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Report: Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Gameplay, Screenshots and Details Leak Out

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf gameplay, screenshot and even gameplay details have been leaked showing the combat, and loads more.

phoenixwing444d ago

I'm interested but these screens are early build and look dated

excaliburps444d ago

Yep. I hope people don't judge the game based off of it.

jznrpg444d ago

I’m taking a wait and see approach . This footage could mean little as it’s alpha and who knows what got scrapped and was was kept if anything .

-Foxtrot444d ago (Edited 444d ago )

It’s not even that, first and foremost it’s BioWare and EA

History, as much as I like the franchise, make me skeptical

senorfartcushion444d ago

Dragon Age has never looked good really

zidane1341444d ago

Dragon age 3 looked great for its time.

jznrpg444d ago

I thought the first game looked good at the time . And 3 looked pretty good for the time . 2 was janky all around

closed_account444d ago (Edited 444d ago )

I agree with @zidane1341 , you're looking through 2023 lenses. Inquisition released just 1 year after the PS4 launched and I remember it being one of the first rpgs to look "next gen" over PS3 rpgs. It had a PS3 version, but looked way scaled back over the PS4 in detail, quite horrible comparatively. Here: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Looking back now, it's easy to say that there are many better looking rpgs... but for the time, it looked remarkable.

*With that said, this preview does not look remarkable by modern standards, but I'm hoping that this is just an early build that will be enhanced greatly by launch.

just_looken444d ago

Its not just about the build date its build direction and staff.

Everyone remember this first was being worked on pre anthem i do believe this is the 4th perhaps 5th? game direction.

we went through staff leaving via ambulance to walking out all the old bioware is pretty much gone then from loot box to live service to online? no single player its wild.

Oh and its still using frostbite engine what version who knows the last dragon age alot of there time was making tools for the engine then we had mass effect on frostbite yeah......

Screenshots seems to focus on the fortnight purple everywhere look but one screen has 999 on 4 slots is that armor power or ingame currency. Graphics look like inquisition from 10yrs ago but again who knows when this was created.

FinalFantasyFanatic444d ago

Yeah, it looks very alpha build at the moment, It looks like something I would see on a PS3 possibly, kinda looks Dark Souls-ish there.

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S2Killinit444d ago

Is Dragon Age good? What kind of game is it if you had to liken it to something else?

porkChop444d ago (Edited 444d ago )

Dragon Age: Origins is a truly great RPG. It's sort of like KOTOR meets Baldur's Gate. It was essentially Bioware at their best.

If you're looking for a newer game that hits a lot of the same notes I'd recommend Pillars of Eternity.

Nacho_Z444d ago

It's like a LotR themed Mass Effect but the gameplay isn't as fun. The first game (2009) is the best in the series and it's been in decline since then.

Nacho_Z444d ago

I realise that doesn't make it sound very good but the first game is a classic and it set a high bar.

jznrpg444d ago (Edited 444d ago )

The first game was really great . Then they just threw together the second game and it was bad . I liked the third game , it was fun but lacked some things as they used a lot of assets from the canceled MMO version.

just_looken444d ago

Just like to add i tired to play origins last year window 10 system you can play the first training section then meet morgan after that its Russian rollute with crashing or things not working. The worst is you need a mod because it wants to connect to servers that do not exist anymore and the in game ui is setup for 720p.

masterfox444d ago

that looked clunky and average imo.

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Five Big Games Still Lingering Somewhere in Development Hell

This year promises to be a big year for gaming, and it will definitely be one of the greatest if any of these big MIA projects finally made it into gamers' hands.

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Inverno102d ago

Pretty sure Silk Song and Dragon Age are going smoothly. The other 2 can be assumed to be quietly cancelled knowing their publishers and Metroid will most likely be shown off this year.

Michiel1989101d ago

Dragon Age going smoothly??? Directors leaving, people leaving in general, terrible working conditions....not sure how you define smoothly.

VincentVanBro3d ago

lol Dragon Age development has been anything but smooth

Chocoburger102d ago

I remember in 2017 when Nintendo showed off the Metroid Prime 4 logo, and some Nintendo defenders claimed "Just because they only showed a logo, doesn't mean that's all they've worked on for the game."

As history has proven, they were wrong. Nintendo showed off a logo back in 2017 because that's literally all they had.

-Foxtrot102d ago

I think Beyond Good and Evil 2 can stay there unless they are going to just rename it to a new IP

DOMination-102d ago

Pretty sure BG&E2 is dead at this point - along with the other game Ancel was working on before he left - I think it was called WILD. Anyone remember that from a PS conference years ago?

Dreadwolf isn't in development hell anymore and is finally getting its reveal in the summer - since 2016 the game has been scrapped and restarted three times but its been going pretty well since the last reboot when EA finally allowed BioWare to just get on with making a single player game.

I'm not sure Perfect Dark is in development hell either - like it could be but we haven't really heard much to suggest either way - imo they just showed the trailer off when the game was still in pre-production. Xbox were desperate for anything and this is all they had at the time. And the reason we haven't heard anything since is just because it's in normal development and games take 5 years to make. The help from a support studio was typically overblown on N4G because nearly every game has this.

ModsDoBetter101d ago

I just need...Deep Down.
Please, it's been years!

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Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Fans Should Be Prepared for Drastically Different Combat

Dragon Age has never had consistent combat across its games, and players shouldn't expect anything familiar with Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.

