

Not identical this time around is the multiplayer. Again, if you played DA2, you’ll be very familiar with the classes, skill trees, and use of said skills. You’re not locked into any kind of specialization either. Finally, the mage can cast fire, ice, and electricity spells for damage, and a spirit spell for support. With the rogue, you can be an archer or a dual-dagger-wielding assassin. Warriors break down into two types: sword-and-shield tanks and two-handed-weapon-wielding damage dealers. If you played DA2, this will seem very similar.

The three base classes make an appearance: the warrior, the rogue, and the mage. If you can’t craft an inquisitor to your liking, you’re not trying hard enough.Ĭlass customization makes an expected return also. You can expect a pretty standard set of face customization options for a BioWare game however, there are some new extra features that let you get very detailed.

While each race lacks a playable origin story like Dragon Age: Origins, there is a stock background for all that affects in-game events. All the common races of Thedas are represented you can even be a qunari if you want. His or her name, race, and gender are up to you. You are this survivor and your mark has the power to seal the rifts between the real world and the veil opened by whatever force was responsible for the explosion. The lone survivor is seemingly touched by Andraste (Dragon Age’s Jesus figure) herself and marked. The temple is destroyed in an explosion of unknown cause, killing everyone (Varric and Cassandra hadn’t yet made it - luckily for us) except for one. Cassandra cannot get the answers she wants, so she drags Varric to the Temple of the Sacred Ashes for a sit down between the Chantry, the rebel mages, and increasingly fascistic templars so he can tell his story to this so-called Conclave.

DA2’s bookends flow perfectly into the story of Dragon Age: Inquisition. In DA2’s bookends, she grills crack archer, rogue, author, and all around cool dwarf, Varric Tethras, about the events leading up to Anders’s act of rebellion. More importantly, they love crafting games that let us grow into a heroic leadership role, and Dragon Age: Inquisition is no different.Īfter the events in Dragon Age II, which saw the Champion of Kirkwall’s mage buddy, Anders, destroying the Kirkwall Chantry and sparking a civil war between the mages in southern Thedas and their templar overseers, Chantry seeker Cassandra Penderghast wants answers.
