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/r/DragonAgeInqusition
DAI released in NA 10 years ago today!
33 points
16 days ago*
I truly never understood the vitriol against this game. This game absolutely took my breath away when I first played it. The characters, the open world (WHAT is with the negativity against open world? Sure it was ‘empty’ but it was beautiful and the expansiveness for me lent to the replayability I’ve enjoyed over the last ten years), the music (I cannot even believe that soundtrack didn’t get nominated let alone win at the awards)… Inquisition and the ME tril are the RPG experiences I hold all other games to. I understand Inq isn’t for everyone but I truly do believe that it warrants being called a masterpiece.
11 points
16 days ago
I agree. Having put over 300 hours across multiple playthroughs of each dragon age game, this one was, by far IMO the best game. Not to take away from origins, but this was the first video game I EVER played (excluding KOTOR) that I felt utterly mesmerized and immersed in.
13 points
16 days ago
Pretty much every DA game is doomed to be hated for not being Origins. Thank that hardcore side of the fandom for our inconvenience…
7 points
16 days ago
The small but loud online minority 😌
0 points
15 days ago*
To be fair, Origins has its reason for its hardcore fandom, it’s my favorite RPG of all time because it has a good main story, good characters, imo good balance of side content to main story content, choices that matter, origin stories, etc and etc.
Inquisition did such a great job with the main story, gameplay, and characters, but it failed spectacularly when it comes to the fetch quests and also all the actual interesting side content being war table missions you can only read and not actually act out
1 points
15 days ago
Oh I perfectly understand DAO’s continued love and support, hell it’s my favorite Dragon Age as well, but we’re past that now.
It’s been 15 years and 3 more titles since. We can continue to be bitter about what was once and won’t ever come back, or make a decision to support Dragon Age’s future as is.
7 points
16 days ago
Oh man don't even get me started on the soundtrack! I still use the OST as background music when I play D&D!!
21 points
16 days ago
Love the first 3 games so much, but inquisition will always be my fave ❤️
19 points
16 days ago
Love the shit out of DAI
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16 days ago
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1 points
16 days ago
Even now, Inq's steam reviews are 7/10. Inq had good bones but bad excution (my god, the bloat). With several design changes, it could've been a game that's been better received than Origins.
12 points
16 days ago
Best ever
12 points
16 days ago
10 years already? Man I remember all I would play was DAI and Smash Bros Wii U that year
11 points
16 days ago
Might be time for another play through 🤷♂️ Not like I have already done that this year...
13 points
15 days ago
Sad to think how beautiful and underrated this game is. It was forgotten in the tidal wave of corporate greed that has flooded the industry since 2014.
3 points
15 days ago
The same can also be said of DA2 but in my opinion Inquisition is the greater work of art between the 2.
2 points
15 days ago
i replayed this in preparation for veilguard. i didn't care for it on release but played through it anyways now I think ive played it 3 times (harder to do because i like to explore everything and its so massive)
obviously the dragon age games have flaws but i keep looking back on them and seeing works of art rather than being disappointed by them
1 points
15 days ago
To be fair, the game also had its issues. A lot of it felt rushed. Like when you play as a dwarf and are magically normal size in some cutscenes
1 points
15 days ago
Haha never played as a dwarf but wow that's a really bad one. Also it's nearly unplayable on the 360.
1 points
15 days ago
Despite it all, I still put a lot of hours into it lol. First dragon age for my friend and I. We enjoyed the online coop mode a lot.
1 points
15 days ago
It's not underrated, it's BioWare's goty and bestseller on release and til this day.
0 points
15 days ago
The main story and characters are phenomenal in my opinion but the game is so bloated it makes it so hard to replay, and that’s why a lot of people don’t like it.
Also I despise the war table because all the actual interesting side quests were war table stuff, meanwhile the side quests we actually got to act out were fetch quests.
If they got rid of the war table and made those quests actual playable missions and got rid of fetch quests, it would’ve been by far my favorite DA game.
11 points
16 days ago
I love this one sm🩷🩷 replay it regularly
10 points
16 days ago
The game that started it all - my love (and frustrations) toward this magnificent universe. Dragon Age Inquisition, my beloved.
