Juz Finished: Dragon Age Inquisition

I made a blog post last year about Dragon Age Inqusition. It was one of my anticipated game for holiday 2014. This week, I finally finished the game (my first playthrough as a male human mage)

What is it:
Action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, a sequel to Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II, making it the third major game in the Dragon Age franchise

Why I'm hyped:
Bioware; Mass Effect in a fantasy-like setting
Large worlds to explore;before Witcher 3 comes out ;)

Why I might be worried:
Buggy game because of EA game rush
Life-less characters with poor animations
Copy-paste boring fetch quests

So how was the game?
What I liked:
On the whole the game met my lofty expectations, the dialogues, the RPG-elements with a rich weapon and armour crafting system. This game is certainly stamped with Bioware's signature rich story-telling set in a large open-world fantasy world for you to explore.

The story is well developed and as to progress you do get a sense of each character, some more fun than others to have around. The amount in-game dialogue is amazing. After 100 game play hours I do get know each character more and develop

What I disliked:
Buggy:
My worry that the game might be buggy was true, and there were several instances where the quest became stuck or when the characters start walking funny about in the game world. Fortunately I did not experience any game breaking bug that warranted a reload from a previous game save.

Stiff:
The character animation is serviceable, especially during general dialogue, but they were well animated during story cutscenes. Some of the quests were definitely 'fetch-quests' though maybe some might argue it was designed to immerse us into the world,

Others:
Anyway, I reckon the game might be more fun I was able to tame a wyvern and fly around in one. Riding around is better than walking but after experiencing the freedom of movement in Far Cry 4...walking or horse riding feels a bit of a letdown.

Another thing that bothered me a little is the battle system. Personally, as a newcomer to RPG, I find the tactical system quite confusing. My AI companions also requires a lot of micromanagement.

Overall:
I enjoyed my time with the game...I might have second replay with another character. For now...I am ready to move on to other games...come September....Metal Gear Solid 5 ? Just Cause 3? I will keep Witcher 3 for later.