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Old 12-07-2014, 07:19 PM   #1
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Default Dragon Age Inquisition

...Anyone playing it?
...Anyone alive in here?

I bought DAI even though the last DA game reeeeeeally sucked dwarf ass!

But I must eat my words and take off my hat for EA and Bioware has created something really special.

First off I will list a few bad things ( don't worry the good things are a plenty )
1. two voices to choose between in character creation is just not enough in my opinion - even though the game is soooooo large and it would have been time consuming to the least to make more voices...it is needed ( my dwarf can't sound like my human....and my Quanari WHAT were they thinking??? )
2. Crafting system is basically *try your luck and maybe just maybe there is a little chance we might actually reward you with something better than anticipated.
3. You can't compare the freaking crafting items to the gear you're wearing so in-out-in-out-in-out to check stats and compare....thats just bad layout!!!
4. Dragons...only ten *cry* I want more!!!! THIS IS DRAGON AGE!!!!!

Now for the good stuff:
1. The world is huge...and I mean huuuuuge...I spent almost 25 hours just on the first available map in the game and there are several more ( ofc I am the morone that just have to look behind every crevice and nook to avoid missing something ).
2. Combat is pretty much the same as in the earlier games - though magic seems a bit better balanced, while the rogue is a bit less fluidly jumping around - but still good and the warrior ( well....I play a champion tank and NUTHING can take me out ( unless it takes me from behind ofc ).
3. Dragon fighting - this is really one the highlights of the game for me so far - in Skyrim the fighting always seemed a bit stilted ( but it was epic untill I saw this ) the dragons will crouch, buffet you with tail and wings, breathe on you ( garlic dragon is insta kill for Varrick ) and punch you with claws that open your armor! The dragon fights are WAY more hectic and "living" than Skyrim.
4. Enviromently speaking this game hits the ball out of the park with the varied zones and the "dungeons" there is something epic about watching the distant peaks - but in this regard Skyrim is still king of RPG.
5. Characters are as always diverse and some are just plain fun while others are really irritating. I am still living in the vain hope that Iron Bull will smash Dorian into the ground - but alas no such luck so far.
The absolute highlight is Iron Bull commenting to Varrick that he is very impressed with his skills as an archer since all the dwarf can see from "downthere" is peoples asses!
*I almost peed myself*
6. Time for me to return to DAI and kill my third dragon. I just hit level 14 and killed a level 16 dragon ( so the level 12 I missed should be easy-peasy....I hope - but honestly you just never know )
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Old 12-08-2014, 06:56 PM   #2
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I only played to that big bossthing and find the battle control to annoying so i skipped to play more dont like it either sorry.
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Old 12-11-2014, 10:25 PM   #3
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I have a lot of fun with the game on my PC but my pc is getting a little old so I have to deal with bad performances and the occasional crashes.

I already have 4 characters I'm playing concurrently. At least 3 of which I want to complete all the way.

The new patch supposedly helped with controls. Especially the tactical camera mode.

Strange to say but I can't wait for DLC.
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Old 12-12-2014, 10:18 AM   #4
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Battle control - keyboard and mouse - is a pain.

The game seems worth it so will persevere.
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Old 12-12-2014, 11:47 AM   #5
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I would love to play it if the controls was like the previouse games no ide why they have to change things that working well for other games in the serie !!

Well maybe i try later on again to get "used" to the controls if i have the patience since it IS a good serie but..
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Old 01-06-2015, 05:53 PM   #6
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I'm loving it. The PC controls are an issue, but with some creative key binding, even though I can't map to my extra mouse buttons, it wasn't that bad to get used to; at least, no worse than my constantly burning myself out on games and having to relearn old ones is.

Other pluses:

Recycled areas are a thing of the past. No matter how many caves you go into, they are not "hey, wasn't that rock over there last time" reused.
There are some things I can't go into w/out being spoilery, but overall, I'm having a great time with this game.
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Old 01-07-2015, 10:28 AM   #7
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A huge game.

Easy to get lost. Difficult to navigate. Where are all those shards?

Tanking it at the moment but suspect Rouge may be the best way to go eventually.

Overall this is Elder Scrolls meets Bioware and I am enjoying it immensely. Glad there are (so far at least) no time limits on quests.

Greetings too to Robert the Bard.
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Old 01-07-2015, 08:25 PM   #8
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Hiya mate, I forgot to mention how much I'm loving the character creator too:

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Old 01-19-2015, 12:56 PM   #9
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Gonna get a copy too, i keep hearing good things about this game.
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Old 01-28-2015, 11:50 AM   #10
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Ambushed under trees. Spells going off everywhere. Half hit points down before it's even possible to see what is going on.

Still trying to work out how I can solo this on Nightmare.
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