Dragon Age: Inquisition Pre-Release Thread

[eremita]

Gone are the "I want to be a dragons" and black-and-white, "who you choose doesn't matter because they're both evil" gotchas of Dragon Age II. Inquisition packs a fascinating overarching plot that carefully showcases true good and pure evil, along with, most importantly, the shades between that make up real experiences. The foes of the Inquisition are many, and the biggest of them all rivals Saren and Sarevok as one of Bioware's most frightening and charismatic.

 

[Athelas]

So the writing is on par with Bioware's usual (mediocre-to-terrible) standard? That's not really something to get excited over.

 

[Mrowak]

Is it just me or do the UI looks like taken straight from DA2. If that's the case we can expect sheer clusterfuck on the PC.

 

[Whisky]

Is it just me or do the UI looks like taken straight from DA2. If that's the case we can expect sheer clusterfuck on the PC.

That's what disgusted me the most. Especially those ability icons.

It's such a small thing, but it really effects me.

 

[Frusciante]

I knew what to expect and "You want to ride the bull" still made me spit out my wine all over my keyboard and screen.

Is this real? This is dubbed over right? Fan made parody?

 

[Ninjerk]

http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/Dragon_Age_Inquisition/index.html

Is RPGfan a trustworthy site? Never heard of it before...

My adventure began as most Bioware journeys do: with a slowly-paced, restrictive, and relatively humdrum introductory sequence that gave way to one of the most open, colorful, and cohesive game worlds I've ever dived into. Is this Bioware's Skyrim or Cyrodiil? Perhaps, though that comparison doesn't truly convey the structure of the game in an adequate way. There's a gigantic amount of world to explore, but it never feels as random or homogenous as some of Bethesda's more recent Elder Scrolls titles. The locations here are more akin to areas in Xenoblade: large places to be sure, but far more densely packed with interest than I found Skyrim to be. Regal villas and Uncharted-like dungeons lie tucked-away in the mountains of the Hinterlands, spooky, run-down hovels in the midst of the Fallow Mire hide ghastly horrors from the light of the full moon, and dragons tear at giants in the recesses of the foggy Storm Coast. This is a much bigger world than either previous Dragon Age, but that scale doesn't come at the cost of having an identity.

The guy says fed-ex quests are basically just a pointer to "real" quests...

From the outset, I worried that these large places would be little more than window-dressing to hide a cynical AAA checkbox-extravaganza. My concern was that banal objectives like "Close 6 rifts" and "kill 10 rams" would offer little real impetus to comb the rolling hills and dry plains. While it's true that there is some sense of that, I thankfully found those objectives to more often be supporting goals that get the player exploring the world and undertaking far more interesting quests. Closing those rifts might take you to a corner of one region where a smuggling cartel conspires to make the place inhospital to refugees so that they might continue an illicit mining operation. Hunting those rams could lead to ancient ruins full of world-building lore and powerful magical items. So, the answer is yes: this game has some bland Fed-Ex quests. However, they're punctuated by an utterly gorgeous world and far more interesting objectives often enough that they feel more like side distractions that give you a sense of accomplishment in the midst of your exploration, rather than the centerpiece of the entire experience.

RPGFan is a pretty old site, I think. Nothing ever really stood out about it to me.

EDIT: I thought I remembered seeing it back when I was a kid: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.rpgfan.com

Archive goes back to 1999.

 

[Morgoth]

No sir, this is as real as Bioware can get.

 

[PhantasmaNL]

So bad it's good would be a brilliant move from BioWare (so its basically not gonna happen).

Romance dialogue from an 70s plumber porn, taking the piss out of the fucking bsn crowd. "It makes me feel tingly all over and then nothing...there should be bells ringing, dams bursting, bombs going off!"

Combat with awesome buttons galore. Massive nuclear explosions, just press X for global destruction.

day 1 purchase

 

[nikolokolus]

I knew what to expect and "You want to ride the bull" still made me spit out my wine all over my keyboard and screen.

Is this real? This is dubbed over right? Fan made parody?

yir auld Da wouldnae lie tae ya.

 

[Tehdagah]

fuck reviews i want bury my face in those tits

Wait.. I thought that character was a man..

The characters were designed by gay men.

 

[Makabb]

This should go well with this thread also

 

[Zed]

that's a nice pair of tits. would romance.

 

[dryan]

that's a nice pair of tits. would romance.

They are shapely, but pink nipples would improve them.

