14 DAY TRIAL // Next up in our Softpedia Game of the Year 2014 awards is my choice for the Game of the Year award – Dragon Age: Inquisition – made by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One platforms worldwide back in November.
Many stellar titles have appeared in the last 12 months, with solid games launching right from the get-go, such as Titanfall, and continuing with many other amazing experiences. There have been surprises, like Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, disappointments, like Destiny, but also a lot of decent showings from both the triple-A scene and the independent one, as more and more outstanding experiences have cropped up across the PC, PS4, or Xbox One.
Dragon Age: Inquisition wins my heart
However, for me at least, there has been just one Game of the Year, and that is Dragon Age: Inquisition.
I spent an ungodly amount of hours with BioWare's games from the past, and while I more or less enjoyed Dragon Age 2, I knew that it wasn't up to par with the studio's pedigree and hoped that Inquisition wouldn't follow in its misguided footsteps.
Fortunately, Inquisition was one of the most impressive experiences of the year, delivering an absolutely massive world split into huge sections that looked flat-out stunning thanks to the Frostbite 3 engine.
The gameplay was also really good, allowing for all types of players to enjoy its combat, whether you were a warrior with a penchant for a sword & shield or a giant two-handed weapon, not to mention a rogue with an emphasis on dual-wielding daggers or a bow, and of course, a mage with a penchant for destruction from afar.
The story was really impressive, and thanks to the Dragon Age Keep website, I was able to jump replay it several times using different choices for previous games just to see what characters pop up and what new things can happen. Throw in the array of stellar romance options and I'm certainly going back for more in the campaign.
Multiplayer enriches the experience
However, I'm also going to enjoy the multiplayer mode, as after spending plenty of hours with the cooperative mode in Mass Effect 3, I've found a great new love with Inquisition, going on all sorts of adventures with the different classes and specializations included in its own online experience.
Overall, even if I've complained of bugs and glitches, I'm still having a blast in Dragon Age: Inquisition and it's certainly my Game of the Year. Here's to more great add-ons and updates for the title from BioWare.
In case you missed it, check out our Dragon Age: Inquisition review on PC.
