Dragon Age: Inquisition

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 301 Ratings

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  1. SpawnCap
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    For a game on the ps3 this is a great game, a lot better than DA:O or DA 2. There are tons of missions and areas to explore. I think some people for some reason think this game should have the graphics that the new consoles have, that's just ignorant. Has great graphics for a ps3 game, and gameplay is by far better than the other DA games. I'm looking forward to seeing how this gameFor a game on the ps3 this is a great game, a lot better than DA:O or DA 2. There are tons of missions and areas to explore. I think some people for some reason think this game should have the graphics that the new consoles have, that's just ignorant. Has great graphics for a ps3 game, and gameplay is by far better than the other DA games. I'm looking forward to seeing how this game looks and runs on the ps4 and pc.… Expand
  2. KingKaz
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    Clunky gameplay. Mediocre story. Hamfisted characters. Very big downgrade from DA2 which was considerably worse than DA:O. As a AAA title DA:I fails to deliver in a lot of areas. Any video game enthusiast would feel cheated paying full price for a mess like this.
  3. ShunOugarden
    Jan 9, 2019
    9
    First i never play to DA1 or 2. Second, i dislike the first half hour of this game... immersion is hustle by too most bads things... too shiny (piece of armor, doors,...), your run is too slow, head are too perfect compare to boby, animation are weirds (why so much close-up on ugly mouth animation or bad hairs) but good ambiance, splendid decor, harsh solo difficulty and i really like theFirst i never play to DA1 or 2. Second, i dislike the first half hour of this game... immersion is hustle by too most bads things... too shiny (piece of armor, doors,...), your run is too slow, head are too perfect compare to boby, animation are weirds (why so much close-up on ugly mouth animation or bad hairs) but good ambiance, splendid decor, harsh solo difficulty and i really like the card's system. I prefer "Dragon dogma" where character is more punchy and graphics are more uniform (but with a -very- smaller map)... BUT this game is addictive when, alone on splendid landscape, you discover quests, monsters or secrets ways. Plus, you have your own actions and actions made by the inquisition, this, give to the game a wider politician view. It's a mix between Dragon dogma (gameplay) and Skyrim (world, music and faction). i gave to the game 5 at the begining.... and 8,5 after 115h.… Expand
  4. TheMetacritiqer
    Jul 29, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bioware rightfully made the best fantasy game only beat by Skyrim. The real draw of this game is Character customization, choices, and discovery. I always love creating a female character and this game doesn't disappoint in that respect unlike Fallout 4 for example. Inquisition still has the best dialogue system and the most decisions out of modern games. So the only competition in that respect is between well, previous Bioware titles and Telltale Games. However, most choices don't have a big enough impact. No matter who you choose, Templars or Mages, you'll still have to defend Haven from the forgettable villain. I understand that part is critical to the story but Bioware has given much more weight to choices in the Mass Effect series
    . But Skyhold really is a big improvement over the Normandy. The world is plenty big and the highlights visually are the houses in the Emerald Graves, the Eleven temple in the end, and the sand dunes of the Western Approach(beat Elder Scrolls to the punch). Due to the leveling and weapon damage system, enemies had to have large health bars to make the former mechanics work. There is no point in getting a better weapon if the Red Templars succumb to one or two hits. This makes encounters long and less fun. Dragons take so long to kill.
    Only at the end does the story get intriguing. This is mostly thanks to Morigan(who I kept thinking was the villain due to the reveal trailer) and the Elvin lore.Since that I was eager to make progress in the game, I skipped most of the cutscenes, dialogue, and books;something I usually don't do.It ended up cutting my playthrough in half(about 50 hours instead of the average 100+)
    In a world where Gods and magic exist, religion stills gets thing wrong. Something I only realized towards the end. Not that they were morally wrong(the chantry is clearly the old christian church and a lot of it draws inspiration from the real world) but that it's not certain who these gods were as Mythal turns out not to be an Elvin god but Morigan's Immortal human mother. And there isn't proof of the maker or the Old Gods existence. The only interesting part of Coryriphius (spelled wrong) was when he mentions that the thrones in the heavens were empty. That mystery definitely will be explained in future games.
    The end seems to point towards a Grey Warden civil war being a plot point for DAV. It really sucks that EA most likely took the real ending and released it as the Trespasser DLC only for current-gen. That will probably stop me from playing it as I played it on the 360 and will likely get a PS4.
    So the near future for Bioware is Andromeda. Something that is taking far too long to make. Is it going through development hell? Almost. Bioware is trying to make a far more ambitious game than Mass Effect 3. But here's the problem. This is in terms of content, not substance. Clearly the scale of this game is whats being built upon. And in my opinion thats a bad thing. Inquisition would have been significantly better in terms of story, pacing, and level design if Bioware didn't try to compete with the sheer size of Skyrim. Either way, I'm almost certain that Andromeda will be a great game:)    … Expand
  5. joesfiddle
    Aug 2, 2017
    0
    I love the series however, the game stoped working after several weeks of play on my PS3 and wouldn't load. I contacted electronic arts and ps store who told me I couldn't have a refund even though the game doesn't work. What a rip off! No time for this. I also have a ps4 and could have played it on there but if course you have to buy the game a second time to do this. Another rip off.I love the series however, the game stoped working after several weeks of play on my PS3 and wouldn't load. I contacted electronic arts and ps store who told me I couldn't have a refund even though the game doesn't work. What a rip off! No time for this. I also have a ps4 and could have played it on there but if course you have to buy the game a second time to do this. Another rip off. Customer relations very poor. Wouldn't recommend. Buy a game that works instead.… Expand
  6. Vashtor
    Jul 13, 2015
    9
    Graphics, Gameplay, Story (do i care!?)....its just a nice and funny game, got it yersterday and im enjoying. One of my lasts games of Playstation 3 and its at the top of my list now.
  7. RunePl
    May 18, 2016
    8
    Boring plot, uninteresting characters, average combat, MMO style grindpoints where you are forced to do boring quests to advance the story(grind is not THAT bad but its out of place in a Bioware game). I gave it an 8 bc its still Dragon Age and advances the plot and setting of the series.

