Dragon Age: Inquisition

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7.5

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  1. joesfiddle
    Aug 2, 2017
    0
    I love the series however, the game stoped working after several weeks of play on my PS3 and wouldn't load. I contacted electronic arts and ps store who told me I couldn't have a refund even though the game doesn't work. What a rip off! No time for this. I also have a ps4 and could have played it on there but if course you have to buy the game a second time to do this. Another rip off.I love the series however, the game stoped working after several weeks of play on my PS3 and wouldn't load. I contacted electronic arts and ps store who told me I couldn't have a refund even though the game doesn't work. What a rip off! No time for this. I also have a ps4 and could have played it on there but if course you have to buy the game a second time to do this. Another rip off. Customer relations very poor. Wouldn't recommend. Buy a game that works instead.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. xSPAZZx
    Feb 13, 2019
    3
    Nice looking game, but it's an SJW's wet dream.
    Imagine children playing it.... (m rated be damned) too much subversive SJWism. It's one thing to have women leaders. It's another to remove all men. The game felt like a grinder profile. We already have a Caitlin Jenner. We don't need it in our games
  4. dcizzle1g
    Dec 19, 2014
    6
    game gets boring pretty quickly. The game need cooler and funner to use abilities, specially on the warrior class. the Templar, Reaver and Champion classes are not fun to use at all. My rating for the game play is 2/10 but as far as graphics and story line go I'd give it a 9/10. This game comes across as a failed attempt to try and duplicate skyrim.
  5. Makarash
    Jan 10, 2015
    1
    I'm Big fan of RPG, i love Dragon Age 1, i really like Dragon Age 2, but this... i really don't have idea why this game is so bad. I try to play it, but i cant try more than 5 hours. It is just terrible, no story, no game-play... just nothing. I also don't believe in all this negative reviews, so i have try it by myself. But believe me, this game is not worth trying. I play only by XBOXI'm Big fan of RPG, i love Dragon Age 1, i really like Dragon Age 2, but this... i really don't have idea why this game is so bad. I try to play it, but i cant try more than 5 hours. It is just terrible, no story, no game-play... just nothing. I also don't believe in all this negative reviews, so i have try it by myself. But believe me, this game is not worth trying. I play only by XBOX pad, so my review is not determined by controling (it is ok). This 5 hours i play this game, feels like playing very poor MMORPG...… Expand
  6. Snowe
    Jan 4, 2015
    6
    THE BAD: This game really seemed to lacked on combat. I didn't like how mages have to use staffs of certain elements to do magic, and the combat was just really bland. I also didn't like how, say, a Templar Knight enemy has crazy amounts of health, when if you played a Templar knight, you would be at a disadvantage because they made the game a party dependent game. You can't do anythingTHE BAD: This game really seemed to lacked on combat. I didn't like how mages have to use staffs of certain elements to do magic, and the combat was just really bland. I also didn't like how, say, a Templar Knight enemy has crazy amounts of health, when if you played a Templar knight, you would be at a disadvantage because they made the game a party dependent game. You can't do anything without your party, and I absolutely hated that. I prefer games where you can just solo groups of enemies, if you want to. I realise you don't "have" to take a party with you, but you're pretty much screwed if you don't. The only way to solo any group of enemy in that game is if you went with the Champion line on warrior.
    THE GOOD: Amazing story.    … Expand
  7. marcus113
    Jan 16, 2015
    2
    Contender for most overrated game of the last 20 years. This game is just not good. Nothing about it is good. Its not a good rpg, it is not a good adventure game, it has no character whatsoever, and is the most boring experience I have had in a very long time. It is so boring, that I stopped playing around 20 hours in, left it for a month, came back and could only stand to play 4 hoursContender for most overrated game of the last 20 years. This game is just not good. Nothing about it is good. Its not a good rpg, it is not a good adventure game, it has no character whatsoever, and is the most boring experience I have had in a very long time. It is so boring, that I stopped playing around 20 hours in, left it for a month, came back and could only stand to play 4 hours before quitting again. I really want to like this game but it has no redeeming qualities. It is a adventure MMO with very light rpg elements thrown in just to be able to label it an RPG. Customization is narrow and the story... oh my god the boring story and worthless characters. Imagine the worst MMO you ever played, with forgettable characters, cheap fetch quests over and over, meaningless plot development, and classes with "I win" buttons. That is DA:I to the letter. Even graphics, which are supposed to be incredible are ugly except maybe the environment. I hate the shiny finish everything has but I will let that go. The worst part of this game is gameplay. DA:I forces you into a story that you cannot really influence. You play it their way or you are SOL. For instance, in the winter palace, they actually put a timer on you to finish the quest when all I wanted to do was kill everyone in the palace. I actually wanted the assassins to win because I hated the other side. Do you have a choice in the matter? Nope. This is why it does not feel like an RPG. Nothing you do matters regardless of choice and the entire plot is very linear despite trying to fool you with a plethora of side quests and large psuedo-open maps. You either do as you are told or you lose. Back to gameplay, Mages and Warriors are poorly balanced. Mages can beat the entire game on any difficulty with 1 button (maybe 2 in case of emergency). Same with warriors. Rogues are absolutely attrocious because of all the melee AOE enemies in the game and their lack of survivability. Their only choice is to be archer which is fine to stay alive but they are so weak that they cant do anything on their own. Enemies get stuck while getting attacked, and so do your allies. You allies do not follow commands when told to do so. There is no strategy at all in this game. Crafting is worthless so far (25 hours in and the stuff i found is much better than anything I can craft). The loot system sucks the big one.

    I have nothing good to say about this game except that it works and does not crash very much. I wish I could get a full refund.    … Expand
  8. KaTwOoOMan
    Jan 12, 2015
    4
    Yes, it's a good game but it's not a game of the year. I'm really upset by graphics and clunky gameplay. I thought it would be something like AC graphics but I really have an impression to play an unfinished MMO game. It's a pity for the next gen. Guys, you should all work together, you have a good scenario, so work with people like CRYTEK to have some good graphics.
    Combat system is    Yes, it's a good game but it's not a game of the year. I'm really upset by graphics and clunky gameplay. I thought it would be something like AC graphics but I really have an impression to play an unfinished MMO game. It's a pity for the next gen. Guys, you should all work together, you have a good scenario, so work with people like CRYTEK to have some good graphics.
    Combat system is just BAD, no interest in tactic mode...
    So 6/10 it is...
    It's pleasant to walk around and discover new things... I did never play Dragon Age before so it's a little bit difficult to find how it works the first time. A more detailed notice/help would be appreciable.    … Expand
  9. powerman449
    Nov 22, 2014
    5
    So, after about 25 hours i have to say im not really impressed. Combining the stiff voice acting, glitches and times i had to turn off a new gen console due to freezes. The mage/templar plot dominates the beginning of the game which slows it down if you didnt like it from DA2. Dragon fights are a bore with them getting stuck or spamming one ability for the entire fight. Most of yourSo, after about 25 hours i have to say im not really impressed. Combining the stiff voice acting, glitches and times i had to turn off a new gen console due to freezes. The mage/templar plot dominates the beginning of the game which slows it down if you didnt like it from DA2. Dragon fights are a bore with them getting stuck or spamming one ability for the entire fight. Most of your choices boil down to nothing, as expected from bioware.

    Be warned, after all the patches and sticking to mostly flat ground, your horse can still sink into the ground and rocks. Loot drops for some inquisitor requisitions side missions are broken with you not being able to complete some of them. Also, the enemies scaling among their own level is screwy once you get deeper into the game. One notable example from this morning was a mage that took 2 minutes to beat while his warrior companions took less than 5 swings and this was a standard non quest mob.

    Most of the games time is padded out waiting for characters and the game catching up with the dialogue and walking/riding around the map. This is on top of load screens sometimes approaching skyrim's in length.

    If you can, grab this as a returned copy or wait about a month for the used ones to flood the stores. The game is broken, the team didnt see to care too much, this is my last pre-order bioware game.    … Expand
  10. pzol
    Nov 22, 2014
    5
    I feel disappointed with the game
    - the battles are plain boring, playing rogue with bow, you stand there and just fire away
    - the missions have ok stories, but in the end you still run around and do minor errands, pretty repetetive

    I had expected just a bit of the tactics needed for Baldur's Gate and similar games
  11. disgruntlegame
    Jan 6, 2015
    2
    The Good

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

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

    The Bad

    • The dialogue is beyond cliche

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

    • Camera controls could use some work

    • Forgettable recruit characters and end boss

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Conclusion: I wouldn't pay full price for this It will come down in price shortly so wait    … Expand
  12. shadowmage
    Jan 9, 2015
    3
    I felt like this game should have been much less linear. It became a grindy collect influence and experience game that in the end game mattered not one bit. All the side sub quests and sub plots you do on the war table dont matter at all ...bioware said it would have decisions that matter and i would laugh that notion out of the room. The ending is horribly plain they didnt learn anythingI felt like this game should have been much less linear. It became a grindy collect influence and experience game that in the end game mattered not one bit. All the side sub quests and sub plots you do on the war table dont matter at all ...bioware said it would have decisions that matter and i would laugh that notion out of the room. The ending is horribly plain they didnt learn anything from mass effect 3 it seems. The fighting mechanics were decent but i also miss the over the top spells like lightning storm or inferno. The dragon age keep was a great idea to keep the continuity of the story together. The boss battles?seemed oddly lacking in difficulty. I spent 135 hours on the game and felt cheated that i didnt even get to learn about what my npc characters or agents or my decisions did after the game was beaten. I mean did the mythal elves leave or teach their fellow elves? What happened in orlais other than you choose who the ruler was? What about the vints your attacking throughout half the game? Whats the effect on the killing of all the dragons in the local area? I'm of the opinion the main game should have been longer with more actual game play and less war table crap that didnt matter as time filler...lastly ill just say this if your expecting a rich immersive story like baldurs gate...you wont get it.... a storyline at captivating as ff7 ...nope...... the next story to keep you plodding along in the dragon age world...yes you'll find that. For the first next gen rpg on ps4, xbox one and so on... i was disappointed in the end after spending so much time in a decent but not great game… Expand
  13. killdrphil
    Nov 21, 2014
    9
    I'm 20 hours into the game and it's fantastic. Everything you would want in an RPG is here. It's also all very solid, well done, and fully realized. It really seems as if Bioware was determined not to make any part of it half-assed at all. Also, to allow the player to do everything how he or she wants to.
    Just be prepared to take your time and savor everything. There is a lot to take in    I'm 20 hours into the game and it's fantastic. Everything you would want in an RPG is here. It's also all very solid, well done, and fully realized. It really seems as if Bioware was determined not to make any part of it half-assed at all. Also, to allow the player to do everything how he or she wants to.
    Just be prepared to take your time and savor everything. There is a lot to take in and learn during the first few hours (but, that's only because there is so much depth to it).
    Don't mind the people giving this game a 0. SOME might have actually played some of it but, they are probably shallow, simple-minded gamers who just can't handle a game of complexity. They probably can't handle very much reading either. I guess if instead it was a children's pop-up book or something they would enjoy it.    … Expand
  14. keithianw
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    This is why metacritic user scores are a joke. This game is amazing. Anyone giving it a zero is skewing the results way too far down. This his may not be your cup of tea, maybe it's a ltittle buggy, maybe you don't like the PC controls, whatever the reason saying that the work they put into this is a zero shows the absurdity of the ratings. This is the best RPG I have played in years.
  15. RobbieN
    Nov 21, 2014
    9
    After one day of game time I'm totally drawn in the story. And that is was DA makes such a great series. Especially the way how the story is told is awesome. Great dialogues and wonderful voice actors make this game alive. This is the first game I played on the PS4 that is worth the 60 euro's and I think the graphics aren;t that bad at all. Ofcourse there are some glitches, but it is hardAfter one day of game time I'm totally drawn in the story. And that is was DA makes such a great series. Especially the way how the story is told is awesome. Great dialogues and wonderful voice actors make this game alive. This is the first game I played on the PS4 that is worth the 60 euro's and I think the graphics aren;t that bad at all. Ofcourse there are some glitches, but it is hard to find a game who is graphicly fault free.

