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Hello, hello, hello everyone! It’s me again, hitting y’all with yet another review today. The review today will be for the RPG game, Dragon Age: Inquisition. As usual though, before I get into the actual review, I’d like to talk a bit about the series itself and talk about items that don’t actually fit into the actual review itself. The Dragon Age series is a darker fantasy RPG game, made by BioWare. The series is based in the fictional content of Thedas, and the name comes from the current age the land finds itself in (which is the Dragon age). The series starts with the coming of the Fifth Blight, which changes the land of Thedas forever and puts you as the Grey Warden who saves the land. The Blight is part of the reason for the second game, which finds the start of the mage-templar war, with your character (Hawke) in the center of the whole mess, and is a war the carries into the third game, Inquisition. There has also been a civil war in the kingdom of Ferelden (the kingdom the games are focused in) that spans all of the games, and is a big part of the main story in all 3 games. The series has spawned quite a few DLC and spin-offs, books/novels/comics, web series and a film, a tabletop version, and mobile games. Simply put, the story the games tell is vast and expands out of the actual games, and it’s a game that has done well enough to spawn so many different things. Now that you have a vague idea about the series, let’s get right into the review shall we? Difficulty This game, to be quite honest with you, can be difficult. It’s a very open kind of game - it lets you choose what you want to do, but it does make you follow the storyline at least if you want to progress to the finish. But, this does cause issues if you aren’t prepared. I remember constantly going to the Hinterlands and encountering this rift that I could not get through at all due to how low my level was compared to the monsters (as far as I could tell). The game does have the ability to set difficulty, last I checked, but unlike Skyrim this does not make the game a walk in the park. If you end up in a area you are too low to fight in, you will die if you don’t run ASAP. The amount of times I’ve died because I went to the wrong area at the wrong time. I wouldn’t recommend this for people that are extremely new to the RPG scene, because I tried it when I was new to the scene and almost quit due to frustration. So, because of that, I give difficulty a rating of 8. Depth The game is a big game, with plenty of side quests to take on. You can strengthen the bonds with your Inner Circle, gain influence to make the Inquisition more powerful (and thus you, the inquisitor, more powerful), take on the dungeons the game offers, gain agents to also give you more power, strengthen and decorate Skyhold, and more. There’s also the online mode to consider, as it’s separate from the main storyline and does give you some things to do, albeit not a lot (and it lacks players, if I’m being honest. If you want to explore the online mode more, you best hope for some friends who want to do the same. Waited for a long time and never got anyone for a match.) However, if you go through the main story before doing any of this, you’ll find yourself lacking in content post-game. There isn’t any bonus quests to reap after the main game, and it voids whatever companion quests you may have not finished. It has a decent amount of depth, sure, but doesn’t have the same amount of depth as other games in the same genre. Due to the fact it doesn’t offer as much, and actually takes away some content if you finish the story before doing those quests, I’ll be giving depth a 8 as well. Addictiveness As always when I find a game super interesting and super fun to play, I just can’t put it down. But, while I did find it super addictive, there were points where I simply had to stop playing or I’d drive myself insane. The game is one of those that can become so frustrating that if you don’t put it down you might actually go and break something. Plus, I do admit that there are times where the game gets very tedious. If you don’t manage to get enough power to go to different areas, you have to start the good ol’ stupidly annoying grind. I absolutely love this game, but I don’t enjoy doing a lot of grinding. I just want to get straight into the story and all the fun bits, not deal with grinding. So, fun game. Pretty addicting. But those tedious bits and grinding and frustrating just… Kinda take away from how addicting it can be. So, for that, this rank shall get a 8 as well. Sound The soundtrack for this game is, quite honestly, pretty chill. It’s one of those soundtracks you can just… Do homework and lose track of time listening to. I’m not good at describing feelings that music gives me, I won’t lie, but I’ll attempt to. This soundtrack just gives off a peaceful vibe, very scenic and always fitting the area it finds itself in. I also loved the songs that would be sung by the bards or whoever in the bar, as I found them well done and very creative. The voice acting in this game is also really great; it fits the character, all characters that have a major role in the story have a unique voice, and they actually put feeling into the voice and give the characters life. They did an amazing job with voices, and I hope that their next game does just as well with the soundtrack and voice acting. So, a stellar soundtrack, and a great cast of stellar voice actors. I’d give it a 10, and that’s exactly what I will give it. Graphics The character designs they have were quite interesting, with interesting armor sets and weapons as well. The enemies also have really cool designs, and probably inspired a lot of art I’ve been making recently. I loved the character models, which is something I can’t usually say when I