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lol dragon age 4 will be woke corporate trash. the fact that people still think bioware can make a good game is funny to me, wake up people dragon age hasn't been good since the first one.
I REALLY hope DA4 shares the story tone with Tevinter Nights. We need to truly return to the dark fantasy roots of Origins. The world is beautiful but cruel and dark too. Realistic, dark tones set stakes and make the stories more meaningful and impacting.
Limited hairstyles have crippled the games since the first Mass Effect. So many people working on it, and we have such a horrible collection to choose from. Most people just chose like what, maybe 4 top at most?
I hope they throw in a twist like with Imfamous and we could side with Solas. In all honesty, turning into the villain is such an underappreciated concept in the gaming community. Just think if we could join the Executors, if you're an elf, or any other evil faction in the game and you could take companions who'd side with you and be made to fight the others who want to stand against Solas. That'd be great for replayability.
and then that ending can directly tie into Dragon Age 5 where you either start out on the good side or the bad side, and it'll be the final game in the series where there's two different endings depending on choices throughout all five games
I'm excited at the thought of losing myself in a huge bustling city. I was so disappointed that we didn't have access to more of Val Royeaux. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I didn't like traipsing around the Hidden Wastes for hours on end trying to trigger dialogue, but I'd like some city action! 😂
I want a proper city with npcs and dialogue going around and I want that city to be complex and have verticality when exploring such as rooftops and sewers and side ally's etc
I'm excited that my mage Inquisitor Trevelyan (Synge Trevelyan) is more than likely to return to play a crucial role in DA4, as someone who's got a special bond with Fen'Harel
I actually really like the open world concept that Inquisition had. Although I loved DA 1 and 2 as well, they felt a lot more "closed-off" then Inquisition in terms of the maps/places you traveled to. They felt small and basic. I do agree about there being way too many fetch quests in Inquisition but I still wish they would find a way to still keep the open world concept in DA4, without it becoming kind of monotonous. As long as it doesn't turn into an Elden Ring type of open world play which I wasn't a fan of...with Inquisition's open world it still had the "boundaries" of each place you traveled to instead of the whole area blurring into one big map, i.e. Elden Ring. Some things I would love to see in DA4: First and foremost...Dorian. I hope with all my heart that they find a way to not only bring him back, but for him to be a playable party member fighting by your side again. I have never fallen in love with a character more than I have with him. 1 of the biggest reasons is bc I'm gay and had exactly the same issues with my family that he did and it was so refreshing to see a character not only go through what I have in life but also stand up for who he loves! Plus he is absolutely hilarious and his party banter had me dying in Inquisition. Which brings me to my next point...I hope that DA4 has better romance options for a girl hero wanting to romance a fellow girl main character. No offense to anyone but I wasn't that excited about Josephine and I absolutely did not like Sera at all. If anything I would love the option to romance Leliana again like DA1. More Morrigan/ Flemeth interactions and questions answered like if you choose to have a baby with Morrigan in DA1, whatever happened with it and her? What did Flemeth mean in Inquisition about how she never would've hurt Morrigan when Flemeth had always been sucking the life out of her previous daughters? More info on how and why Mythal came to Flemeth. Finally, that they keep the aspects of dual wield rouges in DA4. This is my fav type of build/class I have ever played in any game. The combat skills, their fighting style, their armor, their dagger designs...all of which I totally love! Sorry for the long post, this is just the only place I have to pour out my Dragon Age love since I have no friends who play it lol
Personally I think elden ring is the new standard when it comes to open world's and exploration but I do think that dragon age 4 would be better taking there world building inspiration from something like the witcher 3 we're rather than have 21 to 25 small little areas they could have three or four massive zones with detailed cities and environments one zone could be tevinter the other antiva and the last the anderfels.
i’ve been replaying inquisition and i’m not totally convinced Solas is ostensibly evil. i know he’s going to be viewed as antagonistic. but one of inquisition’s fatal flaws is it was originally written for a human protagonist. adding the other races was an afterthought. also most of the in-game lore is written from a human perspective. i’m rly hoping Bioware tries to unravel this perspectival divide rather than continue pushing a human-oriented narrative
He is literally going to do something that will result in the deaths of millions of people to bring back a long dead world that he has admitted was ruled by a people who were no more innocent than those of Tevinter. Sounds pretty evil to me.
@@wyveriusblackfire3834 No, I told him I'd prove to him we could remove the veil without killing everyone. And he said he hopes I'm right and that he's once again proven wrong by me (since I prove him wrong a lot). His true crime is being a pessimist and not trusting me to do miracles.
What exites me the most is the story and characters!! One of the reasons I love Bioware games is because they are one of the best studios at telling stories that have great characters and Dragon Age is one of my favorite worlds if not my favorite altogether. Another special part for me is the world building, I love learning about the history of Thedas and the characters and stories that have happened in the past and I'm looking forward to learning more in the next game!!
I really appreciate the fact that you follow the DA devs. Every breath they take, every move they make, every bond they make, every step they take, you'll be watching them 👀 😂 I hope for more depth in the friendships in the next game. And the romance too, but mainly the friendships. I ADORE Dorian, and I would've loved to have a quest or a cutscene with him and my Inquisitor just having fun. I liked the cutscene you get with Sera when her approval is high enough where you prank the advisors and I would've loved something similar with the others. Just having fun together one on one. Like in Witcher 3 where you can get drunk with your fellow Witchers and, well, I won't spoil it I'm case some haven't played the game yet and I believe you have to experience it for yourself. But the same kind of silly camaraderie is what I would love to have in DA4
This video honestly lit up my day. I just returned back to Ireland after my Dad's funeral and I've been crying so much these past few weeks. This positive, fun and exciting little video made me smile again, at least a little. I am so excited for DA4 and so grateful to you, Jack, for offering such an oasis to battered fans such as myself who just need some happiness brought back into the fandom.
Just completed DA inquisition playthrough with All DLC's as an Artifcier archer at level 27. Made full use of the specialisation with 100% critic rate( 180+ critic damage ) and passive bonuses that comes along with it. Your video was exactly what i needed to feel connected and hopeful of what is to come.
NPCs, side quests, lore, and ability to use more than a handful of spells/special attacks were what made me enjoy replaying DA:O 7+ times. DA:I was difficult to play even the second time.
I would have loved them more if they had more interesting things in them. The world's themselves were not really that bad. Many of the environments had a very nice design they were just felt a little dead.
I thought the world was pretty awesome, but I do find that with a large open world the narrative takes a hit because it's interrupted by long sessions of exploration
What makes me empathize with Solas is remembering that quest where you go a few years into the future at Redcliff castle. That is basically what happened to Solas/Fen'Harel, except for him it was several thousand years into the future and to him your world is a nightmare that should never have happened. "I want to restore the world of my time, to set things right."
