This is a love letter to the Dragon Age: Inquisition team. There may be spoilers. You have been warned.
Dear DAI Team,
I’m sorry for what I said about your game before I played it. I must have been hungry or something because I didn’t know what I was talking about.
I said Cassandra was going to be so annoying. “Give me a murder knife ASAP” I said. I made disgusted Cassandra noises at the thought of having her in my party. I just KNEW I would never take her anywhere on my team.
As it turns out I realized Cassie is my inquisitors best friend and quite possibly one of my favorite ever Bioware characters. I drag her everywhere with me. She’s one of those friends that if she ever started dating someone I’d have to give them the “Don’t you hurt her” conversation.
I also thought I wouldn’t even try to recruit Cole if I could- I was actually kind of weirded out by all the Cole love. Well guess what, Bioware, not anymore. I feel protective of Cole, and understand now that he’s realized how to help in better ways. I feel like my party and friends for the most part really protect him as if he is something…special. And he is.
Now, Solas. This is probably the character I had the least amount of interest in. I didn’t want him gone, as I did Cass and Cole- because I just didn’t care enough. I thought- “Eh. Boring.”
Uh, nope. Not boring. Solas is All. The. Things. And next play through I very well may play the first elf I’ve –ever- played. For science.
Speaking of party members- in Origins I rolled the same party the entire playthrough- unless I was required to for story. I never brought Sten or Oghren or even Zevran with me. I didn’t really care enough about them to bring them.
And in DA2 I didn’t come close to ever bringing anyone besides Varric, Aveline and Anders.
But now? Now I agonize over who I want to bring MORE. I bring everyone- for story reasons, for fun reasons, for whatever reasons. I honestly say I love every single companion. And the advisors. I love how the people we’ve seen before have changed so much. I love how the new companions seem fresh and deep.
Also: Inventory. There was a post a few weeks ago about it and I was very concerned there was no way to access your inventory. Guess what? I didn’t know what the hell I was talking about because I can access my inventory from everywhere. And there’s plenty of space. I’ve only run out of room twice and it was my own damn fault both times.
I’m not finished with the game- I’m only just now in the Fade with Hawke and Stroud (after basically an amazing fight sequence) so I’ve got a ways to go- I’m only about 48 hours in, but so far? It’s probably my favorite ever game. Ever.
Sure there are some areas of opportunity, and I play on xbox one so I don't have the kinds of issues that others do- and I really feel for the PC players, but none of the issues I've had have taken away from game.
So I’m sorry if I pre-judged you. All the things I was worried about I really shouldn't have been. All the characters I was sure to hate I love. All of the game mechanics I was dubious of, work. (Once you figure out what the hell you're doing, anyway.) You created characters I love and a story I adore and just- thank you so much for all the work you’ve done over the last four or so years. Can I preorder the next one yet?
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