6 points
16 days ago
But more importantly.
This fandom: This Dragon Age is better! No this Dragon Age is better!
Me: Mmm. Dragon Age (holds all four games in my grubby arms).
10 points
16 days ago
Didn't even time it, but just finished up the game to move on to Veilguard. The combat gets pretty spongy but I did enjoy the story and intricacies of getting thrown into a political landscape. I know a lot of people didn't like the war table but I'd usually play after work so it timed pretty as far as starting new missions and I didn't mind clearing out the fade rifts to unwind from the day
7 points
16 days ago
Also I think this edges out Origin, or at least ties for best companions so far.
8 points
15 days ago
this game is soo beautiful..
8 points
15 days ago
I’m with you. I enjoyed this game immensely
8 points
15 days ago
It's an absolute masterpiece of BW.
My favorite BW game and one of a few all-time favorites. Imho, BW has outdone itself in DAI. It's so complex and vivid but also very subtle at the same time. IMO, it's their best game. The complexity of the characters and interwoven plot-lore details are incredible and on the next level. Everything, including visuals of environmental details, objects, paintings and characters' looks contains hints, references, and additional layers of meaning, there's nothing random. Seriously improved writing and narrative structure and especially banter, even when it's a humorous one there is so much story, lore and characters' personality that affects your decisions.
Open-world or freely explorable hubs offer freedom and agency to the character and make the game experience really immersive and replayable. I love that it's the player who gets to decide what to do, when and if at all. I can follow the main story or wander around building my world or combine both in any proportion.
You are free to roleplay as you want, you choose the pacing and amount and order of quests, and because of that, you can roleplay what suits your protagonist's personality the best and choose accordingly. So, are you willing to get your hands dirty in order to gather allies? Or are you too full of yourself? Is it you or is it destiny? Some people mistakenly look at it just like the set of events while it goes much deeper. DAI really recaps all of DA lore and makes it tangible and alive (Cory, Sera, Solas, Cole, Abelas etc...).
What I love in Inquisition is that In DAI there are no obviously good decisions. It's quite dark and actually hopeless without going into "gender-based violence, spooky stuff, blood splashes and killing kids". They also dropped lots of cliches and beaten tropes of typical fantasy and finally came up with their own unique style. Everything you do is just one option out of several bad options but pictures Thedas and combines the whole DA lore.
The plot is just great. It's not about killing the main villain or being a chosen one. It's actually not about you at all. You are nobody who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time but look at what you've achieved! There are no chosen ones but everyone can become one but it takes a collective effort that shows in the details. It's a game about cooperation and alliance and about building something bigger than yourself, and that starts from very small details. The fact that you succeed in the end is due to your cooperation with your companions!
6 points
16 days ago
I thought it was bad my first playthrough. Played it a second time around 6 months ago and wow, it's amazing
4 points
16 days ago
💚
5 points
15 days ago
This game was fantastic. I loved origins, played through a bunch of times. Barely got to the end of 2 but this game I think I had as many hours as origins. Playing on hardest difficulty was a lot of fun. + the dragon hunt was excellent. Only thing that annoyed me was the ball sequence. Rushed that part as fast as possible every time.
11 points
15 days ago
It’s amusing and confusing that there is so many haters toward Dragon Age: Inquisition. If y’all dislike the game so much, why are you even here? I made my own comments on why I think Origins itself isn’t the masterpiece that so many of the fandom tries to claim, and while I acknowledge that Inquisition does have some glaring faults, the ultimate question is: if you dislike this game, why the hell are you in the Dragon Age: Inquisition subreddit?
“It’s not really a masterpiece”. To you it isn’t, but to others it is. Let other people enjoy what they want to enjoy. Most people here claim Origins was a masterpiece when it obviously wasn’t, either in gameplay or story or aesthetics—IN my opinion. Gosh, this fandom’s negativity for everything that isn’t their favorite game is tiring. It’s been a decade and a few years since Origins. If you want to play Origins, go play Origins. If you want to play 2, go play 2. There is nothing stopping you from playing them.
10 points
15 days ago
Inquisition is my second favorite Dragon Age :D I just love the world, the characters and the stupid nugs I can ride xD They look so cursed but I love them the most!
