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  • Dragon Age Inquisition Sure Looks Pretty

    Dragon Age Inquisition Sure Looks Pretty

    Dragon Age Origins, despite its solid characters and writing, was a little on the generic side. Dragon Age II was even more so. With Dragon Age Inquisition, it looks like BioWare is beginning to learn a thing or two about world building.

    In a new trailer for Dragon Age Inquisition, BioWare shows off some of the environments players will come across in the new RPG. In short – it looks amazing. The design is straight out of the very best European RPGs with a wide variety of environments ranging from forests and castle towns to sprawling underground chasms and deserts.

    The move to Frostbyte 3 really shows as well with the environments being some of the prettiest we’ve yet seen in a game. Dragon Age Inquisition may be the first RPG to really show off the power of the PS4 and Xbox One. Of course, it will also be quite the looker on PC.

    Dragon Age Inquisition is scheduled to launch later this year on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

    Image via GameNewsOfficial/YouTube

  • Dragon Age: Inquisition Might Just Make Up For Dragon Age II

    Dragon Age: Inquisition has left many cautiously optimistic after BioWare said that it would be learning from the mistakes it made with Dragon Age II. The latest trailer for the title confirms that dedication to making the best Dragon Age game yet.

    At Gamescom, EA showed off a new trailer for Dragon Age: Inquisition that looked almost too good to be true. What was being shown of the game was incredibly pretty, and it sounds like BioWare is aiming for the stars with this one. From the looks of it, the team is crafting an open world that would given even Bethesda a run for its money.

    The only real downside of the trailer is that BioWare didn’t focus much on the story. It’s understandable considering the studio’s desire to keep it a surprise, but what it did talk about was a little disappointing. For instance, BioWare’s example of a moral dilemma featured the player having to choose between saving a burning village or letting it burn down. This black or white approach to morality is one of the main reasons why more morally ambiguous titles like The Witcher are starting to encroach on BioWare’s once unassailable reputation as master storytellers. Still, that was one example and I’m willing to give BioWare the benefit of the doubt for now.

    You may also find yourself wanting to learn more about the game’s combat, but the above trailer doesn’t really address that. Thankfully, Game Informer released a trailer yesterday detailing what the team is doing in regards to combat. Fans of both Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II should be pleased.

    Dragon Age: Inquisition will be out in Fall 2014 for all current and next-gen consoles (except the Wii U).

  • BioWare Talks Combat In Dragon Age: Inquisition

    Dragon Age: Origins is fondly remembered as a throwback to the RPG glory days of yore where combat was action-based, but tactical. Dragon Age II is not so fondly remembered as a game that did away with any form of tactical planning, and instead charged the player with hitting the attack button over and over again until everything was dead. With Dragon Age: Inquisition, BioWare has a chance to make things right, but will they?

    In the below dev video from GameInformer, the team at BioWare talks about how they’re approaching combat in Dragon Age: Inquisition. The team says that they focused on what players did and didn’t like about the combat in the previous two games, and are now wanting to focus on what they liked in the latest title. What this means is that Dragon Age: Inquisition’s combat will have the more action-focused combat of Dragon Age II while retaining the tactical elements of Dragon Age: Origins.

    It sounds great on paper, but it doesn’t look quite like that in the off-screen gameplay show in the dev video. It looks like an action RPG where players can take direct control of their entire party. It’s a welcome addition, but it doesn’t look like the pseudo-turn-based combat of the first game. Those looking for more Dragon Age: Origins may have to look elsewhere.

    That being said, all of the gameplay shown above is incredibly early. BioWare may have more tricks up its sleeve and we may see a combat system that’s even better than what was seen in Dragon Age: Origins. Until we find out more, fans are better off remaining cautiously optimistic.

    Dragon Age: Inquisition will launch in 2014 for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3 and PC.

  • Dragon Age: Inquisition Trailer Features A Familiar Face

    Dragon Age: Origins had a great cast of characters, but the best was easily Morrigan. She was sorely missing in Dragon Age II, but it looks like she’ll back for the third game.

    In a trailer released today, EA gaves us our first look at Dragon Age: Inquisition. The new title, powered by DICE’s Frostbite 3 engine, looks far grittier and darker than even the already gritty Dragon Age: Origins. Morrigan narrates the events unfolding before us and says that the central character (i.e. you) will decide the fate of the realm.

    BioWare notes that all the footage in the trailer is running on the in-game engine. Needless to say, it looks fantastic. The large, sweeping vistas look especially nice, and I’m sure the large scale battles will be a sight to behold.

    Dragon Age: Origins will be out in fall 2014 for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.