    Yes the graphics are bad enough to hurt the experience (bc they are wildly inconsistent with lots    Boring plot, uninteresting characters, average combat, MMO style grindpoints where you are forced to do boring quests to advance the story(grind is not THAT bad but its out of place in a Bioware game). I gave it an 8 bc its still Dragon Age and advances the plot and setting of the series.

    Yes the graphics are bad enough to hurt the experience (bc they are wildly inconsistent with lots of distracting anomalies) but I was happy to get the game for like 15 bucks on ps3 rather than buy a ps4 to play it.    … Expand
  8. Jafhformer
    Jan 25, 2016
    8
    After reading some many negative reviews on this game, i was not sure if i wanted to buy and play it, but i said wth and bought it anyways and i am really glad i did. I love the open world were you can discover secrets from hidden caves with burried treasures to fighting of different elements dragons, there is so much to discover so and the quality of this game exceeded my exspectationsAfter reading some many negative reviews on this game, i was not sure if i wanted to buy and play it, but i said wth and bought it anyways and i am really glad i did. I love the open world were you can discover secrets from hidden caves with burried treasures to fighting of different elements dragons, there is so much to discover so and the quality of this game exceeded my exspectations beacause of all the negative reviews, and the main story is really interresting, i would deffienetly reccomend playing this game… Expand
  9. chojimaroji
    Dec 30, 2014
    2
    Wow, the people giving the PS3 version of this high scores must work for Bioware or EA. No one is exaggerating how watered down the graphics are for the PS3. I bought this game knowing it would be a lesser version of the new system, but man the difference is down right shameful. I tried playing through my disgust but today I returned the game and got The Stick of Truth which is all ready aWow, the people giving the PS3 version of this high scores must work for Bioware or EA. No one is exaggerating how watered down the graphics are for the PS3. I bought this game knowing it would be a lesser version of the new system, but man the difference is down right shameful. I tried playing through my disgust but today I returned the game and got The Stick of Truth which is all ready a lot better. It's a shame because I wanted to get know the cute character I had created (that why it gets a 2) but sadly I had to leave her. If you really think this game is for you, wait and get it for PS4 it might be worth a try. If you think you can handle glossy skin and armour, npc that look like there straight out of PS1, and half rendered backgrounds, good luck!… Expand
  10. nomdeplume13
    Feb 2, 2015
    6
    This game has some really great things going for it. I actually liked most of my companions and the opportunities to talk with them and others in the world. Though, considering how long playthroughs can take on this game, you can run out of new conversations with your companions far too quickly after each major world event. There are some amazing places to explore, and some of theThis game has some really great things going for it. I actually liked most of my companions and the opportunities to talk with them and others in the world. Though, considering how long playthroughs can take on this game, you can run out of new conversations with your companions far too quickly after each major world event. There are some amazing places to explore, and some of the screencaps for the game are quite beautiful.

    Sadly, on the PS3, some of the beautiful graphics my friends have shared in pictures and vids just aren't there. I couldn't look at a character in the game or a landscape and mistake it for anything but a video game, unlike those with PC, XBox One, or PS4. And I expected that, given I'm on an older system. There are also a lot of graphics bugs, even the occasional blocky character that makes me think I've picked up an original PS game and Crash Bandicoot or Spyro would be making an appearance.