There's nothing wrong with open world games they just have to work harder to make it right it doesn't need to be massive just have plenty of verticality and organic exploration
I loved Origin, thought II was pretty good, but found Inquisition to be bloated & fragmented (I didn't finish it). If this game can give me an experience akin to Origin, I'll be more than happy. I just want to get lost in a good story, interact with rounded characters & make choices that prove significant. I'm glad they've dropped the multiplayer elements as I suspect that may well have diluted the game.Thanks for the video.
dude, bioware should really be paying you for these amazing videos. the amount of work you've put into keeping the hype alive for these games through this pause is truly admirable.
I can't agree more. Jackdaw is the only reason i am invested after all these years in dragon age and bioware as a whole and will still buy their games and like me i know the are many more that buy games merch and what not from bioware because of jack. Jackdaw is talented and passionate at the same time, Bioware stop sleeping!
Dragon Age Trilogy is very good decent games, hopefully, the 4 will come out very soon! Very excited for the characters. Thanks for the info. More power to your channel... From the Philippines!
I really hope they do something like dishonored 2 where I can choose to play either as my inquisitor or a new character, because i really wanna end this as my inquisitor. Like I did all that work to befriend the egg, let me save my friend as me damnit!
I'll be excited when I believe that it's actually real and not a shredded up mess. I'm almost positive this is either going to be cancelled entirely, or butchered so badly that it's not even worth carrying the "Dragon Age" moniker. I'm not posting this to be controversial or trolling, it's simply my opinion. I love your videos, keep up the great work.
Ahhh! Thank you for another video, it is very sweet of you to send out the exciting news of DA4 during the Dragon Age drought. It really bolsters the moral. I also wanted to share an exciting news that I recently found. One is a tweet reply from Corrine Busche! Part of what she said on the 17th of May that she has been playing DA4 everyday. The thought of DA4 being playable no matter what stage of development it's in is so so so exciting to me! There is also an article from GameSpot reported that one major EA IP will be released early 2023 and I cannot stop thinking that DA4 has a chance of being that very IP. Anyways so much things to be ecstatic about! (sorry if this a copy comment it seems that UA-cam is glitching on me)
Everytime I listen to you talk about the next DA, I get more and more excited!! I really want to have a look at the comics before DA4 comes out, but I don't know the chronological order to read them, isn't there like a list somewhere in the internet or are you planning on making a video exolaining the correct order? Thank you so much and keep up the good content!!! 💖
I was just thinking about the dragon age drought when this video popped up for me. Thank you for bringing dragon age content, its fueling my soul in these dry spells
I just hope they'll bring back our previous MCs as supporting characters, especially the Hero of Ferelden, because it's implied they left thedas in search of a cure for the calling. Bioware has so much content they could use as side stories/ sidequests
Im still shaken up about the sheer fact that EA was still trying to make a series thats been a single player rpg into a main online game, we were so close to getting another game that us fan didnt want to be an online game.IM so gladthat this game is so close im waiting and wnting more Dragon age
After Inquisition... I am wary of the next game's quality. :/ I hope it will be a tightly written, story focused experience. But I am kinda expecting another open world busywork experience.
Just glad they are focusing DA4 on a solo experience. Like Final Fantasy has been able to focus on solo games, they have great online games that are specifically just for that multiple person experience. Lets keep the solo and multiple gaming experience separate. Nothing wrong with making a spin off of Dragon Age "Online" game. Elder Scrolls did it too. No offense to those who like multiple player games. It seems like every single game that comes out, people are wondering if there is a multi-player mode.
Well if I recall, Bethesda is pushing it's games back. So they are probably last on the list because they are still working on their new IPs. Can't speak for anything else tho.
Thanks, Jack! I loved your synopsis of things to come. Sounds pretty positive with aspects of Joplin not totally being abandoned and general dev excitement. :D For me, Witcher 3 gave the best example of RPG exploration that let you wander a bit and discover extra tidbits of lore that tied back to the main storyline. I hope Bioware takes a page from it ^_^. Bioware really needs to hire you... just saying.
All I'm hoping for, for Dragon Age 4. . . . is that it will come out. I no longer believe that a certainty. And that it is at least as good as Dragon age 2. If its better than that, awesome, but I can't bring myself to hope for more.
When I see some actual gameplay. I'll care about this franchise again. I've learned not to trust EA, much less this BioWare team. Anyway, thanks for the video. Take care and stay safe.
"Developers are aware of the flaws." Oh, so they've heard about the hair right? The hair??? lol but seriously, I joke about better hair being my #1 need all the time. mhm, a joke. Very interested to see what that'll be.
I would loove to see: - Seheron, even if its a DLC mission but i want to go to the island, see the Fog Warriors, get insight on the war, talk to natives. - Qunari Lore. What do their cities look like? Their children? Do they have dragon blood? Are they related to the Titans at all? - Clothing. What sets them apart in Minrathos? In Par Vollen? - Griffins. Theres even a codex that Griffin eggs possibly originated on Seheron so how cool would it be to find an egg in act 1, train in act 2, then ride in act 3! - PLEASE LET ME UPLOAD SAVE FILES OMG - Will Dagna find the answer to the 'link' between Dwarves, Tranquil, lyrium, and the Fade? - What happened to Valta? Did she find more Titans? Does she dream now? Wtf did the dwarves in Orzammar think? Do they know? Does the Legion? - Will any choices be made canon? Such as who is ruling Fereldan or Orzammar, Kieran being alive, anything from DA2. Or will those choices matter? - Choices in general. What choices are they likely to make matter and how? Ive seen dev comments that they want past choices to have consequences, but as a player, I really wonder how they're going to make it happen. - Please keep armor crafting!
I'm definitely still excited and chomping at the bit for more information this year (fingers crossed for a trailer!). More than anything I want to see what's going to happen with Solas and I'm super curious at to how our Inquisitors will be involved in the story. So far DA4 feels like it's going to be more of a direct sequel to Inquisition in a way that DA2 wasn't for DAO (and DAI for DA2), and I'm really interested in the future. I'm also so stoked to finally see Tevinter, and I really like the idea of the story being about not having power, as I think that will create a much better journey on the whole than Inquisition had, since you start leading the Inquisition pretty early! You make a great point about the tone in Tevinter Nights hinting at a potential return to some of the series' darker elements, too, which I think would be really cool. Origins was super dark and I'm not sure I want to go *all* the way back to that, but Inquisition in particular felt a bit too high fantasy at times, so I'd like to see a better blend of the two.
i really hope that da4 takes the different origin/background intro for characters and expands it. Imagine a story where your race, background and even class affect how you have to proceed in the world and story. Imagine a quest that forces you to complete it a different way due to your background. Like retrieving a stolen item. A noble human could go through proper channels and get it done quickly, but a commoner may have to go through more shady means to get it done.
I look forward most to redeeming Solas, which I personally doubt they wouldn't offer some way to create a happy ending for a romanced Solas at the very least. Not after they said they learned their lesson from Thane in Mass Effect.
