@raiiyn said:
The plot's only simple if you haven't played the first two. The water graphics in this game were probably my favourite thing about it ( I totally agree the graphics were awesome). Corypheus is really just a minor character if you think about it. The real plot is about the Elves and only makes sense if you've actually read all the codexes or played DA:O and DA:II. Also, the character depth, build and relationships in all three games is really superb. Probably why I enjoy the series so much. The banter while you're out on missions is great too. Cullen, for example, we meet in the first game and you honestly would recognize him as the same person. His character development over the 10 years since the 5th blight is just amazing.
Inquisition was pretty alright as a game but the strategics and combat options were way too simplistic imo. Like mostly all I did was have to hold a button down to hack an enemy away. Too easy. I honestly didn't even feel much of a difference between normal and nightmare except when I decided to do quests 4-5 levels above the suggested level (as is pretty much normal with my style of gameplay; I like to do the impossible ;P). Nothing beats Origins though and DA:II had too many of the same dungeons for the gameplay to really be that enjoyable although the story itself was pretty alright and of course I loved the party characters.
Im glad you enjoyed your first foray into the world of DA though. ^.^ I actually love this game series so much I bought it for Sean and made him play it and now he's almost as addicted to the series as I am O_O
You should read more of the codexes and lore online from the older games, the thought that went into the world of Thedas is just absolutely phenomenal.
I agree about the character depth, it's definitely the peak of the game(cassandra is awesome<3, and the Iron Bull and Varrick are absolutely BADASS), though the codex and lore is really all behind the scenes stuff, and while for an RPG it's essential, it should serve to enrich the main story in my opinion. Sure there are a lot of events involved in the game, most of which are brilliant, but I feel that the lore should never really overshadow the story. The main objective of the game is stopping Corypheus from becoming a God. Among all these elements the main objective gets forgotten, and that's something that didn't sit well with me personally. If the game makes the main villains such a big deal, it would be nice to see him get more of a personality and background, you know?My problem was that he, as you said, WAS a minor character. His villainy and malice is emphasized heavily, but when his own ally's overshadow him, like Lord Seeker lucius, was was far more interesting, it's an issue. This obviously is subjective but I personally think lore should serve the main plot of the game, as well as the universe of said game. Inquisition accommodated the latter.
Like, for example, Halo has tons of lore, and it's universe is ENORMOUS! I'm a huge fan and even I can't understand everything within that game, yet the individual stories of the games are absolutely fantastic, in fact, for me they are one of the best in gaming. Hell, I'll draw a parallel between Corypheus and Diadact, the main villain from Halo 4. Diadact seems like he's a stale villain but the games does a good job of showing what and why he's attacking humanity, so suddenly, the stale villains gets more depth and insight, and he becomes more interesting. Plus, there are countless parallels between him and Master Cheif, the main character.
Maybe the Codex's and lore books show us why Corepheus wants to become a God, or why he is so evil, but that's the thing, we DON'T see it in the game. He appeared 3 times, told me how pathetic I was and that was about it.
Sorry for going nuts all of a sudden, I know that you know more about this game than I do, but I just really felt that with the heavy focus on how BIG AND BAD the main villains was, he should have been explored.
As for the gameplay, this is where I'm at a loss. I'm a noobie RPG player, since I mostly play fast paced hack'n'slash games which require combos and dodges lol, so maybe it was extra difficult to me specifically. I've seen many people say that the game is pretty easy, in fact, some have recommended me to play on nightmare haha (NEVA!), so yeah :P
And I definitely plan on reading more stuff online ^_^, but I doubt that I'll keep buying RPG games, since it just seems not to be my thing. I'm the kind of guy that drains the game a lot, but DAI is so big I doubt I'll even get past half of the content lol.
And thank you so much for commenting ^_______^
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