talk about RPGs. I’m very into RPGs, don’t get me wrong, but for some reason they never really seem to have character models that actually appeal to me, ya know? I was happy that this game had both a story I liked and also had character models I could actually say I like. Not only that, but the landscape is beautiful. The snow sparkles, the lands feel natural and seem like something that would actually fit our world (minus all the lyrium and stuff, of course), and I just can’t get over how aesthetically pleasing it all is. Honestly, everything is so stunning that I feel like I’d be insane if I gave it anything less than a 10. Story Now, let us finally get on to the part I’ve been wanting to get to: the story. Now, the story is super interesting, in my opinion. It’s a great mix of everything people enjoy: it has comedy, it has drama, suspense, action… The series has also built a wonderful and interesting world, full of amazing myths and alluring lore. The main issue with this, however, is the fact that you might not understand the importance or the history of the characters if you’re going in without any prior knowledge of the series. But, it’s nothing that should stop you from enjoying the tale it has to tell. The DLC expands on the story, and the information you learn by the end makes the wait for the next game so hard. They did and do a great job with telling the story they want to tell, and know how to capture your interest. It just mixes everything the public enjoys, and does it in a way that is actually appealing. Usually, when people mix those types of things together it just never appeals to me, and it just flops in my eyes. So, for making such a interesting world and interesting tales, and having epic storytelling abilities, I give this category a nice, shiny 10. Overall And now, we reach yet another end for a review. If you’re new, I do both a personal and true overall rating, because I want people to know how I feel when I don’t break it down into sections. But, I use the true overall rating when putting down the rating for the review as that’s what it should be when you total the scores. Let’s start talking about the ratings, shall we? Personal Rating: 9 I love this game to bits, it’s been so fun and a great way for me to kill time. Whenever I get bored of Skyrim or Breath of the Wild, I end up coming straight to this game and getting inspired to play the other two RPGs all over again. Now, maybe that doesn’t sound good -- but, I’d like to think it’s great that one game can ignite such passion in me, because I find it rare that a game can do so. I have grown attached to the story this series is telling, and am so pumped and impatient over the next pending installment. I love the characters and their backgrounds, I love seeing how they’ve grown and how they’ve changed over the course of the series. I love how the series may change main characters, but it manages to bring back character’s from the previous installments. The way BioWare handles the series can be bad at times, I won’t lie, but I still enjoy the whole series and what BioWare has made of it. It’s one of those series I can happily say that I’ll be keeping an eye on for years to come. I’m in for the long haul with this series. However, due to how tedious and grindy this specific installment can get, I decided to give this specific installment a 9. I love the series and I love the game and everything about it, but those boring parts just killed the whole vibe and really put a damper on my enjoyment while playing. Hopefully the next installment improves on that. True Overall Rating: 9 Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever managed to get my personal rating and the true rating to match perfectly. But that’s not really important is it? Anyways… This game had a spectacular soundtrack, working well with every scene and also perfect for doing work that isn’t game related. They also had amazing voice actors that really knew how to bring a character to life, and enhance the character’s personality and also the feeling of the story at the time. The graphic quality was amazing, managing to have both a captivating landscape and character models that feel natural and appealing. They also just have very interesting designs for the characters and armor, and managed to make it all feel normal if you remove any of the fantasy elements. The story, when woven all together, is amazing and so intense, and leaves you wanting more at the end of the day. It’s like how everyone is with the Game of Thrones series (waiting for more, excited to see where it all goes). However, the game can get difficult to the point of frustration and to the point of having to restart simply because you got super lost. If you’re not careful, you will ruin your experience for a good while, and may end up not wanting to play more RPGs. They also kinda lack in depth, as they manage to take away content instead of giving more. It doesn’t have anything added post-story, and just doesn’t have the same amount of depth as other games in the genre. And while it can be super addictive at times, it can become tedious and very grindy, which just makes the game lose the enjoyment factor. All in all, it’s an amazing game, just has a few wrinkles that will hopefully be ironed out in the next installment. That’s all for this review. Thank you all for reading, and I truly hope you enjoyed this as much as I did with writing. I would love to hear your feedback, I’d love to know what you all thing and how I could improve in my next review. See you all soon! Hello, hello, hello everyone! It’s me again, hitting y’all with yet another review today. The review today will be for the RPG game, Dragon Age: Inquisition. As usual though, before I get into the actual review, I’d like to talk a bit about the series itself and talk about items that don’t actually fit