Tbh i prefer how Thane died, sure it could've been more but I just couldn't have seen him just slowly dying throughout the game and his character not doing that much
Why is it every time someone says they don't like what happened to Thane because they wanted their female shepard to have a happy ending with him someone has to be a butt and say " Oh I liked what happened to Thane!" or "I prefer the ending Thane got!". Well good for you. But not everyone did. 🙄
i am writing a book inspired in the Dragon Age Universe, basically the last volume of the saga is a fanfic about Dragon Age 4 that's one of the reasons why I'm so hyped and excited about the game, i can't express just with words how excited i am and also I'm so curious about what is Bioware going to do with the heir of Ferelden, I mean, they say they are making the game based on choices that matters so if i chose the Warden to be on the throne i hope there's a heir u know i think dragon age keep can help a lot with the background of the whole history like it did in Inquisition (I hope you understand what i mean, It's hard for me to speak english) also, if the Warden was close to Sten and they became friends, but the Qunari are invading Thedas and Sten is the new Arishok what is he supposed to do? I think Bioware shouldn't forget this details another thing why I'm excited about Dragon Age 4 is because i want to see the game with the graphics and the technology we have nowadays, i think it will be so spectacular sorry for the long comment, i almost write the Chant, and for my english🤣 🙏🙏
It would be great if all the heroes from the previous games appeared in some way which I believe is possible. The Inquisitor is very likely due to their relationship with Solas. Hawke, iirc could still be going to the Grey Wardens so he might appear and the Warden is connected to the blight which in turn is connected to the black city/the evanuris so they (the warden) could have a role in the story regarding the blight, red lyrium or the darkspawn.
I’m not, unfortunately. Key members of staff has left. Nothing of quality comes out of AAA anymore and in particular from EA. I think it’s gonna be butchered. Hope I’m wrong.
I go days or weeks without thinking too hard about DA4, which then proceeds to me randomly thinking about it and getting giddy, heart rate getting up there, all the standard dragon age related symptoms.
This is the one franchise that I'm still eagerly excited for after well over a decade since Origins. It's the most immersive series that I've ever played regarding in-game choices that carry into every single game going forward. It really is such a complex and grand story. Now the things that I feel we are going to see for sure are: 1. Solas, his plans, more fade/veil stuff, and more on the Evanuris of course. 2. Something related to lyrium and the titans. 3. The Grey Wardens, darkspawn, and more on the magisters like the architect. (And the oh so long-awaited return of The Warden. They know we want it; we know we want it; and I'll cry if they do it 😂) I understand that everyone is excited about Tevinter, the Qunari, and possibly Antiva and the Anderfels, but the three listed points all occurred in Inquisition's DLC. According to track records regarding this franchise and Bioware, DLC has ALWAYS carried on into a major story point in the next installment one way or another. I honestly expect no less from the major things we were revealed in Trespasser and in The Descent. As for Jaws of Hakkon, it was just explaining the origins of the Inquisition for lore purposes, so I don't think it'll be as major as the other two in the next game. The real question for me is whether or not to wait after release for bugs and quality of life improvements or jump straight into it. As well as am I still going to be an elf? My Warden was Dalish and my inquisitor was Dalish 😂 I need to change it up, but I just love the Elvhen in this universe. (Edit) Oh and regarding the map, if mounts are still a thing, then it HAS to be open world and not smaller confined map layouts like Origins or DAII were. Especially if flying mounts (like Griffins, which I don't think they'll give to us) are a possibility.
I’m excited I was losing hope for awhile but every time I play the game I’m reminded why I feel inlove with franchise,the companions and relationships it’s just amazing and party banter is hilarious 😂 I wish there more games that focused more on storytelling and single play ❤ can’t wait for this masterpiece to come out!
I am of the minority that plays the multiplayer for inquisition more. That being said, picking the single player experience over multiplayer live service is a godsend for this game. The single player focus would hopefully make it more like origins, and the modern tools would be able to add more features. I’m hoping for the campaign to be at least as long as inquisition + dlcs, but with more content than free roam.
@@Anna-B yes 😭 and seeing this one enormous map really makes me anxious :’) With tons of question marks, never ending side quests etc… i definitely prefer smaller locations where i can see my progress and CLEAR THEM FROM ALL QUESTS✨It’s like a reward 🙏
I may be in the minority here. But I started the franchise with DAI. Then played DA2, and recently finished DAO. Having played in reverse may be the reason I feel the way I do. But out of the trilogy, DragonAge Inquisition was the best of the 3. I felt that the other two games were just too small. And tho I liked the story of both, neither compared to the hot mess of feels that Inquisition left me with. DAI has it’s hiccups, it’s a stunning game with a storyline that has it all. Drama, action, comedy, friendship, love, & betrayal. I cannot wait to see what DA4 brings!
Also, regardless of what happens in the storyline of DA4, my Lavellen better get her chance to either kill Solas, help Solas, or grab him by the collar and drag him back to Skyhold to live happily ever after.
the biggest question is how our choices in the past games will affect the world in the next game i hope they take into affect in every choice we could make and not force us to follow one path
Jackdaw... What the heck?? Thank you! Bioware has been a massively important part of my life with both ME and DA. And although I was happy to let ME:A fans enjoy the game for what it is, I was disappointed. Ever since then, I've been trying so hard to remain pessimistic, manage my expectations, not set myself for another big disappointment with DA4. But you brought me back! I'm ready to believe that the team is having as much fun creating this game as we will have playing it. And the fact that both ME:A and Anthem released only 18 months after entering their production stage is absolutely insane, and I reminded I absolutely needed. DA4 is getting the time it needs. This alone is huge.
First I would like to express my appreciation for jackdaws timely videos about da4. I personally like open worlds…while I hate waiting I am hoping that they are making the best dragon age yet. I love all the characters, the interaction between characters and if they can make them even better I will wait as patiently as I can (though I hope it doesn’t take too long cause I am pretty old already 👵) DA is my favorite video game…
Seriously, when I see the lists of the lore interests you made at 13:00 I'm excited... But worried at the same time. It seems so much ! Maybe "too" much... I mean, Thedas is a very interesting and dense fantasy world, but I got the impression that they add more and more to it while we don't have time to go deep on all this lore parts. For ex : personnally, I still don't see the point of the seekers of truth. I don't the see interest of the Lords of fortune : ok they're treasure hunters - and so what ? Compare to slavery problems, countries invasions, giants monsters and the end of the world... Are they just here to connect to an "adventure" genre ? Would the Mortalitasis be more than an occasion to bring a gothic atmosphere to the game ? (even if it's cool) If you look at it this way, even the Inquisition was a "waste of time" : it lasted one game and the world isn't so different before than after. The Inquisition was here to solve a problem that was new at the beginning and had disapeared in the end of the game. While we still have so many questions on deep lore aspects that were here since the first game like the elven gods, the wardens, the Qunari invasion, the Antiva crows, the Tevinter Empirium, the Blight, the (red) lyrium. Hopefully we will have answers in the next game but, jeez, we would have had to wait 3 games (and many books) for it ! I just hope the creators will make all the elements incorporated in the game really meaningfull (they can do it ! I trust them on that) Just like it is better to have a small and dense map than an open world full of nothing... P.S: thank for having talk about the music ! DA soundtracks are AMAZING, they deserve the be properly valued and highlighted.
