January 25, 2018 8:27 PM EST
Chris, maybe you liked Inquisition and maybe some other people did, but the general consensus on the Internet (that I've seen while reading articles and watching youtube reviews) seems to be that it is not up to the standards set by DA:Origins. Of course, DA2 was the worst, but that is no excuse.
In general, Bioware have been slowly but steadily declining as a game developer over the last decade. Some reviewers attribute that to the increased political correctness and (quote) "pandering to minorities" (/quote) in their games. Me - personally I believe it is because they were bought by EA and EA is a known game killer :P
Yeah, I'd say that Bioware is 100% being ruined be EA, without a doubt there. I'd also argue that from a gameplay perspective, Inquisition is far, far worse than Dragon Age 2, everything in that game is designed to pointlessly slow you down. Couldn't stand Inquisition at all, and generally speaking it's seen as a mediocre game at best. Critics seem to like it, but outside of the characters (which aren't as memorable to me as DA 2's or Origins...but that second one was obvious) I really don't see any positives in the game.
But overall, DA is no longer what we look to as one of the best RPG"s around. Origins is one of the best. I think the Witcher 3 is almost the definitive example of a great RPG, and more importantly an absolutely amazing studio developing it. Obsidian's probably the only company up there at the moment, in terms of RPG's at least.
Though I did just read that Dragon Age 4 was recently announced...have a feeling that it's either going to be shit or amazing (with odds on the first).
Also, the people who say Inquisition is bad are just idiots. Compared to Dragon Age: Origins, yes it seems quite bad, but on its own DA:I is a very great open world RPG with great story and characters. It's not fair to compare it to Origins since that was, and still is, one of the best RPGs in existence second only to KOTOR.
Heh, ended it above but had to reply there. I think I agree that comparing it to Origins is unfair, though I'm pretty critical of Origins from a gameplay perspective. I'm just of the opinion that Inquisition wasn't that great. I didn't like the crafting system, I didn't like the whole 'Power' system that it had, I wasn't really fond of the gameplay though I'll admit I think the last and first ones are probably personal issues. But for me, I think it's mediocre. Like the story is fine, the companions are fine, the world is probably the biggest selling point, because it does look amazing, and has some pretty cool areas. But, the fact that you have to grind through the game is a huge negative (and not just a combat grind, but a misc quest grind), I couldn't tell you a single companion that I really enjoyed other than Varic, and that's more a compliment to DA 2 because that game made him one of the best companions in any game ever.
I dunno, I compare it to DA 2, and outside of the actual world that they build (not the world building, but the actual locations) I can't help but consider DA:2 a better game. The combat was enjoyable (and fit the idea of the game, Varic was telling a story, and thus exaggerating everything), the classes were all interesting, the characters without fail were awesome (The companions, the Arishok, I even liked Meredith and the Mage guy), it was a lot more focused. And I could list positives all day if I really wanted to.
But yeah...Inquisition isn't the worst game, it just wasn't the best.
This post was edited by SpookyBorn2021 at January 25, 2018 8:35 PM EST
