter, CONSTANT freezing and worst of all Direct X "HUNG" crashes every ten minutes no matter what. Sure a "driver came out but does not fix crashes or SLI support, it slightly helped stuttering a bit but that's all. GOTY material? could have been but the launch is a train wreck at its finest.… Expand
  12. SDaemon
    Nov 20, 2014
    0
    These crazy marketeers from EA / Origin are selling localized versions of game in many countries.
    This means you HAVE TO play game with texts on your local language ( with bad / wrong translations ) and with English dialog sounds... It's super irritating. I've just returned game back to Orgin and recommend you to do the same ;)
  13. alex08060
    Dec 6, 2014
    0
    Game made by PC ? What a joke anyone who has played the game knows it is an console port. Nothing but false advertising by bioware. No settings in tactics as DA:O and DA: 2 and only 8 active skills, no auto attack and auto run and tactical camera is can't even move unless you press the shift key.
  14. ROSSONERI108
    Dec 6, 2014
    4
    average game and really shows haw bioware stranderd has fallen..... the game has over 100 hours of stuff to do tho every bit of i is boring there is not one side mission worth doing every single area is the same as the last and the gameplay is a outrage i will never get exited for a dragon age game again...this is a sequel to dragon age 2 and it shows
  15. Jake74218
    Nov 25, 2014
    0
    Bioware turned their back for some of their loyal fans of Dragon age and decided to drop the dual core wielders out of their trilogy. It's okay, they obviously don't need our money and I honestly think that I don't need Bioware even if my iron upgrades in a future. In a past you could hang on in a modern games if you just reduced the graphics, but Bioware wanted to change the rules in aBioware turned their back for some of their loyal fans of Dragon age and decided to drop the dual core wielders out of their trilogy. It's okay, they obviously don't need our money and I honestly think that I don't need Bioware even if my iron upgrades in a future. In a past you could hang on in a modern games if you just reduced the graphics, but Bioware wanted to change the rules in a form: do as we demand, or keep out. After reviewing the other critics it seems that the game is fine tuned for the play consoles, so the loss isn't so bitter at all even if I can't play it. Luckily the Pillars of Eternity is coming out in Early 2015.… Expand
  16. HanzoTheRed
    Nov 28, 2014
    0
    Yet another case of EA releasing a un working pile of buggs to the public. save your money and wait 6 months till the community has fixed the game. Also the customer service from origin/ea is quite possibly worse then comcast.
  17. polloasado
    Nov 30, 2014
    0
    Extremely disappointed. The only good thing: the graphics. Aside from that, it's pretty much 2014's - 2015's new cookie cutter RPG.

    The story is very very weak, and the game play itself is extremely repetitive. Bioware decided to Mimic Skyrim in map size and Assassins' Creed in game play, by that I mean, they employ cheap user experience tricks to add hours of game play; they add    Extremely disappointed. The only good thing: the graphics. Aside from that, it's pretty much 2014's - 2015's new cookie cutter RPG.

    The story is very very weak, and the game play itself is extremely repetitive. Bioware decided to Mimic Skyrim in map size and Assassins' Creed in game play, by that I mean, they employ cheap user experience tricks to add hours of game play; they add countless treasure-hunt quests that have no real impact on the game, and World of Warcraft's fighting system that with a "tactical" top down view that really doesn't add much.

    This title promised to be engaging, but it falls short as it tries to mimic various games out there. Sadly, they didn't pay a lot of attention to the writing or voice acting. It's a hack and slash game where the main objective is to repetitively wait until cool-downs recharge to win battles, and where picking up items from the floor and walking endlessly probably will make up 50 of the whopping 100+ hours of game play.

    I seriously do not recommend purchasing this Dragon Age: Inquisition if you are looking for a quality RPG.
    I only hope Mass Effect 4 doesn't follow the same trend.    … Expand
  18. DrowRanger
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Traxex here I took a break from battling the dire to tell you about this terrible abomination of a game. This game is awful it is a silly action game pretending to be and RPG the story and gameplay are horrible.

    The game looks like something Pudge would not even eat.
  19. cameler
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    I still don't understand the need to completely and utterly go away from what made Dragon Age Origins successful. I mean, lets analyze the graphics shall we?
    Terrible animation, 2008~esque. Non existing facial animations, the characters do not smile. If the characters are in cheerful situations they have premade smiles to fake the emotions. I mean Jeez Louize they don't even respond with    I still don't understand the need to completely and utterly go away from what made Dragon Age Origins successful. I mean, lets analyze the graphics shall we?
    Terrible animation, 2008~esque. Non existing facial animations, the characters do not smile. If the characters are in cheerful situations they have premade smiles to fake the emotions. I mean Jeez Louize they don't even respond with brows to most situations.
    The models and world look nothing like what "Frostbite" is actually capable of. Same graphical level as a polished Da:O.
    The Digital Rights Management system used consumes more power than it should.... as if it should consume any at all. This is a first even for a company of EA's ambition. I guara DAMN tee you that someone somewhere is going to crack this software and IMPROVE CPU performance while at it.
    The story lacks anything cohesive and is best described as "cookie clutter". Good Lord all mighty.
    Combat mechanics are GOOD because they were made for console use, don't hate it because it works well on a joypad.

    Overall this game continues Bioware's downfall from a beacon of hope into an abyss of nothing. Surely you people can do better!

    And the voiceacting! Dear Lord the voice acting, what happened to the stiff deliveries and complete lack of emotionfrom anyone other than the main characters. Get your stufftogether Bioware.    … Expand
  20. MatTapp
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    I played the game for 8 hours and asked for a refund. My expectations weren't high since I've stopped believing in Bioware after Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2. But dammit, my anxiety made me pre-order the freaking game, it had some nice preview-reviews from the critics I like, so I went for it.

    It started nicely, loved the graphics and voice acting, the intro story wasn't well told but    I played the game for 8 hours and asked for a refund. My expectations weren't high since I've stopped believing in Bioware after Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2. But dammit, my anxiety made me pre-order the freaking game, it had some nice preview-reviews from the critics I like, so I went for it.

    It started nicely, loved the graphics and voice acting, the intro story wasn't well told but whatever, let's keep going. After 3 or 4 hours the game turned into Assassins Creed 1. Super repetitive. Close the demon gates, button mash the bandits with my fighter, collect items scattered in the map, and, for the other 4 hours, no interesting cutscenes or dialogs. It is filled with those kind of collect 50 stones, skulls or whatever scattered all along the map missions just to say: Hey, you have more than 250 hours of playtime. F that man.

    And the camera... What a mess... Such a bad port... I don't know if it is better for the consoles, but it completely ruins the action and even the map exploration.

    I should learn to wait for user reviews and never, ever, ever pre-order again. I just don't know why the media is giving so many positive reviews.    … Expand
  21. blackcatidol
    Nov 20, 2014
    0
    For some reason it's shooting my cpu and memory up to 100 percent usage and then it freezes, followed by a loss of sound. This problem prevents me from navigating the main menu. The game? It works fine, if I can get past the menu that shoots my cpu with a tranq gun. Why does a mere menu do this?
  22. gengiskhan
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    The final nail in the Bioware´s coffin. Not sure if we could expect much after the last iterations of this company, how far the apple can fall from the tree hun. If you really want to experience a RPG I suggest Divinity Original Sin and the upcoming Pillars of Eternity, not this dragon age 2.5 console excuse of a game. RIP Dragon Age Origins.
  23. davidstewart22
    Nov 20, 2014
    6
    Decent enough game but an atrocious console port, I'd probably be willing to give in a 7 or higher on a console. Much much better than DA2 but still doesn't replicate the experience of Origins.
  24. Heldrin
    Nov 21, 2014
    6
    Haven't played very much thus far, but I've played enough to say that you should probably pass on this for PC at the moment. The PC controls, the "tactical" (lol) camera, the menus, and other UI design decisions all make it clear that PC players are simply not the chosen demographic for this game.

    When I first started seeing the negative comments about the PC controls, I thought, "Well    Haven't played very much thus far, but I've played enough to say that you should probably pass on this for PC at the moment. The PC controls, the "tactical" (lol) camera, the menus, and other UI design decisions all make it clear that PC players are simply not the chosen demographic for this game.

    When I first started seeing the negative comments about the PC controls, I thought, "Well that's okay, I usually rebind all my keys anyways". Little did I know that the issues on PC go way beyond just bad key-binds.

    For example, the "tactical" camera is in this game is a complete joke. This is a feature that was in the previous Dragon Age games. It allows you to pause the game and assess the situation, issue commands to party members, etc.. This is an extremely important feature for difficult fights. Unfortunately, in DA: Inquisition, this feature is a clunky mess. You can't zoom out far enough to really be able to assess what's going on. The angles available to you while in this tactical cam mode are awful, especially during close-quarters fighting. Even just trying to look up while in this mode is difficult. Switching between characters and giving commands is somehow now worse than in the previous two games. This needs to be addressed immediately.

    The camera behavior is frustrating out of tactical mode too. When you attempt to zoom the camera out via the mouse wheel, the game auto switches you to tactical mode. This cannot be turned off. When you engage in dialogue with an NPC, the camera auto-pans to the side a bit. There have been several conversations I've had where the camera panned behind a tree or other obstruction, leaving me to stare at foliage while my character is conversing. Whoever was in charge of the camera behavior in this game really dropped the ball.