As a fan who reads comics (beware of spoiler) …. Apart from seeing Solas turns bad and Varric’s voice on the trailer Inquisition forces teams up with Fenris so it might have a big possibility that Fenris might comeback as a companion or retired character? Ps. Not including Dorian is a magister now so he definitely comes back but maybe not as a companion :) And can’t wait to meet a new companion from other continent too
The point Patrick Weekes made about the game being about higher powers unwilling to address important issues always struck me as weird, because both the DA and ME games have always done that. In the first ME, nobody believed in the Reapers, then in the second game their existence was denied again and the attack on the Citadel was attributed to the Geth, and finally in the third game everyone was too focused on their own problems to unite against the threat. Similarly, in DA:O Ferelden isn't addressing the Blight because of the civil war, in DA2 the Viscount does nothing over the brewing mage-templar conflict and the tensions with the Qunari, and in DAI, nobody but the Inquisition is interested in ending the mage-templar war and fighting Corypheus.
I don't think I'll be excited for DA4 until we start seeing videos showing off the gameplay and some details about the story, which should be sometime soon. Mark Darrah said in a recent stream that BioWare was discussing the possibility of having the Hero, Champion, and Inquisitor importable into some kind of downloadable module or the Keep so they can be imported easily into DA4 right off the rip, but he also said just because they were discussing it doesn't mean it will happen. If BioWare did something like that, THEN I'd be excited. But if DA4 doesn't feature the Hero of Ferelden at least as a cameo appearance, then I won't buy the game. And by cameo I mean something more than Alistair in DA2, and less than Hawke in DA:I.
Tin Foil hat on for a sec, and given the current state of government in the US, I found myself reflecting on DAI and the actions all forms of nobility take throughout the game and why. Inspiration in regards to being without power or hope in DA4 might be better understood (as a storyboarder might do...) when looking at nobility quests and missions in DAI. Anora and Eamon to name a few - they both have their own struggles with the Templar/Mage rebellion. They both participated in Origins. Following the events of Origins, DA2, Inquisition and Trespasser, I am confident the political and social standing of governments in DA4 will be so drastically different and in tensions with situations and events we won't know about until we play, that the changes these governments make will be apparent all across Thedas. Maybe something is outlined in Inquisition that when paired with what we know after completion of the game (and perhaps DA2 and DAO/DAA as well) the shift comes from the impression left on nobility following the sum of these atrocities. Sequentially, the only people not noticing the havoc laid on all of these lands' peoples falls to a very few areas ruled by people we haven't met - yet... and I presume this will be who we engage with in DA4. We have met two individuals who have been all too aware of this shifting though. Solas and Mythal, both of which I might add - will be the curveball and center piece in DA4, I presume. But as for what will happen or why, and in what order, or how - we'll just have to wait with staffs in hand - unless red lyrium corrupts all magic and we can't use it... no please... Andraste no! It's also interesting to note that as things change in the world of mortals, things are changing in other aspects of the universe of Thedas as well. The veil, the fade, political powers, choices - there is a reason it's all happening in the way that it is like the dimensional shadow of something greater taking place. I can hardly wait.
Personally I didn't think DA:I was too long of a game. 70-ish hour game? Bring it on. Further, I had no problems with how much there was to do in The Hinterlands... But it sounds as though I'm in the minority. Just my 1 & 7/16th cents.
I agree that open worlds are worthless if you don't get the sense of discovery and if they repeat inquisitions "collect the 10 runes" style maps, which made it feel really fake and meaningless, it will be going on my wait until 2030 list
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I was really really excited... not anymore because it's been 8 years since then. It's almost a total vaporware at the moment.
any news when trailer is dropped
lol dragon age 4 will be woke corporate trash. the fact that people still think bioware can make a good game is funny to me, wake up people dragon age hasn't been good since the first one.
I REALLY hope DA4 shares the story tone with Tevinter Nights. We need to truly return to the dark fantasy roots of Origins. The world is beautiful but cruel and dark too. Realistic, dark tones set stakes and make the stories more meaningful and impacting.
THIS ^^ ❤️❤️
Couldn’t agree more, Origins and awakening are the best RPGs!!
I hope it shows more of a back story to how cruel the old gods were and Solas has a bigger role in this game.
I want it to look beautiful rich and vibrant and then BAM broodmother.
I agree. It also makes the lighthearted/funny moments way more meaningful and enjoyable.
I hope dragon age 4 will have longer hairstyles that move and more character interactions with more detailed cutscenes and side quests
Limited hairstyles have crippled the games since the first Mass Effect. So many people working on it, and we have such a horrible collection to choose from. Most people just chose like what, maybe 4 top at most?
That's the one thing Bioware will never do lol
I hope they throw in a twist like with Imfamous and we could side with Solas. In all honesty, turning into the villain is such an underappreciated concept in the gaming community. Just think if we could join the Executors, if you're an elf, or any other evil faction in the game and you could take companions who'd side with you and be made to fight the others who want to stand against Solas. That'd be great for replayability.
I would definitely side with Solas lol
omg that would be awesome 😳😳
I really like that Solas was our friend first and now might be the antagonist, it makes it more personal right from the start.
and then that ending can directly tie into Dragon Age 5 where you either start out on the good side or the bad side, and it'll be the final game in the series where there's two different endings depending on choices throughout all five games
Remember when you could play as darkspawn in the first game during the final attack on Denerim.
I would like the companions to have mounts they can ride when your on yours 😁
given the potency of the new consoles and wether the maps would be big enough that it has to become an necesity it might be possible.
I NEVER used mounts. Simply because you miss out on banter. DAI has some of thee BEST party banter!
Those dumb facks that work in Bioware for last 10 years can't make your character walk normally.
@@leigh1054 You walked everywhere??? I cannot imagine the patience you have
Bold of you to assume my excitement for DA4 will ever die
Hell yeah!
I'm excited at the thought of losing myself in a huge bustling city. I was so disappointed that we didn't have access to more of Val Royeaux. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I didn't like traipsing around the Hidden Wastes for hours on end trying to trigger dialogue, but I'd like some city action! 😂
youre giving me flashbacks to the bugged quests 😭
I also wish we got to explore Cal Royeaux more. It would be cool to explore Minrathous.
I want a proper city with npcs and dialogue going around and I want that city to be complex and have verticality when exploring such as rooftops and sewers and side ally's etc
I'm excited that my mage Inquisitor Trevelyan (Synge Trevelyan) is more than likely to return to play a crucial role in DA4, as someone who's got a special bond with Fen'Harel
I actually really like the open world concept that Inquisition had. Although I loved DA 1 and 2 as well, they felt a lot more "closed-off" then Inquisition in terms of the maps/places you traveled to. They felt small and basic. I do agree about there being way too many fetch quests in Inquisition but I still wish they would find a way to still keep the open world concept in DA4, without it becoming kind of monotonous. As long as it doesn't turn into an Elden Ring type of open world play which I wasn't a fan of...with Inquisition's open world it still had the "boundaries" of each place you traveled to instead of the whole area blurring into one big map, i.e. Elden Ring.
