Regardless of how much time you spend in this game, how many sidequests you complete - how many optimal routes you take throughout the journey, this single player "RPG" manages to be linear.

There is no choice that matters, everything is pointless in the end and it boils down to choosing who dies and who lives simply on the basis of advancing the plot and nothing else. There are no deep questions, characters barely have personalities - that only shine through when the zany hip cool marvel dialogue isn't taking center stage. This game has it's moments, but they are very VERY few in a sea of massive disappointment, to call this game Dragon Age is blasphemy to the franchise.

Don't waste your money, BioWare is dead.