Dragon Age Inquisition

[phyzik]

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Pre-ordered.

Cant Wait.

Of course PC is the way to go. Dragon Age 2 was a disaster by trying to cater to consoles, especially when DA:O was specifically designed as a successor to games like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale.

[Reck]

Been wanting to get into RPGs lately and I think this one is a good enough re-start for me. Seriously thinking about getting it.

[phyzik]

Been wanting to get into RPGs lately and I think this one is a good enough re-start for me. Seriously thinking about getting it.

You should really check out DA:O just to get into the lore... it is one of the best RPG's since Baldurs Gate and the graphics, while not "next Gen", still hold up today. You can probably get it for real cheap on Steam or Origin these days and it is WELL worth it. Only do Dragon Age 2 if you REALLY want to get into the lore that leads up to Dragon Age Inquisition... They really shit on the franchise with that game trying to cater to consoles, as evidence by the way they designed DA3.

[ElNono]

like everything EA touches, they fucking murdered this franchise... hopefully they can redeem themselves with this one, although that "Not connected to Dragon Age servers" doesn't look all that positive, tbh

[phyzik]

like everything EA touches, they fucking murdered this franchise... hopefully they can redeem themselves with this one, although that "Not connected to Dragon Age servers" doesn't look all that positive, tbh

From every review I have heard/read, the game is amazing. The story might be a bit of a wash and the final boss may be forgettable, but from what I have read "rushing" through the game takes 85-90 hours for the main story alone and there is still a TON of content to explore beyond that.

[phyzik]

You should really check out DA:O just to get into the lore... it is one of the best RPG's since Baldurs Gate and the graphics, while not "next Gen", still hold up today. You can probably get it for real cheap on Steam or Origin these days and it is WELL worth it. Only do Dragon Age 2 if you REALLY want to get into the lore that leads up to Dragon Age Inquisition... They really shit on the franchise with that game trying to cater to consoles, as evidence by the way they designed DA3.

To clarify with why I think they ruined it with DA2 (It was EA, no doubt about it)....

DA:O was a DELIBERATE homage to the old Infinity Engine days (Baldurs Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape). Bioware EXPLICETLY said that they were doing DA:O to bring back those games.... Then after DA:O was a success they sold out to EA... and it all went to shit. DA2 comes out and it is not only "dumbed down" for consoles (NOTHING resembling the original mission of DA:O bringing back the "Infinity Engine" feel), they resorted to using the same 15-20 maps for every single location, just with shitty concrete looking doors blocking off passages that you may or may not have been down before, ALL throughout the game.

What you just read may confuse you, let me clarify on why this was bad. When you start DA2 and you start doing quests through certain areas, you would notice these peculiar generic concrete looking doors that you could not pass.... Only to find later in the game you end up in essentially the same map except these concrete blocks have moved locations allowing you access to areas you have or have not been before... This is a theme all through the game and amounted to about less than 20 original locations In an RPG.

Don't get it twisted though, the story and dialog was pretty damn good, but when you are 30 hours into the game and running through the same dungeon you went through at the start of the game for the 20th time in an RPG, it leaves a bitter taste.

Needless to say, people were pissed. The DLC released later addressed some of this, but it was not enough. Hence the big ambitious release of Inquisition.

hopefully they got it right, and from what I have seen and read, they did. Ultimately, we will find out Monday at midnight. Looking forward to it.

[ElNono]

From every review I have heard/read, the game is amazing. The story might be a bit of a wash and the final boss may be forgettable, but from what I have read "rushing" through the game takes 85-90 hours for the main story alone and there is still a TON of content to explore beyond that.

:tu

DA2 wasn't just "dumbed down for console". I played DA:O and DA2 both on the XBox 360, and the DA2 was just a terrible game even in consoles.

[ElNono]

this is out in the woods for the 360, alongside FC4 and EDI...

[DJR210]

:lol @ playing the 360 version of anything

[ElNono]

:lol if it's a good game, it doesn't matter... now the question is what to play after finishing Rogue... decisions, decisions

[Strange Love]

:lol @ playing the 360 version of anything

Nono is old school.

He plays for the story, could care less about graphics.

I mean they're nice but I'm also into the story of a game, too.

I've always found the Assasin's Creed games to have good story but terrible gameplay mechanics.