    Unfortunately, I'm a completionist, and this game is a completionist's nightmare. It's been said in other reviews, but after finishing the game with dozens of simple fetch/find quests under my belt, I felt like Bioware hadn't really respected my time by offering interesting quests to fill in the space between the plot.

    I am not a diehard fan of Skyrim (though also find it to be a good, if not great, game). I frequently get bored with the game only to pick it up again a month or so later, but I can give that game credit for giving lots of interesting side quests. Sure, there are plenty of fetch quests, but it also provides you with interesting dungeons, dealings with that world's gods, a drunken night you must piece together "Hangover" style, and guild quests to allow you to really roleplay your character outside of the main plot. So many of the quests that did not relate to the plot or to my companions in Inquisition were forgettable or, worse yet, memorable for being annoying, like scouring a region for that 12th mosaic piece only to find out that your only reward was a codex entry and minimal experience.

    I love Dragon Age: Origins and even respected a lot of Dragon Age 2, though that game could have been a few thousand of times better with another year's development. Extra development might have gotten us some other environments rather than reusing the same areas over and over. So, I felt Inquisition was pretty mediocre in comparison to its predecessors.

    I have played every possible outcome in both Origins and 2, and immediately after I finished each for the first time, I wanted to start up a new game, and often did as soon as the credits closed. When Inquisition ended and I thought about the questlines that had bugged that I never got to do (Dorian's personal quests in particular, which I have been told are some of the best companion quests), the bugged trophy that is keeping me from a complete set, and the fact that to complete these things will require starting over... I groaned. I wasn't excited to play again with a qunari mage or dwarf rogue rather than a human warrior to see how different it makes the game like I did with Origins or even the different classes/genders in 2.

    And for someone who buys few games but repeatedly plays the ones she has... that's a problem.

    I want to love this game, but I just don't. And from any other company but Bioware, I would be a little less harsh on it Unfortunately, they've set the bar so high that it's maybe too much to live up to.    … Expand
  11. nexus6
    Feb 8, 2015
    3
    Game freezes constantly , contacted "customer service rep" and they barley spoke english. ask when the next patch was coming out to fix these huge issues. they didnt even know what a patch was lol. im completely shocked with EA/Biowares dedication to there customers . its crap. the game has huge chances to be one of the best games of the year for ps3 but they dropped the ball big time onGame freezes constantly , contacted "customer service rep" and they barley spoke english. ask when the next patch was coming out to fix these huge issues. they didnt even know what a patch was lol. im completely shocked with EA/Biowares dedication to there customers . its crap. the game has huge chances to be one of the best games of the year for ps3 but they dropped the ball big time on this one .. should of gave it out for free... o and one more thing ... my phone games has better graphics. and you dumb heads who are saying its good graphics for ps3 ..ha .. play Far Cry 4 and then come back and say that. they never should of even released this on the ps3 for the same price as the ps4 version . its a joke and there taking money from us gamers who live and breath this stuff… Expand
  12. SenshiV
    Nov 30, 2014
    10
    I don't understand bad rating, people it's looking for perfect games with perfect everything, but nobody talks about the hours of fun and entertainment you spend in the game on such reviews. the game might not be perfect, in fact, I have needed to restart my PS3 a couple of times because of some glitch, but I do so and can't wait to get back on track and continue what i was doing. I haveI don't understand bad rating, people it's looking for perfect games with perfect everything, but nobody talks about the hours of fun and entertainment you spend in the game on such reviews. the game might not be perfect, in fact, I have needed to restart my PS3 a couple of times because of some glitch, but I do so and can't wait to get back on track and continue what i was doing. I have spent hours (around 50 now) and yet have much to do...never a dull moment. This is a great game because it keep you engaged, and if it doesn't, is just because this is NOT your type of game, go play a racing game or a shooter, whatever you like more ;). Seriously, the bad reviews are ridiculous.… Expand
  13. jpjamc
    Nov 25, 2014
    4
    I was super excited for this game. The trailers looks beautiful and the story just seemed so incredible. All the hype could not have been more misleading. While the general game is pretty good, I am severely disappointed that EA put more work into promoting the game other than actually finishing it. Textures don't load, the mouth animation feels unfinished, the cut scenes are choppy, theI was super excited for this game. The trailers looks beautiful and the story just seemed so incredible. All the hype could not have been more misleading. While the general game is pretty good, I am severely disappointed that EA put more work into promoting the game other than actually finishing it. Textures don't load, the mouth animation feels unfinished, the cut scenes are choppy, the load screens take forever and the combat is a joke. This game had the potential to be great, but only if EA had actually finished what they were working on.… Expand
  14. JAGUAR10
    Dec 22, 2014
    1
    As others have said the graphics for the PS3 are bad - however my biggest complaint is that the game is boring as HELL!!!! This is not the Dragon Age I loved. The characters are boring - you don't really care about any of them. The quests are dumb, the tactical camera is a joke, the crafting is tedious, the sound is off in spots, etc. It's like Bioware simplified the important parts ofAs others have said the graphics for the PS3 are bad - however my biggest complaint is that the game is boring as HELL!!!! This is not the Dragon Age I loved. The characters are boring - you don't really care about any of them. The quests are dumb, the tactical camera is a joke, the crafting is tedious, the sound is off in spots, etc. It's like Bioware simplified the important parts of DA and made more difficult things like crafting. The world is like a Skyrim wannabe with shades of LOTR. Additionally, on the PS3 the controls go wonky during battle - for example, you press triangle to do a spell and the world map comes up!! Very frustrating. I've also had the game crash three times. Very disappointed. It's not tragic with funny characters merchants, it's just plain BORING!!! Can't even finish it.… Expand
  15. Trepadora
    Jan 6, 2015
    4
    I can honestly say I've never been so disappointed in a game. This thing no longer bears any resemblance to Dragon Age Origins. Where do I even begin?