    + Great story
    + Awesome characters with an own personality
    + Good controlls
    + Good soundtrack and the environment sounds are above par.

    - Some glitches
    - A lot of quests, to much.
    - To bad you can't level the ability's anymore/    … Expand
  16. Potential
    Nov 23, 2014
    5
    I am very confused about this game. I love a good RPG and I loved Dragon Age Origins, and was a bit pissed at how rubbish the second one was in terms of gameplay. I had heard through the grapevine that this game was also going to suffer from Bioware's ability to dumb down their games but I bought it none the less.

    I prayed that hopefully there would finally be an original game I could    I am very confused about this game. I love a good RPG and I loved Dragon Age Origins, and was a bit pissed at how rubbish the second one was in terms of gameplay. I had heard through the grapevine that this game was also going to suffer from Bioware's ability to dumb down their games but I bought it none the less.

    I prayed that hopefully there would finally be an original game I could play on my PS4 to make it worth the purchase but once again I have not found that game. The worst part is that this game has the potential to be up there with the greatest games ever made but it hasn't for me in my opinion, and I wanted to share why.

    Pro's

    -This Game is stunning Visually, it takes my breath away with how amazing it looks, it blows my mind. It is so beautiful and the landscapes are amazing. The people that worked on making the game look nice really deserved that paycheck.

    -Open World areas. The one thing that would've made DA:O a perfect ten was probably the fact that almost everything was closed in and linear when you arrive at a location. This game is wonderful at being so free in that regard.

    -It's massive. Considering the copy paste of DA:2 settings over and over again for battles and locations, this thing is immense. Spending hours upon hours on one map that was created for a side mission is awesome.

    Con's

    -They removed healing spells. That may not sound like a biggie, but it is to me. They added a cool tactical display that sort of gets ruined by the lack of ability to create tactics in this streamlined game. No longer can I heal myself and their excuse was basically 'People are dumb and don't know tactics'... well **** a duck...

    -Limited Characterization. At least compared to the two previous games. Growing a character that is shoehorned into boring abilities with lack of customization compared to what we are used to is just lack luster.

    -Removal of most of the inventory. Potions are handled separately, recipes are handled seperately, it's just god awful. The User Interface makes me want to slam my head into a wall.

    -Cardboard characters. Who designed these characters? They are god awful. The new ones I mean, the ones from previous games are still awesome but most of the new ones (Especially the female ones are truly baffling). It seems everyone one I want to romance is gay or just doesn't want to make babies with me, just like real life.

    -No threat/Storyline is lacking. I'm walking through the Hinterlands, swinging a sword at random nugs and admiring the beauty of the world they created while everyone I meet tells me the world is ending... Hell I haven't seen it. They keep talking about the breach from the start of the game but it doesn't effect me on any level. The last two games had more threat than the lovely green rifts that I can handle without breaking a sweat.

    -Less Tactics Management. In the last two games there was a very detailed way to customize the A.I. to fight the way you want. You don't get that here for your characters.

    -Towns feel empty. Even when they are filled with people... weird as that sounds it is true. You don't really talk to anyone, there is not many shops, choices to be had, or much to do. It's beautiful but empty.

    -Horrible writing. I know I sort of already said this with the storyline, but seriously this game takes the piss when it comes to the writing for the characters. I mean somehow I became the Hero at the start of the game even though I didn't really do anything.

    -Demographic. Bioware don't seem to know what their target demographic is. It's like they want to check all the boxes and in the process alienate their core audience (Or at least the ones that loved DA:O), and I believe that to some people this is their cup of tea or slice of cake. A lovely casual game because thinking is too hard. But being a lover of this genre of game makes me sad. Why? Because I want these visuals and this amount of effort put into something that is not streamlined for people who barely know how to turn on a light switch.    … Expand
  17. GrandScale
    Nov 23, 2014
    7
    If it wasn't for the bugs this game could have been great. Nothing game breaking (though I had two crashes), but they're noticable almost everywhere you go and they're annoying.

    But let's talk about the gameplay. The combat is great. You can pause a battle and have (almost) full control over the situation. Choices actually matter and have consequences. And the game world is gorgeous.    If it wasn't for the bugs this game could have been great. Nothing game breaking (though I had two crashes), but they're noticable almost everywhere you go and they're annoying.

    But let's talk about the gameplay. The combat is great. You can pause a battle and have (almost) full control over the situation. Choices actually matter and have consequences. And the game world is gorgeous. It's a full fledged open world with rich details that is just beautiful to look at.

    The character customization is the best that I've seen in an RPG so far (pretty sure PC elitists will correct me on that). You can craft and modify gears, which comsumes materials. Depending on what kind of materials you use it affects the bonuses of each crafted gear.

    The main cast is a mixed bag. I like the cast from previous entries much more. (Some characters from previous entries will make a comeback.)

    One thing I really hate about the gameplay is that you cannot longer assign points to your attributes when leveling up.

    But overall I'm having fun. For those of you who wants a more polish experience you might want to wait for a patch or two.    … Expand
  18. GordonG
    Dec 9, 2014
    9
    I am getting older and find it hard to really appreciate games anymore. I have bought all the big titles on ps4 which got decent reviews (Shadow of mordor, Infamous, Watch dogs, Battlefield, Wolfenstein, Last of us, Destiny, Tomb raider, The evil within) wishing that game to be the game to get me hooked on gaming again.

    All of these (except the last of us and destiny) i played max 2    I am getting older and find it hard to really appreciate games anymore. I have bought all the big titles on ps4 which got decent reviews (Shadow of mordor, Infamous, Watch dogs, Battlefield, Wolfenstein, Last of us, Destiny, Tomb raider, The evil within) wishing that game to be the game to get me hooked on gaming again.

    All of these (except the last of us and destiny) i played max 2 hours before getting bored! I am not kidding!

    And then comes DA:I, and wow! It got me hooked completly from the start! A true epic adventure!
    SO beautiful and immerse i played almost in one strech (after work) for 90 hours until i completed it.

    Its not perfect. I wish there were more quality rather than quantity in quests and that the story were longer.

    Don´t miss this years GOTY.    … Expand
  19. lydianfanfare
    Nov 30, 2014
    10
    Man, I am only 30 hours in, so no way have I gotten through the game, but I just can't wait to play this game every night! Getting this out of the way, of course, if you don't like fantasy RPGs, you won't like this, but if that grabs you, you can't go wrong with DAI! This is my Game of the Year so far.

    Pros: *I'm new to Dragon Age, but I feel like i mostly grasp what's going on, and    Man, I am only 30 hours in, so no way have I gotten through the game, but I just can't wait to play this game every night! Getting this out of the way, of course, if you don't like fantasy RPGs, you won't like this, but if that grabs you, you can't go wrong with DAI! This is my Game of the Year so far.

    Pros:
    *I'm new to Dragon Age, but I feel like i mostly grasp what's going on, and never felt left behind for having not played Origins or DA2.
    *Environments and characters are rendered beautifully. Sure, there's an awkward body movement every once in a while, but overall, I'm seriously impressed, especially by the water on the Storm Coast!
    *I love the dialogue options, and the enormous freedom of choice in terms of what your inquisitor is going to be and do.
    *The blend of combat, and again, the choice of how you approach it is really refreshing. You can increase or decrease the difficulty whenever, the overhead, tactical view is useful sometimes, and just running into battle is more action'y, and is good other times.
    *I think the keyword for this game is choice. There are so many choices well beyond the superficial, "What does he/she look like? What class? What race?" The amazing questions to answer are: "What does he/she believe? Why is he/she doing this? Will he/she fall in love, and with whom? Does he/she believe there's some higher purpose? How does he/she think a society should be run?" It's all fascinating, and so far, I can't get enough.
    *Game stability. This shouldn't be a thing, but lately, games have launched broken, and such is not the case with DAI. Sure, there are little glitches every once in a while, but in my experience, this game is polished, and, dare I say, actually finished before it releases?
    *Crafting feels awesome, and material grinding is not terribly repetitive! There are so many things to pick up all the time, everywhere. I rarely feel downtrodden as if I'll never find what I need.

    Cons:
    *Tactical cam doesn't work very well in some situations, like cramped rooms or caverns.
    *Inventory and character management in menus isn't perfect. I wish I could equip items after buying them while in the same merchant screen. I wish some things were clearer. I wish they would've called the "valuables" tab the "junk" tab, because that's what it is, and it would've spared me some head-scratching.

    It's well worth $60, and is a nice change from $60 Destiny. Try playing this for 30 hours, then go back to Destiny and tell me you don't feel ripped off.    … Expand
  20. sbesozzi
    Dec 10, 2014
    9
    I've been a die hard Dragon Age fan since Origins. Like most people, I was utterly disappointed by the second instalment and thought that Bioware would adjust themselves and try to wow everyone for the third game of the series. So I was already waiting for something really good.

    Wow. This game overcame my greatest expectations. For the first hour or so of gameplay, it left me a bit    I've been a die hard Dragon Age fan since Origins. Like most people, I was utterly disappointed by the second instalment and thought that Bioware would adjust themselves and try to wow everyone for the third game of the series. So I was already waiting for something really good.

    Wow. This game overcame my greatest expectations. For the first hour or so of gameplay, it left me a bit confused, not because it's unclear or misguiding, but because there is SO much to do and so many new features to discover it literally makes your head spin at first. And that's a good thing. The game is very deep, unveils an amazing (and customizable) story line, has compelling characters, a vast and beautiful open world, rewarding combat system (it's the perfect mix of DA:O and DA2) and incredible next gen graphics.

    One of the most interesting aspects is the same one I didn't really like at first; To continue the main quest chain, you have to unlock it by spending ''Power'' points you get by completing side quests and other open world tasks. What's great about it, is that it forces you to explore the world and see what the side quests have to offer. I usually stick to the story quests and go through a game in 15 hours or so and end up disappointed that it wasn't longer. With Inquisition, I finished my first playthrough after a whopping 60 hours of gameplay, and I didn't do all the sidequests.