    Now on to the menus. Because the menus were designed for a controller, navigating them on PC is tedious. Got a new item in your inventory? Want to equip it? Have fun going through various menus and sub-menus, instead of just simply opening a bag and clicking the item. The ability trees are equally clunky, it took me a bit to figure out how to scroll down to the bottom of the trees, (you can't just use the mouse wheel scroll function, you have to click and drag the screen).

    They've also removed click to move and a number of other features that made the previous two games enjoyable on PC. Even looting in this game is clunky. Would you like to be able to mouse over an ability on your hot bar and read a tool tip which states exactly what it does? Too bad, that doesn't exist in this game! Have fun clicking through more menus and sub-menus just to get the info you want about an ability.

    The game does have good qualities too: it looks great, the environments are impressive, it has skill trees that allow you to build custom characters, the character creation process is great, the sound/music is great, it's not completely linear and is more of an open world. I think the story and writing isn't the best, but it's not atrocious either. There's definitely potential for a great game here, but the combat controls and UI really ruin the experience.

    6/10 at the moment, I will adjust my score if they fix the issues I've listed above.

    Addendum: I should also add that the tactics options in this game have been seriously reduced compared to the previous two Dragon Age games. You used to be able to set very precise behavioral controls for your party members, where they would use a certain ability when certain combat conditions were met. I'm not sure why they stripped this feature, it was really well done in the previous games.

    Also, there is now no healing in the game. You get "barrier" type spells for damage reduction, and 8 health potions. When you run out of health potions, you have to return to camp to restock.

    The lack of tactics and healing do not make the game any better, frankly I think it's a regression.    … Expand
  25. Trinity
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Combat and facial animations are poor, the writing and voice acting is even worse than it was in Dragon Age II and the combat feels awkward thanks to the horrible AI of your enemies coupled with bad animations. Add to that the fact that the game is full of poorly hidden misguided social commentary and political propaganda that should have no place in a videogame. Bioware has not released aCombat and facial animations are poor, the writing and voice acting is even worse than it was in Dragon Age II and the combat feels awkward thanks to the horrible AI of your enemies coupled with bad animations. Add to that the fact that the game is full of poorly hidden misguided social commentary and political propaganda that should have no place in a videogame. Bioware has not released a decent game since Dragon Age: Origins and this game is no exception. I recommend you all save your money and don't waste it on this horrible excuse for a game.… Expand
  26. awesomeguy423
    Nov 19, 2014
    0
    A huge disappointment in every regard, not nearly as good as its predecessors. Missing a lot of things that made the older ones good. I suggest you do not buy this game.
  27. Jays
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    I'm disappointed in this game so much. The hole DAI feels like it`s an single-player MMORPG with little to show for.

    So let`s start the review. Graphics look bad and every character looks like it`s covered in plastic. Story is lacking contekst and characters have vary little development + your choices have little impact on the world. Combat is fun at starts but it gets boring quickly    I'm disappointed in this game so much. The hole DAI feels like it`s an single-player MMORPG with little to show for.

    So let`s start the review. Graphics look bad and every character looks like it`s covered in plastic. Story is lacking contekst and characters have vary little development + your choices have little impact on the world. Combat is fun at starts but it gets boring quickly and the animations look like they are from 2004 :/.

    After all my time spend with Dragon Age I. There is nothing new to show or experience. I`m giving this game a 4 for the amount of content that it has via side quest`s and more.    … Expand
  28. Enaid
    Nov 19, 2014
    6
    I am quite disappointed so far. I was hoping for something more like DAO. It reminds me of Rift. The graphics are not very good. Been playing it on the laptop, which is quite beefy, but the frame rate is horrible and the games tends to crash. There are so many things I dislike about this game, I am so crushed. I love DAO and DA2, but this doesn't feel like a DA game. Not to mention, I amI am quite disappointed so far. I was hoping for something more like DAO. It reminds me of Rift. The graphics are not very good. Been playing it on the laptop, which is quite beefy, but the frame rate is horrible and the games tends to crash. There are so many things I dislike about this game, I am so crushed. I love DAO and DA2, but this doesn't feel like a DA game. Not to mention, I am already bored with it. Very sad. So sad indeed.… Expand
  29. deekin
    Nov 29, 2014
    5
    Created this account to leave a warning to all dragon age fans. Although this game is not the complete bust many of the reviews make it out to be, it is terribly disappointing to anyone familiar with the franchise. the whole experience feels like a mediocre MMO without the multiplayer. quests are mostly tired stereotypical fetch quests that get old real fast. The world is quite large butCreated this account to leave a warning to all dragon age fans. Although this game is not the complete bust many of the reviews make it out to be, it is terribly disappointing to anyone familiar with the franchise. the whole experience feels like a mediocre MMO without the multiplayer. quests are mostly tired stereotypical fetch quests that get old real fast. The world is quite large but not particularly interesting, controls are passable a bit clunky and MMO like,certainly nothing special. i would have been more than happy to wade through these shortcomings to enjoy some heart pounding tactical combat the previous two titles were known for, sadly the true Coup de grâce for inquisition is its new simplistic and offensively poor combat system.there really isn't anything else like it, its a new kind of crap, so points for originality i suppose. It is at its core a very poor third person hack and slash with some bells and whistles, the tactical combat still exists but as a separate mode in a different fixed (and you guessed it, terrible) camera angle, you can only order one attack per character per pause and the time it takes to do this makes it feel very burdensome.
    All that being said the story is great, the voice acting is excellent and if it wasn't a dragon age title i may have given it a 6. At this point certainly not worth the money, better to go back and complete all the DLC on the first and second game or wait for pillars of eternity. I suppose we shouldn't have complained about dragon age 2, and Bioware PLEASE don't do this to Mass Effect 4    … Expand
  30. Druftrest
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Modern games are made for the elite or wealthy. This game is not even on the dual-core processor, I know many people who have been on startup black screen. Because of the new types of protection game lag terribly. A feeling that game developers do not care about users, the main goal is to earn money. I do not advise buying these games. Developers do not care about us, the players.
  31. camarilla
    Nov 19, 2014
    0
    It's totally failure game. Critics is venal bastards, don't trust them!
    "Bioware can't make bad game!" -hahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahahahaha
  32. Robert_RGN
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    The game is ok. Graphics are good but I have a high end PC. Regular PC users with regular systems won't get the same quality. The reason I gave it 4/10 is because of the lack of PC optimization. All the controls are Consolelike and will frustrate you a lot. I'm afraid this game is going down due to this mistake which was overlooked. One does not simply create a PC game and completelyThe game is ok. Graphics are good but I have a high end PC. Regular PC users with regular systems won't get the same quality. The reason I gave it 4/10 is because of the lack of PC optimization. All the controls are Consolelike and will frustrate you a lot. I'm afraid this game is going down due to this mistake which was overlooked. One does not simply create a PC game and completely ignores to optimize it for the PC.… Expand
  33. Anya
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    The controls in the PC version, aka mouse and keyboard, received very little attention and work, they’re very uncomfortable and barely functional. I shouldn’t be struggling in order to try, actually try, to enjoy a game. The camera is bad, the tactical view, so to call it that way, also has issues with trees and other objects getting in your way instead of becoming transparent as theyThe controls in the PC version, aka mouse and keyboard, received very little attention and work, they’re very uncomfortable and barely functional. I shouldn’t be struggling in order to try, actually try, to enjoy a game. The camera is bad, the tactical view, so to call it that way, also has issues with trees and other objects getting in your way instead of becoming transparent as they should (which is basic really, I shouldn’t even have to mention this). There are graphical issues too, like the animations, specially the facial ones, and the hair textures looking terrible even on max settings (they might actually look worse, I’m not sure anymore). There seems to be a few random crashes, not too many times, but not it’s ideal either, I don’t know why, as other games don’t crash at all or less frequently than DA:I. There are bit of welcome humor although the main story is fairly disappointing and there are many MMO-“bring me ten of something” quests that are just annoying to do. In the end this games would receive a 6/10 right now, if they patch the controls and tactic camera it would go higher to 7 or maybe even 8 if combat became somehow enjoyable, but I doubt it. Still since this is metacritic and scores are abused left and right, this game receives a zero from me.… Expand
  34. lilkillpappy
    Jan 3, 2015
    0
    EA is crap and this game is not Dragon Age. Dragon Age Origins is the one and only Dragon Age game ever made and we are going to have to wait for someone other than Bioware to make a sequel because EA has obviously got their hands on this franchise. Not surprised by this garbage. EA has a long history of taking great games and destroying them.
  35. xgamrx
    Nov 18, 2014
    1
    I will weigh in on Dragon Age Inquisition with my two cents. This game is a five year venture that should have been released 10 years ago. It is without a doubt one of the worst games I have ever had the displeasure of playing. The story is overly scripted throughout a boring non-open world while the combat is a clunky button mashing fest. In addition, the camera angles areI will weigh in on Dragon Age Inquisition with my two cents. This game is a five year venture that should have been released 10 years ago. It is without a doubt one of the worst games I have ever had the displeasure of playing. The story is overly scripted throughout a boring non-open world while the combat is a clunky button mashing fest. In addition, the camera angles are horrendously flawed. The only plus, in my opinion, is the facial recognition of the characters. I honestly wanted my money back after all the false hype created by the cronie reviewers and the developer. It is a true snorefest that makes Elder Scrolls look refreshing. I jumped back into gaming only to make a quick exit after this disappointing title. Stay away unless you're a devout follower or enjoy wasting your hard earned cash. Period!… Expand
  36. Jyynnxx
    Nov 19, 2014
    6
    Very poorly optimized for PC... even when I turn down the graphics to low, there is massive stutter in and out of cut scenes/talking. I have a really nice 980 graphics card setup, I have checked everything from video drivers down to putting new thermal paste on the water cooler. I have fixed the cut scene 30 fps lock to 60 fps lock, I have tried all different settings (windowed,Very poorly optimized for PC... even when I turn down the graphics to low, there is massive stutter in and out of cut scenes/talking. I have a really nice 980 graphics card setup, I have checked everything from video drivers down to putting new thermal paste on the water cooler. I have fixed the cut scene 30 fps lock to 60 fps lock, I have tried all different settings (windowed, borderless, fullscreen, v-sync on/off, etc). I have not got more than an hour in because they game is unplayable to me, I get taken out of the immersion of everything when this stuttering happens. Hope this helps anyone wanting to buy this game to wait about 2 weeks until they come out with a nice patch for this game.… Expand
  37. Gamed2long
    May 1, 2015
    6
    Its no Dragon Age: Origins. I picked the game up on a 50% off Origin sale. That was reasonable value. I'm midway through it. DA2 had a lot of problems. But in the end strong characters drove that game. This game has a huge world. Graphics that are on par with Skyrim (at least on my machine). And its all so darned generic. >90% of side quests are "read note," "go to place," "click object"Its no Dragon Age: Origins. I picked the game up on a 50% off Origin sale. That was reasonable value. I'm midway through it. DA2 had a lot of problems. But in the end strong characters drove that game. This game has a huge world. Graphics that are on par with Skyrim (at least on my machine). And its all so darned generic. >90% of side quests are "read note," "go to place," "click object" (maybe fight a baddy or two) done. I read someplace that when they designed this game they wanted something that could be done in 20 hours or 200 hours. Well they succeeded. By having insane levels of filler take the place of meaningful quests and character arcs. I have no intention of doing them all. The loading screens take a long time, for no clear reason. On PC the controls feel line a console port. Using their combat tactics is a difficult and tedious affair. Best part of DA:O and they broke it. But that's OK. Most of the time you don't need it. So far the most annoying thing for me though is enemy difficulty. Some enemies don't scale levels with you so if you're a few levels up on them, they drop like flies, or if they are levels up on you, your choice is run or die. The result is lots of quests/areas have "level recommendations," which if you choose to ignore, the game becomes too easy or too hard and no fun really quick.
    Overall it's not a bad game. But its nowhere near as good as it could be. And it wouldn't even need big changes to become a great game. But why bother? All the praise, GOTY etc. was heaped on it already anyway. Whether it deserved it or not.    … Expand
  38. 28gramslater
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Absolutely horrendous.
    First of the animations are absolutely terrible, you have head turns which look a epileptic being exposed to strobe lights.
    Graphical clipping everywhere, the textures are terrible almost none of them are more then 720. The writing is abysmal and reminds me much of Twilight, or 50 shades of grey with its unabashed corniness and focus on characters sexuality    Absolutely horrendous.
    First of the animations are absolutely terrible, you have head turns which look a epileptic being exposed to strobe lights.
    Graphical clipping everywhere, the textures are terrible almost none of them are more then 720.
    The writing is abysmal and reminds me much of Twilight, or 50 shades of grey with its unabashed corniness and focus on characters sexuality instead of their personality.
    The combat is depressing with no auto-attack and shallow generic abilities combat just ends up being me bashing buttons with very little strategic thought other then to stun enemies periodically.
    I'm surprised anyone buys anything from EA, anymore.    … Expand
  39. hoax7one
    Dec 22, 2014
    0
    I created a account here just for this game.