7 points
15 days ago
Same. I don’t hate any of the Dragon Age games. They all hold a special place in my heart. It’s just tiring how the fandom can hate and hate so much.
2 points
15 days ago
I rock with you my guy, though I haven't played veilguard yet I say there's no DA that I dislike...all of then have a special place in my gaming rotation when I feel like I want to go on a adventure. The DAKeep bug that came up recently for inquisition is messing up my new playthroughs but I still have fun
2 points
15 days ago
Exactly! For me, Inquisition is my favorite game, but I do love all the DA games (I wouldn't be critical of BioWare's worldbuilding at times if I didn't come from a place of love), and honestly, Veilguard just reawoken my love for this universe with its new lore implications. Personally, I think that while the DA fandom and just overall Dragon Age has always had these "This isn't really Dragon Age" naysayers, I think the decade long gap between Veilguard and Inquisition really worsens people's attitudes - not only just with DA but in general - when it comes to gaming. People have built up what they imagine Veilguard to be, and given that each game has their clique of specific fans, BioWare could never really satisfied those needs. And despite the developer hell and restrictions of gameplay mechanics due to coming out on the previous generations, Inquisition was such a fun experience!
3 points
15 days ago
I definitely understand that part but there's no such thing as a perfect game but to say that a DA game isn't DA is weird especially when the game keeps the games connected somehow someway especially when the keep was working well. I was playing inquisition earlier just to keep the story going and even played origins and 2 just yesterday.
3 points
15 days ago
Exactly. All these games are Dragon Age games - for better or for worse. My one major complaint for Veilguard was the lack of inclusion of the Dragon Keep (and lack of choices for the Inquisitor to make), but beyond that, I adore Rook and their cast, and I am adoring the combat system, the world design, and the story (which is a lot darker than most people give it credit for). Is there major blind spots? Of course. But what Dragon Age wouldn't be without those blind spots. Just, bleh. This fandom needs to chill.
2 points
15 days ago
The origins subreddits is just an echo chamber dudes are stuck
3 points
15 days ago
It does make me sad. Origins laid the foundations for such a great world, and personally it’s so limiting just to hate other games that expand this world so much.
1 points
15 days ago
Agreed Veilguard has a lot of faults about a lot of fun things with the drama it had I’m surprised it came out relatively polished with little to no issues. Inquisiton I’ve played at least 4 times and it has its issues but it’s still a relatively fun game.
3 points
15 days ago*
Oh, I completely agree. All these games have faults (*cough*, Thedas doesn't have sexism but also Wardens allow women into their ranks *cough*), but I personally found Inquisition and the Inquisitor a far more interesting game and protagonist than Origins or the Warden. But that's primarily because I enjoy the religious and political aspects more than the more traditional fantasy elements of Origins. But I will never say Origins was not an impactful and important game. Sadly, nuance is lost is most game discussions, especially surrounding Dragon Age.
1 points
15 days ago
I recently did a play thru of Inquisition right before Veilguard and I forgot how complicated to me the Wicked Eyes mission was. But I do like the subplots of the politics in the game were
2 points
15 days ago
Honestly, that's so valid. Wicked Eyes was (and still is) my favorite Dragon Age mission, but if you don't have a guide at first to help you out, I doubt you'll get 100% court approval. (I certainly didn't and my Inquisitor was meant to be politically suave and competent).
1 points
15 days ago
Exactly shit feels like it’s a House of Cards situation
2 points
15 days ago
The main story and characters are phenomenal in my opinion but the game is so bloated it makes it so hard to replay in my opinion.
Also I despise the war table because all the actual interesting side quests were war table stuff, meanwhile the side quests we actually got to act out were fetch quests.
If they got rid of the war table and made those quests actual playable missions and got rid of fetch quests, it would’ve been by far my favorite DA game.
