Dragon Age: Inquisition

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  1. Jenkins
    Dec 30, 2014
    6
    The amount of hours I've clocked in on this game (60+) might give one the wrong impression that I was addicted or in love with Dragon Age: Inquisition. The truth is that I was only persistent to get my money out of it. And even though I did get my moneys worth, the bottom line is that I wasn't having fun.
    I didn't enjoy traversing the impressive landscapes and completing the bucket-load    The amount of hours I've clocked in on this game (60+) might give one the wrong impression that I was addicted or in love with Dragon Age: Inquisition. The truth is that I was only persistent to get my money out of it. And even though I did get my moneys worth, the bottom line is that I wasn't having fun.
    I didn't enjoy traversing the impressive landscapes and completing the bucket-load of quests and I never felt as though there was an interesting or morally dichotomous twist to 80% of the side-quests. The combat didn't resonate with me and I found that it lacked the same sense of accomplishment that I found with Origins. It was a slog, but nonetheless a very impressive slog that others may enjoy.    … Expand
  2. Fallenlords
    Dec 30, 2014
    3
    In a word ... disappointing. Having finished the game I have to say I expected more, a lot more.

    I liked my character, a big hulking male Qunari with a two handed axe. But the stock characters where pretty dull. Sera was one of the most interesting, just due to the mad things she would say for no reason. But the rest, talking to them was more like pulling teeth than progressing the    In a word ... disappointing. Having finished the game I have to say I expected more, a lot more.

    I liked my character, a big hulking male Qunari with a two handed axe. But the stock characters where pretty dull. Sera was one of the most interesting, just due to the mad things she would say for no reason. But the rest, talking to them was more like pulling teeth than progressing the story along (which is weak to say the least). The war room, was next to pointless. You didn't actually formulate any sort of strategy, just certain missions became unlocked as you progressed as well as overall skill boosts. The Inquistors throne, for making those life and death decisions, was a good feature but totally under utilised.

    Some of the main missions were more of a bind than enjoyable, with one having a sort of time limited investigation sequence that was just out of character with the rest of the game. Most are pretty much the same, standard RPG type quests. Get this, find that, kill that, lots of side missions that ultimately seem to end up making no overall difference. Just there to fill in some time between the main story.

    Combat was alright, but just senseless MMO type button mash. Perhaps some people will delve into the tactical side of things in more depth. But I just pressed buttons in a type of sequence and waited for skills to cool down. Combat is a bit hit .... and a lot of... miss. If an enemy is under the effect of something else, damage seems to be almost queued. Meaning the fight can end and the bad guy it still waiting to die after been swamped with damage. Other times your actions seem to have no effect, apart from hitting thin air. Some fights with dragons were annoying more than invigorating. Battle a dragon for a considerable time, only for it to be on it's last legs and call reinforcements. AI was capable but limited, squad had an aversion to healing and being healed. Didn't help team mates. Things like a healing mist which could heal your whole party, you would find one of your party decides to move out of the area of effect. For no reason, just wanders off at the crucial moment. AI Healer in the party was next to useless. Which sort of screwed up the party dynamic.

    Didn't play on-line, not something that interests me in this type of game unless the game is a fully fledged MMO.

    The ending was an anti-climax. Which let down the game as a whole. It needed a twist, something epic to happen at the end and it didn't. There was an event within my timeline at the end, but I just wasn't bothered at this point.

    I have heard a lot of mention of this game and Skyrim in the same breath. The only similarity I found was they were the same type of genre. That was where the similarities end. Skyrim is an immersive game that pulls you in different directions, absorbs you into a game world. This game is a lot of bits of game world bolted together, to show how the developers can do different types of terrain. With no real world connection going on. Almost episodic in nature.

    As a person that likes the story and exploration, more than combat and skills trees etc. I just found it weak on both fronts. The odd time it was engaging, but quickly brought you back to earth with slow load screens and a multitude of bugs. There were no game breaking bugs that I came across but the overall quality was poor, as if it had either not been tested or they just ignored the bugs. Seems to be a pattern with games released by EA, quality has just gone out of the window.

    I didn't feel any love in this game at all. It comes across as a chore. The character actors did their part mostly to a good standard. The story was quite lame and generic in the sense of good guy/bad guy scenario. Didn't feel any decision mattered to the overall scheme of things. And what you have is a patchwork of game worlds stitched together to make it seem like a big game to rival the likes of Skyrim. When in fact all it does is make you yearn for another game like Skyrim to come along.

