What we know so far (spoiler free headlines):
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From the teaser, a mural:
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Dragon Age 4 Speculation Thread
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I've been wanting to get into the DA series for so long but other games have just got in the way. Picked up DAI at GameStop last year during one of their 3 for $15 deals with plans to give it a shot. Is DAI ok to start with, or should I just go back and start Origins? I can snag it on PC for cheap I'm sure.
I would start with Dragon Age Origins Ultimate edition (which includes the Expansion) and I would definitely get it on PC. The setup for the way the entire universe operates is done throughout DAO and the rest of the games assume that the player knows a lot going in. Dragon Age Inquisition in particular only has a meh "plot", but the impact it has on the greater universe of DA and lore implications is massive.
Edit: also, play Mage for maximum fun.
Hmm, interesting. From what I hear the console version of DAO isn't bad but the PC version is the best way to play it. IIRC, DAO is BC on Xbone right?
Thought so. I'll probably just snag them on PC. Just hate going through Origin. Haha
Maybe I'm not remembering the story, but
Aren't you told the link is going to kill you?
My most anticipated game since Mass Effect 3. Easily. Dragon Age Inquisition wasn't perfect, but there are big reasons it's still in my top 10 games list, and several of those reasons pertain to precisely what this game has been set up to accomplish.
I wonder how importing your decision from past games handled.
Also I really need to finish Inquisition lol.
Also I really need to finish Inquisition lol.
I'm more interested in the game's template. It's going to be DA Inquisition 2, isn't it? Same engine, same open world, same combat.
I love open world games, but Bioware games just don't blend well with open world. I wish they'd be going back to Origin style. The DLCs in Inquisition proved that it's possible.
I love open world games, but Bioware games just don't blend well with open world. I wish they'd be going back to Origin style. The DLCs in Inquisition proved that it's possible.
I know it's still a long ways off, but I'm super excited to see Tevinter. It's so frequently talked about, and everything that comes from there is stylistically interesting. I don't think our Inquisitor will be playable, but I bet they'll still be a big part of the story.
My theory is that Dragon Age 4 is going to be trying to stop Solas by trying to convince both Tevinter and The Qun to stop their war and unite against the common enemy and we will be exploring areas controlled by those factions just like in Inquisition the action was between Orlais and Ferelden.
I also don't think the Inquisitor is coming back in playable form but more in a "figure in the shadows" helping the new protagonist and sending some of his allies like Dorian or Iron Bull.
I also don't think the Inquisitor is coming back in playable form but more in a "figure in the shadows" helping the new protagonist and sending some of his allies like Dorian or Iron Bull.
I really hope so as well but I don't think it will be because of consoles. Dragon Age Origins on consoles wasn't the best in terms of gameplay.
I remember Dragon Age Keep being kind of a cool way to bring forward your choices from one console gen to the next.
Curious if they do the same here.
Curious if they do the same here.
I would strongly suggest you play from start to end, and all of the content / DLCs too. Play on the easiest difficulty if you find some of the gameplay off-putting.
But that's the best way to experience this incredible universe. Mixing games does it a bit of injustice, as things that happen in earlier games are often referenced in later games. :)
Once you start getting into it, you can track your progress on the tapestry (just avoid it until you finish one game, as it is full of spoilers).
https://dragonagekeep.com/
I think the changing market with open world games (and the shit that Andromeda got with a very similar style) will make DA4 a very different experience than Inquisition.
Instead of being an offline MMO like DA:I I think it's going to be an actual MMO like Anthem & Destiny.
Quality over quantity, that's what I'm hoping for the most. And a battle system that actually feels fun. I do not like the fast paced nature of the last two games.
With Gaider gone I have some hope that everything bad in the DA universe will stop turning out to be the elves' fault but Weekes isn't much better tbh so ehhh
Hmm weird, I can remember using the Keep in the past, but now it juste gives me errors, and says I'm not synced on the top right corner.
Also this:
On the subject of the game, as long as Morrigan is part of it, I'm fine.
Yes, more Darkspawns, and I want to see what our Warden found out about the cure in is journey.
You really need to start with DA: Origins. It sets everything up. And, play it on PC if you can. It's not that the console version are bad, but the combat in DA:O is similar to old isometric RPGs and the use of the tactical camera as well as "pause and play" are strongly encouraged. This is easiest to control on a PC as opposed to a console controller.
Dragon Age 2 is skippable, I still enjoy it for what it is, but it is a rather self-contained story. Though you should probably watch a story recap online since the ending of DA2 is what sets up Inquisition.
Now, you can start playing Inquisition, a great fucking game and deserving of its GOTY win. Of course, be sure to play the Trespasser DLC as it will tie into DA4. Another thing, you should go to the website "Dragon Age Keep" to setup your "World State" before playing Inquisition. It's a way of allowing you to setup your world with all the decisions you made in the past games which you can import into Inquisition. It's actually quite amazing how BioWare accounts for and maintains so many of your choices from past games.
That's legit not going to happen, at all. It will almost certainly be a SP RPG, the question is what kind of monetization and type of MP/Live elements they bundle with it.
