Dragon Age: Inquisition

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  1. dustdecends
    Nov 23, 2014
    2
    Okay, I'm sure the game on next gen is wonderful, but on Xbox 360 the game is so broken... massive texturing issues, lagging, audio clipping/glitching, people/buildings/things just popping in and out randomly. And lets not forget the line that's constantly in the top half of the screen.

    To me these make it unplayable, and I think EA have sorta ignored people still on last gen... and I    Okay, I'm sure the game on next gen is wonderful, but on Xbox 360 the game is so broken... massive texturing issues, lagging, audio clipping/glitching, people/buildings/things just popping in and out randomly. And lets not forget the line that's constantly in the top half of the screen.

    To me these make it unplayable, and I think EA have sorta ignored people still on last gen... and I know people will say "upgrade **** blah blah blah... and to enjoy this game, people will probably have to.

    Definitely not worth full price for the 360, based on just how bad it looks, I don't think they should have even done a port to last gen if it looks that bad.

    Hopefully Bioware/EA fix these somehow, but until then it's not worth getting on last gen.    … Expand
  2. Karrizzma
    Nov 21, 2014
    4
    360 version of this game is complete and utter ripoff. Dragon Age 2 graphics were better. Graphic rendering is slim to none. The audio is all screwed up in a lot of cut scenes. I cannot believe they allowed themselves to produce such a poorly made game. I understand that it will look better on new gen, but what they have produced for 360 is absolutely unacceptable and frankly we all360 version of this game is complete and utter ripoff. Dragon Age 2 graphics were better. Graphic rendering is slim to none. The audio is all screwed up in a lot of cut scenes. I cannot believe they allowed themselves to produce such a poorly made game. I understand that it will look better on new gen, but what they have produced for 360 is absolutely unacceptable and frankly we all deserve a partial refund for such a disgrace.
    However, the actual gameplay, ignoring speech and graphic glitches, is good. The story is awesome, but again, these messed up graphics and audio really takes away from that.    … Expand
  3. CatBlade
    Nov 18, 2014
    2
    The game in of itself is fun. But the 360 version is terrible as far as lag, poor textures/graphics, and issues with audio. The worst of those three being the graphics.

    Do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy the 360 version of Dragon Age Inquisition at full price. Do not do it. If you must have this version of the game, please wait until it drops in price or buy it used. The textures and graphics    The game in of itself is fun. But the 360 version is terrible as far as lag, poor textures/graphics, and issues with audio. The worst of those three being the graphics.

    Do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy the 360 version of Dragon Age Inquisition at full price. Do not do it. If you must have this version of the game, please wait until it drops in price or buy it used. The textures and graphics look better in Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2. That is the truth. This game is not worth 60-70 dollars for this version of the game.

    I implore you, please consider purchasing a new generation copy for the same price of 60-70 dollars, or please, *please* wait to purchase the 360 version at a much much lower cost.    … Expand
  4. koji_wulf
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Honestly this is probably the greatest RPG I've ever played! I don't really get the naysayers but its just simply wonderful. From the awesome and very fleshed out companions to the beautiful spell effects this game is an absolute masterpiece in my book. Bio ware truly made up for DA2.
  5. MelonsAndPizza
    Jan 11, 2015
    9
    The game is incredible. It has a really solid combat system, and your position as Inquisitor feels genuine, especially when you get your castle. The characters are interesting and you really do like them. The graphics are very good, the voice acting is well done (for the most part), and the crafting system is probably one of the best I've ever gone through. But by far, the best thing isThe game is incredible. It has a really solid combat system, and your position as Inquisitor feels genuine, especially when you get your castle. The characters are interesting and you really do like them. The graphics are very good, the voice acting is well done (for the most part), and the crafting system is probably one of the best I've ever gone through. But by far, the best thing is the Dragon hunting. It's so climactic and so fun, despite not using the system from Dragon's Dogma.
    In terms of flaws, they are few and far between. The ending feels kind of rushed, the first area you visit (the Hinterlands) is pretty boring, and the Xbox 360 version has quite a lot of texture pop-in and audio bugs. However, the game plays smoothly, and I never got major crashes or lag.
    In conclusion, BUY THIS GAME. If you can, get it on a next-gen console or on a good PC, but it's not game-breakingly bad on the PS3 or 360.    … Expand
  6. starvid1
    Aug 16, 2018
    0
    The game in of itself is fun. But the 360 version is terrible as far as lag, poor textures/graphics, and issues with audio. The worst of those three being the graphics.

    Do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy the 360 version of Dragon Age Inquisition at full price. Do not do it. If you must have this version of the game, please wait until it drops in price or buy it used. The textures and graphics    The game in of itself is fun. But the 360 version is terrible as far as lag, poor textures/graphics, and issues with audio. The worst of those three being the graphics.

    Do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy the 360 version of Dragon Age Inquisition at full price. Do not do it. If you must have this version of the game, please wait until it drops in price or buy it used. The textures and graphics look better in Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2. That is the truth. This game is not worth 60-70 dollars for this version of the game.

    I implore you, please consider purchasing a new generation copy for the same price of 60-70 dollars, or please, *please* wait to purchase the 360 version at a much much lower cost. Collapse    … Expand
  7. Ayrean
    Jun 1, 2017
    1
    Im a huge Bio ware fan. And i have played this when i still owned a ps4 so i thought it would be a bit of the same although possibly a little less, Like GTA 5 did.
    Unfortunatly that isn't the case. This is the worst port i could imagine. Graphics and sound are so out of place i couldnt even get myself to play through the tutorial.
    This game should have never been released to last gen. So    Im a huge Bio ware fan. And i have played this when i still owned a ps4 so i thought it would be a bit of the same although possibly a little less, Like GTA 5 did.
    Unfortunatly that isn't the case. This is the worst port i could imagine. Graphics and sound are so out of place i couldnt even get myself to play through the tutorial.
    This game should have never been released to last gen. So only worth playing if you do it on a decent pc, ps4 or the X1!    … Expand
  8. gardoc1
    Aug 17, 2018
    0
    This was a joke at an attempt to make a great game for a last gen system. Other then the graphics possibly being the worst I've seen in a 360 game in 5 years the audio takes the cake. I watch 3 cut scenes where no ones mouth moved and then the game would just freeze mid combat, not once but i reloaded the game and only to have the game freeze about 5 minutes further into the game. i neverThis was a joke at an attempt to make a great game for a last gen system. Other then the graphics possibly being the worst I've seen in a 360 game in 5 years the audio takes the cake. I watch 3 cut scenes where no ones mouth moved and then the game would just freeze mid combat, not once but i reloaded the game and only to have the game freeze about 5 minutes further into the game. i never even made it through the first section of the game! Im returning it momentarily for store credit.… Expand
  9. doomfist229
    Aug 17, 2018
    0
    The game in of itself is fun. But the 360 version is terrible as far as lag, poor textures/graphics, and issues with audio. The worst of those three being the graphics.

    Do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy the 360 version of Dragon Age Inquisition at full price. Do not do it. If you must have this version of the game, please wait until it drops in price or buy it used. The textures and graphics…
  10. genji22
    Aug 18, 2018
    0
    Okay, I'm sure the game on next gen is wonderful, but on Xbox 360 the game is so broken... massive texturing issues, lagging, audio clipping/glitching, people/buildings/things just popping in and out randomly. And lets not forget the line that's constantly in the top half of the screen.

    To me these make it unplayable, and I think EA have sorta ignored people still on last gen... and
  11. galacticdeep
    Mar 7, 2019
    3
    Originally, I purchased this game for Xbox 360 and it was quite a mistake. Technically, it is slightly garbage. If you only have a 360 and really like Dragon Age and have no choice, possibly give it a try. I'm sure the game is really cheap these days. If you can: buy it for another platform. On 360 it's glitchy and the graphics were quite broken. The game was made for Xbox One and PS4 andOriginally, I purchased this game for Xbox 360 and it was quite a mistake. Technically, it is slightly garbage. If you only have a 360 and really like Dragon Age and have no choice, possibly give it a try. I'm sure the game is really cheap these days. If you can: buy it for another platform. On 360 it's glitchy and the graphics were quite broken. The game was made for Xbox One and PS4 and the port to 360 was bad.

