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Dragon Age: Inquisition is a far better game than I remember it being: The Witcher 3 tainted it for me..
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On the PC version? Yep, full support.
Definitely designed around controller too 100%, which is fine by me as a couch gamer mostly these days :)
I remember making sure I played it BEFORE the Witcher 3 so that it couldn't taint it. And I still fucking hated that game. It's the definition of meandering. It's better than dragon age 2. But not by a lot and kind of represents everything that went wrong with Bioware going forward. Instead of taking inspiration from the great games they've made. They instead seemed to use inquisition as their template for open world busywork on Andromeda and anthem. 2 games that subsequently failed.
It's honestly crazy to think that Bioware was one of my all time favourite developers...that feels like it was a lifetime ago now.
It's honestly crazy to think that Bioware was one of my all time favourite developers...that feels like it was a lifetime ago now.
It's one of those games where 20% of your time in the game is wortwhile, but the other 80% feels like a waste of your time.
And I say this as someone who beat the game in 'only' 40h.
I did leave the Hinterlands early, but most other areas are the same. Large, most empty areas, filled with bad MMO encounters and bad MMO quests.
And I say this as someone who beat the game in 'only' 40h.
I did leave the Hinterlands early, but most other areas are the same. Large, most empty areas, filled with bad MMO encounters and bad MMO quests.
Really underrated game around here. It had some bloat but the story, characters, environments, music, etc. were all fantastic. The combat wasn't as deep as the combat in Origins but I still had a blast with it. Trespasser was incredible and I'm so glad that they are continuing on with that story in DA4 instead of abandoning it entirely like they were originally planning to do.
I played it at launch before the switched and thought it was rubbish.
I liked the main story quests but everything else just felt really boring, even talking with characters was really boring in this game which was the first for a Bioware game obviously pretty much every game since then has ha the same problem.
It felt like Skyrim but none of the side quests were actually interesting to do, was pretty disappointed with it at the time.
I liked the main story quests but everything else just felt really boring, even talking with characters was really boring in this game which was the first for a Bioware game obviously pretty much every game since then has ha the same problem.
It felt like Skyrim but none of the side quests were actually interesting to do, was pretty disappointed with it at the time.
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Yeah I'm also in the boat where I'm glad that small scale heist DA4 got canned, in favor of actually continuing the Dread Wolf story.
I remember a lot of people being frustrated by the Hinterlands. Either thinking that was the game world or not knowing how to go somewhere else.
Weirdly enough I couldn't get into TW3 but was able to plug away at a full playthrough of DAI, and that was started after the former...
I gave this game one more chance last year and it finally clicked with me, after many years of trying to get into it. It's flawed for sure, but I absolutely loved it and almost got the platinum trophy (fuck difficulty trophies). Finished all the DLCs too. It's got a fun combat system, interesting characters and an awesome world to explore. It holds up visually too.
I honestly like it more than the Witcher 3, which I quit halfway through.
I honestly like it more than the Witcher 3, which I quit halfway through.
White March is considered by most the best content in that game. I loved the base game and think it's well worth the time, but WM was a big step up in quality without question. Really good writing, three great new companions, very good encounter design and some great new itemization.
What really gets me about the game -- and it's a little thing -- is the horrible job they did with hair textures, especially facial hair. Stroud looks like he's got a pound of shoe polish on his face.
It has its problems, but overall I think it was a pretty decent return to form for the series after the dissapointment that was DA2. Especially considering the apparent nightmare it was to develop.
I remember spending like an hour straight holding down a button and watching the same animation performed over and over and over, only to push another button every so often.
Game was utterly dull.
Game was utterly dull.
Yea.. i think a sequel could have been something special
Thanks for the share, reading through it now...came across this part, "Perhaps the saddest thing about Dragon Age 4's cancellation in 2017..."
Say whatttttt
I modded all of that out on PC. Gave myself unlimited Power and Influence, made the War Table timers set to zero, so every action resolves as soon as you click.
