After The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim and Enderal, I dug up an open-world RPG that has me completely hyped again for years. Many players hate it – and I even understand why.
There hasn't been anything like Dragon Age: Inquisition for ages
In general, Dragon Age: Inquisition is considered the worst Dragon Age part seen; a game that tries to be open world and fails at it – at least that's what several players say on Steam. With the upcoming release of the next part, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, I started a new game in DA: Inquisition a week ago.
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I didn't expect much: Inquisition's graphics aren't terrible, but they are outdated. I did like Inquisition ten years ago when I played it on release, but that was a long time ago. I'm sure I've seen “better” games since then and will agree with the opinions of many critics. I might be so bored that I won't even be able to get through the entire RPG again.
I've now reached 88 hours of gameplay and I can't stop. I feel like I'm finally able to immerse myself in a fantastic BioWare game for the first time in ten years. And I don't even feel any great nostalgia for Inquisition.
Goosebumps at the trailer for Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Dragon Age: Inquisition is available right now 90 percent cheaper Currently, the RPG only costs the low price of 3.99 euros on SteamThe discount is valid until July 11th.
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I had forgotten why I love BioWare so much
For a long time, I was afraid to revisit old favorite games and series. What if I don't like them anymore? What if the new memories make my love for the games sour? I'm sure I won't be able to stand the older graphics. I'm sure I won't be drawn to these games in the same way again. Surely this is all just nostalgia.
Dragon Age: Inquisition is by no means perfect and the criticism of many players is entirely justified. I can imagine why some fans find it boringto spend hours completing quests in the infamous Hinterlands – an open-world map of the game. I can imagine that the Grind in the game bothers some people. Or that simply not everyone will love this game as much as I love it now. After all, it's all subjective.
Still, I never expected to feel like this now: It's like I've been waiting 10 years for a game that's exactly like Dragon Age: Inquisition. That has BioWare dialogues and companions that I grow to love. That lets me become a superhero in absurd ways and gives me entire countries that I can manage. That lets me grind, yes, but always for a good reason.
Dragon Age: Inquisition has never been my favorite BioWare game, even though I liked it when it was released. But today it feels like I've been dying of thirst all these years and am finally being given some water again. Where have the games gone that can move me to tears? Or am I simply the only one who feels this way?
Sure, the new Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming out this year and I really hope it will feel similar, but isn't it strange that these types of games have been missing from the face of the earth for all this time?
Feel free to throw Baldur's Gate 3 into the mix: probably the only game in recent years that has been able to create a similarly detailed world. A similarly deep role-playing game. Overall, however, the studios no longer seem to be very interested in deep worlds and touching stories.
Everything looks wonderfully realistic and behind the great graphics lies a poor story. RPG systems are templates that we already know from other role-playing games. New ideas are not implemented by large studios for fear of criticism.
The gaming industry has lost something important in recent years. And that is probably what I have now painfully become aware of.