Everyone knows that feedback comes in both positive and negative flavors, so I thought I'd risk the structure of space-time and the balance between worlds by starting a thread on BSN intended for positive responses to the game.
I have just finished my first play-through (male human archer FWIW), and absolutely loved it, despite the bugs that popped up here and there. So here are a few of the things that DA:I did that I really appreciated.
BIG - I loved the big areas, especially playing as an archer, because you could engage from range in many encounters; you could also see enemies in the distance instead of having them magically "appear" all around you (and the exceptions like demons and undead made sense). I also loved the vistas that this created - there were literally dozens of times when I stopped and looked around and thought 'wow - this is the cover of a fantasy novel'. It was great that there were so many things to do, large and small, and each little fetch quest was made personal, even if obviously 'the inquisitor" should not take the time to do them.
Large but distinct cast of characters - whether you like everyone or not, they don't blend into each other, and each has an interesting story.
Vibrant colors - DA:O was great but did have a muted color palate - some of the outdoor areas in DA:I made you feel the sunshine (which is nice, in the middle of winter 
).
Varied environments. One of the things that made the world feel so big, is that most of the environments were bursting with 'stuff' - different for each. It also made the exalted plains feel really dead (presumeably the intent) because it was so bare of anything other than wolves.
The ending. No "pick a color of lyrium to spread over the world" here. Two twists, one that I enjoyably anticipated, one that took me completely by surprise. And a feeling that "my" efforts had changed the world. OK, maybe more evil options would have given more meaning to my good guy choices, but the ending/ epilogue was great. I also loved that the "Real" story happened behind the scenes.
The Devs get a lot of grief, so I though it would be nice to say thanks for once.
tl:dr good game Bioware; tin hat on now
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