14 DAY TRIAL // Dragon Age 3 was expected last week at Gamescom 2012 but EA declined to mention anything about its next big RPG. Now, a series of huge details have been leaked on the web, ranging from story details to potential subtitles for the next installment in the series.
Dragon Age 3 is all-but-confirmed, as BioWare has been asking fans for quite some time about what they’d like to see in a new Dragon Age game.
We even heard about potential mechanics that would be included in the game, as well as some details about an open world that would rival that seen in last year’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Now, a series of new details have been leaked on the web, in the form of two massive descriptions seen in various online surveys. These confirm a new playable character, in the form of an Inquisitor, but also the fact that the game will be set in the French-style nation of Orlais.
The first description, via NeoGAF, describes the core conflict and how players take on the role of the Inquisitor, a hero whose goals resemble those of Commander Shepard from BioWare’s Mass Effect series.
A portal between the worlds unleashes hordes of demons in the land, civil wars rip apart nations and the corruption is limitless. Someone is behind the shadows, drawing the threads which destroy the world. Time has come for the Inquisition.
Take the Inquisitor's cloak and lead the only force able of bringing light into the darkness. Choose the direct method and gather your armies, send spies into the shadows or engage in a political war, make friends and use your connections indirectly: it is up to you how you lead the inquisition. But you'll have to take lead of it from the beginning.
Make your player a rogue, warrior or mage and set up your crew from up to ten complex companions to lead them against those who attack you by systematically spying on, revealing and destroying them. Another, bigger description was also posted on the forum, offering detailed accounts of the conflict that’s sweeping the world of Dragon Age.
The great nation of Orlais, the most powerful empire in Dragon Age, tears itself apart in civil war. The stout men and women of Ferelden struggle to recover and reclaim their nation from the horde of vile Darkspawn that laid waste to its lands a decade ago.
The Chantry, the once-unified faith of the Dragon Age world stands divided. The Templar order has broken away, claiming the church has become too lax in policing the dangerous powers of the mages. The Mage circles have rebelled, believing the Templars have become too strict, too zealous in their duties, and too quick to slaughter those who step out of line.
The world of Dragon Age is one on the brink of collapse, and when a desperate gathering in the name of peace becomes the epicenter of a magical blast that decimates the Chantry's leadership, it becomes clear that someone or something is manipulating events to drive the world into chaos.
From the ashes of that explosion, something new rises: The Inquisition. As the Inquisitor, it falls to you to build up your power and martial your forces, uncover secrets and build connections across the world. You must explore forgotten spaces, uncover ancient mysteries and uproot those who would destroy the fabric of the world. Survey participants were also asked to choose between various subtitles for the game, ranging from Dragon Age III: The Breach, to Exarch, Inquisition, Inquisitor, or Apocrypha.
As of yet, BioWare hasn’t commented on these leaked details.