The Story Prologue

The prologue

Dragon Age: Inquisition is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. It is a sequel to Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II, making it the third major game in the Dragon Age franchise. The Developers vowed to their fans that, compared to its predecessors, the decisions they made throughout the series will have a greater impact on the story and that the player will be given more control over their gaming experience. Customization is said to be expanded in the next game. The developers addressed mainly how equipment would be handled with party members. They described a situation in which the player found a breastplate and decided to give it to a party member; depending upon which party member received it, the breastplate would automatically adjust its shape and aesthetics in order to fit that particular character while still maintaining his or her identity. It was also hinted that armor customization will go as far as altering its color and pattern. Players will also be able to customize their keeps which will be able to be customized for espionage, commerce or military might depending on the type of keep the player has chosen. The player will also be given a series of options to affect the area around the keep, such as building statues or capping vents. The player, though, will apparently not have enough resources for all the options available, as the Inquisition's resources are limited. Dragon Age: Inquisition will be set in the continent of Thedas, the fantasy world in which the two previous games are set. The game will cover more geographic territory than its predecessors, with one map being described as four to five times the size of Ferelden, the setting of the first game in the series. The developers said that the next game would likely be somewhere more "French", which fans recognize as the land of Orlais. Following the events described in the supplementary novels Dragon Age: Asunder and The Masked Empire, a civil war between the loyalists of the ruling Empress and a powerful noble faction led by her cousin, Grand Duke Gaspard, broke out in Orlais. Simultaneously, the Circle of Magi has gone rogue, in part due to the events of Dragon Age II, and the Templar Order seceded from the Chantry to wage their own civil war on the mages. The area traversable in Inquisition is much larger than both Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II, and is said to cover two countries and the land between. The countries are: Ferelden (setting of Dragon Age: Origins) and Orlais, with a land known as the Dales located within.

Players take on the role of the Inquisitor and lead the forces of the Inquisition. As the leader of the Inquisition, players can make choices and decisions, such as choosing to post forces in an area by capturing forts or keeps. Once captured, new sections of an area can become available allowing greater exploration, new quests and rewards. One group which the Inquisitor and the Inquisition face is the Red Templars, another is Venatori.

So does your gaming rig have the (literal) guts to command the Inquisition? If you're looking to crank the settings up a bit, here are the recommended system specs: 

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
• CPU: AMD six core CPU @ 3.2 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 3.0 GHz
• System RAM: 8 GB
• Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
• Graphics Memory: 2 GB
• Hard Drive: 26 GB
• DirectX 11

Or, if you're playing on a slightly older setup, here are the minimum system requirements: 

Minimum:

• OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
• CPU: AMD quad core CPU @ 2.5 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz
• System RAM: 4 GB
• Graphics CARD: AMD Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
• Graphics Memory: 512 MB
• Hard Drive: 26 GB
• DirectX 10

The PC version of Inquisition gives you complete control over the look and feel of the game – a testament to BioWare's preference for PC gaming. They have been committed to make sure the PC version is one that’ll make you weak in the knees.