    Gameplay wise: It was slightly boring. It took me years and multiple platforms to finish the game and I can't quite recall how it ended or why it didn't end earlier. The story and action are slightly worse than Dragon Age 2, but the controls are a little bit better. It's overall not a bad game, it's just not good and not what I would expect from another outing in Dragon Age. I really liked the characters and the party was well rounded. Combat was slightly smooth as a warrior or thief, but as a mage it wasn't great. I'd pass on this and play something else.    … Expand
  12. Espo1021
    Nov 26, 2014
    9
    I have read a bunch of reviews and it just seems like people are mad that the game is not BG or some other ancient rpg. I see no point in this. It is a whole different game and honestly DA:O and DA:2 were completely different.
    For DA:I It is awesome. The characters are great, the voice acting is damn near flawless and the combat makes you think instead of being the most powerful person    I have read a bunch of reviews and it just seems like people are mad that the game is not BG or some other ancient rpg. I see no point in this. It is a whole different game and honestly DA:O and DA:2 were completely different.
    For DA:I It is awesome. The characters are great, the voice acting is damn near flawless and the combat makes you think instead of being the most powerful person who hits first. I quite enjoy that they have a whole other story while keeping in line with the previous stories of the previous games. That way we aren't playing the same game over and over. I.E (HALO!) The only thing that I didn't like was that it is buggy and glitchy, but there is so much in the game that you have to expect it. Also, the graphics aren't next gen, but i'm on the 360 so i'm not complaining.    … Expand
  13. cheydancer
    Dec 5, 2014
    6
    Every gamer plays for their own reasons. For me, a video game needs to have a riveting story, intuitive gameplay and beautiful character design.

    I have been anticipating DA:I since the release of DAII. I loved Dragon Age Origins and even enjoyed Dragon Age II, even through repetitive dungeons and a smaller world than Origins. I purchased a Deluxe edition for the 360. I really, really,    Every gamer plays for their own reasons. For me, a video game needs to have a riveting story, intuitive gameplay and beautiful character design.

    I have been anticipating DA:I since the release of DAII. I loved Dragon Age Origins and even enjoyed Dragon Age II, even through repetitive dungeons and a smaller world than Origins. I purchased a Deluxe edition for the 360. I really, really, wanted to love DAI.

    To say that Dragon Age: Inquisition is a disappointment is putting it mildly.

    The game rates a 4 from me solely due to my love of the previous two incarnations and I would love, love, love to see Bioware given their head to make a really riveting story, in an open world, utilizing some of the better design concepts and ideas that are out there.

    The character design is better - but not by much. Hairstyles are limited and very plastic looking. Everything has a super shiny look in game.

    However, you can alter the shape of the face, jaw, chin much better with their new tool. The ears are okay. Make-up is hilarious whether you are using it on the men or women. EA (because I don't think this is Bioware's fault) would be much better to learn from some of the amateur modders.

    Eyeliner should not put a strange ring several centimeters below a character's lower lid. This happens for both sexes when the eyeliner is used.

    No highlights for the hair, no multiple hair tones, etc. We can make Qunari. Yay. No long hair, only four hair styles and you cannot alter horn color.

    Companions can have armor. Crafting will give each armor set an unique appearance based on metal, cloth and/or leather hide used.

    Gameplay is somewhat boring. Conversation between your party members is few and far between. Sometimes the banter has little relevance either to the characters or to the story. There are a lot of MMORPG style quests, gather 'x number of items' for x person/thing. These quests do not push along either character development or story plot. They are simply there.

    Cannot see how much approval rating any party member has. The people look plastic. Shiny. Very, very shiny. My male Qunari rogue's black hair looks like a shining metal helmet.

    Tactical View is clunky and not very user friendly.

    The treasure hunting aid is like playing a 'hot and cold' game with defective bat sonar. If you are really into collecting stuff: loot, codex entries, metals, and other items for crafting, you will spend endless amounts of time clicking down on your left stick, watching the glow light up minimally, and disappearing. You will be walking every few steps using that locater while asking yourself is the sound louder? is it gone? is there a directional arrow (important to the game in some way). And find yourself retracing steps. I began walking a grid like I use in an archaeological dig.

    At some point, even an avid collector, like myself, will throw up their hands and say an expletive and just stop looking.

    The game world is beautiful, yet everything you need is hidden. Sometimes even when you are on top of a piece of ore or a plant, it's still nearly impossible to spot. It's almost like playing a hidden puzzle game. Some areas in the game are so dark, it's easy to wander into walls and mountains.

    There are no belt lanterns and no really good light spells that the mage can cast, although there is something called 'veilfire' that is like a torch that you have to carry and lose as soon as you enter combat. Which is usually just a few seconds after you've lit the torch.

    There are no really good healing spells and your party can only carry a max of 8 health potions for the entire party, that's two a piece.

    There are 'valuables' but you have no way of knowing what is safe to sell. Later on some of the valuables are required to complete quests and/or needed to craft an item. Since you will find yourself often hesitant to sell valuables on the off chance you will need them 60 hours down the road, inventory space is extremely limited and there is no camp storage.

    The scenery is beautiful. The world is more open. And some things regenerate: creatures, not bosses, (spiders, deep stalkers, some of the bandits), and crafting supplies regenerate. Which is a relief, because for some items you will need a lot in order to craft an item.

    And you can jump. You can't grab hold of a ledge and heft yourself up, but you can jump a reasonable height and leap onto and over stuff.

    At this point, I have the game for the 360, but unlike the other two games, I cannot see buying a copy for the PC, unless the toolset is made available for modders and some intrepid gamers take on the task of making this game more palatable for the PC.    … Expand
  14. emilstekcor
    Dec 21, 2014
    5
    well it just FFA (F*ucking falls apart) right in the beginning and well it's fun, but looking at it makes me feel like I should just go back to dark souls or maybe the first dragon age, anyways onto the actual reality of this game it's pretty good, but makes my eyes feel like they are getting cancer and so it has a five which is coincidentally the amount of effort they gave to this on 360.
  15. Hippysmash
    Dec 25, 2014
    2
    I'm a massive fan of the Dragon Age series and it's important to same that the gameplay of Inquisition is fantastic.

    The low rating I have given is due to the fact that any immersion in the game for me was ruined by the extensive graphical and audio glitches. I'm not fussed about having super realistic graphics, but when textures pop in 15 seconds late to every cut scene and things    I'm a massive fan of the Dragon Age series and it's important to same that the gameplay of Inquisition is fantastic.

    The low rating I have given is due to the fact that any immersion in the game for me was ruined by the extensive graphical and audio glitches. I'm not fussed about having super realistic graphics, but when textures pop in 15 seconds late to every cut scene and things render right in front of your character, it's hard to maintain any immersion. A lot of time has clearly been put into creating a beautiful and expansive world, but those efforts are almost wholly undermined by the unfinished feel the 360 version has.

    I was royally pissed off to have spent £40 on a game which just isn't made for the Xbox 360 and doesn't run properly on it - you should not have to pay that much for this game, as it is simply broken. If you can, next-gen it, but for those (like me) who can't, at least wait until it's a more reasonable price and patches might have fixed some of the issues.    … Expand
  16. ISSGOD
    Nov 21, 2014
    8
    Lets first address the elephant in the room... the graphics. The graphics are better than DA1 but not as good as DA2. With that said DA2 was small by comparison and reused areas over and over... Dragon Age Inquisition does not! Dragon Age Inquisition is a vast game, I just spent the last 15 hours running around the Hinterlands and can attest to the sheer size of the maps. Overall theLets first address the elephant in the room... the graphics. The graphics are better than DA1 but not as good as DA2. With that said DA2 was small by comparison and reused areas over and over... Dragon Age Inquisition does not! Dragon Age Inquisition is a vast game, I just spent the last 15 hours running around the Hinterlands and can attest to the sheer size of the maps. Overall the outdoor areas look good (better than DA2) and the graphics come alive when you enter a dungeon that loads up independent of the outside world. The story has sucked me right in and the game play is great.

    So here is the bad... random graphic pop-ins... some random sounds sync issues... and no manual for a game that has a bit of a learning curve (only an online manual).

    With that said, if you can get past the IMO minor issues this will be one of the best RPG's that you have ever played. I take issue with those who score the game low singularly on graphics as the XBOX 360 is a last gen console but none the less the graphics are much better than DA2 in which Dragon Age Inquisition is more comparable to rather than the small and over uses areas in DA2.

    If you have played the older DA games then this is a must buy!    … Expand
  17. Rickert
    Nov 27, 2014
    8
    It took me a while to decide if I would get this game for my 360 because of the bad user reviews that I've read.
    Some of those were pretty horrific, stating that graphics were terrible and the game being riddled by bugs and such.
    They really had me doubting. And I'm glad that I did not listen. I'm thinking they tried to play it on an old Pentium 2 computer or something like that.    It took me a while to decide if I would get this game for my 360 because of the bad user reviews that I've read.
    Some of those were pretty horrific, stating that graphics were terrible and the game being riddled by bugs and such.
    They really had me doubting.
    And I'm glad that I did not listen.
    I'm thinking they tried to play it on an old Pentium 2 computer or something like that.
    Because I am playing this on my 360, and yes the game is not perfect, but it still is Awesome with a capital A!
    Beautiful surroundings, awesome storytelling, sweet gameplay and yes a few little bugs.

