Dragon Age: Inquisition proved to be one of the most endearing, thought provoking gaming experiences I've had in a long time. I find it hard to play any other game because of this.
The only BioWare games I have ever played are the Mass Effect trilogy.I wasn't interested in Dragon Age but I decided to give Inquisition a go and I am glad I did so.
Inquisition in my opinion is a symbol of a transitioning culture. Womens in the game are treated with much more respect in their representation as opposed to what we saw in Mass Effect, where an entire race was invented to appease sexists and misogynists. The one example of a genetically modified transhuman was shown to be but an artificial sex doll with a personality that revolved around insecurities about men, no thanks to her father.
This is crucial as we make the transition into a much more respectful, unified society. Other points I'd like to touch on is diversity. There is much thoughtfulness and artistry put into this game it is simply mindblowing. BioWare created a perfect balance between gameplay, plot and diverse character representation. By creating open but limited open worlds and reducing much of the plots for quests to codex entries allowed greater focus on the progressive and moral examples of the characters and the story. For instance, we have Vivienne. She is an intelligent circle mage who understands the importance of the circle and why it is necessary. She is also a person of color. To me this is a fantastic representation of a diverse characer.
Cassandra was also a high point. Finally a strong, down to earth realistic female charaacer, definied by her strong faith and her hardened exterior, prove to be much more complex as we learn she has an appreciation for romantic ideals.
Josephine the most beautiful romance I have ever experienced. Ever since Mass Effect I was reluctant to do romance as the sex scenes always make me feel uncomfortable. I always hoped that one day BioWare would write a romance where the peoples don't have sex. She is also a person of colour, an intelligent women with a great unerstanding of politics.
I also like how BioWare allowed us as player charactrs to give people second chances and redeem them as was the case with Blackwall. Everybody deserves a second chance and Blackwall understood the errors of his ways although he was secretive about his identity.
In a nutshell this is the direction BioWare should strive in. Condense gameplay but obvisly make it fun, while writing story and characters who are diverse. Give us great examples of accepting and understanding diffrent people. I'm not saying Dragon Age: Inquisition was perfect by the way. Because it isn't. Exaample is Sera. I don't understand why she was in this game not only did she not fit the Inquisition she did not fit the message that this game conveys. There are no place for bigots in this cultural shift we are experiencing. Some say that she was put in the game to appeal to these type of peoples and men with lesbian fantasies and I am of the opinion that this is wrong. Her transphobic attitude was utterly offensive and she isn't very mature. Lesbians deserve a much better representation in my opinion.
Overrall I hope the team working on Mass Effect Andromeda will take a leaft out of Dragon Age: Inquistion and use it as a building block to be better.
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