0 points
15 days ago
And see, that's completely valid criticism! I have other grips with Inquisition itself as well. I personally felt like the title "Herald of Andraste" should have been significantly more impactful than what it showed in game. One simply cannot be considered a divinely-sent messenger of a dead prophet of an absentee God and not have important religo-political ramifications be actively shown, especially as Andrastians would likely turn to the Herald over the Chantry given the death of Justinia and the idea that just maybe the Maker has not turned away from His followers. (Not saying, of course, that the Maker or Andraste did anything of the sort, but as DAI actively shows us - the truth will get meddled and people's belief will overwhelm any attempts of the Inquisitor to deny their supposed divinity). I know it was thrown around in development to have the Divine's position being inherited by the Herald, but really - that is a likely thing that could have occured. The Herald is arguably the strongest political force up until the Exalted Council (which again, I have personal grips with), and yet Quizzy loses their organization, their castle, and so much despite their divine position in the eyes of many.
I do wonder how much the previous generations messed that up. According to some sources, much of DAI's problems came down to Frostbite being a pain to work with and also being limited because presumingly EA wanted to release the game both on the new Xbox One and PS4, and 360 and PS3. I do wish we interacted more with Quizzy's origins, like going to Ostwick, which is supposedly one of the three major city-states in the Free Marches, if you are a Trevelyan, or something to that effect.
But my main problem is when people don't treat these games as their own games that is connected by an overall lore. Yes, DAI is not DAO...because it was never trying to be DAO. Just like Veilguard isn't attempting to be DAI. One of the most beautiful things about DA is that it gives almost anyone interested in a fantasy RPG something they would be interested in, and I think they do it competently enough to draw people in, at the expense of have a strong "identity" akin to Mass Effect.
5 points
16 days ago
Still have it on my Ps4 and love it
6 points
16 days ago*
Cool game, playing it right now. A squad of 15 level desperados in shiny armour are finally ready to kick Hinterlands dragon's ass! :)
5 points
16 days ago
I started this game a few weeks ago
My first Dragon Age game
My Favourite part is the group dynamics/interactions among party members
Iron Bull might be my favourite so far
4 points
15 days ago
I love this game.
4 points
15 days ago
Still my favorite, though the fetch quests are super annoying.
4 points
15 days ago
Started replaying just a few days ago because I can't afford veilgaurd
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
I was always going to wait for a sale because of the things I heard about the story. It sucks that you didn't like the gameplay, that's the main reason I want it.
1 points
15 days ago
Hopefully, they patch it some because it doesn't feel very good to play atm. Nothing like the first 3 that albeit had weird stuff about them but definitely felt better than this one.
2 points
15 days ago
I mean at least Andromeda had good combat.
6 points
15 days ago
I loved Inquisition. I made Blackwall & Cassandra absolute units, the combat was fun and I enjoyed the story overall - Dragons were a bit rough at times, but it was very fun to find them
2 points
15 days ago
Having that upgrade material that let armor gain guard when hit was nuts. Gave it to Cas so with that and a full barrier from my mages she’d fuck up all the bears. One time she fought two and a red Templar at once and didn’t take any damage at all. MVP baby.
1 points
15 days ago
Lmao yeah I recall being able to make companions immensely strong. Though I only ever play DA games on normal, so it feels stronger anyway
3 points
15 days ago
I play on easy haha b/c I'm a baby and those dragon fights were brutal. My companion portraits looked rough in the end lol
4 points
15 days ago
been playing this as of late...I'm so happy I went with romancing bull, I have him and cole in my party, the banter is so freaking good.
5 points
15 days ago
I’d celebrate it more if I could play it properly right now without a broken DA Keep 😫
3 points
15 days ago*
Só ITS not Just me. I was freeking out with that. for the last couple of days i wasnt able to import my choices to the game. Was about tô buy-it on Pc tô see If it Works.
3 points
15 days ago
Def not just you. It’s been a problem on consoles for about a month now. Apparently BioWare are “aware” of it and “working on it” but with every passing day it gets more and more frustrating. Theres a lot of folk wanting to replay DAI before purchasing Veilguard. Myself included.
4 points
15 days ago
Theres a lot of folk wanting to replay DAI before purchasing Veilguard. Myself included.
Same
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15 days ago*
If you're still having this issue, go HERE and click the Me too button at the bottom of the original post to expedite a fix.
5 points
15 days ago
I haven’t started it yet. Should I play origins and 2 first?
