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Dragon Age: Inquisition has gone gold

Can't wait for this. I'm fully expecting it to be the highest scoring game of 2014 that isn't a remaster/remake, probably at a 93 or 94 average.
 
Feichaw said:
Dragon Age 2 wasn't bad (worse than Origins, but that's ok), and Mass Effect 3 is the best in the trilogy. I don't know what you're talking about.

Inquisition is shaping up to be the best Dragon Age, IMO.
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That certainly appears to be a minority opinion, but hey, good on you if you enjoyed it.
 
Euron Crow's Eye said:
Can't wait for this. I'm fully expecting it to be the highest scoring game of 2014 that isn't a remaster/remake, probably at a 93 or 94 average.
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No way in hell that's going to happen. Either they add too much action qte shit to cater to the masses or too much "hardcore" rpg elements. Either way, one group will be pissed.
 
CLOSE THE DOORS THE HYPE IS COMING IN

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BRocknRolla said:
Edit: Damn... The expectations in this thread are so high from some of you. I can't imagine having that kind of faith in Bioware at this point.
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Bioware's still my favorite studio. The Mass Effect series is the best franchise I've played in my gaming years, and that includes ME2 and ME3. Everyone's free to feel the way they want on it, but it was an incredible ride in my opinion. As a Mass Effect fanatic, I can definitely concur that the ending was awful, no doubt about it. I still felt the other 95% of ME3 was fantastic though.

Dragon Age Origins was also an excellent game to me, and yes, Dragon Age 2 did fall far short of it. However I still found enjoyment in it despite the incredibly repetitive environments, repeated wave attacks of enemies and lack of tactical camera options. The characters were enjoyable and the story was fun to me. I also view it rationally though. It basically had an 18 month development timeframe, was rushed to hell and back. The very first images that surfaced of the game were telltale all in themselves.

Dragon Age Inquisition is a different story if one cares to have kept track of it from the beginning. It was originally scheduled for Fall of last year, hell the delay alone is almost the entire development time of DA2 lol. Not only did EA allow them to delay a whole year for quality purposes, they delayed it again by over a month just to continue to polish as much as possible. They've been supremely confident with showing the game off, which speaks a lot. There's really no reason to even entertain the thought that this will be bad, or as disappointing as DA2. They've brought back the tactical camera and done away with wave attacks. Each combat scenario is hand crafted for tacticality. The game world is massive with 10 or more regions, with a few being larger than all of DAO. The game looks gorgeous in Frostbite, they've brought back multiple races again after removing them in DA2, including adding Qunari to the mix. They've brought back deep customization for party members, deeper weapon customization, combat has been improved, tons of areas to explore and discover...

They're giving reviewers 3 weeks to really dive deep in the game. This will fucking deliver.
 
Realyn said:
No way in hell that's going to happen. Either they add too much action qte shit to cater to the masses or too much "hardcore" rpg elements. Either way, one group will be pissed.
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What is a "hardcore rpg element" and why should reviewers put it as a negative? Even the kickstarted Torment is not putting any obtuse mechanics.

Anyway. Based on everything i have seen about this game, it will certainly be better than shitmountain. How much better is still up in the air though.
 
Randolph Freelander said:
That certainly appears to be a minority opinion, but hey, good on you if you enjoyed it.
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How I enjoyed it! It's probably my favorite game of all time (ending wasn't that important to me. In fact, I didn't want the game to end...), along with Persona 4 Golden.

I think you should at least give a chance to this game after reading impressions and reviews. Bioware is really unique in gaming industry, and, this time, I think they're going all out with this game. I'm expecting nothing but the best from them.
 
shinobi602 said:
They're giving reviewers 3 weeks to really dive deep in the game. This will fucking deliver.
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From my perspective, DA:O and ME2 are in contention for my favorite games of the last gen. As such, DA2 and ME3 were about the worst outcomes I could have imagined for my favorite developer (and series). I just can't put any faith in them until they prove that things are different.

I appreciate the optimism though. I genuinely hope it's great.
 
