Bioware finally harmonizes real-time and tactical combat in Dragon Age: Inquisition (GamesBeat)

With the latest in the fantasy action-RPG franchise, Bioware seems to have made real-time and tactical combat not only fluid, but symbiotic.

[xYLeinen]

And seeing Bioware is doing what's stated in the headline, Dragon Age is finally playable for folks like me who cannot stand tactical play like the previous games and can now enjoy DA with a action perspective..

[anticlimax]

I feel totally the opposite way. As someone who cannot stand an action perspective I'm afraid that my beloved tactical view will never again be what it was in Origins, and the quote "massively multiplayer online game feel" does nothing to soften that fear.

[Heisenburger]

I played Origins on ps3. While I could stop time to issue orders, switch characters, ect, I never had that option to pull the camera up and see the battle clearly. Origins is one of my favorite experience of the last generation, easily.

From what I've seen the combat is more or less exactly what I imagined Origins was on PC, and I could not be more excited to play it. Inquisition looks exactly like the game I wanted after Origins. :)

[ThanatosDMC]

Agree with anticlimax. I hope they dont screw this game up. I have high hopes.

[Blacklash93]

The tactical pause-and-play view looks improved to me. It looks like we can chart out party movements point-by-point at once, which will be more precise. Not to mention that some of the spell effects get previewed once we make our selection, which is a nice touch.

Real-time playstyles aren't exactly new to this series. A completely real-time playstyle was doable in Origins on anything but Nightmare if the player was quick enough. For most fights, anyway. I'm just glad the hit detection isn't going to as terrible as Origins, really.

[SilentNegotiator]

No one asked for real-time combat on Dragon Age in the first place.

[HeavenlySnipes]

I like real time combat mixed with strategy

Forces you to prepare beforehand and think on your feet before entering combat filled areas. FFXII was one of my favourite games of the PS2 era because of its combat

[TheTowelBoy]

It has both, and while it specializes in neither they're OBVIOUSLY pandering to a larger market now than what they were. I like the direction they're taking on both sides of it. I will play both tactical and action because it's awesome to be.playing real time then when you sling that atk. Or magic spell that might put you over the top you can stop time and screenshot it. Not to mention the tactical view is very beneficial on harder difficulties.