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EA doesn't deserve BioWare.

Only good things about this game were Companions and the DLC.
Combat is a ♥♥♥♥ mix of DA:O & DA2
Story was ok, final DLC made it really good
MC could have been more interesting
The world is too big and you are too slow to run around. Your horse runs at the same speed you run.
Dragons are just not fun to fight. I played on hard and they were massive damage sponges, why did they think it was a good idea for a dragon to give itself armour? It made they fight take ages in a already boring combat system.
Graphics look really nice at least, so running around isn't the worst.
The rest of my complaints are minor.

Garbage EA app doesn't allow you to play

I found a particular mod absolutely essential: the one which removes the looting animation. When there is such a large emphasis on gathering resources, I'm glad I had the option to not spend 20 hours watching my inquisitor bending over laboriously for the 8965169th elfroot. I would also recommend the conversation zoom mod, which brings the camera closer when you talk with people - the base version has you stare at them talking from afar as if you were an outsider, making it a lot more impersonal than in the first two games. The added intimacy makes a lot of difference.

Anyway, on to my irrelevant thoughts about an 11 year old trilogy!

During quarantine, I played through the Dragon Age games for the first time, back to back - man, what an epic trip!

It was nice to directly compare them all - The first one had the most straightforward story with some really hard choices, great characters, but some drawn out, exhausting dungeons (especially Orzammar). The hate for DA2 is completely blown out of proportion (though I admit it probably helped that I was prepared for its shortcomings due to all the online whining). Yeah yeah, dungeons are identical, yeah yeah it's just one city, but perhaps even BECAUSE of its narrow scope there was never a dull moment, not a single minute went by which wasn't character or plot driven in some way, and it always felt personal, with constant world building.

Screw EA for replacing genuine talented and hard working artists, animators, musicians, and writers with AI. Do NOT support EA.

DO NOT buy on PC, relies on EA app that is terminally broken. Tons of customer complaints that EA app doesn't load the game, since early 2023, and NO solution given. "Its on our end" the EA support tech said.
They're not going to fix it.
Get it on Console so you don't have to use the EA app.

worst game in the series by far (before dread wolf) idk
play dao
maybe play da2
dont play dai

Good game with great visuals. However, side quests in this game can be mind numbing. It has good characters, good story and good dlc.