Dragon Age Inquisition
BioWare
Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, PC
Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, PC
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I went into Dragon Age Inquisition totally blind. I played a few hours of the first game but never got very far, as life and other games got in the way (I never played the second game at all, and based on what I've heard from fans, that's a good thing). I'm not much of a RPG fan, either, but I do enjoy some hard fantasy now and again. But man, did Inquisition absolutely floor me. It's a MASSIVE game where you can spend endless hours doing side missions and never touch the main story. Like most BioWare games, the player customization options are top-notch, offering you near endless choices ranging from character appearance to weapons and items to skills. The way combat flows is up to you, as you can choose between a real-time, action oriented combat system and a top-down, more strategic combat system. It's visceral and challenging, but also extremely rewarding.
The story is your basic fantasy fare; a giant portal opens in the sky, flooding the world with all sorts of demons and evil creatures. While the main plot line isn't anything to write home about, what makes Inquisition so special are the characters and the stories you craft with them. This is a BioWare game, after all, so that means every choice you make, however big or small, will affect the outcome of the story and the relationships you form with others. Perhaps most of all, kudos to BioWare for crafting a massive gaming world filled with endless quests and places to explore that actually runs without a hitch. We've had too many games this year that just plain didn't work, so it's nice to see that a game with such ambition can stand confidently under its own weight. With its brilliantly realized world, engaging combat, and near-endless content, Dragon Age Inquisition is a game that I will be playing for a very, very long time.
The story is your basic fantasy fare; a giant portal opens in the sky, flooding the world with all sorts of demons and evil creatures. While the main plot line isn't anything to write home about, what makes Inquisition so special are the characters and the stories you craft with them. This is a BioWare game, after all, so that means every choice you make, however big or small, will affect the outcome of the story and the relationships you form with others. Perhaps most of all, kudos to BioWare for crafting a massive gaming world filled with endless quests and places to explore that actually runs without a hitch. We've had too many games this year that just plain didn't work, so it's nice to see that a game with such ambition can stand confidently under its own weight. With its brilliantly realized world, engaging combat, and near-endless content, Dragon Age Inquisition is a game that I will be playing for a very, very long time.
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