Some things I would love to see in DA4:
First and foremost...Dorian. I hope with all my heart that they find a way to not only bring him back, but for him to be a playable party member fighting by your side again. I have never fallen in love with a character more than I have with him. 1 of the biggest reasons is bc I'm gay and had exactly the same issues with my family that he did and it was so refreshing to see a character not only go through what I have in life but also stand up for who he loves! Plus he is absolutely hilarious and his party banter had me dying in Inquisition.
Which brings me to my next point...I hope that DA4 has better romance options for a girl hero wanting to romance a fellow girl main character. No offense to anyone but I wasn't that excited about Josephine and I absolutely did not like Sera at all. If anything I would love the option to romance Leliana again like DA1.
More Morrigan/ Flemeth interactions and questions answered like if you choose to have a baby with Morrigan in DA1, whatever happened with it and her? What did Flemeth mean in Inquisition about how she never would've hurt Morrigan when Flemeth had always been sucking the life out of her previous daughters? More info on how and why Mythal came to Flemeth.
Finally, that they keep the aspects of dual wield rouges in DA4. This is my fav type of build/class I have ever played in any game. The combat skills, their fighting style, their armor, their dagger designs...all of which I totally love!
Sorry for the long post, this is just the only place I have to pour out my Dragon Age love since I have no friends who play it lol
Personally I think elden ring is the new standard when it comes to open world's and exploration but I do think that dragon age 4 would be better taking there world building inspiration from something like the witcher 3 we're rather than have 21 to 25 small little areas they could have three or four massive zones with detailed cities and environments one zone could be tevinter the other antiva and the last the anderfels.
I'm hoping they explore the link between the ancient elves, lyrium and the Titans.
i’ve been replaying inquisition and i’m not totally convinced Solas is ostensibly evil. i know he’s going to be viewed as antagonistic. but one of inquisition’s fatal flaws is it was originally written for a human protagonist. adding the other races was an afterthought. also most of the in-game lore is written from a human perspective. i’m rly hoping Bioware tries to unravel this perspectival divide rather than continue pushing a human-oriented narrative
He is literally going to do something that will result in the deaths of millions of people to bring back a long dead world that he has admitted was ruled by a people who were no more innocent than those of Tevinter. Sounds pretty evil to me.
@@wyveriusblackfire3834 No, I told him I'd prove to him we could remove the veil without killing everyone. And he said he hopes I'm right and that he's once again proven wrong by me (since I prove him wrong a lot). His true crime is being a pessimist and not trusting me to do miracles.
I also made it clear to my advisors that our mission is to save our friend from himself, not to kill him.
The dread wolf got you then. Maybe it's going to be a choice element for 4.
Loghain wasn't completely evil either and I see him as one of the best villains I have seen yet. Solas can make a great villain.
All I know is that whenever they give us even a tiny peek at DA4, we'll all be excited as all hell!
Amazing video as always, Jack!
What exites me the most is the story and characters!! One of the reasons I love Bioware games is because they are one of the best studios at telling stories that have great characters and Dragon Age is one of my favorite worlds if not my favorite altogether. Another special part for me is the world building, I love learning about the history of Thedas and the characters and stories that have happened in the past and I'm looking forward to learning more in the next game!!
I really appreciate the fact that you follow the DA devs. Every breath they take, every move they make, every bond they make, every step they take, you'll be watching them 👀 😂
I hope for more depth in the friendships in the next game. And the romance too, but mainly the friendships. I ADORE Dorian, and I would've loved to have a quest or a cutscene with him and my Inquisitor just having fun. I liked the cutscene you get with Sera when her approval is high enough where you prank the advisors and I would've loved something similar with the others. Just having fun together one on one. Like in Witcher 3 where you can get drunk with your fellow Witchers and, well, I won't spoil it I'm case some haven't played the game yet and I believe you have to experience it for yourself. But the same kind of silly camaraderie is what I would love to have in DA4
god that drinking scene is one of the best scenes in gaming
@@dfgsdfg4704 agreed. Drunk Witchers are the best Witchers
This video honestly lit up my day. I just returned back to Ireland after my Dad's funeral and I've been crying so much these past few weeks. This positive, fun and exciting little video made me smile again, at least a little. I am so excited for DA4 and so grateful to you, Jack, for offering such an oasis to battered fans such as myself who just need some happiness brought back into the fandom.
I'm sorry for your loss. GOD rest his soul. 🙏
Just completed DA inquisition playthrough with All DLC's as an Artifcier archer at level 27. Made full use of the specialisation with 100% critic rate( 180+ critic damage ) and passive bonuses that comes along with it. Your video was exactly what i needed to feel connected and hopeful of what is to come.
I really hope they won’t screw up , I miss the quality of Dragon Age Origins
NPCs, side quests, lore, and ability to use more than a handful of spells/special attacks were what made me enjoy replaying DA:O 7+ times. DA:I was difficult to play even the second time.
Wow, I'm surprised people didn't like Inquisition's big, open world maps. I thought it was incredible! I felt so immersed in that world.
I would have loved them more if they had more interesting things in them. The world's themselves were not really that bad. Many of the environments had a very nice design they were just felt a little dead.
I thought the world was pretty awesome, but I do find that with a large open world the narrative takes a hit because it's interrupted by long sessions of exploration
What makes me empathize with Solas is remembering that quest where you go a few years into the future at Redcliff castle. That is basically what happened to Solas/Fen'Harel, except for him it was several thousand years into the future and to him your world is a nightmare that should never have happened.
"I want to restore the world of my time, to set things right."
There's nothing wrong with open world games they just have to work harder to make it right it doesn't need to be massive just have plenty of verticality and organic exploration
I loved Origin, thought II was pretty good, but found Inquisition to be bloated & fragmented (I didn't finish it). If this game can give me an experience akin to Origin, I'll be more than happy. I just want to get lost in a good story, interact with rounded characters & make choices that prove significant. I'm glad they've dropped the multiplayer elements as I suspect that may well have diluted the game.Thanks for the video.
Thank God it is single player.
Origins was a fantastic game. The second lost the amazing combat system, but was still good. I couldn't even finish Inquisition. It was like work.
dude, bioware should really be paying you for these amazing videos. the amount of work you've put into keeping the hype alive for these games through this pause is truly admirable.
Wow, thank you so much!!
I can't agree more. Jackdaw is the only reason i am invested after all these years in dragon age and bioware as a whole and will still buy their games and like me i know the are many more that buy games merch and what not from bioware because of jack. Jackdaw is talented and passionate at the same time, Bioware stop sleeping!
Dragon age gonna be batting 1 for 4 soon enough
Dragon Age Trilogy is very good decent games, hopefully, the 4 will come out very soon! Very excited for the characters. Thanks for the info. More power to your channel... From the Philippines!