    Get the game, take your time to explore everything it has to offer and I promise you won't regret it.    … Expand
  21. roshi82
    Jan 1, 2015
    9
    I managed to pick this game up on sale (66$AU eb sale) and I would have gladly paid full price for it. There is sooooo much to do!! The character creation is mind blowing...I want to play again so I can make a new character. Really fun. There are tons of collectables and side quests. The main story line isn't too long but all the side stuff makes it last so long! So glad the elf magesI managed to pick this game up on sale (66$AU eb sale) and I would have gladly paid full price for it. There is sooooo much to do!! The character creation is mind blowing...I want to play again so I can make a new character. Really fun. There are tons of collectables and side quests. The main story line isn't too long but all the side stuff makes it last so long! So glad the elf mages are back. My favourite by far. If you are a fan of the Dragon Age series you will enjoy this! The graphics are beautiful. Killing the high dragons was SOOOOO MUCH FUN!!! I wish there were more close ups of your characters face out of cut scenes. Has A TON of replay value!… Expand
  22. Surfer801
    Dec 12, 2014
    9
    This game is massive. Not only is it massive, Bioware took the time to produce an immense amount of exciting story and quality cinematics. When it appears most other games are going the way of money-making, franchise machines, Dragon Age keeps its roots grounded in quality story and fun gameplay. My single complaint is the difficulty of the campaign, which is far too easy even onThis game is massive. Not only is it massive, Bioware took the time to produce an immense amount of exciting story and quality cinematics. When it appears most other games are going the way of money-making, franchise machines, Dragon Age keeps its roots grounded in quality story and fun gameplay. My single complaint is the difficulty of the campaign, which is far too easy even on nightmare. In addition to great storytelling and content, the loot and crafting system are exciting and one of the best I've seen in a game.… Expand
  23. atomic_tomato
    Dec 8, 2014
    8
    I have logged about 10-15 hours into this game so far. I have played through origins, da2, sw:kotor's, mass effects. First off I would have to say I am glad I got this for ps4 over pc. I can totally tell this was designed for consoles(which imo is a shame). this game is big. very big. The gameplay feels really automated compared to origins but the strategy is there.. the choice dialogueI have logged about 10-15 hours into this game so far. I have played through origins, da2, sw:kotor's, mass effects. First off I would have to say I am glad I got this for ps4 over pc. I can totally tell this was designed for consoles(which imo is a shame). this game is big. very big. The gameplay feels really automated compared to origins but the strategy is there.. the choice dialogue seems a little vague but at times it can be entertaining. the story is kind of forgettable atm but like i said this is a huge game and im not very far. The characters are super interesting (especially Cole). the gameplay is kind of like if you were to take the idea of the elder scrolls oblivion gates and mix them into a bioware game. run around close gates, explore hidden caves and build up your fortress. Thats pretty much it. The crafting is VERY awesome. its a turn int he right direction for bioware.… Expand
  24. Megadonx92x
    Jan 8, 2015
    8
    I bought this game strictly off reading reviews and I must say that it was a good call. Although I haven't finished the game yet I would say I have put a good amount of time in it. The graphics look really good and the game play is okay. The game play itself can get boring at times but all the different scenarios you encounter through the game makes it a lot less of a bore. I never playedI bought this game strictly off reading reviews and I must say that it was a good call. Although I haven't finished the game yet I would say I have put a good amount of time in it. The graphics look really good and the game play is okay. The game play itself can get boring at times but all the different scenarios you encounter through the game makes it a lot less of a bore. I never played Dragon Age 2 so I can't call this better or worse. The story's pretty good. There are some smaller problems that bother me a little bit. Some cinematic talk scenes have audio issues were background conversations will be overheard rather than not being able to hear the main conversation you're trying to have with someone. Some characters won't open their mouths when they talk. On a different topic, I wish they would of put some mini games in for things like lock picking. I'm not a fan of the holding down one button for combat but the abilities you gain on the way make it a lot more fun. There has been problems with completing missions. On more than one occasion, I have done a quest and when going to complete it, I could not speak with the person to end it. I later came back to it and it let me enter the dialog but was very irritating. Exploration is always fun and they give you a lot to look for and lots of different locations to explore. Even though the maps not as big as Skyrim per say, they did a good job of having a lot to do. The battles get a lot more intense over a good amount of time which makes it that much more addicting to play. Overall the game I think is worth a buy. I don't think its a game of the year but its definitely worth a nomination.… Expand
  25. 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...
  26. 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..
  27. SaintJames012
    Jan 2, 2015
    8
    Dragon Age Inquisition is a definite pickup for anyone who has a PS4. This is even more true if you have little to no games for it currently

    Story - The story is basic. you had the luck of surviving an onslaught that no one at that time even knows the cause of. You are captured and questioned, as you are the only survivor of a fade rift opening. about 15 minutes into the game, you find    Dragon Age Inquisition is a definite pickup for anyone who has a PS4. This is even more true if you have little to no games for it currently

    Story - The story is basic. you had the luck of surviving an onslaught that no one at that time even knows the cause of. You are captured and questioned, as you are the only survivor of a fade rift opening. about 15 minutes into the game, you find out that you have the ability to close fade rifts, tears in the air that allow demons to invade our world. Using this new found power, you gather a force in a effort to close the fade rift, dealing with political, religious, and military problems along the way.

    Character - the character is a Created person. You have the choice of human, elf, dwarf, and qunari (dragon/demon looking guys) each have their own special abilities and limitations. Almost everything is free reign in terms of creation, though funny colors for skin and the customization array of weaponry and armor are not in the game, but we will touch on that in gameplay.

    Universe - The world this game creates is the best part This world feels complete, with caves, dungeons, ruins, towns, and landscape to explore. All while telling their own piece of the lore. There is a deeper are wide array of side stories through letters, books, and discoveries throughout the world that would appeal to the explorer gamer, the one who likes to pick apart the world their are playing in and see how everything runs, and every story that the game can tell. The best part is these specific side lore are completely optional, so those who wish to stay focused on the task at hand will not feel they are missing out on anything detrimental to the plot.

    Cast - The characters that join your Inquisition are the heart and sole of the game. The chemistry between the different squad you run with makes every trip a fun time, as conversations between the characters occurs. This also makes you run with different people, mixing and matching to find both the squad that is best suited to take down a dragon, and the squad whose conversations are so entertaining you would run them during fetch missions.

    Romance - this is a fairly weak part of the game. To put bluntly, for the guys out there, the most attractive female in the game (Liliana) cannot be romanced. The romance feels like a tack on simply for being a bioware game. While it feels more realistic in terms of defining who is homosexual, heterosexual, and bisexual, the lack of choices leaves most gamers picking the same one, which of course takes away from the game in a way. Mass Effect have a subclass of people based on their romance options, you had the guys who took tali, you had the guys who took miranda, you had the guys who took ashley, and so on. This is not the case in Inquisition, as in the case with male characters, most people pick Josephine, with the only other choice being Cassandra or taking the homosexual path.

    Gameplay: This is both the strength and weakness of the game. The dual usage of the third person rush in guns blazing is available, as is a more strategic overview with order giving for the strategic people. Using both comes in handy, and adds that little extra froth to the combat, though that's really it. Most of combat revolves around (depending on your class) charging, aiming, or flanking, then holding the right trigger while occasionally pressing Square or Circle for power hits. Running around can get tiring, especially when you have to backtrack to an area you already cleared in order to get a couple elmroots for another fetch mission. If it wasn't for the occasional character interaction, this would be a lot worse than it is. Along with this comes the Bioware conversation piece, which features optional dialogue that is diverse in delivery. Unlike Mass Effect, which only featured Paragon or Renegade, Inquisition takes this a little deeper by not assigning good or bad to any of them. You can play the game truer to who you are, whether it be a mindless idiot who needs everything spelled out for them, or a violent fanatic who draws his blade at the slightest flinch. you can even be a flirt by running a romantic dialogue with any and everyone. This in term affects the people around you's opinion of you. While this holds no real significance in gameplay, the story will be slightly different in terms of interaction. Also if you piss someone off too much they will leave your party and you will never get them back for the rest of the game.

    Overall the game is good and definitely a pickup if you do not have anything to play right now.    … Expand
  28. boy_number_8
    Jan 25, 2015
    8
    I enjoyed this game but i fully understand peoples concerns/negatives about it.

    Pros: I loved this companions as a whole in this game, more so actually than the companions in dragon age origins (which is still a by far superior game) Bioware listened from DA2 and allowed us more beautiful locations to visit and allowed us to customized characters armors and weapons. The main story is..    I enjoyed this game but i fully understand peoples concerns/negatives about it.

    Pros: I loved this companions as a whole in this game, more so actually than the companions in dragon age origins (which is still a by far superior game) Bioware listened from DA2 and allowed us more beautiful locations to visit and allowed us to customized characters armors and weapons.
    The main story is.. passable, i preferred the companion quests.
    The (tavern) music is lovely and i very much enjoyed the banter your compaions would have during exploration.
    I found the dragon battles to be a lot of fun.

    Negatives: Just like DA2 i felt the main story lacked hard decisions or decisions which really effected the story long term.
    You are given way to many side missions at the start of the game, and as im someone who has to complete all side missions before i move on, i was pretty much always 5 lvls above what you were suppose to be at throughout the game. Meaning i found all battles extremely easy and unrewarding.
    The boss was the easiest battle in the game. (for me)
    The war table missions seemed a lot more exciting that any of the side quests,its a shame all that is done off screen.

    Overall I enjoyed it as i'm a fan of these kind of games and have always been a huge dragon age fan, but for people new to the series i can see them finding it slow and hard to get into.    … Expand
  29. Darko84
    Jan 23, 2015
    5
    I didn't even finish this game but it not that bad.
    I am not 100% into RPG, it needs to be really good to get me into it.
    However one of the main reasons I did not like and finish it, was because of the story and the missions. As somebody already mentioned, it is just like a checklist of things to do, even when there is a reason behind you don't feel the need to do it and find what is    I didn't even finish this game but it not that bad.
    I am not 100% into RPG, it needs to be really good to get me into it.
    However one of the main reasons I did not like and finish it, was because of the story and the missions.
    As somebody already mentioned, it is just like a checklist of things to do, even when there is a reason behind you don't feel the need to do it and find what is coming next. The combat system is also weak for me and repetitive from character to character.
    Also the character development and personification is very poor and lack personality.
    Graphics are good and there was potential for a great game.
    If you are RGP fan you may enjoy it but don't hope anything new or fresh.    … Expand
  30. 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.
  31. kella
    Jul 16, 2016
    1
    I hope a lot of people got fired for this piece of unplayable piece of garbage. I don’t know if the fault lies with the designers, some arrogant, egocentric producer or executive, or if this was a design-by-committee that just checked off the boxes—dwarves without beards, check; glowing green goo; check—on the the way to launching undiluted trash. It doesn’t matter to me, the buyer of yourI hope a lot of people got fired for this piece of unplayable piece of garbage. I don’t know if the fault lies with the designers, some arrogant, egocentric producer or executive, or if this was a design-by-committee that just checked off the boxes—dwarves without beards, check; glowing green goo; check—on the the way to launching undiluted trash. It doesn’t matter to me, the buyer of your products—although I use that term loosely, because I will never buy one of your so-called products again.

    This is not an open world game and I have contacted the Federal Trade Commission to alert them of the fact that Electronic Arts is engaging in false advertising regarding this product. The character creator is adequate and the classes available are feasible, but as soon as you begin the game and are put on a bloody unilineal rail it becomes obvious that this not an open world game, this is not something you can explore and enjoy at your leisure, going your own way and doing your own thing, creating your own story with your own character.

