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[Sendero]

You're right, but I prefer DA:I over Divinity. I've played both. Just a personal preference

Hey Dawg, is there any English translation of your review? Also, can you please comment on Friendly fire and how is menu/item managament?

And would like to know your opinion on the characters/story/choices as a whole. Is it's really mostly a good vs bad affair or does at least pose some relevant moral dilemmas? Not happy that some reviewers are talking about it in a negative way.

 

[Dawg]

Since some people are wondering about loading times:

I have a 256GB SSD and they're not that long on my rig. I usually don't even have the time to read the text that pops up in the loading screen. I'd say about 2 - 5 seconds.

 

[Naughty_Doge]

Also disappointed that there aren't big city areas. What happened to Val Royeaux, the capital of Orlais?

 

[Robert at Zeboyd Games]

Any of the reviews so far mention how well or poorly Vita remote play works with this game?

 

[Liferebooted]

Wow. I knew it would do great but the average is even higher than I expected. Can't wait.

 

[Askherserenity]

Happy about the good reviews but now I'm not sure if I should actually buy the game. That PC benchmark thread killed all my hype. Not sure my PC will be able to play the game well at all :[

 

[ohlawd]

Since some people are wondering about loading times:

I have a 256GB SSD and they're not that long on my rig. I usually don't even have the time to read the text that pops up in the loading screen. I'd say about 2 - 5 seconds.

I'm stuck on the X1 internal huehuehue

 

[aravuus]

they shouldn't when similar games got unjustified high scores and great reviews, yes. that was my point. but please, stay mad.

I can't be mad at you for being you. I once read that dumb people don't realize they're dumb and I think it's relevant here.

I'm mad at myself for wasting time replying to you.

 

[sam777]

What are side quests/missions like in this game?
Are they similar to what you would find in Skyrim for example.
Thanks.

 

[Hawaii Jeff]

in the OP your Kotaku link isn't working.

here it is: http://kotaku.com/11-things-you-should-know-about-dragon-age-inquisitio-1657127952

they mention LOTS of annoying bugs they hope get addressed in the Day-1 patch.

 

[Ridesh]

Since some people are wondering about loading times:

I have a 256GB SSD and they're not that long on my rig. I usually don't even have the time to read the text that pops up in the loading screen. I'd say about 2 - 5 seconds.

Hey Dawg, about those promised screenshots

 

[Dead]

Quite disappointed there aren't any large city hub areas.

No hd towns??

 

[Ogimachi]

Currently the game is sitting at 89 with 19 reviews on the PS4 version (most reviewed SKU).

The only games above that on the system are:
95: TLOU Remastered
91: flower (digital)
90: Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil, Rayman Legends, Fez (digital)

Says nothing about a BioWare game, though. ME3 was a turd with 93 metascore on PS3/360.

 

[Metroidvania]

Hey Dawg, about those promised screenshots

This, lol.

I was looking for 'em in the thread earlier.

 

[Dawg]

Hey Dawg, is there any English translation of your review? Also, can you please comment on Friendly fire and how is menu/item managament?

And would like to know your opinion on the characters/story/choices as a whole. Is it's really mostly a good vs bad affair or does at least pose some relevant moral dilemmas? Not happy that some reviewers are talking about it in a negative way.

https://translate.google.com/transl...ews/41005/1/Dragon-Age-Inquisition&edit-text= or the google chrome translator. It's not perfect, but I hope you'll understand *something*

I liked the characters and the choices you get. It's very ME2-like. I think the romance stuff also has a new personal quest now. I don't think that was in the other games. Cassandra has a romantic side to her I didn't expect at all

I did notice the world tends to focus more on gameplay than choices sometimes. It didn't really bother me that much, but you'll be doing quests and killing enemies more than talking to people. The quest givers usually don't have _that_ much conversation options. This depends on the character in question. Doesn't mean there's no choices and conversations at all though. There are plenty of conversations and choices in the game. I think the game is just so big that they couldn't fill it all with conversations, choices etc

 

[jschreier]

in the OP your Kotaku link isn't working.

here it is: http://kotaku.com/11-things-you-should-know-about-dragon-age-inquisitio-1657127952

they mention LOTS of annoying bugs they hope get addressed in the Day-1 patch.

