General Discussion

I was introduced to the game with DA:I. I loved it, but certain quests do get tedious when you do them again and again for different characters.

Then I tried to play Origins. The story is good and all, I romanced Alistair, I missed Leliana COMPLETELY for some reason, but at some point I just stopped loading up the game. The mechanics are old and it shows. I didn't enjoy walking around or combat.

I too don't want a direct sequel. I do want to know what happens next, but don't want to play with my Inquisitor again. She's in a happy place actually since she romanced Cullen and had a happy ending with him. :D

@tstske
I really love the customizability of the warden in origins too. I felt like there wasn’t as much in Inquisition, and that probably has a lot to do with the voice acting limiting choices. But I would’ve loved to have a few more choices even if they were text based only. I love the voice acting, I just wish I could’ve fleshed out my inquisitor as much as my warden. Also Alistair is bae <3

@earlygrey
The dark atmosphere of origins was one of my favorite parts about that game and I do hope that they kind of bring that feeling back in DA4! I’m really excited for more Tevinter, and it would be a great opportunity for them to bring back that feeling. Especially when it comes to the possibility of blood magic being around. There’s so much that still needs to be explored too and I really want to see some of their concepts of Tevinter fashion and society in action.

@meqathi
I never thought of doing that, but I’m definitely going to try it. It would help so much in bringing some of the fun back into the game. Thank you for the suggestion! c:

@Meqathi
I think the way the choices were put for my Lavellan, she could either promise to stop him (which will end all greek tragedy like), or promise to not give up on him (which suggests she'll not stop until he sees the error of his ways). It would have been really darn awesome if you could join him! I wonder what the effects will be in DA4 after our choices. :D

It does really bother me that in my opinion, the real, true ending to Inquisition is a DLC so you have to pay more (typical EA's mark on Bioware there). The ending of the main campaign is so 'meh' in comparison. :/ I hope they don't continue down that path for 4. DLC in addition to a great game is one thing, but hiding a large chunk of the story behind a paywall is pretty scummy.

I do worry with Bioware's co-fonders gone now that EA is steering the studios in a direction that follows what is popular (Destiny I mean Anthem is a great example). Instead of forging what becomes popular like they've done in the past. Here's hoping my worries are for nought.

@mysidianpaladin
I'd love to see that darkness & gore in today's graphics! :O Omg those broodmothers would be HORRIFYING. All 3 games have been PEGI 18 rated so there's no reason why they couldn't do that.

Oh yes! As long as they don't do a DA2 and create a character for us to play as - I loved being able to make my own character with their own personality/ stance on different topics.
Also we'd hopefully get to see/ hear from more of Dorian. ♥

@Meqathi [b]DID SOMEONE SAY DRAGON AGE???????[/b] yes hello hi I'm a huge nerd. Granted, I haven't played in a while. I have too many fandoms and not enough time, but I've been planning a new DAI game for a while, setting it up with mods and such, and I've also slowly been at work revamping/updating my two Dragon Age tumblr blogs - takes a lot of time because of all the art I still have to do. I'm probably gonna be a minority here but DAO is my least favorite of the bunch. It's good though! A very good game, I've beaten it more than once and I will never not love Alistair, but I just don't caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare about the Warden character (and I'm actually glad they never made an ingame come-back). DA2 took me a while to get into at first but it doesn't deserve all of the crap it gets. Not saying it doesn't have flaws because it definitely does, but in terms of story I love it so much. I love how it's a smaller story and how it's not about you being a chosen one and saving the world. You're just a regular person who gets caught up in things because Hawke attracts trouble like a moth to flames. It's a great story and it has some of the best characters - if I had a best friend like Varric is to Hawke I'd be the luckiest person in the world. I'm one of those people who always plays the same character over and over again, and for DA2 it a male Hawke named Oliver, specializing in Force Magic (that spec was FUN!!) aaaaaand he always romances Anders. [s](yes I'm on the Anders Defense Squad).[/s] Also, purple/sarcastic Hawke forever. As for DAI... [b]I LOVE IT.[/b] I have two characters - my Quizzy is Taerel, male Lavellan, Knight Enchanter/Storm Mage, Bullrider. I've had him since my first playthrough and have done multiple with him. He romanced Bull three times, Dorian once and Solas once. His blog is one I'm currectly revamping, he's gone through a looooot of development and a bunch of redesigns over the years, but he's finally... well, finalized now. Screenshot time! I had to crop a lot because of FR's tendency to make everything small. The art is what I actually envision him to look like but it's pretty close to his in-game appearance. I still have so many outfits refs to draw, omg. But yeah the pic is part of a gigantic reference sheet. [img]https://i.imgur.com/uxDRRKG.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/DNULn7f.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/FC6o9HB.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/orpDPSU.png[/img] Lastly I also have a Companion type character. He's written in such a way he could be a part of anyone's story - I usually have him run around with the Quizzies of my friends. He has his own motives for wanting to join the Inquisition, and yeah he's romanceable lol. He's not limited to DAI settings either. Meet Jarvaazim, my qunari pirate! [img]https://i.imgur.com/bBiVHuG.jpg[/img] No screenshots for obvious reasons, I could never get him to look anywhere close to this, but he's a lot of fun to draw so that's okay. I look forward to DA4 but at the same time, I also dread it. I worry for the future of the franchise and I know I'm not the only one but yeah... we'll just have to wait and see I suppose.