[ElNono]

The 360 is showing it's age, tbh... but it's still HD graphics, it's not like I'm playing on the SNES :lol

[DJR210]

:lol if it's a good game, it doesn't matter... now the question is what to play after finishing Rogue... decisions, decisions

These should play great on your 16-bit 360.. (just bustin' ya bwalls)

Far Cry 4 - 11/8
WWE 2k15
Escape Dead Island? (this one is iffy unless you are a zombie guy)
Shadow of Mordor - 11/18
Dragon Age - 11/18 (I know nothing about this franchise, but you steal all of your games so who cares. Get it.)

[phyzik]

I think Im gonna crack my XB360... already got a XB1 so it is not like I need the XB360 anymore......

When I went to get the XB1 BestBuy offered me $4 for my XB360.... seriously..... $4.

Gonna crack that shit for sure. :lol

If I destroy it in the process, ohh well, Im out $4 apparently... :lmao

[ElNono]

These should play great on your 16-bit 360.. (just bustin' ya bwalls)

Far Cry 4 - 11/8
WWE 2k15
Escape Dead Island? (this one is iffy unless you are a zombie guy)
Shadow of Mordor - 11/18
Dragon Age - 11/18 (I know nothing about this franchise, but you steal all of your games so who cares. Get it.)

I borrowed FC4, EDI and DAI... not a fan of WWE, and never been a fan of LOTR, so I'm on the fence on det one...

Not into zombie games, BUT Dead Island games have been more about whacking than "horror" stuff... we'll see.

I'm leaning FC4, but I heard good stuff about DAI, tbh

[DJR210]

I borrowed FC4, EDI and DAI... not a fan of WWE, and never been a fan of LOTR, so I'm on the fence on det one...

Not into zombie games, BUT Dead Island games have been more about whacking than "horror" stuff... we'll see.

I'm leaning FC4, but I heard good stuff about DAI, tbh

Dude, DI Riptide was a steaming pile of shit. I actually bought that too..the ship opening stage was awesome IMO, but within a few hours you realize how repetitive the game is, and how lazy the developers were. So many shitty animations , it killed it for me.

[DJR210]

:lmao @ "being on the fence" over a pirated game too btw

"I'm not risking 6 GB's of data on that shit!"

[ElNono]

Dude, DI Riptide was a steaming pile of shit. I actually bought that too..the ship opening stage was awesome IMO, but within a few hours you realize how repetitive the game is, and how lazy the developers were. So many shitty animations , it killed it for me.

Games like that look awesome mid-april when there's absolutely jackshit to play tho. :lol


:lmao @ "being on the fence" over a pirated game too btw

"I'm not risking 6 GB's of data on that shit!"

:lol you'll be surprised how many games take longer to download than to trash em... there's so much garbage selling for $50-$60 these days...

[phyzik]

I have probably got about 30 games on Steam that I originally pirated....

And that doesn't include the games I got on Origin, FilePlanet (now owned by gamestop I think), GOG, and a myriad of games from other places.

Yes, I pirate shit, but I also pay if it is worth it. If not, It is deleted. Not worth my Hard Drive space.

[phyzik]

Games like that look awesome mid-april when there's absolutely jackshit to play tho. :lol



:lol you'll be surprised how many games take longer to download than to trash em... there's so much garbage selling for $50-$60 these days...


I could go download the pre-load files of Farcry 4 and DAI and get the crack within a day or so after release if I wanted to TBH. Been keeping up with DAI for a while now so I paid for the deluxe edition on Origin.... Farcry 4 will have to wait but I hear it is awesome.

[ElNono]

I buy a lot of the good stuff I play too, tbh... it's just such a minefield out there these days... sometimes I fire up something and legitimately feel bad for the dude that dropped $60 on that shit...

[phyzik]

I buy a lot of the good stuff I play too, tbh... it's just such a minefield out there these days... sometimes I fire up something and legitimately feel bad for the dude that dropped $60 on that shit...

Yeah, I don't think I could count the amount of shit out there that screwed people over.... Probably the most recent was Watchdogs for me.... I pirated that shit, played 20 min of it and deleted it. So over hyped.

Besides that, the last 2 I pirated was Wasteland 2 and Lords of Xulima.... bought both of them and they are worth it IMHO.

[The Reckoning]

got this the day of launch (70 bucks...way too expensive imo) and still haven't competed it yet. i've played a few hours every day too. great great game if you need something to invest in for awhile. could easily get 200 hours out of it.