This is true. It's not just the PS4 freezes -- the game is very janky. For example, sometimes dialogue would just stop progressing and the only way I could move forward was to hit the skip button, potentially missing a lot of lines.

 

[Jibbajabbawockky]

Ah, good old Dialogue wheel and great dialogue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhUh8be6KIY

Quality BioWare animation right there.

Character's voice actor lets loose a hearty chuckle and the in game character model barely flinches.

 

[MadLaughter]

Dawg! Which characters were your favorites?

 

[Fuz]

Easy, Normal, Hard and Nightmare.

AngryJoe played on Nightmare and got his ass kicked by the tutorial boss.

Joe isn't exactly what I would call an hardcore gamer.

 

[sdornan]

Says nothing about a BioWare game, though. ME3 was a turd with 93 metascore on PS3/360.

Mass Effect 3 is a great game hampered by a shitty ending.

 

[Caboose]

Bioware really need to upgrade their animation systems, I feel like they've barely improved at all since the first Mass Effect.

 

[i_max]

I'm sold, is the Deluxe edition worth $10?

 

[Ken Masters]

Is this an action RPG?

 

[Intheflorsh]

Mass Effect 3 is a great game hampered by a shitty ending.

Eh, that's a convenient narrative but the main game had some big problems too. Kai Leng for instance.

 

[Dawg]

Dawg! Which characters were your favorites?

Cassandra, Varric, Iron Bull, Solas, Dorian, Cullen, Josephine, Morrigan and Leliana.

I didn't like Sera at all. Cole is 'ok'. Blackwall is... meh. Didn't really like Vivienne either.

!!!!!!!BIG SPOILER!!!!!!!:

Spoiler

I liked Loghain too.

 

[i_max]

Cassandra, Varric, Iron Bull, Solas, Dorian, Cullen, Josephine, Morrigan and Leliana.

I didn't like Sera at all. Cole is 'ok'. Blackwall is... meh. Didn't really like Vivienne either.

!!!!!!!BIG SPOILER!!!!!!!:

Spoiler

I liked Loghain too.

I'm guessing in your dragon age keep, you kept him alive to see him return?

 

[shinobi602]

Bioware really need to upgrade their animation systems, I feel like they've barely improved at all since the first Mass Effect.

DAI is a cross-gen game, has to work on old gen systems. It's extremely difficult to have excellent facial animations in games as big as theirs. Their games span potentially hundreds of hours, with thousands of lines of dialogue and conversations. It'd be a massive undertaking to mocap everything really.

Expect better for their next-gen only games though

 

[WGMBY]

Glad BioWare can still make greats. SWTOR, ME3, and DA2 made me lose faith in them a lot.

Now I just have to finish playing through DA2 I guess.

 

[Ogimachi]

Mass Effect 3 is a great game hampered by a shitty ending.

And to me it was a piece of shit right off the bat. Different standards.

 

[phaze]

Eurogamer review is pretty harsh on the story parts. Oblivion redux doesn't sound very appealing.

 

[Dawg]

I'm guessing in your dragon age keep, you kept him alive to see him return?

Aye. I did the same thing way back in DA:O so I made the same choice in the Keep.

 

[Sanctuary]

Even if those are good reviews, I wont trust them after the dust settles.

People were raging about how good it was DA2.

If by "people" you mean PC Gamer, then sure. The majority though did not. At the same times though, it's nowhere near as bad as what many on the internet would try to have you believe. It's just not a good sequel.

 

[Finalow]

I can't be mad at you for being you. I once read that dumb people don't realize they're dumb and I think it's relevant here.