    I would play this game because it's not the worse. But I don't seen any replay value and unless you want to do every side quest, the game is quite short. The side quests are not varied enough to make things interesting. In essence it actually feels cluttered, with a lot of stuff added because they felt it should be added as a standard but made little sense. Like crafting, spend time making something like a weapon with attachments only to find store bought had better stats. None of which seemed to have much impact.

    Overall a disappointing game to end a disappointing year in gaming.    … Expand
  3. mongoman
    Dec 28, 2014
    6
    D.A: Inquisition, tries hard to be a great game but it suffers from several flaws: I constantly stuck to walls/rocks during frenzied combat, constant blind spots during combat (graphical clipping), and despite a clean U.I its very confusing to simply find your world map. The facial animations/graphics are superb and the action is fast and furious but the story itself feels as though it wasD.A: Inquisition, tries hard to be a great game but it suffers from several flaws: I constantly stuck to walls/rocks during frenzied combat, constant blind spots during combat (graphical clipping), and despite a clean U.I its very confusing to simply find your world map. The facial animations/graphics are superb and the action is fast and furious but the story itself feels as though it was written by a fourth grader. The controls take at least three hours to adjust to, and the scenery graphics tend to be bland up close. For example when one of your team members die in battle it is often hard to see them on the battlefield because they tend to blend in with the scenery. This is not a bad, its actually enjoyable once your six hours into it but it is by no means great, and honestly its not much better than Dragon Age II. Lower your expectations, buy it on sale, and put the difficulty on casual, then you might enjoy it for a short while.… Expand
  4. thegadfly44
    Dec 28, 2014
    8
    The graphics are beautiful and the game play is great. The story is engaging and a lot of fun. I don't care for the skill trees to much, feels like old hat. Also, it can start to feel repetitive after awhile.
  5. WhatsaUsername
    Dec 26, 2014
    5
    I loved Dragon Age: Origins. Must have played it through about 6 or 7 times. I was desperate to like Dragon Age: Inquisition too, but sadly I can't say that I did. If I had to sum it up in a single phrase I'd call it "Dragon Age for Dummies".

    Lets start with the good, because they have done some things well. It seems very much to me like they tried to move the DA franchise towards more    I loved Dragon Age: Origins. Must have played it through about 6 or 7 times. I was desperate to like Dragon Age: Inquisition too, but sadly I can't say that I did. If I had to sum it up in a single phrase I'd call it "Dragon Age for Dummies".

    Lets start with the good, because they have done some things well. It seems very much to me like they tried to move the DA franchise towards more of a Mass Effect style game and even included the ME conversation wheel method - which I do enjoy. The graphics are very nice and the locations are sprawling and detailed (almost like they're trying to rival Skyrim for open-world scope... which they can't, by the way). There is a lot more room to run around in, which is something I always wished for in the DA games, so this was a welcome change. The voice acting is also very good, if you can excuse the odd terrible one here and there (Sera - I'm looking at you!).

    Now the bad:

    * Like I say, they've tried to make DA more like Mass Effect and the result is that they've dummed down the game horribly. You now have what feels like very little control over anything compared to how it used to be. Maybe this was done to appeal to children who can't be bothered to work out what different stats do?
    * They messed up the strategic combat system. There is very little strategy to be had now. It has become more of a simple arcade hack 'n' slash, presumably to appeal more to children. Deeply disappointed with this.
    * No more tactical slots for your companions. Unless you choose to micro-manage their every move in battle by spamming the pause feature, you'll find they're largely a will unto themselves now and they will do the daftest things. For instance, your tank will break off from whatever they're tanking and come over to attack what you're attacking, even if you're just trying to pick off the smaller mobs. Ridiculous! I've found the only way around this is to play the tank yourself.
    * There is no healing magic anymore. Healing has become an exercise in constant potion spamming. Just horrible. The developers say this is to make fights more strategic but anyone who knows anything about RPGs knows that it has quite the opposite effect and also causes you to have to return to camp constantly to restock. I mean, is this even an RPG anymore?!
    * Far fewer talents and spells to choose from and you won't want to use most of them anyway.
    * Only 2 armour slots now (head and body) and most armours look identical.
    * You barely notice levelling up now because all you get each time is 1 skill point to assign. Thats it - no attribute points or anything. And you can only use 8 skills at a time, so you'll fill that requirement in no time.
    * You no longer have any control over the stats of any of your characters. Its all default now, so another RPG element lost.
    * Equipment is now totally class-specific.
    * Everyone in the game seems to be sex-obsessed, like the game was written by a horny 14-year-old.
    * The menu system is the most irritating I've ever seen in a game and gives you no useful information.
    * Crafting is a waste of time and very convoluted.