into the actual review itself. The Dragon Age series is a darker fantasy RPG game, made by BioWare. The series is based in the fictional content of Thedas, and the name comes from the current age the land finds itself in (which is the Dragon age). The series starts with the coming of the Fifth Blight, which changes the land of Thedas forever and puts you as the Grey Warden who saves the land. The Blight is part of the reason for the second game, which finds the start of the mage-templar war, with your character (Hawke) in the center of the whole mess, and is a war the carries into the third game, Inquisition. There has also been a civil war in the kingdom of Ferelden (the kingdom the games are focused in) that spans all of the games, and is a big part of the main story in all 3 games. The series has spawned quite a few DLC and spin-offs, books/novels/comics, web series and a film, a tabletop version, and mobile games. Simply put, the story the games tell is vast and expands out of the actual games, and it’s a game that has done well enough to spawn so many different things. Now that you have a vague idea about the series, let’s get right into the review shall we? Difficulty This game, to be quite honest with you, can be difficult. It’s a very open kind of game - it lets you choose what you want to do, but it does make you follow the storyline at least if you want to progress to the finish. But, this does cause issues if you aren’t prepared. I remember constantly going to the Hinterlands and encountering this rift that I could not get through at all due to how low my level was compared to the monsters (as far as I could tell). The game does have the ability to set difficulty, last I checked, but unlike Skyrim this does not make the game a walk in the park. If you end up in a area you are too low to fight in, you will die if you don’t run ASAP. The amount of times I’ve died because I went to the wrong area at the wrong time. I wouldn’t recommend this for people that are extremely new to the RPG scene, because I tried it when I was new to the scene and almost quit due to frustration. So, because of that, I give difficulty a rating of 8. Depth The game is a big game, with plenty of side quests to take on. You can strengthen the bonds with your Inner Circle, gain influence to make the Inquisition more powerful (and thus you, the inquisitor, more powerful), take on the dungeons the game offers, gain agents to also give you more power, strengthen and decorate Skyhold, and more. There’s also the online mode to consider, as it’s separate from the main storyline and does give you some things to do, albeit not a lot (and it lacks players, if I’m being honest. If you want to explore the online mode more, you best hope for some friends who want to do the same. Waited for a long time and never got anyone for a match.) However, if you go through the main story before doing any of this, you’ll find yourself lacking in content post-game. There isn’t any bonus quests to reap after the main game, and it voids whatever companion quests you may have not finished. It has a decent amount of depth, sure, but doesn’t have the same amount of depth as other games in the same genre. Due to the fact it doesn’t offer as much, and actually takes away some content if you finish the story before doing those quests, I’ll be giving depth a 8 as well. Addictiveness As always when I find a game super interesting and super fun to play, I just can’t put it down. But, while I did find it super addictive, there were points where I simply had to stop playing or I’d drive myself insane. The game is one of those that can become so frustrating that if you don’t put it down you might actually go and break something. Plus, I do admit that there are times where the game gets very tedious. If you don’t manage to get enough power to go to different areas, you have to start the good ol’ stupidly annoying grind. I absolutely love this game, but I don’t enjoy doing a lot of grinding. I just want to get straight into the story and all the fun bits, not deal with grinding. So, fun game. Pretty addicting. But those tedious bits and grinding and frustrating just… Kinda take away from how addicting it can be. So, for that, this rank shall get a 8 as well. Sound The soundtrack for this game is, quite honestly, pretty chill. It’s one of those soundtracks you can just… Do homework and lose track of time listening to. I’m not good at describing feelings that music gives me, I won’t lie, but I’ll attempt to. This soundtrack just gives off a peaceful vibe, very scenic and always fitting the area it finds itself in. I also loved the songs that would be sung by the bards or whoever in the bar, as I found them well done and very creative. The voice acting in this game is also really great; it fits the character, all characters that have a major role in the story have a unique voice, and they actually put feeling into the voice and give the characters life. They did an amazing job with voices, and I hope that their next game does just as well with the soundtrack and voice acting. So, a stellar soundtrack, and a great cast of stellar voice actors. I’d give it a 10, and that’s exactly what I will give it. Graphics The character designs they have were quite interesting, with interesting armor sets and weapons as well. The enemies also have really cool designs, and probably inspired a lot of art I’ve been making recently. I loved the character models, which is something I can’t usually say when I talk about RPGs. I’m very into RPGs, don’t get me wrong, but for some reason they never really seem to have character models that actually appeal to me, ya know? I was happy that this game had both a story I liked and also had character models I could actually say I like. Not only that, but the landscape is beautiful. The snow sparkles, the lands feel