    The essence of open world games is freedom to go where you want and do as you please. This is a crappy, bog standard 3D action-adventure game with some RPG elements that some soulless corporate executive decided to call an Open World game after Grand Theft Auto made a billion dollars. But you can’t just call a hamburger a steak and demand reviewers and gamers and players eat it like a steak. This is not a steak. This is a disgusting, rotten hamburger made up of entrails and snouts and filth vacuumed up off of the slaughterhouse floor. It’s a disgusting fast food hot dog made by an absolutely ill-managed and persistently incompetent game company, Electronic Arts.

    This is also brainless, mindless trash written and designed by people who hate fantasy, do not understand swords & sorcery, do not apparently even like or play open world games, and if you met them in person are probably overgrown hipster man-children without a clue. This conception is a bowel movement, the byproduct of a lifeless, corporate nine-to-fiver hack who thinks beard-less dwarves and glowing green goo is somehow innovating the fantasy genre. It’s not.

    Anyone involved in designing, producing and approving this farce should never be given a multi-million budget to make a creative product ever again. That is not an indictment of the programmers, artists, sound designers, voice actors or anyone else. But the creative, production and management team must be held accountable for their blathering incompetence. At the end of the day, I’m glad I only spent $10 to buy this game used at Wal-Mart, a serious lapse in judgment I will never make again.

    This so-called game is a crime against humanity and the perpetrators of this malfeasance and fraud belong in prison.    … Expand
  32. tibzoid
    Jan 29, 2015
    6
    Charmless, dull, repetitive. Doesn't hold a candle to Skyrim, which is a MUCH better game. If you love interactive storytelling adventures, and adore watching endless poorly acted cutscenes, this is the game for you. Otherwise you'll get sick of it fast.
  33. dayman75
    Jan 18, 2016
    9
    Pros:
    Good Storyline (tough a little difficult to follow for newcomers)
    Many many many items to chose from :D And very cool-looking items as well :) Great character customization Important Choices to make :) A great number of interesting bosses (dragons among them) to fight Great combat Mechanics Great sound and graphic design Cons: Too many fetch optional quests, showing lack    Pros:
    Good Storyline (tough a little difficult to follow for newcomers)
    Many many many items to chose from :D And very cool-looking items as well :)
    Great character customization
    Important Choices to make :)
    A great number of interesting bosses (dragons among them) to fight
    Great combat Mechanics
    Great sound and graphic design

    Cons:
    Too many fetch optional quests, showing lack of originality on their design
    Despite their different names, many items share the same skins :( More skins were badly needed
    Terrible multiplayer system
    Some bugs found

    Final Considerations:
    It deserved the Game of the Year award back in 2014. Its a must-play for Dragon Age fans and strongly recommended for RPG fans. Not advisable for RPG "haters".    … Expand
  34. mijan
    Jan 8, 2020
    7
    Game tried so much but didn't completely succeeded in everything. Graphics were great in 2014 but something was lacking. Not the best Bioware stuff
  35. 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
  36. 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.
  37. Markptzzz
    Jan 22, 2015
    9
    What about it? An impressive, amazing rig by the mass effect' creators.
    Feel the power becoming. True leader and get yourself lost in a colorful, hight - inspirated world, where you can feel the how the last sorround you, driving you in a dark future where you're choose will be history.
    There's so many thing to do to lost the story focus, and lost the in war sensation between the each    What about it? An impressive, amazing rig by the mass effect' creators.
    Feel the power becoming. True leader and get yourself lost in a colorful, hight - inspirated world, where you can feel the how the last sorround you, driving you in a dark future where you're choose will be history.
    There's so many thing to do to lost the story focus, and lost the in war sensation between the each primary mission.    … Expand
  38. 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!
  39. alexmanea
    Oct 13, 2015
    10
    Dragon Age Inquisition is one of the best games I've ever played. It's like Bioware took all the good things from the past games in the franchise and put them in this game. I have nothing bad to say about this awesome game. This game is sure to keep you entertained for tens of hours. The graphics are beautiful, the story is awesome, the combat is flawless. However, if you're not a fan ofDragon Age Inquisition is one of the best games I've ever played. It's like Bioware took all the good things from the past games in the franchise and put them in this game. I have nothing bad to say about this awesome game. This game is sure to keep you entertained for tens of hours. The graphics are beautiful, the story is awesome, the combat is flawless. However, if you're not a fan of lenghty games, this one is not for you. If you are a fan of everything else, you must play this game.… Expand
  40. 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.
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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 :)
  48. 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
  49. CalRochey
    Dec 13, 2017
    5
    Meh of the year

    nothing ground breaking here, to sum up the whole game would be millions of fetch quests which are all the same with a different coat of paint. Combat is okay is pretty boring though, doesn't feel tactical like origin or flashy like 2, instead its sort of somewhere in the middle so it ends up being not very tactical and looking pretty boring while you stand there! Which    Meh of the year

    nothing ground breaking here, to sum up the whole game would be millions of fetch quests which are all the same with a different coat of paint. Combat is okay is pretty boring though, doesn't feel tactical like origin or flashy like 2, instead its sort of somewhere in the middle so it ends up being not very tactical and looking pretty boring while you stand there! Which feels like your slashing one enemy for 5 minutes with 4 guys giving everything they have got, and this dude is just taking it like a b****. Combat is mind numbingly boring to say the least but don't worry your probably going to spend most of your time in this game running around like a headless chicken from point A to B with the million side quests, in-fact its a insult to actual side quests to call them that.

    the best thing about the game?

    well its another game which is in the game called dot to dot    … Expand
  50. Madrict
    Nov 19, 2015
    9
    Dragon Age Inquisition has become one of my all time favourite games. The engaging story, amazingly memorable characters, fun combat and stunning environments really had me hooked. I have completed this game twice now, and each experience was quite different due to the choices I made. Very well written dialogue and voice acting. Trespasser DLC is needed to finish off the story, but it isDragon Age Inquisition has become one of my all time favourite games. The engaging story, amazingly memorable characters, fun combat and stunning environments really had me hooked. I have completed this game twice now, and each experience was quite different due to the choices I made. Very well written dialogue and voice acting. Trespasser DLC is needed to finish off the story, but it is well worth it! Highly recommended!… Expand
  51. kizt
    Apr 2, 2017
    10
    DA: Inquisition will always have a special place in my heart as it was the first game I played on my brand-spanking-new PS4 at that time. Coming from XBOX 360, DA:I was my introduction to what next-gen graphics were like and what an introduction it was! There were moments in the game in which I could just stop and lose myself in the scenery. I loved everything about the game - theDA: Inquisition will always have a special place in my heart as it was the first game I played on my brand-spanking-new PS4 at that time. Coming from XBOX 360, DA:I was my introduction to what next-gen graphics were like and what an introduction it was! There were moments in the game in which I could just stop and lose myself in the scenery. I loved everything about the game - the locations, the quest system, the characters. Sure, there were flaws but when I could not put down the controller in the 120 hours it took me to finish the game, that says something. One of the best RPGs I have ever played.… Expand
  52. PsychoShane123
    Feb 15, 2017
    6
    Lack of world building and awkward combat make this game average, but you can't deny the fun there is to have with it's colorful cast of characters .
  53. InsaneGamer369
    Jul 21, 2017
    7
    Not to bad. It is a bit like Skrim (if it were way more linear.) This game is mainly pulled down by having to do pointless missions to advance. However it has it's strong suits(eg. Combat)
  54. OneLifeLeft
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    While not perfect, Bioware's first venture into the open-world genre is one that deserves praise.

    Gorgeously rendered environments are offset by a flashy and dynamic combat system. The voiced dialogue is at times witty, others endearing, and always worth lending your ear. This plot is not perfectly written. The antagonist of this tale is admittedly a bit too cliche. He fails to    While not perfect, Bioware's first venture into the open-world genre is one that deserves praise.

    Gorgeously rendered environments are offset by a flashy and dynamic combat system.
    The voiced dialogue is at times witty, others endearing, and always worth lending your ear.

    This plot is not perfectly written.
    The antagonist of this tale is admittedly a bit too cliche. He fails to impress as a villain worth fighting.

    Nevertheless, fans of impressively designed RPGs (and of Dragon Age, in particular) would not be disappointed to invest their time in this lengthy and ultimately worthwhile adventure.    … Expand
  55. Willmoy
    Mar 19, 2017
    9
    People are real quick to forget this was game of the year for 2014. Rightfully so. Was 2014 a "weak" year? Maybe. What game was better? Shadow of Mordor? Really don't think so. Anyone who rates the game lower than an 8 are sour grapes.
  56. madscientist4
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    This game encompasses all that an RPG should. First, there are a lot of options available for character design. You can choose between the different classes of characters and then adjust their face and hair, etc to exactly how you'd like it. Second, this game is about choice and you get to make a lot of choices. Role playing as The Inquisitor you can decide how many of the side quests toThis game encompasses all that an RPG should. First, there are a lot of options available for character design. You can choose between the different classes of characters and then adjust their face and hair, etc to exactly how you'd like it. Second, this game is about choice and you get to make a lot of choices. Role playing as The Inquisitor you can decide how many of the side quests to do, which NPCs you want to go deeper into their stories, etc. You don't have to do every side quest. You don't have to get to know every NPC, including the major ones. You get to pick. After 4 playing through 4 times I knew which NPCs I enjoyed and which ones I didn't care to follow. Not only that but in cases like Liliana, you get to help her find herself again(if you pick the right choices).

    So this game is for people who like to immerse themselves in a different world, for people who enjoy reading codex and getting to know NPCs. I cannot say enough good things about this game. It has high replay value. The combat is fun but also easy on Normal so if you want a challenge I'd start with a higher difficulty.

    If you enjoy role-playing and immersing yourself in a fantasy world you will love this game.    … Expand
  57. fercaveri
    Mar 30, 2017
    7
    This game... it fells that something is missing for an rpg. The gameplay is not the best one, but is acceptable. The story is good but with some argumental problems. Graphics are meh. But approved
  58. WardenofSilence
    Jul 3, 2017
    6
    Dragon Age Inquisition was a game I was looking forward to. Upon the announcement, I followed news of its production carefully, and I loved much of what I saw. After my distaste with DA2, I was hoping this game would bring the series back to the standard Origins set. I was wrong.

    The main story is decent at best. But first, in order to understand what is going on, you need to have    Dragon Age Inquisition was a game I was looking forward to. Upon the announcement, I followed news of its production carefully, and I loved much of what I saw. After my distaste with DA2, I was hoping this game would bring the series back to the standard Origins set. I was wrong.

    The main story is decent at best. But first, in order to understand what is going on, you need to have played a DLC for Dragon Age 2. Now, the game is set up with standard go here and do this. But each quest is plagued with some questionable writing (Here Lies the Abyss is dreadful in its writing). Choices often don't matter much by the end of the game. You end up succeeding in most cases against the antagonist, who is not fleshed out, and never feels like an actual threat most of the game, and doesn't really drive the plot.

    The cast. BioWare is known for having strong characters. And some are truly good. Varric makes a return, and his life is expanded upon beyond his role in DA2. Cassandra appears again this time as a companion, and is often brash, but supportive. Solas, an Elven apostate, is a character I have to give praise to as one of BioWares most complex and well written characters. I don't want to go into each character, but the companions and advisers are pretty good on a whole, with a few exceptions (Blackwall and Sera). Already mentioned was the antagonist, who is Corypheus, the antagonist from the Legacy DLC of DA2. With a cool back story, he really could have been crafted into a fine villain, but now remains completely forgettable.