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forevercloud3000113d ago

I don't entirely agree with this.
While we should always expect some kind of changes I don't see why we fans should accept any large departure that doesn't credit to what we have become used to. In a series, changes should only be being made if it IMPROVES the experience. Not for change sake, not for chasing trends. If DA:D doesn't have a full controllable party that is a very big minus in my book. All previous games have had this key feature.

With the latest Final Fantasy 16 also pulling this maneuver it would hurt losing another tactical party based rpg within the AAA space. FF16 barely felt like an rpg and i really don't want that for Dragon Age. If they really built this game without tactical party control then they should take the whole concept back to the drawing board.

BrainSyphoned113d ago

Does anyone that remembers the last good Dragon Age work there still? Face facts, the chefs that cooked the meal you remember are gone and Bioware doesn't have the recipe. It will be different because they are incapable of producing the quality they were known for a decade or two ago, kinda like Bethesda.

forevercloud3000113d ago

I really fear you are right about this. I would be truly heartbroken. Dragon Age is one of my top 3 game series. Its been such a long gap since inquisition, so many layoffs, hell even David Gaider left. What even is Bioware anymore?

I hope the huge success of a crunchy tactical party based rpg like Baldurs Gate 3 has shaken these devs who've lost faith in their original rpg stylings. I absolutely do not want every future Rpg to be a God of War/Witcher 3/Elden Ring clone. Those games have their place, but being the maestro of the battlefield, seeing your team combine skills in flawless coordination, offers a very different kind of satisfaction.

just_looken113d ago

The dragon age keep still only trilogy mine ME were a choice you made game 1 affects game 3 has been on life support for 7 years now last 2 is not even working right on pc its basically doa :( shows there current view on the series.

Golden goose out back having a slow death

just_looken113d ago (Edited 113d ago )

I love thhe dragon age 3 combat system right up there with witcher 3 for me but i know any new bioware game is not from the same team and made over 20people have mental breakdowns with alot of them quitting. So my expectations are very very very very very low from this team.

I mean the mass effect teaser is fem shep as a fashion model wearing a jacket in space? wtf

shinoff2183112d ago

Ff 16 definitely felt like it was missing the rpg factor

Warfrost113d ago

There is still a lot of extrapolation and guessing here...basing an entire article off of assumptions made from leaks is gutsy. We don't know much of anything about DA4, much less what to expect from a tiny snippet of combat. I wouldn't get too worked up about anything here until we have some concrete information from Bioware. I'd would much rather have seen a competent remaster of DAO and an entire rework of DA2(keeping the original voice work and giving us actual environments that interesting to explore) over DA4.

Ultimately, we don't know much and while it's fun to discuss, it really doesn't mean anything because Bioware is giving us nothing(a mistake, imo). They'd be much better served giving us a glimpse and gathering feedback.

Crows90113d ago

As well as drastically high disappointment

shadowknight203113d ago

DA I will always be a fun time I had. Disappointed that it seems it won't be the same but improved

just_looken113d ago

I would temper the improved this as we know is the 5th revision and 3rd team at the plate on this one game.

VincentVanBro112d ago

Translation: the devs know they are less talented than previous Dragon Age devs, so they gave up before even trying.

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Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Will Be Fully Revealed in Summer 2024; Official Steam Page Available Now

BioWare is celebrating Dragon Age Day by releasing a new teaser trailer for the next chapter of the fantasy RPG series, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. The official Steam page is also open.

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RaidenBlack142d ago

Finally ... seems it'll be more like Inquisition than Origins ...
* sigh * ... which isn't bad ... but DA: Origins was special

Michiel1989142d ago

I honestly quite liked inquisition, but the game never gives you a single moment to breathe. The map was filled with so much useless bullshit collectibles that it didn't give me an actual sense of exploration, I was just following markers on the map. The world looked quite good although it didn't give me a sense of an open world that I could explore and I think I also never took the time to appreciate the world because it was so cluttered.

LordoftheCritics142d ago

Loved inquistion, hated some of the exploration

Crows90142d ago

Inquisition to me was the worst dragon age. Definitely the most monotonous.

People hated dragon age 2 but each chapter in the city was unique in its storylines and outcomes until the very ending. I didn't care that the ending choice wasn't great because every single choice between the beginning and the end mattered greatly.

Dragon age origins was definitely special with a lot of unique choices and none of the emptiness you find throughout the majority of inquisition.

Yui_Suzumiya141d ago

Personally I disliked Origins but loved 2 and liked Inquisition.

esherwood142d ago

Felt like the whole game was fetch quest

Crows90142d ago

It absolutely was. I'm bewildered by the praise that game gets.

Michiel1989142d ago

The combat was really fun and even though the main quest was pretty mediocre, the character storylines were incredibly well done. I think a lot of people also liked the keep and the decision making of it, although it became quite grindy fast.

Yui_Suzumiya141d ago

It won Game of the Year after all. Alot of people forget that. I don't think it's better than two but it was alright.

jznrpg142d ago

I would prefer it to be like the first game but I figured it wouldn’t be as that was so long ago. Inquisition was decent but had some issues. I’ll have to play it to see if this is a good , bad or in between .If it’s a buggy mess like Jedi Survivor still is I’ll wait until it’s cheaper like I did with Survivor.

Armyofdarkness142d ago

Can’t wait for the announcement of the announcement of the announcement, which is followed by a release announcement + the delay announcement. HYPED!