First reason to get excited for, potential new hairstyles that are not ten variations of bald.
truuuuuee. this was pissing me off 😂
I just want more Isabela. 💝
I have been unable to feel excitement since "press a button something awesome happens".
I really hope they do something like dishonored 2 where I can choose to play either as my inquisitor or a new character, because i really wanna end this as my inquisitor. Like I did all that work to befriend the egg, let me save my friend as me damnit!
100% i've been lowkey hoping for this too!
Honestly I hope they bring back the cross classes like arcane warrior
ea seriously needs to take frostbite out behind the woodshed
I'll be excited when I believe that it's actually real and not a shredded up mess. I'm almost positive this is either going to be cancelled entirely, or butchered so badly that it's not even worth carrying the "Dragon Age" moniker. I'm not posting this to be controversial or trolling, it's simply my opinion. I love your videos, keep up the great work.
Ahhh! Thank you for another video, it is very sweet of you to send out the exciting news of DA4 during the Dragon Age drought. It really bolsters the moral. I also wanted to share an exciting news that I recently found. One is a tweet reply from Corrine Busche! Part of what she said on the 17th of May that she has been playing DA4 everyday. The thought of DA4 being playable no matter what stage of development it's in is so so so exciting to me! There is also an article from GameSpot reported that one major EA IP will be released early 2023 and I cannot stop thinking that DA4 has a chance of being that very IP. Anyways so much things to be ecstatic about! (sorry if this a copy comment it seems that UA-cam is glitching on me)
Everytime I listen to you talk about the next DA, I get more and more excited!! I really want to have a look at the comics before DA4 comes out, but I don't know the chronological order to read them, isn't there like a list somewhere in the internet or are you planning on making a video exolaining the correct order?
Thank you so much and keep up the good content!!! 💖
my hype is staying alive because of you! Keep it up :)
Getting back into the game, so overjoyed to hear you deliver the "blessed timeline" news
Something I'm really looking forward to in DA 4, is exporing new areas. Teventer for sure!
I was just thinking about the dragon age drought when this video popped up for me. Thank you for bringing dragon age content, its fueling my soul in these dry spells
I just hope they'll bring back our previous MCs as supporting characters, especially the Hero of Ferelden, because it's implied they left thedas in search of a cure for the calling. Bioware has so much content they could use as side stories/ sidequests
Love this! I've got my fingers crossed for a dwarven LI!
Im still shaken up about the sheer fact that EA was still trying to make a series thats been a single player rpg into a main online game, we were so close to getting another game that us fan didnt want to be an online game.IM so gladthat this game is so close im waiting and wnting more Dragon age
I'm just happy that bioware are at this point familiar with frostbite engine and will likely push it to the limits when making DA4.
I'm just excited for more companion talking to each other... Listening to Sera mock Iron bull and Dorian on their relationship was hilarious.
Bioware are aware of inquisition flaw. The trespasser DLC is pure gold.
After Inquisition... I am wary of the next game's quality. :/ I hope it will be a tightly written, story focused experience. But I am kinda expecting another open world busywork experience.
Just glad they are focusing DA4 on a solo experience. Like Final Fantasy has been able to focus on solo games, they have great online games that are specifically just for that multiple person experience. Lets keep the solo and multiple gaming experience separate. Nothing wrong with making a spin off of Dragon Age "Online" game. Elder Scrolls did it too.
No offense to those who like multiple player games. It seems like every single game that comes out, people are wondering if there is a multi-player mode.
I wish they could release a dragon age origins+2 remaster and by remaster i mean playable on ps5/4.
Oooooh I was hoping you'd post today!
Hope you enjoyed it!
I'm impatiently waiting for, Winds of Winter, GTA VI, Dragon Age IV and Elder Scrolls VI. I wonder which one is going to come out first.
This made me chuckle. George RR Martin for sure...
I commented this game is the winds of winter of the video game world lol
Well if I recall, Bethesda is pushing it's games back. So they are probably last on the list because they are still working on their new IPs. Can't speak for anything else tho.
Knock on wood but I’d actually expect DA4 to come first lol. Winds is never coming lolol
I'd simply love it if we see more known characters from Origins and 2 again 😇
I loved DA inquisition and was excited for the next one. As the years have rolled on, that excitement has petered off.
I got that Wallet for my husband for chiristmas. He really loves it!
Aw fantastic!! I'm so glad!+
I'd like to see the Grey Wardens return as a join able faction.
after Inquisition, I can't get excited for DA4. I'll just wait and see
Thanks, Jack! I loved your synopsis of things to come. Sounds pretty positive with aspects of Joplin not totally being abandoned and general dev excitement. :D For me, Witcher 3 gave the best example of RPG exploration that let you wander a bit and discover extra tidbits of lore that tied back to the main storyline. I hope Bioware takes a page from it ^_^. Bioware really needs to hire you... just saying.
Facts I couldn't agree more
I am replaying all games with DLC's right now to get ready for this! 😊❤
great to hear from you!
All I'm hoping for, for Dragon Age 4. . . . is that it will come out. I no longer believe that a certainty. And that it is at least as good as Dragon age 2. If its better than that, awesome, but I can't bring myself to hope for more.
When I see some actual gameplay. I'll care about this franchise again. I've learned not to trust EA, much less this BioWare team. Anyway, thanks for the video. Take care and stay safe.
"Developers are aware of the flaws."
Oh, so they've heard about the hair right? The hair???
lol but seriously, I joke about better hair being my #1 need all the time. mhm, a joke.
Very interested to see what that'll be.
I like how you are One of few People on UA-cam making Quality content for Dragon 4..
Aw thank you so much!
I would loove to see:
- Seheron, even if its a DLC mission but i want to go to the island, see the Fog Warriors, get insight on the war, talk to natives.
- Qunari Lore. What do their cities look like? Their children? Do they have dragon blood? Are they related to the Titans at all?
- Clothing. What sets them apart in Minrathos? In Par Vollen?
- Griffins. Theres even a codex that Griffin eggs possibly originated on Seheron so how cool would it be to find an egg in act 1, train in act 2, then ride in act 3!
- PLEASE LET ME UPLOAD SAVE FILES OMG
- Will Dagna find the answer to the 'link' between Dwarves, Tranquil, lyrium, and the Fade?
- What happened to Valta? Did she find more Titans? Does she dream now? Wtf did the dwarves in Orzammar think? Do they know? Does the Legion?
- Will any choices be made canon? Such as who is ruling Fereldan or Orzammar, Kieran being alive, anything from DA2. Or will those choices matter?
- Choices in general. What choices are they likely to make matter and how? Ive seen dev comments that they want past choices to have consequences, but as a player, I really wonder how they're going to make it happen.
- Please keep armor crafting!