    I'm sure that this game is great but unfortunately it is also a nightmarish piece of bugged software. this game is not playable right now on PC! I can play randomly for 2, 10, 30 minutes, never played longer than 1h because it crashing all the time. So for 60euro game i got: > game that freezes all the time where i can ALT+TAB to close    I created a account here just for this game.

    I'm sure that this game is great but unfortunately it is also a nightmarish piece of bugged software.
    this game is not playable right now on PC!
    I can play randomly for 2, 10, 30 minutes, never played longer than 1h because it crashing all the time.
    So for 60euro game i got:
    > game that freezes all the time where i can ALT+TAB to close it.
    > game that is freezing my whole computer and I need to hard reset it.
    > DirectX errors all the time.
    > lately constant freezes with graphics driver not responding.

    And this is a GOTY award winner? EA and BIOWARE just rushed to release this game because they knew that they wouldn't win GOTY next year because of THE WITCHER 3!

    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME RIGHT NOW!!! Wait when it will be on sale and maybe then they will repair it with patches.    … Expand
  40. btbrotherton
    Apr 15, 2015
    6
    The problem with this game is really that it just lacks heart. 95% of the quests seem to just be busy work, and you get them all from random letters. Most of the things I'm doing I have no idea why I'm doing them; there doesn't seem to be any strong motivation behind most of what you do. If this game was cut down to around 40 hours and the quests became more meaningful it probably couldThe problem with this game is really that it just lacks heart. 95% of the quests seem to just be busy work, and you get them all from random letters. Most of the things I'm doing I have no idea why I'm doing them; there doesn't seem to be any strong motivation behind most of what you do. If this game was cut down to around 40 hours and the quests became more meaningful it probably could have been a lot better.

    Also the AI is TERRIBLE, it's poorly optimized for PC, and just comes off as a horrible port. Most of the companions are boring or obnoxious and the female romance options are horrible.    … Expand
  41. WestLil0
    May 10, 2015
    8
    I can't believe all the bad reviews. Yes this version of DA series may have a few flaws but the game is absolutely worth buying and playing especially if it is on sale. If you don't have a good enough PC you will feel the pain. How can you lose if Origin offers a money back guarantee, unheard of in this industry. I highly recommend it.
  42. BannuSwoo
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    This game is bad. Objectively terrible the story and gameplay everything about it is inferior to DA:O. What kind of person would buy a game like this? Pure slop. 0/10
  43. samthomas
    Nov 29, 2014
    0
    This is a joke on gamers and RPG fans alike,the history is the lowest quality fanfic smeared on this garbage
    Embarrassing animations ,Origin DRM, dumb down combat and the generic MMO fetch quest are the icing on the cake
    EA is a strange beast ,they screw consumers and developers left and right, but are always a sucker for Bioware ,after Star Wars: The Old Republic flop you wold think    This is a joke on gamers and RPG fans alike,the history is the lowest quality fanfic smeared on this garbage
    Embarrassing animations ,Origin DRM, dumb down combat and the generic MMO fetch quest are the icing on the cake

    EA is a strange beast ,they screw consumers and developers left and right, but are always a sucker for Bioware ,after Star Wars: The Old Republic flop you wold think they wise up.
    Well maybe they are the perfect match of Greed ant talentless hacks    … Expand
  44. BioForumMod
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Let's think about this calmly and rationally. Bad story check. Action game play no role playing elements check. Bugs and glitches check. Inferior to DA:O check.

    Basically if you purchase this game you are doing the gaming industry a disservice I got a refund for this trash. You should too.
  45. johnangel
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    2 I give them for the efort
    Another unplayable pc port.

    God awful ui for pc , seriusly are they that lazy ?
    Terrible optimization, ctd,etc.

    Don't buy,wait at least a year.
  46. Criticalsynical
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    If you thought part 2 was bad, This one is a second helping of the same garbage.
    Lack of proper medieval etiquette, unrealistic flat personalities made by fan-dom tier hack writers, copied a lot features from skyrim, and everyone looks like men.
  47. drhughes
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    Awful game. I was so excited to play this as I am BIG fan of DA - Origins, but didnt like DA 2 at all. The graphics were great, the sound and store seemed cool but this is NOT a PC RPG. There is a f@cking JUMP button, wtf??? Arcade style fights. Really disappointed, I returned the game after 2 hours of play and no NOT recommend this to anyone looking for a turn based RPG. If however youAwful game. I was so excited to play this as I am BIG fan of DA - Origins, but didnt like DA 2 at all. The graphics were great, the sound and store seemed cool but this is NOT a PC RPG. There is a f@cking JUMP button, wtf??? Arcade style fights. Really disappointed, I returned the game after 2 hours of play and no NOT recommend this to anyone looking for a turn based RPG. If however you are looking for great visuals, a great story and BUTTON MASHING, this one is for you.… Expand
  48. clevertechie
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    I just spent about 30 minutes playing around with character customization and playing the actual game for around 15 minutes.

    I think this gave me plenty of time to figure out I won't be able to play this game, the models look like they all had bad plastic surgery they move in a very stiff and unnatural manner that just spoils the whole experience. The story and animation is very shallow    I just spent about 30 minutes playing around with character customization and playing the actual game for around 15 minutes.

    I think this gave me plenty of time to figure out I won't be able to play this game, the models look like they all had bad plastic surgery they move in a very stiff and unnatural manner that just spoils the whole experience. The story and animation is very shallow in the beginning and you're asking yourself questions, wtf just happened and why am I doing this?

    Huge disappointment.    … Expand
  49. stellin23
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    The PC version is virtually unplayable. The game freezes every minute or so and crashes to blue screen (happened 3 times). I had EA on the phone for 4-5 hours today running through various fixes and re-installs. Nothing worked. I have an i7, 12 GB's of ram and a GTX 770. My computer runs virtually everything without a hiccup. This game repeatedly froze and crashed my game.

