Dragon Age 3: Inquisition announced
After months of hinting and teasing about a new Dragon Age game, BioWare has finally announced the next installment in fantasy RPG series, Dragon Age 3: Inquisition
BioWare hinted about a new Dragon Age game at PAX East, and even asked for feedback on the series from fans. After all that, BioWare has finally announced the next installment in fantasy RPG series, Dragon Age 3: Inquisition.
"The Dragon Age team has been working on Dragon Age 3: Inquisition for almost two years now," said Aaryn Flynn, general manager of BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Montreal. "We've been poring over player feedback from past games and connecting directly with our fans. They haven't held back, so we're not either. With Dragon Age 3: Inquisition, we want to give fans what they're asking for--a great story with choices that matter, a massive world to explore, deep customization and combat that is both tactical and visceral."
The game will use DICE's Frostbite 2 engine, and is expected to come out in late 2013. Curiously, no platforms were mentioned in the release. Executive Producer Mark Darrah said in a post on the official blog that they still have nothing to show, but fans can expect "a more expansive world, better visuals, more reactivity to player choices, and more customization."
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After months of hinting and teasing about a new Dragon Age game, BioWare has finally announced the next installment in fantasy RPG series, Dragon Age 3: Inquisition-
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DA2 wasn't the clincher for you?
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DA2 pretty much killed me, playing all ME games back 2 back brought back some faith. Im probably the only person that loved the ending to ME3, minus the extended cut which ive yet to play.
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lol thats what i was thinking. me3 was supposedly a good action "rpg" with a horrible/asstacular ending but da2 was a blatant moneygrab that shat on is predecessor and ruined the reputation of the franchise. something that even EA marketing with marilyn manson "this is the new shit" marketing didnt manage. they are desperatly trying to put down the flames but for most folks the days of bioware games being met with open arms and no skepticism are over.
now everyone expects a turd, and even if its good there have been many bridges burned the way they handled da2/me3.
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oh come on! me3 was good. it's da2 that was shit
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you may say i'm crazy, but i liked me3. a lot
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"In development for the past two years" scares me, because that could mean that parts of this game could be locked into that Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3 mentality of BioWare, before 2012 came along, and most of BioWare's fans increasingly were pressuring BioWare to take a long hard look at themselves, and identify where they went off the rails in terms of DA2, ME3, and SW:TOR.
I'm an outsider looking in on this situation, as someone who hasn't bought BioWare games but has read the reviews and controversy from their past 3 games. It makes me wonder, "Have they learned almost nothing? Are they merely committing to it because DA3 has been in the pipeline, and SW:TOR is hemmorhaging subscribers, and Mass Effect is sunsetting in terms of ongoing content?" -
I have no faith this will be good.
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>and combat that is both tactical and visceral
Looks like they haven't learned anything then; I'll stick to Project Eternity thanks.-
I liked the combat of DA2, it was actually fun. Only I hated everything else about the game.
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Combat was fun and the character dialogs were decent. The final act and shitty repetition of scenes was terrible though.
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The combat change was not the problem of DA2. It was the unpolished unfinished state the game was in. Reusing of maps, constantly sending insta spawn waves, lack of content maker tools, the fact that the game's choices are more or less reduced down to a choice you make at the end of the game. It has been rumored that the game was released at late Alpha state. and rushed out to meet deadline. I can't confirm this, but I certainly can see it plausible.
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I really hope they spent time deconstructing the problems with Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2. In RPG or RPG-Like games I expect the player choice to matter in a good story and fully explorable worlds. I think Bioware historically knows what is needed to make a good game but lately seems to lose sight somewhere in development of the last few games.
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I have to wonder how leadership churn affects this; a lot of the former leads of DA1 and ME2 aren't there anymore. Additionally, there's the effects of focus groups, overtutorialization, and mass-marketization of what used to be a relatively niche franchise.
As someone whose favorite genre (PC FPS) has been mostly corrupted into banality by the factors I mentioned, I empathize. I see a parallel between "every FPS aping Call of Duty" and "every BioWare title chasing after action, ditching player agency". I know it's a business chasing after maximum profit, but EA and BioWare look like they're suffocating the golden goose.-
It's like if the MLB, NBA and NHL all changed their sports' rulesets to be more like NFL football.
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I can't get excited for this. I still feel so burned by Dragon Age 2
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I only played the demo, and I still feel burned by DA2.
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I enjoyed 2, so no heat here....
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Expect the first trailer at the VGAs. Sounds like a prime candidate for that.
And by the way, to hell with you people, I really liked what Dragon Age 2 did with its character development and storytelling. It doesn't get enough credit for that.-
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they did do a good job with the storytelling, IMO - awesome things were done with the voice acting and interacting with the NPCs.
where it fell on its face hardcore was the actual story itself, and the incredibly limited and repetitive scope/environments. the limited customization was another big hit, but none of those are related to how they told the story-
oo yeah, and the ninja-wherever-spawning combat + no clipping. :| i had made myself forget about that.
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In my mind, Mel Brooks laid claim to the word Inquisition for all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hEh2NH6teY-
I dunno, Monty Python has a pretty good claim to it, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixgc_FGam3s
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DAO was an amazing game and the ME series wasn't bad (nor good imo) but after DA2 and Bioware's recent behaviour towards its community and my growing dislike for EA, I'm out. Anyway didn't one of the lead writers on ME1 and 2 move to 343? Remember him introducing himself during a Halo panel either in the Rooster Teeth Expo thing or one of this years PAX events. Anyway that and the rumors that one of the writers on ME3 just went ahead and wrote the ending themselves without consulting the other writers working on ME3 really does nothing to make me interested in another Bioware game.
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Frostbite 2? Unannounced platforms? Sounds like DA3 will be quite the looker if nothing else.
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I think its fair to expect better for something priced at a premium. Some of people in the thread might be whining but others are just voicing concern. The way things are now people will only accept so many $60 duds before they move on.
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Fuck yes. DA:O was amazing, DA:2 was ok (fuck the haters, IT WAS FUCKING OK). ME series is obviously awesome. They said pretty much everything I wanted them to say to make me get an erection that blasted through my desk.
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Dragon Age Origins worth five quid on Impulse?
It's either that or FTL i think.-
DA:O is a great game, yes.
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After DA2, SWTOR, and ME3's ending I don't think all the cynicism swirling about the Bioware is the work of vocal haters. Bioware's reputation has deservedly sunk low. Most of the goodwill is gone. I'd rather back Obsidian's Project Eternity for $25 despite the fact that kickstarter projects offer no refunds or assurance that the product will even be released. It tells you something when I have more faith and interest in a maybe release from Obsidian than a new entry in Dragon Age.
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Better visuals ... thank God, those games looked atrocious.
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