Dragon Age: Inquisition Review | Game Informer

Dragon Age: Inquisition’s predecessors – Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II – represent two separate visions of the franchise. The first is a sprawling tribute to old-school PC RPGs, while the second is a compact and action-oriented experience tailored to consoles. Though fans may wonder which of those entries Inquisition most resembles, the answer is ultimately irrelevant; Inquisition can’t be reduced to a simple meeting point between two extremes. Instead of trying to reconcile every difference, BioWare strides into new territory for an expansive and unforgettable journey.

[moegooner88]

Man, can't wait.

[mabreu]

This is great news! 89 score on Metacritic! Finally have a reason to buy a PS4! Crossing my fingers for Far Cry 4.

[HeyDuhh]

You spelled "Finally have a reason to upgrade my PC* wrong :)

[InTheZoneAC]

finally a reason to buy a ps4?

are you serious?

[TacoTaru]

I bought a PS4 day one but this will be the first game I buy for it. Now if only someone releases Dragon's Dogma 2 I'd be set to fill the long winter nights.

[3-4-5]

Haven't played the first two, is it needed to understand the story and lore, or would I be fine just jumping into this game ?

* I've heard pretty much nothing but good things about this game.

I'm not really into Dragons to be honest, but I'm willing to look past that because the game as a whole looks beautiful and like a lot of fun.

* If it's worth playing the the first two games (there is two right?), I could probably get them both cheap via STEAM Sale.

[Gr1mmyshadows]

damn, next week can't come fast enough

[St0rm_Cr0w]

Geez, these reviews! This is better than I could ever have hoped for O.o

[Tex117]

Most anticipated game all year...Looks like there will be a pay off!

[Plagasx]

Alright alright alright.... the 18th is going to be a Glorious day. Far Cry 4 AND DAI..

[InTheZoneAC]

I was looking forward to GTA V and LBP 3 more...far cry 4 will be great as well

[Plagasx]

I would have said GTA as well but I'm waiting for the PC version which is in January..

[Xavior_Reigns]

Been seeing a lot of great review scores but part of me tells me some are BS. However I hope I'm wrong and the scores are right. Now to see some user reviews because I don't feel like being burned again.

[linkenski]

I shudder at this, not because it's a high score but because it's Game Informer giving a Bioware game a high score again. They kiss so much butt on Bioware all the time just so they can get their exclusive scoop and exclusive Gameinformer coverage of the next Bioware game before everyone else.

They're loyal to Bioware and it affects their ability to be objective with them.

[Bebedora]

Now tell me again. What's wrong with the gaming industry?

[MadLad]

I will give you that I was annoyed, way back when, when they gave Mass Effect 3 a perfect score, despite actually listing a number of flaws with the game, just because Witcher 2 on 360 (a game they had almost no issues with) was reviewed in the same issue.

They knocked Witcher 2 down to a 9.5, simply because they couldn't allow it to be the high profile, epic RPG game of the month against Bioware.

Other than that though, I have to say false. Game Informer is owned by Gamestop. If anything, developers and publishers cater to Gamestop, not the other way around.

[Maxor]

Finally a game epic enough to be worthy of the nextgen badge. I can't believe I had to trudge through all the disappointments and mediocrity to get to this point.

[HeavenlySnipes]

The moment I saw that even though the game was a month off they kept showing off the game I preordered

That confidence they had was enough to tell me this game was gonna be great.

[MadLad]

This came out even better than I was expecting. This is more than Bioware returning to form. This is them proving their hardcore ideals, while still successfully shifting to more modern sensibilities.
This very well could be the best game they released in about a decade.

Better yet, we just received confirmation on review code. Bigger sites got it first, sure. But it's nice to see EA recognizing the site.
Expect a review from us in the near future.

[Gatsu]

Awesome!

[N4g_null]

Cool this reminds me of last story a little with the battlefield planning.

[Antifan]

YES!! Dragon Age is back!

[Tex117]

I understand that publishers set deadlines and all of that is important to the bottom line.

BUT LOOK AT WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU LET TALENTED DEVELOPERS TAKE A LITTLE TIME AND COOK SOMETHING UP!

EA and Bioware needed this to be a big one, and it seems they delivered.

Maybe Activision can take this approach with...cough..cough. nevermind.

Sony does this all the time when then publish games from indies to AAA, and they are almost always great experiences.