Dragon Age: Inquisition

170 bucks yea I'll pass on that.

need more CEs like BD's, or ESO's without the statue. Useless trinkets and baubles, and statues that you'd have to be a really diehard fan to display in your house, just up the cost. Soundtracks, artbooks, and lorebooks are really nice extras for $10~20 more.

170 bucks yea I'll pass on that.

Her story kept me going through the first game after it got woefully repetitive.

oh god what have they done to her face

The only thing that has really changed in that image of Morrigan is her hair, cheeks are still hollow and still the dark around her eyes and full lips. As long as she is still voiced by Claudia Black that's all that matters.

oh god what have they done to her face

Meth

I have high expectations for 3 and I sort of expect to be let down.

Unlike many people, I liked 2 a lot. But they've already ignored DLC in the past, so what happens with 2? What is kept canon and not?

I'm assuming your characters from the first (if alive) and second have to make an appearance. Yet even if you and Leliana swore undying love to each other in the first one, your warden is sorely absent from her life.

One thing I really like about the ME series was the ability to keep the relationships readily present throughout all three games. They seem to be having a harder time allowing player choices to carry through all three DA games.

In about five minutes, Twitch will be showing a 30minute livestream demo. This will probably be the make or break moment. It's too close to release than any massively glaring issues would be resolved.

Will have to wait until I'm home around 5:00 and hope someone posts a video. But I bet Bioware themselves posts it on Facebook or w/e, so we'll see what happens.

I'm not looking to romance anyone from prior games, as they're already set for me. Leliana and my warden, Isabela and Hawke.

I just want to see them carried forward.

That said, in one of the endings to Witch Hunt, you can follow your Warden with her through the mirror bit. I find myself wanting to know how they accomodate that.

The one "Retcon" I know of is that Leliana is alive no matter what. In Dragon Age: Origins you can kill her during the "Urn of Sacred Ashes" if you defile the Ashes of Andraste. (Unlock the Reaver Class). Leliana serves as the Inquisition's spymaster, so she has a very major role in the game. About as major a role as you can get without being a party member.

The Inquisitor/Character creation

* Voice Actors are Jon Curry (American M), Sumalee Montano (American F), Harry Hadden-Patton (British M), and Alix Wilton Regan (British F)
* Character creation happens before the opening cutscenes, like in Origins
* Mounts do not increase inventory size, though Laidlaw considers the idea ‘interesting’
* The Inquisitor can take part in the Grand Game of the Orlesian nobility
* The Human Inquisitor’s Trevelyan family is unrelated to the Amell, Hawke, or Cousland bloodlines
* The Inquisitor can take prisoners of war and sentence them
* The Inquisitor cannot have chest hair
* There are options to give the Inquisitor scars in character creation
* Conflicting information about freckles; Mike Laidlaw confirms, Mark Darrah denies
* The Inquisitor will be treated as a ‘holy figure’ by certain NPCs
* Every race of Inquisitor has a concrete background, but will begin the game in the same place
* The Inquisitor’s race will have a constant effect throught the game
* The Dwarf Inquisitor is a surface dwarf
* The Inquisitor may have central heterochromia, but not complete heterochromia; the color of both inner and outer iris can be changed in character generation, but having both eyes be different was crashing the UI
* Non-mage Human Inquisitor is a noble

Basic character background information can be found here. which is useful to contextualize the following information if you so desire. Moderate to severe spoilers. The intro blurbs are fairly benign, but each character has an in-depth interview with the writer that gives away quite a bit.


Equipment

* NO CAPES
* Mages are able to wear proper armor with the correct crafting materials
* Qunari (Iron Bull and Qunquisitor) do not wear helmets, but have another kind of gear in their place
* Basil is a crafting agent
* Equipment crafting is based off Templates rather than strict recipes. This allows a piece of gear to be crafted mostly independently from either it's physical appearence or stats. Meaning if you like how a piece of gear looks, you can use its "Template" with better materials to create an approximation at the appropriate level of power.
* Armor is Class restricted, except for custom forged equipment. Meaning if you want a Mage in plate mail, you have to assemble your own armor.

Specializations

* Specializations are to be earned, rather than freely given or unlocked
* Knight-Enchanter is designed to encourage mage Inqusitors into melee combat. It is desicrbed as “less tanky” than Arcane Warrior
* Necromancy is not as reviled as blood magic’ it is more of a ‘grey area’. In Nevarra, it is considered a sacred magic to be treated with respect

General Gameplay

* It is possible for the demons to win the war
* The game does not end when you finish the main story, much like an Elder Scrolls title. New Game Plus has been discussed but there are currently no concrete plans.
* Unlike Mass Effect 3, there are no ‘war assets’ to be earned or missed opportunities if the player does not have enough.
* Many abilities and spells will be returning from previous games, and they will be accompanied by newer ones
* Control over Fade Rifts can provide “intereting combat abilities”
* There will be both moments where choices the Inquisitor makes are very black and white- ie, Option A or Option B- and moments where major choices can have multiple outcomes depending on previous player actions
* Skyhold Keep is “highly customizeable”; there are options to rebuild parts of it and perform crafting and research’
* Skyhold Keep has “a ton” of people, including Advisors, Companions, and NPCs
* Information about the Dragon Age Keep savefile system should be released around August or September
* Warriors can bash down obstacles, while Mages can repair things

Combat

*Combat settings will range from easy to nightmare, as in previous Dragon Age games, but there is not (yet, at least) a story mode.
*You can only have up to one specialization in DA:I, unlike previous Dragon Age games.
* Weapons are still restricted by class.
* All rogues can use bows — there is no “archer” specialization.
* No mabari in combat.
* You’ll be able to quick travel to any Inquisition camps you’ve established in your current region, which allows you to rest and recover health.
* There’s plenty returning abilities and spells from previous DA games, but a ton of new ones, too.
* "Having control over fade rifts may provide some interesting possibilities in combat”.
* Cross-class combos are back.
* "Knight Enchanters were designed to let mages get up close and personal and the abilities in that tree encourage you to do so, including the ability to be effective at melee ranges. They’re different from Arcane Warriors, though. Less tanky."
* Positioning, traps, and other preparatory manoeuvres are all available and even a good idea against some of the more difficult fights.
* You can jump, but there won’t be complex climbing dynamics.
* There is no weaponless combat, as in the DAO-style punching.
* If you get into a fight with friendly, non-companion NPCs around, they will typically come and help out (presuming they’re warriors).
* Certain specializations will affect moments in the story.


Misc.
* No pysical Deluxe Edition for Europe. The items in Deluxe Edition will be offered as paid DLC instead.
* Tarot Cards from Inquisitor’s Edition may or may not be offered separately due to unforseen high demand
* The Inquisition will not be visiting Kal-Sharok

The Inquisitor cannot have chest hair

This seems oddly specific. Plot point?

Edit: nevermind. This is totally because of Varric.