Dragon Age™ Inquisition
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
Dragon Age™ Inquisition is a rpg, character customization and open world game
developed by BioWare
and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on June 04th 2020 is available only on Windows
in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian.
It has received 18,544 reviews of which 13,936 were positive and 4,608 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 5.99€ on Steam and has a 85% discount.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or 8.1, 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Quad core @ 2.5 GHz/Intel Quad core @ 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870/Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 26 GB available space
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TL:DR – DAI is a great 40-60 hour game in a 100+ hour package. It looks great, the writing is great. It suffers from bloat with many meaningless quests and content, while looking good to explore, doesn’t give you much choice other than in its main or companion quests. Its villain is an afterthought but its conclusion satisfying (with Trespasser DLC). Its failings can be mitigated by mods or Casual Mode. This game is better played with a guide or player’s guide to help direct your flow, which I did, but you can play the game how you want. Playthrough Breakdown – I have played roughly 80 hours on Xbox over a 10 year period since 2014 and then In 2021, in anticipation of what’s now called Veilguard, I restarted my playthroughs and this is the accumulation of them. I have carried my choices from the first two games to this one, focusing on Pro Mage/Pro Dalish choices. I also played this game in Nightmare Mode until I got the achievement. It was painful and spongy. I recommend playing the game on normal or less for a good experience. I mostly 100% this game. Your Character – Inquisition is strong here. Not quite the choice you get in Origins, but the class, race and gender you choose will affect your characters choices and how the world reacts. I played a female Dalish Elf Mage, which apparently is the most popular AND has significant ties with the story. What this game does well is allow you to choose your characters beliefs. In this case, I could be a dalish elf that believes in the “chantry”, rejects it, or something in between. Where in Dragon Age 2, you play a set character Hawke, with different flavors of tone, your Inquisitor is a set character with a lot more personal choice to shape them how you want. However, this is not the blank slate of the Hero of Fereldan from origins. IMHO, this is probably the best part of the game, but my bias for the Dalish Elf story lines may be shining here. Content, Quests and World – The way the game is generally structured is that you have these main quests which are mostly isolated missions/encounters between your world exploration. World exploration is the “Ubisoft/MMO” open world type content which has you doing tasks to build power. You use this power as currency to make the Inquisition more powerful and “unlock” the story. You do not need to 100% this game, however you may feel compelled too to make sure you can move forward, learn more lore, or unlock some seen or dialogue you may not have before. This game has the “hinterlands” problem where the first area is much bigger and is meant to be done after different level thresholds but the game doesn’t tell you. I feel like many players probably gave up here. The saving grace is that the “stories” in each area are interesting, lore-wise, but the game doesn’t give you much agency over it. Save the area from its plight, that’s about it, with some minor exceptions. The main quest has most of the choices to shape your game. The other bit of content that allows you to make choices is Companion quests. They mostly consist of open world content with some sprinkled “unique set pieces” dashed in. There is also a “war table” where it has mobile-esq “click-and-wait-for-a-timer” to give you some items, content, lore and other things. The last missions are only roughly an hour each and the ending will slap you in the face. The ending is basically a cliffhanger for the Trespasser DLC. Characters and Writing – This is probably the second strongest point. The characters are all well written. The lore is great and is provocative. I understand why many people may think this is their favorite game. They fell in love with characters. I even have a soft spot for Sera (who I romanced as an “elfy” Dalish Elf) which I feel was fantastic. Sera is not liked by many, but if you get to know her, and understand where she comes from, she grows on you. By Trespasser DLC, I loved her. By the end of the experience, even though I knew the ending already (more or less) the lore implications of this game were the biggest the series has had so far. Combat – Its not great. They tried to keep the “action” combat of DA2 while retaining the tactics of the first game. It doesn’t do it justice. Maybe if