    It's pretty obvious the devs feel so very proud of themselves for their new engine and "open world" gameplay. And you know what? It resembles an MMO perfectly: tedious, boring grinding and fetch quests. There's so many it's practically a    I can honestly say I've never been so disappointed in a game. This thing no longer bears any resemblance to Dragon Age Origins. Where do I even begin?

    It's pretty obvious the devs feel so very proud of themselves for their new engine and "open world" gameplay. And you know what? It resembles an MMO perfectly: tedious, boring grinding and fetch quests. There's so many it's practically a joke. If you play this game, this is 90% of what you do. It's every bit as tedious and boring and it seems. I've seen many people claim that the game magically becomes much better after you invest the ludicrous sum of 20 hours into the game. I'll tell you straight up: it doesn't. They try to throw a bunch of crap in your face to try and distract from it, but it's sure as hell still there.

    I have my gripes with the combat as well. Of course, there's no auto-attack. The tactical camera is almost worthless since micromanaging your team has been disemboweled. No longer can you stack commands and control every detail. Instead you can marvel at your teammates teleporting next to you and mages running into melee range. I played a 2H warrior, and it was honestly completely boring. Battles only really come in two flavors: ones that require no thought, but go on forever because they have ludicrous amounts of health, or battles in which you die instantly because the game makes no attempt to communicate enemy levels to you. Limiting potions seems to be a decision made solely to leash you and force you back to a camp all too often. It's hardly even worth mentioning how worthless the AI is in the game either.

    Graphically is where this game surprised me the most, by not surprising me in the least. They were pretty clearly pumping this up to be something huge, but it looks awful on previous generation consoles. Both of the previous games looked far better.

    The biggest issue of all is the optimization. This game is beyond broken. Over my 25 hours of play, I experienced countless freezes, more graphical glitches than you can shake a stick at and all kinds of wild and wacky bugs. Facial textures seem to often fail to load, and pop-in is horrendously slow, often only catching up near the end of cutscene. Slowdown is a very common occurrence as well. It really is a marvel of poor programming.

    The story is choppy at best. Most of it a fairly bland affair, but the characters get a few glimmers of interest here and there. However, it's only enough to make you hope you were playing a better game. Wholly, the characters just aren't very interesting or likeable. In general they'll be fairly one-note the entire game.