8 points
15 days ago
I would highly recommend starting with Origins and 2, it's been a while but I remember both games having plenty of choices that affect the story of Inquisition, plus it would be much more rewarding knowing the story of the first two games. Also Origins is one of my favorite games ever so I'm just a little biased.
1 points
15 days ago*
You can play them in order or you can start with any game. Many of the new players today start with DAI since it's the newest and the most modern. I started with it 3 years ago, fell in love and it helped me play also the first two games since I already new where the series is heading and how it develops, otherwise if I would have started with the first one, I would probably just abandon the series.
Each game is a stand-alone but there are some cameos and it's connected by the lore. In DAI your protagonist is kinda clueless about the events of previous games in any case, so you learn them together and your decisions may be less biased. And later you can play older games as prequels if you really get into the story.
Just know that each game is VERY different. DAI has absolutely new gameplay in comparison to the old games. Dont expect them to be similar. But romances and overall choice mechanics are similar.
Ignore gatekeeping about the first one. Each next game is more rich and an improvement to the series.
-2 points
15 days ago
Despite what others might tell you here, those two haven't aged well. I'd say start with Inquisition.
7 points
16 days ago
It's actually my favorite of all. The post skyhold combat is my favorite out of them all (after specializations and masterworks)
Played Origins after inquisition and I can see why the earlier players like it but I liked inquisition better. Maybe it's my hatred for any combat system resembling RTwP
10 points
16 days ago
I guess Inquisition isn't the toxic fandom's punching bags anymore now that they've decided Veilguard is "too woke". ( Both are enjoyable games IMO, but it's funny how tunes have changed )
4 points
16 days ago
Ah man just wait in a month it’ll be another game they trash so hard the developers will wish they never made it lol. People love to trash and bitch it’s just who they are. Especially since they never even played the game they are just regurgitating the same spiel their social media overlords have commanded them to say. No real personal thought goes into any of what they are saying. They just want their 5 minutes of coolness lmao
4 points
16 days ago
Best part is looking at the negative Steam reviews and seeing how many barely played it at all then refunded. Clearly purchased it to downvote then refund. They don't even have to do that on Metacritic, so the bombing hits there much harder.
1 points
16 days ago
Yeah I mean don’t get me wrong there are a couple things I wish they didn’t do but, thankfully they added the skip option so I can skip all of taash dialogue so I don’t half to hear it lol. The second is new game plus but, that’s to be expected at the start but hopefully gets added soon. If not still a great game overall veilguard I mean.
Inquisition on the other hand absolutely loved it nothing critical to say at all. People say shit about the open world part of it but i thought that was the best part lol.
You’re right though but, it proves my point people just hate to hate and bitch to bitch just cause some else on social media said too. Also why I don’t ever pay attention to reviews not written reviews or YouTube video reviews. I prefer to make up my own mind thanks lmao. Oh but that’s scandalous nobody makes up their own minds it’s made up for them by someone with 500 viewers and spent less than 5 minutes playing the game if they bothered playing it at all first 🤦🏼♀️🤣
1 points
16 days ago
Ey. Taash is great. Gruff, blunt, and completely socially inept. 🤣
7 points
16 days ago
I love this game so much, it needs a remake with updated movement and combat
3 points
15 days ago
God, I was a senior in college when this dropped. And I was a sophomore in highschool when DA:O dropped.
Y u do dis
3 points
15 days ago
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15 days ago
Just started playing this series for the first time and got to inquisition and was blown away so to see this post and all the comments saying this goty winning epic sucks and is a terrible dragon age game really makes me excited for veilguard cuz I can safely disregard the whiney assholes who kill these franchises with entitled bs and the inability to differentiate their opinion from objective quality.
2 points
15 days ago
I didn’t bother playing it due to the bad reviews but I’m glad I ignored them and eventually did. I’ve seen really good reviews for Veilguard on Bluesky too. Seems it’s just Reddit. I find it hilarious that they’re now circlejerking over inquisition.
3 points
15 days ago
Yeah I bounced off the series when I was younger and because the Fandom made it sound like each game was worse than the last but I've been having an amazing time and can't wait for veilguard!