[ElNono]

about done with FC4... good to hear DAI is good, it's up next

[The Reckoning]

about done with FC4... good to hear DAI is good, it's up next


it starts out a little slow but just wait until after you choose mage or templars then it really picks up

[Reck]

http://youtu.be/utWzpo1bQts?list=UUGhCVGZ0ZSpe5hJHWyiLwHA

ROFL @ 2:28

[The Reckoning]

all the bitches keep shutting me down :lol. probably because I execute everyone and they all disapprove

[baseline bum]

:lol if it's a good game, it doesn't matter

True, I still enjoy GTA Vice City on my Commodore 64

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[The Reckoning]

if you want to wreck face i highly recommend using vivienne as a frost, spirit, and knight-enchanter or roll a mage and use that combo. it's a life saver.

[DJR210]

Origin fucked up and added FIFA 15 to my library for free..maybe they'll do the same for DAI..

[DJR210]

Yeah, I don't think I could count the amount of shit out there that screwed people over.... Probably the most recent was Watchdogs for me.... I pirated that shit, played 20 min of it and deleted it. So over hyped.

Besides that, the last 2 I pirated was Wasteland 2 and Lords of Xulima.... bought both of them and they are worth it IMHO.

Wasteland 2 is the shit tbh..you play Divinity Original Sin yet? If not, that's a must buy if you like Wasteland 2. The combat is a bit better in OS IMO.

[ElNono]

I can't get into this game... i just want to use my character, don't want to switch around and micromanage every battle or the whole party. Now my party has low health and there are no potions or healing spells. And I really didn't even get into any difficult battle yet. Load times also kinda suck. I'll try to advance the story a little more, but overall, fairly displeased so far.

[Trainwreck2100]

I can't get into this game... i just want to use my character, don't want to switch around and micromanage every battle or the whole party. Now my party has low health and there are no potions or healing spells. And I really didn't even get into any difficult battle yet. Load times also kinda suck. I'll try to advance the story a little more, but overall, fairly displeased so far.
have you never played dragon age before. Change the potion usage on the tactics screen

[ElNono]

have you never played dragon age before. Change the potion usage on the tactics screen

I played the 1st and 2nd one all the way through. It's not the potion usage, I ran out of healing potions and I don't know where to get more/craft more... while looking for an answer, I read they really discouraged healing items in this game (both potions and spells), which IMO fucking blows. They say you're supposed to use the Barrier/Guard spells, but I'm not even a mage and I don't want to have to switch to the mage to cast that shit on every battle. ugh, hope it's just me doing something wrong, I want to like this game, but it's just annoying.

[The Reckoning]

I played the 1st and 2nd one all the way through. It's not the potion usage, I ran out of healing potions and I don't know where to get more/craft more... while looking for an answer, I read they really discouraged healing items in this game (both potions and spells), which IMO fucking blows. They say you're supposed to use the Barrier/Guard spells, but I'm not even a mage and I don't want to have to switch to the mage to cast that shit on every battle. ugh, hope it's just me doing something wrong, I want to like this game, but it's just annoying.


mage autocasts it tbh. you reload healing potions at every camp you set up. if you use your inquisition perks at the wartable you can add more potions. i think i have 10 now. told you it starts out slow until you select mages or templars it speeds up. i've only used my character unless he dies then i switch to the mage to revive him.


eventually a bee potion or whatever appears as a mission on the wartable that allows you to craft a regenerative potion. as a warrior i went reaver and they have a move to self heal....i don't even use potions anymore tbh.

[ElNono]

mage autocasts it tbh. you reload healing potions at every camp you set up. if you use your inquisition perks at the wartable you can add more potions. i think i have 10 now. told you it starts out slow until you select mages or templars it speeds up. i've only used my character unless he dies then i switch to the mage to revive him.

eventually a bee potion or whatever appears as a mission on the wartable that allows you to craft a regenerative potion. as a warrior i went reaver and they have a move to self heal....i don't even use potions anymore tbh.

thanks for the hints... :tu

[ElNono]

Finally figured out the whole camps thing... now i'm making progress...

[The Reckoning]

Finally figured out the whole camps thing... now i'm making progress...


no worries. keep a lookout for "supply crates" as well. if you're on a long level there are usually some around. they restore your potions too. hit L3 to search for things.

be warned though everything but the tank is really squishy. for every pull i have the other characters charge in first then i flank.

I finally finished the main campaign....56 hours of playtime without doing much extra.


get Vivienne (black chick) to be your mage because knight-enchanter is OP for support

[ElNono]

:tu

I'm actually playing as a warrior/tank (level 5 right now)... I'm trying to over-level a bit on Hinterlands... although I'm to the point where I need to GTFO there soon, since some of the gates require higher levels...