    But still a solid 8 from me so far and enjoying every bit of it.
    Bioware has learned from part two and made up for it bigtime!
    They really delivered.
    Get it, try it, love it.    … Expand
  18. Piedninny
    May 20, 2015
    0
    I'm giving this game a zero out of ten because it wouldn't even let me play it. It requires 7 GB, which I had (barely), but the hard drive had to be an Xbox 360 hard drive for whatever moronic reason, and the one that came with my Xbox only had 4 GB total. This is truly the most bizarre thing ever. Literally every other game that I've played on my Xbox 360 lets me use my other hard drive.
  19. Unseamedfiber
    Dec 22, 2014
    1
    This was a joke at an attempt to make a great game for a last gen system. Other then the graphics possibly being the worst I've seen in a 360 game in 5 years the audio takes the cake. I watch 3 cut scenes where no ones mouth moved and then the game would just freeze mid combat, not once but i reloaded the game and only to have the game freeze about 5 minutes further into the game. i neverThis was a joke at an attempt to make a great game for a last gen system. Other then the graphics possibly being the worst I've seen in a 360 game in 5 years the audio takes the cake. I watch 3 cut scenes where no ones mouth moved and then the game would just freeze mid combat, not once but i reloaded the game and only to have the game freeze about 5 minutes further into the game. i never even made it through the first section of the game! Im returning it momentarily for store credit.… Expand
  20. JubeTube
    Mar 2, 2015
    5
    Do not buy this game for 360! I'm not really much of a graphics nut, as in I normally don't care about low res textures, pop in, etc... but this is seriously the worst 360 port I have ever seen. Textures sometimes never pop in, audio cuts in and out and glitches all over the place, load times are insane sometimes, lag, whenever I jump my character seems to hit the ground mid air and loseDo not buy this game for 360! I'm not really much of a graphics nut, as in I normally don't care about low res textures, pop in, etc... but this is seriously the worst 360 port I have ever seen. Textures sometimes never pop in, audio cuts in and out and glitches all over the place, load times are insane sometimes, lag, whenever I jump my character seems to hit the ground mid air and lose all momentum (more annoying than you might expect), and so on. The game looks okay when playing it, but during cut scenes (which is a good chunk of the game) the graphics are so bad that they break immersion.

    Okay, so the gameplay is solid. I haven't gotten through the whole game yet, but I'd say if it weren't for other problems I'd give this an 8.

    Overall I am just shocked that a game with this little polish, or concern for quality, could even be released by such a large publisher. EA has a bad rep in the gaming community, and some of it isn't deserved, but this version of the game is a complete rip off at $60, and EA should be ashamed that they released it in this ridiculous state. Stop releasing broken games, EA, c'mon!    … Expand
  21. badfish
    Mar 6, 2015
    8
    This game started out horribly, poor story line and tons of glitches. However, once you progress in the game (and download the patches) it is actually fantastic. I'm glad I stuck with it because the first two hours made me want to throw it in the trash.
  22. Fallingambience
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    I've thought about my character every day since I completed this game 150 hours later.
    The good: is absolutely the best RPG game I have played. Intermixed with missions are interesting party banter, a good leveling up system with a soft cap,an absolutely superb story line, memorable and realistic companions, and distressing pivotal decisions.
    The bad: It was clearly designed for a better    I've thought about my character every day since I completed this game 150 hours later.
    The good: is absolutely the best RPG game I have played. Intermixed with missions are interesting party banter, a good leveling up system with a soft cap,an absolutely superb story line, memorable and realistic companions, and distressing pivotal decisions.
    The bad: It was clearly designed for a better console than the 360. Some far away objects are straight up pixelated. The textures are a little sluggish to load,and the load screens...well, it's not uncommon to wait 2 or 3 minutes.
    Essentially,I'm such a fan that I went back to play DA2. Not as good, but it should give you an idea of how impactful this game was.    … Expand
  23. HumanReviewer92
    Jul 10, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There were many improvements in this game as well as things that could be worked on in the future but other than that I thought they added some very interesting choices that were very different from the previous games. I liked that there were more opportunities to explore the world and there weren't a lot of boundaries which I both liked and disliked. I liked it because you could jump up mountains and climb up and ladders and such. I disliked it because sometimes you would get stuck in a tricky spot to get out of and then you would have to load the game again and have to start over from there.

    It was an interesting choice for them to add horses to the game and it also made it easier to explore the gigantic world. There were also a lot of mini quests and objects to collect to help with the inquisition that made it longer to complete the game which was different compared to the previous games in which it didn't take you too long to complete a mission as long as you kept eyes open during your quest and made such to pick certain things up and compete certain things at a certain time. It was the same way in inquisition but it just took a bit longer in my opinion.

    Another thing I found interesting was how they did the companions. There were companions that fought along side with you and then there were three companions that did other stuff for the inquisition. Such as Leliana was the spymaster, Josephine was the ambassador, and Cullen was the commander of the army. You could also develop a romantic relationship with them; at least with Josephine and Cullen.

    There were things I liked and disliked about how they did the romance with the companions. I liked how they gave you more options as to how to gain romance status with another companions but I thought it was confusing as to how you got it. Such as in the first game, it was all in the points, in the second game you had the choice to have two different types of romances (friendship or rivalry), while in this game there wasn't any clear rules except the companion approves or disapproves. It was also interesting that they had more limitations as to who could romance who. For example certain characters only preferred a certain sex or class. I understood why they did it that way but it made the romance options very limited. I was disappointed that Varric wasn't a romance option because I wanted to created a dwarf and have a romance with him. I was kind of hoping that this would be the first game in which you could romance a dwarf.

    Another criticism about this game was that it was a little glitchy. Sometimes the graphics would be off or the game would get stuck or lag. I've read other reviews and some said that it might be due the fact that this is the Xbox 360 version and not the Xbox One.

    Overall, I thought the game was very unique compared to the previous games and it showed promise.    … Expand
  24. FennecWolf
    Oct 4, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I will admit that I have played the original Dragon Age, it's expansion, Dragon Age 2, it's DLC and loved them all ( If one looks at DA:O as the Illayd and DA:2 as the Oydessy, then both have rather strong stories). So when I heard that Dragon Age: Inquisition was coming out and you could fight dragons for again ( doesn't anyone seem to remember that the Archdemon in the first DA had you fighting a dragon in the end? No, just me? Well alright then), to my post Skyrim addled brain, I ran to Gamestop and reserved the deluxe edition (which included I think some DLC, the hard back prima guide, and a fancy mount or two)

    I now feel ashamed to admit that I did that. DA: I was not worth the 80 dollars (US) that I shelled out for it. And I'm not saying this because I am bitter. I'm saying this as someone who's played video games since the Xbox first came out and has played BioWare games since KotOR. And it pains me to write this review. In fact, like many others I am reading, this is the first time I've written a review for a game. And I am trying to be as honest as I can here.

    Pros:
    -New race to play. I found it fun to run around as a Qunari.
    -Mounts. Say what you will but it was nice to actually have a mount in a fantasy game. Granted both the ES and Witcher series had these years ago but details.
    -Skyhold (I think that;s the name) Dude! A freaking castle to govern, that's pretty sweet/ really fun to customize.

    As you can see I'm having issues finding the positives with this installment of the series. As for the cons well.....

    Cons
    -Graphics: There's something to be said where I look at gameplay videos from the PS4/Xbox One and think, there's not a whole lot of difference. In fact, I can see no difference from DA:2 graphics to DA: I. Is it because I'm running it on a 360? Probably, but there's an issue when you have a game from 2014, claiming a leap in graphics from three years ago, when clearly it doesn't. Except for some weird face shine that everyone has.

    -Glitches: Where do I begin? Let's start with freezes all the time, audio glitches (for the first 20 hours of my game, my companions said nothing), areas failing to load properly, lag, the hovering after jumping (where your character is stuck mid air), etc.

    -Story: BioWare...why? Just why? This story is so overused and filled with cliches and plot holes. Hell, you kinda copied TES formula of, you start as a prisoner, revealed to be chosen one, go save the world. The fact that your villain (and spoilers ahead here people) is the same guy I beat from Dragon Age 2 and yet, is here to bring the perfect world/ kill all the gods, feels incredibly lazy and weak. The fact that you have Solas as the one who saves you/ mentioning of everyone being suspicious about him and how he helped you with the mark, made me roll my eyes and predict his role in this installment. Your characters...jeeze, and this pains me to say as someone who identifies as lesbian/liberal/conscious of social issues, your only good queer characters are Iron Bull and Josephine. Everything else feels like you are just checking off some box to say, look how inclusive we are, look at us, look at us, praise us. No, sorry, doesn't work like that. At least in Mass Effect series, the romances/ people's sexuality felt organic/ not used as a token. I'd rather not have any representation in this game then the **** you put in it.

    -Pacing: I haven't seen a game more mispaced since Fable 3. And that says a lot to me. The fact that your first arc of the game does feel like a race against time, then slows down/ is delayed by what are known as grinding missions/ fluffers.... that's not how it should go. Build on the tension of the first arc, not down play it. Don't make me wait 3-5 hours so I can have one mission done to earn something so that I can go onto the main quest. It's not a freeium phone game guys.

    Missions: If I wanted an MMO experience, I would go play an MMO EA/BioWare. The fact that you have hundreds of fetching quests/ pointless side missions that don't do anything to help me in the end of the game leaves me feeling frustrated. I want to play side quests that either a) help me earn new loot/ exp/things to upgrade my skills or b) will have some effect on the world as a whole. Like in the Witcher series or heck even ME series.

    -Combat: There is something to be said when there are two or three forum sections about how even your causal difficulty is too difficult. Combat is a freaking mess, AI just has your party running into enemies, tactical cam is a joke, your skills barely do anything....it's just a mess.

    Overall:
    If EA wanted to do Dragon Age Online then they should've. Not give us Dragon Age: Single Play MMO with bugs, bad story and characters, and just rushed out the door. Don't buy at full price. Just read the wiki/ add your choices to the keep when they come out with a new DA title.    … Expand
  25. XyberDAWG
    Dec 22, 2014
    10
    Several of these LOW ratings are based on the games initial glitchy state, It was quite bad. But with the latest patch, I think most of these low ratings would change their low rating.

    By far better than Dragon Age 2, and a step itself up from Origins. At first it was full of bugs, But with the latest patch, The bugs are gone. This game takes the best of Origins, and the best of Dragon    Several of these LOW ratings are based on the games initial glitchy state, It was quite bad. But with the latest patch, I think most of these low ratings would change their low rating.

    By far better than Dragon Age 2, and a step itself up from Origins. At first it was full of bugs, But with the latest patch, The bugs are gone. This game takes the best of Origins, and the best of Dragon Age 2, and tells a story that is actually quite interesting. This is easily the game of the year for me. It actually has taken me away from Shadows of Mordor, which I LOVED immensely, but I have had a hard time putting it down, I am over 100+ hours into the game, and I still haven't completed the main story-line (Granted I am a sucker for side-quests)

    Whatever you do, DO NOT stay in the hinterlands for long, The game is better if you progress a bit, then do side-quests, then progress the story some more, And do not forsake the Realtime War-Table missions. If you are playing another game, or leaving for a while, pop it in run some missions, you can get good bonuses, and free gold/materials for upgrading. You wont lose a side-quest just because you progress a bit in the game.    … Expand
  26. cylian3
    Nov 22, 2014
    0
    Not on Steam: Check.

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

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

    Buggy mess: Check.

    Graphics from 2007: Check.

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

    Horrid DRM: Check.

    Moronic AI: Check.

    Annoying and dysfunctional camera: Check.

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

    Produced and developed by electronic arse: Check.

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

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

    Biribed reviewers: Check.

    If you need even more discouragement to avoid this game, then there is no hope for you and I would recommend you to buy and play this so we can have all the gullible people in one place.    … Expand
  27. casehughes
    Nov 23, 2014
    0
    I waited a long time for this game. I knew it had to be even better than DA2 which was my favorite game of all time. I am still hoping but after two days of play I feel like I have gone back 10 years in game playing.

    First of all, anyone with graphic design 101 knowledge knows that small white type on black is hard to read. Come on EA, really? I have a huge TV and it is an effort to    I waited a long time for this game. I knew it had to be even better than DA2 which was my favorite game of all time. I am still hoping but after two days of play I feel like I have gone back 10 years in game playing.

    First of all, anyone with graphic design 101 knowledge knows that small white type on black is hard to read. Come on EA, really? I have a huge TV and it is an effort to read that font on black. Then add the most convoluted control system but really, since all you have to do is push one button over and over to fight I guess every other button (and you use them all in the most complicated ways) don't matter all that much do they?

    What happened to character interaction? I keep hoping that the further I get in the game the more interaction I will have but all I get is looking at a "distance" of characters I have no personal connection with running behind me. I honestly don't care if they all leave my service. What happened to a natural face to face conversation? I am supposed to be the character not looking at the characters talking from "far off".

    What made DA2 so special is that I could get to know the characters around me. I could interact with them "face to face" and not from the third person distance I feel in this game. I felt like I had control of my character in choosing, buying selling, travelling. There is none of that yet and I keep playing hoping that there will be as the game goes along. That is truly the only reason I continue to play.

    If a previous game is loved, why lose all the loved characters from that game? I understand the loss of some based on choices in the previous DA2 but not others. That is why they are called companions, we should be able to keep them and move forward.

    So for a few days since getting the game all I do is run (since walking is clumsy), look for red dots or exclamation points in the corner of the screen to know I am supposed to be doing something else, hit the button repeatedly to fight red dots, level up (also small and hard to figure out) and repeat.

    I was so sure that I would have taken over the TV for days and now I struggle to play an hour at a time in the hope that the game will become interesting. Who did your positive reviews and who did they know at your company or is this the first game they have played since the Atari system came out?    … Expand
  28. LegendaryNOFX
    Oct 12, 2015
    0
    This game has a mandatory 8 gigs of storage space that must be copied to the HDD drive (internal hard drive) of the xbox 360 system. I own a 4 gig xbox slim with 128 gig flash drive. Every other game I have ever played allowed me to copy disc data the the flash drive. THIS GAME DOES NOT ALLOW THAT! This means if you own a slim you MUST purchase a new xbox HDD drive to play this game.This game has a mandatory 8 gigs of storage space that must be copied to the HDD drive (internal hard drive) of the xbox 360 system. I own a 4 gig xbox slim with 128 gig flash drive. Every other game I have ever played allowed me to copy disc data the the flash drive. THIS GAME DOES NOT ALLOW THAT! This means if you own a slim you MUST purchase a new xbox HDD drive to play this game. NO WHERE was this information posted on the game and I was not told this information when reviewing the game before I purchased a copy.

    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AT LEAST 8 GIGS OF HDD space!!!! FLASH DRIVES DO NOT WORK!

    Because of this I ranked this game as a complete and total failure and broken so badly that anyone with a slim will not be able to play it. This is unacceptable and has changed my impression of Bioware as a company that I once thought was trying to put players first. Instead their "fix" is to go out and spend even more money for a hard rive to play this ONE SINGLE GAME THAT WILL NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT IT!!!

    DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY THIS GAME. WARNING WARNING WARNING!!!    … Expand
  29. OsanaTookMyCat
    Jan 11, 2015
    3
    After getting in the game and playing for nearly 40 hours, I had to write a review.
    I saw how much hype this was getting, and being the Dragon Age Fan I was, I bought it and threw myself willingly in the lion's den.
    It's safe to say I barely made out alive. The graphics for Xbox 360 are appalling, definitely the worst of the trilogy. i didn't even get past the opening cut scene to    After getting in the game and playing for nearly 40 hours, I had to write a review.
    I saw how much hype this was getting, and being the Dragon Age Fan I was, I bought it and threw myself willingly in the lion's den.

    It's safe to say I barely made out alive.

    The graphics for Xbox 360 are appalling, definitely the worst of the trilogy. i didn't even get past the opening cut scene to see a man (if you could call the poor soul that) who looked like a wire frame with plastic slabs for a body. I blamed it on a bug (as it should be) and moved on.

    One word for this game, pop in. This game pops in more than Homer Simpson in Moe's. I had eye strain after half an hour of playing. But I got used to it.

    If you ignore the graphics, the crafting system is solid, with plenty of recipes and material combinations to keep you entertained for hours. There jumping is glitched (my character seems to hit the ground in mid air and loses all momentum in her), but the animations, particularly the lock picking and looting animations are great.

    Combat is as you would expect in a Dragon Age game, a mix of Real Time Strategy, and Hack and Slash, with buffs and de-buffs coming from Mages and plenty status effects to exploit for huge amounts of damage. All I can ask is that the A.I tactics from Dragon Age 2 would make a return.

    A handy tool is the Dragon Age Keep, which allows you to edit your Dragon Age experience and import it to Dragon Age Inquisition.

    Characters can be forgettable at times, depending on who you pick for your team, they seem uninteresting, almost boring. However, they do have some hilarious conversations (Cassandra's Swords and Shields, that is all I shall say!)

    I recommend buying the game for Next-Gen or PC, but avoid it at all cost for Last-Gen!    … Expand
  30. Bo33y
    Nov 21, 2014
    9
    Beautiful tactical game with hours upon hours of open world fun undoubtedly a game of the year contender. as an epic masterpiece.

    Few complaints for the love of the planet what in the hell EA? Did I have to spend 20 minutes pressing down on the joystick, reading through terms and conditions? I bought a computer game to play and enjoy without having to be assed with their companies    Beautiful tactical game with hours upon hours of open world fun undoubtedly a game of the year contender. as an epic masterpiece.

