There is so much ridiculous semi-trolling whinging going on about this game on these boards, and it's really frustrating me. Especially since much of it is clearly coming from people who are playing this game to death, yet feel the need to come on these boards to whine and have their baseless criticisms validated because they think it makes them seem like discerning gamers.
Nuts to that.
I have played Bioware games since Baldur's Gate 2, and up until now that was my favourite RPG of all time. I liked DA:O just fine, and I loved DA2, but they weren't quite as mind-blowing as BG2.
This game makes all of those games look like amateur efforts. The sheer amount of content. The gorgeous well-designed graphics. The enormous amount of codex entries that don't dumb it down and don't "streamline" the world-building. The dynamic and innovative combat system that blends real-time elements with turn-based concepts. The well-thought out cast that's devoid of ridiculous stereotypes that have plagued some previous Bioware titles. Deep, involved romances, more so than any previous Bioware title.
This game is truly incredible. People see that, and that's why it's received such critical acclaim. It's not without its flaws. The loss of the detailed tactics system in DA2 disappointed me. Skyhold feels a bit empty and lifeless - Haven is a better home-base.
But this truly redefined what I thought Bioware was capable of, and RPGs more generally.
Please, leave a comment if you loved this game and are tired and frustrated by the constant pettiness and insincere cries of "Not enough hairstyles - guess I'm returning the game then!"
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So much strange suppositions...
1. So much content: You mean it is good? Can be. Depends. If a person likes the game mechanics and the kind of content provided it is good, if not, it is torture. Content in itself is neutral. SO, "a lot of content" means absolutely nothing when it comes to the game quality.
2. Gorgeous well-designed graphics: You mean it is good? Can be. If you bother with graphics. Seeing how huge the market of android, iOS and mobiles like 3DS are I am pretty sure that not caring with graphics cannot be qualified as nostalgia. And no, not all low-graphics games are casual. Also, no, they are not all from other genre.
3. Codex entries: You mean it is good? If you love Thedas, yes. But not when the game makes you lose interest in Thedas. Inquisition managed to make me lose all wonder I had about Thedas. Everything DAO and DA2 built up making me read comics, the pen and paper RPG material, World of Thedas and other, Inquisition made it all look like a Micheal Bay Movie (Rawgrim copyright) and seem childish mainstream ****.
4. Dynamic and Innovative combat system: You mean it is good? Can be. If you like dynamic combat that is. If you like tactical combat and Origins was already too much action than Inquisition is a sharp sword cutting all hopes on ejoying the gameplay of the series.
5. Companions: DAI is a lot more stereotipical. You can't get more stereotypical than a BDSM huge guy with horns who is all macho, likes drinking and is sexually aroused with fighting dragons. A gay guy who looks gay and fab. A spock who looks like spock. And so on. DAO featured a lot more interesting companions.
6. Romances: Except for Sera's DAI's are a lot worse. They seem better because the writters were cowards and resorted to the most basic feelings, but DAO stories were a lot more interesting. They are better written and this is what I think you meant, but they are less interesting.
This truly redefined what I thought Bioware was capable of. I thought they couldn't be worse than DA2 but I was proven wrong. Now I don't doubt they can make games worse than even my most terrible nightmares plagued with fear, terror and despair demons.
So thing is, of course you can like this game, it features things you like. It does not feature things I like. Not a thing. So I hate it, Simple isn't it?
Like I absolutely love Pillars of Eternity, it features everything I like, every single thing.
It is not hard ot understand is it? Different tastes.
I just hate DAI because it destroyed Thedas for me, the whole lore, all interest I had. It is rare to find a game so awful it destroys your interest in the series. And that's it. I'm not home now, not able to play Pillars of Eternity, so I'm pretty sad and in need to say how awful DAI is.
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