[The Reckoning]

word. sword and board/vanguard/champion and there's nothing that can kill you. once you get to skyhold there will be trainers there to get your third spec. i didn't see it until much later on so keep an eye out for it.

[Xevious]

I'm almost 80 hours into this game and it doesn't even seem like I've made much progress with the storyline. Once you get to Skyhold the game really opens up and there's so much to keep you occupied.

I was worried at first when I found out that they didn't include any healing spells this time around, but I actually like it this way now. I don't waste a companion slot on somebody that is there to only heal/buff. My one complaint is that the rogues seem weak as hell. They are always the first ones to drop. I became a Knight Enchanter and I'm pretty much invincible. Blackwall is badass also. If I ever replay, I'm going to go with a sword and board.

[ElNono]

finished the story last night... just been taking it slow and completing a lot of side-stuff... i still feel my armor is not up to par for being level 20 and some dragons are still giving me trouble...

[The Reckoning]

I'm almost 80 hours into this game and it doesn't even seem like I've made much progress with the storyline. Once you get to Skyhold the game really opens up and there's so much to keep you occupied.

I was worried at first when I found out that they didn't include any healing spells this time around, but I actually like it this way now. I don't waste a companion slot on somebody that is there to only heal/buff. My one complaint is that the rogues seem weak as hell. They are always the first ones to drop. I became a Knight Enchanter and I'm pretty much invincible. Blackwall is badass also. If I ever replay, I'm going to go with a sword and board.


tbh rogues are about stacking all your abilities to get a strong stealth opener and take your targets down half health. i think some guy solo'd the game on nightmare difficulty with it.

[The Reckoning]

finished the story last night... just been taking it slow and completing a lot of side-stuff... i still feel my armor is not up to par for being level 20 and some dragons are still giving me trouble...


i've noticed doing the occulam skull shard things and going to the oasis temple to unlock the doors gives you a shitload of schematics. might be the best way of crafting your own solid gear...

[DJR210]

Damn ElNono, you're a fucking warrior.. you beat nearly every game that comes out..I don't know how you do it..I still haven't beat GTA IV, Max Payne 3, Skyrim..

[ElNono]

Damn ElNono, you're a fucking warrior.. you beat nearly every game that comes out..I don't know how you do it..I still haven't beat GTA IV, Max Payne 3, Skyrim..

:lol I like games, and no multiplayer helps

[ElNono]

i've noticed doing the occulam skull shard things and going to the oasis temple to unlock the doors gives you a shitload of schematics. might be the best way of crafting your own solid gear...

I crafted some, but even with a 250 armor sometimes I go do the dragons and they beat the crap outta me... I'm starting to think that I might just try to do them solo... just to maximize the healing potions...

also, where the fuck do you do specialization? Is that on Orlais?

[DJR210]

:lol I like games, and no multiplayer helps Yeah, I play a lot of multi..I've put in a ton of hours into those games and had two system crashes, and a bugged Skyrim save that wouldn't let me progress the story.

[ElNono]

Yeah, I play a lot of multi..I've put in a ton of hours into those games and had two system crashes, and a bugged Skyrim save that wouldn't let me progress the story.

lol PC gamer woes

:lol

[DJR210]

lol PC gamer woes

:lol

Yeah, that's what I get for pirating

[The Reckoning]

I crafted some, but even with a 250 armor sometimes I go do the dragons and they beat the crap outta me... I'm starting to think that I might just try to do them solo... just to maximize the healing potions...

also, where the fuck do you do specialization? Is that on Orlais?

You should have done a war table quest that said "specialization for the inquisitor" or something like that. then three trainers walk into skyhold in a cutscene. They're located at the south end of skyhold on the wall. You choose which one you want from them and then do a quick fetch mission to gain that specialization.

That's probably why you're getting owned by dragons imo. Once you have champion as a tank you're unkillable.

[ElNono]

You should have done a war table quest that said "specialization for the inquisitor" or something like that. then three trainers walk into skyhold in a cutscene. They're located at the south end of skyhold on the wall. You choose which one you want from them and then do a quick fetch mission to gain that specialization.

That's probably why you're getting owned by dragons imo. Once you have champion as a tank you're unkillable.

will check it out, thanks

[Xevious]

Holy crap, you beat the game without specializing? That should be the first thing you do when you get to Skyhold. You must not use the war table much? Sometimes I'll just load the game up to manage my war table missions then turn it off since they complete in real time.