    Few complaints for the love of the planet what in the hell EA? Did I have to spend 20 minutes pressing down on the joystick, reading through terms and conditions? I bought a computer game to play and enjoy without having to be assed with their companies liabilities when signing up/selling my soul FFS!
    I had to restart because my character created an elven mage looked like they were wearing to much lip gloss ingame, having a glossy shiny head with bunny ears. Eeewww yuck! They even pre-named it man'on or some such faddle. A few sound issues on effects to speech noise variances.

    These aside this is a wonderfully enjoyable game.

    Next gen's version, I am sure has more polished graphics but why am I bothered?    … Expand
  31. XaphanInfernal
    Nov 22, 2014
    0
    I know I never gave this game a full chance because after playing it for 2 hours it was so ugly I returned it for a full refund. Bioware should be ashamed bringing out such an inferior port
  32. cobwil
    Nov 24, 2014
    0
    Here’s 7 reasons why this is my biggest ever gaming disappointment:

    1. MAGES DEPOWERED TO THE POINT OF INSIGNIFICANCE. It's now inconceivable that mages are the group that everyone most fears. Why, when few of their spells have any teeth, and most of their abilities non-offensive? Of those few offensive abilities, their max damage is now a percentage of the staff you're carrying. For    Here’s 7 reasons why this is my biggest ever gaming disappointment:

    1. MAGES DEPOWERED TO THE POINT OF INSIGNIFICANCE. It's now inconceivable that mages are the group that everyone most fears. Why, when few of their spells have any teeth, and most of their abilities non-offensive? Of those few offensive abilities, their max damage is now a percentage of the staff you're carrying. For example, a shock spell might give you "120% of weapon" worth of damage, meaning two shots with my staff would have more effect. Whoopie. Where is Cone of Cold? Where is Inferno? What happened to Paralysis and Glyph of Repulsion? I used to be able to RAIN DESTRUCTION down on enemies as a mage, and the game was still challenging. Now I can make a barrier. Or I can "panic" enemies. Or I can "slide out of the way of danger". Fear me world!

    2. LACK OF ABILITY TO HEAL. I'm fighting through a cave. We fight through the first tunnel clearing, but we all take significant damage because I'm a mage and my spells suck, thus a simple forest bear is now the equivalent of a dragonling, even on Casual mode. But oh wait, my mage can't heal anymore, health doesn't replenish after fights, and my potions have been capped at 8. That's two apiece. That means, once we drink them, we must then (a) teleport back to camp, then (b) run all the way BACK to the spot we just left so we can continue. My, how immersive. (Who at Bioware thought this was a change we were clamoring for?) The cooldown on potions in DA2 was entirely adequate. This limitation has caused the game to descend into long periods of tedium for me. It's an OPEN WORLD ADVENTURE. It's supposed to ENCOURAGE exploration, not punish you for it.

    3. RESPAWNING ENEMIES IN SAME LOCATIONS. In a game like Skyrim, even in the above scenario, I could cope because once I've cleared an area in a cave or dungeon, it stays cleared. But in the DAI version of the scenario, once I run back to camp to heal, then run back to the cave, all the enemies have respawned in the exact same locations, so I'm back to square one. Get ready to chug those 2 potions apiece again! And my mage is still a powerless wuss.

    4. ROMANCEABLE OPTIONS UNDERWHELMING. If you're a heterosexual male, you'd do better at an Amish mixer. No Morrigans or Isabellas or Lelianas (the DAO version) here, just a lot of oily-haired plain janes with questionable hygiene, who look like they’d be more at home in “The Witcher”. Not one of them remotely appealing.

    5. UNENGAGING CHARACTERS. In DAO and DA2, I felt personally invested in the lives of the characters and in their relationships. I cared whether Aveline got together with Donnic. I wanted Morrigan and Dog to get along. I wanted Wynne's approval when "courting" Leliana (whose innocence and compassion were refreshing in that game's climate). But 15 hours into DAI, the characters are about as interesting as a glass of milk. Blackwall? Meh. Cassandra? Grating. Varric and Sera are the only interesting party members, and occassionally they'll quip, but not often. In DA2 my followers were chatting all the time, and it was FUN. Now they're mostly silent observers. Or maybe it just seems like that because I'm spending so much time doing tedious things like running back and forth to heal and gathering crafting materials. And Leliana has become a scowling, embittered curmudgeon. Serves her right for leaving my Hero of Ferelden I guess.

    6. CRAFTING = MORE TEDIUM. After a long day of work, my idea of immersive escapism isn't running around fetching things and then making things that the game should provide -- like weapons and clothing. There's no bigger buzzkill than when you defeat a room full of enemies on your third try (and it's taken a couple of hours because of the back-and-forth healing at camps and retracing your steps), and you finally get to open that treasure chest, and it contains.... some cotton. Wheeee.

    7. NO ATTRIBUTE POINTS TO SPEND. Now, if I want to increase my spell strength (and I'd better, because my spells suck), I've got to "unlock" attribute points, by purchasing abilities which are useless to me -- sometimes multiple abilities, so that I can worm my way down the skill tree to get to the one I need.

    Bioware could improve my experience DRASTICALLY by (a) providing a patch to eliminate the ridiculous potions cap, and (b) creating some DLC, which I would gladly purchase, to provide a “classic” spell tree, bringing back faves like Tempest and Cone of Cold/Lightning/Fire and Glyph of Repulsion. Until such time as they do, this game is at the top of my list of all-time disappointments.    … Expand
  33. bam0tron
    Nov 24, 2014
    5
    i gave it a 5. mixed. I too waited years for this game. Watching Youtube and DA:O faithfully online, hoping, anticipating and then... blah. I've had days of gameplay now and I am just... not impressed. I mean, i am in the fact they DID try and put in everything the fans wanted, but... it's an MMO feel, with a touch of Skyrim, and the what happened to DA:O's story writers? Plus, withi gave it a 5. mixed. I too waited years for this game. Watching Youtube and DA:O faithfully online, hoping, anticipating and then... blah. I've had days of gameplay now and I am just... not impressed. I mean, i am in the fact they DID try and put in everything the fans wanted, but... it's an MMO feel, with a touch of Skyrim, and the what happened to DA:O's story writers? Plus, with laggy, clunky gameplay and mouths and verbals that are HARDLY ever on or right (x-360),.. This felt like it was written by Blizzard Teams. Its just disheartening, because this is the only game I've ever taken time to write about, fan about, or actually care about. Based on the stories, the characters... and hell, i even liked DA:2, but... DA: Inquisition.... i'm not a complete fan of. Sorry Bioware....… Expand
  34. nova1979
    Nov 26, 2014
    1
    I love the DA series. If you own a 360, best of luck. Spent quite a bit of time in the game and when I went to continue or load from any save point, the game freezes in the black loading screen with the small icon in the lower right corner. Tried reinstalling many times to no avail. I've sent multiple emails to EA and Bio ware, tried online customer support and phone them with no responseI love the DA series. If you own a 360, best of luck. Spent quite a bit of time in the game and when I went to continue or load from any save point, the game freezes in the black loading screen with the small icon in the lower right corner. Tried reinstalling many times to no avail. I've sent multiple emails to EA and Bio ware, tried online customer support and phone them with no response as of yet, and yes I spent the extra bucks for deluxe edition of crap. They seem to be only concerned with PS4 and Xbox One user concerns and problems, as a patch was released for PS4 on game release day, hmm suspicious. So if you want a workable/playable version I guess you'll need a PS4 or One. Oh GameStop offered $75 in store credit for the deluxe edition. Best of luck to my fellow Xbox 360 users on this catastrophe they call a playable game.… Expand
  35. saratrotter73
    Nov 24, 2014
    10
    This game is amazing. I love it and it is going to have tons of replay value. Everyone in my house has been playing it from kids to adults and all have loved it.
  36. Apotts
    Dec 25, 2014
    7
    After spending over 200 hours with this game I want to give it a 10, but sadly I cannot, because for every step forward that BioWare took with this game they took one or two steps back.

    The cutscenes are a ugly mess due to pop-in. BioWare was obviously focusing more on new generation consoles, but considering that the pricing for the 360/PS3 versions is the same I feel that they    After spending over 200 hours with this game I want to give it a 10, but sadly I cannot, because for every step forward that BioWare took with this game they took one or two steps back.

    The cutscenes are a ugly mess due to pop-in. BioWare was obviously focusing more on new generation consoles, but considering that the pricing for the 360/PS3 versions is the same I feel that they should have put the same effort into all versions.

    The main story is wonderful, even brought tears to my eyes a couple of times, however it felt very short, and somewhat disconnected from the rest of the game. Side quests and exploration make up the bulk of this game, and while a handful of the side quests are very enjoyable, the majority of them amount to boring fetch quests, and item collecting which is a bit disappointing.

