BioWare Announces DRAGON AGE 3

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Slimebeast said:

lestatdark said:

Slimebeast said:

lestatdark said:

I'm currently replaying DA:O with all DLC + awakening before finally tackling DAII properly (only played it a few hours before finding myself having to put it down), so this announcement is pretty welcome.

DA:O is one of my favourite games of this generation, it mixed the greateast parts of both KOTOR and BGs systems into a fluid and well thought system (at least on PC). While it did have it's flaws (there was a lot of abuse-tactics available, that made the game pathetic easy even on Nightmare), it was a pretty solid game.

The same I can't say about DAII, which to me represents the pinnacle of over-simplification in any videogame I've ever played. Since a lot of people vouch for it's story, i'm going to play it only for that.

The title of DAIII is curious indeed. Inquisition makes me think that they'll continue the Mages vs Templars issue, with a much probable Exalted March on the Mage's Circle all around Thedas. Pretty interesting thematic.

Exalted March or not, DA3 is gonna take place in France (I forgot the in-game name for that region lol)

Orlais? That is a pretty safe bet, since Val Royeaux is the centre of the Chantry and the Templars, which will make it a fulcral point in any Inquisition/mage's revolution. 

Maybe they can bring back Leliana and her original purpouse of getting back at Marjorlaine for her betrayal.

Yeah, Orlais.

I think Bioware prefers human versus human settings over human versus monster. Pretty obvious considering their mature style.

For my taste Bioware is too politically correct in their themes and moral displays, but still great at story telling and at game making in general. I loved both Dragon Age games (but certainly Origins more).

Well, personally I enjoyed the Darkspawn story of both Origins and Awakening, but going strictly by lore, you'd see how they can't explore that theme as often as they'd wish, since Darkspawn incursions are rare and the events of the Fifth Blight and the Disciples seem to be unique. 

Mages vs Templars on the other hand always had a hint that it was going to be a big thing, even on Origins. There's been a lot of animosity brewing between the groups in previous lore and events, so they have a good theme to explore there (will be curious to see how they tackle the theme of the Exalted March, since every Exalted March in the past has ended in victory for the Chantry).

I agree that they're a bit politically correct in most decisions available, yet the frame of the games don't leave much wiggle room for those as well. In DA:O, you couldn't be intrinsically evil since that's not what the Wardens stand for and Hawke is held as a Champion.