Makes it an incredibly better feeling game if the PC is available to you.
I never played when it came out, precisely because of The Witcher 3.
Looking at the medieval fantasy genre current landscape, it starts to become the next obvious choice if you are with that itch
Looking at the medieval fantasy genre current landscape, it starts to become the next obvious choice if you are with that itch
Good to hear. I've always hated the comparisons to Witcher 3, especially since I've always enjoyed Inquisition WAY more. Just picked up TW3 again for the first time since it released and it just reinforced that feeling. In Inquisition (to me), the combat is more satisfying, the characters are more engaging, the visuals are more striking, and the overall lore is just more interesting.
Popular opinion rightfully elevating DA:I back up where it belongs has been wonderful to see.
Gorgeous environments. Interesting characters with well-written and well-acted conversations. Good party dynamics. Tough, meaningful choices. Really good castle-building metagame.
It's just... all-around excellent.
I've been saying the game was incredible from the start.
Gorgeous environments. Interesting characters with well-written and well-acted conversations. Good party dynamics. Tough, meaningful choices. Really good castle-building metagame.
It's just... all-around excellent.
Funny this thread popped up I started downloading it last night. Going to once again give it a shot, I remember liking it. Across xbox one and ps4 I'd always get distracted by other mp games so I haven't put more than 3 hours in.
Now that TLOU2 and Tsushima are done it's time to play this.
Now that TLOU2 and Tsushima are done it's time to play this.
I played it before The Witcher III and really enjoyed it. I honestly think "setting burn out" is definitely possible, but I think they're different enough that they stand on their own merits.
i think the game was pretty good if you ignored its filler content,which was approximately 50% of the quests.
Thats what I did and enjoyed it immensely. People who bothered doing every task,it felt like an mmo grind
Thats what I did and enjoyed it immensely. People who bothered doing every task,it felt like an mmo grind
I finally played it a while ago, I loved it and I thought the story was good and world was just beautiful, I also loved most of the companions and characters but it sadly got repetitive and dragged a bit too long with all the pointless side quests.
Still a great game and The Trespasser DLC was just amazing!
Still a great game and The Trespasser DLC was just amazing!
Yuuuup, as someone that still considers this game worth playing and "pretty decent", I always refer to it as a really stellar 30 hour RPG trapped up 70 hours of pure MMO fluff garbage. It's a damn shame cause that's a legitimately good 30 hours.
Played it on normal on 360 on release and recently started a play through on PC on causal to experience the DLC for the first time with lots of QoL mods so I've got several thoughts (sorry for going on long):
- Graphics on 360 weren't good, better on PC but I've had noticeable pop-in during cut-scenes. I've also had occasional freezes but that could be mods, my PC or some Origin issue.
- The main issue I had with combat was trying to get the AI companions to be effective. They don't have very smart tactics so it's like herding cats sometimes and a lot of abilities they just won't use effectively - possibly to the point of killing themselves (looking at you Iron Bull).
- Dragon Age Keep is a pain to use and if it's used for the next game needs to be revamped.
- The war table was a cute idea in theory but real world timers ruined it and having to constantly go back to it was annoying with all the loading screens - would be much better if you could access it from the pause menu even when exploring. Removing the timers with mods was mostly good but does somewhat screw up the pacing for a few companion whose quests use the war table.
- I can only imagine how impenetrable this game must be for a newcomer. You're thrown straight into middle of major conflicts of this world without really being given enough information and while I'm sure the context can be found buried in the codex, the game could of done a much better job explaining upfront. And then there are like characters like Cole and Fiona where meta knowledge is almost required to understand them. Hopefully given the gap between the last DA:I content and DA4 release (earliest is 2022) then they'll have to make more of an effort to onboard new players and those who fell off after DA:I.