    Side quests are often boring, context less, and a chore to complete. NPCs have no real depth to them, no sort of backstory for us to piece together really. A lot of the content is collecting stuff to fill out or just finding objects, all of which is dull. Not only that, but in order to progress through the main story, you have to do some of this. Power is required to do main quests, so players at some point have to deal with this garbage, most of which is not good, thoughtful, engaging content. Some cool areas and some interesting bits of lore can be found, but not much else.

    Gameplay. You have your traditional three classes; Warrior, Rouge, and Mage. Each offer different ways of playing the game. Tactics are almost nonexistent (despite BioWare saying this would be a more tactical game), and most fights require you to just spam you talents or spells (which you can only have a loadout of 8 instead of everything you have unlocked) without actually coming up with a plan. Most talent/spell trees don't really add new exciting abilities, instead just increasing damage or providing a larger range. The Ice and Fire spell trees are extremely similar, just as different elements. Healing spells has been completely removed (save for one spell from one specialization tree), as has the entire Entropy tree, which makes zero sense lore wise and it just taking away features for no real reason. You no longer have control over your attributes, with them being assigned by the game. Skills are yet again absent, but have a form of replacement in Inquisition perks and recipes. The established system from Origins has slowly been moved away from, with RPG elements being removed for a more streamlined game. I absolutely hate this.

    Dialogue. The dialogue wheel makes a return, and things remain the same. Top is typically nice, middle a more funny or charming, and bottom is direct or aggressive. I know a lot of people like this, but limiting players to the usual three responses and telling you exactly how things come across feels like spoon feeding to me. You can unlock special options depending on your race and any dialogue perks you have unlocked. Often times, however, the options you pick don't have very meaningful results.

    The Map. No longer do we have the exact same maps of DA2. Now, we have large ones, some completely massive. They look great, absolutely. But the are often empty, devoid of any real meaning. This goes back to the side quest problem. Often times, the maps offer nothing in good content to actually be worth your time exploring. One area is a massive desert that doesn't have anything going on in most of it.

    Of course, there are positive aspects to this game. The cast is for the most part strong, with voice acting being solid, and in some cases great. The game looks great as well, and BioWare deserves credit for that. But when you start to examine areas beyond that, things get worse. Inquisition looks like a good game, but the deeper you dig, the more disappointment you find.    … Expand
  59. CoreGamer1408
    Apr 13, 2019
    7
    I did not buy this full price. I got it on a heavy discounted sale that worked out at about 10% of the launch price on the PSN store. Wow this looked a very pretty game. The flashy arcade type combat is a step side ways compared to the more tactical combat based DAO.

    Seems way more to explore in this one than the other, but not really lots to interactive with. As in only opening chests,    I did not buy this full price. I got it on a heavy discounted sale that worked out at about 10% of the launch price on the PSN store. Wow this looked a very pretty game. The flashy arcade type combat is a step side ways compared to the more tactical combat based DAO.

    Seems way more to explore in this one than the other, but not really lots to interactive with. As in only opening chests, collecting herbs and making things dead. A couple of copy/paste puzzles, but they are very few and far between. Lots of copy/paste fetch quests. Some areas not much going on with a empty half finished feeling. The size of the maps and the amount of repetitive collect quests just seem like a lazy way to pad out and stretch the game. Yes and more so if compared to the first game.

    In game money is very tight and crafting seems like a grind for resources. Yeah as if I a buying MT's fts EA/Bioware.

    I kind of miss the camp-fire intimacy of DOA. Not enough character interaction between all the gameplay padding. The new characters are mostly likeable. The combat scaling is so WTF fun. Going into some areas led to I was running for my life seconds later. So no hand holding when exploring lol.

    Not really interested in the rivalry between the Templars and the Mages. It just feels like a old tired out recycled plot after DAO. The green stuff in the sky and the mystery around that was interesting, because it was “shiny” new.

    The edition of the war table and I looked at that and was thinking what is the point? Yeah Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age Inquisition are about great wars, but they primary APRGs not a war game. Bigger is always not better if it is done in a loose sloppy bad grindy way.

    I did enjoy the story in part. I liked the usual Bioware party chat between characters and the fun flashy combat, but not the grindy quests and the obvious padding travelling from A to B. Technically has some issues. Weird graphic glitches with the occasional rare BSOD in my first completed run of 130+ hours.    … Expand
  60. BlitZeR_95
    Apr 28, 2018
    8
    A very long and fun game! Not everyone's type of game but this is right up my alley! An amazing game! There are so much bugs and glitches in this game though, some are unfortunately game-breaking glitch.
  61. Irisen
    Dec 6, 2018
    7
    Alright, this game isn't bad. I actually like creating several Inquisitors and exploring the stories roleplaying their different points of view, it's fun. However, the gameplay isn't, it's kinda boring. The maps are also not that fun to explore and the semi-open world can be a pain in the ass.
    However, there are some great quests in it, like the optional one where time stopped in a temple    Alright, this game isn't bad. I actually like creating several Inquisitors and exploring the stories roleplaying their different points of view, it's fun. However, the gameplay isn't, it's kinda boring. The maps are also not that fun to explore and the semi-open world can be a pain in the ass.
    However, there are some great quests in it, like the optional one where time stopped in a temple in that desert level (can't remember the name) or even the one at the Elvhen goddess' temple. The art isn't amazing but it remains pretty good. As for the characters, most of them are cool, except Solas, who is a c*nt.    … Expand
  62. JuliusSmith
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    What is with all the hate?! 0 is for broken games, this game is not broken, it is the opposite, this game is amazing and one of the best games for the next gen consoles, ignore the low scores, this is definitely a game to buy.
  63. Kenmei
    Nov 28, 2014
    9
    I have put in about 70 hours into this game now and I can say that, even with the flaws, this game will easily be up for Game of the Year all across the board.
    The pros definitely outweigh the cons here and it starts with content. While the first area you go to is about the worst starting area I've seen in a long time for an RPG, the amount of content available to you all throughout the    I have put in about 70 hours into this game now and I can say that, even with the flaws, this game will easily be up for Game of the Year all across the board.
    The pros definitely outweigh the cons here and it starts with content. While the first area you go to is about the worst starting area I've seen in a long time for an RPG, the amount of content available to you all throughout the game is wonderful. It's only surpassed by long standing MMO's and even then it would give them a run for their money. With a decent combat system pretty much copy and pasted from DA:2, the trek throughout this game is wonderful. I loved seeing all the environments and how I interacted with them. The characters work well too. They aren't particularly memorable but they are better than alot of other games today. The game seems to flow very well, keeping you interacting with the environment and your party. There are some returning characters from both DA 1 and 2, along with some fresh new faces. They do a good job at answering alot of questions that might have been left after the first two games.
    There are some definite problems with this game though and the first one is kinda obvious when dealing with a game this size: the bugs. There are so many bugs in this game, particularly audio bugs, that follow you everywhere you go. There's really no way around some of them and, while not all of them are a problem, when the game seizes up and crashed multiple times over the coarse of the playthrough, we've got a problem. The second problem is the story. The story takes a very weird turn about 75% of the way through for pretty much no reason and doesn't give a payoff. Obviously they are setting up for a fourth game but I'm not impressed with the way they had to do it here, especially since the story here is EASILY the weakest of the games so far. It's almost a joke.
    Story and bugs withstanding, this game is great. There's so much to do and so much to see that it easily pays the cost of the game by itself. The series has potential again after a misstep with DA2 but I really hope it doesn't take them 5-6 years to put out the next one or else it might be forgotten yet again.    … Expand
  64. Honorable_Play
    Jan 23, 2015
    1
    Are you kidding? I'm wondering if Bioware is paying people to review this game, or if these five star reviews from people are those who've never played the previous games, and enjoy choppy dialogue, pointless quests and a whole lotta cheese.

    I bought this game a bit worried, after the first bits of gameplay were revealed, none of it focused on the story. Then...seeing some negatively    Are you kidding? I'm wondering if Bioware is paying people to review this game, or if these five star reviews from people are those who've never played the previous games, and enjoy choppy dialogue, pointless quests and a whole lotta cheese.

    I bought this game a bit worried, after the first bits of gameplay were revealed, none of it focused on the story. Then...seeing some negatively scored reviews on here(though surprisingly few) got me even more nervous.... Rightly so.

    When I first started playing. I was so excited. The game was beautiful. And despite having to restart twice, because my Dragon Age Keep wouldn't load right, and then 20 times after just to make sure I liked my character's face, I was still psyched to play.

    However, in the opening scenes I could already see issues. The dialogue was clunky, odd and unnatural; though I quickly ignored it. There was a bit of that in Dragon Age 2, and I still managed to love that game. But ...wait... were the characters....lip-syncing?

    I'm sorry, but in all the other games, it has never been so off and so distracting. I believe I could've done a better job at matching the words to their lips half the time, and I'm total bs with editing!

    Still, I kept at it. The main plot was just intriguing enough, though I had to ignore the "Oh! There goes our lord and savior the Herald" and other unending cheese-fests within the dialogue to enjoy it. I believed it would get better.

    Eventually I played about 25 hours, and realized I was going nowhere. I had just gotten to the part where I can increase my relationship with my characters, and the dialogue with them was the most awkward, unnatural dialogue, I've ever heard in a video game. Let's just say...if you were interested in romancing a character before... You won't be now.

    But even if you decide to not romance a character, and even if you decide to not do the pointless(get me 5 of this herb, deliver this letter, tell this person that person is dead)quests of which there are an unending amount, there's still the fact that, as you go, the main quest gets weaker and weaker.

    I could seriously write a book on how disappointed I am...but honestly, this game isn't even worth it. You can dress up crap in the prettiest box, with ribbons and bows and bells and whistles...but the fact is...it's still crap.

    Here are some things to keep in mind before purchasing this game:

    -The tactical system is worthless. ...I actually enjoyed DA2 combat better than DAO despite popular opinion, because I also love action game combat. But this one, was a horrid "abomination" of the two(hehe). Ah! And I heard it's downright awful on the PC, so if you're a PC gamer, I would check that out.

    -The dialogue will seem weird, clunky, stupid, and might cause rage attacks. Also, if you are romancing a character, it will probably seem odd or even just plain creepy at times. If you want to have a relationship with any character, you just have to get used to it. The only love interest character that seemed to mostly avoid bad writing was Dorian(although I haven't played all of the romances to completion)

    -Silence. And get used to it. There's almost 0 party banter now. I never realized how much I enjoyed it, too.

    -Herald on high(this needs to be a point on it's on). Now this seems like it would be cool, but when your companions/strangers/enemies, revere you for being a God, for doing, pretty much NOTHING, but being the Inquisition's puppet....it get's pretty old.

    -The character is not you. And there's nothing you can do to make her feel like you.
    First of all, I have a problem with voicing characters that you want to be "The Player". In Hawke's case(from DA2), it made sense. We were playing Hawke, not ourselves. In this game, not so much. It's supposed to be me...and most of the time, I wouldn't say things with the inflection or tone that this character says them.
    Second of all, none of your dialogue choices make her a different character. You are the same either way. The Herald: Nice or mean. But judg-er of all. There was a moment were I felt unbridled hatred for "myself", when she sat on her throne(not kidding) and tells her men(in a condescending voice) either to kill the person you're judging or banish him or throw him in prison for the rest of his life. I wanted to cut off my own head!

