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Dragon Age Inquisition: Gameplay series Part 1- The Hinterlands

Bioware's starting up a series of gameplay videos leading up to release, starting with the Hinterlands demo (part of E3). Thought it was worth it for folks to check out :)

Looks sooooo gooood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdXvFEEBZeo&feature=youtu.be
Join creative director Mike Laidlaw as he walks you through part one of the award winning Dragon Age: Inquisition E3 gameplay demo. In part one, explore the largest Dragon Age world ever created and lead your followers in a battle against a High Dragon

Also an info dump via Eurogamer from a Q & A on Raptr:

Character creation

-Described as "really in depth"
-You'll create your Inquisitor before the big opening cut-scene
-Can change inner and outer iris colors*
-Can have scars*
-Qunari horns are customisable
-Male Qunari player model will be smaller than Iron Bull (party member) model
-There are "a lot" of lip options
-There are no 'body type' choices
-Your Inquisitor will also be referred to by his or her surname. (Not clear if the surname will be set and voiced like Shepard in Mass Effect.)
-Your background depends on your race/class choice. No dwarven mages

Customisation

-Follower's armour will change colour as you equip new gear. Dyes are "still being looked at" for them
-"You can use different materials to change how items look and the stats of the items, enchant them, make potions etc," wrote Lee
-"Find the template of the new armour you want to look like, then make it from materials which give it the look and stats you want. You wouldn't modify the original armour," added Lee
-Qunari don't wear helmets - they have a different head slot
-Mage Inquisitors can wear heavy armour as Knight Enchanter by crafting it and then summoning weapons
-Level-cap is 25-30
-There are three specialisations for each class, and specialisations can affect moments in the story
-Specialisations (filled out by Wiki): Knight Enchanter, Necromancer, Rift Mage (Mage); Artificer, Assassin, Tempest (Rogue); Champion, Reaver, Templar (Warrior)

Loot

-There will be colour-coded loot according to rarity
-Mounts will be earned through quests

Companions

-You can hug "some" of them
-"Major characters all track something similar to approval, but the system has changed to put more focus on what you are doing and what you say instead of grinding by constantly giving them gifts. Each follower does have their own set of goals they want to achieve and if you help them, they will appreciate it. And if you piss them off, they might just leave," wrote Laidlaw
-It matters "a lot" who you take with you on quests
-Solas' voice is Welsh
-No Mabari (dog) companion
-No Shale. "Maybe later. No current plans," wrote Darrah

Voice actors

-There's a British and American option for both the male and female Inquisitors, it sounds like
-The male Inquisitor can be voiced by Harry Hadden-Paton (British) or Jon Curry (American)
-Jon Curry voiced Zevran, a character who won't be in Inquisition (but not for that reason)
-Harry Hadden-Paton is less well known
-The female Inquisitor can be voiced by Alix Wilton Regan (British) or Sumalee Montano (American)
-Alex Wilton Regan was Mass Effect 3's Comm Specialist Samantha Traynor
-Sumalee Montano voiced the Enchantress companion in Diablo 3
-Darrah said "you may indeed see Gideon Emery again". Emery voiced Dragon Age 2 follower Fenris. His IMDB page doesn't mention Inquisition

Romance

-Eight romances
-Two have racial preferences
-"There will be romance scenes, but not necessarily just focused on sex," wrote Laidlaw
-There will be "at least one" romance option outside of the Inquisition
-One will be Lady Josephine Montilyet - AKA Scribbles - who's bisexual

Combat

-Combat settings will range from easy to nightmare, as in previous Dragon Age games, but there is not (yet, at least) a story mode*
-Rogues can set traps
-Stealth had to fit with party combat so sneaking up on people outside of combat and backstabbing them didn't fit the bill
-No flailing with fists if you don't have a weapon
-"Having control over Fade rifts may provide some interesting possibilities in combat," wrote Lee
-You can control abilities individually
-There are "lots" of abilities and spells from previous games but a "ton" of new ones too
-"Destruction and environment plays a part in combat," wrote Lee
-"The tactical combat is more like DAO with the tactical camera (extra improved) and the real-time combat is slower with more weight behind the attacks, defence, hits etc. You can swap between these modes whenever you like and as always you can swap between party members at any time," wrote Lee
-There will be cross-class combos possible, as expected. "A lot of abilities can capitalise on states like frozen, or stunned, encouraging teamwork, yes"

Story

-As an Inquisitor you're considered holy, to a degree
-But how the Chantry - the world's religious organisation - regards you after you walk out of a Fade rift, BioWare doesn't want to say. A major plot point?
-Also: "I think the best villains are the ones you can relate to," teased Lee.
-"You'll see a lot of Morrigan in Inquisition," added Lee
-You can 'judge' people in the world

Missions

-There's "a goodly dose" of side missions that are contextualised to make sense as something the Inquisition would be getting involved with, "to either win the hearts of people or otherwise grow the Inquisition's power", for example

Good or evil or joker?

-"The overall tone is more neutral," wrote Laidlaw, "until you hit what we call a 'reaction' hub, where you can respond more strongly, often to questions, by being pleased, stoic, angry, sad, etc."

