Dragon Age: Inquisition

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  1. RVallant
    Aug 27, 2015
    4
    Another game with reviews paid for by EA? - That's what I'd say if I were a cynic.

    However, I think the reason the game got super good 10/10 reviews, and is only now being 'revised' by those same reviewers as an 'average' game, is because DA:I is one of those 'front loaded' games. That is, all the exciting ambitious and interesting stuff happens right at the start, a torrent of    Another game with reviews paid for by EA? - That's what I'd say if I were a cynic.

    However, I think the reason the game got super good 10/10 reviews, and is only now being 'revised' by those same reviewers as an 'average' game, is because DA:I is one of those 'front loaded' games.

    That is, all the exciting ambitious and interesting stuff happens right at the start, a torrent of storytelling and action! There's no foreplay here, it's right into the act! And god, it's good, this fine babe (or lad if you're so inclined) is sensational... And then it is over, a premature ejaculation of epic proportions.

    DA:I flops because once you get past the initial rush and buzz, it is essentially an MMO game crafted for single-player. Sure, it's "open-world" with selectable areas, and there are HUNDREDS of quests, but none of these are personal or interesting, merely being generic fetch-quests a kin to an MMO.

    Worse still, the main quest, while fantastically written, ends almost as soon as you decide to follow it. It peaks early and declines steadily after that and there are no more than 8 main quests to go through. Sure they're reasonably lengthy, and they're fantastically written, but it's not even 1/4 of the game. The other 3/4 is dedicated to fetch-questing and running around like a headless chicken doing MMO stuff for MMO reasons in a single player game.

    The 'war table' feature, where you assign your advisors to do important tasks on your behalf is simply a missed opportunity. You send them on missions and you have to wait for a real time timer to end. It's a concept locked behind an 'energy wall', akin to those crappy Candy Crush spin offs on your mobile phone.

    We get it EA, you think mobile and online gaming is the future; Newsflash; both trends died or are dieing frigging years ago, get with the times.

    What DA:I does have going for it is some fantastic character writing, on par with DA:O and absolutely miles ahead of the childish fantasies of DA2. But it hamstrings itself again with changes in art, changes in lore, retconning crap it doesn't need to be retconned. This time, the Qunari are changed, because their alien (and they are alien really) culture isn't in line with social 'equality', all of a sudden they've gone from mind-washing, "our society is right, a man is a man and a woman is a woman, they do gender assigned jobs" to a "transgender people are a-ok, genderfluid behaviour is completely normal".

    Not only that, the world, a fantasy world has been switched to be exclusively LGBT happy and fair and the various soapbox, mouthpiece characters harp on about it a touch too much. This isn't the older Bioware approach that allows you to experience and witness mistreatment first hand and form your own opinion on it, like in DA:O where you can actually accept a bribe to allow your own wife to be gangbang raped -OR- go on a murdering rampage because of it - , no, this is the new Bioware, who will HAMMER HOME THE POINT and tell you that oh my god, rape is wrong, cos you're a child and these inspirational modern society commentary people will educate you on it. Jog on with the patronising behaviour Sir and focus on providing a GOOD RPG.

    And that, is where DA:I falls apart, it is a generic, boring, social-commentary RPG tackling 'edgy' topics that most sensible, intelligent people already accept. It dumbed down its content to epic proportions, mindless fetch-quests, energy walls and so on. Not only that, combat has been adjusted to make it even simpler, removing all semblances of tactical flexibility and fun, truly DA:I succeeded where DA2 failed, in making the game a one button game - press button, boring stuff happens.

    An epic missed opportunity, and a shame to all the paid critics for yet again **** their pants with 10/10's only to remark how average the game is five months after release (like they did with DA2...ugh)    … Expand
  2. broth262
    Aug 26, 2015
    9
    I absolutely love this game. I don't remember the last RPG that I beat and then instantly made a new character and started again. I'm currently in an attempt to get 100% complete and I wonder if that will ever happen.

    My only issues with the game would be: The game has some issues like a certain mage build being unbeatable as well as accidentally walking into parts of the map where my    I absolutely love this game. I don't remember the last RPG that I beat and then instantly made a new character and started again. I'm currently in an attempt to get 100% complete and I wonder if that will ever happen.

    My only issues with the game would be: The game has some issues like a certain mage build being unbeatable as well as accidentally walking into parts of the map where my character is clearly not good enough to be there and the other being how mountainous the terrain is and constantly being frustrated by my lack of ability to walk places and the CPU AI can be very stupid at times.

    Those four issues are the only problems I've had with the game, and none of those are game breaking in the slightest. I got sucked in, even with the semi-predictable story. Some parts of the game are better than others, but I l;oved this game and will be playing it for years.    … Expand
  3. DrakeGarrison
    Aug 26, 2015
    9
    Choose and spearhead a team of characters into rough battles against a variety of enemies – from earth-shaking High Dragons to demonic forces from the otherworld of the Fade. Go mano y mano in visceral, heroic combat as your followers fight at your six, or switch to tactical view to coordinate lethal offensives using the combined might of your company. View the tangible results of yourChoose and spearhead a team of characters into rough battles against a variety of enemies – from earth-shaking High Dragons to demonic forces from the otherworld of the Fade. Go mano y mano in visceral, heroic combat as your followers fight at your six, or switch to tactical view to coordinate lethal offensives using the combined might of your company. View the tangible results of your path through a living world – construct structures, customize outposts, and change the landscape itself as environments are re-shaped in the wake of your Inquisition. Lead a company selected from nine unique, fully-realized characters – each of whom react to your actions and choices differently, forming complex relationships both with you and with each other. Hone your own character from multiple races, customize their appearance, and select their powers and abilities as the game progresses. Extensive customization options allow you to choose everything from the color of your follower’s boots to the features of your Inquisition stronghold. Become an agent of change in a time of uncertainty and upheaval. Shape the course of empires, bring war or peace to factions in conflict, and drive the ultimate fate of the Inquisition. Will you stop the cataclysmic anarchy gripping the Dragon Age? [Electronic Arts]… Expand
  4. nathanben20
    Aug 24, 2015
    9
    Dragon age has done it again folks, the best Dragon age game to date by far. Dragon age inquisition is a huge open world game broken up into different locations featuring their own quests and secrets to discover. Each location has a different landscape like deserts, mountains, coast, forests, cities and many other places. The cast is very good each with their own personalities and quests.Dragon age has done it again folks, the best Dragon age game to date by far. Dragon age inquisition is a huge open world game broken up into different locations featuring their own quests and secrets to discover. Each location has a different landscape like deserts, mountains, coast, forests, cities and many other places. The cast is very good each with their own personalities and quests. Easily a 60+ hour game and worth the buy, a must own… Expand
  5. AbstractCat
    Aug 21, 2015
    7
    Choose and spearhead a team of characters into rough battles against a variety of enemies – from earth-shaking High Dragons to demonic forces from the otherworld of the Fade. Go mano y mano in visceral, heroic combat as your followers fight at your six, or switch to tactical view to coordinate lethal offensives using the combined might of your company. View the tangible results of yourChoose and spearhead a team of characters into rough battles against a variety of enemies – from earth-shaking High Dragons to demonic forces from the otherworld of the Fade. Go mano y mano in visceral, heroic combat as your followers fight at your six, or switch to tactical view to coordinate lethal offensives using the combined might of your company. View the tangible results of your path through a living world – construct structures, customize outposts, and change the landscape itself as environments are re-shaped in the wake of your Inquisition. Lead a company selected from nine unique, fully-realized characters – each of whom react to your actions and choices differently, forming complex relationships both with you and with each other. Hone your own character from multiple races, customize their appearance, and select their powers and abilities as the game progresses. Extensive customization options allow you to choose everything from the color of your follower’s boots to the features of your Inquisition stronghold. Become an agent of change in a time of uncertainty and upheaval. Shape the course of empires, bring war or peace to factions in conflict, and drive the ultimate fate of the Inquisition. Will you stop the cataclysmic anarchy gripping the Dragon Age? [Electronic Arts]… Expand
  6. Meolac
    Aug 15, 2015
    9
    Graphic 9
    Sound 8.5
    Gameplay 9
    Total 9
    This is the best of Dragon Age series........................................... The longer journey, the better.
  7. ROD_Z
    Aug 13, 2015
    10
    Fantastic game. Bioware made it once again, delivering a compelling story, great locations and interesting and likable characters. Bioware games are about character empathy and their stories, while a bigger story unfolds as you progress through the game. One thing in particular that I love about Dragon Age Inquisition is how every side quest feels tied to the main story or the story of aFantastic game. Bioware made it once again, delivering a compelling story, great locations and interesting and likable characters. Bioware games are about character empathy and their stories, while a bigger story unfolds as you progress through the game. One thing in particular that I love about Dragon Age Inquisition is how every side quest feels tied to the main story or the story of a particular character. You won't have typical side quests "fillers" as you have in many other RPGs, even good ones like Skyrim and The Witcher 3 (frying pan, anyone?). The combat is fluid, the world is big and there are many places and secrets to explore. Fighting badass Dragons will always be fun and rewarding. Best RPG available for PS4 today, even when compared to Bloodbrone and The Witcher 3.… Expand
  8. davl3232
    Jul 31, 2015
    8
    Amazing deep characters and universe, I finished the game caring too much for these. Just roaming without a clear route or purpose was really fun, listening to random dialogs between companions made them feel more alive, and the beautiful dynamic environments left you with plenty of stuff to look at. The choices I made didn't have as much impact as I'd liked them to, since I was forming aAmazing deep characters and universe, I finished the game caring too much for these. Just roaming without a clear route or purpose was really fun, listening to random dialogs between companions made them feel more alive, and the beautiful dynamic environments left you with plenty of stuff to look at. The choices I made didn't have as much impact as I'd liked them to, since I was forming a stance on the war beyond choosing between templars and mages, it just leaves you wishing you could had done better. Combat was great until I level up the knight enchanter tree, it made the game too easy. Dragon fights were awesome. The final battle lacked emotion sadly.… Expand
  9. Asellas
    Jul 26, 2015
    5
    To me personally, Bioware isn't quite as good at making a long lasting story that sticks with the viewer. Yes I still enjoy their games for what they are and not saying the games super bad or anything. Though, sorry the story is very quick and bland really. The open world is a change, a small one though since it's what every other game is basically trying to do or has done. Though, for DAITo me personally, Bioware isn't quite as good at making a long lasting story that sticks with the viewer. Yes I still enjoy their games for what they are and not saying the games super bad or anything. Though, sorry the story is very quick and bland really. The open world is a change, a small one though since it's what every other game is basically trying to do or has done. Though, for DAI I find it really didn't do anything for the story as a whole. If you play just the main story the game will last maybe six hours if that, however if you enjoy the repeated side quests that the open world gives then sure you'll have days if not more of extra crap to do. Sorry for me it just doesn't stick. The companions even, except for a few are just remade older characters. I only found a few that actually stood out. It feels more like an MMO rather than an RPG. Sure you get very nice weapon customization, however the class customization is not as good at all. Hell they even took out most of the good classes that most fans enjoyed in the prior games. There is no more blood mage, for example. They condenced and tried to mix the trees into new warpped crappier versions. Thus all and all, I wasn't particularly thrilled with the game as a whole, fun one time playthrough, but nothing I'd play more than once.… Expand
  10. Metamad
    Jul 22, 2015
    4
    I've played hundreds of games over the past 30 or so years and this one just didn't feel right to me. Slow game pace, extremely boring combat and an uninspiring open world. I would much rather play Skyrim or the Witcher 3. Only for people with too much free time at hand.
  11. CoNn3r_B
    Jul 14, 2015
    8
    Fetch quests are the devil.

    Overview: Dragon Age inquisition is a better than Dragon Age 2 but still doesn't live up to Dragon Age Origins. The visuals are the best in the series with characters actually looking human (even though they always look like they've been in the rain) and each person you meet has a little personality which is brought on by the stellar voice acting and facial    Fetch quests are the devil.

    Overview: Dragon Age inquisition is a better than Dragon Age 2 but still doesn't live up to Dragon Age Origins.
    The visuals are the best in the series with characters actually looking human (even though they always look like they've been in the rain) and each person you meet has a little personality which is brought on by the stellar voice acting and facial expressions.

    Gameplay: The gameplay is quite varied this time round, you can either play it like DA2 with the hack n slash approach or play it tactically with the new battle menu system which gives you a birds eye view so you can micromanage your units. I personally play both, I use the battle menu to plan my initial attack such as my mage will drop a barrier and my archer will target long range and then I go headlong into the fray making battles quick and easy. The mage class suffers from the new battle system though, one of the things that DA2 got right was mage combat it was fun and you felt powerful. In DAI it's boring as hell, if you want to have fun I suggest being a warrior or a rouge.

    Character Customisation: Character customisation is the best it's ever been will the addition of sliders meaning you can make a work of art or a bloody monster as you wish, my only problem is the hair styles still suck with none looking like they belong to a living creature.
    Selecting your race is also back and a welcome addition, you can be a Human, Elf, Dwarf and even a Qunari this time round, although the addition of the Qunari is a good thing I feel the development was underdone, the armour available sucks especially helmet wise with those awful "vitars" and the movements in cut scenes and combat feels awkward, I believe the addition of the Qunari was a last minute thing for fan service.