    Basically they must have decided somewhere along the line that people don't like making decisions for themselves and would much rather the game made all those decisions for them. Then they thought as long as they made the game pretty no-one would care that its become tedious to play. Its like they took the game away from the people who knew what they were doing and gave it to the Mass Effect team who have no idea how to craft a deep RPG.    … Expand
  6. DavidWarden
    Dec 23, 2014
    10
    I got to ride a unicorn 10/10 .
  7. Swordhoarder
    Dec 19, 2014
    4
    I have 200+ hours in this game. I am a HUGE dragonage fan, and i must say that i am dissapointed. After the disaster of da2 and all the feed back from the fans i hoped for something much better. Although beutiful graphics, and the large areas to explore, still very repeditive, its 8 or 9 areas , and you do the same thing in each , after 3 different areas it becomes manotonious, and theI have 200+ hours in this game. I am a HUGE dragonage fan, and i must say that i am dissapointed. After the disaster of da2 and all the feed back from the fans i hoped for something much better. Although beutiful graphics, and the large areas to explore, still very repeditive, its 8 or 9 areas , and you do the same thing in each , after 3 different areas it becomes manotonious, and the chaos of the small bs side quests, and the bland storyline and secondary quests makes it so boring you not wanna play after awhile. Even the emding was just...... "Blah". Theres more i could say that it wrong but this is the worst of it! Da origins is an amazing game, had you excited to play! and if its not broke dont fix it the correct saying. Instead of bringing the greatness of dao back , its like they just improved da2:( They just need to stop making anymore da games, they can no longer do it right… Expand
  8. TSapper
    Dec 19, 2014
    8
    Nov 19, 2014

    10 Dragon Age: Inquisition Image OK. I've put down my controller only a few times in the last two days - right now is one of those times. Engrossing game, beautiful, yet with brutal combat. Hint: stack up a lot of levels before you try to fight a dragon. Ouch. I'm as enthralled as I was the first two days in Skyrim. The big test will come in how long I play this and how    Nov 19, 2014

    10
    Dragon Age: Inquisition Image OK. I've put down my controller only a few times in the last two days - right now is one of those times. Engrossing game, beautiful, yet with brutal combat. Hint: stack up a lot of levels before you try to fight a dragon. Ouch.
    I'm as enthralled as I was the first two days in Skyrim. The big test will come in how long I play this and how many times I restart a new game. It will be very hard to beat Skyrim but Bioware may have just given me the game to do so.
    Will update rating and review months later when the 'newness' wares off and the true value of the game emerges.
    UPDATE: Still a good game, however ... I can honestly say that DA:I is definitely NOT as good overall as Skyrim. I think Bioware wasted dev time trying to get the player to "feel" for their character/team mates but the emotion/relationship piece is really just an annoyance. After a month+, I'm actually dropping my score by two points and firing up Skyrim again instead.    … Expand
  9. talonps1
    Dec 19, 2014
    1
    Great game in the beginning but the polish wears off very quickly. The game is fraught with so many minor glitches it becomes less of an immersion and more of a frustration. The game was released half baked, there is no two ways about that fact. They'll probably do like all the game manufacturers do today...pay the critics to rate their game high and release an unfinished product whileGreat game in the beginning but the polish wears off very quickly. The game is fraught with so many minor glitches it becomes less of an immersion and more of a frustration. The game was released half baked, there is no two ways about that fact. They'll probably do like all the game manufacturers do today...pay the critics to rate their game high and release an unfinished product while patching it leaving the player that buys it first out in the cold by the time the patches complete the game. Another thing, why in the hell is sex SUCH a huge part of this game? I'm not talking about the sex scenes (which in fact were so glitched I didn't even get to see them) but the conversations with the NPCs...it's all about sex. What the F, have the devs never gotten laid or grow up for that matter? And the execs for okaying it are just as bad...a glitched, half baked graphical porn...congrats, guys. Anyway, back to the horrific game...the fight scenes are so mired in flashing lights and effects get ready to lose sight of your player throughout the game.

    In short...was it lengthy, yes...I played over 140+ hours...out of those hours I would say a good 30-40% were just powering through the glitches. The main line story is okay (this is my first DA game) but for the person that never touched a DA, I was left confused....so much so, like many players have stated, I just powered through and stopped ready the story, any story line that didn't involve the main one (i.e. close the rift and kill the bad guy).

    I suggest you either wait another couple months or don't play it religiously until they patch this crap fest (if they patch it AT ALL!)...and forget about the Multiplayer portion. It literally is based on Freemium...you cannot get gear or lvl fast enough without dropping your money (AGAIN) to purchase weapons and gear that will allow you to proceed further.