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

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

    Technical issues aside...the PC version is an afterthought. The controls are ridiculously clunky and the tactical combat screen is unusable. Avoid this game on the PC. Seriously.    … Expand
  50. dkeppens
    Dec 5, 2014
    0
    nothing to say, nothing to see here. Another abysmal EA published game
    In short, this is rehashed, oversimplified, uncompleted garbage for preteens, not even a game. Just hyped filler
    Move on
  51. darrkiind
    Dec 15, 2014
    0
    unplayable on the xbox 360 you can see the pixles and cant read the text on the highest graphics settings , i was exited for this game but i guess ill have to return it becuse im not gettig one of the new consoles for just 1 games (btw dragon age 2 was garbage as well)
  52. Azunyan95
    Nov 19, 2014
    1
    It's so bad. No one really beautiful, or at least likeable character. Elf so do the ugliest in the history of video games, so it is also a seasoned top very weak plot and homosexual magicians. So disgusting work with the engine.
  53. Nathonas
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    The good things:

    Gorgeous graphics and character creator. Great open world environment, in many ways similar to Skyrim. You can spend hours and hours exploring wide open areas, and you can totally ignore the main story and just do whatever you want. There is an enormous amount of content and things to do - quests, building camps and claiming new areas, the war table missions, complex    The good things:

    Gorgeous graphics and character creator. Great open world environment, in many ways similar to Skyrim. You can spend hours and hours exploring wide open areas, and you can totally ignore the main story and just do whatever you want.

    There is an enormous amount of content and things to do - quests, building camps and claiming new areas, the war table missions, complex crafting system, mounts, little skull things that allow you to discover hidden loot, tons of awesome lore/notes/books everywhere, etc. And don't forget the multiplayer - that in itself is almost like another game.

    I've only played about 7 hours so I can't comment much on storytelling, but it seems to be pretty good - not as strong as DA: Origins, but still solid RPG writing.

    Having said that, there are some serious issues with the PC controls. It seems like Bioware completely disregarded the PC version in favor of consoles. Some examples: you can't right click to automatically move to loot, interact with, or attack things. This seems like such a simple thing but it is really annoying.

    You also can't auto attack unless you're in tactical mode. Tactical mode itself has a lot of problems. For one, the zoom is really weird and it is very difficult to get an overview of the battle. When I was doing the first boss (Pride Demon), I had to switch to normal view just to click on the Rift. Also, being forced to use WASD instead of mouse scroll to look in tactical view is very awkward and clunky. Also, there's no key to select all party members at once.

    Another really strange thing is no ability tooltips on your action bar - if you want to know what a skill does during a fight, you have to open your skill menu and read it there.

    Finally,, the tactics/behaviour system has been completely simplified to the point where you don't really have to choose anything anymore. You just leave everything "enabled" and change some values, there's no more deep/fun tactics like in previous games.

    There are also some pathing issues, especially when using tactical mode. I had my entire party stuck in a corner in a cave and I couldn't get them out, as well as issues with a simple "move and attack" order where my character was getting stuck behind other party members.

    Overall I'm still enjoying the game, but I expected better from Bioware.    … Expand
  54. duhwayne
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    I panned this game last time because it was unplayable on my system. They finally got the serious bugs out and most of the little glitches so now I can see how good it really is. Only played to level 16 so far but as much as I liked Origins this one is far better.

    Pros: deeper story, larger world, far more variety in locales and side quests, deeper and more interesting companions, in    I panned this game last time because it was unplayable on my system. They finally got the serious bugs out and most of the little glitches so now I can see how good it really is. Only played to level 16 so far but as much as I liked Origins this one is far better.

    Pros: deeper story, larger world, far more variety in locales and side quests, deeper and more interesting companions, in short everything is better.

    Cons: not many... still a couple of minor glitches in the user interface. On my system (a notebook) to keep it reliable I must run in low graphics mode or sometimes the dialog wheel doesn't show, it won't run in full screen mode reliably but windowed is just fine, sometimes slow to get going when changing locations on the map.

    Gets a 10 from me.    … Expand
  55. Metacri
    Nov 19, 2014
    5
    I haven't finished the game, only played it for a few hours, the graphics is good, the game-play is mediocre, the UI is barely acceptable, the story is not very interesting, but the worst of all is the art style and characters designed , they're just HORRIBLE, overly designed, those "companions" are even uglier than I thought, I've only recruited Sera and Vivienne so far but I alreadyI haven't finished the game, only played it for a few hours, the graphics is good, the game-play is mediocre, the UI is barely acceptable, the story is not very interesting, but the worst of all is the art style and characters designed , they're just HORRIBLE, overly designed, those "companions" are even uglier than I thought, I've only recruited Sera and Vivienne so far but I already cannot stand for their terribly ugliness! Being exotic or unique doesn't mean you have to make characters of your game not appealing deliberately, do you know that, Bioware? I'm not sure if I can finish this game with such hideous, outlandish and extremely ugly characters...… Expand
  56. htl77
    Nov 29, 2014
    10
    This is a superb game. I initially gave it a bad review but after having spent more time with it, I have found that some of my initial criticisms were unfounded.
  57. Vodoomaster
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    I dont know if this game is good or not because that crappy denuvo DRM is preventing me playing this game. Game exe will not start and if, mysteriously, it starts, game crashes after i create a character. After a few times retrying i got into the game and after 2-3 seconds the game crashes. It wont save my progress and so on. Good thing is, origin is fast on refunding.
  58. me-0815
    Nov 20, 2014
    0
    It does not even start on dual core CPUs. Many other games say they require quad cores, but at least they also start with less and most run fine. This game crashes with a black screen, as many posts on the EA forum show. As usual, EA tries to avoid acknowledging their bugs and tells their paying customers that they're just out of luck.
  59. Dree74
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    Those who bought DA:I within 24 hours and dislike this game, you can get refund from EA Origin Help center.

    I played for 4 hours, I loved Dragon Age Origin (one of the best RPG i ever played) and somewhat liked Dragon Age 2, but sadly this game DA:I couldn't give the satisfaction i was expecting. Pro: - Gorgeous Graphic, I have GTX 770 / I7 4770/32GB RAM on SSD - Awesome soundtrack    Those who bought DA:I within 24 hours and dislike this game, you can get refund from EA Origin Help center.

    I played for 4 hours, I loved Dragon Age Origin (one of the best RPG i ever played) and somewhat liked Dragon Age 2, but sadly this game DA:I couldn't give the satisfaction i was expecting.

    Pro:
    - Gorgeous Graphic, I have GTX 770 / I7 4770/32GB RAM on SSD
    - Awesome soundtrack and ambient sound.

    Con:
    - You need a XBOX controller for better combat gameplay. Keyboard and Mouse will function very clunky.

    - The tactical combat is a joke, it puts camera upside down and the when the enemies are spreaded out in elevated terrain, it becomes really annoying.

    - So many tedious clicks, in order to loot a small valueless dagger from a corpse, you have to click multiple times. (ideally, 2 clicks would do, but somehow you have to click multiple times on a corpse to get the inventory open.)

    - Camera is the worst part, the main protagonist has to constantly look up in the screen to shut down the green portal, at the same time the you have to constantly put your mouse cursor over the enemies to attack correctly. Every combat requires too much camera movement and reposition.

    - The game feels like open world, but most of the world are vastly empty and narrowed down to certain paths.

    I originally wanted to give it 5/10 but EA agreed to refund my money back.    … Expand
  60. worksa7
    Mar 24, 2015
    1
    Boring, incredibly boring.

    I just couldn't get into it at all. I've had this game for months, since it launched, have yet to get much past the starting area because it's so boring, nothing pulls you in gameplay wise. It overwhelms you with nonsense, and gives you tedious examples of what kind of game to expect right off the bat. I didn't have any real issues, it seemed well made....but    Boring, incredibly boring.

    I just couldn't get into it at all. I've had this game for months, since it launched, have yet to get much past the starting area because it's so boring, nothing pulls you in gameplay wise. It overwhelms you with nonsense, and gives you tedious examples of what kind of game to expect right off the bat.
    I didn't have any real issues, it seemed well made....but it was so boring. I literally haven't been this bored out by a game in years.

    (And I played the first Dragon Age, 10/10 I played that one until I had and had done literally everything possible there was to be done. But this one.....man....it just bores me)    … Expand
  61. oRioN911
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    If you want to play Dragon Age Origins again DON'T BUY THIS GAME. If you want to play a heavy strategical RPG you are in the wrong place.

    I'm not saying DA:I is a bad game, if it wasn't for the terrible tactical camera my vote would probably have been 8-9. Also the keyboard+mouse aren't very good for this game but I'm sure that they will fix it! The game is huge, not a real open    If you want to play Dragon Age Origins again DON'T BUY THIS GAME. If you want to play a heavy strategical RPG you are in the wrong place.

    I'm not saying DA:I is a bad game, if it wasn't for the terrible tactical camera my vote would probably have been 8-9.
    Also the keyboard+mouse aren't very good for this game but I'm sure that they will fix it!

    The game is huge, not a real open world, but still very enjoyable and amazing.
    The combat system under an action point of views is pretty funny.

    If you liked DA2 you will love DA:I for sure!!!