[ElNono]

Holy crap, you beat the game without specializing? That should be the first thing you do when you get to Skyhold. You must not use the war table much? Sometimes I'll just load the game up to manage my war table missions then turn it off since they complete in real time.

:lol yeah, I finished it on level 20 and with no specialization... didn't seem to matter to finish the story. I actually killed half the dragons now, but killing those with 20+ level is still a problem (I'm at level 22)... I did specialize as a champion though, didn't seem to make much difference. What actually mattered the most was to switch the power-ups to increase guard...

Blackwell is doing great tbh, but Cassandra and Verric get killed real quick. Unfortunately, since I finished the main story, I basically have no mages to add to the party now. I might just try again with all 4 tanks... anyways, I'm heading out for the holidays so I'll probably pick it back up when I get back...

[vander]

just finished Fantasy Commander Shepard, broke my right mouse button draggin the camera around all the time. not bad a game tbh, starting to think that maybe production values CAN compensate for lack of creativity and poor gameplay, the dialog and depth were very impressive.

I went to a couple high level maps too early, they were excruciating but fun, and then the rest of the game was cruise control after that. I faffed about as much as possible and still never found all the plants or potions, some of that stuff reserved for DLC or something?

the thing that bothers me most anytime a game incorporates magic is the illogic of it all. I can bring a guy back to life or call down a rock from the heavens but I can't jump more than 1 foot in the air or move quickly? :lol

[The Reckoning]

got 100% on ps4 trophies on the game :lol only one that I've felt obligated to do so. Tempest rogue is OP imo.

[baseline bum]

People who put 30FPS cutscenes into games need to die in a fire. I play this shit and it's butter smooth on my system and then all of a sudden looks like shit every time it goes to a cutscene.

[DJR210]

People who put 30FPS cutscenes into games need to die in a fire. I play this shit and it's butter smooth on my system and then all of a sudden looks like shit every time it goes to a cutscene.

Yeah, that and compressed cutscenes drive me nuts. The cutscenes on Diablo III are super clear.

[baseline bum]

Yeah, that and compressed cutscenes drive me nuts. The cutscenes on Diablo III are super clear.

Tomb Raider is another one that's annoying in the cutscenes. Those are always at 40-something FPS when the actual gameplay never drops below 60FPS.

[baseline bum]

What the fuck, half the characters in this game are fucking homos and the only bitch a male character can bone looks like a 12 year-old boy?

http://dragonage3.wiki.fextralife.com/romance

Skyrim sex life was better tbh

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[baseline bum]

Gotta say I think this plays a lot better with a controller than mouse and keyboard.

[Trainwreck2100]

What the fuck, half the characters in this game are fucking homos and the only bitch a male character can bone looks like a 12 year-old boy?

http://dragonage3.wiki.fextralife.com/romance

Skyrim sex life was better tbh

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was pissed when i found out i'd have to settle for the diplomat chick. At least it wasn't an achievement this time.

[Trainwreck2100]

got 100% on ps4 trophies on the game :lol only one that I've felt obligated to do so. Tempest rogue is OP imo.

how hard was nightmare mode?

[The Reckoning]

how hard was nightmare mode?


not very hard once you start crafting some upper tier weapons and armor

[baseline bum]

Damn this game is fun. I was lost how to get somewhere in the Hinterlands though, so I watched a video someone did on PS4. And wow the game looks so drab in comparison on console. On PC there are tons of bright flowers and grass and shit there; it's a really colorful place. I usually can't tell a huge difference between console and PC other than frame rate, but it's night and day here.

[IronMexican]

This game is pretty boring now tbh. Can't even push myself to finish it. Might trade for Bloodborne or Dark Souls 2

[baseline bum]

You should really check out DA:O just to get into the lore... it is one of the best RPG's since Baldurs Gate and the graphics, while not "next Gen", still hold up today. You can probably get it for real cheap on Steam or Origin these days and it is WELL worth it. Only do Dragon Age 2 if you REALLY want to get into the lore that leads up to Dragon Age Inquisition... They really shit on the franchise with that game trying to cater to consoles, as evidence by the way they designed DA3.

I'll have to check out Origins after I finish Inquisition... which won't be for a while, since the game is so fucking huge. Inquisition kind of feels designed for console since it seems to control a lot better with my XBox 360 controller vs mouse & keyboard. Obviously the graphics shit on consoles though.

[baseline bum]

The Dragon fights take way too fucking long. I just spent more than an hour killing the dragon on the Storm Coast. I think I started the fight when there was 5 minutes still left in the Memphis-Golden State game, and just finished the fight. :lol