    But besides all this: The fact that Bioware's writing has gone to hell, poor/AI reliant combat layout, mindless busywork that's only enjoyable until you realized you spent 10 hours doing things that got you no cool cutscenes and no interesting dialogue, pretty much every "new" thing that advertized works poorly or with difficulty if at all(aka crafting, horses, modifying armor), not to mention the ridiculous amount of glitches...

    I can say...the music was pretty, the graphics were amazing, and the game shows a lot of grandeur that may appeal to some's ego.

    But nothing saves bad writing. Nothing.

    I'll think twice before purchasing my next Bioware title.    … Expand
  65. ignore78
    Nov 23, 2014
    10
    dragon age inqusition is one of the best open world RPG i ever played. The world feels so alive. Not like skyrim where you are the player and everything feels so fake, that everything is about you and what you do. like the game is progressed around you. In dragon age the world is living on its own without you, and you try to change the world. i have played many RPGs and this game takes itdragon age inqusition is one of the best open world RPG i ever played. The world feels so alive. Not like skyrim where you are the player and everything feels so fake, that everything is about you and what you do. like the game is progressed around you. In dragon age the world is living on its own without you, and you try to change the world. i have played many RPGs and this game takes it all. Its a BIG world that is packed with stuff to do and explore. Skyrim feels like an empty playground. The graphics is one of the best i seen. I played dragon age 1 for 1 hour and never got into it. But this got me hooked right away. If you like RPGs then this is a must buy!… Expand
  66. Oxification
    Dec 16, 2014
    3
    The worst part of the game is the terrible pacing in the story.

    Your character is inexplicably tossed into the leadership roll of the last hope for Thedas without any reason or rhyme. The filler "quests". Collect this, collect that, collect those stones to open three colour doors. Yeah, that makes me mad. That makes me really mad, Bioware. Instead of giving us time-killing nothings    The worst part of the game is the terrible pacing in the story.

    Your character is inexplicably tossed into the leadership roll of the last hope for Thedas without any reason or rhyme.

    The filler "quests". Collect this, collect that, collect those stones to open three colour doors. Yeah, that makes me mad. That makes me really mad, Bioware. Instead of giving us time-killing nothings to compete with juggernauts like Skyrim why don't you give us a competent storyline; something you haven't done since Mass Effect 2?

    The one saving grace are the interesting characters that kept making come back and playing, they made me "FEEL" something.

    Why, oh why, are there game-breaking bugs and crashes in this AAA game? What the hell do you think you're doing releasing a game earlier? Making a worse game.

    The combat is dreary and repetitive, the number of abilities and customisation of said abilities is severely downgraded from the previous titles.

    Unfortunately I couldn't make myself keep playing, and I've left it to fester within its case. Never again will I pay this much money for something that has disappointed me so very harshly. I've learned my lesson.

    Shame on you, Bioware and your EA, putting money in your pockets and the pockets of "professional gaming reviewers".    … Expand
  67. abowman
    Nov 29, 2014
    10
    People who haven't played past the first 10 hours of the game are likely the ones giving poor reviews for this game. This is an absolute amazing RPG with great depth and immersion. I was actually really disappointed with Dragon Age 2, but this game brings the Dragon Age series back into full swing. This has quickly become one of my favorite RPGS of all time... BUY THIS GAME.
  68. neuparthpumper
    Nov 26, 2014
    9
    Outstanding game. And yes, it IS a game for those who like to complain about the color of grass or the shape of a cloud. Funnily, people who complain about this praise things about DA:O (which was awesome) that were in DA:O as well (such as OTT blood splattered party members).

    The first part of this game is a grind in the Hinterlands, and if like some of the numpties who felt compelled    Outstanding game. And yes, it IS a game for those who like to complain about the color of grass or the shape of a cloud. Funnily, people who complain about this praise things about DA:O (which was awesome) that were in DA:O as well (such as OTT blood splattered party members).

    The first part of this game is a grind in the Hinterlands, and if like some of the numpties who felt compelled to "0" review it after 15 minutes of game time, you only ever stick to that area's endless list of fetch quests which are designed to bring people new to the series into the game world with easy to do tasks (well, until you hit that level 12 farm gate, or the dragon)... without ever venturing forth, you're going to dislike this.

    But the excellence in design here is that you can begin to do things in any order you wish. You can progress the story without fear of locking out previous areas (something that happened in DA:O - I'm not knocking DA:O as its on my all time favorite list).

    People say NYEH NYEH Mass Effect was so much better and non linear. Ermm... Mass Effect WAS quite linear. Roaming a planet in a bugged buggy is freedom? No, there was still only perhaps three places worth visiting per planet, and many of the story quests and exploration had to be done in a particular order in order to be completionist. And there was TONS of fetch quests, deliver messages, kill 3 bad guys, etc.

    Mass Effect was an amazing game that I loved... but it's just insanity that people fondly remember games and choose to ignore flaws and frustrations that they absolutely would have **** about back then, just to throw mud at a new title.

    I paid $50 for DA:I. When I finish sinking 50+ hours into (I'm 20 now and have barely scratched it), will I have got my money's worth? That will be a rate of $1 an hour. You piss money away at the cinemas for 90 - 180 minutes worth of a film you may or may not like.

    Bioware have done an outstanding job again. Yeah there's things that you might not like. But when EVER has a game been truly perfect? Never. Bugs have existed since Pong, and you either accept them or if they are game breaking (which nothing in this has been), you move along.    … Expand
  69. jhandibode
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    Graphics: 10
    Characters: 9.5 - all characters look awesome. My only downside is Cassandra doesn't look anything like she did from Dawn of the Seeker movie in which she was called beautiful. She was also cute in DA2 with short hair. But I didn't like that they gave her guy look - short hair doesn't equate to man face LOL.
    Gameplay: 9 - Fun so far and enjoy how companions can be set up    Graphics: 10
    Characters: 9.5 - all characters look awesome. My only downside is Cassandra doesn't look anything like she did from Dawn of the Seeker movie in which she was called beautiful. She was also cute in DA2 with short hair. But I didn't like that they gave her guy look - short hair doesn't equate to man face LOL.
    Gameplay: 9 - Fun so far and enjoy how companions can be set up to target particular targets. Game has real strategy feel to it and I enjoy it.
    Storyline: 9 -Pretty epic so far with great music, great scenes and all characters seem to have a purpose in the world.
    Romance: ? Didn't get too far yet to romance Cassandra so I have to wait and see later in how it works. But so far you see if she likes what you say or your actions.
    Class: 9 - Picked warrior - two handed wielder and like it so far. I would have giving it perfect but it doesn't have auto attacks or anything its all manual so it take getting use to in gameplay. I am RPG player but do like have this class is playing so far. I may go for specialization with Templar. I wanted mage for knight enchanter but didn't want to wait long to get to specialization.
    - Loving the game and turning out to be a wonderful experience all around. I love the game so far.    … Expand
  70. markymark1988
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    Amazing game, highly recommend to anyone who likes this kind of genre. As far as RPG's go one of the best I have ever played period!!! Has to be favourite for game of the year
  71. 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.
  72. AkumaShokan
    Nov 30, 2014
    10
    I cant understand the hate this game is getting. I really like the way they set up the quests and locations and it's really easy to get around. It only took me around two hours to get used to all the UI's and stuff. Other than the clunky mouth animation (lol?) this is a masterpiece. I just cant put down the controller!
  73. thovader
    Dec 9, 2014
    9
    I really don’t get all the hate this game is receiving. There were so many RPGs before that were neither revolutionary in any way nor actually fun to play but still didn’t receive such hate.

    I haven’t finished the game yet but invested a little more than 55 hours into it. So far every minute has been a blast :) ! The world is huge and offers a lot of variety. Actually the game often    I really don’t get all the hate this game is receiving. There were so many RPGs before that were neither revolutionary in any way nor actually fun to play but still didn’t receive such hate.

    I haven’t finished the game yet but invested a little more than 55 hours into it. So far every minute has been a blast :) !

    The world is huge and offers a lot of variety. Actually the game often reminds me of a typical MMORPG like World of Warcraft, just without the other players. You have resources that needs to be collected to build new weapons or equipment, you have dungeons where you can find treasures and hideous monsters, different kind of mounts to quickly ride through the enormously large landscape, several races with different stories and of course different classes to choose from.
    I wouldn’t be surprised if EA and BioWare use this game as a template to publish a real MMO in the future. I, for one, would definitely buy/subscribe it!

    Even though the graphics might not be the very best for a next generation console, it’s really pretty and doesn’t need to hide behind the competition.
    The zones are huge, show a lot of detail and offer a rich variety of animal life and plants. It’s impressive to see that the game doesn’t need to load when walking through a zone… even though they are really large. Even moving from one zone to another doesn’t result in a lot of loading time. Destiny’s loading times are far worse, for instance.

    The sound is great, too. The music is wonderful and whenever I’m in combat, the sound effects are great and authentic.

    The controls are tight and action oriented, which is absolutely fine by me. There is a tactical view but I prefer to fight in real time, giving the game a slight hack and slay character. I play on “hard” difficulty, which is manageable in the action view if you know your abilities and know what to do. I only switch to the tactical view when fighting dragons from time to time.

    The story is great and entertaining. I personally liked the story of Dragon Age Origins and the Mass Effect trilogy better, but Dragon Age Inquisition is still doing a splendid job in sucking you into its story.
    The only thing I sometimes find exhausting is that you kind of regularly “have to” talk to your party members and NPCs to get hidden quests or to gain other benefits. As I said, you are not forced to talk to them but I feel that you would be at a disadvantage if you don’t do your regular rounds and talk to each and every one of them.
    This has been a BioWare issue from the first hour, though.

    I do miss a kind of bank where I can deposit all the stuff that I don’t wanna carry around with me all the time. At the moment you either have to sell or salvage it.