    ***People giving 0-3 votes are just troll or probably just seeking for another type of game.    … Expand
  62. DrStrange
    Nov 20, 2014
    8
    Dragon Age: Inquisition An Actual Played Review made simple
    MUSIC: 7 (Unfortunately the new game composer just doesn't have the right emotion that was provoked by Inon Zor in Dragon Age: Origins, though it does try)
    GAME PLAY: 7 (I didn't think it was possible to make the combat any worse then DA: Origins but its pretty bad when you need to full stop your warrior to swing a sword, the    Dragon Age: Inquisition An Actual Played Review made simple
    MUSIC: 7 (Unfortunately the new game composer just doesn't have the right emotion that was provoked by Inon Zor in Dragon Age: Origins, though it does try)
    GAME PLAY: 7 (I didn't think it was possible to make the combat any worse then DA: Origins but its pretty bad when you need to full stop your warrior to swing a sword, the tactical is also more for console then PC)
    STORY: 10 (If the player allows themselves to relax enough the game is actually very strong with it's story it can be easily drowned out by the large amount of side quests that are more so for filler then enabling the story along. The followers of the game once again are fleshed out as to be expected from anyone that has played DA:Origins, unfortunately some players may be quick to judge the game is long and does not show all of its cards at once, patience is needed.
    Graphics 9 (very detailed, and immersive exactly what you would expect from a Bioware game, however some SLI stuttering has been found with my GTX 970s not exactly game breaking this game does seem to require a bit of resources if you want to play on ultra).
    OVERALL (8) I wish I could give this a 10 in contrast to their last edition that was horrifically rushed to cash in on the success of Origins, but the combat is unpolished to say the least though if you are a true RPG fan it really shouldn't matter imo.    … Expand
  63. kresa3333
    Dec 4, 2014
    10
    At first i was very pissed at this game for focusing on console... but as i kept playing it got alot better...
    I know they are working on some changes for PC , the tactical mode needs alot of work and some other minor things but it definatly worth the money.
    P.S Dont forget you get free multiplayer addon!
  64. sandrom
    Nov 23, 2014
    10
    I submitted a quite bad review at the beginning. now that i have played more than 50 hours in this game, i can say it is a very different game from what you would expect. very. a detailed review will follow later. but there is one word that describes it so far: epic
  65. UnkleBustakap
    Nov 27, 2014
    9
    So I have reviewed the game in detail now. I reviewed it last week as it wouldnt run on my perfectly capable gaming rig so I upgraded my processed and it runs on Ultra with no issues.

    To the people stating It was my own fault: Please. I run the same engine on dual cores all the time, plus I work in this field for a living and am one of the best at what I do. To those who stated I    So I have reviewed the game in detail now. I reviewed it last week as it wouldnt run on my perfectly capable gaming rig so I upgraded my processed and it runs on Ultra with no issues.

    To the people stating It was my own fault: Please. I run the same engine on dual cores all the time, plus I work in this field for a living and am one of the best at what I do.

    To those who stated I didn't play the game: I didn't say that, now did I? I played it on my laptop on low-medium. Don't assume that i'd post a review without playing a game.

    12 Hours in, I feel this game is the best Dragon Age yet. The controls are sometimes clunky, and I notice the odd software fault, but in general this game is deserving of a good review as these things will be ironed out soon enough.

    -1 point from a perfect review due to sketchy engine CPU requirements that aren't necessary.

    Graphics- 9/10
    Audio- 10/10
    Gameplay-7/10
    Story - 9/10    … Expand
  66. featherlike
    Nov 18, 2014
    7
    Certainly a good game, but not necessarily great.

    Graphics: Much improved and looks great, albeit a bit too colorful and stylish compared to Dragon Age 1 and even 2 at times. Great updates to character models, though if you pay close attention, you'll notice some recycled animations from the previous two games, most likely due to development time constraints. For once however, the    Certainly a good game, but not necessarily great.

    Graphics: Much improved and looks great, albeit a bit too colorful and stylish compared to Dragon Age 1 and even 2 at times. Great updates to character models, though if you pay close attention, you'll notice some recycled animations from the previous two games, most likely due to development time constraints. For once however, the Dragon Age Universe has more than one body type per race (which is great!) The environments are beautiful and quite large, but a bit misleading as it feels empty at times. Facial animations can sometimes look a bit funky, though I would chalk it up to the face I built (other character facial expressions seem fine) There are graphical glitches out there (Varren was doing squats when I spoke with him in town, guess hes gotta stay in shape) and sometimes camera angles are positioned incorrectly and go through characters while zooming in for dramatic effect.

    Game play: Really a click fest, It reminds me of Dragon Age 2 but a bit toned down on the cartoon-ish aspect. The tactical view (at least on PC) is a mess and its difficult to get the right camera angle. This can be shown in some boss fights where its difficult to position your camera correctly due to size of enemy models and attempting to right click certain assets. Even on normal difficulty sometimes its best to pause multiple times to make sure you get the commands right. If you liked DA2 combat, you'll probably like this. If you preferred the RPG style in DA:O, you'll be disappointed as not much change has occurred here. There are many missions to perform but sometimes feels tiresome, much like MMO quests where you simply perform a mission for the sake of 'bolstering your inquisition' instead of moving the plot forwards. That being said, the combat is still an overall improvement compared to the previous iteration and feels more refined. Running can be agitating sometimes as it has an acceleration factor (no doubt catering to the console players)

    Story: Not much in the way of story. Overall it gives the impression of trying too hard to be epic. It is a standard 'Build on your kingdom' type RPG and thus the overarching story is standard fare but you get to enjoy many fragments to piece together and build on the universe. Personally I prefer a more story focused game that has a beginning middle end, but instead it is more of one simple 'save the world' story with lots of branches. Unfortunately, choices in DA:O appear to be retconned (The grey warden is dead and a dalish female. I unfortunately don't care for DA2's story so I didn't notice any good references there) The dialogue does its job, much of it reviews on the DA universe so veterans to the series may find some of the conversation pieces boring.

    Summary (tl:dr version at the bottom): Again, the game feels like it tries too hard to be epic, ideally the reboot should have tried to stand on its own feet with its own story and mechanics, but you get the impression Inquisition tries to cater to both newbies and DA veterans. There are multiple unnecessary callbacks to the previous game (way too many characters, both major and minor, return to Inquisition, damn its a small world) and it will only confuse both veterans and new players for different reasons. Newbies to the franchise may feel lost at times: be prepared to cycle through many dialogue choices to catch up on the story if you care. Due to this, your interest heavily depends on how you like the combat and game play mechanics. I suggest you look up videos on the game play to determine whether the game will be enjoyable for you. The RPG elements do their job but nowhere near as in depth as other RPG titles out there. Without a doubt, the game is a larger, more beautiful, more refined version of DA2 with a much greater emphasis on mission completion and empire building.

    One final rant: Relationships. What ever happened to a good RPG that did not cater to letting you bone the various characters in the universe? In the original Mass Effect, the romance was organic to the story as you felt that you went through a great deal with your companions and thus one tasteful scene was added before the final mission. It was certainly realistic and probable. Instead now it is constantly in your face and feels forced/unnatural. DA:O was the catalyst to this and should be toned back to focus on making an actual game instead of a dating simulator.

    the tl;dr version: Overall a good game. By no means great, it perhaps takes a step back towards the RPG genre but is by no means a real RPG. It still has many of the mainstream aspects you see in DA2 and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It is a 'build your empire' game, so do not expect a mind blowing story, but many different stories rolled into one bloated package. There is much to do in the game, but be sure you like the combat you see in the videos or you may find yourself bored after a few hours    … Expand
  67. Scritty
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    Second review. Played for 12 hours hated it. Decided to plug in my 360 controller for another go. Suddenly the game seemed like a different beast. As it's mostly 3rd person I thought I'd give it a go (I'd never play an FPS with a controller, RTS's and other types of games - no way) but with the controller. It's really rather good. Not perfect, but suddenly the game is playable.
    So my    Second review. Played for 12 hours hated it. Decided to plug in my 360 controller for another go. Suddenly the game seemed like a different beast. As it's mostly 3rd person I thought I'd give it a go (I'd never play an FPS with a controller, RTS's and other types of games - no way) but with the controller. It's really rather good. Not perfect, but suddenly the game is playable.
    So my score reflects that I'm now 21 hours in and likely to get to 50 before the middle of next week.    … Expand
  68. DragonKnight
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    In my opinion, this is the best RPG in the modern gaming world. Excellent work, Bioware. Under the glorious enlightenment and guidance from EA, a game publisher with precise long-term vision in future game development, Bioware finally manages to make a RPG suitable for everyone, but not just a game accessible only to a minority of hardcore RPG players.

    DA: Origins is an old-school and    In my opinion, this is the best RPG in the modern gaming world. Excellent work, Bioware. Under the glorious enlightenment and guidance from EA, a game publisher with precise long-term vision in future game development, Bioware finally manages to make a RPG suitable for everyone, but not just a game accessible only to a minority of hardcore RPG players.

    DA: Origins is an old-school and medicore game only appealing to a tiny market niche. DA II breaks the medicority, and introduces the popular mass effect decision tree and button-mashing mechanics, which attracts tons of Call Of Duty (COD) and action gamers around the world, contributing to its great success. However, it still suffers from a linear and small game world, and repetitive dungeons.

    DA: Inquisition evolves from its predecessors by combining the best elements of 2 popular RPGs in modern era. It adopts the sandbox open world, lightweight RPG perspective and enormous fetch quest system from the highly praised Elder Scroll Skyrim, as well as the popular decision tree mechanism and the combat elements from another Bioware's master piece, Mass Effects 3.

