The Dragon Age: Inquisition Thread

[eremita]

I'm seriously struggling to continuing playing this (haven't touched it in a few days) and the only motivation is that I like to play my rpgs to to the end.

Combat is horrible. ME combat was a popamole crap, but this is way worse.

Side content feels like an offline mmo, like eremita said.

The main story, which I'm trying to focus on, isn't really pulling me in so far.

This game is a clusterfuck. The only redeeming quality is that it looks good in some places.

When I said main story, I wasn't necessarily speaking about the writing (which is passable, but certainly nothing to write home about), but overall design. Meaning, it's the standard new Bioware: fast paced, cutscene oriented, heavily focused on characters. And I do admit i enjoy this in the same way I enjoy some Holywood blockbusters, especially after playing and replaying SoZ and D:OS...

To be honest, I like talking with characters (the writer responsible for Solas is smart, that character is pretty cool and I'm laughing at dumbfucks who call him boring), doing their quests and fucking around the Skyhold. It's the same thing like in Mass Effect. I feel that when people speak about Bioware being best writers, they're (well those who aren't retarded) refering to NPCs, their dialogue (cool one-liners her and there), personal missions, you know - the relationships. Which I would tend to agree, but I think it just comes down to the fact that no other company cares that much about those things and if they would, it wouldn't be that hard to pull off on the same level or better... So, if you're not into these kind of things, then you're fucked I guess, because everything else is as you said - a clusterfuck... It is safe to say that this game is mediocre at best for a systemfag and combatfag...

 

[Animal]

When I said main story, I wasn't necessarily speaking about the writing (which is passable, but certainly nothing to write home about), but overall design. Meaning, it's the standard new Bioware: fast paced, cutscene oriented, heavily focused on characters. And I do admit i enjoy this in the same way I enjoy some Holywood blockbusters, especially after playing and replaying SoZ and D:OS...

Problem is that, to proceed with the story I now need some 30 power or whatever and that means go grind some quests without motivation and with extremely boring combat.

It doesn't help that people started to sing at me and some refugee from FFX showed up (the ghost dude).

 

[Space Satan]

More DLC for the DLC God!
Now with more 100 meter jumping

 

[pippin]

They are releasing DLC quite often, probably more often than Origins, if I remember correctly. Either the game did good enough to guarantee this degree of attention or it's not doing as good and the engine needs more coal.

 

[Rahdulan]

Oh snap, a proper Qunari invasion? This might actually be worth playing watching a LP of.

 

[stray]

Oh snap, a proper Qunari invasion? This might actually be worth playing watching a LP of.

Fuck a Qunari invasion. The game world has already been invaded by much worse.


Sorry. Lurker here... and Bioware refugee. I admit, I used to like these games. It's so bad I'd rather side with the Jew-haters, misgyonists, and autistics at this site.

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

seems like awakening/citadel dlc for me3. might be worth my bandwidth

 

[Atlantico]

I regret spending money on DA:I but I regret more giving Bioware the benefit of the doubt. Goddam console brofist (yet SJW) popamole bland waste of time.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Multiple Sarcasm]

Wait, they're still not done? After DA2>DA:I, you'd think everyone involved would rather repress the memories of that stage in their lives, go through lengthy therapy and try to move on as an empty husk, eventually succumbing to alcoholism and ending it all in some Mexican motel.

 

[Roguey]

They're going to be making MEs and DAs forever (or until they stop selling, whichever comes first).

Gaider's done though, he's off on their new thing.

 

[Immortal]

They're going to be making MEs and DAs forever (or until they stop selling, whichever comes first).

Gaider's done though, he's off on their new thing.

Oh good.. off to ruin another franchise before it even gets off the ground.

 

[stray]

They're going to be making MEs and DAs forever (or until they stop selling, whichever comes first).

Gaider's done though, he's off on their new thing.

I almost expect it to be worse with Weekes in the lead.

The only worse than Gaider is some straight guy (Weekes) who tries too hard to please freaks and SJWs. They overcompensate.

 

[Roguey]

I almost expect it to be worse with Weekes in the lead.

The only worse than Gaider is some straight guy (Weekes) who tries too hard to please freaks and SJWs. They overcompensate.

The funny thing is that Weekes used to have a reputation as one of their better writers (mostly cause of Mordin, who I admit is a pretty funny guy, and his areas from ME3 which I didn't bother with).

 

[stray]

The funny thing is that Weekes used to have a reputation as one of their better writers (mostly cause of Mordin, who I admit is a pretty funny guy, and his areas from ME3 which I didn't bother with).