I had played the game mostly in Casual, it would have been better. My saving grace was that I played a modded hybrid class which was very fun when mixed with the right sub class. Its also possible I didn’t take advantage of all its systems of weaknesses/donations/combos. I don’t think this game is known for its combat. Performance, Bugs and Mods – Performance, overall was good. I had some crashes, and some slow down on some cases. This is a game from 2014 which targeted the 360/ps3 era. This game has some quirks which I will explain. Bugs: I did encounter smaller quests bugging out which I couldn’t complete. Annoying. Ultra wide: This game doesn’t support Ultrawide cutscenes, with a utility, Flawless Widescreen, you can access this and its what I used. Crashes I could recreate: Both in a place called “the winter palace” I would crash. This was an issue on many peoples playthroughs on console aswell. Modded made it worse. To get around this I had to limit my framerate and bypass these areas. The second was in the Trespasser DLC, I could recreate a crash while going through.. some “portals”. Same fix. 30 fps cutscenes: You feel this, there is a mod, but it is unstable and creates weird issues with lip sync and animation. Don’t recommend. Modding: Frostbite engine is not easy to mod compared to others. There are some guides on whether to use Frostbite mod Manager or DAI mod manager depending on which mods you want to use. I used Frostbite mod manager. You can use both too with guides. Mods I can recommend below. Character Creation Cosmetics (any mods you want for characters) Speed Launch Eldritch Archer Dialogue Wheel Overhaul War Table (no Waiting) Faster Movement Speed Search Radius Increase (100%) Launcher issues: This game is not steam native, it uses ea app. This can cause issues for modding or just opening the game. It used to be the Origin app, which was worse, but letting you know. DLC – Jaws of Harkon – This DLC was a huge world area in the core game which is leveled 20-27 (cap is 27 in game). This is best done after your playthrough or before you last missions. It’s a big area, which has some neat lore and an interesting main quest. It feel like they took criticism from the other open world areas of the game and made this more interesting. Yet, once again, very little agency until the main quest part of the area. This area is also end game content, its very hard. Sucked on Nightmare. I beat most of it before I beat the main game but got stuck on the final boss gauntlets. I then beat the game, lowered the difficulty, and enjoyed the rest. Time wise, it was like roughly 6-10 hours. DLC – The Descent – This DLC took me roughly 5 hours on casual after the main game. It is basically a dungeon crawl in the deep roads with great lore. It is gorgeous and interesting. Introduces some great NPCs and worth doing IMO. DLC – Trespasser – This is an epilogue DLC that was “next gen” only at the time. This is worth doing. If you don’t play this, you don’t have the ending of the game. It takes place 2 years after the game, you start in a small hub area where you can catch up with your companions and romantic interest. This follows up on the cliffhanger and I quite enjoyed this. I see why people praise it. There is no open world areas, it’s a mostly linear experience that allows you to make some great choices. This clocked my over 6 hours. I expected it would be a bigger DLC, but it didn’t need to be. Based on the content, how its tied to the main story, this is the best DLC and required. Play the game on casual, set up your Dragon Age Keep World States (if you want). Enjoy and thank you for reading my chaotic thoughts.
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I'm getting close to 800 hours in this game because this is just my comfort game. I love the characters, the art, the places, the story, the choices. I even love the hinterlands, the first big map where you can get lost for hours doing dozens of quests, because they make the world feel real. People need help and you can help them and make a difference for them, and this matters for some of your companions. Throughout the game you get to hear what they think, their first impressions of each other, when they start to see over the differences and to develop a friendship with each other, when they help each other through difficult times and, obviously, when they make fun of each other. I fell in love with this game right away, so much so that it made me go back to the first one (Dragon Age Origins) and learn a complete new type of gameplay, multiple times, just so I could learn everything I could of Thedas. Now, a few hundred hours later, after reading almost all of the books and comics surrounding this story and less than 30 days until we get back to Thedas in Dragon Age - The Veilguard, I'm still here enjoying this game, playing through the quests again and lovingly taking each companion through their story arcs into the best ending. I can't wait until the next chapter to fall in love with this world all over again.
