LogFAQs > #893186583

Mead posted...

The plot of the games doesnt end up mattering a whole lot, and DA:I is much better than this board would have you believe.

Inquisition had a lot of problems. Things like open environments with collectables that existed for the sake of collecting them, a mission table that could be rendered irrelevant super-fast, the lack of healing magic and reliance on potions (which wouldn't even be stockpiled), and the sheer underwhelming companion options (I forget that people like that mage girl exist).

That's the thing about DA:I and it's ultimate problem. It's not that good things don't exist in the game, it's that it's constantly mired by stupid choices that nullify the good things. Big and open environments? Sounds good... until you realize it's basically just empty space, checklists, and pointlessness. Like ME1's planet exploring except that's the entire game. Attempting to make it so a healing mage isn't found on basically every team? Now we're in a situation where a mage who can place up barriers is a near-requirement because the party needs to rely on a limited number of potions and being able to midgitate that with a barrier is a godsend on potion supplies. It keeps on going and going like that.
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I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage