Current Events > How do you personally feel about Dragon Age Inquisition?

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Since there was another topic about Anthem where people started talking about Inquisition, I'm interested to hear what the general consensus on it is.
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I liked it more than any other DA game I've played, mostly because the combat was fun. Hated Origins' combat.

PS: f*** those demons that jump around and shoot ice beams
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I got to some desert place about 15 hours in and lost interest I guess? I remember enjoying the class system and all but not being entirely sure what I was doing plot wise
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Antifar posted...

I got to some desert place about 15 hours in and lost interest I guess? I remember enjoying the class system and all but not being entirely sure what I was doing plot wise

There's four deserts. But please power through as Inquisition and it's DLC might have shaken up the status quo in that world.
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I think I'm just incapable of getting bored with the game. No matter how many sidequests I repeat or deserts I walk through, I just keep trucking.

Except for shards. Fuck shards.
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I have the unpopular opinion of thinking DA2 is better. Despite the fact that Inquisition is better in technical aspects, I feel that it's devoid of any soul.
I can't really explain it but I've finished Origins and DA2 multiple times and still can't be bothered to finish Inquisition after 3 years. For all its faults, I've found plenty to enjoy in DA2 and somehow find very little in Inquisition.
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I loved it myself. It certainly had faults, like the WAY TOO MANY sidequests... but they could all be ignored without any repercussions.

But the characters were fantastic, the story was pretty damn good (save maybe a lacklustre main villain) and it gave loads of new lore in the DLCs. I'd put it up right with Origins myself.
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DA2 was an awful half finished garbage heap.

Inquisition ACTUALLY had soul, despite the MMO style of questing that drags it down some.
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I enjoyed it.
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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

DA2 was an awful half finished garbage heap.

Inquisition ACTUALLY had soul, despite the MMO style of questing that drags it down some.

Playing through 2 now, it clearly has soul as well.

It definitely has issues and it being rushed certainly shows, but it was clearly a game they put as much love into as they could.
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I enjoyed it despite its flaws (the fetch quests)
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Funkydog posted...

Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

DA2 was an awful half finished garbage heap.

Inquisition ACTUALLY had soul, despite the MMO style of questing that drags it down some.

Playing through 2 now, it clearly has soul as well.

It definitely has issues and it being rushed certainly shows, but it was clearly a game they put as much love into as they could.

DA2's main drawback was the repetitive dungeons. If it had varied maps, its reception probably wouldn't have been as bad.
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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

DA2 was an awful half finished garbage heap.

Inquisition ACTUALLY had soul, despite the MMO style of questing that drags it down some.

Should've called the topic "How do you personally feel about Dragon Age Inquisition? I'll tell you your opinion's wrong if it doesn't match mine"
Then I would've known to hivemind.
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It's the truth though. The development staff basically said they were rushed and got maybe 55-60% done what they wanted to.

Garbage heap is harsh, as the actual mechanics were good enough, but it was tough.
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Some kinda way.
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It was okay, but I never had the motivation to finish it.
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Need to give it another fair shake. I tried some of those different difficulty tweaks they offer for my first playthrough and it ended up making the game super tedious with enemies that weren't particularly dangerous but had to be blasted away for like a minute to kill so I only passed a couple areas before shelving it.

I got to the final boss, got stuck for some reason, and sold it.

It was fun starting out but I really got burned out by the halfway point.

Ivynn posted...

DA2's main drawback was the repetitive dungeons. If it had varied maps, its reception probably wouldn't have been as bad.

Agreed. It is a massive detrimental part of it sadly
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I thought it was great with my only problems being that they need to fix the AI for allies and reintroduced a better tactics system like what they had in Origins. I didn't have any problem with fetch quests since they're largely optional and we had plenty of other types of missions to contend with in the actual story.

Nope, basically my only problem was the stupid AI that made the new (and actually pretty interesting) battle system horribly frustrating to deal with at high difficulties.
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I enjoyed it. It has it's flaws and has been pretty obviously marred by the now-obligiatory-in-"AAA"-games open world crap but i thought it a much better RPG than DA2
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It's just ok...

Never grabbed me. Don't hate playing it when I do but I never have a strong desire to actually play it.
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Guess I'll give it another go. Third time's the charm?
Anyone have any class tips? I preferred Mage in Origins and dual wielding Rogue in DA2, but wasn't all that fond of my dual wielding Rogue elf in Inquisition.
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fusespliff posted...

Guess I'll give it another go. Third time's the charm?
Anyone have any class tips? I preferred Mage in Origins and dual wielding Rogue in DA2, but wasn't all that fond of my dual wielding Rogue elf in Inquisition.

Mage mage mage mage
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fusespliff posted...

Guess I'll give it another go. Third time's the charm?
Anyone have any class tips? I preferred Mage in Origins and dual wielding Rogue in DA2, but wasn't all that fond of my dual wielding Rogue elf in Inquisition.

For maximum story, female elven mage romancing Solas.
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fusespliff posted...

