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[jmido8]

I played DA:O a long time ago and loved it but I don't remember anything about it now. I want to play it again and number 2 so I can understand the entire story but my friends have DA:I and want to play CO-OP. I'm also actually really excited to play the new DA:I because I hear it's really good and don't want to wait until I play the other 2 games again. I know you can play DA:I without having ever played DA 1 or DA 2 but that's not my issue with being hesitant to play DA:I first.

 

My question is, if I play DA:I right now and then go back to play them all in order from DA:O -> DA2 -> DA:I, will there be enough replayability to keep me from being bored on the 2nd DA:I play through? I hate playing games for a 2nd time unless a) so much  time has gone by that I don't remember anything about it or there's lots of diversity in how the game can be played and lots of branching pathes/stories, ect.

 

An example of this would be skyrim. If you play skyrim vanilla first, you can easily play it again as a different class with a completely different playstyle. You can also do guilds you didn't do in your last playthrough and even download lots of mods that completely change the game such as new quest mods, new monster mods, new area mods, ect.

 

Another example would be the Witcher 2 that has many different endings. You can play at least 2 times and play completely different stories and get completely different experiences.

 

Thanks!

[Nemesis788450]

i think there is until u look up all the secrets, hints, agents, items etc....

a) you have to major storylines which are mutually exclusive

tons of stuff to find or do slightly different next time which affect the game

 

the one drawback is the huge time comitment

[Rahelron]

If you want to understand everything is going on in DAI you need to remember what happened not only in DAO and DA2, but also in "The Masked Empire" and "Asunder", two books that have been published in 2011 and 2014 respectively. Reading "The masked empire" is particularly important to understand what is happening in certain zones and who some secondary characters you meet really are.

 

As far as replayability is concerned: at certain points in the games you have to decide whether to follow one path or another, and the choices are mutually exclusive, meaning that some content gets locked away from you while some other content unlocks. I don't know if the consequences of your choices carry on up until the end, since I haven't finished the game yet, but surely there is replayability value in DAI.

[Zombie Chow]

Hi there, great question.

 

I love DAO and DAI, but based on what you described, I do NOT recommend a full replay.

 

Part of the reason is what you described about Skyrim.  With a different faction and mods, Skyrim can be a very different experience.  For replaybability purposes, DAI is not as diverse.  You have 1 guild: the Inquisition.  You have 1 choice: between supporting 2 factions, that tie in with the main storyline, but the story is the same.

 

This is not a criticism of DAI, but it is a different type of game.  Like Skyrim, it's about exploration, and here in DAI you have many more types of terrain to explore.  Many are about the size of Skyrim's DLC and there's like 8 big ones, with a few more little ones.  However, once you explore them, next time it'll be the same.

 

However, let me suggest this quick & easy solution: please do try the Dragon Age Keep site.

 

This is what you heard about, how a player can choose what happened in the previous games.

 

Reason is, I was in your situation a few weeks back.  Heard about DAI, how Bioware is back to its old standard, but I forgot everything in DAO.  I tried Dragon Age Keep, which tried to load my old DAO save data, but I could tell it was wrong.  By going through the choices again, all those memories from DAO came rushing back, it was like getting back on a bicycle again, you just remember how it goes.  Even if it doesn't work, it only takes about 30 minutes max, and it was a fun 30 minutes (about 10 of which was me trying to remember my login).

 

So seriously, just try Dragon Age Keep 1st.  It's faster than re-installing DAO.  Good hunting, Inquisitor.

[dlux]

i'm also actually really excited to play the new DA:I because I hear it's really good and don't want to wait until I play the other 2 games again. 

Doh ho ho ho.

[Nefla]

To answer your specific question: Your import changes a few cameos and small details but that's it, the game is the same. Also there is only one ending but there are multiple epilogue slides. Choosing a different race and mage vs non mage has an effect as far as roleplay.

[Bfler]

As stated above, the ingame changes are only minor. You will not find something like e.g. the second act in Witcher 2, or something like the choice with the sacrifice at the end of Origins. 

[Sidney]

As stated above, the ingame changes are only minor. You will not find something like e.g. the second act in Witcher 2, or something like the choice with the sacrifice at the end of Origins. 

 

Disagree, the mage templar choice is much like the second act of Witcher because it basically changes up the entire bad guy for the rest of the game and changes out the activities. The sad thing is I think the templar selection (which I suspect is the vast minority of players make) creates a light years better antagonist than the mage selection.

[Natureguy85]

If you want to understand everything is going on in DAI you need to remember what happened not only in DAO and DA2, but also in "The Masked Empire" and "Asunder", two books that have been published in 2011 and 2014 respectively. Reading "The masked empire" is particularly important to understand what is happening in certain zones and who some secondary characters you meet really are.

 

Is any of that plot relevant or is it just extra flavor dialogue like the story of Liara getting Shepard's body or Anderson's mission with Kaylee Sanders? If it's the former, that is terrible design.