    The world itself is gorgeous, and looks surprisingly lovely even on 360, and I enjoyed visiting the various areas during my first playthrough, but unfortunately the fact that each area is filled with pretty much the same boring side quests kind of killed my desire for exploration or replay. I think exploration would have been a lot more fun if BioWare would have populated more of these areas with characters I was familiar with instead of random NPCs. For example Isabella would have fit in perfectly on the Storm Coast, Merrill could have been hanging with the elves in the Exalted Plains, Justice could have been someone we were forced to battle if we sided with the Templars, and Fenris could have been the one we had to fight if we sided with the mages. Maybe it's just me, but I really feel that BioWare dropped the ball a little in this area, I mean at the very least they could have included Sandal. The absence of Sandal and Bodahn was pretty disappointing actually.

    Bugs... this game is so buggy, and although the patch has fixed a few things I was still getting tons of sound bugs and freezing even after the patch. Hopefully BioWare will fix this in future patches.

    Some of the new Characters are amazing. Iron Bull, Cole, Solas, Cass, and Dorian are this games saving grace, however I could have lived without Viv, Sera, and Leliana who I found a bit off putting. I have never been a big fan of Leliana, but in this game she has become rather cold and it really doesn't suit her at all.

    Combat is clunky, and takes a very long time to master. It's a messy combination of what we got in DAO and DA2, it does get easier after a while, but it never really feels right. The only battles that I truly enjoyed were the Dragon fights, those were outstanding.

    Skyhold was a nice touch, much nicer than a campsite of mansion, but many of the rooms and areas proved to be wasted space. My bedroom could have used a dressing room where you could change your appearance and the lack of any storage chest in the game made inventory management a pain.

    Crafting is really fun, but the inventory interface made the process a lot more time consuming than it needed to be.

    Loading times are outrageously long on 360, and there are a lot of loading screens.

    Music is very nice.

    So bottom line, I had a lot of fun with DAI, and I really wanted to give it a 10, because I honestly did enjoy my first playthrough a lot. Unfortunately, the second playthrough stopped being fun halfway through, because I couldn't bring myself to replay most of the areas. I rushed through my second playthrough and discovered that skipping half of the games content didn't change a single thing in the end, and that was kinda disappointing.    … Expand
  37. ederpin
    Jan 14, 2015
    3
    Joined this site just to write a review. I'm a relatively new gamer, and friends suggested the Dragon Age series. I preordered this game after enjoying the first two games and their dlcs. This is the first and only game I have ever preordered, as I'm cheap and normally wait for prices to drop. The entire incentive behind this purchase was to see how my previous plays and characterJoined this site just to write a review. I'm a relatively new gamer, and friends suggested the Dragon Age series. I preordered this game after enjoying the first two games and their dlcs. This is the first and only game I have ever preordered, as I'm cheap and normally wait for prices to drop. The entire incentive behind this purchase was to see how my previous plays and character interactions in the other games impacted the new world created in Inquisition. I spent a solid hour and a half trying to make sure my world state on Dragon Age Keep was perfect and every decision I had made was accurate. After two months, I still can not import a world save into the game due to family settings, a problem that has still not been resolved for the Xbox 360. I've posted in online forums and contacted EA via phone, who basically said it wasn't their problem. Had I known this would be an issue, I never would have purchased this game, as this was the most important part for me.

    In addition, the one playthrough I did was extremely glitchy. I can't speak to Dorian at all without the game freezing and removing all dialogue options. I can't even bring him in the party. The overall game lags, the graphics glitch, the characters barely talk... I could go on and on. Really disappointed in the overall quality of this game. The plot was intriguing, and I liked the customization options. If I had been able to actually import my world, it could have been a great story. It had so much promise, but it was so poorly executed. And I've learned my lesson: definitely don't preorder from this sham of a company before the reviews are in.    … Expand
  38. dannzs
    Jan 28, 2015
    7
    I really like this game because of you can create whatever build you think of and then make it in game. i would know because I have the game and my builds a assassins bow build.It's graphically quite beautiful, and the exploration plus both forms of combat really open the game up.

    but the down side the loading screen take to long to load in to the game
  39. BabyGotMyDingo
    Dec 6, 2015
    10
    Its amazing, so suck my **** hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  40. succulentpoet
    Nov 23, 2015
    10
    The Dragon Age series is my absolutely favorite.

    Between the incredible graphics, dialogue, environment, character creation, romancing, story, crafting, customizing armor and weapons, so on and so forth, this game really exceeds my expectations. My one and only complaint is dealing with some of the small, mundane little side quests. Otherwise, the main storyline and many of the other    The Dragon Age series is my absolutely favorite.

    Between the incredible graphics, dialogue, environment, character creation, romancing, story, crafting, customizing armor and weapons, so on and so forth, this game really exceeds my expectations.

    My one and only complaint is dealing with some of the small, mundane little side quests. Otherwise, the main storyline and many of the other side missions are very interesting and fun to play.    … Expand
  41. Cloudlv9
    Jan 16, 2015
    9
    I am reading some of these reviews with my mouth hanging open because I just cannot fathom a gamer that would not enjoy this game fully and wholeheartedly. So this will be more a review rebutting the things that have been used against the game to justify a bad rating.

    Graphics - So, I am definitely not going to delude myself or anyone else that this port does not have graphic and audio    I am reading some of these reviews with my mouth hanging open because I just cannot fathom a gamer that would not enjoy this game fully and wholeheartedly. So this will be more a review rebutting the things that have been used against the game to justify a bad rating.

    Graphics - So, I am definitely not going to delude myself or anyone else that this port does not have graphic and audio issues, because it does, sometimes a lot and sometimes causing unexpected laughs ( why your hair so shiny!? ). But you know what? That's okay because I am just happy that I get to venture back to Thedas without needing a brand new console if I do not want one. Plus there will be a point of awesomeness that will be felt when I do finally get a next gen console and go back through DA:I and see all the differences. In my mind that's awesome and gives me one more reason to play through more than once.

    Combat/Potions - Does exactly what it tries to do. Make a functioning and engaging hybrid of DA:O and DA:II combat systems. Anyone who has an issue with this is apparently not playing the game right. I agree to some extent that the new potion system has somethings to be desired, but it is no way it is as broken and a pain in the butt that some describe. It makes the game more challenging.Cause come on lets be honest with ourselves, how many of us only killed the Archdemon because we made like 400 Potions before going into combat, talk about potion spamming. I keep seeing people saying 8 Max Health Potions but with a simple Perk you can get up to 12 ( possibly higher as perhaps there is an agent out there to modify it higher ) plus you have these crazy things call regeneration potions and the new guard and barrier mechanics. Come on people, adapt! There is a crazy amount of strategy to the combat and potion systems, find it and use it. You DO NOT have to backtrack and teleport back as much as some people want you to think, if you are actually using strategy. I play on hard and have very rarely died or needed to teleport back from and area to replenish. The developers even planned to minimize this issue by force by adding replenishment crates (depending on area and difficulty) to longer quests/story missions. You have to also think about how to tackle a new area so this is even further minimized. Combat is fluid, and everything has it's purpose. Is it more the MMO style, with Tank, DPS etc. Yes but it works well and I love it. Plus with Vulnerabilities of enemies it really encourages you to use more of your party members as a whole and not just one set. ( You'll need different element mages for Dragons especially ). The Tactical Camera can be admittedly wonky at times but nothing so terrible. The combat system really makes it easy and encourages you to use every asset you have. Until this game I never bothered with Tonics or Grenades. As a whole it is well done. Now with all that said, there is a part of combat that I am furious they "dumbed down" and that is the Tactics for your party. Gone are the highly customizable action slots, the do this, if this happens slots. Why Bioware Why!? I understand having this easy AI options as an option for difficultly but to strip it out completely!? And I understand that leaving it out encourages players to utilize the tactical camera but still why can't we have it all and make playing the game as customizable as our Dragon Keep Stories? Thank the Maker that when it is needed at least this simplified AI is competent!

    Attributes/Talent Trees - Yes, you cannot directly assign attribute points but this does not take much away from anything in my opinion, it causes less tedious leveling up. You will need to view the trees as what they are, ways to play a class. This system will not work with a couple Points spent in this tree and a couple in this in one etc. The trees are designed for you to unlock it entirely for the best results with playing like the tree suggests which is why abilities will have increases to relavant attributes. Now not to say there aren't exceptions. Plus the trees are relatively short meaning there will be enough points to usually have two trees plus your specialization. Also with the comeback of "Andraste's Grace" from DA:II in the form of once equip necklaces you will be able to change up your play style within your class whenever you want!

    Crafting - I have a lot to say about the system but due to the character limit of the review I will boil it down to one word : Perfect.

    Companions - I guess this is the area that personal preferences will be the most profound. I personally found all of the companions intriguing and well thought out. I struggled to form my "base group" because I wanted them all.