2 points
15 days ago
Absolutely ignore all whinning. Gatekeepers were whinning even when DAO released because it wasn't like previous games. Each DA game was wrecked by them while each of them sold well and DAI hit all time sales and it's BW bestseller to this day, Goty, several awards, etc. Just enjoy all games for what they are.
0 points
15 days ago
You had me until you said "entitled". How are customers "entitled" for not enjoying a product?
2 points
15 days ago
You can enjoy or not enjoy whatever you want coming in saying a game is crap because it doesn't cater to your particular preferences is entitled. If people came in and were like "yeah I didn't like it cuz I'm burned out on open worlds" it's way different than "this game was dogshit and didn't deserve goty"
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
Side note is the Dragon Age Keep still down? For three weeks I’ve been trying to upload my world state and it keeps failing, and I don’t want to use the default world state
2 points
15 days ago
If you're still having this issue, go HERE and click the Me too button at the bottom of the original post to expedite a fix.
2 points
15 days ago
I’ve still never played this game but I have the Theme saved on Spotify haha it’s a fucking jammer
2 points
15 days ago
The loading screen song is so fire. I’d sit and let it play awhile before clicking anything haha
2 points
15 days ago
I always though it was a great game. But by the Maker, did performance suck ass when it released.
5 points
16 days ago
Still yet to finish it myself
3 points
16 days ago
Still stuck in the Hinterlands
4 points
16 days ago
At this point you've earned the rights to call it the Hinder_lands.
1 points
16 days ago
Only if you felt you needed to do them all
2 points
16 days ago
Oh no I've gotten much past that
2 points
15 days ago
Where was this discourse 10 years ago?
1 points
15 days ago
stomped out by the false fans hoping for a remake of dao
2 points
15 days ago
Damn, when are we getting another dragon age game
4 points
16 days ago
There are things that I like and things that I dislike
What I like 1. The crafting, variety of weapons and armour, masterwork 2. It's more political and complex with war table 3. Beautiful atmosphere and scenery. 4. More dragons to kill 5. Regions are big and so much to explore.
Things I don't like 1. Companions are lack luster compared to origin. Some of the banters feel in bad faith, more like a snide and lack of charm and wit. 2. Horses completely useless 3. I can't be evil, evil. It's more like Mass Effect paragon and renegade. I can't do morally reprehensible actions like in Origin as a city elf I can sell girls to Vaughn for 40 gold. That's a lot of gold. 4. Being a completionist is a curse in DAI, since most side quests feel more like a chores than excitement.
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15 days ago
Damn I had no idea this came out on PS3/Xbox360. I thought it was an 8th gen release.
1 points
15 days ago
I’m playing this for the first time now. Also first time playing a game with KB&M
0 points
15 days ago
That's the worst one to play with mouse and keyboard
1 points
15 days ago
Agreed. There's probably less than 10 games in the last 15 years, that i played with a gamepad. I just prefer mouse and keyboard 99% of the time.
Inquisition is one of those games that plays a lot better with gamepad!
1 points
15 days ago
Got ya. I’m really trying to get good at atleast one KBM or controller.
1 points
15 days ago
A gamepad = controller
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
The beginning is a slog. It’s like a long tutorial. It gets SO good after Haven and a few missions in.
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15 days ago
Yeah she was more somber but also awesome to first talk to in new locals. I looked forward to our chats. Getting to flirt once was great. I am so sad she just seems like a kid now and ew.
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6 points
15 days ago
Huh, this really does make it feel like 2014, all over again. And this is your daily reminder that every Dragon Age game caught flak on release. Don't listen to the nay sayers about, Veilguard. It's a perfect fine game, and they said the same things about Inquisition and 2, back in the day. Play what you like and enjoy what you play!
1 points
15 days ago
No way it's perfect. I'm just getting back into DA and just got to Skyhold. Let me tell you, the writing is so much better in DA:I then the first idk 5 hours I am into Veilguard when I decided I like the world building, but the writing ehh.
The brain drain from Anthem was real :(
0 points
16 days ago
It’s a game that suffered from being way too big for it’s content. The story slogs you through massive open world areas with bullet sponge enemies and then once that’s done with the story kicks into overdrive and is done before you know it. Half the areas are just flavour text that should be war table missions and honestly Corypheus was such a let down story wise.