    The Dragon Age series deserved better. I can only hope that it'll be left to rest in peace, but given the slavemasters in control of the IP, we can expect to see it die a slow painful death as they wring every last penny out of it's once good name.    … Expand
  16. mp5
    Dec 24, 2014
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played Origins and DA2 and liked both because the characters were interesting and the story was good.
    There is no story in Inquisition. It is unfathomable how boring they made it, I really tried to like it. I'm on my fifth play through and have only had one laugh in all the play throughs so far. Part of what I liked about the other 2 games was their comedy.
    Hawke is a snarling and sneering mess in this game. Varric has zero personality left, his story with Bianca doesn't even make me curious its so badly done. The only character remotely interesting is Solas. Cullen has some good scenes but truly uninspired by the lack of depth in all the characters.    … Expand
  17. davfil
    Feb 1, 2015
    9
    One of the best games for ps3. I don't understand why the reviews of this game for ps3 system are so low... I played as a human rogue and i absolutely loved the game, the story was real good (leliana, morrigan, hawke are back :D ), it was interesting to see the evolution of the inquisition and the relationshiop between the inquisitor and his companions. The best thing of this game for meOne of the best games for ps3. I don't understand why the reviews of this game for ps3 system are so low... I played as a human rogue and i absolutely loved the game, the story was real good (leliana, morrigan, hawke are back :D ), it was interesting to see the evolution of the inquisition and the relationshiop between the inquisitor and his companions. The best thing of this game for me it was the explorations, the game has 10 GIANT areas, where there are plenty of things to do. The combat was also amazing i always used the 2 cameras, the tactical camera to send orders to my companions and then i changed to the "personal" camera with my inquisitor to see the suffering of my enemies more closely. The subclasses are also very good (the tempest is epic). The graphics are also very good, of course the next gen versions have better graphics, but that was obvious from the start, areas like fallow mire, emprise du lion, or hissing wastes look gorgeus on the ps3 version, the unique area where the ambients could have been improved on the ps3 version was hinterlands, the first area. The scores isn't a 10 because there are some cutscenes where textures pop in after a few seconds, but still the game is really good, even on old gen versions, do not be afraid to purchase the ps3 version of this game ;)… Expand
  18. underoath05
    Jan 11, 2016
    10
    This game for me is more of a 9.5 but I rounded it up. I loved the story, character interaction and the gameplay, graphics were good. The game was really addictive and immersive, I played as a rift mage which is supposed to be the most fun idk if other classes made the game more boring for others but my experience with this game was extremely fun. I usually like medieval rpgs and this wasThis game for me is more of a 9.5 but I rounded it up. I loved the story, character interaction and the gameplay, graphics were good. The game was really addictive and immersive, I played as a rift mage which is supposed to be the most fun idk if other classes made the game more boring for others but my experience with this game was extremely fun. I usually like medieval rpgs and this was no exception, I liked this game more than past dragon age games altho they were really good too, even liked it more than skyrim or Diablo 3, I heard this game is a completionist nightmare full off simple and boring fetch quests, but considering I am not a completionist, I just did the quests that seemed interesting to me and ignored what sounded boring, also read about all the complains on glitches, most of those are patched by now, the game played swiftly for me, no bugs, rarely any lag, this game was overall about 60 hours of fun for me, and I am considering a second playthrough which is extremely rare for me, I usually just finish a game and trade it or sell it.… Expand
  19. Shakaw
    Nov 23, 2014
    1
    Very few spells, mediocre story and character development, combat is fast paced and not tactical anymore. This game has lost everything that defined the first Dragon Age game. This game is even worse than Dragon Age 2. It has, however, reasonable graphics, and a very large world. It has many things to do, but they are rarely entertaining because combat isn't fun anymore.
  20. GenericName1
    Dec 1, 2014
    10
    Ok, so I had to make an account to fix this BS. This isn't a 10/10 game, but you guys don't seem to understand how to rate a game. A game with this much effort put into it, this much love and care does not deserve a 0. A 0 is reserved for those P.O.S. that somehow make it onto the market. It doesn't deserve a 0, or even a 1, yet the most common ratings are: 1, 5, and 10. There's a reasonOk, so I had to make an account to fix this BS. This isn't a 10/10 game, but you guys don't seem to understand how to rate a game. A game with this much effort put into it, this much love and care does not deserve a 0. A 0 is reserved for those P.O.S. that somehow make it onto the market. It doesn't deserve a 0, or even a 1, yet the most common ratings are: 1, 5, and 10. There's a reason that there's a 1-10 chart. Also, leave the Hinterlands. I was going to give this game a 5, but then I left them! The story is amazing after you leave! Trust me on this! Leave the Hinterlands! Onto the review: This is one of the best DA games out there (out of the 3), and I just reached a significant point in the story. I think I'm going to playing this game for a long time to come.… Expand
  21. jtlats
    Dec 8, 2014
    9
    Better than DA 2? Yes, of course it was.
    Better than DA: O? Maybe.
    The graphics are the same, but as some one who doesn't care about graphics and focus on gameplay and story, they don't matter. I hate reading reviews and see "2/10! Graphics sux!" What about the gameplay? "Oh, that was 11/10 but the graphics sux major so 2/10" You kids never knew the pleasure of playing Doom,    Better than DA 2? Yes, of course it was.
    Better than DA: O? Maybe.

    The graphics are the same, but as some one who doesn't care about graphics and focus on gameplay and story, they don't matter. I hate reading reviews and see "2/10! Graphics sux!" What about the gameplay? "Oh, that was 11/10 but the graphics sux major so 2/10" You kids never knew the pleasure of playing Doom, Quake, or original Duke Nukem 3D.

    Is the story line good? Yes! Is the gameplay/battle mechanics good? Yes!

    There were a couple bugs, nothing game breaking thankfully. I'm sure a patch will fix this in the future.

