When the sky opens up and rains down chaos, the world needs heroes. Become the savior of Thedas in Dragon Age: Inquisition. You are the Inquisitor, tasked with saving the world from itself. But the road ahead is paved with difficult decisions. Thedas is a land of strife. Factions constantly war with each other even as a larger demonic invasion has begun. And you? You and your band of champions are the only ones who can hold it together. It’s your job to lead them… or fall.
Enthralling, Choice-driven Narrative – You’re not just deciding who to send into which battle in Inquisition, you’re making important decisions that shape the future of Thedas. Each choice carries weight, and your actions can lead to a variety of outcomes. Inquisition is a highly personalized journey, where one wrong move could set in motion a series of events that alter the physical aspects of the world itself, making your Thedas – and your heroes – feel truly unique.
A Massive World to Discover – The world of Thedas has never been bigger or more detailed; it’s wide open, and ripe for exploration. Discover enemy keeps ripe for the taking. Unearth hidden caves filled with lurking creatures. Thedas is vast and dangerous, but uncovering its secrets can spell the difference between victory and defeat.
Intense, Strategic Combat – There’s no wrong way to play Dragon Age: Inquisition… except for the way that gets you killed. Fortunately, the optional strategic view gives you a god’s-eye vantage on battle. Time stops while you plan in this view, but if that’s not your style, you can just barrel ahead, crossbows blazing.
A cataclysmic event has plunged the land of Thedas into turmoil. Dragons now darken the sky, casting a shadow of terror over a once-peaceful kingdom. Mages have broken into an all-out war against the oppressive Templars. Nations rise against one another. It falls to you to restore order as you lead the Inquisition and hunt down the agents of chaos - your choices will forever change the Dragon Age.
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHZ or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ | AMD Six-Core CPU; Intel Quad-Core CPU |
| CPU SPEED | AMD quad core CPU @ 2.5 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz | AMD six core CPU @ 3.2 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 3.0 GHz |
| VRAM | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit | Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit |
| Graphics Card | 512 MB, AMD Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT | 2 GB, AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 |
| Direct X | 10 | 11 |
| HDD Space | 26 GB | 26 GB |
Beautiful story
Immersive gameplay
Hours of fun without repetition
Mechanics are terrible.
Oooo, reflecting beards and clothes! We must have that!
Before I started with Inquisition I replayed the first 2 games. They both had their good and their bad points but I will not go further into this with this review. I wanted the memories of the wonderful world of Thedas freshly burned into my mind before entering an unknown chapter of the Dragon Age world. When I finally started Dragon Age Inquisition I was astonished at how beautiful everything looked. The graphics are amazing. I did notice however that BioWare learned how specular maps worked and that they placed these in every texture there was with the EA overlords in the background yelling: “FLASHIER! WE NEED MORE FLASHY STUFF!”.
The second thing I noticed was something that made me sad. The PC controls were terrible! In dragon age: Origins and Dragon Age II you could pause the game to select and auto attack/loot certain objects or monsters with your mouse. This function was mostly removed. They did keep the auto attack function in but it becomes very glitchy when using special attacks from the hotbar. I also had to stand on top op something lootable to even loot it. The character wouldn’t automatically walk over to the item. This did bother me and I went searching for something to resolve this problem. On forums I found others who agreed with my opinion but that there was nothing to do.
I tried to resist the urge to quit and adapt to the new game mechanics. After a few hours of frustration however, I began to notice the scope of the world and the story. It was amazing. The story was exactly what I would expect from BioWare. It triumphs over the story that Skyrim has! Each land had it’s very distinct features. In comparison; Kirkwall from Dragon Age II seemed about half the size of the starter location. This was very refreshing to find out. I also loved the evolution of the inquisition. You could claim landmarks, recruit agents and companions etc. All to increase the influence and power of the inquisition. BioWare also removed the repetitive waves of monsters from Dragon Age II and they made almost every battle exciting even with the shortcomings of the controls.
Conclusion: There are many great and a few bad things about this game, but to put it frankly. I would need to write a book about it to cover everything. In short: DA:I is beautiful, immersive, has a great story and really sucks you into the wonderful world of Dragon Age, but it also has bad controls on the PC, some minor bugs, and somewhat confusing mechanics.