DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION (2014) REVIEW

Don't judge a book by its cover.

PC version reviewed.

Dragon Age: Inquisition is an RPG published by EA Games and developed by BioWare for the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC.

GAMEPLAY
Big worlds that look pretty cool when you first arrive, but once you really go into them you find they're boring and bland, filled with terrible quests and tiresome enemies. People often compare this game to a dead MMO, and I know that's been banded around a lot, but those people are right.

Combat is so very dull

The ballroom level was awesome

STORY
It wasn't terrible, but the characters weren't as strong as those in Mass Effect, and the main story was a bit boring really

GRAPHICS

The game does look nice

SOUND
Alright, I'll admit that the soundtrack was pretty good.

VALUE FOR MONEY

The game should take around 30 hours to beat, and that's possibly a minimum, however so much of that time is spent walking across the world or completing some really boring objectives. It certainly feels like quantity over quality.

OVERALL
While Dragon Age: Inquisition has some nice ideas, I can't really bring myself to recommend the game. The game is just so boring and frustrating in some sections. I'm really left to hope that BioWare don't continue the formula they used for this game and go back to how they did Mass Effect 2. This game fails to really standout and for that I can only call it average.

FAR CRY 4 (2014) REVIEW

More of the same - but worse.

PC version reviewed.

Far Cry 4 is an open-world first person shooter published by Ubisoft and developed by Ubisoft Montreal for the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC.

GAMEPLAY
Elephants are nice, same for climbing hooks

Nothing else very different from FC3

Far Cry 4 wastes its Himalayan setting basing almost every mission in mountain valleys, rather than the mountains themselves. Meanwhile Far Cry 3 took full advantage of its island setting, allowing you to traverse almost anywhere on the island in a variety of ways. I can't state enough how frustrating it is to look at all the mountains around you only to find you are allowed up there just a handful of times for linear missions.

Horror like segment was a nice change up

STORY
Unlikable characters, Pagan Min is the only decent one, hidden ending is the best.

GRAPHICS
Looks nice.

SOUND
Whilst Far Cry 3 has some really memorable pieces such as Falling into a Dream or Further, Far Cry 4 doesn't really have any memorable pieces. I thought the soundtrack was pretty forgettable and a step down from its predecessor.

VALUE FOR MONEY
Around 20 hours

OVERALL
Far Cry 4 fails to take any significant strides forward from its precursor and would still have been the inferior game back in 2012, let alone two years later. I'd advise checking out Far Cry 3 if you're looking to leap into the Far Cry franchise.

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