    So if you like frustration, preaching sexual identity crap and glitches, this game is for you! If not, stay very clear of this game. Because in short, this game is not innovated but just Assassins Creed with a different skin on it.    … Expand
  10. brianporzio
    Dec 18, 2014
    6
    Just finished it. Took me 107 hours. The story, characters and combat were phenomenal. The decision-making was so fun. The variety of quests awesome. But major letdowns: too many fetch quests (more than any other game I've played). The levels were not intuitive or easy to navigate (not enough fast travel points, confusing map imagery). The ending was anti-climatic (I felt like myJust finished it. Took me 107 hours. The story, characters and combat were phenomenal. The decision-making was so fun. The variety of quests awesome. But major letdowns: too many fetch quests (more than any other game I've played). The levels were not intuitive or easy to navigate (not enough fast travel points, confusing map imagery). The ending was anti-climatic (I felt like my decisions did not come into play enough, like in Mass Effect 3). Would I replay it? If it weren't for all the fetch quests, I absolutely would. But it's too much. Overall, I got a lot of enjoyment out of DAI, but it won't go on my all time top ten.… Expand
  11. ChrisMattar
    Dec 17, 2014
    10
    The absolute perfect game in every way, story music visual gameplay, epicness. just breathtaking and memorable. The kind of game you can play for years and years, and that will leave you with fond memories. Thank the stars , finally a giant has arrived!
  12. Stevesitz
    Dec 17, 2014
    8
    I can see why fans of previous games in the series are a little upset by this entry since it plays more like Diablo 3 but with an over the shoulder camera. The RPG elements are great and feel more like something closer to Skyrim than anything else. To call this game 'open world' is a little deceiving since the map itself is very massive, but you can only travel in portions of the map atI can see why fans of previous games in the series are a little upset by this entry since it plays more like Diablo 3 but with an over the shoulder camera. The RPG elements are great and feel more like something closer to Skyrim than anything else. To call this game 'open world' is a little deceiving since the map itself is very massive, but you can only travel in portions of the map at a single time without having to load the next. The areas are still quite huge and can take up to half an hour to trek from one side to the other on foot. The campaign is very very long, in fact, you don't even see the opening title/credits until you are close to 2 hours into the game. The exploration of the land is satisfying but feels more like something out of Fable than anything else, just in the sense that you never go into any large structures that require any paused loading, but more you are spending most of the time in very open outdoor areas with the occasional entering of a small structure to either pick up a mission or buy goods. The graphics is this game is where I have my only real issue. Playing the the Xbox One the graphics don't resemble those of a next gen game, but the massive world does. I've had many times during an in-game cinematic where objects, landscape or people will just suddenly appear or pop into close frame. This isn't a huge drawback because it seems to only happen during cinematic; I haven't run into any delayed draw distances or anything while in live game play. In short, this is a satisfying game of the genre that will have you playing for a long long time and a combat system that can be set up for anyone's play style. The only thing that would get this game a higher rating would be the correction of graphical glitches and just the overall graphics themselves. I understand the shine of the game took a hit on account to make it as massive as it is, but it really does look like something you'd expect from previous generations. (In fact, I would assume there is no difference in graphics between previous and current gen consoles)… Expand
  13. f8tal1ties
    Dec 17, 2014
    10
    This is hands down the best game I have ever played. I absolutely loved it. Voice acting was once again fantastic, story was great and the world was just beautiful. While there are some glitches, I've now played this game through on the Xbox One and the 360 and they were not game breaking (for me anyway).

    *The controls felt a little odd at first, but once you really get into the game    This is hands down the best game I have ever played. I absolutely loved it. Voice acting was once again fantastic, story was great and the world was just beautiful. While there are some glitches, I've now played this game through on the Xbox One and the 360 and they were not game breaking (for me anyway).

    *The controls felt a little odd at first, but once you really get into the game I really like them. I thought it was a little weird at first that you had to keep holding down the attack button once attacking an enemy, but honestly this just became second nature once you got a bit into the game.

    *The story and romances in this one are really well written. I'm glad they've dropped the underwear in the shower deal, seeing as this game is rated M anyway.

    *There is tons to explore. I whipped through this game on the One and now that I'm replaying it on the 360 I'm doing different story options and exploring some areas more in depth and didn't realize how much I had missed in my first playthrough.

    *I actually like the side quests. I know some of them are just fetch quests, but they make sense. Plus if you return to areas later, the people you did quests for will thank you and change their dialogue and whatnot.