- The pacing pre-skyhold is very odd: your character has little input at the formation of the inquisition but is then suddenly leading a small army, spy network and diplomatic mission (also Josephine could have used much more of an introduction instead of just suddenly appearing the hour the inquisition is formed). If more time was spent explicitly showing you build up the inquisition it could of worked; but that would of delayed getting to skyhold so I'm not entirely sure.
- I did like the game tracking whether you believe in God or not and changing dialogue options based on that. The tracking of your actions to influence who became the next Divine was also good idea but needed re-balancing since by the time I became aware of the candidates on my first play-through and that I was influencing it there were very few chances left to support a particular candidate. I think it's even possible for one candidate to be so ahead based on your past decisions that by the time you become aware of the candidates it's too late to change the outcome which is frustrating if you try to then support someone else.
- It is somewhat weird that whole mage-templar war is mostly resolved by who you decide closes the breach which is totally unrelated to the original conflict that started the mage rebellion. I'm starting to think it would been better to have those quests post Skyhold and closing the Breach involved recruiting small amounts of both and so gain a templar and mage representative to give you each their perceptive; with the first post Skyhold quest to choose a side to fully recruit as part of rebuilding in the wake of Corph's attack.
That was my impression after recently finishing the game. Interesting story and characters (apart from a couple which really grated on my nerves). I actually didn't mine the combat by the end, certainly want the borefest I was told it was going to be, but nothing great either.
Will check out the DLCs at some point.
I'm probably about halfway through the game now. Started playing it for the first time about a month ago. I knew to "leave the hinterlands" but I spent a lot of time there anyway. I think I'm 60 hours in. There's a ton of filler in this game but it isn't much different than assassin's creed, and many other modern games in that regard.
I'm finding it better than DAII but I think I enjoyed Origins more. I played the other two when they were new so waiting so long to play this one has meant that I pretty much forgot the overarching story for the most part. The beginning of this game was pretty confusing, the war table stuff especially was something I didn't get around to for quite some time. Overall I'm enjoying the game but if I decide to do a nightmare run later I'm glad I'll have more knowledge about the game and it's systems and that I'll know what quests to skip.
Also, I feel like DAO had my favourite companions. This game isn't too bad but some of them are just annoying af. Also, I hated Varric in II and that hasn't changed. At least Inquisition has more than just the same map a ton of times like the second one though. That game was so bad. Inquisition is an ugly game but so were the other two so no surprises there.
I'm finding it better than DAII but I think I enjoyed Origins more. I played the other two when they were new so waiting so long to play this one has meant that I pretty much forgot the overarching story for the most part. The beginning of this game was pretty confusing, the war table stuff especially was something I didn't get around to for quite some time. Overall I'm enjoying the game but if I decide to do a nightmare run later I'm glad I'll have more knowledge about the game and it's systems and that I'll know what quests to skip.
Also, I feel like DAO had my favourite companions. This game isn't too bad but some of them are just annoying af. Also, I hated Varric in II and that hasn't changed. At least Inquisition has more than just the same map a ton of times like the second one though. That game was so bad. Inquisition is an ugly game but so were the other two so no surprises there.
What are you doing that you aren't getting her as Divine? What choices you making/dialogue?
It's been a bug since the game released that the game will just sometimes not make her Divine.
-I softened Leliana and completed her personal quest.
-Chose to have the mages as allies.
-Supported Gaspard (this one is something Leliana dislikes)
-Told Leliana she'd make a great divine and should reform.
-Discouraged Cassandra to become Divine.
-Did not complete war table mission to support Cassandra.
-Basically preached non-stop about freeing mages and the Chantry being shit.
Yet, I still get Cassandra who I also romanced.
Weird, though apparently not softening Leliana makes no difference to her becoming divine (stabby murder pope for the win!) , you can try and follow the guide on the wiki but it does sound like your unlucky and bug. What did ya do with the Wardens?
https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Divine_election
Your likely following this anyway but it might help.
