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[lnsanityzer]

Quick question to all those more adept at wondering the the world of Thedas...
This is a serious question. Please don't think I'm being an ignorant douche.
My buddy is special needs and is a young teen. He LOVES DA: Inquisition, like LOVES loves it
He asked me to explain the game to him and keeps asking me things about the world.
I just started playing to learn what I can but I'm a 33 year old music geek and RPGs are new to me..
If you could compress your answer to my question into an easy and straight forward statement, how would you respond?...
1. What's the objective of DA single player? (Just roam and collect items)?
2. How do you know where or what to do next? I know there's your current goal, but how do you know where to go to complete it?
Any info and help would be a HUGE help for me and my lil bud
I can tell he wants to dive right in and live this world while playing and I want so bad to help him do this.
Thanks for reading people

[tat2teel]

Hi Insanityzer,

 

The objective of the Single Player campaign is initially to close a giant rip in the veil (The border between the physical world and the world of spirits/demons)

It later becomes about stopping the person that tore open the sky, when you learn about his plans. Gathering allies both present in your immediate party and strengthening your relations with various groups are also objectives of the game.

IF you don't pay attention to the cutscenes or listen to your advisors, you can check your journal or minimap for where you should be heading next. DA:I has a lot of side content that isn't mandatory to the main story but serves as a way to help level your party and find better gear.

 

Hope this helps a bit and if you've got any more questions I'll try to answer them as best I can.

[Ashaantha]

1. Objective of it really depends on the player's interests. It can solely to complete the main story, and not much else. It could be to complete all the quests in every zone including exploring to find the hidden quests. It could be exploring to fill the codex, and so learn the lore of Thedas that way.

 

2. For what to do next, other then the main quest chain it is rather open. Usually I follow where the main quest chain leads, so for example: Adamant takes me to Crestwood, so I finish that zone before moving on. Then it takes me to Western Approach so another zone to do before completing that particular main quest. Generally just by reading the quests, and noticing what the specific zones have (enemy levels, rift levels, theme of the zone and it's main quest) points me where I should head next. As always, refer to '1' - personal objective for what you want to get out of the game.

My usual playthroughs, for approximate zone order: First half of Hinterlands, Fallow Mire, Storm Coast, Haven main quest (In your heart shall burn) to get fortress, second half of Hinterlands, Crestwood, Western Approach, Adamant, Exalted plains, Wicked Hearts (main quest), Emerald Graves, Arbor Wilds main quest, Emprise du Lion, Hissing Wastes. For that particular order it's more based on character level, plus doing the Plains before the Graves adds a little extra dialogue in regards to a hostile group encountered in both areas when questing in the Graves. Anything else is whenever I feel like doing.

 

I know that wasn't fully compressed but I only know how I enjoy playing the game, not how your buddy does. Best way for him to enjoy it more is for him to decide what he wants to get out of the game. I personally explore everywhere and try to do every quest, find all the codex entries for lore etc.

 

I have Asperger's Syndrome so understand what it's like to suddenly get really interested in something, I hope your buddy continues to enjoy the game

[lnsanityzer]

You 2 just totally made my night!!
I firstly wanna thank you for not talking down to me or even like I'm an idiot. That tends to happen when admitting right up front that you're ignorant to the game.
Secondly, thanks for taking the time to reply and clearly explain what you though of when asked my questions!!
From what I'm learning and experiencing, you just sort of go with the flow? Go where the game tells you to and just keep your eyes open for side missions and other "things" to do?
I think what made that hard for me to accept was the pure size of the world and the attention to detail throughout. I'm no programmer but I assume the time it took to create such a massive and complex world would've been an enormous task. It consistantly blows me away when you think about how many or how much stuff there actually is to see and especially to do!!!
I started playing to try n help out a friend but I'm finding myself thinking about the game more and more. Lol. ILOVE the world and the entire "feel" of it and how the game makes you feel a part of it!
I was worried it'd be too complex like DnD n such. But alas... It's PERFECTION!!!
I'll ask anything I need in the appropriate section of threads. Thanks so much for your help and support!!

[PapaCharlie9]

Lots of good answers already. I can't add too much more, but here are a few quick things.

 

@lnsanityzer, you are right, the game is huge, not just in the scope, but also in all the different ways it can be played.

 

One completely legit play style is exploration. Ignore the story and quests*, ignore the combat (unless forced on you -- but you can always run/ride away if you want), just explore: climb hills, climb trees, explore ruins, collect stuff (more about that below), see the sights. There are screenshot threads in these forums where people just post cool stuff they've found. And silly stuff, check this out for a laugh:

 

http://forum.bioware...hots-go-to-die/

 

*Unfortunately, you can't ignore all the quests, because more than half of the maps are not available until you complete some quests in the main story.

 

Another play style is collector. There are a few collections that you can just pick up and put together -- like the mosaic puzzle pieces, find all 12 and you get a picture and an interpretation. It's kind of a way to reward so-called "completionist" explorers -- the more you poke into every nook and cranny of every map, the more cool stuff you find. There's a list of collections compiled here:

 

http://dragonage.wik...iki/Collections

 

Finally, a completely legit play style is kill monsters, get treasure. This is a tried-and-true goal of many fantasy games, and DAI is no exception. Just wander around finding monsters to kill and collect all the loot.

 

Enjoy and I hope you and your friend post about your adventures!

[lnsanityzer]

PapaCharlie, that was a wicked reply and I can honestly say I got excited when I read you can just roam. Lol. Maybe my age, 33, prevents me from ignoring that fine line between reality and video game life. Lol
I'm working on erasing said line and have a place to completely immerse myself in and get a breather from the endless Rat Race of Life