    By having a cohesive reasonance of 2 best elements from 2 outstanding RPGs, and adding tons of creative elements, this game simply becomes one larger than the sum of all parts. You have a large world to explore, tons of item collection and FedEx quests to play with, and the best button mashing mechanics to finish off your opponents. Skyrim and this game is great because they both remove the annoying character stat building mechanism. Stat is now only granted from equipment, how amazing and creative, isn't it? In addition, this game adopts the perfect RPG gaming style of Skyrim, i.e. explore first, just forget the plot, which removes player's frustration to recall memory about the main quest and story line. This is just like a great and sincere invitation to all COD fans and action gamers, as well as any potential causal gamers. It caters for the taste of all gamers around the world via greatly enhancing its accessibility. It is a master of everything rather than a jerk of all trade. This is a game for everyone!

    You may worry about that the return of the old-school tactical view from the mediocre DA:Origins may ruin your fantastic game play experience. Don't worry about that, it is just implemented for those hardcore players for their happiness in pausing the game all the time, breaking the pace of combat. This game can be handled easily by controlling your own character only under an action game style. The tactics setting of companion is simplified to an user friendly level for further accessibility. In contrast to DA: Origins, you can’t set up some complicated tactics for your companions, but this is unnecessary anyway. Friendly fire is disabled by default, so just forget your companions, and let them either fight or fall. You can handle fights easily by charging upfront and having high reflex in right timing of attack, dodge and button mashing. You can enjoy a fluid flow of combat all the time!

    Overall, by removing the complexity and annoyance from old-school RPG, adding the best elements from 2 most famous modern RPGs, and introducing an exciting button mashing combat mechanics to the game, this game has reached the highest height of RPGs that none in the world could ever reach. This is a milestone of RPG development, and should be referred to in future development of RPGs. Today is an important day that marks the beginning of revolution in RPG history! A new era of RPG has come! From now on, we can step forwards and forget about all classic RPGs in the old-school days. Everyone, express your praise and gratitude towards our beloved developers, and join us to have fun in this master piece of art now!

    In case if there are expansions or sequels for this gift from god, which are highly probable considering how successful this game is, we really hope that first-person shooting mode, QTEs and the mechanism of climbing tower to reveal map can be implemented. This will further induces passion from every gamers, because these elements are universally regarded by every gamer as the best features that have ever existed in shooter and action games!

    By the way, I am looking forwards to see at least 1000 DLCs for this game, because its scope is so huge, and with so much potential to further expand on. Don't keep us waiting, our wallets are ready! We hope that our beloved developers will listen to our suggestion and request, and release the DLCs and expansions ASAP for us. ;)    … Expand
  69. ice05
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    First Dragon Age game!

    I'm not an expert on this game, but after 5 hours of playing the story I like it a lot. It's slow at the start but then it kind of sets you free. I love the music and the atmosphere, the graphics aren't the best but I can live with that. The characters have... character. Which helps a lot with not making it feel dull. I could change my rating but right now I'm    First Dragon Age game!

    I'm not an expert on this game, but after 5 hours of playing the story I like it a lot. It's slow at the start but then it kind of sets you free. I love the music and the atmosphere, the graphics aren't the best but I can live with that. The characters have... character. Which helps a lot with not making it feel dull. I could change my rating but right now I'm happy with the game.

    I do recommend playing on a higher difficulty then normal.    … Expand
  70. beladrim
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    Is it better than Dragon Age Origin?

    No it is not. The combat system is to focused on button mashing rather than the classic tactical gameplay that helped set origin apart from it's competition. Is it an other Dragon age II ? Thank fully no... It's better in everyway. You're not stuck in one specific city with day and night cycles, the game opens up very well and invites you to    Is it better than Dragon Age Origin?

    No it is not. The combat system is to focused on button mashing rather than the classic tactical gameplay that helped set origin apart from it's competition.

    Is it an other Dragon age II ? Thank fully no... It's better in everyway. You're not stuck in one specific city with day and night cycles, the game opens up very well and invites you to explore (Though you will need a couple of hours to get to that point). Characters and story are also strongly improved so far (i haven't finished it yet).

    It has a few bugs there and there but nothing game breaking and they are very far few in between.

    So far my only real complaint is the combat system. It's not that it's badly done, but it's unoriginal and not that exciting. I guess we can blame consoles for this one as Origins didn't work well on them because tatical games don't work well on console plateforms, so they chose to make this button mashing slam fest to appeal to the console audiance.

    It's a shame, because the combat system in origin was really special. This one is just boring and generic.

    Note : Don't pay attention to the meta score, many Zeros are from trolls who haven't really played the game or idiots who expected Skyrim.    … Expand
  71. asherbarasher
    Nov 22, 2014
    0
    This game is brilliant. It's been a long time since i have enjoyed a game such a lot.
    For all those who disappointed with pc version, a can advise to play with gamepad and on nightmare difficulty.
    This is right - controls are terrible with keyboard and mouse and game seems almost unplayable with them. However gamepad turns the picture 180 degrees. Also if you play on normal and without    This game is brilliant. It's been a long time since i have enjoyed a game such a lot.
    For all those who disappointed with pc version, a can advise to play with gamepad and on nightmare difficulty.
    This is right - controls are terrible with keyboard and mouse and game seems almost unplayable with them.
    However gamepad turns the picture 180 degrees.
    Also if you play on normal and without even friendly fire you will not feel battles as they intended to be.
    Graphics are very good and what is more important are very atmospheric. You can almost "feel" the world on another side of display. And game is pretty well optimized, on sigle 780ti i am able to run it on 1440p with everything maxed out except of AA. For "adepts of 60 frames cult" - you dont need it in this game. 30 fps locked feels very well and smooth. This is not a shooter.
    Sound works are brilliant, everything from ambient sounds to tavern songs.
    I know why people so disappointed with this game, because at the beginning i've been very disappointed too.
    FOr me answer was - gamepad + nightmare. Probably thi will help somebody not to throw out this masterpiece.    … Expand
  72. Siffy
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    Honestly, I do not understand PC Gamers. Here, we have a great game, yet instead of enjoying the 100 and some hours of good gameplay, people are complaining about that it is not the Original Dragon Age. Even worse most of the negative user scores are based on 5-10 hours play time.
    It is no wonder that most developers neglect the PC Community since they are always complaining about the    Honestly, I do not understand PC Gamers. Here, we have a great game, yet instead of enjoying the 100 and some hours of good gameplay, people are complaining about that it is not the Original Dragon Age. Even worse most of the negative user scores are based on 5-10 hours play time.
    It is no wonder that most developers neglect the PC Community since they are always complaining about the most ridiculous things.

    "Meee the game looks great, has a good gameplay but it has no deep story. Mee, good story, but the graphics are sooo 2002. Meee, everything is cool but it is not the same as it was with Baldur's Gate 2, so i do not like the game. Mee, I hated Skyrim because of its story but slightly enjoyed the sandbox features, however just for the sake of complaining I must admit that I hate the sandbox features of DA:I while the story is fine."

    I can sincerely recommend DA:I to anybody who likes good, long RPGs with a lot of content and a very impressive presentation. However, anybody who still lives in the memories of BG 2, Kotor, Wasteland or Planescape Torment (best story in any interactive medium) just stay away from computer games made by established game developers. Bioware, Blizzard etc. will never be able to fulfill your expectations because you want the same experience you had years ago just in a completely different way which however has somehow to be the exact same... hopefully you see that the contradiction lies within yourself and not the game. Just scroll through the user reviews and notice how many people expected DA:I to be BG2 or DA:O all over again, yet of course in a different way...    … Expand
  73. escape19
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Un juego que te enamora, si bien es como un mmorpg, obviamente quitando lo de mmo, es un juego muy bueno con una historia que te llama a saber más. En lo tecnico, es juego está bien optimizado, tomando en cuenta que mi hardware no es puntero.
  74. zeldoy
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    i dont get why everyones complianing about this game ......i find everything about it pretty awesome might not be better than origins but way better than dragon age 2......graphics could be better but so far 5 hours in the game its pretty awesome ...hope to see more positive reviews...i give it an 8
  75. wizardofnoobs
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Here is my review for the game, for what it is worth on this website.

    10/10, actually it is more of a 9/10 but I have to boost the score by +1 to counter the unjustified low scores that the haters and for those that are unable to update their video card drivers. So far I have only played the game for about 13 hours but from what I have experienced I would say the game is a Must Buy    Here is my review for the game, for what it is worth on this website.

    10/10, actually it is more of a 9/10 but I have to boost the score by +1 to counter the unjustified low scores that the haters and for those that are unable to update their video card drivers.

    So far I have only played the game for about 13 hours but from what I have experienced I would say the game is a Must Buy for those that love rpgs. On my gaming laptop (780m graphics card) I am able to play on Ultra settings and it plays flawlessly after updating my nvidia drivers to the 344.75 release.

    My suggestion is to ignore all the reviews here and go watch a bunch of lets play videos on youtube and make a decision for yourself if this is a game you want to invest your time and money.

    The User reviews have gone into the toilet here and you would be better off finding useful information about the game somewhere else. Seriously, what game really deserves to get a Zero for a score?!? Let me answer that ------>hatoful boyfriend and other games of that ilk, imagine if bioware designed this game in that format, all the negative reviews here would be 10/10s.    … Expand
  76. everby
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    If you are RPG fan or like Dragon age,it's a must!