    Voice acting: The main character speaks like in DA2 and this is a massive pitfall in the character creation because you can choose between two voices for all races, either the American voice actor (who is terrible) or a really posh sounding English actor, The English actor is the better voice actor but his voice only suits the Human and maybe the Elf, While neither the American or the British voice actors suit the Dwarves or the Qunari. Every other dwarf in the DA series has most been Scottish sounding while all the Qunari had really deep voices that sound powerful and cool. Instead of choosing between two they should have had one for each race which actually suited the race. (Take note that I don't know what the females sound like)

    The World: The world of Thedas is absolutely beautiful, I would live there war and all, the wild life looks and feels like it belongs, the wind rustles the trees and varied pallet of colours soothes the senses, but it feels empty, there isn't much to see in most areas besides wilderness as far as the eye can see broken up with the odd town or two. I think they chose the wrong areas for the game to take place, Orlais was my last choice for a place I wanted to visit, I wanted to see Tervinter or Antiva because there isn't much difference between Ferelden and Orlais and those god awful accents (Jesus Christ!). I would also like to see places I've been in previous games, you see Redcliff and that's about it, where's Orzamar or Denerim or even Kirkwall, big things happened in those places because of your actions in the previous games and I would like to see the result but alas we are restricted to hanging around with the bloody French.

    Companions: The companions and supporting cast of DAI are all different and for the most part good characters, unfortunately like DA2 quite a few of your companions are terrible characters, the two I hate the most are Vivienne and Sera (Sera by far being the worst character ever) those two must have been designed to annoy you because they suffer from a rare and debilitating illness called **** syndrome.
    The other characters though: Dorian, Iron Bull, Cassandra, Solas, Cole,Varric and Blackwall are all highly interesting and likeable characters with their own quirks like real people. Bioware outdid themselves with the character personalities making them feel real.

    Things to do: The world of DAI is vast and there is no shortage of things to do, you can do the main quest, hunt dragons, spread your armies influence or even explore, but the side quests are almost always menial fetch quests, there are fetch quests bloody everywhere. And which developer do I have to punch in the face for that Drufalo quest!

    Dragon Age Keep: The keep is one of the best ideas they had, people want to see how their choices affect Thedas but the games are long so most people wont bother, this allows you to change things quick and easy if a bit arduous at times.

    Summary: Dragon Age Inquisition is a game I recommend playing for the story and the characters and if your a fan, I love it but I have to take it with a pinch of salt and I still play it today on my 3rd playthrough now.
    Score: 8.7/10    … Expand
  12. haydensterling
    Jul 8, 2015
    4
    I'm going to say what a lotof people have already said--I waited to purhase this till the price went down substantially since I had a bad feeling going in, but: very grindy, feels like an MMO with no one in it, story and your role in it is diluted by the fact that there are so many quests for you to do, causing you to serve different roles within the game world that I still honestly don'tI'm going to say what a lotof people have already said--I waited to purhase this till the price went down substantially since I had a bad feeling going in, but: very grindy, feels like an MMO with no one in it, story and your role in it is diluted by the fact that there are so many quests for you to do, causing you to serve different roles within the game world that I still honestly don't know who I'm supposed to be besides 'chick who closes rifts', and I'm about 40 hours in.

    Character customization is awful. Ugly beyond belief. Playing on PS4 and I still get choppy load in for textures. Just awful--make that boring. It's great crime is that it's boring. The vaunted Bioware storytelling has finally gone down the drain. If you were turned off by DA2 and ME3, this is more of the same. Don't buy it unless you find it cheap or if you're a masochist who loves grinding like you're in a Korean MMO.    … Expand
  13. Vanpire73
    Jul 3, 2015
    8
    I don't know, man. I'm kinda torn on this one. A lot of improvements with the world and graphics, yet something has been stripped away that I can't put my finger on. It's too... streamlined. Too much like every other open world type of game now. The only thing setting it apart is the 4 party combat, and even that has really simplified. It's still a fun game, but it has lost some ofI don't know, man. I'm kinda torn on this one. A lot of improvements with the world and graphics, yet something has been stripped away that I can't put my finger on. It's too... streamlined. Too much like every other open world type of game now. The only thing setting it apart is the 4 party combat, and even that has really simplified. It's still a fun game, but it has lost some of the magic Origins started it off with. Certainly better than 2, though.… Expand
  14. Rumblefish
    Jun 20, 2015
    3
    I feel robbed after spending over £40 on this game. I had been waiting for it to arrive for months and pre-ordered it on the strength of the series and the universally glowing reviews from the industry "experts".

    I'm not sure I've ever played a more lacklustre or boring game. The story and characters weren't especially interesting and the combat mechanics were pathetic. Everything is    I feel robbed after spending over £40 on this game. I had been waiting for it to arrive for months and pre-ordered it on the strength of the series and the universally glowing reviews from the industry "experts".

    I'm not sure I've ever played a more lacklustre or boring game. The story and characters weren't especially interesting and the combat mechanics were pathetic. Everything is just so so so dull. I played for a few hours but just couldn't get through any more. It will sit on my "Shelf of Disappointment" along with the likes of Destiny.

    Thank God we have incredible rpgs such as Skyrim, Witcher 3 and the Dark Souls games.    … Expand
  15. bardlala
    Jun 19, 2015
    7
    Hyped this game up but it turned out to be a disappointment.

    First of all this game had too many fetch quests which bogged it down and made it boring and burned me out on some instances. Then we have the short main quest line which is at best mediocre and the ending was so safe and boring, the villain turned out to be poor and the boss fight was so easy and boring that the villian in    Hyped this game up but it turned out to be a disappointment.

    First of all this game had too many fetch quests which bogged it down and made it boring and burned me out on some instances. Then we have the short main quest line which is at best mediocre and the ending was so safe and boring, the villain turned out to be poor and the boss fight was so easy and boring that the villian in this game had a better boss fight in DA2 legacy DLC.

    Then we have the crappy characters that i personally felt were the weakest in all three games, followed by retcons and forced implementations of SJW crap. The combat was poorly done and they butchered the tactics system which made the first two games fun. Honestly this game was my most disappointing game of 2014. Go play DAO or hell even DA2 since it has a better story and sidequests as well as a functioning gameplay mechanic.

    PS: Multiplayer sucked.    … Expand
  16. YellowJuice
    Jun 19, 2015
    6
    It's not a bad game, but gets pretty repetetive fast. The graphics are nice, the story is kind of predictable, the combat is MMO like and to be honest the game feels a lot like a single player MMO.
  17. TonyTehTowel
    Jun 18, 2015
    1
    There are 2 things HORRIBLY wrong with this stupid game.

    1."Power". You have to roam around the open world endlessly in circles HOPING to find a rift to close, or a quest to do. Many quests require you obtain a significant amount of this scarce AF "Power" before you can continue to them. It only gets worse as you get further into the game. 10 becomes 20, 20 becomes 30, 40, 50.....    There are 2 things HORRIBLY wrong with this stupid game.

    1."Power". You have to roam around the open world endlessly in circles HOPING to find a rift to close, or a quest to do. Many quests require you obtain a significant amount of this scarce AF "Power" before you can continue to them. It only gets worse as you get further into the game. 10 becomes 20, 20 becomes 30, 40, 50..... Gaining "Power" is horribly set up. The game gives you ZERO sense of direction with this. Like I said, you just have to roam zones and HOPE you can scrape 1 freaking power point per half hour or so...

    2.Heals. THERE ARE NONE. HOW STUPID CAN THIS GET? AN RPG WITH ZERO HEALS? SERIOUSLY BIOWARE? REALLY?

    So in summary, F**K this game. DO NOT BUY IT.    … Expand
  18. DegenCutter
    Jun 17, 2015
    10
    A superb game with a great cast of characters, Dragon Age Inquisition offers a fascinating world to explore with deep lore. The game offers a great deal of content to explore, some of which can be almost overwhelming if you try to do it all, but that's what subsequent play throughs are for!
  19. BloodGamer
    Jun 9, 2015
    4
    Worst villain EVER!!
    How da **** does anyone fear this douche, i mean he is worst Military commander in Theadas,****ed up in Golden City,Kidnapped Divine at summit where you would think are massive amounts of solders but forgets to lock the door,Drop his almighty ball just as his green particle effect about to spawn, then stares at it like an idiot as it rolled away,Attacked a tiny little    Worst villain EVER!!
    How da **** does anyone fear this douche, i mean he is worst Military commander in Theadas,****ed up in Golden City,Kidnapped Divine at summit where you would think are massive amounts of solders but forgets to lock the door,Drop his almighty ball just as his green particle effect about to spawn, then stares at it like an idiot as it rolled away,Attacked a tiny little mountain village with a massive army and a archdemon and then loses miserably,Tries to corrupt the Grey Wardens with there taint he controls and then ofc fails,Sends his entire army into the Arbor Wilds where they are almost immediately annihilated and then fails to drink water from a ****ing POND.I think cartoon Coyote has better success rate that him,i mean it's nothing short of a miracle that Corypheus doesn't get himself killed in one of his idiotic plans, i mean he even had a mage who can travel trough TIME and still failed to make better plans than what he did, "Great Strategist"
    The closest Corypheus gets to his moment of triumph is at Haven, where he sacrifices most of hes army to destroy a small village, again proving he has no clue what he is doing, in fact i fail to take him seriously, i think Turner D.Century or Egg Fu is better villain than Corypheus.

    As for the game it's easy even on nightmare, Main Story is mediocre,Side quests have no context nor do they aid you in your struggle against this laughable foe (Corypheus)
    rendering them completely useless or not worth your time.

    Gameplay is made for violent 12 year-olds kids, games fast pace and MMO-like combat makes any attempt of skillful strategy useless as game gives you option to just charge in and button mash your opponent to death making tactical screen useless.

    Not to mention i want to kill almost every character in the game aside from Solas, Sera and Jossie.Even my Origins favorites like Morrigan, and (unusually happy considering the situation Redhead rouge named ) Leliana.

    Severely reduced RPG elements, that makes me ashamed to call this game an RPG, because it's more of a FPS.

    Overall Dragon Age Inquisition is a mediocre game somehow worst game then its predecessors, made by a studio that is at this point in time a mere shadow of its former glory.    … Expand
  20. legacy2xer
    Jun 6, 2015
    7
    A decent game , the story was quiet boring although gameplay was quiet fun. The combat is quiet clunky and slow from time to time. The graphic was great and is one of the only reason that im giving it a score of 7. The number of content is quiet decent although it does get repetitive after a while. They could be more innovative with the multi player. Still an acceptable game and worth the price.
  21. buggy226
    May 30, 2015
    9
    In my opinion this game is the second best game of the year.

    There are no mechanics or graphical problems with this game, and the main story is incredible. In many ways, this game is very similar to DA:O. The one problem that I have with this game is the saturation of sexual content. The romance quest lines are fine, because they can be avoided. What isn't fine is the unavoidable    In my opinion this game is the second best game of the year.

    There are no mechanics or graphical problems with this game, and the main story is incredible. In many ways, this game is very similar to DA:O.

    The one problem that I have with this game is the saturation of sexual content. The romance quest lines are fine, because they can be avoided. What isn't fine is the unavoidable sexual content that is spread throughout the game: signs, books, NPC's all talk about lovers so much that it is rather immersion breaking.    … Expand
  22. CreamyyStreams
    May 26, 2015
    6
    It almost pains me to say it, but I had fun with this game. It's by no means a return to form from the studio unfortunately responsible for DA2 and ME3, but it's an entertaining jaunt into a world that takes itself only a little bit too seriously.

    + some characters come together spectacularly in a beautiful combination of backstory, quality writing, voice acting and personal strength    It almost pains me to say it, but I had fun with this game. It's by no means a return to form from the studio unfortunately responsible for DA2 and ME3, but it's an entertaining jaunt into a world that takes itself only a little bit too seriously.

    + some characters come together spectacularly in a beautiful combination of backstory, quality writing, voice acting and personal strength and weakness
    ~ ...others don't
    - ...and some are blatant sociopolitical pandering

    + vibrant, interesting environments that are fun to explore
    ~ but sparsely populated
    - and filled with junk quests and MMO-style 'collect 10 bear asses and some leaves'

    + levelling is rewarding; skills feel like they do something and characters feel more powerful for having them

    + crafting system is useful and provides regular upgrades
    ~ but huge swathes of gear look identical,
    - are visually jarring and do not 'fit' with the game's wider aesthetic

    + landscapes are beautiful from a distance
    - but fall apart under scrutiny and lack attention to detail

    - character animations are utter garbage

    ~ character designs are wildly variable, from 'actual living sentient creature' to 'hideous abomination' - which would be fine, but the way the game treats these characters makes you think it's not at all intentional

    ~ live combat works fine but is uninspired and not very fluid
    - whereas tactical combat is a big step down from Origins

    - custom tactical patterns for party members are very limited

    ~ host of easily exploitable bugs
    - accompanied by an equal number of entirely bizarre, immersion-shattering ones

    - main story is dull, and while fun to play through is not at all engaging

    - generic LOLSOEVIL villain that it's very difficult to care about

    - dialogue is stiff and doesn't feel 'real'

    - typical awkward new-Bioware sex scenes

    + long enough that you won't feel hard done by at the end
    ~ but some sections drag on tirelessly, especially early on

    Bit of casual fun as long as you don't expect too much from it. Worth picking up if you can find it in a bargain bin somewhere - pretty sure I saw it for £22 in Tesco recently.