People need to keep timelines in mind. DA:O had over 5 years in development and Bioware built their own engine. DA2 had about 1.5 years in development. DA: Inquisition has had about 3.5 years in development and Bioware had the engine provided to them. So if it sucks, it won't be for lack of content. And writing, which is how ME3 was criticized, has no basis for concern IMO. People have called DA2 too limited in scope, but I haven't seen anyone say it's a step off in writing compared to DA:O.
 
shinobi602 said:
Bioware's still my favorite studio. The Mass Effect series is the best franchise I've played in my gaming years, and that includes ME2 and ME3. Everyone's free to feel the way they want on it, but it was an incredible ride in my opinion. As a Mass Effect fanatic, I can definitely concur that the ending was awful, no doubt about it. I still felt the other 95% of ME3 was fantastic though.

Dragon Age Origins was also an excellent game to me, and yes, Dragon Age 2 did fall far short of it. However I still found enjoyment in it despite the incredibly repetitive environments, repeated wave attacks of enemies and lack of tactical camera options. The characters were enjoyable and the story was fun to me. I also view it rationally though. It basically had an 18 month development timeframe, was rushed to hell and back. The very first images that surfaced of the game were telltale all in themselves.

Dragon Age Inquisition is a different story if one cares to have kept track of it from the beginning. It was originally scheduled for Fall of last year, hell the delay alone is almost the entire development time of DA2 lol. Not only did EA allow them to delay a whole year for quality purposes, they delayed it again by over a month just to continue to polish as much as possible. They've been supremely confident with showing the game off, which speaks a lot. There's really no reason to even entertain the thought that this will be bad, or as disappointing as DA2. They've brought back the tactical camera and done away with wave attacks. Each combat scenario is hand crafted for tacticality. The game world is massive with 10 or more regions, with a few being larger than all of DAO. The game looks gorgeous in Frostbite, they've brought back multiple races again after removing them in DA2, including adding Qunari to the mix. They've brought back deep customization for party members, deeper weapon customization, combat has been improved, tons of areas to explore and discover...

They're giving reviewers 3 weeks to really dive deep in the game. This will fucking deliver.
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One thing shinobi doesnt mention is that the combat has none of the depth of DAO and just continues on the hack n slashfest that DA2 was

DAO wasnt that deep to begin with, more like wrpg lite
 
Kosma said:
One thing shinobi doesnt mention is that the combat has none of the depth of DAO and just continues on the hack n slashfest that DA2 was

DAO wasnt that deep to begin with, more like wrpg lite
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Have you not seen any of the gameplay videos? It's just as, if not more, tatical than DAO imo.
 
I need a Morrigan approved image.

Can't wait for this. Locking down my DAkeep choices and I just finished the Last Flight book a bit ago.
 
Kosma said:
One thing shinobi doesnt mention is that the combat has none of the depth of DAO and just continues on the hack n slashfest that DA2 was

DAO wasnt that deep to begin with, more like wrpg lite
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Actually it has more. Enemies have vulnerabilities, you have to take into account that holy shit shields actually block damage, you need to position, etc.

That you think it's hack and slashfest is laughable
 
Kosma said:
One thing shinobi doesnt mention is that the combat has none of the depth of DAO and just continues on the hack n slashfest that DA2 was

DAO wasnt that deep to begin with, more like wrpg lite
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Huh..Certainly not from what we have seen so far. It has depth combat that's for sure.
 
anexanhume said:
People need to keep timelines in mind. DA:O had over 5 years in development and Bioware built their own engine. DA2 had about 1.5 years in development. DA: Inquisition has had about 3.5 years in development and Bioware had the engine provided to them. So if it sucks, it won't be for lack of content. And writing, which is how ME3 was criticized, has no basis for concern IMO. People have called DA2 too limited in scope, but I haven't seen anyone say it's a step off in writing compared to DA:O.
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This.

After following the game for a while, the only thing that worried me was the button mashy combat to appease the masses.

The latest couple of streams of the PC version of the game pretty much nullified that worry. The full tactical combat and gameplay tha tI loved from DA:O is still in there intact, and I would say upgraded in fact. The button mashy mindless combat can be easily ignored.