    I want to give it 10/10 because I love the series but the couple bugs and one part of the story(No spoiler!) made me make this a 9/10.    … Expand
  22. Hyomoto
    Nov 30, 2014
    4
    I have never said this before, and I hope to never say it again: this game is so ugly it actually distracts me from being able to play it. I cannot even properly review it because of how awful the graphics are. It looks like an alpha build, they clearly just flipped the switch on some effects, halved the texture sizes and called it a day.

    No one expected it too look it's best here,    I have never said this before, and I hope to never say it again: this game is so ugly it actually distracts me from being able to play it. I cannot even properly review it because of how awful the graphics are. It looks like an alpha build, they clearly just flipped the switch on some effects, halved the texture sizes and called it a day.

    No one expected it too look it's best here, but it could have at LEAST looked DA:2 in quality. There are launch titles that looked better. There are PS2 games that looked better. I'm not just being facetious; texture resolution varies wildly, things pop-in everywhere, the lighting is a combination of far too dark and way too bright (how did that manage this?), people float around and animate through things, and there are tons of visual glitches like the screen tone constantly shifting for no discernible reason. At first I thought there was a day-to-night cycle, this is just tragically bad.    … Expand
  23. Myoddthoughtss
    Nov 19, 2014
    2
    I was super excited that they decided to bring this out for the last gen consoles. I didn't expect they would. That being said, I already expected that they would have to cut down on the graphics to make the game run smoothly. However, I didn't expect them to do a chop job on the whole game like they did. The pop-textures and the PlayStation 2 quality graphics were seriously distracting.I was super excited that they decided to bring this out for the last gen consoles. I didn't expect they would. That being said, I already expected that they would have to cut down on the graphics to make the game run smoothly. However, I didn't expect them to do a chop job on the whole game like they did. The pop-textures and the PlayStation 2 quality graphics were seriously distracting. It's pretty disturbing how bad they are on the PlayStation 3, considering how good their other games they've made were on the eyes. Example would be Mass Effect, the whole series. With that said, it felt like they just put this together and hoped it could be masked in, what I believe to be, a decent storyline. But it only detracts. I'm hoping some sort of patch will help this out, but I don't hold my breath.

    As for the story, its truly massive which is normally great for most games. Such as Elder Scrolls Skyrim. But in the case of DAI, I felt overwhelmed by all the info being thrown into my face all at once. It truly made me feel anxious and unfocused on any one task. Not a good thing, in my opinion. Nothing felt casual about these encounters - it just felt like an MMO scripted and forced.

    All that being said, I'm speaking in past-tense because I plan to stop playing this mess and wait until I get a PS4 in hopes that I can stop feeling nauseated by the terrible graphics and focused on what is a decent storyline. One can only hope.    … Expand
  24. cylian3
    Nov 22, 2014
    0
    Not on Steam: Check.

    Unoptimized pile of garbage that almost rivals Assassin Creed Unity: Check. Buggy mess: Check. Graphics from 2007: Check. Horrid attempts to fix the previously non-broken combat and fail epically: Check. Horrid DRM: Check. Moronic AI: Check. Annoying and dysfunctional camera: Check. MMO-Fication of a very popular and functional RPG down to a    Not on Steam: Check.

    Unoptimized pile of garbage that almost rivals Assassin Creed Unity: Check.

    Buggy mess: Check.

    Graphics from 2007: Check.

    Horrid attempts to fix the previously non-broken combat and fail epically: Check.

    Horrid DRM: Check.

    Moronic AI: Check.

    Annoying and dysfunctional camera: Check.

    MMO-Fication of a very popular and functional RPG down to a kill X enemies Y times for Z reward grinding monotonous mess: Check.

    Produced and developed by electronic arse: Check.

    Painfully obvious console port on PC painted obvious by lack of basic functions like click-2-walk or autoattack: Check.

    4+ days delay on getting response from EA support: Check.

    Biribed reviewers: Check.