I hope with the new one, we get more hairstyles choices. And hopefully the player in this is unique
I'm definitely still excited and chomping at the bit for more information this year (fingers crossed for a trailer!). More than anything I want to see what's going to happen with Solas and I'm super curious at to how our Inquisitors will be involved in the story. So far DA4 feels like it's going to be more of a direct sequel to Inquisition in a way that DA2 wasn't for DAO (and DAI for DA2), and I'm really interested in the future. I'm also so stoked to finally see Tevinter, and I really like the idea of the story being about not having power, as I think that will create a much better journey on the whole than Inquisition had, since you start leading the Inquisition pretty early!
You make a great point about the tone in Tevinter Nights hinting at a potential return to some of the series' darker elements, too, which I think would be really cool. Origins was super dark and I'm not sure I want to go *all* the way back to that, but Inquisition in particular felt a bit too high fantasy at times, so I'd like to see a better blend of the two.
i really hope that da4 takes the different origin/background intro for characters and expands it. Imagine a story where your race, background and even class affect how you have to proceed in the world and story.
Imagine a quest that forces you to complete it a different way due to your background. Like retrieving a stolen item. A noble human could go through proper channels and get it done quickly, but a commoner may have to go through more shady means to get it done.
I look forward most to redeeming Solas, which I personally doubt they wouldn't offer some way to create a happy ending for a romanced Solas at the very least.
Not after they said they learned their lesson from Thane in Mass Effect.
Tbh i prefer how Thane died, sure it could've been more but I just couldn't have seen him just slowly dying throughout the game and his character not doing that much
Why is it every time someone says they don't like what happened to Thane because they wanted their female shepard to have a happy ending with him someone has to be a butt and say " Oh I liked what happened to Thane!" or "I prefer the ending Thane got!". Well good for you. But not everyone did. 🙄
@@Rxanne28 lol what, it's just my personal opinion, it's kind of the point of videos like this with a comment section. Calm down god damn
i am writing a book inspired in the Dragon Age Universe, basically the last volume of the saga is a fanfic about Dragon Age 4
that's one of the reasons why I'm so hyped and excited about the game, i can't express just with words how excited i am
and also I'm so curious about what is Bioware going to do with the heir of Ferelden, I mean, they say they are making the game based on choices that matters so if i chose the Warden to be on the throne i hope there's a heir u know
i think dragon age keep can help a lot with the background of the whole history like it did in Inquisition (I hope you understand what i mean, It's hard for me to speak english)
also, if the Warden was close to Sten and they became friends, but the Qunari are invading Thedas and Sten is the new Arishok what is he supposed to do? I think Bioware shouldn't forget this details
another thing why I'm excited about Dragon Age 4 is because i want to see the game with the graphics and the technology we have nowadays, i think it will be so spectacular
sorry for the long comment, i almost write the Chant, and for my english🤣
🙏🙏
It would be great if all the heroes from the previous games appeared in some way which I believe is possible. The Inquisitor is very likely due to their relationship with Solas. Hawke, iirc could still be going to the Grey Wardens so he might appear and the Warden is connected to the blight which in turn is connected to the black city/the evanuris so they (the warden) could have a role in the story regarding the blight, red lyrium or the darkspawn.
I’m not, unfortunately. Key members of staff has left. Nothing of quality comes out of AAA anymore and in particular from EA. I think it’s gonna be butchered. Hope I’m wrong.
wait...how did u know the title is Dreadwolf 12 days earlier?
I'm a time-traveller! Joking, I changed the title of all my videos!
Would you have to play the other games in order to understand the story line or is it like own story like final fantasy series?
I go days or weeks without thinking too hard about DA4, which then proceeds to me randomly thinking about it and getting giddy, heart rate getting up there, all the standard dragon age related symptoms.
The Shred Wolf!!!! Swolas!! 🤣🤣🤣☠️☠️☠️
This is the one franchise that I'm still eagerly excited for after well over a decade since Origins. It's the most immersive series that I've ever played regarding in-game choices that carry into every single game going forward. It really is such a complex and grand story.
Now the things that I feel we are going to see for sure are:
1. Solas, his plans, more fade/veil stuff, and more on the Evanuris of course.
2. Something related to lyrium and the titans.
3. The Grey Wardens, darkspawn, and more on the magisters like the architect. (And the oh so long-awaited return of The Warden. They know we want it; we know we want it; and I'll cry if they do it 😂)
I understand that everyone is excited about Tevinter, the Qunari, and possibly Antiva and the Anderfels, but the three listed points all occurred in Inquisition's DLC. According to track records regarding this franchise and Bioware, DLC has ALWAYS carried on into a major story point in the next installment one way or another. I honestly expect no less from the major things we were revealed in Trespasser and in The Descent. As for Jaws of Hakkon, it was just explaining the origins of the Inquisition for lore purposes, so I don't think it'll be as major as the other two in the next game.
The real question for me is whether or not to wait after release for bugs and quality of life improvements or jump straight into it. As well as am I still going to be an elf? My Warden was Dalish and my inquisitor was Dalish 😂 I need to change it up, but I just love the Elvhen in this universe.
(Edit) Oh and regarding the map, if mounts are still a thing, then it HAS to be open world and not smaller confined map layouts like Origins or DAII were. Especially if flying mounts (like Griffins, which I don't think they'll give to us) are a possibility.
I also want the ability to use the action wheel to use the spells/skills I don't have tied to the buttons, like in origins and 2
I’m excited I was losing hope for awhile but every time I play the game I’m reminded why I feel inlove with franchise,the companions and relationships it’s just amazing and party banter is hilarious 😂 I wish there more games that focused more on storytelling and single play ❤ can’t wait for this masterpiece to come out!
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I honestly can’t wait.
My favorite series. I love the Bioware multi-player in DA and Mass effect
I hope we get a Camera Mode of some form.
Next mass effect and dragon age are two of my most anticipated games. I'm replaying me 2 at the moment. Love it. Playing andromeda after.
I am of the minority that plays the multiplayer for inquisition more. That being said, picking the single player experience over multiplayer live service is a godsend for this game. The single player focus would hopefully make it more like origins, and the modern tools would be able to add more features. I’m hoping for the campaign to be at least as long as inquisition + dlcs, but with more content than free roam.
The Lost Elf OST is always a punch to the gut. Damn egg, I can't wait to whack him with whoever the new character will be, my Inquisitor and Hawke.
The only thing that doesn’t excite me about the game is it’ll be open world again. That majorly ruined inquisition for me 😢
i agree with you ah that’s an unpopular opinion i suppose but “too open” worlds are so overwhelming for me 😭
@@lemmikkissu same! I end up lost, or bored, or doing a quest thing that I’m not ready for
@@Anna-B yes 😭 and seeing this one enormous map really makes me anxious :’) With tons of question marks, never ending side quests etc… i definitely prefer smaller locations where i can see my progress and CLEAR THEM FROM ALL QUESTS✨It’s like a reward 🙏
Yeah, it's exhausting when you want to complete everything
That's one of the reasons I got bored a lot in Inquisition.