    So to all who complained about this game to some extent, I get some of what you say but some other things you say make you sound like whiny brats. Evolve your gameplay to match the evolution of the game. So all in all a solid and insanely fun 9/10.    … Expand
  42. TheMetacritiqer
    Jul 29, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bioware rightfully made the best fantasy game only beat by Skyrim. The real draw of this game is Character customization, choices, and discovery. I always love creating a female character and this game doesn't disappoint in that respect unlike Fallout 4 for example. Inquisition still has the best dialogue system and the most decisions out of modern games. So the only competition in that respect is between well, previous Bioware titles and Telltale Games. However, most choices don't have a big enough impact. No matter who you choose, Templars or Mages, you'll still have to defend Haven from the forgettable villain. I understand that part is critical to the story but Bioware has given much more weight to choices in the Mass Effect series
    . But Skyhold really is a big improvement over the Normandy. The world is plenty big and the highlights visually are the houses in the Emerald Graves, the Eleven temple in the end, and the sand dunes of the Western Approach(beat Elder Scrolls to the punch). Due to the leveling and weapon damage system, enemies had to have large health bars to make the former mechanics work. There is no point in getting a better weapon if the Red Templars succumb to one or two hits. This makes encounters long and less fun. Dragons take so long to kill.
    Only at the end does the story get intriguing. This is mostly thanks to Morigan(who I kept thinking was the villain due to the reveal trailer) and the Elvin lore.Since that I was eager to make progress in the game, I skipped most of the cutscenes, dialogue, and books;something I usually don't do.It ended up cutting my playthrough in half(about 50 hours instead of the average 100+)
    In a world where Gods and magic exist, religion stills gets thing wrong. Something I only realized towards the end. Not that they were morally wrong(the chantry is clearly the old christian church and a lot of it draws inspiration from the real world) but that it's not certain who these gods were as Mythal turns out not to be an Elvin god but Morigan's Immortal human mother. And there isn't proof of the maker or the Old Gods existence. The only interesting part of Coryriphius (spelled wrong) was when he mentions that the thrones in the heavens were empty. That mystery definitely will be explained in future games.
    The end seems to point towards a Grey Warden civil war being a plot point for DAV. It really sucks that EA most likely took the real ending and released it as the Trespasser DLC only for current-gen. That will probably stop me from playing it as I played it on the 360 and will likely get a PS4.
    So the near future for Bioware is Andromeda. Something that is taking far too long to make. Is it going through development hell? Almost. Bioware is trying to make a far more ambitious game than Mass Effect 3. But here's the problem. This is in terms of content, not substance. Clearly the scale of this game is whats being built upon. And in my opinion thats a bad thing. Inquisition would have been significantly better in terms of story, pacing, and level design if Bioware didn't try to compete with the sheer size of Skyrim. Either way, I'm almost certain that Andromeda will be a great game:)    … Expand
  43. dovaquinn
    Apr 29, 2015
    8
    This game is delicious for any fan of rpgs, with such detailed character creation and fluid yet alternative sliders. The only thing CC lacked was hairstyles. The storyline is just as lush and interesting, with just enough in-game choices to make your gameplay personal. The romances and friendship sidequests are also just as amazing. Bioware have managed to get the perfect balance betweenThis game is delicious for any fan of rpgs, with such detailed character creation and fluid yet alternative sliders. The only thing CC lacked was hairstyles. The storyline is just as lush and interesting, with just enough in-game choices to make your gameplay personal. The romances and friendship sidequests are also just as amazing. Bioware have managed to get the perfect balance between action and character development. The party banter - where characters (which you have chosen) in your questing party make casual chitchat between eachother - is one of my favourite little elements in the Dragon Age games, and in this one has expanded on that beautifully.

    GRAPHICS
    The scenery is so bright and luxurious, with whole ranges of different landscapes from desert to oasis to forest to marsh to glacier and even the beautiful Cal Royeaux. Enough to compete with skyrim's landscapes. The only complaint about graphics is that the hair was almost TOO shiny, and would occasionally look somewhat glitchy with the character's ears or armour. (But this could be down to the gamer's own ability to create - as my later created characters were less so) I imagine this may also improve with patches.

    STORYLINE
    The Inquistor's Path (the main story line) is cleverly slowed by the need for 'power'. This means that the inquistor has to earn power by doing side quests, closing rifts and earning trust, in order to continue the main storyline. However, I still felt that in my first playtrough the main storyline felt too short. And that they only used the power tactic in order to extend gameplay time. I enjoyed the new combat thoroughly, as ordinarily I've found playing as a ranged character, whether that be an archer or a mage quite frustrating or boring. However, because of the new imaginative 'tactics' mode, being a ranged character gave more room for tactical gameplay. A beautiful game, I only wanted more of it! But you can't pause cutscenes.... that's BS.    … Expand
  44. GenericName1
    Dec 1, 2014
    10
    Ok, so I had to make an account to fix this BS. This isn't a 10/10 game, but you guys don't seem to understand how to rate a game. A game with this much effort put into it, this much love and care does not deserve a 0. A 0 is reserved for those P.O.S. that somehow make it onto the market. It doesn't deserve a 0, or even a 1, yet the most common ratings are: 1, 5, and 10. There's a reasonOk, so I had to make an account to fix this BS. This isn't a 10/10 game, but you guys don't seem to understand how to rate a game. A game with this much effort put into it, this much love and care does not deserve a 0. A 0 is reserved for those P.O.S. that somehow make it onto the market. It doesn't deserve a 0, or even a 1, yet the most common ratings are: 1, 5, and 10. There's a reason that there's a 1-10 chart. Also, leave the Hinterlands. I was going to give this game a 5, but then I left them! The story is amazing after you leave! Trust me on this! Leave the Hinterlands! Onto the review: This is one of the best DA games out there (out of the 3), and I just reached a significant point in the story. I think I'm going to playing this game for a long time to come.… Expand
  45. aryagaming
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    Actually bioware made a fantastic game for last-gen
    The only matter is the graphics but a little bit(it is good but I expected better)
    It is as big as the new-gen inquisition
    "Sorry my English is a little bit..."
  46. Star_Wars
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    Awesome game, great story and that graphics! First real "next-gen" game. 80-120 hours here I come! Great controls, however the control of the AI team members could be better. Therefore I give it a 9/10
  47. seventhbeacon
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    About 20 hours in, and I'm enjoying this game so much I'm losing sleep over it! The story immediately pulled me in, though I had to laugh when I played over an hour just to see the title screen finally show up. (I like to do side quests and explore in my RPGs).

    It's graphically quite beautiful, and the exploration plus both forms of combat really open the game up. I like using both    About 20 hours in, and I'm enjoying this game so much I'm losing sleep over it! The story immediately pulled me in, though I had to laugh when I played over an hour just to see the title screen finally show up. (I like to do side quests and explore in my RPGs).

    It's graphically quite beautiful, and the exploration plus both forms of combat really open the game up. I like using both combat systems, and while the level designs were lacking on DA:2, I was one of the people that loved that game (so you know where I'm coming from), mostly because the combat for playing a rogue was much improved upon Origins' terrible AI movement.

    I was actually surprised by how quickly the story and motivations pulled me into this game. I shouldn't have been; BioWare is fantastic when it comes to characterization and story. Regardless, this game achieves one of those very hard things to do that so many other games I play fail at: it makes me forget I'm playing a game. I'm so absorbed in every aspect of it. It's completely engrossing, and transports me into the world of Thedas. This is, quite frankly, an RPG after my own heart. It's easily the best installment in the Dragon Age franchise, and one I'm far more likely to replay for that very same reason.

    If you are an RPG fan, you owe it to yourself to give this game a real shot. I honestly can't believe why there are so many negative user reviews. People are too angry and bitter and their venom shows. 0/10? Really? That is not an honest assessment.

    Inquisition easily makes it into my top three RPG video games of all time, and for that reason I'm confident to give it 10/10. Not to 'balance the negative reviews', and not to say that any game is ever truly perfect (there's always room for improvement), but because it delivers in spades everything I love about RPG games and rich storytelling.

    Negate the hate! Do what you love.    … Expand
  48. drnicholasmills
    Dec 4, 2014
    6
    The world is very confused at the moment. It is getting incredibly difficult to trust review scores. I have read the reviews and the score on this game vary widely. It is unfortunate that this game gets in the high 80's, whilst F1 2014 does everything you expect gets 64% and even the recent alien game gets a score lower than dragon age. I love F1 2014 and Alien Isolation, bothThe world is very confused at the moment. It is getting incredibly difficult to trust review scores. I have read the reviews and the score on this game vary widely. It is unfortunate that this game gets in the high 80's, whilst F1 2014 does everything you expect gets 64% and even the recent alien game gets a score lower than dragon age. I love F1 2014 and Alien Isolation, both graphically very competent and game play excellent, and provides fun gaming. What can I say about DA, well, the interface is basic, the graphics are very variable, the sound uninspiring, the gameplay tepid. I am working hard to try to enjoy this game, however, I will give it the benefit of doubt at present because I am only 2 hours in. But boy is it frustrating. The graphics are appalling at times, the render and textures poor, the animation not that great, controls for fighting very simple and not really advanced. I am appalled at the review companies not entirely being honest with their readers. IGN is a prime example. I love their website, however, I no longer trust their reviews. I feel other people have similar views about IGN.