So I'm happy and hype is upt o max levels!!
 
Kosma said:
One thing shinobi doesnt mention is that the combat has none of the depth of DAO and just continues on the hack n slashfest that DA2 was

DAO wasnt that deep to begin with, more like wrpg lite
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One who hasn't been paying attention to the demonstration videos would say this, sure.
 
shinobi602 said:
Bioware's still my favorite studio. The Mass Effect series is the best franchise I've played in my gaming years, and that includes ME2 and ME3. Everyone's free to feel the way they want on it, but it was an incredible ride in my opinion. As a Mass Effect fanatic, I can definitely concur that the ending was awful, no doubt about it. I still felt the other 95% of ME3 was fantastic though.

Dragon Age Origins was also an excellent game to me, and yes, Dragon Age 2 did fall far short of it. However I still found enjoyment in it despite the incredibly repetitive environments, repeated wave attacks of enemies and lack of tactical camera options. The characters were enjoyable and the story was fun to me. I also view it rationally though. It basically had an 18 month development timeframe, was rushed to hell and back. The very first images that surfaced of the game were telltale all in themselves.

Dragon Age Inquisition is a different story if one cares to have kept track of it from the beginning. It was originally scheduled for Fall of last year, hell the delay alone is almost the entire development time of DA2 lol. Not only did EA allow them to delay a whole year for quality purposes, they delayed it again by over a month just to continue to polish as much as possible. They've been supremely confident with showing the game off, which speaks a lot. There's really no reason to even entertain the thought that this will be bad, or as disappointing as DA2. They've brought back the tactical camera and done away with wave attacks. Each combat scenario is hand crafted for tacticality. The game world is massive with 10 or more regions, with a few being larger than all of DAO. The game looks gorgeous in Frostbite, they've brought back multiple races again after removing them in DA2, including adding Qunari to the mix. They've brought back deep customization for party members, deeper weapon customization, combat has been improved, tons of areas to explore and discover...

They're giving reviewers 3 weeks to really dive deep in the game. This will fucking deliver.
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Well put, and I agree wholeheartedly. It's glad to see a true Bioware fan with a level head. Despite the criticisms of Bioware, they're in the minority for the genre they make (AAA Heavily story driven RPG's).

Looks like Shinobi just became the Shogun!
 
I'm ploughing through Awakening right now, and am going to try my best to wrap up DA2 (a game I never finished past Chapter 2) before this lands. I am really stoked, but damn these games are long.

I'm sooooo glad they added controller support for PC this time so I can rock out on the couch.
 
PerfectConsumer said:
I'm ploughing through Awakening right now, and am going to try my best to wrap up DA2 (a game I never finished past Chapter 2) before this lands. I am really stoked, but damn these games are long.
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Yeah DA2 you will be able to finish fast tho. Make sure you hit Legacy, the DLC is better than the entire game combined
 
Kosma said:
One thing shinobi doesnt mention is that the combat has none of the depth of DAO and just continues on the hack n slashfest that DA2 was

DAO wasnt that deep to begin with, more like wrpg lite
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clearly you are too hardcore for anyone...
 
PerfectConsumer said:
I'm ploughing through Awakening right now, and am going to try my best to wrap up DA2 (a game I never finished past Chapter 2) before this lands. I am really stoked, but damn these games are long.

I'm sooooo glad they added controller support for PC this time so I can rock out on the couch.
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Word my brotha. I am also going controller this time, as my first playthroughs of DAO and DA2 were on the 360. Must complete the trifecta
 
Everything seems to be going gold at the same time with those close release dates. Skipped on DA2 so looking forward to playing some Dragon Age again.
 
I'm having a (relatively harmless) surgery right when this game comes out and I'll be home from work for at least two weeks for recovery... that means two weeks non-stop DRAGON AGE TIME! I hope this game delivers, loved the first one. Don't disappoint me, BioWare.
 
Dragon Age: Inquisition |OT| DA2 was non canon.

Dragon Age: Inquisition |OT| You better learn blood magic.

Dragon Age: Inquisition |OT| Dragon Effect
 
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