    If you need even more discouragement to avoid this game, then there is no hope for you and I would recommend you to buy and play this so we can have all the gullible people in one place.    … Expand
  25. juicybullet
    Nov 20, 2014
    2
    I am a die hard DA fan and was sooo looking forward to this game. However, upon playing it it just feels more like a cheap Skyrim knockoff than a DA game. There are very few cut scenes to tell the story in an interesting way, no real character development, chunky gameplay and I find myself loosing interest rather quickly. Maybe it would play better on PS4 but I still paid $80 for the PS3I am a die hard DA fan and was sooo looking forward to this game. However, upon playing it it just feels more like a cheap Skyrim knockoff than a DA game. There are very few cut scenes to tell the story in an interesting way, no real character development, chunky gameplay and I find myself loosing interest rather quickly. Maybe it would play better on PS4 but I still paid $80 for the PS3 game. I think I'm entitled to a quality product for that price. They never should have released it for PS3 if it wasn't meant for it.
    I am sorely disappointed as I had such high hopes for this game. They should have stuck to what made the games great instead of designing it more for people who've never played a DA before. I only wish I could get my money back. Maybe I can sell it on Amazon.    … Expand
  26. NotAReptar
    Nov 19, 2014
    3
    The ps3 port is broken with crashes, glitches, cut scene problems, gameplay sound problems, awful rendering, bad player AI, clunky UI, etc. It looks awful and shouldn't have been released on non-next-gen consoles if it looks that bad. The story is very slow paced and bland. The characters are very one-dimensional. The game feels like it was made specifically for the DA:2 audience and needsThe ps3 port is broken with crashes, glitches, cut scene problems, gameplay sound problems, awful rendering, bad player AI, clunky UI, etc. It looks awful and shouldn't have been released on non-next-gen consoles if it looks that bad. The story is very slow paced and bland. The characters are very one-dimensional. The game feels like it was made specifically for the DA:2 audience and needs you to rely on it's bland back-story to fully appreciate everything around DA:I. It relies heavily on fetch quests or action gameplay rather then story and character development. Nothing really memorable about this game.… Expand
  27. Explodet
    May 23, 2015
    6
    Looking back after completion, this game was all filler and meaningless fetch quests that had zero impact on anything. The world was big, but felt so empty, like an mmo with no one else playing. I feel they wanted their version of Skyrim, but completely missed the point. Instead they made their own Kingdoms of Amular, hell even the villian was similar. Bioware's writing is getting awful.Looking back after completion, this game was all filler and meaningless fetch quests that had zero impact on anything. The world was big, but felt so empty, like an mmo with no one else playing. I feel they wanted their version of Skyrim, but completely missed the point. Instead they made their own Kingdoms of Amular, hell even the villian was similar. Bioware's writing is getting awful. The game did sell well and sadly that's all they care about. They won't fool us again, hopefully. I feel overall it was a step sideways from Origins rather than the step forward we wanted.… Expand
  28. MiyuEmi
    Nov 27, 2014
    10
    I don't understand all the negative reviews of this game. Game looks fantastic on the PS3 when I thought it would really suffer. Open-world gameplay with a good step back towards DAO and away from DA2, though keeping DA2 combat was an excellent decision. The overhead tactical is very welcome, though disappointing that you have a clear required distance before you're capable of availingI don't understand all the negative reviews of this game. Game looks fantastic on the PS3 when I thought it would really suffer. Open-world gameplay with a good step back towards DAO and away from DA2, though keeping DA2 combat was an excellent decision. The overhead tactical is very welcome, though disappointing that you have a clear required distance before you're capable of availing of it for attacks with ranged characters. Happy you're not forced to choose a certain race character. My only issue is with on-line use. The game can drop framerates, and get a bit unreliable if you're playing online as the game constantly attempts to access the Keep. It would be nice if Bioware had made Keep access occur only on saving so as not to interfere with gameplay.

    That said however, this game is a fantastic game and well worth the expense, with the caveat that this game is far more open-world RPG than it's predecessors meaning that if you don't like walking and exploring or collecting, this game is likely not for you. If you're a completionist who really enjoys as much game for their money as possible, this is a perfect game for you. If you're an RPG enthusiast this is a prime purchase with hours and hours of entertainment.    … Expand
  29. Damocles610
    Dec 21, 2014
    6
    I'm really disappointed with how they made DAI on PS3. I know this is old gen but they could at least do better. So many bugs, glitches, texture pop in, clunky UI, delayed texture loading and not to mention the constant frame rate drop and lags. THOSE SHINY HAIR, SHINY LIPS and SHINY ARMORS are hilarious. Did i tell you how stupid the loading time is? How can you enjoy a game like that?I'm really disappointed with how they made DAI on PS3. I know this is old gen but they could at least do better. So many bugs, glitches, texture pop in, clunky UI, delayed texture loading and not to mention the constant frame rate drop and lags. THOSE SHINY HAIR, SHINY LIPS and SHINY ARMORS are hilarious. Did i tell you how stupid the loading time is? How can you enjoy a game like that? They're so many open world PS3 games out there that don't have all of this problems all at the same time. It's like they didn't bother to put more time to test their game. No game is perfect I get that but I wish they could've done better. This is after all their top AAA game this year. So we're just going to wait for their patches and update right? I'm sick of this habit from game developers.