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Rating: ★★★★ - Great Time Played: 47.1 hours Difficulty: Normal Gameplay: • The game is of two minds, giving you typical great Bioware narrative, choices and character development on one side, whilst giving you (and sometimes forcing you) to do Ubisoft-like open world checkbox quests. • The tactical combat system is deep and rewarding, requiring strategic thinking and careful planning, especially on normal and higher. • The character customization options are extensive, allowing for a wide range of builds and playstyles. • The party-based mechanics encourage thoughtful selection and synergy between characters. • Exploration is engaging, with a variety of environments and dungeons that offer rewarding challenges. Story\Dialogue: • The story and characters are rich and immersive, set in a well-developed high-fantasy world with a deep lore. • The dialogue is well-written and often presents meaningful choices that can significantly impact the narrative and relationships with companions. • The characters are memorable and well-developed, each with their own backstories, personalities, and unique albeit sometimes grindy questlines. Graphics: • While the graphics are of a more modern age, the art direction is strong and the environments are atmospheric. • Character models and animations are detailed and smooth. • In main missions, Camera angles in some scenes can sometimes clip into objects, showing nothing. In side quests, camera is distant and lacks immersion for quests. • The spell and ability effects are visually satisfying and add to the immersion during combat. • Game on modern hardware is somewhat stable and only has crashed\infinite load screened a couple of times. Before you Play: • For your first playthrough set the difficulty to Normal. This will give you enough of a challenge without making it feel boring to fight through. • If planning to use previous save file decisions to link into Dragon Age: Inquisition, be sure to recreate story decisions in Dragon Age Keep (Link below). Note Dragon Age Veilguard will only require decisions in Dragon Keep from Inquisition. • Unlike the previous titles, this game is better played on Controller. The exception to this is if you intend to play in tactical mode all the time. • Save often, as some battles can be challenging and require different strategies. • Focus on 'The Inner Circle' Companion quests and 'The Inquisition' Missions up until you get to Skyhold, from there, feel free to branch out. You will be tempted to stay in Hinterlands but staying in the first half of the game will ruin the pacing. • Make sure to play as each companion individually to ensure a good build for great synergies amongst the team. • Horses are not fast in this game. Only suggest using them if trekking long distances that don't have fast travel. Otherwise, it's more often not much different to walk. • Invest in getting to know your companions and make sure to talk to them every time you enter Haven\Skyhold, as you may miss important lore or companion quests. • DLC's are best played after completing the base game in the order of: Base Game > The Descent > Jaws of Hakkon > Trespasser. Gameplay Setup: • Ratio of Classes (Warrior\Rogue\Mage) in characters are evenly spread at 3:3:3. No suggestions on class pick. • Make sure Mages have Dispel and Warriors have Guard Break Abilities. • When getting Inquisition Perk points, make sure to get Additional Potions and Inventory Management Upgrades first. • The Black Emporium has craft items and schematics to purchase for anytime, but best used end of base game purchases. • 'The Tacticians renewal' Accessory is available at the Skyhold Undercroft to reset skill points and experiment with builds. • Go to 'Special Shipment' in the Undercroft often. It paces out decent gear\schematics based on game progression, which will help with crafting weapons up to scale. Mod Recommendations: Shorter War Table Missions - 25 Percent - https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/3121 More Banter - https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/1454 Quicker Looting - https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/788 Conversationcamerazoom - https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/313 Open All Halla Doors - https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/986 Helpful Links: Best Order to Play: https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonage/comments/5nut4g/comment/dcehv42/ Dragon Keep: https://dragonagekeep.com/en_US/
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Great game, people are idiots. EA launcher is installed when you boot up the game for the first time. You can easily toggle it to not run when the system starts and turn off background processes making it close completely after you finish playing. So hard! ZOMG!! Just play the game an quit whining. Can't wait for Veilguard. Instructions: Open EA app > Settings > Application > Untick 'Open EA on startup' && 'Enable background services' > Restart PC - Done. Side note: if the game won't launch through Steam (continuously falls back to 'Play') again, turn off EA background processes, Ctrl-Alt-Delete and kill the open EA processes and try again. It will start immediately. Once you turn off background processes it will never do this again because it closes completely after every session.
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Game runs extremely well on steam deck, but requires significant tinkering to get there. Performance is good and controls are great for steam deck once you actually get them working. Problems: - game has good Gamepad support, but doesn't recognize Steam deck as controller. If you manually enable Gamepad support, it becomes unresponsive and you have to force quit it - EA launcher makes launching the game clumsy, and because it keeps changing, you may need to occasionally change proton versions to keep being able to start the game --- How to get properly working on steam deck: 1) install 2) force proton-experimental to get past the EA launcher for the first time. You may or may not need to do this one time in desktop mode 3) install this custom version of proton-ge to get controller support working: https://github.com/cammoore1/DAI-proton-ge-custom. You need to use the tarball method detailed in README. Use the latest tarball in releases, at the time of writing 1.0.4 worked for me. 4) close Steam from system tray in desktop mode and use ProtonUp-Qt to enable the custom version of proton-ge for this game. For me this was necessary, because steam did not detect it in the "Force compatibility" settings drop down menu even when I restarted steam. 5) change the steam input settings to "Gamepad with mouse trackpads". Edit the layout and set right trackpad click to left mouse click. This is needed because controller support is disabled in the games settings by default. 6) start the game, go to settings -> controls -> set controls from Mouse and keyboard to Gamepad.
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Online players
1,615
Developer
BioWare
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release
04 Jun 2020
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