    I should point out that I avoided reviewing DA:I on release because I was butthurt over it not being a worthy successor to Origins and Mass Effect, but I've calmed down a bit now and have no problem giving it a 6.    … Expand
  23. joao1198pedro
    May 23, 2015
    10
    Dragon age inquisition is simply the best game of 2014, bioware has completely apologize themselves of the last dragon age before inquisition, the prize of game of the year was worthful.
  24. XentMorgan
    May 19, 2015
    10
    This game is awesome. The storyline is great with amazing graphic. Although the fps is quite low but still looking smooth. A must have if you are a DA fans, this version is really a nice breakthrough.
  25. redmandana
    May 19, 2015
    1
    No offence. Ive never played any other dragon age games.. But after this **** i dont want to.. The combat mechanics are so lame and outdated.. The whole point to the game seems sooo boring and lamee...i played this game for about 20 mins and was thinking of lies to get a refund... If you have played wow ... Do not play this **** .. I was sitting here thinking its a type of action rpg...No offence. Ive never played any other dragon age games.. But after this **** i dont want to.. The combat mechanics are so lame and outdated.. The whole point to the game seems sooo boring and lamee...i played this game for about 20 mins and was thinking of lies to get a refund... If you have played wow ... Do not play this **** .. I was sitting here thinking its a type of action rpg... But this game is so stale... I could not play this **** at all no matter his hard ... After my refund, i still had this game on my ps4 .. So basically i had got it for free.... And i still didnt play it hard i tryed... I am totally against this game... Im more of a bloodborne player.. But this...has absolutely no love in it.. At all.. I almost gave this game a 2/10 but its so **** lame it doesnt deserve it..listen i can go on for days about how lame this game is (and i only played it for 20 mins) but i got some bloodborne to play. I have no idea how this peace of **** got nominated for game of the year...… Expand
  26. SaiyanPrince
    May 18, 2015
    4
    Good right up to the point the devs got bored and forgot to include a plot. you know your at that point because the game suddenly becomes a movie instead of a game. The hinterlands are massive very draw you in. Afterwards though.. run from A to B..... done that? better run back to A!
  27. JackKasket
    May 17, 2015
    0
    Boring. That's the word I was looking for. Boring. I have no idea what happened to the creative minds at Bioware, but based on this game I would say they all got canned.

    Dragon Age series is one of those that has it's fanboys among the gaming community as well as the professional reviewers. However, only one of the groups is getting paid for their praise. As for me, I got this game    Boring. That's the word I was looking for. Boring. I have no idea what happened to the creative minds at Bioware, but based on this game I would say they all got canned.

    Dragon Age series is one of those that has it's fanboys among the gaming community as well as the professional reviewers. However, only one of the groups is getting paid for their praise. As for me, I got this game (finally) from PSN sales as I really didn't like Dragon Age 2 enough to invest in the next incarnation. First one was brilliant, though, I have to admit that much.

    So what is wrong with DA:I? A lot. Being a solo RPG, the story is remarkably uninspired, which leads the player to repeatedly ask themselves "Why am I doing this?".

    Secondly, the quests, and game world for that matter, are designed to emulate and MMORPG, namely vanilla WoW. That is, Step1: Get quest, Step2: Collect materials, Step3: ???, Step4: (Don't) Profit. This leads the player to repeatedly ask themselves "Why am I doing this?".

    Thirdly, the battle system is, for the lack of a better adjective, broken. You can basically cruise through the whole game by pressing R2. What makes it further infuriating is that the tactical view is just absolutely useless. If you loved the battle in the first Dragon Age, don't get your hopes up. The battle system in DA:I leads the player to repeatedly ask themselves "Why am I doing this?".

    Fourthly, have the times in RPG gaming really changed so much that character development is equal to ordering large fries with a happy meal? You cannot distribute any attribute points, and the only thing that "improves" the characters are better weapons and armor, as skill points are only spent on new combat abilities. As seen above, you only need one button in any battle, which leads the player to repeatedly ask themselves "Why am I doing this?".

    Final verdict: This game is a sandbox for killing time. It's an MMO that tries to be an RPG or vice versa, while failing to be either.

    Can we just pull the plug on Bioware already and let Player 2 take a shot at using the jaws of life on the dead RPG scene in next-gen gaming?    … Expand
  28. L_Coops
    May 17, 2015
    9
    First thing that needs to be said is that this is a huge game; my first play-through clocked in at 68 hours and that was without finishing a fair few of the optional quests.

    The second thing that needs to be said is that Bioware did not get everything perfect here, but overall it is still a fantastic game and a very positive move in the right direction by a company that seemed to have    First thing that needs to be said is that this is a huge game; my first play-through clocked in at 68 hours and that was without finishing a fair few of the optional quests.

    The second thing that needs to be said is that Bioware did not get everything perfect here, but overall it is still a fantastic game and a very positive move in the right direction by a company that seemed to have been on a downwards spiral in recent years. So just in case you hadn't guessed it already; Inquisition is miles better than Dragon Age 2. Miles better.

    The graphics and landscapes here are beautiful, the maps are enormous, the world is engaging. It's the type of RPG you just don't want to put down. Gameplay feels fluid though perhaps a tad too simplistic - I much preferred the more varied amount of spells and abilities in DA: Origins. The story and writing is of the same quality you'd expect from Bioware - decent enough to keep you interested but never amazing.

    I was however disappointed with the cast of companion characters in Inquisition. They just felt...bland and uninspired. Certainly a stark contrast to the quality of characterization in the first of the series where I felt a level of attachment to my group and was motivated to max out their loyalty and any companion quests.

    Despite having a number of (small) flaws I found Dragon Age: Inquisition to be an extremely compelling RPG and a positive addition to the series that suitably offsets the disappointment of Dragon Age 2. The biggest appeal and achievement here is the world they have created - the maps are VAST and full of beauty and detail. You WANT to explore and you are rewarded for doing so. Very few titles have such appeal. This is a must-buy for anyone who enjoys the RPG genre.    … Expand
  29. kathrynb42
    May 6, 2015
    9
    If you care about the world and lore and characters of Dragon Age games, Inquisition is wonderful. The companions (and advisors) are my favourite team across all Bioware games, they are funny, interesting, have heart wrenching plots and whether you befriend them or have... antagonistic relationships with them... the relationships and character growth feels real and personal.
    Plot wise the    If you care about the world and lore and characters of Dragon Age games, Inquisition is wonderful. The companions (and advisors) are my favourite team across all Bioware games, they are funny, interesting, have heart wrenching plots and whether you befriend them or have... antagonistic relationships with them... the relationships and character growth feels real and personal.
    Plot wise the game is solid, and for the first time in the Dragon Age series I feel as though I don't want to move onto a new protagonist next game. The Inquisition is far reaching across Thedas, and I feel committed to my Inquisitor and my companions to follow them through to whatever comes next.
    I used to say "No one plays Dragon Age for the combat"... and I was right. Until now. Combining tactical and real time combat on PS4 is a triumph, and the game is perfect to 'play it your way'. I've played through all in real time, on casual/normal settings, and I've played through on Nightmare twice, once with lots of tactical camera, and once without, but with paying lots of attention to finding and crafting gear, and creating the best builds for everyone. All these play styles have felt fun and fulfilling, and despite being a 80- 150 hour game each time, has never become boring!
    Similarly there is lots of side content, which is there if you want it, either for lore and story and character purposes, or simply for experience, but you're never forced to endlessly grind minor fetch quests. The thing about this game, is that it is wonderfully designed and balanced for you to play it the way you want. If something isn't fun for you, don't bother with it anymore- turn down the combat (or turn it up!), stop questing in the hinterlands (or do more!), whatever you want!
    The multiplayer part of the game, while not quite as fun and fast paced as ME3MP, was still surprisingly fun, especially with friends, and well supported. I play it frequently, at weekends to do the challenges, and when I don't have much time but my fingers are itching for some dragon age!
    Also you can smooch and cuddle with some real cuties, or get down to sexy business with them, in the best romance content bioware has ever produced. And we all know Bioware games are just overly complicated dating sims :P    … Expand
  30. petekwando
    May 5, 2015
    4
    I really want to love DA:I. On the one hand, I really enjoy the world, and the character interactions - always one of BioWare's strengths - are engaging and interesting. Yes, the story is pretty much your bog-standard GvE epic, but that doesn't bother me in particular, great moral quests are built into the DNA of epic fantasy, and even so, the Dragon Age series has plenty of gray builtI really want to love DA:I. On the one hand, I really enjoy the world, and the character interactions - always one of BioWare's strengths - are engaging and interesting. Yes, the story is pretty much your bog-standard GvE epic, but that doesn't bother me in particular, great moral quests are built into the DNA of epic fantasy, and even so, the Dragon Age series has plenty of gray built into the side quests and alliances.

    But then there is the gameplay. What began in such a promising fashion gradually became more and more of a neverending list of a chores. How many times can you close a rift populated by the same five or six types of demons before it loses any feeling of excitement? How many times can you return to an area to fight the same dangerous creatures/mercenaries you wiped out five minutes ago (especially when they are so obviously re-spawns on a short time interval?) How many times can one be sent to fetch some ridiculous number of raw materials across the countryside? How often do I have to enter an new area opened up to me by the game, only to discover that the encounters here are about five levels too much for me, and I must retreat and whittle away at random creatures for god knows how long.

    Others have spoken in detail about the combat, so I won't spend too much time on that here, except to say, I agree that it is largely a hollow experience.

    The further the protagonist gets, the more this endless grind overwhelms the other aspects of the game. I actually had to put it down the first time around, as I burned out on it around level 15, and didn't pick it up again until months later.

    It seems fairly obvious that the MMO influence has crept into DA:I, with all that genre's cheap Skinner Box tricks and shallow gameplay. Sadly, it seems these tactics work well enough for the majority of the gaming public, so I'm guessing we will see more games following its example in the future. Me, I guess I will be playing the first Mass Effect again, and hoping BioWare realizes they can do better than DA:I.    … Expand
  31. gutshotslady
    May 5, 2015
    9
    i just love this game, it is the best so far, and it looks great on the ps4, but i don't like having to wait so long for new content, like the new dlc,, that haven't even shown up in the store very dissapointing on the actual ps4 side of things
  32. Bossuk
    Apr 23, 2015
    5
    This game has some major good points, but also a few nasty bits:-
    Good
    The size of the game is amazing, with so much choice about where to go and what missions to work on, that you can get a little lost, which is not a bad thing. And the landscapes are beautiful. The Teams you get and pick are great too, not as interesting as previous Dragon age, but they hold their own. Lots of skills    This game has some major good points, but also a few nasty bits:-
    Good
    The size of the game is amazing, with so much choice about where to go and what missions to work on, that you can get a little lost, which is not a bad thing. And the landscapes are beautiful.
    The Teams you get and pick are great too, not as interesting as previous Dragon age, but they hold their own.
    Lots of skills to play with.
    Combat can be as easy or hard as you want. If you play a really tactical game, and take the right skills, you can down a boss in a matter of seconds. or you can let the AI take over and fight it out in an old fashioned kind of way. It's your call.
    Loads of story and lore if you are a fan of that kind of thing
    Bad
    If you like good stories then you really need ti understand about previous DA games. I've played them all, but even I had trouble remembering some of the details. However, in order to understand the stories, you need to know about things like Grey Wardens etc as this game does not explain them to a newcomer.

    Customization - Physical -I'm no artist, and no matter how long I spent in the character creation screen, I never managed to get a good looking character, and even the in game created characters aren't much better. Not a major issue, but with the amount of cut scenes in game, it would be nice to know my char didn't look like they were in the middle of a sex change operation, or had been in a horrific car accident. Romance is quite a big thing in this, and the only one I even came close to fancying was Leilana, and you can't romance her. Again a minor issue, but as romance is always part of DA, it would be nice to have pretty people doing it. Remember Morrigan :)

    No customization of stats. I can choose the abilities I have but STR, DEX, etc are all decided by the game.