    Conclusion: Dragon Age Inquisition is a superb Action RPG with beautiful graphics, great sound and a gripping, well-told story! With 50 – 200 hours of unique gameplay (depends on the number of side quests you are doing), it’s hard to claim that the game is too expensive or that it doesn’t offer enough content for its price tag. Recently it received the Game Of The Year 2014 award and I can only share this sentiment.    … Expand
  74. procyon
    Dec 20, 2014
    1
    For a game that has so much talk, and conversation lines that do not match up, then the fact that you are forced to hear your party members go thru the same old, same old conversation piece again and again is bewildering, and will make you wish for the permanent mute button, if you have not decided just to demand a refund. The game's major let down is it's healing and Health situation...For a game that has so much talk, and conversation lines that do not match up, then the fact that you are forced to hear your party members go thru the same old, same old conversation piece again and again is bewildering, and will make you wish for the permanent mute button, if you have not decided just to demand a refund. The game's major let down is it's healing and Health situation... or lack thereof. The mage has NO Heal spell to help you thru combat. This is needed if playing on hard or above hard. To make matters even worse, when your party dies and you need to reload, you may find yourself respawning with 5% Health for the whole party. This is potentially a game-breaking , broken feature because if you are far from a camp and a tent therein to heal your party by then you may find yourself actually having to RESTART with a brand new toon from the beginning if you become sick of being played by Bioware in this manner. I actually found myself in this situation. For me the game is just talk, talk and more too much talk. The Heal situation is frustrating and will have you wish to have the game's devs called to account. Also despite the hype we were overfed before launch, the game is not open world at all. It has the same boxed in maps as the last games just a little larger. I would avoid this game like the plague. Don't waste your money on a game that is made to frustrate. Perhaps if the devs actually played the frustrations they make they might be able to do something about avoiding them, but it takes actually trying your mistakes out first before any real change can be affected.… Expand
  75. Andynokills
    Nov 28, 2014
    10
    Game of the year! This game lets you take a computer control off and fully control every move of your party if you want to, making it the only totally solid next-gen strategy game. If you want action with no pause you just set the difficulty lower and let the computer control party members. Your an idiot if you cant figure this out you actually need to play on normal and easy if your aGame of the year! This game lets you take a computer control off and fully control every move of your party if you want to, making it the only totally solid next-gen strategy game. If you want action with no pause you just set the difficulty lower and let the computer control party members. Your an idiot if you cant figure this out you actually need to play on normal and easy if your a noob. With rich lore, an open world and good difficulty settings this game is exactly what the fable series and the previous dragon age games aspired to but never accomplished.… Expand
  76. ROSSONERI108
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    dragon age inquisition is the best rpg to ever grace a console the amount of content on offer in this game is breath taking and the world is as huge as it is beautiful ...i have no idea why people are trolling the game with such low scores but it makes no difference the game is outstanding im 80 hours in and have not even scratched he surface of this game
  77. misthv
    Nov 26, 2014
    10
    I loved Origins, hated DA2 (too linear etc.). In Inquisition, yes there are some flaws (will most likely be polished along the way) but it is absolutely fantastic. Been playing 50h+ now and it feels like I have yet brushed the surface of the game. The story is immersive, the characters likable and interesting. Fights a perfect balance between action and strategy. Scenes beautifullyI loved Origins, hated DA2 (too linear etc.). In Inquisition, yes there are some flaws (will most likely be polished along the way) but it is absolutely fantastic. Been playing 50h+ now and it feels like I have yet brushed the surface of the game. The story is immersive, the characters likable and interesting. Fights a perfect balance between action and strategy. Scenes beautifully rendered and the world compelling and believable. Looking forward to my next 50h gameplay. I rarely play melee in these games (I usually find it too much hack-n-slash and too mind numbing, but the melee in this game is freaking awesome. I just love the animations and immersiveness of controlling a 2-handed wpn warrior or dbl dgr'd rogue !)… Expand
  78. Shiftian_Be
    Nov 29, 2014
    6
    I am about 30 hours into this game .. It looks okay , sometimes framerate drops and clunky graphics..
    On some of the 10-score reviews I read 'engaging' and 'great' combat system .. How the hell is that ?! Holding R2 and running around only to spam some facebutton as soon as im able to is neither challenging , engaging or most of all , fun.. Unless you enjoy mapping out everyones MO at the    I am about 30 hours into this game .. It looks okay , sometimes framerate drops and clunky graphics..
    On some of the 10-score reviews I read 'engaging' and 'great' combat system .. How the hell is that ?! Holding R2 and running around only to spam some facebutton as soon as im able to is neither challenging , engaging or most of all , fun.. Unless you enjoy mapping out everyones MO at the start of every battle , you are constantly cycling through your party members to pause the gameplay and heal..

    The story is okay , at the best and doesn't at all , pull you in..
    If this seems to you great storytelling , pick up some assassins , metal gear or last of us and chances are your mind will explode.

    It gets better after x-hours is another argument, naah man , I want to enjoy most , if not every, part of the game , not struggle to some point..

    So whats left ? Rpg-elements .. Yeah , numerous enough ... But honestly, skyrim did all of this 100 times better..

    Each to his own .. I like rpgs, but this is just play boring.    … Expand
  79. R7critical
    Dec 4, 2014
    8
    Inquisition is pretty fun, not perfect, but pretty fun.

    Gigantic amount of stuff to do, completionists will be wandering the hinterlands alone for a good 20 hours. Interesting party members and world, tons of lore and chitchat for people who enjoy such things. MULTIPLAYER! DA:I has multiplayer, similar to bioware's Mass Effect 3 multiplayer right down to the buying chests and the    Inquisition is pretty fun, not perfect, but pretty fun.

    Gigantic amount of stuff to do, completionists will be wandering the hinterlands alone for a good 20 hours.
    Interesting party members and world, tons of lore and chitchat for people who enjoy such things.
    MULTIPLAYER! DA:I has multiplayer, similar to bioware's Mass Effect 3 multiplayer right down to the buying chests and the lobby system. But where ME3's multi was straight up horde mode, DA:I's multi is a dungeon crawl through semi-randomized dungeon segments that ends with a horde fight and boss.

    So what is wrong with the game that it gets an 8 instead of a 10?
    - Well, there are no DRAGONS in multiplayer, yeah, a game called DRAGON AGE and you can't fight any dragon bosses in multiplayer.
    - Demon boss in multiplayer is ridiculously overpowered and can wipe a party in one hit that is almost un-dodgeable.
    - Multiplayer characters can only have FOUR spells equipped, compared to the EIGHT spells single player characters can access at once.
    - Screen tearing. It happens kind of frequently.
    - Horses are dumb and garbage, not nearly fast enough.
    - Some areas are stupidly huge and devoid of anything interesting in ~85% of the map (hissing wastes especially)
    - Partymember AI is dirt stupid and acts like it willfully disobeys your commands.
    - Iron bull, while a funny guy, dies so easily in combat it is ridiculous.
    - Crafting is limited by schematics you randomly find, and horned dudes cannot wear any hats, only ugly makeup which, as far as I know, cannot be crafted.
    - Weird bugs, like being launched into space after running up a rock and activating command mode, only to blast off when you deactivate it.

    Really though, at release this is one of the best games out for the PS4, in a hailstorm of re-release cash grabs. If you are looking for a western RPG to play, you don't have much reason to skip this.    … Expand
  80. realdealyo
    Dec 1, 2014
    8
    Great game. Yes, it is not an old school RPG and the principles of the game have nothing to do with the first Dragon Age or even Baldur's Gate, however it's still a great game. The graphics are great, the story is entertaining and the RPG system is interesting, but simple. I recommend this game to both old school gamers and newcomers
  81. hostaman
    Jan 10, 2015
    8
    First, anyone giving either 0 or 10 for this game is a moron (just get that out the way).

    Never played a DA game before, but Mass effect has lead me to try it. - The game is huge. Loads of quests, main quests are very meaty. - Game design is gorgeous, fantastic graphics, really immersive - Great mix of characters, some interesting romance options, but great friends too. - The    First, anyone giving either 0 or 10 for this game is a moron (just get that out the way).

    Never played a DA game before, but Mass effect has lead me to try it.

    - The game is huge. Loads of quests, main quests are very meaty.
    - Game design is gorgeous, fantastic graphics, really immersive
    - Great mix of characters, some interesting romance options, but great friends too.
    - The story gets quite complicated, but there are some very satisfying scenes which tie up many of the threads.
    - Combat is a slight down side. It's intended to be a bit strategic, but comes across as button mashing much of the time (but then I think I prefer guns).
    - Biggest weakness is the user interface. This is way too complicated for a console controller, and can become frustrating.
    - Questing turns up piles of loot, but unfortunately your inventory is tiny so you'll spend loads of time destroying or selling items just to make room. This is a major downer.
    - Lots of replay value with alternate characters, sexes, and romances.
    - The game makes you care about pixels! A major achievement.

    Size, scope and look of the game: 10/10
    Characters and RPG elements: 9/10
    Combat: 6/10
    User Interface & Inventory: 5/10

    A Great game, not nirvana, but well worth a look    … Expand
  82. Mishaal
    Dec 10, 2014
    10
    best RPG for the last gen and also for currant gen so far .. this game takes you in journey that mixed with too many personal events and choices that will give you the ultimate feel of role playing .. even with some bugs i did enjoyed it .. if you want it action game go for normal or hard but if you like using strategy playing from above go for nightmare difficulty
  83. MGNexus
    Dec 2, 2014
    8
    This game is a lot of fun, and easily my favorite of the three Dragon Age games, but after having logged over 100 hours in the game over 2 playthroughs so far...there are a few issues that have worn on me over the course of my time, and now really annoy me.

    First...the story. I'm probably somewhere around 75% through the story at this point, so no clue how it ends, but as it stands    This game is a lot of fun, and easily my favorite of the three Dragon Age games, but after having logged over 100 hours in the game over 2 playthroughs so far...there are a few issues that have worn on me over the course of my time, and now really annoy me.

    First...the story. I'm probably somewhere around 75% through the story at this point, so no clue how it ends, but as it stands now...the game starts off slow but quickly gets very interesting and has a really powerful ending to the first act. I've not run many more story missions since then, as I've been busy exploring all the zones they offer. In that time, here are my main criticisms with the game:

    1. Itemization. In short...it sucks in this game. There are so many zones that require roughly the same level range, that by the time you venture to all of them, you end up getting unique items that are worse than what you already use. You end up getting a lot of the same crap items over and over throughout the course of your exploration. Cassandra is still using a unique armor from Hinterlands, and I've cleared all but 3 zones and have killed 4 dragons. Schematic drops are also stingy, and Tier 3 start dropping far too late in the game imo.

    2. Climbing Hills. Good lord, whoever programmed the vertical exploration of this game is really sadistic. Feels so amateurish when you jump on a seemingly manageable slope and your character grabs at air like you're scaling a mountain, as you slide down to the bottom. Hills with very similar slopes can either deny you, allow you, or straight up throw an invisible wall at you. It's pretty sloppy and inconsistent.

    3. Obstacles, Obstacles everywhere! What is the point of using a mount? They put so many rocks and tree roots all over the ground, all of which your mount is completely incapable of traversing smoothly, that you'll end up wearing out your "giddyup" button while using your mount. Quite annoying. I've also been "caught" by objects on the ground countless times while running around during battle and such.

    4. Aggressive Wildlife vs Passive Wildlife. Walking along, minding my own business, when suddenly a Fennec or Nug runs past me...and surprise surprise...there goes a wolf or something chasing it. It alerts my party, putting me in combat, but the wolf runs off into to the distance and out of my range quickly. Sometimes I can sneak in a grapple, but not always. This happens so much that the wildlife ends up being a natural snare for the group, constantly throwing me into combat mode and forcing me to disengage all the time. Bleh.

    5. Game is overly bloated with busywork. Mid game feels like a grind to remove items from your map, vs doing anything meaningful. I miss the early game at the moment.

    All in all, this game has consumed my wife and I's life for the last week and a half, and is pretty awesome overall...but over the course of 100+ hours with the game, the above complaints really start to wear thin on you...or me at least. Then again, I've logged that 100+ hours for a reason...it's an amazing game thus far, and these annoyances are no where near enough to push me away from continuing onward. Definitely recommend the game.    … Expand
  84. cpl_ventura
    Dec 7, 2014
    10
    The Best Action RPG atm for PS4 i have played the game for over 50 hours and keep playing. The great idea of been able to play as a dps range melee or even a tank its brilliant great game i love it....
  85. 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.
  86. viperbooman
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    I obviously have not played the entire game, like every other review. I haven't even played multiplayer so this review is far from accurate. However, this game is amazing.