Map

-Allows custom plot markers
-Can choose which quest is active quest
-There's a mini-map
-You'll experience snow and rain and dust storms
-You can fast-travel but only to Inquisition camps you've set up and populated
-Your Inquisition HQ is big - much bigger than any base you've had in Dragon Age games so far

Misc

-"There will be some Red Jenny. Because I've wanted to answer 'who ARE they?' for a while now," wrote Laidlaw
-Morrigan's Witch mother/dragon Flemeth may return, but you can't visit her shack. "Yep there's a number of recurring NPCs", wrote Lee
-Female Dragon Age: Origins dwarf Dagna "does appear" at some point
-You can jump but that doesn't mean jumping puzzles*
-No flying mounts*
-No capes*

DLC

-"Plans aren't firm yet. Nothing at launch," said BioWare - answer not attributed to anyone in particular.

Dragon Age Keep

-Dragon Age Inquisition's web presence and social glue
-It will be available before launch
-It's in beta now

Toolset

-"Definitely not at launch"
-"We will continue to explore options, but there are significant challenges," wrote Laidlaw
 
I am very much looking forward to this game.
And I swear im not tryin to upset people.
But something about this game looks......off.
I dont know exaclty what it is, I cant put my finger on what it is. But something just seems weird.

Still day 1 though. I need RPG's in my life.
 

mp1990

Banned
I'm playing dragon age origins for the first time atm,and i'm loving it.Very hyped for this,day 1 for me
 
I can't help it but I am getting hyped.

I will say that I don't like the whole concept of the inquisition. Nothing about this seems like an inquisition. I also am suspicious of talk like "you'll be a leader of leaders."
 
I WAS going to buy this game .This was going to be my one holiday season game............that is until destiny came in and changed all of that.

So I probably won't get this game on release. Not probably till I get tired of destiny.

I was like, I'll probably get it on steam.........then I remembered, this is a EA game............it's going to be on origin...............not sure if gonna buy.
 

Xander51

Member
Thanks for posting this! I didn't know they were going to do a series like this. I am one of the few out there that enjoyed 2 more than Origins (though I still also liked Origins). 3 seems like maybe it'll be good?
 

Basketball

Member
I am very much looking forward to this game.
And I swear im not tryin to upset people.
But something about this game looks......off.
I dont know exaclty what it is, I cant put my finger on what it is. But something just seems weird.

Still day 1 though. I need RPG's in my life.

yeah Im in the same boat

fighting big dragons and monsters in this game and in witcher 3 looks a bit stiff and
boring
compared to dragons dogma where you climb dragons or cast giant maelstroms

it's pretty though
 

RoboPlato

I'd be in the dick
Holy fuck that looked awesome. Need this ASAP.

BTW what is this Arcane Knight class I've been hearing about lately? It sounds like something I need in my life.
 

Moaradin

Member
Is this the first time they showed off some of the UI/Inventory stuff? I like what I see. Looks very clean.

I do want to see the PC combat UI stuff. All I've seen is the controller optimized one so far.
 

BigTnaples

Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Watching now. So pumped for this.



Hoping for 1080p and good IQ on PS4.


Shouldn't be a problem since it is cross gen frostbite.



Lots of vegetation requires better IQ.
 

Nirolak

Mrgrgr
Holy fuck that looked awesome. Need this ASAP.

BTW what is this Arcane Knight class I've been hearing about lately? It sounds like something I need in my life.

Melee mage essentially. Less tanky than the one from Dragon Age: Origins, but presumably has higher damage output (so think more like a two handed warrior with magic conceptually than a sword and shield warrior with magic).
 

Regime

Banned
Pretty boring ala DA2.

Will wait for reviews. No way in hell should you preorder this given Bioware's past.
 

RoboPlato

I'd be in the dick
Melee mage essentially. Less tanky than the one from Dragon Age: Origins, but presumably has higher damage output (so think more like a two handed warrior with magic conceptually than a sword and shield warrior with magic).
That sounds like the absolute perfect class for me. I played Origins but just played Warrior. Do you have to start as a mage to do it?
 

Lime

Member
Character and armor designs look horrendous. No sense of consistency and believability without much unique character detail. Then again, DA as a series have always been aesthetically shitty, so I guess this shouldn't come as a surprise.
 

Simzyy

Member
This game is going to be great. So much works seems to be going into this game. And god knows BioWare need it to be good.
 

TriGen

Member
That looked really cool. There's a decent amount of games I want later this year so I'm trying to decide what to put on my short list -- I think this just might be one of them.
 
they need to talk about the console versions. not sold on this game yet
Probably similar to PC (PS4 at least):

Q: How much do the graphics differ in terms of playing on a ps4, as opposed to a pc?

A: It's comparable to the PC stuff we've shown, having said that we're still in Alpha so there's a lot of work left to do on platform optimization. (CL)
 

Auctopus

Member
The world looks beautiful and the VA seems on point but I can see what people mean about things feeling 'off'. Not a big fan of the combat UI.

Note: That is some ott combat for taking down a bear, haha.
 

Carn82

Member
Looking good; never really played the other games but this looks like something I would like :) (still want the new ME more tho..).

Graphics look great; draw distance could be a bit further imho, but maybe its intended for this region. (or maybe it depends on the platform).
 
I really want this game to be good. After the reception that gamers gave DA2 I hope Bioware took it to heart and is making a great game.

I still have my doubts, but I know I'll probably get it anyways....
 

ironcreed

Banned
That armor. That environment...

drool-k9-o.gif
 
Q: How much do the graphics differ in terms of playing on a ps4, as opposed to a pc?

A: It's comparable to the PC stuff we've shown, having said that we're still in Alpha so there's a lot of work left to do on platform optimization. (CL)

Why are they still in Alpha when the game is coming out in October?
 
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