    As per IGN, my review is in progress until I find real positives about the game. Any sponsorship by EA or BIOware will result in a good review, as per IGN.
    Basically, like IGN, my review is in progress, because first impressions are not that great. Not the worst game I've played but certainly not the best either. I really appreciate how much effort and time the guys/gals put in making these games, so score of anything less than 5 is unreasonable. I believe it is 6, however, I am prepared to change this in the near future if this game improves. I'm at the start of my Dragon Age journey but will the gameplay keep me satisfied.    … Expand
  49. TheQuietGamer
    Aug 7, 2015
    8
    Those of us on last gen aren't getting the most technically polished version of the game. It's not as graphically impressive and some more noticeable technical issues are left hanging around. Yet none of these flaws ruin what is still a very enjoyable game. While gamers might be better off playing it on Xbox One or PS4, the 360 version is in no way broken. It's still a perfectly viable wayThose of us on last gen aren't getting the most technically polished version of the game. It's not as graphically impressive and some more noticeable technical issues are left hanging around. Yet none of these flaws ruin what is still a very enjoyable game. While gamers might be better off playing it on Xbox One or PS4, the 360 version is in no way broken. It's still a perfectly viable way of experiencing the latest chapter in the Dragon Age series. Just know there are some extra issues that rear their ugly heads from time to time.

    Bioware has crafted a massive experience. It is bursting at the seams with content. The game is comprised of multiple wide-open areas to explore. Each act as their own sandbox world with a unique theme. When exploring them it is hard to not stumble upon a new objective at every turn. The game will keep you hooked for hours if you truly want to see everything. The great thing about all of this side-content is that it feels meaningful enough to tie-in with the your quest of growing the Inquisition and shaping the game's world.

    No matter what you do in the game it all goes back the inquisition somehow. Whether you are establishing your presence in a new area or simply growing your influence with the people of Thedas, every action feels meaningful and significant to your overall goal. That's an impressive feat. The game also does a lot to make you feel like you are actually managing a powerful and influential force. The new "war table" missions have you interacting with various individuals, problems, and factions all around Thedas. How you choose to deal with these situations actually feels like you are impacting the world in the process. It ends up feeling better to choose the solution you feel is the best, instead of just choosing the one that is the fastest (the war table missions act on timers).

    As far as the story goes, it's solidly written and features some meaningful choices to make, but ultimately parts of it get lost among all of the content. You'll spend so many hours exploring worlds and knocking off quests from your ever growing to do list that you'll for get parts of the game's core conflict. Especially since so much of the villains main goal is tied into some deep and slightly confusing lore that can get hard to put together among all of the action. Still, the writing is solid and it has a lot of great moments.

    While Bioware doesn't deliver as strongly in the story department as their previous offerings, the character interactions are as strong as ever. You truly feel like you are building real relationships with your companions, each of whom has a unique personality. It took me a while to like some of these characters, but before long I found myself thinking of them as real friends. The romance element of the series often makes it feel like you are actually romancing someone. You still have the wham, bam, thank you mam characters who are just a little to easy to bed, but there is some genuine romance here like back in the first Dragon Age.

    The combat does a great job of combining the two styles from the previous Dragon Age games. The tactical style of Origins and the more directly involving nature of 2 are combined here to create an experience that keeps you right in the center of the action while allowing for plenty of strategic freedom. Some light issues with camera and stuff make using the game's tactic's mode a pain at times, but overall it's freedom is satisfying. You can also create any kind of character you want. Various crafting options allow you to take the gear you want into combat. The game also allows for options that simplify the experience like auto-leveling that make it easier for those who just don't want to dive into the game's deeper systems and mechanics. No matter which way you choose to play the experience is still satisfying.

    In a first for the series there is also multiplayer. It's a cooperative dungeon-crawling experience. There's really not too much else to say about it. It has no ties to the main-quest like ME 3's did, so no worries there. It's just a mode that's there if you need it. Bioware has expanded upon it in interesting ways, but I personally didn't find it interesting enough to keep me coming back. There's nothing wrong with it though.

    Bioware delivers a huge experience. While the story might not be as strong as their other offerings, the amount of gameplay they have to offer here has rarely been stronger. If you can forgive some technical issues and dated graphics the 360 is still a fine way to experience it. It's a wholly satisfying package that can keep you hooked for hours. With satisfying character interactions, a large amount of enjoyable content, and plenty of reasons to keep coming back it's an RPG worth playing. Especially for fans of the series. What it does it does mostly well. It also sets up the series for some great things to come.

    I give the game an 8.5/10.    … Expand
  50. Zamairiac
    Nov 23, 2014
    7
    For those who like reviews detailed and to the point, read this!

    Dragon Age Inquisition is a damn good story. The characters are unique, the dialogue is hilarious, inspiring and sad. Sometimes all at once. All in all I loved...the story. The gameplay/fightiing is pretty solid too. It's a good mix between Origins and D.A 2, which I personally found easy to master after an hour or so.    For those who like reviews detailed and to the point, read this!

    Dragon Age Inquisition is a damn good story. The characters are unique, the dialogue is hilarious, inspiring and sad. Sometimes all at once. All in all I loved...the story.

    The gameplay/fightiing is pretty solid too. It's a good mix between Origins and D.A 2, which I personally found easy to master after an hour or so.

    Doesn't sound too shabby does it...but then why have I given it a seven as opposed to an eight or nine?

    Well, sorry to say my friends but the 360 version of this game has been treated like second hand garbage. The dialogue, while fantastic, bugs nearly all the time. Whether it be on the road or, for me, during a very heart warming scene of romance between Cassandra and my Inq.

    The rendering of pretty much everything is **** pathetically even. Dragon Age 2, while infamous for its 'interesting' use of character design, STILL manages to one-up the latest installment. For at least I could manage to complete a loving conversation with Merril without her stopping to stare at me for five minutes.

    In conclusion I'd recommend NOT buying this game on the 360. In fact I wouldn't even buy it at all, not on any console. The utter lack of respect the developers had for we 360 lovers shows clearly in what I've played for the last three days.

    My adivce for BW/EA - Fix this bull****. I've played this series since the beginning and it hurts to realize you've left me with a choice to either stomach bug after glitch without end, or to fork out £400 and buy the latest console and THEN re-buy the game.

    Respect your fans and deal with this please.    … Expand
  51. TheDahaka
    Dec 2, 2014
    10
    Superb game, how can anyone rate this low? Gorgeous visuals, massive world, loads to see and do etc etc etc A few technical issues, but otherwise solid.
  52. me-0815
    Nov 23, 2014
    0
    If you expect a Dragon Age, do not buy this game. If you expect a Skyrim, do not buy this game. If you expect a typical BioWare game, do not buy this game. If you expect a good RPG, do not buy this game.
  53. khmlight3
    Dec 7, 2014
    10
    This game is really good if you liked Dragon Age Origins and 2 you will love this game this one is more open and theres a lot to do i really suggest you get this game.
  54. XRaidenX
    May 24, 2015
    10
    Much better than Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age II .
  55. brendo214
    May 22, 2019
    9
    I will admit that this version of Dragon Age: Inquisition has many, many problems when compared to its other version, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it as much as I did.
  56. gqmasters3
    May 11, 2019
    8
    The game is miles better than it's predecessor DA2, but that's not really saying much. It looks like I found the game to be far more entertaining than most. I thought the battle system was fun and the game to be significantly larger than the crown jewel of the series DA1. The game feels like playing a MMOG by yourself in that it is full of cumbersome fetch quests and the game isn't reallyThe game is miles better than it's predecessor DA2, but that's not really saying much. It looks like I found the game to be far more entertaining than most. I thought the battle system was fun and the game to be significantly larger than the crown jewel of the series DA1. The game feels like playing a MMOG by yourself in that it is full of cumbersome fetch quests and the game isn't really difficult at all either, but there's a lot to do and while the storyline isn't as good as the first, it is somewhat engaging and full of some very unique sequences. The online multiplayer part isn't great so if you're think of getting it for that I would say not to, but as a single player RPG, I thought it was very enjoyable.… Expand
  57. Leonidmalkoff
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    Она вернулась! Bioware, мы скучали! Dragon Age Inquisition - это возвращение мастеров RPG.
  58. GeorgXVII
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What is this? This is Dragon Age Inquisition! Best game of 2014 on your old XBOX 360.… Expand
  59. mlnsn
    Jul 22, 2021
    7
    Gameplay : 6/10
    Design (video + audio) : 7/10
    Story : 8/10
    Technical aspects : 7/10
    Repeatability: 6/10
  60. CloudStrife05
    Aug 20, 2021
    9
    Really enjoyed Inquisition as this time you take the role of Inquisitor. If you played on the same console then you were able to bring your save file from the previous 2 games, plus the characters you created where also there suck as The Warden.