    Landscapes - My biggest issue with this game! BW have made the game so rich in environments that you need a ping to highlight where loot/interactables are. This is a v good thing. For most missions, you are also told where to go so you don't need to be aimlessly wondering around, but the issue is even though I know where I need to go, BW have made getting to said places so unnecessarily difficult that it drives me mad. Ledges that look like you should be able to get up them but can't, long convoluted routes to something that is only a few feet away, in some case you have to go round a ridge and just keep jumping up until you finally find the ledge that looks no different from any other but BW have decided you can climb this one. It's incredibly tedious.
    This is a huge game with loads to do, so we don't need annoying time sinks like this, just let the size of the game speak for itself!    … Expand
  33. robinzvak
    Apr 21, 2015
    8
    Better 8. Big drawback for me, game is without czech subtitles. Huge game with a lot of dialogues, good gameplay with epic music. Story not bad, characters are good (for me best Morrigan, Iron Bull).
  34. liquideyeliner
    Apr 19, 2015
    4
    I really wanted to like this game, I really really did but it's just so sooo not good. Unlike some, I didn't have a problem with the controls and the graphics were lovely. My biggest issue was with the world and the narrative. The game borrows from Elder Scrolls in that it has very large environments, however unlike in the Elder Scrolls series, the environments are barren andI really wanted to like this game, I really really did but it's just so sooo not good. Unlike some, I didn't have a problem with the controls and the graphics were lovely. My biggest issue was with the world and the narrative. The game borrows from Elder Scrolls in that it has very large environments, however unlike in the Elder Scrolls series, the environments are barren and uninteresting. The AI is also not very good.

    The game assumes you're going to be playing as a human or an elf and if you're not then you're going to run into some serious problems during cutscenes. If you're playing as a qunari or a dwarf, expect your characters head to not be visible during some cutscenes as the camera won't adjust itself for your height. The character creation isn't particularly my cup of tea either. For someone reason Bioware spent all their time and effort allowing you to change the size of your adams apple instead of giving players more varied hair styles. The hair cuts are the same regardless of race or gender, with the exception of qunari. Qunari players will only get about 5 or 6 near identical hair styles to choose from. In addition the armor for the player character looks the same regardless of race or class. There are some exclusive armors for race but not many. As for crafting, it's not particularly good but it could be worse.

    For a role playing perspective, the game doesn't offer very many diverse dialogue options. I remember before the game came out the developers were saying you could play as a tyrant-you really can't. For players like myself who enjoy role playing evil characters there's not really many options. In addition, Bioware blatantly ignores many of the players choices for previous games to make a world closer to what THEY want rather than what the player wants. For instance, a major character from Origins can potentially be killed off in that game. No matter what the players decision that character will be alive and well in Inquisition. There will be a slight mention of their "death" in the game but it barely plays into their character, and this just one of many instances of this sort of thing happening in Inquisition. I honestly wouldn't have a problem with this if Bioware wasn't claiming to make choice based RPG's, because they're really not. This is easily one of their most linear products.

    Probably the biggest issue I have with the game is the narrative. So much of the story takes place on this awfully implemented feature call "the war table" which is straight up filler used to extend the game. To make matters worse, the game has quite possibly the weakest conclusion I've ever seen in a game. It shamelessly ends on what is basically a trailer for DLC.

    Long story short, while not the worst game I've ever played this was easily one of the most disappointing and the last time I'll buy one of Bioware's products.    … Expand
  35. notlaw
    Apr 15, 2015
    8
    A good successor to dragon age 2, dragon age inquistion is a monster of a game there is literally about 40000 things to do in this game and for the most part its a good thing. sometimes it can feel like abit of a slog to get through it but definately worth playing if you like rpg's or a fan of the dragon age series. being able to be a qunari in this was a pretty cool feature althoughA good successor to dragon age 2, dragon age inquistion is a monster of a game there is literally about 40000 things to do in this game and for the most part its a good thing. sometimes it can feel like abit of a slog to get through it but definately worth playing if you like rpg's or a fan of the dragon age series. being able to be a qunari in this was a pretty cool feature although limits you abit as far as armour goes, i started as one then decided to restart as a human and finished the game as one solely for this reason so more options there would have been nice. A couple of minor bugs here and there but nothing game breaking over all a pretty great game that will have you playing for a long time if you do side missions and you see it through to the end.… Expand
  36. Levin
    Apr 9, 2015
    9
    Very close call. I think it should have been a full 10/10, but some minor issues leave a tiny room for improvement. It is a huge game. Truly impressive content, that the frostbite engine manages well. Not sure of the playable races. Dwarves? The character cards artwork are amazing. For me this is in the top three for ps4 atm, along with black flag and shadow of mordor.
  37. Ogmios232
    Apr 5, 2015
    10
    The replay value of this game is EXTREMELY high. You can finish the main storyline without any fuss, but after finishing the game it makes you want to do more. This game is littered with side quests, tiny story lines which makes this game amazing. Unfortunately it isn't a open world type of game but the many different locations are MASSIVE and extremely diverse, from a dessert to snow, toThe replay value of this game is EXTREMELY high. You can finish the main storyline without any fuss, but after finishing the game it makes you want to do more. This game is littered with side quests, tiny story lines which makes this game amazing. Unfortunately it isn't a open world type of game but the many different locations are MASSIVE and extremely diverse, from a dessert to snow, to tropical rain forests, to ancient civilizations. The art, graphics, voice acting is very well done. If you look at the characters while they speak the movements of their jaws and lips matches their words very well, it is believable. Also the game characters have such diverse personalities and you want to know more about them. I love this game, the gameplay and combat system does need a little bit more work because I find the combat too easy. Nonetheless, the storyline, romance, drama, jokes, graphics, acting and more makes up for the game's minor problems. Very well done.… Expand
  38. Davidscj
    Apr 1, 2015
    9
    Depth of character and gameplay make Dragon Age: Inquisition an unforgettable experience. Bioware once again craft an engaging story with excellent choices that truly make you think. The world itself is expansive, beautiful and filled with a great range of enemies that effectively test your tactical ability. Undoubtedly the best gaming experience of 2014.
  39. KingWhiteFrosty
    Apr 1, 2015
    5
    At first I thought the game was great, a bit boring at times but after several hours of game play I enjoyed it a lot! The graphics are impressive, but the game play gets a bit boring... and after 14 hours of game play, i felt like i was doing the same thing over and over again...
  40. Jollukka1
    Mar 28, 2015
    9
    Amazing scenery, amazing side stories, amazing voice-acting. This is my first Dragon Age -game and it's unique to me. It's best RPG on PS4 right now......
  41. KaienShiba
    Mar 25, 2015
    7
    Multiplayer built around the single player game. Pros good storyline, great companions. Cons the lack of arcane warrior, poor usage of maps, single player is way too short. Lack of a tutorial.
  42. JOKEREVO
    Mar 24, 2015
    6
    Beautiful. Huge. Highly playable. Interesting story arcs but full and I mean full, stuffed full of FILLER content.

    Each zone is peppered with rifts and camps and actual content in 10% of each zone. The rest is just fetch/kill. Off the beaten path, caves and dungeons are woefully uninspired. The influence system is there to remind you of how much grinding you need to do in a zone to    Beautiful. Huge. Highly playable. Interesting story arcs but full and I mean full, stuffed full of FILLER content.

    Each zone is peppered with rifts and camps and actual content in 10% of each zone. The rest is just fetch/kill. Off the beaten path, caves and dungeons are woefully uninspired.

    The influence system is there to remind you of how much grinding you need to do in a zone to unlock the next big "story".

    The setpieces, when you do unlock them are very good but the basic problem is the world is flat. Enemies and enemy attack patterns are repetitive. This is Bioware at its most streamlined and most Ubisoft like.

    Actual play time may number in the hundreds of hours, but actual meaningful playtime is 20 hours.

    Not to mention the completely uninspired villain story.

    Those of you rating it 10 clearly don't know or remember or have played games of real quality. This has length and breadth but no depth.

    I fear for ME4 and if this sells well it will only confirm to EA that they are on the right track.

    Don't be fooled. It's another fetch fest.    … Expand
  43. PJD
    Mar 23, 2015
    7
    Modern RPG developers seem to forget that great games can be great games in SPITE of some things they do. For whatever reason this hasn't rung true for some companies. I suspect Bioware ( among many others ) has yet to grasp this.

    Lets start with questing. Using WoW ( the most popular MMORPG on the market and a clear influence on this title ) we see a lot of reused templates we'll call    Modern RPG developers seem to forget that great games can be great games in SPITE of some things they do. For whatever reason this hasn't rung true for some companies. I suspect Bioware ( among many others ) has yet to grasp this.

    Lets start with questing. Using WoW ( the most popular MMORPG on the market and a clear influence on this title ) we see a lot of reused templates we'll call filler. Navigate to the exclamation points, pick up a quest, find it on the map and complete it for a little reward. This system works as delivery mechanism for content. The problem is the content it delivers usually has nothing to do with winning the game. In fact, you could probably skip more than half of it and still beat the game. It is also used ad nauseam which is another problem with these systems.

    In this case, the Bioware developers took a known system from a popular MMORPG and reused it without asking themselves if the system was what brought people to the game. I'll give you another example. The crafting collection process.

    In this game, you collect resources much like you do in WoW. A herb or mining node lights up and you interact with it to obtain it. Each. And. Every. Craft. Mat. You. Need. Must. Be. Looted. By. Hand. Things like this are a good example of how WoW can be a great game in SPITE of some of the things it does which cannot be confused with fun. Nobody likes farming nodes in WoW.

    Note how many WoW players get banned for running quest bots, collect bots, fishing bots, BG bots, etc. If people are getting banned for botting it odds are pretty good it isn't a fun part of the game.

    I miss the original Dragon Age: Origins. It felt like a true successor to the Baldur's Gate franchise. It could have been even more epic but they were on the right path. They've fallen in love with other games and have retooled some of the worst features in those games to incorporate into their work. That's tragic really. Dragon Age Inquisition is a BEAUTIFUL game to look at and the story really isn't all that bad. The problem will always be in how the content is delivered. Dragon Age Inquisition does a shameful job in that regard.

    In a future iteration I'd like to see them return to a smaller, tightly woven storyline with sub plots that are all wound up before the final ( main ) plot is.

    I'd love to see them throw this material collection system into the trash where it belongs. It isn't fun running around clicking on mine veins. Give me an option to drop a flag and have my army of peons do it for me. Or make it part of the war table.

    I'd love to say every one of my 80 hours playing this game were a blast. The truth is they weren't because a good portion of those hours were spent trying to access some node on the map to close out a quest that didn't matter in the greater scheme of things.

    Not a bad game just not a great game and not as good as the original.    … Expand
  44. daiksa
    Mar 23, 2015
    10
    What is there to say that hasn't already been said? 10/10 in all categories for what I was expecting from this game. Can't wait to get back into it and do a third run through :)
  45. Badan
    Mar 19, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As I started playing this game I was quite excited. I have more or less played every Bioware game on PC and PS3. This game started off quite well and by the time the Inquisition HQ moved to Skyhold I was totally hooked. What a nice fortress and tons of stuff to do! Good! At that point I would have scored this game a full 10. Yes, I noticed the rather simple combat mechanics and the lack of real character building but the story was ok and I really felt being in control! Then I killed my first dragon, which was very "nice". Already a voice in my head was starting to whisper: "That fight was quite lame, unsatisfying...". I went on to kill a further three dragons and the score just kept dropping! Like slowly waking up from sleep I started to see that the combat system was a joke with no tactical depth, the missions repetitive and the ability-tree system just numbers with no real significance. It tells a lot about the quality of the combat and skill mechanics that I just randomly assigned my abilitypoints because the choices made really did not matter. And the characters..., Bioware, what have you done? I´ll go back to playing Dragons Dogma or Dark Souls...… Expand
  46. LoveItToDeath
    Mar 18, 2015
    9
    I do not understand all of these negative 0,1,2,3, and even 4 and 5 reviews, especially the Red Coded reviews. From a quantity point of view, most games for the PS4 contain a FRACTION of the activities that Dragon Age has to offer. There is lot to do. This is good is it not? There are a tremendous amount of missions and side mission that connect to the overall story line. This is good, isI do not understand all of these negative 0,1,2,3, and even 4 and 5 reviews, especially the Red Coded reviews. From a quantity point of view, most games for the PS4 contain a FRACTION of the activities that Dragon Age has to offer. There is lot to do. This is good is it not? There are a tremendous amount of missions and side mission that connect to the overall story line. This is good, is it not? FROM a quality point of view the game has a lot to offer. GRAPHICS AND SOUND: 10 out of 10 . When you stand by the ocean or under a waterfall, you can almost imagine you are there. STORY: 9/10. I take off 1 point because there are SO many missions, it is sometimes a little difficult to keep them in order. CONTROLS: 8/10. The character controls could be less angular and more fluid. MY Overall Score: 9. *Peace*… Expand
  47. ElektroDragon
    Mar 18, 2015
    10
    No game has ever captivated me for 200+ hours. At best, the Elder Scrolls games held my attention for 100+ hours, but this is probably the only game I've ever played that I felt ENDED TOO QUICKLY after 200 hours of gameplay! I seriously wanted to keep going. And even after finishing, I will definitely come back to it to grab that platinum. Playing as a Knight Enchanter on Nightmare wasNo game has ever captivated me for 200+ hours. At best, the Elder Scrolls games held my attention for 100+ hours, but this is probably the only game I've ever played that I felt ENDED TOO QUICKLY after 200 hours of gameplay! I seriously wanted to keep going. And even after finishing, I will definitely come back to it to grab that platinum. Playing as a Knight Enchanter on Nightmare was exhilarating. My only complaint is the lack of DLC, for once.… Expand
  48. Peanutt
    Mar 15, 2015
    7
    This game cost me 88 hours of my life and i loved most of it.