    For the people who are whining and complaining and comparing this game to Skyrim I just don't get it. I mean I like the Elder Scrolls games and all, but there is just hardly any story there. I never give a crap about any of the people in that world. It's a fun dungeon crawler with a bit of story mixed in as filler. And I love it. But, Dragon Age is just much more than that. They have made this game more open world. The areas are huge and there's ton of stuff to do and find. The combat was fun and much improved over Dragon Age 2. There were no enemy waves falling from the sky. It was more reminiscent of Dragon Age Origins. It's a fantastic game and if you stick your nose up to it, it's your loss. This game rocks!    … Expand
  14. paddystudmuffin
    Dec 14, 2014
    10
    This is an excellent game. Well done bioware. I'm loving the wide open areas like the storm coast. Combat is improved atmosphere is nailed. Think some people won't forgive dragon age 2. I actually quite liked it but this blows it clean out of the water. It is a pity the play disc can't be installed and the cut scenes are pretty ropey with textures having to load etc but the actualThis is an excellent game. Well done bioware. I'm loving the wide open areas like the storm coast. Combat is improved atmosphere is nailed. Think some people won't forgive dragon age 2. I actually quite liked it but this blows it clean out of the water. It is a pity the play disc can't be installed and the cut scenes are pretty ropey with textures having to load etc but the actual gameplay is amazing. It's the best game I've played all year and ive played them all.… Expand
  15. shane_kirby
    Dec 13, 2014
    9
    It makes me sad that now a days I can't trust p[layer reviews. People seem to think if their is even one small problem with a game it deserves a Zero or 1. Is almost comical how these independent games which are fun can be getting these 90 scores, while games like mass effect 3 and dragon age inquisition get low scores. Honestly people that don't rate with integrity (most people itIt makes me sad that now a days I can't trust p[layer reviews. People seem to think if their is even one small problem with a game it deserves a Zero or 1. Is almost comical how these independent games which are fun can be getting these 90 scores, while games like mass effect 3 and dragon age inquisition get low scores. Honestly people that don't rate with integrity (most people it seems) these days. A game that is a 0 has to be absolute garbage. Well I just want people to know that they should not rate a game until they finish it. Or at the very least play a significant portion of the game. These days on metacritic I just use critic reviews not player now. Also the site should now use a median not average to rate the player reviews.… Expand
  16. echelon998
    Dec 11, 2014
    5
    ah man, I finally had to admit this game is just a bummer and quit playing. Baldurs Gate 2 is my favorite game of all time so I had my fingers crossed that this would recapture some of the magic. The plot is decent I guess, yes they put a lot of work into making some beautiful worlds, but the gameplay and character development suck. It's just retarded. The combat animations are sillyah man, I finally had to admit this game is just a bummer and quit playing. Baldurs Gate 2 is my favorite game of all time so I had my fingers crossed that this would recapture some of the magic. The plot is decent I guess, yes they put a lot of work into making some beautiful worlds, but the gameplay and character development suck. It's just retarded. The combat animations are silly looking and repetitive. It's not fun.… Expand
  17. Psynapse
    Dec 11, 2014
    3
    I really wanted to like this game, I did... After a few hours playing the game, and after hitting multiple game breaking bugs and finding the combat repetitive and non visceral. After about 6 hours into this game I ended up taking it back to EB and getting a refund. Come to think of it, I think it's the first game that I've ever taken back... At the end of the day, and judging by theI really wanted to like this game, I did... After a few hours playing the game, and after hitting multiple game breaking bugs and finding the combat repetitive and non visceral. After about 6 hours into this game I ended up taking it back to EB and getting a refund. Come to think of it, I think it's the first game that I've ever taken back... At the end of the day, and judging by the reviews, I'm sure some people will like this game, but it's not for everyone... that's for sure.… Expand
  18. heime2003
    Dec 10, 2014
    6
    this game is somewhat in between
    nothing excels but nothings too terrible
    in a word, to fans that have expected some grand of journey it is disappointment but to people who have never played DA games it is decent game the breakdown of the game story: weak, boring sometimes, its basically like ME where u gather alliance to fight grand evil quests are often uninspiring. idk why bioware    this game is somewhat in between
    nothing excels but nothings too terrible
    in a word, to fans that have expected some grand of journey it is disappointment but to people who have never played DA games it is decent game
    the breakdown of the game
    story: weak, boring sometimes, its basically like ME where u gather alliance to fight grand evil
    quests are often uninspiring. idk why bioware went with mmo style quests when their games are strong in story based
    companions : frankly DA:I is the weakest in crafting interesting characters. even romance is terrible. no one i want to make out in this game
    combat: wheres strategic combats? wrong positioning chaotic fights really frustrates me much
    it seemed dev wanted this DA to be like skyrim like(open world rpg) but it is limited in scope and mechanics
    making world smaller and focusing more efforts on their strong suit(story telling and interaction between characters) would have made this game better    … Expand
  19. Boonsaints6284
    Dec 10, 2014
    9
    26 hrs in with my Warrior character and i put this up in my favorite rpgs of all time.....its up there with Dark Souls series and Skyrim slightly ahead of Skyrim! The amount of exploration and missions is monumental compared to most games! a must buy if you love rpgs
  20. Dustmanblue
    Dec 10, 2014
    9
    Ok so if you want a honet review about a game that many people are skeptical about, then you came to the right place. First off, let me say now that i got the game on launch date and i have been a huge fan of all Bioware games since i got Mass Effect. After playing through the entire game, well most of it actually, i finally got the guts to see what the fans were saying. I gotta say thatOk so if you want a honet review about a game that many people are skeptical about, then you came to the right place. First off, let me say now that i got the game on launch date and i have been a huge fan of all Bioware games since i got Mass Effect. After playing through the entire game, well most of it actually, i finally got the guts to see what the fans were saying. I gotta say that im at awe about some, if not, most of the reviews about this game. People are saying that the graphics are garbage, the voice acting is aweful, and the story is not the compelling. They must be blind and deaf to say such things.

