The Manquisition

I had this idea that I would praise Dragon Age Inquisition for its inclusiveness and representation in a blog post, but then it struck me. Why not just do a re-imagining with Inquisition at the hands of your Average Game Developer™, using (some) statistics and common tropes to show how great the difference actually is?... Continue Reading →

Broodmother

I recently rediscovered that everything evil in the Dragon Age universe starts with magic. All corruption in the world has one very clear origin (according to the Chantry at least). The Tevinter Magisters*. On a mission to reinstate the Old God Dumat, a group of Tevinter Magisters decided to enter the Golden City and usurp... Continue Reading →

Tooth and Scale

Before you start reading this, I should mention that this post contains spoilers for Dragon Age Inquisition, in particular regarding the creatures that dwell in the world. If you're okay with that, by all means continue. What I'm going to talk about in this post is how game mechanics carry messages, and that these messages... Continue Reading →

This just in…

I almost laughed myself silly when I saw this video the first time. Also, I definitely suffer from the same issues as Cassandra does. Varric is right by the way. I'm only playing for the half-naked men. And Varric's novel. Although, just like Cassandra, I'd prefer Sword and Shield. Congratulations, Dragon Age Inquisition for winning... Continue Reading →

In Your Heart Shall Burn

This is my first take on Dragon Age Inquisition. I've not finished playing yet, but I'm about 2/3 rds in, and it is so far epic on a scale that goes way beyond epic. My first piece of advice is "leave the Hinterlands". I know, there have been articles about this, but the Hinterlands is... Continue Reading →

Dragon Age Inquisition

Jag höll på att dö av glädje igår. Dragon Age Inquisition har fått ett releasedatum. Det betyder att jag har tagit ut semester (I kid you not, tre dagar, måste ha tid att spela det minst två gånger på raken, gärna fler), och att jag med spänning väntar på mer information om Collector's Edition, för... Continue Reading →

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