Dragon Age

[MillerEP 30446]

New Dragon Age game. Have to tune into Dec 10 for the reveal:

[Storm the Field 5289]

DAO + Awakenings was one of my favorite games of all time. Have replayed multiple times. 

Don't think I ever finished DA2.

Inquisition was OK, but never had any inclination to play it again.

[Hozz 1017]

I liked the first one and Inquisition had its moments.  Did not like the combat changes for DA2, definitely did not finish.

[Nivek 16916]

I played all 3, but damn they waited until I no longer cared to release another....

[UT_OB1 2213]

I think I must be in the minority on really enjoying DA2. Inquisition was larger, more grand, but I really think I had more fun playing 2

[Storm the Field 5289]

Yikes. Dodged a bullet hopefully.

Dragon Age 4 was at one point “Anthem with dragons,” according to a new report, but the combination of Anthem’s failure and the success of Star Wars: Jedi – Fallen Order as a single-player game has convinced EA to just let BioWare make single-player RPG games again. And there was much rejoicing.

Dragon Age 4 has been retooled into a single-player-only game over the past few months, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Fallen Order’s massive success and Anthem’s resounding failure were both major contributing factors to the decision, though some leading staff at BioWare had already been pushing to swap back to single-player.

According to the report, the new Dragon Age was originally built as a single-player game when it entered development in 2015, though it was rebooted for long-term service hooks in 2017. 

[MillerEP 30446]

https://blog.bioware.com/2022/06/02/our-next-adventure-dragon-age-dreadwolf/

Umm...Yes please!

[trza-hawk 269]

I saw the early concept art and played through a demo for Dragon Age : Origins or something with a name like that a long time ago and never had any more interest in the series. It seems to be behind other rpg series in terms or art direction and gameplay, most of the fans seem to be eternally upset with the developers and each game gets relatively modest reviews. Tell me if I am wrong.

[Hozz 1017]

Origins was great.  Very good from scratch lore/setting/etc.  Good combat, interesting classes/skills, decent story.

Second one was ok but I did not like the combat changes, it was very clearly trying to appeal to twitchy console gamers.

Inquisition was fantastic but I personally didn't appreciate the woke bullshit they shoe horned into the relationships.

In general I am a big Bioward fan and I am sure I will check this out, I think Anthem is their only game I've never played and its because I have zero interest in the genre.  That title seemed very off brand for them...seemed like a money grab TBH.

[UT_OB1 2213]

12 hours ago, trza-hawk said:

I saw the early concept art and played through a demo for Dragon Age : Origins or something with a name like that a long time ago and never had any more interest in the series. It seems to be behind other rpg series in terms or art direction and gameplay, most of the fans seem to be eternally upset with the developers and each game gets relatively modest reviews. Tell me if I am wrong.

 

2 hours ago, Hozz said:

Origins was great.  Very good from scratch lore/setting/etc.  Good combat, interesting classes/skills, decent story.

Second one was ok but I did not like the combat changes, it was very clearly trying to appeal to twitchy console gamers.

Inquisition was fantastic but I personally didn't appreciate the woke bullshit they shoe horned into the relationships.

In general I am a big Bioward fan and I am sure I will check this out, I think Anthem is their only game I've never played and its because I have zero interest in the genre.  That title seemed very off brand for them...seemed like a money grab TBH.

Yeah I’d say you are wrong. Like Hozz said, Origins was great. Great lore, world building, and game play. 
 

I ended up really liking 2, but it took me a while to get in to it. They did move more towards the action game and I didn’t like that. My only gripe about Inquisition is that they left it a little too much in the action/button mashing mode. I wish they’d moved more back to the Origins style than they did. But still loved the game 

[elfenix 34221]

origins was amazing which is why everyone has been upset with all the sequels. 

[kilroydos 267]

2 was conceptually great, and the story rules.  They had to turn it around too quickly and got stuck re-using the same environments for a lot of the segments, which people found annoying.  They also chose to make combat more difficult and less immersive with randomly appearing waves of enemies.  Inquisition scratched the itch of castle/realm upgrades and story choice missions, and I'm a sucker for that type of progression.

[MillerEP 30446]

I thought Inquisition was fantastic. 2 was more streamlined, which is why it had so much hate. It wasn't as open-world or expansive as Origins, so people felt it played more like a DLC, not a full release. I like all in the series though. Inquisition was probably my fav though, I thought the base building was a great addition. 

Edited June 9, 2022 by MillerEP

[UT_OB1 2213]

7 hours ago, MillerEP said:

I thought Inquisition was fantastic. 2 was more streamlined, which is why it had so much hate. It wasn't as open-world or expansive as Origins, so people felt it played more like a DLC, not a full release. I like all in the series though. Inquisition was probably my fav though, I thought the base building was a great addition. 

I enjoyed the character building and battle tactics of origins more.  
 

I hadn’t thought of it that way, but the way you described 2 as feeling like DLC is perfect.  It had plenty to do and was fun, but the it was very contained 

Edited June 10, 2022 by UT_OB1

[The Other White Meat 39]

Watched the gameplay trailer for Veilguard (nee Dreadwolf) today and was pretty meh on it. At least the graphic style looked less cartoonish than the trailer but the complete removal of the tactical parts of combat feels weird. I'm curious about the Inquisitor not being the protagonist but they haven't reused one yet so it's probably fine. Not sure it will be a day one purchase but i'll play eventually I'm sure. 

 

 

[UT_OB1 2213]

37 minutes ago, The Other White Meat said:

Watched the gameplay trailer for Veilguard (nee Dreadwolf) today and was pretty meh on it. At least the graphic style looked less cartoonish than the trailer but the complete removal of the tactical parts of combat feels weird. I'm curious about the Inquisitor not being the protagonist but they haven't reused one yet so it's probably fine. Not sure it will be a day one purchase but i'll play eventually I'm sure. 

 

 

Tactics were pretty much gone after Origins. Inquisitor was massive, but it was a step down for me compared to even DA2. 

[Hozz 1017]

As someone who played the first one, and all of them at release, this looks like a game no Dragon Age fan was asking for.  I don't think it will do well.  It looks expensive and I don't think they are making the game their target audience wants to buy.

[idigTexas 2284]

It's a damn shame what they did to that franchise.  Origins and most of its DLC was great.  Everything after paled by comparison because they were forced to rush things and to label them as "Dragon Age" when they were intended to be something entirely different (DA2, for example).