    Now i will say that the story, compared to Origins, isnt the best, but it is way better than DA2s story. It might be because of the writing, but it felt that this story didnt have that much of a dangerous road, just seal the rift and you're done. The world didnt feel like it was danger but you could say the same thing about Dragon age origins.

    The graphics are simply beautiful, but i can see where people are coming from about the hairs looking greasy. My father got the xbox 360 version of the game while i got the xbox 1 version, and comparing the two, you can see the huge lack of details that had to be cut to make the 360 version compatable. So for those complaining about the graphics, you must be refering to the 360 version, but the 360 version is not that bad graphic rise. The new gene and pc ports however look very stunning, and im quite impressed with everything they put into it.

    The voice acting is quite good. I mean for those complaining must be listening to a different game all together. I mean the original voice actors for Alistair, Leliana, Varric, Cassandra, and Morrigan make there return and if people didnt complain about them then, why now? They sound the same. And the voice actor for james vega is in it as well and most people liked his voice acting so why hate now? And they even went out of their way to supply you with two voice actors for the inquisitor, odds are you will like one of them.

    Now i will say this, the sidequests do feel very bland. I mean in the other Dragon age games, you had these side quests that had a somewhat compelling story. In this game however, it didnt feel that way. It was, you find a ring for a woman and return it, or you open a chest. Even then you couldnt make the choice to sell the ring or keep it for yourself. The other games did allow you to make some sort of choice witht these side quests that could add to your character, but it was lacking in this game.

    However, the choices in this game, i mean main decisions btw, it did feel like you were changing the fate of thedas. From who rules orlais, to who you get it on with, it felt like you were making a difference. And yes for those wondering, the keep does work and your decisions do carry over. Both of my love interests in the other games were mentioned in some way and my warden was continuing her story as well, which proves that she was still alive.

    Dont worry about the ending. It is not a complete and utter disappointment like it was for ME3. you get a solid ending that does and doesnt feel like a sequel bait. If i had to guess, it will continue as some sort of DLC in the future.

    Combat wise, it felt descent enough i suppose. It wasnt a button mash like in DA2, but instead more of a "hold a button to win" . The tactical game wasnt all that helpful for me so i didnt really use it all that much, it may be better on the PC but i wouldnt know. But the combat did do its part and it didt really feel all that boring to me.

    On launch day, it did have many glitches from sound technical difficulties to clipping issues, but it has had some patches over the days which has fixed alot of these problems.