 

[eremita]

I knew what to expect and "You want to ride the bull" still made me spit out my wine all over my keyboard and screen.

Is this real? This is dubbed over right? Fan made parody?

According to Weekes (he knows about the leak, I read it on his twitter), it only seems dumb cause it's without context. Now, I respect Weekes as a talented writer, but I can't see he this is gonna look any different no matter what...

 

[NotTale]

lol at Codex getting review copies from Bioware

I wouldn't worry about Vault Dweller, he's probably too busy right now for such frivolity.

Forgive me, both of you, for being a little slow, but I'm not quite following. Did the Codex get an advance copy for review?

If there's one thing that Gaider's shining head basically guarantees is that this website will never ever get a review copy of any BioWare product.

It's always disappointing when a promising relationship ends badly.

 

[Azarkon]

fuck reviews i want bury my face in those tits

Wait.. I thought that character was a man..

The characters were designed by gay men.

Now now...

Blackwall - Sheryl Chee
Cole- Gaider(Asunder) Weekes (DAI)
Cassandra - Hepler, Gaider(after Hepler left)
Dorian - Gaider
Iron Bull - Weekes
Sera - Lukas Kristjanson
Solas - Weekes
Varric - Mary Kirby
Vivificent - Mary Kirby

Patrick Weekes, who is responsible for the Iron Bull 'travesty' you see above, is a straight white male AFAIK, while Cassandra was designed by Hepler, a woman.

Personally, I treat Bioware romances as inside jokes.

 

[Jools]

fuck reviews i want bury my face in those tits

Ok, let's do this!

- Low-poly bubs.
- Low-res blanket (looks itchy).
- Short messy hair (must be a fucking dyke)
- Poor choice in sexual partners (what's that blurry-face emo next to her?)
- Poor personal hygiene (dirty face)
- "weirdly" flat neck-to-collarbone-to-tits slope
- Fucked up priorities: is wearing eyeliner, but her lower face is extremely dirty and darker: does she usually wear a mask, with makeup under? WTF?
- Is in a bioware game therefore 1) she is probably bi and 2) her conversation skills must be abysmal ("I wanna be a dragon!")

2/10. Would not bang.

Spoiler

j/k. I would

 

[Merlkir]

I do like my imaginary girlfriends shorthaired and "strong", so I can't really complain here...

 

[dryan]

fuck reviews i want bury my face in those tits

Ok, let's do this!

- Low-poly bubs.
- Low-res blanket (looks itchy).
- Short messy hair (must be a fucking dyke)
- Poor choice in sexual partners (what's that blurry-face emo next to her?)
- Poor personal hygiene (dirty face)
- "weirdly" flat neck-to-collarbone-to-tits slope
- Fucked up priorities: is wearing eyeliner, but her lower face is extremely dirty and darker: does she usually wear a mask, with makeup under? WTF?
- Is in a bioware game therefore 1) she is probably bi and 2) her conversation skills must be abysmal ("I wanna be a dragon!")

2/10. Would not bang.

Spoiler

j/k. I would

As far as I know, Cassandra is strictly Str8 Pride World Wide.

 

[Valestein]

Cass' tits look fake.

 

[7/10]

I do like my imaginary girlfriends shorthaired and "strong", so I can't really complain here...

And how do you like your bulls?

 

[Merlkir]

I do like my imaginary girlfriends shorthaired and "strong", so I can't really complain here...

And how do you like your bulls?

Medium with chips?

 

[Jools]

fuck reviews i want bury my face in those tits [bubs]

Ok, let's do this!

- Low-poly bubs.
- Low-res blanket (looks itchy).
- Short messy hair (must be a fucking dyke)
- Poor choice in sexual partners (what's that blurry-face emo next to her?)
- Poor personal hygiene (dirty face)
- "weirdly" flat neck-to-collarbone-to-tits slope
- Fucked up priorities: is wearing eyeliner, but her lower face is extremely dirty and darker: does she usually wear a mask, with makeup under? WTF?
- Is in a bioware game therefore 1) she is probably bi and 2) her conversation skills must be abysmal ("I wanna be a dragon!")

2/10. Would not bang.

Spoiler

j/k. I would

As far as I know, Cassandra is strictly Str8 Pride World Wide.

Everyone is bi, at bioware face down.

 

[Erebus]

I do like my imaginary girlfriends shorthaired and "strong", so I can't really complain here...

And how do you like your bulls?

Longhorned and "wide".

 

[VioletShadow]

Is the 'ride the bull' thing for real?