Dragon Age Inquisition?
Dragon Age Inquisition?
I understand that asking about popularity is personal, but I’ve seen many perspectives over time. What others think can vary widely depending on preferences and experiences.
It's a fairly average experience—compared to Witcher 3, the story falls short, and some characters feel unremarkable. The game feels repetitive, with a tedious early section that quickly becomes dull. It lacks real challenge and more closely resembles an MMO, where the initial grind is long-winded and unengaging.
So the story is very sub-par, combat is a typical MMO style like the previous games and then you have to worry about strategy with your party. It does have an MMO-like grind, and it takes so much away from the game that I just couldn't do another play-through. Tough it out on Witcher 3. I didn't finish the second one (didn't even touch the first) and I enjoyed Witcher 3 far more.
It's an enjoyable experience. The narrative is fairly solid, and the characters are thoughtfully crafted (though Bioware occasionally pushes certain themes that aren't always relevant). The mechanics lean more toward fast-paced combat compared to Origins (I haven't played the second title), so strategic thinking is rarely required. Whether it's favorable or not hinges on your preference: action or strategy. In terms of challenge, it's manageable—though some boss fights demanded several attempts before resolution. You can pick a character and opt for a robust build that grants immunity, but it can feel repetitive. The visuals are impressive, and the level design offers a wide range of experiences. Overall, the game looks appealing.
I'm in agreement with @ Gale . It's a very good game. The story is actually quite well done, but if you haven't played at least Origins it could be confusing. The companions are incredibly amusing and generally well rounded with some great writing, especially banter. To help with the story catch up they created a little Web based pre game story setup. It's very handy for customizing the game storyline to your liking. There are a LOT of side quests and it is very easy to lose yourself in just running around doing those for hours. Graphically it looks gorgeous at almost any setting, even medium-low. It is also well optimized but will not work on a dual core. I only ever had the odd crash here and there, most of the time it was related to Origin. There was a memory leak issue at one point but I believe that has been fixed by now. The multiplayer is fun and very similar to Mass Effect 3, just more customization. There's not a huge amount of players however, but there's a decent amount of variety. It is thankfully just an add on and not connected to the single player portion. Combat mechanics are much more similar to Dragon Age 2 with a sprinkle of Mass Effect. There's definitely less need for tactics and the companion AI generally looks after itself. Mages are incredibly fun late-game. Difficulty is adjustable and a lot of the set peice battles are downright amazing. Last but not least the game world itself is really well done. The areas are huge (not open world however) and littered with little hidden areas and points of interest for those of us who like to explore. Even the starting area is interesting and incredibly huge. Crafting is essential as well, you basically never need to buy equipment as anything you make is usually better anyways. There are also several points that strongly influence portions of the game story and alter it in very distinct ways. This creates a lot of what-if scenarios that you will find yourself going over. Only real problems I had with it was the fact that the game never ends. I hit at least three huge set peices where I figured "this is it!" And then blam. Keep on trucking. Almost as bad for trick endings as the Witcher 3. I also had some minor clipping bugs here and there a quest or two that glitched. I also have to comment on the animations in combat since you will be spending a lot of time in it. The mage in particular suffers from repeat animations with only a little variety, so it can get a little repetitive and break immersion. Anyways that's my $.02 US (so like $20 CAD) on Inquisition. It's got its ups and downs like any game but overall it is a lot of fun and really well put together. It isn't easy to compare this to the Witcher 3 or Skyrim as they are all very different kinds of RPGs. It's probably more comparable to Mass Effect or Neverwinter Nights.