    So all in all, if you are a RPG fan then i highly recommend you to get this game. So thats it for this review and i will catch you fine people later.    … Expand
  21. jb66
    Dec 9, 2014
    9
    would give it a 10 just not finish the game because it is endless, love the game one of the best this year by far, if your looking for a new game that lasts its a MUST MUST BUY
  22. The1Fox1
    Dec 9, 2014
    8
    I'm a huge fan of the dragon age series and Inquisition doesn't disappoint. I'm not sure why there is so much negativity given to this game. It brings back some elements similar (but not exactly) to Origins, so it's not so hack n slash like in DA2. The Maps are enormous, and there is so much to do (120 hours in and im estimating about another 25-30 to go). I can't give this a 10, cause iI'm a huge fan of the dragon age series and Inquisition doesn't disappoint. I'm not sure why there is so much negativity given to this game. It brings back some elements similar (but not exactly) to Origins, so it's not so hack n slash like in DA2. The Maps are enormous, and there is so much to do (120 hours in and im estimating about another 25-30 to go). I can't give this a 10, cause i still feel like Origins was better,both game play and story line. Don't get me wrong i love Inquisitions story line, but it's still not GREAT!, it's just great.… Expand
  23. ravepig
    Dec 8, 2014
    9
    After having read through the mixed and negative reviews, I get the impression that many are posting reviews before really diving into the story of DAI. Personally, I find DAI one of the best RPG games I've ever played. With so many options, interesting characters and an engaging story, this game will keep me enteratined for hours. I will likely play though 2 - 3 times just to see howAfter having read through the mixed and negative reviews, I get the impression that many are posting reviews before really diving into the story of DAI. Personally, I find DAI one of the best RPG games I've ever played. With so many options, interesting characters and an engaging story, this game will keep me enteratined for hours. I will likely play though 2 - 3 times just to see how making different choices impacts the game. This is one instance where I believe the critics mostly got it right. They played through most of the game before writing their review, as opposed to the average fan who likely played for a few hours then decided to write their review. I think the use of power to unlock key plot-points was genious. It gives players a reason to explore, set up camps, do things for power and influence. Once enough power is earned, you are able to advance the story forward. Love the DA Universe!!! Great game!!!… Expand
  24. castortroyj10
    Dec 8, 2014
    9
    One of the best RPG games ever made!
    I firstly must confess, I have been a massive RPG fan ever since the early Zelda games of the 80's and 90's but I did not play the previous 2 DA games.
    This game had popped up on my radar a few months back and I caved in and pre ordered for release day. The game immediately puts you in the action with a great story and from the word go. I was also    One of the best RPG games ever made!
    I firstly must confess, I have been a massive RPG fan ever since the early Zelda games of the 80's and 90's but I did not play the previous 2 DA games.
    This game had popped up on my radar a few months back and I caved in and pre ordered for release day.
    The game immediately puts you in the action with a great story and from the word go. I was also impressed with the fact that you can pretty much travel where you like straight away, and believe me the map is absolutely HUGE! the game still be brilliant with just the main story but its worth noting that the amount of side quests that you can get involved with gives this game ENDLESS longitivity. You really can get lost in this game.

    The DAI world itself is truly stunning. I regularly found myself stopping half way through a journey across the world just to stop what I was doing and look around at this impressive environment. It really is that visually impressive.

    The only negative that I can really see, (if im being picky) Is that there are a few flaws in the combat system that ultimately can take a little away from your experience. The tactical mode to be specific doesn't allow for the camera to move very far away meaning you still need to be quite close to enemies to pause time and plan tactical attacks. That being said, Combat is still generally very satisfying and as you progress through the game and unlock more skills and power, it gets better and better.

    Summary: This game pushes RPG games back to the top of the industry where they belong. With scope for 200+ hours of gameplay and a stunning and truly immersive world that can suck you into it, Dragon Age Inquisition would be my personal choice for Game of the Year 2014.
    Go and buy it!    … Expand
  25. qtaz101
    Dec 7, 2014
    5
    With this being my first full play-through of a Dragon Age game, I was impressed. The areas are large and expansive, the storyline is deep. Characters are all unique. You will log crazy hours doing everything that can be done, which is an aspect I love. On the other hand, there are issues. When a new area loads that is filled with people, after you have loaded in NPCs will randomly fallWith this being my first full play-through of a Dragon Age game, I was impressed. The areas are large and expansive, the storyline is deep. Characters are all unique. You will log crazy hours doing everything that can be done, which is an aspect I love. On the other hand, there are issues. When a new area loads that is filled with people, after you have loaded in NPCs will randomly fall from the sky and pop in, as if the game didn't finish loading. Also, at times enemies will randomly jump and fall down from the sky as well; I was facing a giant, or at least attempted to, and the enemy literally jumped and disappeared. I also attacked another and after hitting it, it flew away and got stuck in a tree. The bugs are kinda crazy, albeit funny at times. Also, voice animations sometimes cease completely. Many times, I was in the middle of a conversation and out of nowhere, my character's voice stops and mouths move, relying upon captions to fill me in. Bioware needs to address these bugs in an update, and once accomplished I believe the game can be a solid 8. No perfect 10, but a good solid 8. DA Inquisition will certainly hold me over into 2015.