    Positive: I like the Create you character and race mode, decent amount of choices. The story and characters are good and enjoyable. That combat and skill tree is good. The maps are nice (that's why I'm disappointed by how they treated this game on ps3), great content, so many side quests and collectibles to get, the music is really nice, and they put so much effort on the Lore and Codex. I love the recurring characters too. So yeah these are the things that prevented me from giving this game a lower score but still very disappointed because the game is great but they just didn't give it more time and attention to polish it.    … Expand
  30. Kilgore_Trout
    Feb 27, 2015
    5
    I haven't played a DA game since Origins originally released and I didn't want to play DA2 because it looked unappealing to me. I've actually been out of the gaming world for a few years now, but I recently gained access to a PS3 so I figured I'd pick up the latest installment. I knew this game had launched for current-gen and PC but saw a PS3 version at a local game store and picked itI haven't played a DA game since Origins originally released and I didn't want to play DA2 because it looked unappealing to me. I've actually been out of the gaming world for a few years now, but I recently gained access to a PS3 so I figured I'd pick up the latest installment. I knew this game had launched for current-gen and PC but saw a PS3 version at a local game store and picked it up. Now I've been a Bioware fan for years; I've played Baulder's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, every Mass Effect game (for some reason), and DA:O. I saw PS4 gameplay of this game and figured it would be worth a shot, and after about 35 hours in I am regretting my decision; seeing as how I can't return it for a full refund.

    Before I get into my gripes with the game, I will say that the story and plot are overall pretty good and are easily the game's strongest point. There is A LOT of stuff going on here: opposing and bickering forces, a new foe to face, tons of lore to read, and a few interesting characters. I also really like the weapon/armor crafting system this game offers, it allows you to make some pretty amazing gear virtually anytime you can. The open world aspect and search function are nice and executed somewhat well, but those alone won't rise it from the depths it has fallen.

    This particular port of the game is without a doubt A COMPLETE DISGRACE AND ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!

    - The visuals are well below average and make the game look like it was released in 2006. Now as an RPG fan, I'm well aware that visuals/graphics alone don't make a game but this is just shameful. Objects constantly pop in and out, textures take a long while to fully load, attacks/character effects just blur together, character animations in cut scenes often fail to load completely, and environmental effects look disgusting; the trees in MGS3 Snake Eater look more polished than this!

    - The gameplay is loaded with bugs that constantly impede your enjoyment of the game. Characters/NPCs appear and jump all over the place, you are constantly seeing your legs fall through the floor, basic dialog interactions with NPCs will sometimes just not work forcing you to mash the X button repeatedly until you can talk to them, it has a seemingly permanent ultra-lag effect in the Desert Oasis that causes the game to move at roughly 1 fps (seriously, 1 fps) and after three months STILL HASN'T BEEN PATCHED SO IT MAKES THAT REGION COMPLETELY UNPLAYABLE, and the game has frozen on me three times now. I know there are many more I am forgetting to mention but so be it.

    - The combat is completely broken, boring, and makes the game way too easy. It feels like they were trying to expose this franchise to other markets but hardcore RPG fans will be disappointed. It is extremely clunky and incredibly buggy. Dishing out commands to your allies is poorly done and they barely listen to you, especially since the "Tactics" menu is a complete joke as you have hardly any say in what they do. This franchise has been turned into an ARPG, with literally no tactics involved. Just hold R2 to attack and you've killed everything; hooray. It can be enjoyable at times, but it's very unsatisfactory because you don't feel like you're doing anything.

    - Quests are dull, tedious, and extremely repetitive. Everything is a fetch quest or "take this item and place it over here". It feels like I'm playing an MMO because every quest is the same time-consuming affair. And every region contains mostly the same quests, literally. There's one for seeing all locations, one for reaching all landmarks, one for collecting all of a certain object, one for closing all enemy rifts, etc. It just wastes so much time and makes you feel like you're not doing anything interesting.

    - The War Table where you progress the story and accept missions is a nice feature but falls flat. Most of the side missions you are given to do offer incredibly poor rewards and it always feels like a waste of time as you are constantly deciding which person to want to send on what mission and after careful planning you receive a meager 100 gold; I'm so thrilled I can hardly contain myself.

    Now some minor things that annoyed me: You can't switch any of your controls around, so I hope you like clicking L3 because you'll be doing that a lot by using the search function which shows you the locations of items (herbs, loot, metal ore) on your mini map. This is a nice feature but if you're like me you like to collect everything in sight and tat takes up a considerable amount of time. Every time, EVERY TIME you decide to pick up something your character stops, kneels down, and picks it up. Doesn't sound bad but you will likely spend 20-30% of your time in maps just picking up stuff; it really bogged down gameplay and wore me out.

    Overall, the game can be fun at times but all of the issues within it just ruin anything good here. Anyone giving this game anything higher than a 7 are, in my opinion, completely delusional.    … Expand
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