    I realy enjoyed the vibe this game has. The storey is great... although the ending is a bit lack luster.
    The characters in this game all have personality, and the interaction feels great.
    This is a great game to escape the grind of real life.
    It did got a bit repetative, and thats why i dont give it a 8.
  49. PeruvianGamer
    Mar 13, 2015
    8
    this game is good but i keep seing lluminatie eyes everywhere wtf! .....................................................................................................
  50. backInBone
    Mar 13, 2015
    7
    I was a fan of Dragon Age series and was so much hyped for this game but it punched me hard.. This is a typical business game I would say, it's fixed in a model and has nothing creative. They say the world is huge, true, they say there are a hell lot of things you can do in the game, true, however, all of those are repetitively boring. I think I've almost lost my faith in Bioware..
  51. DragonBorn-
    Mar 13, 2015
    6
    This game is good, but its not great. This is the first Dragon Age game ive played so didn't know what to expect.

    Pro's - Huge open world to explore. Tonnes of side quests. Ability to make choices to effect the outcome of the game. Excellent story line. Solid, relevant characters. Good rank up system. Con's - Graphics for me are really poor, more like PS3 than next gen. Battle    This game is good, but its not great. This is the first Dragon Age game ive played so didn't know what to expect.

    Pro's - Huge open world to explore.
    Tonnes of side quests.
    Ability to make choices to effect the outcome of the game.
    Excellent story line.
    Solid, relevant characters.
    Good rank up system.

    Con's - Graphics for me are really poor, more like PS3 than next gen.
    Battle is really basic, just smash R2 over and over, not much skill involved.
    Quests get very repetitive and predictable.
    Glitchy as hell!
    To much dialogue, you spend too much time just listening to people talk nonsense.
    The story line is good, but very confusing

    Overall it is a solid game but for me, Skyrim slam dunk's this game blindfolded and wasted. Uninspired graphics and heavy game play. Worth a buy but not worth raving about. 6/10    … Expand
  52. toddintune
    Mar 10, 2015
    9
    I wanted to write this review because I was shocked to see what low ratings the PC version was getting. Happy to see the PS4 version is much more balanced because hands down, this was the most fun of any game I played in 2014.

    I found DA-I immersive and enjoyable. I spent north of 100 hours on this game. Yes, it does venture into MMO territory with a bunch of quests that aren't    I wanted to write this review because I was shocked to see what low ratings the PC version was getting. Happy to see the PS4 version is much more balanced because hands down, this was the most fun of any game I played in 2014.

    I found DA-I immersive and enjoyable. I spent north of 100 hours on this game. Yes, it does venture into MMO territory with a bunch of quests that aren't really relative, but I enjoyed it all. Where I saw room for improvement was tactical use of weaponry/spells (basic button mashing usually wins the day) and in better animation for character heads. Other than that, I loved it and figure it was definitely the best value for money in many years for me.    … Expand
  53. Cobwebmaster
    Mar 7, 2015
    8
    for single player at around 150 hours to complete this game is exhausting. Well crafted, great design, but too much emphasis on "open world"s . Come to think of it this should be 2 games for a single player not one. RPG great as usual, but again characters only available for chat when they are spread all over HQ not on field trips in camp. Playing as a Dalish, (I've played through 3 timesfor single player at around 150 hours to complete this game is exhausting. Well crafted, great design, but too much emphasis on "open world"s . Come to think of it this should be 2 games for a single player not one. RPG great as usual, but again characters only available for chat when they are spread all over HQ not on field trips in camp. Playing as a Dalish, (I've played through 3 times now) didn't give me the hoped for lore and outcome option that seemed logical. Lack of flexibility for warrior types to switch from ranged to melee weapons an irritant- maybe an excuse to fit more characters in game?

    Everything works and lore but endurance was not a character trait in game completion that I looked for in buying this    … Expand
  54. SparksTheRobot
    Mar 6, 2015
    8
    This shouldn't have been game of the year, I'll start off with that. if i play a game for 185 hours and my platinum trophy doesn't pop due to a dragon kill glitch, it needs work. Now that I've put away the negative, I'll go straight into the positives. The world is beautiful and full of a good amount of possibilities. The story line is a fantastic journey and it's a must own RPG. It doesThis shouldn't have been game of the year, I'll start off with that. if i play a game for 185 hours and my platinum trophy doesn't pop due to a dragon kill glitch, it needs work. Now that I've put away the negative, I'll go straight into the positives. The world is beautiful and full of a good amount of possibilities. The story line is a fantastic journey and it's a must own RPG. It does great in optional difficulty setting and also bring back the strategy camera for veterans of DA and quite a useful tool in nightmare mode. As far as value goes, there is a ton of things to do in this game, you won't be disappointed on that end. The multiplayer works pretty efficiently and can be a lot of fun, not a suggestion of an afterthought there. All in all a really solid game, but I can't get past the numerous amount of technical issues to give it a 9. I hope this was helpful, enjoy your adventure.… Expand
  55. WhiskeyJacker
    Mar 4, 2015
    8
    It's a good game and a solid base fore the continuation of the Dragon Age series. For a Bioware Game, it's main plot is rather weak (Moar Power, Collect companions, Kill Bad Guy) lacking focus particularly in the last half of the game. However your companion's stories are interesting enough that they buoy the weak main plot with the help of a ton of side quests (of varying length andIt's a good game and a solid base fore the continuation of the Dragon Age series. For a Bioware Game, it's main plot is rather weak (Moar Power, Collect companions, Kill Bad Guy) lacking focus particularly in the last half of the game. However your companion's stories are interesting enough that they buoy the weak main plot with the help of a ton of side quests (of varying length and depth). The entire game plays out like an apology letter for DA2 featuring heavy customization and beautiful scenery (This is probably one of the better looking RPG's you'll play) but this beautiful attempt at reconciliation with hardcore RPGrs misses the mark by creating a bloated story that seems a little too fantastic for their 'Dark Fantasy' pitch they've been trying to sell (The characters can seem a little wishy-washy and lacking any sort of edge or opinion that goes against the majority). Still, it's a diamond in the rough and it sets it's hooks into you fairly easy if you're not already predisposed to hating it.

    It's a solid attempt and I don't regret buying it in the slightest. I think a lot of people just hate it on principle because of Bioware's past blunders (Being anti-gg, Dragon Age 2, selling out to EA, ham-fisting *diversity* in their games ). Others just blindly cling to the nostalgia of Dragon Age: Origins and refuse to admit it is anything less than the perfect game. So be wary of some of the user reviews.    … Expand
  56. DarthYrMomCubd
    Mar 4, 2015
    5
    The sidequests make up 80% of this game and they are terrible. These fetch quests are tedious, boring, and repetitive. The NPCs your perform these fetch quests for are poorly animated and devoid of life, thus making these "open worlds" feel lifeless. I wish they had spent less time on trying to make this an open world game like Assassin's Creed and GTA and more time on the story,The sidequests make up 80% of this game and they are terrible. These fetch quests are tedious, boring, and repetitive. The NPCs your perform these fetch quests for are poorly animated and devoid of life, thus making these "open worlds" feel lifeless. I wish they had spent less time on trying to make this an open world game like Assassin's Creed and GTA and more time on the story, characters, pacing, structure, and world building. This game is a shadow of the masterpiece that is Dragon Age Origins where the story, world, characters/companions were amazing and the battle system actually had some strategy and tactics.… Expand
  57. ValiantVillain
    Mar 3, 2015
    9
    Meaningful exploration, deep lore, very interesting characters with depth to their personalities; Dragon Age Inquisition is a grand experience.

    Dragon Age Inquisition is a return to the glory days of rpg's. The game opens with a very deep character creation that can take up to an hour to complete; if you want it to. Once the game started i restarted a couple times so i could create    Meaningful exploration, deep lore, very interesting characters with depth to their personalities; Dragon Age Inquisition is a grand experience.

    Dragon Age Inquisition is a return to the glory days of rpg's.

    The game opens with a very deep character creation that can take up to an hour to complete; if you want it to. Once the game started i restarted a couple times so i could create the perfect character to fit into the games richly historic setting.

    The game does get off to a slow start but it builds momentum over the course of its hours of gameplay. This truly is a game that you get what you put into it.

    However if you are a newcomer to the series as i am, you may want to brush up on the lore of Thedas ( the realm in which this game takes place ) It is completely realized and soaking with its own politics, religions, races, and locations. Have you ever played a game that made you ache to keep playing even though you have real life responsibilities? This is that game. This is not a game for the short of attention and shallow minded; it is a game for the savor-er, to slowly unravel its complexity and breadth.

    Pros: great presentation, graphics, sound scores and characters.... an overall captivating experience

    Cons: time suck, it will require you to sink some time into it to fully unlock the beauty this gem contains.

    definitely a buy type of game, don't waste your time renting.

    Valiant Villain    … Expand
  58. Montresor
    Mar 2, 2015
    8
    Boobies! It took me decades of gaming (and no I didn't go desperately looking for them in games except maybe Leisure Suit Larry) and I finally saw some nice game boobies and I wasn't even expecting it. Game play is decent, stories are decent (though very wordy at times, but I am sure some folks really like that aspect). If you are looking for something to definitely take 40-70 hours ofBoobies! It took me decades of gaming (and no I didn't go desperately looking for them in games except maybe Leisure Suit Larry) and I finally saw some nice game boobies and I wasn't even expecting it. Game play is decent, stories are decent (though very wordy at times, but I am sure some folks really like that aspect). If you are looking for something to definitely take 40-70 hours of your time and you like RPGs, then this is the game for you.
    My only complaint might be online play which seems pretty boring and I didn't invest much there.    … Expand
  59. loadstone007
    Mar 1, 2015
    4
    I really dislike this game. Have no idea why it got some game of the year awards...
    I spent 20 hours playing it, while roughly half of that time was spent on walking and trying to understand what i'm supposed to do next, and where I'm supposed to go next. I didn't finish the game, just gave up.

    A real time waster, Skyrim was so much better.
  60. nbt98001
    Feb 27, 2015
    9
    DA:I is a great game if your a fan of the series. I am. I didn't like the 2nd one much- but I played it through. DA:I looks great and is a huge game. However for some reason I didn't get quite as dragged into the story as I did with the first one. But still, a great great game.
  61. ceejonahh
    Feb 25, 2015
    9
    All I can say about this game is the game and the multiplayer game need more expansions. Great game from beginning to end. Except not being able to complete the rebuilding of the castle and actually turning the garden into something beautiful. Wanted to actually fix the bedroom and feel as if I was truely part of the inquisition world. Need to add an expansion that will let you completeAll I can say about this game is the game and the multiplayer game need more expansions. Great game from beginning to end. Except not being able to complete the rebuilding of the castle and actually turning the garden into something beautiful. Wanted to actually fix the bedroom and feel as if I was truely part of the inquisition world. Need to add an expansion that will let you complete everything fixable. Also, on the multiplayer need more dungeons and areas to explore. Would be nice to actually have a team to challenge other teams. Once you reach level twenty there really isn't much more to do. I have all the best equipment just wish I could level up more and be able to find ultimate weapons and all. But still a great game.… Expand
  62. Jyykson
    Feb 24, 2015
    10
    Big, beautiful, engrossing, fabulous RPG. Best RPG on the system. Exploration is a dream. Great depth of customization for party composition, skills, weapons, and armor. You feel like a true force in the world, and can always find something to do that seems worth doing. Hours and hours and hours of content for your money. Anybody who is whining about lack of content on other gamesBig, beautiful, engrossing, fabulous RPG. Best RPG on the system. Exploration is a dream. Great depth of customization for party composition, skills, weapons, and armor. You feel like a true force in the world, and can always find something to do that seems worth doing. Hours and hours and hours of content for your money. Anybody who is whining about lack of content on other games should be on here giving this game an 11.… Expand
  63. sdoneski18
    Feb 24, 2015
    10
    I just finished a over 100 hour campaign and loved every bit of it. By far one of the best RPGS i have ever played and one of the best games I have ever played. It tells a great story with interesting characters. Faces you with hard decisions. The combat is fun and exciting, it looks great and you feel like your accomplishing something with each mission your growing your inquisition orI just finished a over 100 hour campaign and loved every bit of it. By far one of the best RPGS i have ever played and one of the best games I have ever played. It tells a great story with interesting characters. Faces you with hard decisions. The combat is fun and exciting, it looks great and you feel like your accomplishing something with each mission your growing your inquisition or gaining teammates. Great job Bioware great job.… Expand
  64. Terikan
    Feb 24, 2015
    10
    Only tards rate this below a 9. Wow. The game is amazing graphically, gameplay-wise, the story is great, and it's got more to do then the next 10 games below it.
  65. Arthainius
    Feb 23, 2015
    8
    This game has a very strong foundation for the next title. I did not purchase the game before the patch so my gameplay has been almost flawless. I did have to restart the game once due to the sound cutting out but the restart immediately fixed it.