I liked Mordin, but Weekes gets a little too much credit. People also think he wrote Jack and Samara, but that was Brian Kindregan. Weekes didn't even like Jack apparently. Kindregan also wrote all of the Tuchanka stuff in ME2 with the male Shaman/Okeer/Grunt. That's totally removed once Weekes took over. Okeer and the male Shaman had this brutal philosophy about growth-through-destruction, but Weekes focused only on the genophage later.... for the feelz, I guess. So while I like Mordin, he went with a whole Mordin specific angle on the story later. It just wastes the angle they had in ME2 with Grunt.

 

[pippin]

Mordin is still the best character from the ME series.

 

[Fredward]

Hyped AF for Trespasser [and its lore revelations] and I'm not even being sarcastic.

 

[Xor]

Mordin is still the best character from the ME series.

The best character in the ME series is Miranda's ass.

 

[Crooked Bee]

The best character is extreme renegade Shepard.

 

[Rahdulan]

The best character is extreme renegade Shepard.

Or you can just play Alpha Protocol instead.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

The best character is extreme renegade Shepard.

Renegade Female Shepard.

Jennifer Hale doing her thing while smacking an alien out a window = brilliant.

 

[Infinitron]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...quisition-trespasser-dlc-sets-up-dragon-age-4

Dragon Age Inquisition: Trespasser DLC sets up Dragon Age 4
And drops a spoilery hint to its location.

Play through Dragon Age Inquisition's Trespasser DLC and you may be surprised by the extent it sets up the series' future.

Trespasser is primarily an epilogue for Inquisition - and a good one (look for Eurogamer's full review on Monday).

But one major story thread is deliberately left open, and there's a hugely unsubtle hint at where the next Dragon Age game will likely be set.

If you've yet to complete Trespasser and care about story spoilers, this is your final warning.

Whatever your choices during Trespasser's storyline (we won't spoil its other story beats here) the DLC ends with the Inquisitor planning a new group of allies that can track down renegade elf Solas.

This new group will come from outside Orlais and Fereldan, the main regions of Dragon Age's world featured in the series so far.

The final shot of the DLC sees the Inquisitor planting a knife firmly in a map of the Tevinter Imperium, an area much talked about but, as yet, never visited.

Solas appears briefly in Trespasser to reveal major details about his true identity as the Dread Wolf, a fact that was only revealed during Inquisition's ending credits stinger.

His true ambitions are also laid bare - and leave him as a central player in the future of Dragon Age's world.

A focus on Tevinter will also likely see the return of Inquisition character Dorian, who returns home to Tevinter to take up a spot on its Imperial Senate.

BioWare has yet to announce a Dragon Age 4 or even confirm another game in the series will actually be made. But, judging by the positive reception to Inquisition, it is a fairly safe bet.

However, any future Dragon Age game is likely some years away. BioWare is busy building Mass Effect: Andromeda, due out late next year, and a new IP, presumably due to release at some point after.

 

[stray]

I read a few comments elsewhere. Sounds Thalmor/Eldar/etc again. Can't seem to get away from a story with elves becoming fragmented/tainted and reclaiming "lost glory" by destroying the world.


My final verdict is that this setting had some potential for politics, war, and mundane conflicts, but instead everything got really elf based and magical... And delved constantly in it's "monomyth" with just about everything except humans.

On the surface, they borrow some alluring "human" imagery (and even Christian imagery), but the game itself has little to do with Inquisitions. And makes it's Chantry faction look more retarded than ever. For some reason, that annoys me a lot. It's deceptive. I don't know how to put it. Like they're selling things one way, only to cater to deconstructionists and outliers. I expected a more straightforward GoT or Crusades type of game. Either/or.

edit:

Funnily, I read that the big "Divine" choice all amounts to the same thing in this DLC. Everything gets equalized. Reminds me of Udina and the human council.

 

[pippin]

Funnily, I read that the big "Divine" choice all amounts to the same thing in this DLC. Everything gets equalized. Reminds me of Udina and the human council.

That's Bioware for you. The lack of real c&c in Bioware games has been discussed a lot here.

They did wanted to make a GoT fanfic with Dragon Age, to the point that Origins' story can be understood just as that, but since Bio has changed its editorial perspective *and* lost many people during that process, I don't really know what to expect, other than just pure and concentrated decline.

I'm mildly curious about their new IP, and I wonder if they're going to salvage some of that cancelled MMO from some time ago...

 

[stray]

I'm mildly curious about their new IP, and I wonder if they're going to salvage some of that cancelled MMO from some time ago...

Personally, I hope they lost their asses on this game, and they get buried.

But that's probably asking for too much.