    Pros-Best features of first two games - I have only met 3 followers, but they all feel real. - The decisions are meaningful - The combat is fun and challenging - Explanation - Wow all that customization, it's    I obviously have not played the entire game, like every other review. I haven't even played multiplayer so this review is far from accurate. However, this game is amazing.

    Pros-Best features of first two games
    - I have only met 3 followers, but they all feel real.
    - The decisions are meaningful
    - The combat is fun and challenging
    - Explanation
    - Wow all that customization, it's literally endless.
    - Fanservice
    - Massive game
    - Great graphics, nothing too special but still nice

    The Cons:
    -Sometimes bad A.I. (and is very limited compared to origins)
    -Graphics can be a bit hit or miss (but the game is huge so this is to be expected)
    -Can't choose stats on level up
    -Skill tree's seem limited

    Bioware is back, and I hope they never leave again. So far I give this a 9/10 but am giving it a 10 to make up for some of the 0's which are completely unfair.    … Expand
  87. Barzenak
    Nov 29, 2014
    9
    The game starts slow and after the initial wow of the great graphics I was a bit let down. After reading up some on the gameplay and found that you are not suppose to clear out a land before moving on I unlocked the true game.

    The game is outstanding looking and plays smooth. The story is interesting and keeps you involved and wanting to see more. The game has a lot of options and    The game starts slow and after the initial wow of the great graphics I was a bit let down. After reading up some on the gameplay and found that you are not suppose to clear out a land before moving on I unlocked the true game.

    The game is outstanding looking and plays smooth. The story is interesting and keeps you involved and wanting to see more. The game has a lot of options and you meet up other npcs to join your party. You craft and mod your weapons and armor and collect herbs to make potions.

    The scope of the game is large and you will be returning to areas to beat those rifts and creatures that were above your skill before. I am totally happy with my purchase and as a rpg gamer this one has kept me entertained for a long period of time.

    Cons, it doesn't fully explain some game play and you are wise to read up some before getting discouraged.    … Expand
  88. Jralph1993
    Nov 28, 2014
    7
    I had really high expectations for this considering I had played & loved the previous Dragon Age games. At first I was completely happy and it was giving me everything I asked for. The graphics are amazing and shows off next-gen in all its beauty. Exploring different locations and seeing how they are graphically represented is really cool as they all are extremely unique and interesting.I had really high expectations for this considering I had played & loved the previous Dragon Age games. At first I was completely happy and it was giving me everything I asked for. The graphics are amazing and shows off next-gen in all its beauty. Exploring different locations and seeing how they are graphically represented is really cool as they all are extremely unique and interesting. The characters you meet are brilliant, again, super unique and stand apart from one another and you end up having a favourite. Dialog is equally impressive, hundreds of lines for every character that can be easily missed. How much did they record?! Along with that, the voice acting itself is obviously amazing. BUT, I've played around 70 hours so far and have pretty much discovered all locations and feel as if I'm coming towards the end of the story. Now there are so so so many side quests it's unreal. But I'm not interested in them anymore. They feel so similar to each other it almost feels like you're repeating the same thing in a different location. Kill that guy. Collect this. The main story is totally forgettable, nothing great at all.I love the game, but after a week of playing Ive become bored and considering CEX are offering £40 for a trade in, in cash, I think I'd rather get that money and buy something else. Shame.… Expand
  89. Dlindenberg
    Nov 27, 2014
    7
    This game has everything i want in a game. The single player is AMAZING. the online Multiplayer is fun and good but bores quick. But with new levels and bosses you have GOOD Multi online & Story mode. 100% WORTH my MONEY
  90. bcadet00
    Dec 3, 2014
    10
    Huge free-roam beautiful environments, seemingly limitless quests, fluent and realistic fighting. This game is a must have for any RPG lover...or any gamer that loves exploration. The definition of RPG games guys. Trust me...whoever doesn't have this game is missing out on alot!
  91. FrankTCastle
    Nov 28, 2014
    4
    The game has some potential but never achieves if due to be bogged in with an insane amount of generic boring fetch and return quests and collections most of which you will need to do in order of level up because unlike the previous two games the enemies in DA:I are level locked and you must level up to move on to new areas or story missions.

    Your ability to build your character and    The game has some potential but never achieves if due to be bogged in with an insane amount of generic boring fetch and return quests and collections most of which you will need to do in order of level up because unlike the previous two games the enemies in DA:I are level locked and you must level up to move on to new areas or story missions.

    Your ability to build your character and party has been reduced since you no longer get attribute points to level up but instead you get certain points assigned when you choose specific abilities in the skill tree. You are also limited to how many potions you can carry, reduced to three potion slots and out of all the mage skills there is 1 single spell in knight enchanter specilization that can heal.

    You can also no longer use abilities with the radial menu and eventually I had more abilities unlocked than I could assign to my controller. Party members need constantly told what to do such as telling mages NOT to run into melee range of Dragons or Giants time and time again, the AI for party members is really rather bad.

    The voice acting is stellar, the cast did a great job especially Sera she has some great conversation's with the player and party members. There is also some great area's to explore but so little interesting content, my favourite part of the game was a Ball in the capital of Orlais which was beautiful and a very short venture into a Dwarf ruined Thaig. Battling Dragons is great fun and rewarding, the main story is rather short and has one or two twists that will surprise but the rest of it is very basic and predictable.    … Expand
  92. CurlyJ49
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    This game is amazing. The magic effects look incredible. Combat is engaging without being over simplified like they were in DA2. Maps are very large compared to previous DA games. Tons of side things to do for crafting, alchemy etc. This is a must play for anyone with a PS4.
  93. trollkiller
    Dec 14, 2014
    10
    Best RPG since Skyrim. For fans of this genre its a dont miss game. I logged 120 hours in my first playthrough and am 15 hours into my second. How many games can you say that about?
  94. BL4D3MAG3
    Dec 7, 2014
    9
    Dragon Age Inquisition takes you back to the world of Thedas ten years after the events of Dragon Age Origins. An explosion at a certain conclave that had gathered the mages and templars together to discuss peace resulted in a breach into the fade, the world of dreams where demons and spirits dwell. Miraculously you walked out of the very breach that claimed all others and it is up to youDragon Age Inquisition takes you back to the world of Thedas ten years after the events of Dragon Age Origins. An explosion at a certain conclave that had gathered the mages and templars together to discuss peace resulted in a breach into the fade, the world of dreams where demons and spirits dwell. Miraculously you walked out of the very breach that claimed all others and it is up to you to save the world from demons, from war and from a familiar and terrifying enemy.

    A brilliant narrative, intuitive gameplay, stunning graphics and an expansive world make this game an RPG to remember. Game of the year in my opinion.    … Expand
  95. 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
  96. Willyyueyy
    Nov 26, 2014
    8
    A very solid game: it is big, full of quests and the main plot had some interesting plot points. However, I though the main campaign could of been much better, the ending was dull and my decision didn't seem to affect the ending at all. Thus what was the point of doing the side quests? There is vast amount of quest in very beautiful areas, however they lack quality and I feel it was aA very solid game: it is big, full of quests and the main plot had some interesting plot points. However, I though the main campaign could of been much better, the ending was dull and my decision didn't seem to affect the ending at all. Thus what was the point of doing the side quests? There is vast amount of quest in very beautiful areas, however they lack quality and I feel it was a grind sometimes inc comparison to large game like sky rim. The companion quest was a dissapointment, they lack depth And could be completed in 15min. Thus overall, it was a addictive game, though the ending was a dissapointment as you will feel you decision did not affect anything ( not even a cut scene). The inventory was a mess, I spend much of my time trying to determine what to keep, and at the end of the day it didn't matter. I really liked how it linked up with da 2. I'm comparison to other dragon age game it is properly on par with da 2 due to it quantity, though I think da 2 main campaign was much more interesting. Bioware should of focus on quality over quantity particularly in questing.they may lack the expertise to do this now since much of the old bioware have left.… Expand
  97. divedeeper
    Nov 30, 2014
    10
    One of the best RPGs I have ever played. Rich detail, complex story, and a open world 2nd to none. First off, this game is breathtaking on PS4. The graphics are so good, you can loose yourself very easily for hours. This game gives your PS4 a workout and will impress anyone who watches with both story, graphics, and action. For the hardcore RPG fans, you will have plenty to do. SoOne of the best RPGs I have ever played. Rich detail, complex story, and a open world 2nd to none. First off, this game is breathtaking on PS4. The graphics are so good, you can loose yourself very easily for hours. This game gives your PS4 a workout and will impress anyone who watches with both story, graphics, and action. For the hardcore RPG fans, you will have plenty to do. So much meat and potatoes to explore your plate will be full. You can skip a lot off stuff if you want, but so much of the beauty and fun of this game is all the side quests you can discover. It just keeps going on and on and every bit of it is beautiful. You will not be disappointed with this one, and will get many weeks/months of gameplay. Worth the $.… Expand
  98. Kapilux
    Jan 29, 2015
    1
    I love Dragon Age: Origins. Dragon Age 2 wasn't great, but playable and somewhat enjoyable. I also really love Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. This game, however, is not only the worst in the series but also the worst game Bioware has ever made by a large margin.

    The entire freaking game is made up of simplistic filler content like fetch quests. The combat is atrocious and completely    I love Dragon Age: Origins. Dragon Age 2 wasn't great, but playable and somewhat enjoyable. I also really love Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. This game, however, is not only the worst in the series but also the worst game Bioware has ever made by a large margin.

    The entire freaking game is made up of simplistic filler content like fetch quests. The combat is atrocious and completely dumbed down. The writing is bad and the story is uninspired. The characters are superficial and boring. The Iron Bull beast romance option is disgusting. Tolerance and equality is good, but having what feels like half of the characters in the game to be LGBT feels forced. The UI is horrible and really annoying. The game is full of tons of bugs.

    I finally gave up after forcing myself to play this abysmal game for 12 hours and sold my copy as fast as I could to the next sucker. Avoid this completely unplayable drivel at all costs. Don't believe the bought critics or the perfect 10 user ratings from EA drones. I used to be a huge Bioware fan, but have now come to the realization that this once great studio is truly dead. I am done with them.    … Expand
  99. TheSmilingWolf
    Dec 12, 2014
    10
    If you're looking for the ultimate Dragon Age experience, then this game is for you. Don't be frightened by the bad user reviews, many of them are trolls and the legitimate ones are players who either wasn't a fan of the series before or are in a very select minority who simply just can't immerse themselves in the game. This game isn't perfect, but it's pretty darn close! The craftingIf you're looking for the ultimate Dragon Age experience, then this game is for you. Don't be frightened by the bad user reviews, many of them are trolls and the legitimate ones are players who either wasn't a fan of the series before or are in a very select minority who simply just can't immerse themselves in the game. This game isn't perfect, but it's pretty darn close! The crafting system is brilliant, the new characters are actually quite enthralling (to my surprise) and the gameplay can be challenging and gun! I gave this a 10 because it exceeded my expectations for what a video game could do in terms of content. Check it out!… Expand
  100. skulldurson
    Dec 9, 2014
    9
    An all out fun game with an exception being the multiplayer..... it sucks. Graphics acceptable. (the graphics are great considering that it is an open world game with 12 separated areas) The gameplay is great.
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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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