    Graphics are very good but they got lazy on a few textures here and there. Morrigan's outfit looks like it belongs on ps2 while some armor    This game has a very strong foundation for the next title. I did not purchase the game before the patch so my gameplay has been almost flawless. I did have to restart the game once due to the sound cutting out but the restart immediately fixed it.

    Graphics are very good but they got lazy on a few textures here and there. Morrigan's outfit looks like it belongs on ps2 while some armor textures look high end even for next gen. Its not perfect but I haven't gotten this many fun hours out of a game since they released the new consoles.    … Expand
  66. mychel1
    Feb 23, 2015
    6
    Dragon Age origins which took 5 years to make destroys this game in every way aside from graphics and combat...... this was not worth the 4 year wait....... this is not a Bioware game, this is not a dragon age game. i am saddened to say i enjoyed the second game better. it was too short yes, and was phoned in. BUT, the second DA still felt like a dragon age game. this third game was WOW inDragon Age origins which took 5 years to make destroys this game in every way aside from graphics and combat...... this was not worth the 4 year wait....... this is not a Bioware game, this is not a dragon age game. i am saddened to say i enjoyed the second game better. it was too short yes, and was phoned in. BUT, the second DA still felt like a dragon age game. this third game was WOW in DA universe. terribly disappointed. will not be buying a Bioware game again without a lot of research. its sad that with the studios and manpower they have today that they put out such an inferior product compared to the first when they had a lot less resources to play with. Guess a year made that much of a difference.... sad.… Expand
  67. zanaridg
    Feb 22, 2015
    8
    This was a good game, although it tended to drag on at times. The game is strongest during main story missions and misses the mark during the multitude of bland side quests. In typical BioWare fashion, character development and interaction is top notch and offers a breathtaking amount of variability and settings to Taylor your party exactly how you want it. Combat is fun and fluid and theThis was a good game, although it tended to drag on at times. The game is strongest during main story missions and misses the mark during the multitude of bland side quests. In typical BioWare fashion, character development and interaction is top notch and offers a breathtaking amount of variability and settings to Taylor your party exactly how you want it. Combat is fun and fluid and the synergistic effects between classes adds more depth.

    Overall, a very fun experience. A weak ending coupled with some pacing issues makes it an 8/10 instead of more.    … Expand
  68. JamesHarnold
    Feb 22, 2015
    8
    This game was really great fun. I was addicted for a few weeks until i finished it all. The main story is epic, with decisions that really seem to affect events. My only issue was the lack of meaningful side quests early on and the area based map, though that was good as the areas all looked different unlike skyrim where the whole map it really similar. I haven't played any other DragonThis game was really great fun. I was addicted for a few weeks until i finished it all. The main story is epic, with decisions that really seem to affect events. My only issue was the lack of meaningful side quests early on and the area based map, though that was good as the areas all looked different unlike skyrim where the whole map it really similar. I haven't played any other Dragon age games though.… Expand
  69. Massander
    Feb 20, 2015
    8
    Get ready for a lot of action, great graphics, a good and interactive story, exploration, a very bad tactic view and a lot of repetition, "go there" "kill some monsters" "close those rifts" "collect some stuff" and all.

    With it's ups and downs, Dragon Age is a great game, there is a lot to do, discover and read. But you will eventually find a glitch here and there, and the tactic view    Get ready for a lot of action, great graphics, a good and interactive story, exploration, a very bad tactic view and a lot of repetition, "go there" "kill some monsters" "close those rifts" "collect some stuff" and all.

    With it's ups and downs, Dragon Age is a great game, there is a lot to do, discover and read. But you will eventually find a glitch here and there, and the tactic view is just very weird, it's works well sometimes, but it just does not work in an indoor environment. And the IA of your companions is the worst, and it's impossible to define his actions the way you do in Dragon Age Origins, it's very limited, but it's all enough for you to finish the game.    … Expand
  70. Paulo-Lameiras
    Feb 20, 2015
    8
    Dragon Age Inquisition is a real RPG, a game full of memorable moments and hard decisions to make. The world is massive and looks amazing. You can easily be lost, in a good way.

    While it's an amazing game, there are some minor negative aspects. To give an example, some simple actions, like consulting the in game 'wiki' (codex), can be a pain in the a**. As a consequence, this amazing    Dragon Age Inquisition is a real RPG, a game full of memorable moments and hard decisions to make. The world is massive and looks amazing. You can easily be lost, in a good way.

    While it's an amazing game, there are some minor negative aspects. To give an example, some simple actions, like consulting the in game 'wiki' (codex), can be a pain in the a**. As a consequence, this amazing world full of stories and politic conspiracies, may sound more complex than it actually is, especially for new comers in the series.

    Pros:

    Incredibly deep game

    Massive world with lots of open areas (very few invisible walls)

    Great story, lore and characters

    Very good graphics and art direction

    Seamless transition between in and outdoors

    Addicting multiplayer

    Cons:

    Everything is too schematic ('you picked 1 out of 10 herbs' kind of linearity). Imprevisibility is what makes exploration in other RPGs, like Elder Scrolls, more addicting,

    The scan system in many recent games kills the immersion. At certain point, all you do is press constantly the scan button hoping for the items to pop up. Again, Bethesda games make you actually explore the environments without the need for unnatural tricks.

    Unnecessary complex codex (descriptions, and the related pics, should be more direct and explanatory)

    No day/night cycle.    … Expand
  71. milero91
    Feb 20, 2015
    9
    I was initially put off buying this game after seeing a few negative reviews about it but decided to go for an and I'm so glad I did for the reasons below. I'll outline the points rather than go into detail.

    Map - The variety of areas to explore is brilliant and each area is of very good size. Gameplay - I've found the tactical view on this game really useful and adds another layer to    I was initially put off buying this game after seeing a few negative reviews about it but decided to go for an and I'm so glad I did for the reasons below. I'll outline the points rather than go into detail.

    Map - The variety of areas to explore is brilliant and each area is of very good size.
    Gameplay - I've found the tactical view on this game really useful and adds another layer to the combat.
    Lore - It's my first DA game but I already feel wrapped up in the history and background of the characters
    Graphics - The game looks stunning and game play is very smooth
    Multiplayer - Not for everyone as it's quite repetitive but I enjoy playing this with my friends
    Content - I'd only really played Destiny before this, so to come to a game that has so much content is fantastic. I've spent about 40 hours playing so far and don't feel like I'm near completing.

    Small negatives
    Voice acting - some of the voice acting and dialogue is pretty poor
    Conversation - When you actually speak to people, it's not visually as smooth as general gameplay    … Expand
  72. anthplays
    Feb 20, 2015
    10
    It took me a total of 116 hours to collect the platinum trophy for this game, and what a journey it was. This game is an incredibly beautiful RPG, and i enjoyed every second of my adventure. The story is fantastic, the side stories are just as great, and the action is fantastic, a MUST buy.
  73. Abdulbaqr
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    One of the most amazing games I have played lately. 70+ hours of gameplay to go through this. The fights with actual dragons were challenging if you weren't just beating up on the little guys (every mob has a level and if you fight ones that are 4-5 levels below you, they are usually super easy). I liked the way you could redo your character's spec whenever by using a cheaply purchasedOne of the most amazing games I have played lately. 70+ hours of gameplay to go through this. The fights with actual dragons were challenging if you weren't just beating up on the little guys (every mob has a level and if you fight ones that are 4-5 levels below you, they are usually super easy). I liked the way you could redo your character's spec whenever by using a cheaply purchased amulet. There were enough fork decisions that as much as I wanted to see what the difference was in them, there was no way I was going to replay the whole game; it's just huge. Pick this one up if you can afford to put the time in.… Expand
  74. LifeSynth
    Feb 17, 2015
    8
    To be honest I haven't felt like it is the most engaging game I have ever played; It's no Mass Effect. But I have managed to log almost 80 hours into the game and haven't beaten the story. Playing on hard I found it crucial to upgrade armor as soon as possible. If I had any complaints it comes down to how much time I spend harvesting materials. I literally grab everything I **** see andTo be honest I haven't felt like it is the most engaging game I have ever played; It's no Mass Effect. But I have managed to log almost 80 hours into the game and haven't beaten the story. Playing on hard I found it crucial to upgrade armor as soon as possible. If I had any complaints it comes down to how much time I spend harvesting materials. I literally grab everything I **** see and still will not have enough to make everything I want. Something like elfroot should provide you with three or more per harvest. Instead, it's just one unless you get a perk you can get two...sometimes. Some of the damn missions include collecting 30 **** elfroot! Sometimes all I want to do is get into some crazy fights with dragons, which there are in the game and, yes they are awesome and satisfying when you take one of those giant bastards down. I also hit on everyone I possible can and it is awesome.… Expand
  75. Ninja_Se7eN
    Feb 17, 2015
    9
    Wonderful RPG full of believable characters.

    If you can forgive its minor shortcomings (graphical glitches) you'll have a great time playing this game.

    The only real complaint I have about this game is the lack of choice in the ending. It's a shame I can't decide how the game ends in a game that greatly revolves around difficult choices.
  76. Ryyx
    Feb 16, 2015
    9
    This is the game that has drawn me back into the Dragon age universe. In every way this game is what this genre has needed. It manages to combine action, good story telling, interesting characters, and a fairly open and very VAST world into a tapestry of fantasy that is hard to forget.

    I am not a huge fan of everything of course, the stiflingly simplistic character progression annoys    This is the game that has drawn me back into the Dragon age universe. In every way this game is what this genre has needed. It manages to combine action, good story telling, interesting characters, and a fairly open and very VAST world into a tapestry of fantasy that is hard to forget.

    I am not a huge fan of everything of course, the stiflingly simplistic character progression annoys me... As a rogue archer, being totally limited to my bow seems like an unnecessary restriction.

    I understand the design decision, but I don't like it.

    Thankfully the game doesn't lose any points for this because it makes up for this annoying restriction with FUN combat, that can get a bit repetitive once you unlock all your abilities, but still leaves plenty of room for both micromanaging a fight or playing it more like an action game and let the AI run the show.

    The Graphics on the PS4 are stupendous. Obviously PC users will see some better visuals, but I am 100% satisfied by the PS4 performance.

    Some other areas that are annoying is the typical bioware tendency to create SO much conversational dialogue that at times it can be tedious when it is all lumped into a single setting.

    For example - When are you just returning to camp to follow a quest chain and discover all the NPC's have new dialogue this can either be really great if you are in the mood for some down time, or REALLY annoying if you originally only meant to stop in to craft a new weapon or something similarly brief.

    Like most Bioware games, each new area might have a half hour of dialogue waiting for you if you are OCD like me, and don;t like letting new NPC's go without exploring the whole dialogue tree. This can really bog the game down sometimes.

    Conversely, this can be a great thing, because Bioware rarely fails when it comes to writing interesting or engaging dialogue trees or characters.

    Still, Like all bioware Games the dialogue is a big deal, it's not smart to skip it or rush, or you will miss key parts of the story, or the characters personality and even decisions that could effect the game later.

    Overall however these complaints are little more than little nagging annoyances in an otherwise well executed game.

    i do agree with some of the criticism of the game, the combat could be better for people who want a more tactical RPG feel. This is way more Twitchy and FPS, and the tactical turn based element on PS4 is lacking.

    However, I didn't select this game for it to be a tactical turn based old school RPG. I buy Bioware games because they tell amazing stories with engrossing characters and build settings that are deep and immersive.

    say what you want, but Bioware rarely makes a bad game, and even their bad games are typically better than most other companies good ones.

    YES, EA has had some negative influence over them... But they still do best what they have always done best.

    Tell stories and craft huge engaging worlds.    … Expand
  77. RSJohn7293
    Feb 16, 2015
    3
    Not a good game at all. So many broken stuff in the game & the storyline sucks. Map is horrible. Controls are horrible.

    I've played RPG games for over 10 years, and I can honestly say that this game sucks. I would not reccomend it.
  78. Sookilala
    Feb 15, 2015
    7
    A really good game, ridiculous amounts of content... Clocked up around 100 hours playtime i think...