I really like dragon age series but have kinda been dropped out of it for awhile now.Here we go though.

Origins is my favorite because of the plot and the overall feeling of the game,also that your actions felt like they have consenquences.
I really enjoyed that the dialogue had more than 3 options tbh. Archdemon/Logain felt like a threat and I enjoyed that after a day you can go to the camp area and talk with the companions.
It felt like you really are on a journey around Ferelden.

DA2 was okay,not as good as origins but still playable and actually enjoyed it mostly because of the vast variety of characters. Again actions have consenquences.
The dlc's are fun and so are the missions,since the stories of the side quests are kinda deep mostly. There are some things that I didnt so enjoy,like that in the end your dialogue is very limited,dungeons are copy paste and god...could go on an on but won't since the game was still enjoyable because of the characters.

DAI oh god,might get so much hate for this but it was such a disappointment for me.
yeah the game is pretty but that's about it.
The world is empty,your decisions don't in the end matter since the characters don't seem to react to anything(or react a bit and the game forgots about it).
All of the side quests are similar and don't have any plot in them,don't really get anything for getting all the collectibles really ,companions are so empty and kinda seem undone compared to the big backstories that previos companions have.
The plot also has many holes and the villain in pathetic and doesn't feel like a threat.
Even after playing it several times doing all the missions and playing the dlc's I didn't enjoy it.
I tried to like it but overal felt disappointed.
Witcher 3 had alot of things I was waiting DAI to have but just didnt.
Damn such a long post,no hate for the people who like the game,more power to you if you do but it just wasn't for me.

@Meqathi Aaaahhh Aerys is cute though!!! A good boy <3 He looks a little sad, give him a hug from me.

I also like the name. I've never watched GoT so I've never heard it before, but it's pretty, it fits him. I also like that he's not a mage but wishes he could use magic. I've seen a loooooot of different Inquisitors on my tumblr dash over the years but this is the first time I've seen one who's not a mage but wants to be one. I like it a lot!

The name Taerel came from a random name generator. When I first made him on release day Tae was to be nothing more but a test character, but then I got hopelessly attached to his face and here I am four years later, still crying because I love him so.

Did Aerys romance anyone?

I saw Dragon Age and here I am! I opened up Inquisition again just the other day. Heccn love that game! I know a lot of people don't like it, but it's the first DA game I've played and I have a lot of good memories of it. I didn't get too far in Origins, however... I started it, but the controls on the PC are so wonky that I couldn't continue. I might end just watching all of the cut scenes on youtube since I hear it's amazing, and really changes how you look at the Grey Wardens later in Inquisition... One of these days! Hmm what else. I've played through DA:I twice now with the same character, since I am incapable of accepting anyone else as my Inquisitor. (I tried!) It's super likely that I'll restart again, since I'm not satisfied with all of the choices I made this time around. My absolute favorite part is the Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts mission at the Winter Palace; love the fanciness and the dancing and the secrets! AND THE MUSIC! And while it's bad IRL, the casual racism against elves is pretty interesting to witness there, if you ask me. I just so happened to have drawn my boi a few weeks ago. As you can see, he's an elf mage named Riven. :') [img]https://i.paigeeworld.com/user-media/1537833600000/5ba407f65fed7df00f3fcb4d_5baabfd53826170510c8b04b_rz.jpg[/img] Can't wait for DA4!