Fuck the Elves. Let the Dwarves inherit all of Thedas.
I do find it interesting that in the DA universe, the elves were some ridiculously powerful entities back in the past yet ended up being perhaps the most abused race in present. The Dwarves also have some of that (and the Red Lyrium might help play into that a bit more) but it's not as obvious since they still have some pretty defined kingdoms and cities.
I mean given that the elves are explicitly said to be coded after various oppressed groups (Native Americans, Jews and Roma off the top of my head) the whole "everything is the elves' fault and they're oppressed now but it's okay because they deserve it for being assholes lol" thing is reeeeeeeeally skeevy.
The Witcher universe works the same way. It's the opposite of Tolkein Elves who are seen as the purest and most amazing creatures ever.
I liked a lot about DA:I, but the quest and combat encounter design were not among those. Also, no need for as many open-world areas as we got in Inquisition given how many of them were devoid of meaningful content, sometimes less is better. Storywise, we know now that Solas is gonna be a central character. If he's the main villain then he is already magnitudes better than what's his face from Inqusition. Also, wasn't a Qunari invasion on Tevinter also hinted? And another blight?
Since the game is who knows how many years away I wonder if it's gonna be a crossgen title. Seems like a given. This really hurt DA:I in hindsight, but given what current consoles are capable of I'm not that worried.
Since the game is who knows how many years away I wonder if it's gonna be a crossgen title. Seems like a given. This really hurt DA:I in hindsight, but given what current consoles are capable of I'm not that worried.
Yeah, nice catch. Witcher 3 in particular makes that painfully clear. It's an interesting twist. Or rather it's a twist that 100% works for me, as it makes me super curious to see how they were, what happened to change their status quo and how they got to the "present" situation.
I'm guessing its either going to be full on open world or go a bit more focused like the DLC. It really depends on what they're/EA are aiming for. As great as the games are, sales wise they are a bit limited by the crpg/rpg hybrid design.
Solas removes the anchor in Trespasser and the Inquisitor's arm is amputated. Inquisitor is still good to fight if you maxed out approval with Sera.
Oh, had no real idea about that tbh. Huh...so they tried to make the elves the default representation of actual real world oppressed groups and then still decided to go through with this idea? That does seem somewhat sketchy.
As I've said, it's something that in a vaccum does appeal to me, the idea of a group that is now oppressed in a story, being the cause of Universe wide issues because at some point they were ridiculously powerful. However, when they're also being surrogates for real world people that's....that's not the greatest of ideas.
I don't think the elves are direct allegories to specific oppressed people but have a sense of applicability to any type of oppressed people. Still, I don't think their situation can be classified so simply as "it's their fault for everything and they deserve what they got." Humans aren't exactly painted as rosy figures with all their discrimination and Exalted Marches *cough Genocide/Pogroms*. The whole situation is complex with blame going all over the place. It's why I find it interesting.
The character looks like he/she has got a silver helmet or hair so maybe? Not sure how Fenris will translate in the Inquisition card art but Fenris was a warrior, and this one seems to be a mage by the staff.
That elf is bald, it's just weird lighting. It's definitely Solas.
With a Tevinter setting, Dorian and maybe Fenris returning is a given, though in what capacity I'm not sure. Dorian has his little political reformation faction going on so it's likely he and they will be important to at least one plot thread.
Don't know what Fenris would be up to, presumably freeing slaves and causing a headache for the Magisterium. Maybe he'd be on Solas' side, actually.
Don't know what Fenris would be up to, presumably freeing slaves and causing a headache for the Magisterium. Maybe he'd be on Solas' side, actually.
I would love to see Antiva as well. I don't know why, but anytime talk of Antiva comes up between characters, I always get this urge to see that region.
I'm super curious about where the game is going to go. I enjoyed Inquisition, even though playing Witcher III later made me see the flaws in Inquisition far more starkly. But I still love the world and the characters, and the DA:I DLC really amped up the stakes of the story. As long as DA4 isn't another Mass Effect: Andromeda, I'm all in.
I'm super curious about where the game is going to go. I enjoyed Inquisition, even though playing Witcher III later made me see the flaws in Inquisition far more starkly. But I still love the world and the characters, and the DA:I DLC really amped up the stakes of the story. As long as DA4 isn't another Mass Effect: Andromeda, I'm all in.
Odd way to intepret a bald head on a drawing then. :/
Why would Solas be fighting against the Dread Wolf? Red eyes too, is he affected by Red Lyrium?
If they make it more "epic", I'd love to also explore Rivain, Antiva's neighbour.
If there's one thing I hope for, its the return of a darker tone and atmosphere- Inquisition seemed oddly sanitized as a Dragon Age game. Like the Fade didn't seem as disturbing and seemed like a more generic "other world", the racial prejudice aspect was downplayed, it lacked that gritty medieval atmosphere.
One thing I am exited about is Solas as the antagonist, this series has lacked a really good villain since Loghain.
One thing I am exited about is Solas as the antagonist, this series has lacked a really good villain since Loghain.