    Narrative wasnt great tbh and i found the difficulty not to be particularly challenging (i played with a party of four mages and with barrier equipped on each i basically didnt get hit)

    Graphics were ok, but not amazing...
  79. norse
    Feb 15, 2015
    10
    Hands down, best game ever. The writing is great - high emotional impact on the midgame transition, and the ending/cliffhanger is phenomenal. I can't wait for the next game in the series - 130h of awesome storytelling, great graphics and music, so less than 50c per hour of entertainment. Thank you to the team, this was unbelievably worthwhile!
  80. ejoseph
    Feb 15, 2015
    4
    after 40 hours of gameplay, i got bored of same ol same ol fetch quests and, unfortunately, have no desire to complete the game as a result. because they incorporated too much side stuff in the game, i lost interest in the main quest. i gave this game a low rating for that reason. This was my first DA game purchase, and I won't be buying another. i did enjoy graphics though and theafter 40 hours of gameplay, i got bored of same ol same ol fetch quests and, unfortunately, have no desire to complete the game as a result. because they incorporated too much side stuff in the game, i lost interest in the main quest. i gave this game a low rating for that reason. This was my first DA game purchase, and I won't be buying another. i did enjoy graphics though and the first 20 hours of gameplay, mainly because it was something new to me. Next.....… Expand
  81. natetheartist
    Feb 14, 2015
    6
    Slower and more generic than it needed to be.
    Boring combat systems feel acceptable on PC, but are tragic on ps4.
    Only one character holds any actual charm, and the world feels overly open, causing the narrative spine to get lost or side-saddled. There is enough there to make plenty of playable hours, but certainly not a memorable experience.
  82. unluckydice
    Feb 13, 2015
    9
    A complete noob to this series but a genuine fan of Bioware's work since KOTOR (Knights Of The Old Republic), talk about moneys worth this game is bloated with so much content, that I'v clocked over sixty hours so far and haven't even scarped the main campaign,
    The dialogue and combat is a mix of KOTOR and Dark Souls, with top notch voice acting from the main characters to the side    A complete noob to this series but a genuine fan of Bioware's work since KOTOR (Knights Of The Old Republic), talk about moneys worth this game is bloated with so much content, that I'v clocked over sixty hours so far and haven't even scarped the main campaign,
    The dialogue and combat is a mix of KOTOR and Dark Souls, with top notch voice acting from the main characters to the side characters.
    I love that this game has so much lore especially for newcomers to the series, for example dialogue options can be expanded to learn more about a history or an event that conspired good or bad, to certain characters from the past or present and how they have influenced the current setting, or even to a place that shows a fallout of years of past and present if you so choose to listen of course which me myself did.

    Graphics aren't exactly next gen but the lighting effects most definitely are to level of Infamous Second Son lighting next gen lighting effects at it's best, combat is effective each hit to a foe weather it's a hammer or a sword you can feel the punch.
    The open world and environments are as interesting as if i were exploring Tamriel in Skyrim,

    Some disadvantages is the War Table for one this is the place you go to set your objectives open up new areas basically progress in the game,

    The war table is pretty confusing i didn't feel I was making any progress with it, I instead felt I was just pointing my finger randomly on a map that I knew nothing off,
    The menu screen is another fault it consists of character level progression to character customization to your map navigation (which you will use frequently, the layout of all these combined are as bad as Dark Souls menu screen Interface.
    Graphics aren't exactly next gen either but for a game of this scale I can forgive this.

    My final thought's on Dragon Age Inquisition is that if your a fan of RPG's with a mix of Darks Souls, Game of Thrones Politics and KOTOR styled dialogue and combat plus have the patience and time to commit alot of hours into Inquisition is the game for you.    … Expand
  83. ForeverFalling
    Feb 12, 2015
    10
    A fantastic game. Takes the best parts of Dragon Age 1 & 2 and improves upon them. Has a long and interesting main story plus great side quests and sure, there are a lot of uninteresting fetch quests, but you can skip them if you want and not miss a thing. There are so many other interesting quests to tackle. All in all, the game is packed with content and sustains a high level of qualityA fantastic game. Takes the best parts of Dragon Age 1 & 2 and improves upon them. Has a long and interesting main story plus great side quests and sure, there are a lot of uninteresting fetch quests, but you can skip them if you want and not miss a thing. There are so many other interesting quests to tackle. All in all, the game is packed with content and sustains a high level of quality throughout.… Expand
  84. Dal_ReviewedDat
    Feb 12, 2015
    10
    As someone with over 600hrs put into Skyrim, I was part intrigued to see a 'similar' titles come out on the next gen. I purchased it on the release day having never played the first two games in the series.
    Firstly, the graphics are beautiful, from light effects and just beuatifully crafted characters, to the thick dense worlds DAI lets you explore, I was instantly pleased with my    As someone with over 600hrs put into Skyrim, I was part intrigued to see a 'similar' titles come out on the next gen. I purchased it on the release day having never played the first two games in the series.
    Firstly, the graphics are beautiful, from light effects and just beuatifully crafted characters, to the thick dense worlds DAI lets you explore, I was instantly pleased with my purchase.

    However, I was expecting a game a lot more similar to Skyrim, and it simply isn't. In the opening quest (I started as a mage) it felt the fighting was simple and just button bashing spells out at the enemies. I recalled my initial delight and felt that its really poor fighting dynamic. As I'd just spent £45 on it though, I thought I'd stick with it a little further, and I'm so pleased I did.

    I'm now just shy of 300 hrs into DAI. My brain woke up and I realised this isn't a single character RPG with a hack-n-slash feel to it, this is an oldschool heroes-quest epic. The story is genius, with a constant feeling the game is almost at its peak just before a twist or a development that throws the world open again. The characters are charmingly voiced with endless banter while wandering the very varied landscapes and the feeling of depth is like no other game I've played. The sandboxes just keep on giving!
    I've got deep into crafting and it's never once felt a slog. It's a joy to spend an hour in Skyhold selling old weapons and advancing newly crafted ones to max my characters out.
    Not haven played the two games prior, the story didn't lose me, often back-filling chunks in cut-scenes and while roaming. It really is a perfect replacement for my Skyrim void in my life, and after 300 hours (and I can't believe I'm writing this) I really prefer it to Skyrim now. Honestly, it's that good!

    EA have so densely filled this game with things to do and achieve, to 100% it I'm still only half way! Great value for money and the best fun I've had on my PS4 alone.

    If the game comes down in price, and you like RPGs, you owe it to yourself to make sure you get this well deserved GotY.    … Expand
  85. smuniz83
    Feb 11, 2015
    8
    I played the single player mostly on PC but I did play some single player on PS4 and all my multiplayer on PS4. Single player wise it's a great game with a wealth of content, crafting, interesting story, and great visuals. The multiplayer is ok though. Apart from all the bugs it has the multiplayer can be pretty entertaining though very repetitive. Wouldn't recommend getting this just forI played the single player mostly on PC but I did play some single player on PS4 and all my multiplayer on PS4. Single player wise it's a great game with a wealth of content, crafting, interesting story, and great visuals. The multiplayer is ok though. Apart from all the bugs it has the multiplayer can be pretty entertaining though very repetitive. Wouldn't recommend getting this just for multiplayer but if your a dragon age fan or like RPGs then I highly recommend this game.… Expand
  86. justbcoolr
    Feb 10, 2015
    8
    I got this game because it had a lot of great reviews. First, I'll start with the positives. It's a gorgeous game. Great graphics, cool animations, beautiful landscapes. Long game time.

    There are many negatives. Tedious missions. Repetitive battles. Jogging around mountains and barren landscapes for long periods of time... didn't they have at least horse and buggy transportation? The    I got this game because it had a lot of great reviews. First, I'll start with the positives. It's a gorgeous game. Great graphics, cool animations, beautiful landscapes. Long game time.

    There are many negatives. Tedious missions. Repetitive battles. Jogging around mountains and barren landscapes for long periods of time... didn't they have at least horse and buggy transportation? The battle system is usually boring... easy foes don't need your attention, let AI take care of it... hard battles require you to go into "strategic mode": stop time, tell each of your party members what to do (heal, attack, inflict paralysis or shock, etc.), you heal carefully, avoid the moves of the boss monsters. Actually, some people may consider these two methods of fighting useful and helpful over the final fantasy kind of wait-your-turn to do something for everything from the most trivially weak monster to the grandest boss. For me, it means that 90% of the time, AI handles it.

    Overall, I give it an 8/10. Sure, it's an interesting game, but it takes so damn long to do anything. I'll recommend this game sparingly. Buy it if you like all sorts of quests, lots of traveling around, and not too big of a focus on fighting.    … Expand
  87. BisharoAlan
    Feb 10, 2015
    9
    Basically This game is brilliant everything you want in a Dragon Age game There are a large variety of abilities and Spells But To many damn Fetch quests.
  88. dj_cole
    Feb 10, 2015
    9
    I've always been a fan of old school western style RPG's, which seem to mostly live on in recreations of older games. The original Dragon Age Origins was one of the greatest games I've ever played and never felt like another RPG reached the same height that game did. Before that it had been Knights of the Old Republic 2 that left me yearning for years. Don't get me wrong, there are a tonI've always been a fan of old school western style RPG's, which seem to mostly live on in recreations of older games. The original Dragon Age Origins was one of the greatest games I've ever played and never felt like another RPG reached the same height that game did. Before that it had been Knights of the Old Republic 2 that left me yearning for years. Don't get me wrong, there are a ton of high quality RPG's out there. The Mass Effect Series and Deus Ex Human Revolution were outstanding, but neither had the same party style gameplay that the fantasy counterparts in the RPG world have and the Elder Scroll series is just a different style of RPG. Dragon Age Inquisition skipped over the hack and slash style of Dragon Age 2 to return to a level, not quite as high as Dragon Age Origins at its time, that is enthralling with good longevity.

    The game follows a mighty hero that falls haphazardly into the middle of an apocalyptic event. It's the fairly standard fare of "I'm a nobody, who happens to be amazing, and falls backward into being a hero." While I've read several reviews that found the story to be lacking, I actually found it pretty interesting. There are quite a few religious overtones to the game that can go either way depending on how you want to interact with the world. Being someone who is, myself, religious I found quite a few thoughtful encounters, but they could easily be played the exact opposite for someone who is not, or fairly agnosticly.

    The world is beautiful and varied. The ten main areas are fairly diverse, though there are three areas that are essentially slight variations on desert. The game is a bit deceiving as the first area, the Hinterlands, is by far the largest and most densely packed area and the other areas are either much smaller or slightly smaller and much less densely populated. Groups in the different areas are mostly interesting and the cultures are widely varied.

    Combat is fun, though there are no healing spells in the game, which is my main complaint. With limited potions available for healing it felt like they were trying to mimic the healing effects in Dark Souls (Dark Souls does having healing spells, but their effectiveness while in combat isn't very good). The problem with this in Dragon Age is that Dark Souls is rarely about fighting hordes of enemies and only have to worry about keeping yourself alive instead of managing multiple characters. Dragon fights are epic and provide a good challenge and a great sense of reward once they are defeated. I will sayI played through the game on nightmare (for the trophy) which was tough and intense, before switching to normal after I beat the game. Playing on nightmare was enjoyable, but once I was on normal the combat became dull as it required little effort. Even for enemies about the same level as my character I rarely had to do much more than just hold down the attack button.

    The party members feel alive with their own motivations and takes on the world. There was only one party member I flatly disliked having in my party because of their personality. It wasn't the best cast of characters I've ever had in an RPG, but the main party members along with the other recurring characters made the game more enjoyable and made me feel invested in what happens.

    A lot of what Dragon Age Inquisition does best is having a lot of content on the side. There is a war room where you can send agents out into the world to complete quests on their own and gain rewards and power for you. You can sit in judgment of those who have opposed you. There is a keep to upgrade called Skyhold which you eventually make your way to after the first part of the game being spent at Haven. There is a detailed crafting system, and a gathering system, that allows you to create armor, weapons, upgrade spells and craft extra components to go on weapons as well as runes to enchant them. The armor and weapons I was able to craft were never as good as what I was able to find in the world, and by the end of the game I was bogged down with good epic gear (and an inordinate amount of epic two handed melee weapons). The runes are powerful and useful, though be careful as they are consumed on use and can't be reused, and useful runes are rare and the materials to craft them aren't very common either.

    Dragon Age Inquisition is a great game that does a lot of extra things not seen normally in RPG's. Despite my few gripes (lack of healing spells, crafting recipes that aren't actually helpful) there is a ton of content to the game that stays interesting. I've logged eighty hours in the game and still enjoy it. There is a multiplayer component similar to Mass Effect 3's, but I doubt anybody would be buying the game for that. It's fine, but the main draw is the extensive and enjoyable single player. I would highly recommend this as a buy.    … Expand
  89. snowtiger65
    Feb 10, 2015
    8
    very good game . massive, but too repetitive , loved the first 11 hours, then everything got mundane and pretty samey. pity. fun turned into obligation
  90. cropcord
    Feb 9, 2015
    2
    Wow, I could not believe my eyes when I saw the critic review, but that is typical with Metracritic and games. Then I saw that it was a 7.4 from the users, and my jaw dropped. Unbelievable, and it will ultimately convince people to spend money on this crap heap.

    I could not make it out of the first village/town. Yuk! The combat is abysmal. The character movement and that of the    Wow, I could not believe my eyes when I saw the critic review, but that is typical with Metracritic and games. Then I saw that it was a 7.4 from the users, and my jaw dropped. Unbelievable, and it will ultimately convince people to spend money on this crap heap.

    I could not make it out of the first village/town. Yuk! The combat is abysmal. The character movement and that of the companions makes me want to giggle. The fact that I do not have to do a single thing, and that the companions will fight for me, is just an LOL moment. This game needs a way to turn off most of the icons on the map. Just a bunch of useless things to do in the beginning.

