I was thoroughly impressed with what Bioware showed off of Dragon Age: Inquisition during E3. It showed huge environments, new gameplay and an excellent approach to side missions and story telling. Now you can see the first 15 minutes of what I saw.
Just like at E3, you can check out plenty of gameplay with explanations and narration by Creative Director Mike Laidlaw:
I still love the idea of the World Master system. The more you hunt, the more the population changes. If you kill off a ton of bears in the area, their numbers will dwindle. Hm, I can’t help but be reminded of hunting for Sasquatch in Red Dead Redemption now.
It’s great to see how they’ve cleaned up the User Interface (UI) and made the whole thing so visually appealing and interesting. With larger environments, and the feeling that your actions actually make a difference, I’m actually getting excited again to play this game. It is going to be gorgeous, plus I’m ready for a new Bioware game – their story-telling is simply sublime.
Has the gameplay won you over? Are you seeing things that are fixed from previous Dragon Age games that prove this is the RPG that you’re looking for? Considering that this is Alpha gameplay, I can only imagine how the game will be even better by the time it’s released. Dragon Age: Inquisition is coming 7 October and will make me oh so grateful that I bought a new-gen console so I can bask in its glory.
Last Updated: July 10, 2014
Umar Reborn XIV
July 10, 2014 at 09:04
Finally she went from 1screenshot-Zoe to trailer-Zoe…Well done!
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 10, 2014 at 09:06
HAHAHAHA
Rince&pop
July 10, 2014 at 09:07
Lulz. I’m so proud. They grow up so quickly…
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
July 10, 2014 at 09:14
I see what you did there
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 10, 2014 at 09:08
…
Rince&pop
July 10, 2014 at 09:13
🙂 You in a grumpy cat mood?
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 10, 2014 at 09:22
No. I’m just not impressed by the EA PR machine. When it comes to their games these days I plan for underwhelming & expect it.
ToshZA
July 10, 2014 at 09:27
EA. Why??!?
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Mossel
July 10, 2014 at 13:11
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Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 10, 2014 at 09:08
Yup, just watched a few snippets, don’t wanna spoil anything, but I’m won over
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
July 10, 2014 at 09:13
Mmmm. Watching bits and pieces and I think I’m actually keen on this
Spaffy
July 10, 2014 at 09:14
I’ll still take Witcher thank you
Kensei Seraph
July 10, 2014 at 09:17
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Hammersteyn
July 10, 2014 at 09:22
Agreed, but like I said, I will buy a copy of someone else. EA is not getting my cash.
Spaffy
July 10, 2014 at 09:23
Mmm, maybe. If I find the time in-between Witcher and Destiny.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 10, 2014 at 16:15
We are in agreement!
Viking Of Science
July 10, 2014 at 09:14
Is “Female Canary Mage” Really a fan favourite class?
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
July 10, 2014 at 09:14
Tweet tweet?
Rince&pop
July 10, 2014 at 09:23
Ask the new Assassin’s Creed? 🙂
The_aQuato
July 10, 2014 at 09:14
So much pretty!
Viking Of Science
July 10, 2014 at 09:16
Less Pretty Than Witcher…. but more pretty than Vanilla Skyrim….
Hammersteyn
July 10, 2014 at 09:16
Second hand buy thanks, because suck it EA.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
July 10, 2014 at 09:26
I will get it but only way after launch day (PC so no second hand)
Maybe I’ll wait for the GOTYE or a special on Steam
ToshZA
July 10, 2014 at 09:27
If there’s a GOTYE I’ll buy that. Also I need to upgrade my graphics card first or all that pretty won’t be shown on my pc.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
July 10, 2014 at 09:35
I recently went to a 560Ti SLI setup so I reckon I should be good
Spaffy
July 10, 2014 at 09:39
I’m thinking about X-firing my 7870. For Witcher 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 10, 2014 at 09:30
Origin only, no Steam – like all new EA games.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
July 10, 2014 at 09:36
darnit. Forgot about that
konfab aka derp
July 10, 2014 at 10:40
They still occasionally have deals :/
Sith JJ
July 10, 2014 at 09:33
No way I’ll buy.
Because suck it EA. 😉
Brady miaau
July 10, 2014 at 12:32
I must have it!!!!
trying to convince wife for Birthday. But money not so hot for us, cause baby, wife stop working and stuff. 🙁
Will still try
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 10, 2014 at 16:16
Same here bud, second hand buy (because EA)
Jackie
July 10, 2014 at 09:29
Oh God yes!!!
R4ziel
July 10, 2014 at 09:30
Lol watched the first 2 minutes, got bored, skipped through it a bit, saw something interesting and then went on with my other stuff. Clearly it hasnt won me over XD
Sith JJ
July 10, 2014 at 09:40
Looks a lot more original than the previous.
Just sad that EA puts the ORIGIN in original.
MakeItLegal
July 10, 2014 at 10:21
looks epic – no doubt , but it still looks like the dragon doesn’t react to Hits ?
Ryanza
July 10, 2014 at 10:29
meh. give me The Witcher 3.
Brady miaau
July 10, 2014 at 12:31
meh, gimme both?
I am not sure the two are truly comparable, different style of games
Johan Fourie
July 10, 2014 at 10:51
This just made me more amped to see the next Mass Effect run on this engine. Teh eye candies.
oVg... what castle?
July 10, 2014 at 12:57
Looks lovely
Pitt90
July 10, 2014 at 15:20
The dragon fight was cool, if a bit Skyrim-y.
But to cause me excitement, some things are clearly missing: my Grey Warden; Alistair as a companion; DA2 purged from memory (impossible due to excessive amounts of DA2 characters). So, no…unfortunately. I *so* want to like it, and it is pretty, but…no, just not feeling the burn. *le sigh*
I like an RPG that evolves and lets a character evolve over time (e.g., Mass Effect…). With this engine, I look forward to the next Bioware RPG, that hopefully doesn’t ruin it’s franchise for the original fans of the first game…
Matthew Holliday
July 10, 2014 at 15:25
struggling to not watch this.
wanna keep the game fresh for when it arrives
Norm
July 10, 2014 at 15:35
Haven’t played any of the Dragon Age games, but this one looks great. I’m keen to to see more.
Johann
July 10, 2014 at 22:28
This one really looks great and I can’t wait for it to release. Although DAII was a dissapointment in many ways I still enjoyed it. The graphics on this looks phat, I hope my PC will be able to handle it.
Willem Swanepoel
July 11, 2014 at 07:04
erm Zoe, you are going to play this amazing game on a console…
I am so disappointed! … *tsk tsk*
Rince&pop
July 11, 2014 at 07:32
Is it coming to PC? Tehehehe trolol
Willem Swanepoel
July 11, 2014 at 12:43
hahaha …. ^_^ nice you trollllll