I'm mad at myself for wasting time replying to you.

and here we go with the insults, took longer than what I expected. :lol

you surely sound mad, son.

Oh, you're trying to get people upset. Don't understand why people do that, but whatever suits you. I wish you wouldn't, though.

not just that though, I actually think what I wrote. that those games I listed, especially ME games, are far from being good or even great, thus making my point about the review scores in this thread.

 

[Drakeon]

Welp, looks like my wife and I will be fighting each other for playing time.

 

[royox]

If I played DA:O and DA2 PC version and I keep the saves on Inquisition (PC), do I have to use the "Dragon Age Keep" or I can load my own saves on DA:I?

I ask this because I don't remember a single choice I made on DA2 xD

 

[Principate]

Eh, that's a convenient narrative but the main game had some big problems too. Kai Leng for instance.

The multiplayer is too fun however I find it difficult to bemoan the game when I spent more time with it than the other two games combined

Spoiler

mat least twice over

 

[Spineker]

Joe isn't exactly what I would call an hardcore gamer.

Funny that you say that, because he described himself as such in that very same video haha

 

[Chaos17]

Cassandra, Varric, Iron Bull, Solas, Dorian, Cullen, Josephine, Morrigan and Leliana.

I didn't like Sera at all. Cole is 'ok'. Blackwall is... meh. Didn't really like Vivienne either.

!!!!!!!BIG SPOILER!!!!!!!:

Spoiler

I liked Loghain too.

Good to know that a cameo is confirmed from previous games.

 

[Sendero]

Plenty of good points, but this one I feel is a result of rushing to meet embargo. Upon replaying I'm sure you see that the "obvious" choice isn't so straightforward in this series. Just the other day I was replaying the Mage origin in DA:O and went a different route and learned the "good guy" is actually a total ass.

Heh. I personally think this applies to most recent Bioware's main characters. If you pick the "good" options, you end up with a hoollywoodesque-heroe that in real life would be considered a despicable person (manipulative enforcerer, with a very rigid moral compass to the point of parody, and willing to mass murder if that means gains for those close to him or sex).

In any case, I do hope you are right and it's just a matter of reviewers going for the easy choice.

 

[Deified Data]

Happy to wake up to so many near-perfect scores! I knew our baby would deliver.

 

[Bunta]

Aw yiss, can't wait.

 

[CGwizz]

Ahhh , how lovely, it is not a bioware thread if there isnt the usual " mass effect 3 is garbage".

OT : I can´t wait for this game , 7 days !!! I want it now

 

[JCizzle]

and here we go with the insults, took longer than what I expected. :lol

you surely sound mad, son.

Oh.

most people actually have bad tastes, if that's the case.

Yes. Everyone else is mad except the guy raging against opinions.

 

[Chaos17]

If by "people" you mean PC Gamer, then sure. The majority though did not. At the same times though, it's nowhere near as bad as what many on the internet would try to have you believe. It's just not a good sequel.

It was a dumbdown of DAO.

 

[Deified Data]

Welp, looks like my wife and I will be fighting each other for playing time.

The only solution my wife and I have found is to buy two separate copies.

 

[blackjaw]

The reviews are just making me want to play this now! Stoked for the Ea access demo to give me a taste before next week.

 

[LordJim]

Mass Effect 3 is a great game hampered by a shitty ending.

And shitty quest design, and shitty character dialogue and writing(all of cerberus), bad balance concerning combat, very limited encounter variety before dlcs, very minimal changes from what you carried over from ME1 and 2 for the most part...
People were angry about many things.

 

[adamsapple]

Aw yiss, can't wait.

haha that's clever.

 

[Hristi]

Also disappointed that there aren't big city areas. What happened to Val Royeaux, the capital of Orlais?

Must be for future DLC..

 

[Deified Data]

It was a dumbdown of DAO.

Currently replaying and I hesitate to even call it that, the departure is so drastic. The waves of teleporting enemies and loads of generic gear like "belt" or "ring" made me feel like I was playing an entirely different series.