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#573608 Dragon Age: Inquisition General Discussion

Posted by Archmage Silver on 26 November 2014 - 12:39 PM in Dragon Age Series

So, I've logged around 25 hours in the game so far, and I've to balance between doing the side quests and advancing the main plot, with varying success (the completionist inside me screams for finished areas even when my character level isn't adequate). When I started playing the game, I was slightly concerned about how much it looked like Skyrim - keep in mind that I hadn't really followed the news much - but it turns out that I needn't have worried. Once you get out of the Hinterlands (I don't think naming the first major area is that big of a spoiler, so bear with me here), you can definitely see the difference. I think the best advice given to those who share my concern was this piece on Reddit by jmarFTL:

But seriously. LEAVE. THE FUCKING. HINTERLANDS.

Graphically Inquisition is a beast, and I can clearly see that my rig built around an aging Core i5 2500K (@ 4.2 GHz) and a Radeon HD 6950 (@ 870/5200 MHz) isn't meant to run this game on ultra settings at 1920x1200. It's definitely playable on high settings with the latest AMD beta drivers, so I didn't end up upgrading my setup just yet. There are some nagging technical issues as well, like the dialog scenes being locked at 30 fps because of sync issues (is what BioWare said), but apparently many of these issues are being worked on and there will be a patch soon enough. In the meantime, feel free to try this unofficial fix for the dialog cap. I tested it but got some mouse camera turn choppiness in regular play, so I don't currently use the fix. Other than the nagging issues though, the game looks very good if you have the hardware for it.

 

The characters and dialog have held up well so far compared to my expectations, but like said, I need to get further in the game to be able to judge that accurately for myself. Having played a lot CRPGs, the quest system in Inquisition feels intuitive for me - even if the quest log UI is a bit annoying. To be honest, I think the entire game UI is a bit too console-influenced (scrolling, scrolling, scrolling down some more - grid inventory anyone?). If there are to be mods, the UI should be one of the first things to be tackled by modders IMHO.

 

As for the game as a whole, I've actually liked it a lot so far. BioWare needed something big here for the DA franchise, and frankly, I think they hit the nail on the head with Inquisition. Sure, there are some issues and the game isn't perfect by any means, but it's well beyond just solid in my opinion... I'd go as far as to call it excellent - so far. I don't think the level of quality is going to drop later in the game, but I'll certainly have to play more to find out what my final grade for the game will eventually be. It's been a good run so far though.




#573606 Dragon Age: Inquisition General Discussion

Posted by Archmage Silver on 26 November 2014 - 12:02 PM in Dragon Age Series

I thought I'd start a thread for the general DAI game discussion (the news comments should be for the news anyway).

 

 

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Thread guidelines:

Use spoiler tags for story, plot etc. You can find the tags under Special BBCode next to Font.




#573483 Comments on Dragon Age news

Posted by Archmage Silver on 18 November 2014 - 10:43 AM in Dragon Age Series

Sooo.... I went ahead and purchased the Digital Deluxe Edition. It's currently sitting pre-loaded on my SSD and ready to go on 20 Nov. To be honest, I've been so swamped with uni work that I've had precious little time to follow the news about Inquisition (or to play any games for that matter, apart from Diablo 3 seasons), so I'm going in blind - the headlines look promising though.

 

I'll post my impressions once I log some hours with the game, and maybe we'll see a bit more activity here again as well - it has been "a while" since DA II was released after all. ;)

 

So, it's been a complete shock, but here's what we discovered a day ago: anybody from Poland or Russia can NOT play Dragon Age Inquisition, unless they're happy to play with Polish or Russian text. We can't even buy a copy in English, not even for the double/triple price - it is not available for our region. The only option at this moment seems to download third-party software(VPN), change the IP, and then buy a version in English - again. 

(The funniest thing is, from what the other players report, many regional versions cost just as much as the Russian one, AND they have English text. Sigh).

Huh, that's weird. You'd think they'd know that people use a VPN in those cases, at least based on the posts on the BioWare forums.




#568027 Comments on Dragon Age news

Posted by Archmage Silver on 22 April 2014 - 08:38 PM in Dragon Age Series

News:
Release Date Announced, New Trailer, Digital Deluxe Edition & Pre-Order Bonuses @ Eurogamer

No word about the physical Collector's Edition yet... I'm on the fence about buying it. I think I promised myself to stop buying them, and to be honest I haven't bought physical copies of games in a long while now (Far Cry 3), but I do have all the BioWare ones so far. It really needs to be damn good though. I guess I'll wait and see.




#568026 Dragon Age: Inquisition News

Posted by Archmage Silver on 22 April 2014 - 08:27 PM in Dragon Age Series

News:

Release Date Announced, New Trailer, Digital Deluxe Edition & Pre-Order Bonuses @ Eurogamer




#568025 VTM: Bloodlines - Mods & Unofficial Patches

Posted by Archmage Silver on 22 April 2014 - 08:22 PM in General Gameplay

Just a quick note: Bloodlines is -75% on Steam right now.




#567719 Comments on Dragon Age news

Posted by Archmage Silver on 05 April 2014 - 06:40 AM in Dragon Age Series

DICE made a comment to the effect that Frostbite 2 was too complex to be modded, and didn't release any modding tools for it. Then someone modded it anyway. After that there came some other mods as well.

 

As for Frostbite 3, I've got no idea if EA/DICE will clamp down when it comes to other games besides Battlefield, but I suspect they might, given the progress so far.




#567705 Comments on The Elder Scrolls News

Posted by Archmage Silver on 04 April 2014 - 03:42 PM in Elder Scrolls Series

After participating in the beta, I just plain dropped the game. The stuff and options they give to players who pre-order or buy the Imperial Edition is just plain ridiculous.




#567704 The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod

Posted by Archmage Silver on 04 April 2014 - 03:35 PM in KotOR Series

Updated first post.




#567703 Comments on Dragon Age news

Posted by Archmage Silver on 04 April 2014 - 03:25 PM in Dragon Age Series

I hope BioWare isn't too uptight about modding regarding the Inquisition, because a high-res texture pack or two could certainly help PC players with newer hardware. That's how Bethesda has been getting by for many years - the games endure the longest on PC because of the modding community.




#567702 Torment: Tides of Numenera

Posted by Archmage Silver on 04 April 2014 - 03:19 PM in General Gameplay

News:

Kevin Saunders & Colin McComb Interview @ IGN

Update #29: Updated Our Journal (29): Cliffs Notes @ Kickstarter




#567701 Wasteland 2

Posted by Archmage Silver on 04 April 2014 - 03:17 PM in General Gameplay

News:

Update #39: On Track for Beta, Last Chance for Add-Ons @ Kickstarter

Update #40: Building a Better Beta - Right Now! @ Kickstarter

Update #41: Get Back to Work! @ Kickstarter

Update #42: Twitch Livestream and Q&A @ Kickstarter

Update #43: Re-Sorting Inventory @ Kickstarter

Update #44: FTW For the When @ Kickstarter

Update #45: And. Here. We. Go! @ Kickstarter

Update #46: Quick Status Update @ Kickstarter




#567700 The Temple of Elemental Evil Co8 Modpack

Posted by Archmage Silver on 04 April 2014 - 03:11 PM in General Gameplay

The Modpack has been updated to 8.0.1. Check the first post for the details.
 

NOTICE

Please download and install patch 8.0.1 for the Circle of Eight Modpack via this link: Co8.org.
This should be considered a mandatory patch.