    + Huge world to explore - Some camera issues
    + Great characters - Control issues
    + High replayability
    + Interesting demons and monsters
    + Difficult decisions
    + Content here is massive
  77. Razzy
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    An absolutely breathtaking game. There's so much to do, all the small quests may seem insignificant but they add towards the feeling of building up a powerful army. Crafting is incredibly in-depth and I haven't even really started on that! As usual, characters (well, the main ones including NPCs) are well written and fleshed out (which is what Bioware does best, after all). I've put manyAn absolutely breathtaking game. There's so much to do, all the small quests may seem insignificant but they add towards the feeling of building up a powerful army. Crafting is incredibly in-depth and I haven't even really started on that! As usual, characters (well, the main ones including NPCs) are well written and fleshed out (which is what Bioware does best, after all). I've put many hours already into this game and I still feel like there's a ton of content still waiting. The main story arc is top-notch, only slightly paling in comparison to the amount of optional side-content in this game. Rushing through this game is a mistake. I may change my score and review once I finish the game, but I think I'm confident enough to say this is truly an epic masterpiece.… Expand
  78. Ranulph
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    After perusing through the reviews of others, negative or positive, I have to say I find it a bit hard to believe that you can give a 0/10 only after a few hours of gameplay. For some reviews I even doubt the reviewer actually played the game, let alone spend enough time with it to make an informed review. I for one I am loving it, and I am totally invested in the gameplay and story odAfter perusing through the reviews of others, negative or positive, I have to say I find it a bit hard to believe that you can give a 0/10 only after a few hours of gameplay. For some reviews I even doubt the reviewer actually played the game, let alone spend enough time with it to make an informed review. I for one I am loving it, and I am totally invested in the gameplay and story od DA:I. I spend up to an hour just customizing my character alone, an I look forward to the rest of the game. I almost feel like taking a holiday to play the game. To be honest I am not even sure why I bothered to check user reviews in metacritic. If I want negativity I might as well check the news. For me this is a 8/10 based on the few hours of gameplay I have had, but I am giving it a 10/10 just to offset the vicious stupidity exemplified in some reviews. I would actually encourage the non-trolls out there to play the game for a few days and then give it the score they actually think it deserves.… Expand
  79. StrangeFairy
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    Fantastic game - tons to do and explore, terrific customisation, good dialogue, lovely characters, good visuals (apart from the hair) - I'm running a gtx970 and a i73820 and 12 GB of RAM - not exactly top of the line and I'm having a largely smooth and enjoyable visual experience. Bit of a slow burn at the start, the story really picks up after about 10 hours or so (which is a tinyFantastic game - tons to do and explore, terrific customisation, good dialogue, lovely characters, good visuals (apart from the hair) - I'm running a gtx970 and a i73820 and 12 GB of RAM - not exactly top of the line and I'm having a largely smooth and enjoyable visual experience. Bit of a slow burn at the start, the story really picks up after about 10 hours or so (which is a tiny fraction of the game's length). There are some technical issues - bugs, glitches, KB&M not as intuitive as a controller (hope they fix this), hair/beard textures not the best. But make no mistake, this is an excellent game, the pro reviewers (imo) got it bang-on this time. Please ignore the trolls giving it a 0 - unfortunately there are some idiots who seem to devoting their time to trying to make a damn good game fail. Which is a shame. This game shouldn't be punished for the sins of Dragon Age 2 and the ending of Mass Effect 3 - whatever happened to judging a title on its own merits?… Expand
  80. pospulsar99
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    I've glanced at the other reviews and can't for the life of me figure out why so many people are bringing on the hate. I came into this with a grain of salt after DA:2, and I've only sunk a couple hours into the game so far, but what I've seen so far is amazing.

    The ONLY 'flaw' was the 30FPS lock for cinematics... which thirty seconds of searching will easily show people a workaround    I've glanced at the other reviews and can't for the life of me figure out why so many people are bringing on the hate. I came into this with a grain of salt after DA:2, and I've only sunk a couple hours into the game so far, but what I've seen so far is amazing.

    The ONLY 'flaw' was the 30FPS lock for cinematics... which thirty seconds of searching will easily show people a workaround for.

    The graphics are stunning... the music and voice acting are great... I'm loving the combat... they absolutely nailed the Gamepad controls (and I usually HATE using a Gamepad rather than a Keyboard/Mouse). After the intro section, it feels like the world areas are large, and ripe with things to explore/collect/do.

    Hands down, I think this is an amazing game, and Bioware did a hell of a job with it.    … Expand
  81. yanks28th
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    I'm only partway in, but I felt I needed to write a review to counter the absurdly large number of negative ones. This game is amazing. The world is massive and exciting to explore. The characters are so fascinating and fun. The gameplay is far better then either Dragon Age game before it. I'm having an absolute blast - I strongly recommend this game!
  82. FoxySeiko
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    I dont know why people are giving this such a bad review already, less than 24 hours from release. You do not have to keep pressing a button to attack, you can hold it down. You can also assign character tactics similar to what you could do in Origins. Yes it may not be what some people liked completely from Origins, however, its different enough and better than DA2 to be given a chance.I dont know why people are giving this such a bad review already, less than 24 hours from release. You do not have to keep pressing a button to attack, you can hold it down. You can also assign character tactics similar to what you could do in Origins. Yes it may not be what some people liked completely from Origins, however, its different enough and better than DA2 to be given a chance.

    Too many people are butthurt about it not being EXACTLY like DA:O. But back when DA:O came out, a lot of people liked it but hated the combat, now that its been changed in DA:I and DA:2, everyone complains, wanting DA:O back.

    The game is actually pretty good, albeit some of the controls are a little bizarre, it does play really well actually. Im only running a Intel i5-2500K and 4GB of RAM and it runs really well on everything HIGH. I'd say give it a chance. Dont let all the reviews comparing DA:I to DA:O deter you from trying it out. It is a great game so far.    … Expand
  83. AgentSambora
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Dragon Age Inquisition takes the greatest aspects of a classic Bioware RPG and combines them with stunning visuals and an exploration system that is one of the best to date. Take all this and add a deep, emotional Bioware style story, and you have one of the best RPG's to date.
  84. gusnd
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    I have a lot to play yet to consider a real score, but here we go:

    Is not a port, but it was clearly developed focusing on console when you look at the PC controls, it does not feel like previous Dragon Ages regarding that matter, but due to the strong marketing campaigns I believe we'll see a patch really soon addressing all the issues. Few expected bugs as any launch date, but    I have a lot to play yet to consider a real score, but here we go:

    Is not a port, but it was clearly developed focusing on console when you look at the PC controls, it does not feel like previous Dragon Ages regarding that matter, but due to the strong marketing campaigns I believe we'll see a patch really soon addressing all the issues.

    Few expected bugs as any launch date, but graphics are amazing and game is fluid even on ultra, the environmental graphics are stunning, really congratulations on Bioware in this category.

    About the story, I'll come back in the future, with not spoilers, but is cool to see your choices well reflected in any conversation I had so far

    Is clear that they are trying to give Dragon Age an MMO open worldish feeling, maybe for the next sequels.... but too soon to afirm anything, but on Dragon Age wiki, Inquisition was already expected to be only multiplayer    … Expand
  85. DeathJim
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    There is ....a lot of retarded "reviews" here that gave 0-3, that really puzzles me alot and amuses me too.

    This is hands down one of the best RPGs, better than DA1 and 2, but people are complaining for 3 main reasons: 1) its not better than DA1...really?! 2) they cant play it, hence the 0...dude just refund, dont slam games cos u cant handle it..and give it a 0?! it means nothing...    There is ....a lot of retarded "reviews" here that gave 0-3, that really puzzles me alot and amuses me too.

    This is hands down one of the best RPGs, better than DA1 and 2, but people are complaining for 3 main reasons:
    1) its not better than DA1...really?!
    2) they cant play it, hence the 0...dude just refund, dont slam games cos u cant handle it..and give it a 0?! it means nothing...
    3) they say graphics is worse than 10 years back...honestly? I think there's a **** load of trolls here...the graphics has got to be one of the best, if not best RPG graphics better...of course, if you can handle ULTRA...hehe

    So I just come in here to offset the **** score...by giving it a 10...I actually wanted to give it a 8, because there's some stuff to improve, but seeing the 0s -3s...really make me LOL...

    Dont hate the industry, dont hate the specs, blame it on yourself if you aint got the TECH and SPECS to support it , because you will be a Believer when you have one...:D

    FOR ANDRASTE~ ahem, For GOD!    … Expand
  86. Malvolio
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    The game is improved upon its predecessor in many ways the gripes to be had involve interface and some clunky controls. The story is inspired characters are deep and so is the world. I have 16 hours invested and have not left the first zone (you can if you want but im a completionist)
  87. TRANDO101
    Nov 18, 2014
    5
    I should start by saying that I HAVEN'T FINISHED YET. In fact i've only really played 30 minutes of actual gameplay so far, and i do quite like the gameplay and the graphics are pretty good but i find that my framerate isn't that great its 30fps sometimes a bit lower and I have the recommended specs for the game.

    Pros: - Gameplay is good -Graphics are great -Very open level design    I should start by saying that I HAVEN'T FINISHED YET. In fact i've only really played 30 minutes of actual gameplay so far, and i do quite like the gameplay and the graphics are pretty good but i find that my framerate isn't that great its 30fps sometimes a bit lower and I have the recommended specs for the game.