    EDIT: Also the game randomly quits itself. Before I gave this game a 7 but because of this MAJOR BUG and the bugs I mentioned earlier I have to give it a 5 until they are fixed.    … Expand
  26. Volitile88
    Dec 7, 2014
    9
    I've clcoked over 50 hours into DAI and i still have not completed it. The single best game i have gotten this year. Sometimes there are a few little glitch like the sound going out of sync and some textures not loading but all in all i cannot love this game anymore.The only thing i don't like is the multiplayer but haven't played it that much and not much interest to. But if you lovedI've clcoked over 50 hours into DAI and i still have not completed it. The single best game i have gotten this year. Sometimes there are a few little glitch like the sound going out of sync and some textures not loading but all in all i cannot love this game anymore.The only thing i don't like is the multiplayer but haven't played it that much and not much interest to. But if you loved Origins this game feels like a true sequel, each environment is different and amazing, the soundtrack is perfect and fits right with what is going on. I have found that being a Mage opens the game up a little more also as a Mage you are given so many Unique dialogue options to speak out as a mage defending yourself from characters who think you are evil and must be controlled like every other Mage in the circle.

    DAI is a must by for anyone who loves a great RPG.    … Expand
  27. Boldar
    Dec 6, 2014
    10
    I've played around 40 hours of DA: Inquisition and I'm really enjoying the game. The plot is interesting, exploring is fun, and the combat can be challenging. They did a good job bringing crafting back into the Dragon Age franchise with Inquisition because crafting was severely lacking in DA2. While I've run into a few issues with the character models I can't complain much becauseI've played around 40 hours of DA: Inquisition and I'm really enjoying the game. The plot is interesting, exploring is fun, and the combat can be challenging. They did a good job bringing crafting back into the Dragon Age franchise with Inquisition because crafting was severely lacking in DA2. While I've run into a few issues with the character models I can't complain much because they're a lot better than DA:O and DA:2.

    I view this game as blending the best of Skyrim with the best of Dragon Age: Origins. You have large, open zones to wander through and explore which is a huge improvement over Dragon Age 2. At the same time, you have a group of interesting companions that banter back and forth while you're exploring. I never cared for my companion in Skyrim and I feel like BioWare was able to capture the adventure of a large, unexplored world while adding in companions that are interesting and I care about.

    My only complaint is that they've mixed junk items in with useful items on the Valuables tab. This makes it difficult to tell which items you can safely sell as vendor trash and which items could be used for requisitions later.    … Expand
  28. Hardtoohld
    Dec 5, 2014
    0
    Nothing like DAo or DA2 and that's not a good thing. This is not an RPG, its a hack em up game. All that made Dragon Age fun is gone. Now I have to wait for Mass Effects and hope however the designers that ruined Dragon Age Inquisition don't get there hands on it! Very sad to see something that was so much fun ruined because people don't take a hint...If it is not broken, DON"T FIX IT!
  29. dirk5027
    Dec 5, 2014
    6
    This is a glorified MMO, save your money, get it when it's 20 bucks
    Combat is terrible, enemies completed covered in special effects, you can't even see what you are fighting
    The big open areas that bioware is so proud of are very boring...no villages to discover not even people for that matter All these 10's and angry joe gave it a 9, who is paying off who Save your money, a few of    This is a glorified MMO, save your money, get it when it's 20 bucks
    Combat is terrible, enemies completed covered in special effects, you can't even see what you are fighting
    The big open areas that bioware is so proud of are very boring...no villages to discover not even people for that matter
    All these 10's and angry joe gave it a 9, who is paying off who
    Save your money, a few of the story elements are clever, well worth 20 bucks, but 60 no way
    I am a big dragon age fan, but at least i'm honest this game is a 5 or 6 out of ten.
    Bioware could put crap in a box and the bioware forum people would give it a 10, so don't believe the hype    … Expand
  30. 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 This is the first good RPG this generation and hopefully the first of many.
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#9 Best Xbox One Game of 2014
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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Arcade Sushi
    Jan 13, 2015
    90
    Dragon Age: Inquisition represents a glorious return to form for the series, with its huge world to explore, great cast of characters, and immensely satisfying combat and character progression. Despite its flaws, this is easily a contender for RPG of the year, and a must-have for most any gamer.
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  2. Worth Playing
    Jan 9, 2015
    70
    If you're looking to satisfy that RPG itch on your brand-new, current-gen console, you can certainly to do so with Inquisition.
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  3. Eurogamer Portugal
    Dec 19, 2014
    90
    With Dragon Age Inquisition, BioWare returns in a great shape with a game that goes on for dozens and dozens of hours.
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