I may be in the minority here. But I started the franchise with DAI. Then played DA2, and recently finished DAO. Having played in reverse may be the reason I feel the way I do. But out of the trilogy, DragonAge Inquisition was the best of the 3. I felt that the other two games were just too small. And tho I liked the story of both, neither compared to the hot mess of feels that Inquisition left me with. DAI has it’s hiccups, it’s a stunning game with a storyline that has it all. Drama, action, comedy, friendship, love, & betrayal. I cannot wait to see what DA4 brings!
Also, regardless of what happens in the storyline of DA4, my Lavellen better get her chance to either kill Solas, help Solas, or grab him by the collar and drag him back to Skyhold to live happily ever after.
the biggest question is how our choices in the past games will affect the world in the next game i hope they take into affect in every choice we could make and not force us to follow one path
Jackdaw... What the heck?? Thank you!
Bioware has been a massively important part of my life with both ME and DA. And although I was happy to let ME:A fans enjoy the game for what it is, I was disappointed. Ever since then, I've been trying so hard to remain pessimistic, manage my expectations, not set myself for another big disappointment with DA4.
But you brought me back! I'm ready to believe that the team is having as much fun creating this game as we will have playing it. And the fact that both ME:A and Anthem released only 18 months after entering their production stage is absolutely insane, and I reminded I absolutely needed.
DA4 is getting the time it needs. This alone is huge.
Can you get a wallet with Ogrhens face on the front?
🤣🤣🤣 I don't think so, but I'll ask!
@@JackdawYT haha I expect it’s a long shot
First I would like to express my appreciation for jackdaws timely videos about da4. I personally like open worlds…while I hate waiting I am hoping that they are making the best dragon age yet. I love all the characters, the interaction between characters and if they can make them even better I will wait as patiently as I can (though I hope it doesn’t take too long cause I am pretty old already 👵) DA is my favorite video game…
I'm excited about the game as well. I'm looking forward to the game. Yes!!!!!
Seriously, when I see the lists of the lore interests you made at 13:00 I'm excited... But worried at the same time. It seems so much ! Maybe "too" much...
I mean, Thedas is a very interesting and dense fantasy world, but I got the impression that they add more and more to it while we don't have time to go deep on all this lore parts.
For ex : personnally, I still don't see the point of the seekers of truth. I don't the see interest of the Lords of fortune : ok they're treasure hunters - and so what ? Compare to slavery problems, countries invasions, giants monsters and the end of the world... Are they just here to connect to an "adventure" genre ? Would the Mortalitasis be more than an occasion to bring a gothic atmosphere to the game ? (even if it's cool)
If you look at it this way, even the Inquisition was a "waste of time" : it lasted one game and the world isn't so different before than after. The Inquisition was here to solve a problem that was new at the beginning and had disapeared in the end of the game. While we still have so many questions on deep lore aspects that were here since the first game like the elven gods, the wardens, the Qunari invasion, the Antiva crows, the Tevinter Empirium, the Blight, the (red) lyrium.
Hopefully we will have answers in the next game but, jeez, we would have had to wait 3 games (and many books) for it !
I just hope the creators will make all the elements incorporated in the game really meaningfull (they can do it ! I trust them on that)
Just like it is better to have a small and dense map than an open world full of nothing...
P.S: thank for having talk about the music ! DA soundtracks are AMAZING, they deserve the be properly valued and highlighted.
Another issue with Inquisition: the dungeons weren't large enough.
As a fan who reads comics (beware of spoiler)
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Apart from seeing Solas turns bad and Varric’s voice on the trailer
Inquisition forces teams up with Fenris so it might have a big possibility that Fenris might comeback as a companion or retired character?
Ps. Not including Dorian is a magister now so he definitely comes back but maybe not as a companion :)
And can’t wait to meet a new companion from other continent too
The point Patrick Weekes made about the game being about higher powers unwilling to address important issues always struck me as weird, because both the DA and ME games have always done that. In the first ME, nobody believed in the Reapers, then in the second game their existence was denied again and the attack on the Citadel was attributed to the Geth, and finally in the third game everyone was too focused on their own problems to unite against the threat. Similarly, in DA:O Ferelden isn't addressing the Blight because of the civil war, in DA2 the Viscount does nothing over the brewing mage-templar conflict and the tensions with the Qunari, and in DAI, nobody but the Inquisition is interested in ending the mage-templar war and fighting Corypheus.
I don't think I'll be excited for DA4 until we start seeing videos showing off the gameplay and some details about the story, which should be sometime soon. Mark Darrah said in a recent stream that BioWare was discussing the possibility of having the Hero, Champion, and Inquisitor importable into some kind of downloadable module or the Keep so they can be imported easily into DA4 right off the rip, but he also said just because they were discussing it doesn't mean it will happen. If BioWare did something like that, THEN I'd be excited. But if DA4 doesn't feature the Hero of Ferelden at least as a cameo appearance, then I won't buy the game. And by cameo I mean something more than Alistair in DA2, and less than Hawke in DA:I.
Tin Foil hat on for a sec, and given the current state of government in the US, I found myself reflecting on DAI and the actions all forms of nobility take throughout the game and why. Inspiration in regards to being without power or hope in DA4 might be better understood (as a storyboarder might do...) when looking at nobility quests and missions in DAI. Anora and Eamon to name a few - they both have their own struggles with the Templar/Mage rebellion. They both participated in Origins. Following the events of Origins, DA2, Inquisition and Trespasser, I am confident the political and social standing of governments in DA4 will be so drastically different and in tensions with situations and events we won't know about until we play, that the changes these governments make will be apparent all across Thedas. Maybe something is outlined in Inquisition that when paired with what we know after completion of the game (and perhaps DA2 and DAO/DAA as well) the shift comes from the impression left on nobility following the sum of these atrocities. Sequentially, the only people not noticing the havoc laid on all of these lands' peoples falls to a very few areas ruled by people we haven't met - yet... and I presume this will be who we engage with in DA4. We have met two individuals who have been all too aware of this shifting though. Solas and Mythal, both of which I might add - will be the curveball and center piece in DA4, I presume. But as for what will happen or why, and in what order, or how - we'll just have to wait with staffs in hand - unless red lyrium corrupts all magic and we can't use it... no please... Andraste no!
It's also interesting to note that as things change in the world of mortals, things are changing in other aspects of the universe of Thedas as well. The veil, the fade, political powers, choices - there is a reason it's all happening in the way that it is like the dimensional shadow of something greater taking place. I can hardly wait.
I just hope it doesn't get delayed
Personally I didn't think DA:I was too long of a game. 70-ish hour game? Bring it on. Further, I had no problems with how much there was to do in The Hinterlands... But it sounds as though I'm in the minority. Just my 1 & 7/16th cents.
I feel the same, but wonder if that’s because it was my first DA game.
Hoping tactics return to the systems of DA O and DA 2.
I agree that open worlds are worthless if you don't get the sense of discovery and if they repeat inquisitions "collect the 10 runes" style maps, which made it feel really fake and meaningless, it will be going on my wait until 2030 list