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Play Overview
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) is an action role-play game with an emphasis on combat and player choices, and a sequel to Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II. You once again play a hero in the medieval fantasy world of Thedas, exploring the world and using magical abilities to heal dangerous rifts in the world. It stands out for how it evolves the combat but returns to the original games' grand scale to create a new chapter in the world's narrative.
Against the backdrop of war, and building on the stories and locations of previous Dragon Age material, you play the sole survivor of a blast that tore open a hole in the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds. Marked with a symbol that lets you close these tears in reality, you set out on a quest to save the world before it falls into ruin, rising to the head of the Inquisition and defeating an ancient Darkspawn intent on becoming a God Emperor. Along the way, you fight monsters and enemies and talk to the many characters you meet to create your own adventure.
As in the previous games, you explore the land and fight monsters and enemy forces, meeting and recruiting characters along the way and making choices about what to say and do. It uses largely the same combat system as Dragon Age II, with an emphasis on strategy. You can pause time to arrange your party members and assign actions for them to perform and making tactical choices is essential. When talking to characters, you can choose from a variety of responses. Say one thing and characters you meet can join your party, but another response can turn them into a new enemy. Each person's opinion of you is affected by your dialogue choices and actions, meaning no two play-throughs are the same.
The result is a game that Marries tactical combat with a wide-reaching and expansive fantasy epic to create the ultimate Dragon Age game. It offers a chance to inhabit a fantastical world while making strategic combat choices and meaningful story decisions that shape the course of your adventure and the entire world.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Dragon Age: Inquisition 12 months ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 6 months ago.
Against the backdrop of war, and building on the stories and locations of previous Dragon Age material, you play the sole survivor of a blast that tore open a hole in the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds. Marked with a symbol that lets you close these tears in reality, you set out on a quest to save the world before it falls into ruin, rising to the head of the Inquisition and defeating an ancient Darkspawn intent on becoming a God Emperor. Along the way, you fight monsters and enemies and talk to the many characters you meet to create your own adventure.
As in the previous games, you explore the land and fight monsters and enemy forces, meeting and recruiting characters along the way and making choices about what to say and do. It uses largely the same combat system as Dragon Age II, with an emphasis on strategy. You can pause time to arrange your party members and assign actions for them to perform and making tactical choices is essential. When talking to characters, you can choose from a variety of responses. Say one thing and characters you meet can join your party, but another response can turn them into a new enemy. Each person's opinion of you is affected by your dialogue choices and actions, meaning no two play-throughs are the same.
The result is a game that Marries tactical combat with a wide-reaching and expansive fantasy epic to create the ultimate Dragon Age game. It offers a chance to inhabit a fantastical world while making strategic combat choices and meaningful story decisions that shape the course of your adventure and the entire world.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Dragon Age: Inquisition 12 months ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 6 months ago.
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Play Style
This is an Action and Role-Play game with Adventure, Fighting and Narrative elements. You can play this by yourself or as a 4-player online game. Dragon Age: Inquisition is the first and currently only game in the series to support four-player online co-op. However, this only offers a side game where each team member is given a specific objective to complete.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 50 hours and 77 hours to complete. The myriad side quests and extra details in the games allow you to spend many hours away from the main plot, greatly increasing the game's length and letting you play for over an hour at a time. If you've not had as much experience in the genre, you may also find some areas take longer to beat.
Benefits
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Mature Accompanied (MA 15+) for Strong Fantasy Violence and Sexual References.
Skill Level
12+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. It's also important to ensure children understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. The game is quite complex and requires you to manage lots of different systems. The ability to form an overall strategy in combat, while under pressure, is also a useful skill.
Account Rating
- You need PlayStation Plus to play online with PlayStation 3.
- You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One.
- You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 4.
Costs
Dragon Age: Inquisition usually costs £17.99 to £34.99.
You can buy additional story content for the game, but this is included in the Game of the Year Edition. The Deluxe Edition includes the game and some additional cosmetic items.
In addition, you can buy Platinum, a currency which is used in the multiplayer mode.
There have been three games in the main series, which were released on consoles and PC:
There have also been several spin-offs and tie-in games:
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
- In-Game Loot Boxes: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. These include in-game purchases of random items (known as 'loot boxes') that offer a chance of getting rare/higher-value items although common/lower-value items are more frequent.
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You need a subscription to play online:
- You need Xbox Live Gold to play online with Xbox 360.
- You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 4.
- You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One.
You can buy additional story content for the game, but this is included in the Game of the Year Edition. The Deluxe Edition includes the game and some additional cosmetic items.
In addition, you can buy Platinum, a currency which is used in the multiplayer mode.
There have been three games in the main series, which were released on consoles and PC:
- Dragon Age: Origins (2009) PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
- Dragon Age II (2010) PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
There have also been several spin-offs and tie-in games:
- Dragon Age: Journeys (2009) Web Browser
- Dragon Age Legends (2011) Web Browser
- Heroes of Dragon Age (2013) Android, iOS
- Dragon Age: The Last Court (2014) Web Browser
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 18/11/2014, updated in 2020
Price: 75% Off
Out Now: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Players: 1 (4 online)
Genres: Action, Role-Play (Adventure, Fighting and Narrative)
Accessibility: 23 features
Components: 3D Third-Person
The Dragon Age Franchise
Dragon Age: Inquisition is part of the Dragon Age franchise of games:
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