I had sincerely hoped this wouldn’t be remembered as the last great installment of the Dragon Age series.

This game has a lot of problems. The combat is a slog, the side quests are uninteresting, and the countless collectathon mechanics do nothing but add empty content for content's sake.

The main story is fantastic, but it's almost ruined by the game requiring you to do side quests to acquire Power to allow you to continue the main quest. It feels as though the designers wanted players to engage with the side content, but didn't trust the side content to speak for itself, so they decided to force you to engage with it.

Still, the main story is so strong that it is worth the slog of the early game.

IF DORIAN HAS NO FANS I AM DEAD