Guess I'll give it another go. Third time's the charm?
Anyone have any class tips? I preferred Mage in Origins and dual wielding Rogue in DA2, but wasn't all that fond of my dual wielding Rogue elf in Inquisition.

assassin archer
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Played the first 6 hours free on Origin. Was not terribly impressed.
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I remember being just a sword and board warrior and I was fine, but the AI for mages isn't great. Being a mage and just setting everyone else to grunt work is probably how you properly min-max
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dave_is_slick posted...

fusespliff posted...

Guess I'll give it another go. Third time's the charm?
Anyone have any class tips? I preferred Mage in Origins and dual wielding Rogue in DA2, but wasn't all that fond of my dual wielding Rogue elf in Inquisition.

For maximum story, female elven mage romancing Solas.

Deal.
I like mages, elves and usually play as a female in Bioware games. Maybe romancing Solas will draw me in more.
Last time I romanced the seemingly despised Serah who I actually found to be quite endearing at times.

chill02 posted...

fusespliff posted...

Guess I'll give it another go. Third time's the charm?
Anyone have any class tips? I preferred Mage in Origins and dual wielding Rogue in DA2, but wasn't all that fond of my dual wielding Rogue elf in Inquisition.

assassin archer

That's my 2nd fav Origins class. Might do this on a subsequent playthrough if I manage to finish it this time around.
Downloading as I type this post.
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I bought the complete edition for $8 and have yet to play it
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Quite liked it, mostly for the reputation/relationship system. I have my problems with it, the usual complaints, but I still enjoyed the experience. Ended up not being able to beat it, though, and haven't really felt the need to junp back in.

fusespliff posted...

Deal.
I like mages, elves and usually play as a female in Bioware games. Maybe romancing Solas will draw me in more.

Try to get all the DLC too. Jaws of Hakkon was good but it was the weakest of the three, the Decent raises some very interesting questions about the world of Thedas, and Trespasser is a damn good epilogue and where the relationship with Solas pays off long-term.
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It was pretty shit, like the Dragon Age version of Mass Effect Andromeda.

I loved it. Played it through to completion four times, 100%ed all the trophies.

Never touched the multiplayer garbage though.
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Not great. Some of the features, like managing the Inquisition, large maps, and crafting seemed cool in concept, but god damn was I bored to tears by the game. The story had a bullshit start (like ME2 & DA2) and none of the characters really interested me. Not even the returning characters.

By comparison, Mass Effect 1, Jade Empire, and KotOR were some of my absolute favorite games ever and I loved DA:O. BioWare just really went to shit.

Pre-trespasser it was decent but not amazing.

Post-trespasser it became one of my favorite games this Gen.

I still replay it once or twice a year now. Slowly working my way through all the builds I want.

Trespasser really did change so much for the better.
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Itachi157 posted...

It was pretty shit, like the Dragon Age version of Mass Effect Andromeda.

Nah man. At least after trespasser, it was a complete game and had actual solid story components and great combat.

Andromeda is a mess.
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Trespasser's that good, huh? Kinda makes me want to go back and beat it on PS4. I've went through on PS3, but haven't done all of the DLC.
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dave_is_slick posted...

fusespliff posted...

Deal.
I like mages, elves and usually play as a female in Bioware games. Maybe romancing Solas will draw me in more.

Try to get all the DLC too. Jaws of Hakkon was good but it was the weakest of the three, the Decent raises some very interesting questions about the world of Thedas, and Trespasser is a damn good epilogue and where the relationship with Solas pays off long-term.

As we as trespasser adding a bunch of content to the base game as well as some significant changes to classes and quality of life improvements.

But yeah, the descent really did raise some interesting questions.
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Shotgunnova posted...

Trespasser's that good, huh? Kinda makes me want to go back and beat it on PS4. I've went through on PS3, but haven't done all of the DLC.

Absolutely.

*the best story content in the entire game
*the actual proper ending to rhe game, wraps up the chantry shit and sets up the next game.
*Solas related stuff is amazing, especially if you romances him.
*adds a rune system and a bunch of items, even to the base game
*completely retools the classes, making pretty much all of them better.
*many quality of life improvements
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pres_madagascar posted...

*Solas related stuff is amazing, especially if you romances him.

But I hate Solas and barely talk to him in general.
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Shotgunnova posted...

pres_madagascar posted...

*Solas related stuff is amazing, especially if you romances him.

But I hate Solas and barely talk to him in general.

Trespasser is still good for you then. He's the main antagonist of sorts, though you don't fight him in trespasser. He's not the primary focus, but it's a good touch.
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Alright, you guys convinced me to play some DA:Inky. Still got my LV21 elf mage file.

BTW, how do you see who you romanced so far? I still need the romancin' achievement.
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Shotgunnova posted...

Alright, you guys convinced me to play some DA:Inky. Still got my LV21 elf mage file.

BTW, how do you see who you romanced so far? I still need the romancin' achievement.

I guess just talk around with people.
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Shotgunnova posted...

BTW, how do you see who you romanced so far? I still need the romancin' achievement.

talk to the possible romance companions
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Ahh, okay. I could've sworn there was some kind of tarot card representing romances, but maybe I'm thinking about the first Witcher game.
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oh, there's that, too
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Ivynn posted...

I enjoyed it.

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