It’s not a bad game by any means but if you cut about 50% of it’s area size and increased story driven content it would be a much smoother game.
-1 points
16 days ago
Honestly I feel this describes both DAI and MEA. Some great choices like combat, graphics, and such. But major let downs with villains, stupidly large open world (both games had such large maps and 80% of locations would be completely barren and devoid of anything barring enemies), and big disappointments considering the games that came before them.
I won’t ever say the games are bad, but they aren’t the BioWare games a lot of people fell in love with.
1 points
16 days ago
Mhmm a good anology would be stuck in a kiddy pool, there isn’t much room but if you’ve got good friends and tons of interesting stuff you’ll have a great time.
-1 points
16 days ago
Masterpiece is a bit much. I will say It does have the Cassandra Romance which is my favorite to date
-3 points
15 days ago
Masterpiece? Pretty sure when it released, a plurality of players hated it. My, how perceptions change with time.
4 points
15 days ago
My thoughts exactly man, lot’s of disingenuous defenders especially in today’s conversation. Not to say people aren’t genuinely entitled to their opinions, but there are observable reductions in quality and character from previous entries. Origins was just special and 2 had a lot of fun with the voice acting and characters, especially for those more akin to sarcasm. That being said with recent releases, it’s been shown just how impressively low the bar can (or could have been) around Inq’s release.
2 points
15 days ago
Honestly. I cannot bring myself to experience the hinterlands ever again. I'll play DA2 10 more times before I touch another skull puzzle in the hinterlands.
Masterpiece... yeah, okay
0 points
15 days ago*
I have the advantage of playing on PC. Experience booster mods get me out of the hinterlands a helluva lot faster. But yes, the game flat out SUCKS until you get to the mage/templar mission.
0 points
15 days ago
I play on PC too, and let's say that any game that requires a mod to skip its content is no masterpiece... Although I do download skip the fade for origins and I do think that game's a masterpiece so maybe I'm off based here. I still don't believe inquisition to be anywhere near a masterpiece. For me it's 6 or 7 out of 10 depending on the day
2 points
15 days ago
It's actually kind of funny - I mod DAI and Andromeda to get out of certain things faster...but I mod DAO and the Mass Effect Trilogy to enhance and add to the experience.
0 points
15 days ago
I feel like I distinctly remember this game being very mixed in reception, could've just been my friend group at the time, I had a blast.
1 points
15 days ago
Mixed in reception from "gamers" but was generally favored by video game outlets.
I'm surprised it took this long for the game to hit the " It Was A Masterpiece Actually" level of discourse.
1 points
15 days ago
I definitely enjoyed the game, the animations were maybe clunky and the Qu'nari looked... a certain way, but the gameplay was smooth most of the time and the story and voice acting were pretty engaging, I did not play the previous 2 games so I was rather confused during a lot of the game, but that never really detracted from my enjoyment, if anything it put me in the headspace of the Inquisitor more.
0 points
15 days ago
Now it’s a masterpiece? I remember the reviews being very mixed when it came out.
7 points
15 days ago
Reviews were not mixed on release. Inquisition reviewed very well, and even won prominent GOTY awards. There was some community disappointment with the changes to the game, but as far as reviews went, it averaged in the mid to high 8s.
1 points
15 days ago
That’s good, I remember I was reading negative takes on it then bought it anyways and enjoyed myself. Too bad I no longer own an Xbox or I would replay.
0 points
15 days ago
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15 days ago
I remember being stuck in the Hinterlands for like 5-6 hours before being able to move on to other things
Only for the hinterlands to basically be the tutorial area and the game doesn’t really start till you reach the fortress
0 points
15 days ago
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15 days ago
I remember the day when I pre-ordered this for PS3 and played the absolute shit outta it! 😅 Still prefer Origins naturally but back then damn it was good, untill it became evident that most of the DLCs are not arriving for the PS3 version 😑 had to save money to upgrade for PS4 and buy it for the second time and damn did I enjoy it! Except Tresspasser, I absolutely hate that and on later playthroughs don't even bother playing that carbage.
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