    Pros:
    - Gameplay is good
    -Graphics are great
    -Very open level design

    Cons:
    -Bad framerate
    - Story (so far) isn't much, cringe worthy at moments
    - Lipsyncing is also bad

    I'd give it a 7.5/10 so far, although each pro and con have 3 things, the cons for the most part can be looked past, the framerate isn't unbearable, i dont really have a problem with there being a lack of story this far in, the only major con is sitting through cutscenes in which the character models open there mouths after there lines half way through.    … Expand
  88. Meivath
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    I'm putting this here as a review and an attempt to stem the tide of people giving the game a 0 even though they haven't even played or bought it. I've been playing for about 5 hours now, and based on what I've seen, it's pretty damn good. Now, I wouldn't use the word perfect to describe it. It has flaws. I've seen animation bugs, Cassandra walked through a wall once, but all of theseI'm putting this here as a review and an attempt to stem the tide of people giving the game a 0 even though they haven't even played or bought it. I've been playing for about 5 hours now, and based on what I've seen, it's pretty damn good. Now, I wouldn't use the word perfect to describe it. It has flaws. I've seen animation bugs, Cassandra walked through a wall once, but all of these issues are temporary and do not impact the game as a whole in any way, shape, or form. I still love Varric's character, and the conversations he gets into with Cass and Solas are still in perfect Varric form. Other than the couple hiccups here and there, it's good. Not perfect, but damn good.… Expand
  89. HelloValium
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    The negative reviews are baffling. I've only just reached the forward camp location, and I'm already having as much fun as I had in Skyrim. The game is beautiful! If your characters look like they've been dipped in oil, just turn the graphics settings up. It's so good to hang out with Varric again! Great job, BioWare. I hope these buttheads don't get you down.
  90. Superior84
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    I think this is a good game. When I first started playing I did so for 6 hours straight and I had to quit because I had to go to bed. It consumed me from the start, great atmosphere, fun mechanics and the fighting feels powerful. The mucis is awesome and the world feels a lot more open than what I thought it would be. A huge step up from DA2.
  91. noodlecake
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    As usual the user reviews on Metacritic are skewed towards negativity. I mostly put this down to the people who dislike a game being far more likely to take the time to rant than those who actually like something.

    The combat in DA3 definitely isn't it's strong point, but the quality of the world design and lore are fantastic. A game akin to The Witcher in that respect, although oddly    As usual the user reviews on Metacritic are skewed towards negativity. I mostly put this down to the people who dislike a game being far more likely to take the time to rant than those who actually like something.

    The combat in DA3 definitely isn't it's strong point, but the quality of the world design and lore are fantastic. A game akin to The Witcher in that respect, although oddly people ignore that with The Witcher series.

    A lot of people expect Bioware to just chug out clone after clone of Baldur's Gate, rather than attempting to create something new, and the idea that anybody could actually appreciate games that have other qualities means is absurd to them, which is why they brand all positive reviews of DA3 as being a result of journalists being paid off by publishers.

    It's a rather sad state of affairs that breeds monster conspiracies like #gamergate, and it happens equally as much in response to arty games with unusual concepts getting good reviews.

    I've learned to generally just ignore the user scores on metacritic and just read journalist's reviews as they tend to bear at least some resemblance to the actually quality of the video game they are reviewing.    … Expand
  92. raubray
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    This game will be more replayable to me than Skyrim and I have 1200 hours in that game. It will take some adjustment to use controls if you're a PC user but it isn't bad. I'm running with a AMD FX 8350 and 660 GTX and using mostly high settings, some Ultra, low FXAA, no AA or MSAA and have a mostly stable frame rate. By the time I am done I can see this becoming one if not my favorite RPG.This game will be more replayable to me than Skyrim and I have 1200 hours in that game. It will take some adjustment to use controls if you're a PC user but it isn't bad. I'm running with a AMD FX 8350 and 660 GTX and using mostly high settings, some Ultra, low FXAA, no AA or MSAA and have a mostly stable frame rate. By the time I am done I can see this becoming one if not my favorite RPG. It is graphically stunning, the quests are fun, the characters engaging, the story interesting... really no complaints, it will need some patching for people.… Expand
  93. CaptainMurica
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    I've been really disappointed with bioware games lately, but this one is of absolute 5 star quality. It's clear that actual time, money, and passion went into it's development.
  94. djklosed
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    I played this game for about 18 hours using the keyboard and mouse setup, when I got to the first difficult fight on Nightmare I promptly tore out my remaining hair, left a poor review, and almost quit playing forever. I decided to try it out with my controller, it's like an entirely different game.

    With keyboard and mouse, 5/10. With a gamepad, 10/10.
  95. Hectorplz
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    ah, finally a AAA game that does deliver, it definitively sets the bar for any future RPG open-world games, my only complaint would be that it actually has loading screens, and they're quite long. But then again, you'll seldom encounter them, and they are usually just to load the enormous terrains. I strongly recommend this game, my final problem so far has been that with keyboard, theah, finally a AAA game that does deliver, it definitively sets the bar for any future RPG open-world games, my only complaint would be that it actually has loading screens, and they're quite long. But then again, you'll seldom encounter them, and they are usually just to load the enormous terrains. I strongly recommend this game, my final problem so far has been that with keyboard, the tactical camera is sometimes slightly awkward.

    9.5/10 for me, almost perfect, but just what we RPG fans needed    … Expand
  96. kindaichi83
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    Things I love: lore, companions, plot, graphics, music, customization (of character, armour and weapon), huge world, war table

    Things I do not like: pc control (but getting the hang of it after customizing them), lack of tactics and attribution distribution, minor conversations and graphical bugs Overall, the companion's dialogue and the huge lore more than make up for the minor    Things I love: lore, companions, plot, graphics, music, customization (of character, armour and weapon), huge world, war table

    Things I do not like: pc control (but getting the hang of it after customizing them), lack of tactics and attribution distribution, minor conversations and graphical bugs

    Overall, the companion's dialogue and the huge lore more than make up for the minor things we see in all games.    … Expand
  97. Demikly
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    * Amazing atmosphere, I haven't felt this giddy walking around and exploring since Skyrim... it's more polished though, with only the odd graphical oddity.
    * Origins level, if not better, writing.
    * Controller+PC = The most fun way to play. The UI for KB+M is lovely, but the movement is much, much better on controller..... they very much tailored EVERYTHING to work better on the gamepad    * Amazing atmosphere, I haven't felt this giddy walking around and exploring since Skyrim... it's more polished though, with only the odd graphical oddity.
    * Origins level, if not better, writing.
    * Controller+PC = The most fun way to play. The UI for KB+M is lovely, but the movement is much, much better on controller..... they very much tailored EVERYTHING to work better on the gamepad (which is odd for PC).. this may irk some (but delights others like me to no end).
    * Use Mantle if you are AMD GPU - I got a based god 10fps bump and everything just seems to look and run better when using the Mantle API.
    * Install on a SSD for sure, load times are next to none.. just long enough to read 1-2 of the cards then you're into the game.
    * Cut-scenes were a bit stuttery as well, until I used Mantle.. AMD cards and DX11 in this game don't like each other as much.
    * The best music I have ever heard in a game, and I'm only 10 hours in.. it's just...... spectacular.
    * The Storytelling, so far, is amazing... only bested by the superb atmosphere and character interactions.
    * GOTY shoe in from what I've played.. it's the Dragon Age game you have been waiting for since finishing Origins, believe the hype.    … Expand
  98. DemigodChewtoy
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    One of the best RPGs in years. RPG vets should play it on HARD for the best experience (more tactics and tactical view required).

    In all honesty, I don't have time to go into a full review, but I felt the game deserves mention of it's greatness and similarity to the original Dragon Age with improved combat and exploration. In all honesty, I'd probably give it a 9 in the end, but    One of the best RPGs in years. RPG vets should play it on HARD for the best experience (more tactics and tactical view required).

    In all honesty, I don't have time to go into a full review, but I felt the game deserves mention of it's greatness and similarity to the original Dragon Age with improved combat and exploration.

    In all honesty, I'd probably give it a 9 in the end, but these trolls rating the game a 1 for no good reason is enough for me to add a point out of generosity for a job well done. Thank you Bioware and EA for making a game I am grateful to purchase.    … Expand
  99. lumenadducere
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Man, the hate boner people have for BioWare/EA is ridiculous.

    This game is utterly great. It's massive, has interesting and well-voiced characters, the character creation is in-depth, and you can either play it as a casual RPG that's more action-y or from a more tactical standpoint (which is necessary for higher difficulties with friendly fire) Minor bugs aside, I haven't run into    Man, the hate boner people have for BioWare/EA is ridiculous.

    This game is utterly great. It's massive, has interesting and well-voiced characters, the character creation is in-depth, and you can either play it as a casual RPG that's more action-y or from a more tactical standpoint (which is necessary for higher difficulties with friendly fire)

    Minor bugs aside, I haven't run into any issues. The controls are different than they were in either Origins or DA 2, that's for sure, but once you get used to it it isn't a big deal at all and things flow smoothly. And those that are complaining about graphics either haven't updated their drivers or they have sub-par specs for their PCs. "Plastic" hair is fixed if you raise the mesh count value up to high or ultra, and everything else is utterly gorgeous.

    This is, simply put, one of the best RPGs released in recent memory. It redeems the franchise for the mediocre DA 2 and is a contender for GOTY for me, personally. If you like RPGs, or BioWare, or a good story with interesting characters, do yourself a favor and check this game out.    … Expand
  100. Gameforfun
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    one of the best game out there, huge world with different side quest, not to mention very good combat.

    Dragon age is one of the best game out there.

    does the game crashes too much on pc ?? cuz the good is stable in the console !
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

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