    Overall, I just hated it from the second that i got to the character creation (very beginning). I tried on 10 different occasions to enjoy this, but it was just more than I could overlook    … Expand
  91. superfields
    Feb 9, 2015
    10
    Like most this was long overdue but the wait paid off. I was totally immersed into the game thinking about it all the time and loving every minute of it. Everything just works from the battle system to the story to the war room-- a great addition!

    I hope Bioware continues to produce games of this calibre in years to come for now congrats on an epic game and the accolades it has garnered!
  92. dlopatnikov
    Feb 9, 2015
    3
    What happened to game journalists? Everyone sold their souls to major game publishers? You can’t believe the reviews anymore. Because they give 10s to crap they were paid for and 7s to masterpieces they were not, and never blink once in the process.

    One more thing, Bioware nowadays is so liberal and open-minded, that, I believe, honestly thinks that they can add another layer to the    What happened to game journalists? Everyone sold their souls to major game publishers? You can’t believe the reviews anymore. Because they give 10s to crap they were paid for and 7s to masterpieces they were not, and never blink once in the process.

    One more thing, Bioware nowadays is so liberal and open-minded, that, I believe, honestly thinks that they can add another layer to the otherwise practically non-existing story of DA: Inquisition by adding gay relationships. And of course they told us about that like a 1000 times. Like it was a heroic deed. And not something you do to make a story better if you think it can actually make it better. And if it doesn’t you don’t do it. And they did it not for the sake of more publicity. Of course not… Well… They clearly want appreciation from everyone. Ok, let’s all pat them on the back. And I have a great suggestion, guys, next time make protagonist a transgender and main quest should be to prevent global warming. It’ll be great improvement from the shallow lifeless story you gave us in DA: Inquisition. Then we all’ll be happy.    … Expand
  93. masterjohnson1
    Feb 5, 2015
    10
    I have loved every Dragon Age that has come out, the second one was not as good but still and enjoyable game
    but Inquisition is just up there as one of the best games for PS4 today.
    The massive world, many of party members, new race, I don't think they could have made this better if they wanted to. The 218 people that have put a negative review have something wrong with them. Best game    I have loved every Dragon Age that has come out, the second one was not as good but still and enjoyable game
    but Inquisition is just up there as one of the best games for PS4 today.
    The massive world, many of party members, new race, I don't think they could have made this better if they wanted to. The 218 people that have put a negative review have something wrong with them.
    Best game of 2014 hands down    … Expand
  94. Mithrandir5
    Feb 4, 2015
    3
    As an RPG fan, I was looking forward to this game for months, hoping that it was going to be one of the first great games on PS4. I love the fantasy genre, and found that the story, although at times painfully poorly written, was still suitable for a video game. The graphics weren't impressive, and characters hair and faces looked boxy and awkward. The open world, although expansive, wasAs an RPG fan, I was looking forward to this game for months, hoping that it was going to be one of the first great games on PS4. I love the fantasy genre, and found that the story, although at times painfully poorly written, was still suitable for a video game. The graphics weren't impressive, and characters hair and faces looked boxy and awkward. The open world, although expansive, was far less involved than in games like Skyrim. There was no urge to wander off the path, and the quest style was essentially a generic grind with useless objectives that you'd find in vanilla World of Warcraft.
    But, all that aside, the combat system is the real reason why this game is a boring piece of **** on a disk. I wanted to love this game so badly. I tried to like it. I tried every class, hoping that different moves would feel more rewarding or fun. Nothing was exciting, everything felt like a useless button smash as i held a trigger down. The AI companions do most of the work, and take the fun out of the going on your own exploration aspect of great games like Skyrim. Do not pay full price for this game unless you are a fan of the combat system.    … Expand
  95. cadash06
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    Soooo many things to do, I have 120 hours of gameplay and still have a lot to do. This one will answer some questions and create a lot more. Can't wait for dragon age 4.
  96. jonbates123
    Feb 4, 2015
    8
    I played this for the first week or two when it came out and put at least 20+ hours into it.

    Firstly, the good: The game world, the story, the side missions, the graphics and the sound are all excellent. While playing, I was thinking "why would anyone give this anything less than a 7 out of 10?" since it was so engaging and with so much to do. The main problem I have with this game    I played this for the first week or two when it came out and put at least 20+ hours into it.

    Firstly, the good: The game world, the story, the side missions, the graphics and the sound are all excellent. While playing, I was thinking "why would anyone give this anything less than a 7 out of 10?" since it was so engaging and with so much to do.

    The main problem I have with this game is the combat itself and the character progression, two very important elements of an action-RPG.

    Combat: it really feels as though there is no real skill involved, you just spam buttons and the same moves repeatedly. I never felt the need to use the tactical view as it wasn't really necessary. At first the combat was fine, but eventually after many hours it did start to feel repetetive, and even when changing classes i found that it wasn't very exciting or interesting.

    Character progression: You have quite limited options to change your characters abilities or specialisations. The loot system is entirely underwhelming with such a lack of interesting armor/weapons. An RPG is all about customising your team, but in DA:I you have limited options in doing so and that was disappointing. All characters and classes felt very much alike, and it doesn't seem to matter which character you use, as long as you have a 'tank', a 'healer' and two 'DPS' in your team.

    Overall, I like the game but eventually I did get bored and haven't finished the story. It didn't hook me in like DA:O or many others, but it is a solid game.    … Expand
  97. Big_Bear
    Feb 3, 2015
    7
    The DA series has managed somewhat to redeem itself with Inquisition. Its a solid RPG and at the very least an 7/10, hampered by quite a few annoying design flaws and bugs.

    Once again it says alot about what is wrong with the gaming industry today when a total mess like GTA 4 can get 10/10 but some 'reviews' give Inquisition 2 or worse; crazy. Good - fear not DA fans who have yet to    The DA series has managed somewhat to redeem itself with Inquisition. Its a solid RPG and at the very least an 7/10, hampered by quite a few annoying design flaws and bugs.

    Once again it says alot about what is wrong with the gaming industry today when a total mess like GTA 4 can get 10/10 but some 'reviews' give Inquisition 2 or worse; crazy.

    Good - fear not DA fans who have yet to play this, it is miles better than the hugely disappointing DA2. Graphics are nice, story is good with the overall quality of the voice acting far above the vast majority of games, what we have come to expect from this and the Mass Effect series. Combat and character movement in general is much improved and is more visceral than the ludicrously weightless, cartoon feel of DA2. Like all good RPGs, there is a huge amount to keep you occupied.

    Bad - The mini map, oh my god the mini map! Don't know how they have done it but it really is the worst, most useless mini map in any game I have ever played. Be prepared to constantly check the main map because the mini map is pointless. Tactical cam can feel a bit clunky and 9/10 times isn't really necessary, ditto lock on. If you're anything like me and like to complete the vast majority of side missions, clearing an area of the map can become a little tedious, but only a little. There are still a few bugs, most of which I have came across are cosmetic in nature. The story is decent but not as interesting or original as Origins, nor are the characters. Probably one of my biggest issues with the game is the ridiculous lack of amror variants. RPG's such as this should have hundreds, instead there are only around 3 or 4 different looks for each character. Note to developers : you can never have 'too many' sets of armor. Even Dark Souls 2 doesn't have enough and it has at least 20 times as many as Inquisition.

    Verdict - Not perfect but a solid RPG which fans of the DA series and the genre itself will appreciate. It kind of plays like a cross between Skyrim, Dragons Dogma and DA and has addressed most of the issues from the awful DA2. Not as engaging as DA Origins but if you're looking for a new rpg to play and like the games I mentioned above, you won't be too disappointed.    … Expand
  98. rickxy007
    Feb 1, 2015
    5
    When I started playing the game, I already felt cheated, all my choices and paths I took while playing both Dragon Age origins and Dragon Age 2 had to be remade using Dragon Age Keep. I thought it was a real sloppy move from Bioware, which had previously done something like the Mass Effect series, without messing with the saving progression of the story. not to mention that by using theWhen I started playing the game, I already felt cheated, all my choices and paths I took while playing both Dragon Age origins and Dragon Age 2 had to be remade using Dragon Age Keep. I thought it was a real sloppy move from Bioware, which had previously done something like the Mass Effect series, without messing with the saving progression of the story. not to mention that by using the name "Inquisition", Bioware has raised higher expectations of its game, for the possibilities were many. However the game does not add anything new, it is more of the same. Not much in terms of originality.

    DA Inquisition is a game that has beautiful graphics, but its gameplay is awful. The AI acts strange, ignoring commands, moving when it is not supposed to and remaining still while being attacked. The 2 other games in the series had active battle which actually worked, which were much better implemented, and while the idea of a tactical camera is very good, in practice it is very awkward, because many times micromanaging is affected by the AI's inability to respond.

    In terms of story, if the game were a spin-off it would have been masterful, however it feels completely disconnected of the other 2 games, with things being "reintroduced" without any connection, as if to say "Hey, you are continuing a story!". Tthere are so many side quests, that sometimes it feels as if you're both the life-saver and the errand boy of Thedas. Not much fun in gathering herbs or finding livestock lost in the mountains. The game lacks for its excess. Some quests fell completely unrelated to the story, and they start to get boring very early in the game.

    Romancing was another big disappointment, considering previous games in the series, in which you could choose from psychologically different characters. the options in DA Inquisition are the least interesting in the whole series, at least for a straight male character. The most interesting characters to romance are unavailable, and that is another frustration. Just to compare, Mass Effect 1 had 2 options (for straight males), ME 2 had 4 and ME 3 had several, though not completely "romanceable". They were last generation games, DVD format.

    In terms of challenge, the game itself is not difficult, but the stupidity with which the AI acts makes it much harder indeed. Even by disabling AI I still couldn't make a character stay still, and that resulted in dozens of deaths.

    in relation to perks and skills, the game oversimplified the skill/perk tree, and removed the option to have a healer in your party. First RPG I ever played to do that, and I had to use potions throughout my game. Very frustrating, and again I felt cheated. The combat skills are somehow linked with DA 2 skills, though there is a lack of variation within classes. All characters within a same category feel exactly like the others. A rogue is a rogue, and a fighter is a fighter. No point in choosing, kept the same formation all the time.

    While the item gathering has been increased, again it feels poorly implemented, and the inventory is so confusing that it took 20 minutes every time I wanted to rearrange/change equipment. Not to mention the similarity with Skyrim, mining for metals and crafting armor, though again without meaning or depth. the option to reset a character's skills seems valid after you reach a certain point in the game, but having that from the beginning only supports the idea of not needing to change party members. Only skills.

    In a nutshell, everything in the game is massive, but shallow at the same time. It is like a restaurant which sells burgers, pizza, chinese, pasta, steaks and sushi, though none with excellence. Developers should have focused on what had previously worked, improved what needed to improve, and add SOME features, not making this attempt to include everything that was ever used before.    … Expand
  99. Flipsyde27
    Feb 1, 2015
    10
    This can not be anything but a perfect ten. Solid entertaining gameplay, loads to do and I mean loads. But the story is where this game really shines the sheer effort that must've went into creating this gem is astounding. One of the few RPGs that I'm actually willing to explore every nook and cranny.
  100. PersonCritic
    Jan 31, 2015
    7
    7.3/10: It's better than DA2, not quite as good as DAO (DA1).

    The least important aspect, the graphics: good enough but a mixed bag. There is a lot of shine to surfaces and characters but terrain textures are bland and unimaginitive. Gameplay: clunky. The characters and terrain mix poorly, they feel very separated partly due to mediocre animations (especially walking and jumping    7.3/10: It's better than DA2, not quite as good as DAO (DA1).

    The least important aspect, the graphics: good enough but a mixed bag. There is a lot of shine to surfaces and characters but terrain textures are bland and unimaginitive.

    Gameplay: clunky. The characters and terrain mix poorly, they feel very separated partly due to mediocre animations (especially walking and jumping animations) and combat is uneven and static.

    Sound: Best part of the game. The SFX are convincing, voice acting is great and the music is superb. If only the rest was as good as this.

    To finish with the most important part: lore/immersion: hampered by the mediocre gameplay, besides that it is clear a lot of time has been put into it. It helps enormously if you've played DAO and DA2 cause the game does not try to introduce the world in any decent way to new players. The entire beginning of the game is bad: beside a 1 second explosion in the menu (yes, the MENU!) there is no good build-up to the genesis of the Inquisition. It feels like in the time one would go to the toilet the entire inquisition is all of a sudden an organisation known to all, even though it didn't even exist in the introductionary phase. It took me 17 hours (according to the time shown in save game) to get any real feeling into the DA:I world, opposed to the instant immersion DAO offered. I'm still in my time for a refund and that is what I will do. It's not a bad game but wait untill the price drops below 30 euros.    … Expand
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#6 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#8 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#4 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 13, 2015
    80
    A flawed almost-classic. [Jan 2015, p.84]
  2. Games Master UK
    Dec 30, 2014
    86
    Takes far too long to get going, but once it does you'll be hooked for the longest haul. [Jan 2015, p.64]
  3. Play UK
    Dec 18, 2014
    84
    An exhaustive and impactful world let down by predictable aesthetics and combat. [Issue#251, p.70]
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