natural and seem like something that would actually fit our world (minus all the lyrium and stuff, of course), and I just can’t get over how aesthetically pleasing it all is. Honestly, everything is so stunning that I feel like I’d be insane if I gave it anything less than a 10. Story Now, let us finally get on to the part I’ve been wanting to get to: the story. Now, the story is super interesting, in my opinion. It’s a great mix of everything people enjoy: it has comedy, it has drama, suspense, action… The series has also built a wonderful and interesting world, full of amazing myths and alluring lore. The main issue with this, however, is the fact that you might not understand the importance or the history of the characters if you’re going in without any prior knowledge of the series. But, it’s nothing that should stop you from enjoying the tale it has to tell. The DLC expands on the story, and the information you learn by the end makes the wait for the next game so hard. They did and do a great job with telling the story they want to tell, and know how to capture your interest. It just mixes everything the public enjoys, and does it in a way that is actually appealing. Usually, when people mix those types of things together it just never appeals to me, and it just flops in my eyes. So, for making such a interesting world and interesting tales, and having epic storytelling abilities, I give this category a nice, shiny 10. Overall And now, we reach yet another end for a review. If you’re new, I do both a personal and true overall rating, because I want people to know how I feel when I don’t break it down into sections. But, I use the true overall rating when putting down the rating for the review as that’s what it should be when you total the scores. Let’s start talking about the ratings, shall we? Personal Rating: 9 I love this game to bits, it’s been so fun and a great way for me to kill time. Whenever I get bored of Skyrim or Breath of the Wild, I end up coming straight to this game and getting inspired to play the other two RPGs all over again. Now, maybe that doesn’t sound good -- but, I’d like to think it’s great that one game can ignite such passion in me, because I find it rare that a game can do so. I have grown attached to the story this series is telling, and am so pumped and impatient over the next pending installment. I love the characters and their backgrounds, I love seeing how they’ve grown and how they’ve changed over the course of the series. I love how the series may change main characters, but it manages to bring back character’s from the previous installments. The way BioWare handles the series can be bad at times, I won’t lie, but I still enjoy the whole series and what BioWare has made of it. It’s one of those series I can happily say that I’ll be keeping an eye on for years to come. I’m in for the long haul with this series. However, due to how tedious and grindy this specific installment can get, I decided to give this specific installment a 9. I love the series and I love the game and everything about it, but those boring parts just killed the whole vibe and really put a damper on my enjoyment while playing. Hopefully the next installment improves on that. True Overall Rating: 9 Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever managed to get my personal rating and the true rating to match perfectly. But that’s not really important is it? Anyways… This game had a spectacular soundtrack, working well with every scene and also perfect for doing work that isn’t game related. They also had amazing voice actors that really knew how to bring a character to life, and enhance the character’s personality and also the feeling of the story at the time. The graphic quality was amazing, managing to have both a captivating landscape and character models that feel natural and appealing. They also just have very interesting designs for the characters and armor, and managed to make it all feel normal if you remove any of the fantasy elements. The story, when woven all together, is amazing and so intense, and leaves you wanting more at the end of the day. It’s like how everyone is with the Game of Thrones series (waiting for more, excited to see where it all goes). However, the game can get difficult to the point of frustration and to the point of having to restart simply because you got super lost. If you’re not careful, you will ruin your experience for a good while, and may end up not wanting to play more RPGs. They also kinda lack in depth, as they manage to take away content instead of giving more. It doesn’t have anything added post-story, and just doesn’t have the same amount of depth as other games in the genre. And while it can be super addictive at times, it can become tedious and very grindy, which just makes the game lose the enjoyment factor. All in all, it’s an amazing game, just has a few wrinkles that will hopefully be ironed out in the next installment. That’s all for this review. 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It's a nice review, It's lame feedback i know, but reviews are something you just naturally get better at. you don't seem to have made any obvious mistakes so anything i do tell you change would be solely my preference so in some cases it would probably be bad advice to follow  Keep it up Keep it up |
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This is a well written review and I enjoyed reading it through. I can tell you like the story a lot lol. I haven't read your previous reviews but I do like the true feelings and personal feelings thing you are doing. It helps split off what you think of the game versus what the overall score is based on the scores. Your structure and spelling is fine. Only complaint is that you say super a lot thats about it really. |
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