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Dragon Age™ Inquisition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 • 2020

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Quick resume

Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.

Global score

76/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical

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    Pros

    • Rich story and character development
    • Large, immersive open world
    • Meaningful player choices
    • Engaging tactical combat
    • High replayability with mods and dlc

    Cons

    • Repetitive fetch quests and grind
    • Slow pacing in early game
    • Technical issues and bugs
    • Tedious war table waiting times
    • Limited multiplayer and social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Combat involves skillful melee and ranged attacks, weapon upgrades, and character progression, though some players find combat clunky and repetitive."

      Capsule for Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on single-player story and personal progression without multiplayer or leaderboard competition."

      Capsule for The Huntsman: Winter's Curse The Huntsman: Winter's Curse

      "Focus is on single-player experience and personal story progression without competitive multiplayer or leaderboards."

    • Continuation

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      "Many players report long playtimes, habitual exploration, and repeated returns to the game world."

      Capsule for Spirit of the North 2 Spirit of the North 2

      "Many players report long playtimes, multiple playthroughs, and habitual return to the game due to story, characters, and exploration."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      -3

      "Gameplay centers on individual party management and solo play; multiplayer is limited and not a core feature."

      Capsule for Wartales Wartales

      "Gameplay centers on managing a party in single-player; limited multiplayer mode is unpopular and mostly ignored."

    • Creativity

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      3

      "Character customization, skill builds, and modding tools allow creative player expression within the game."

      Capsule for Legend of Grimrock 2 Legend of Grimrock 2

      "Players can customize characters, builds, and gear; crafting system and mod support enhance creative expression."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "Interactions emphasize mutual respect and narrative choices rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

      Capsule for Pillars of Eternity Pillars of Eternity

      "Interactions emphasize party cooperation and story choices rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse in a rich fantasy world, escaping real life through deep story and roleplaying."

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      "Players use the game to immerse themselves in a rich fantasy world, escaping real life through story and exploration."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with different factions, ability trees, and tactics; modding community also encourages exploration of new gameplay."

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      "Game encourages trying different character builds, tactics, and story choices; modding community further supports experimentation."

    • Exploration

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      "Large world with many quests, secrets, and lore encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities."

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      "Large open-world areas with many secrets, lore, and side quests encourage discovery and curiosity-driven play."

    • Expression

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      "Character customization and gear appearance allow personal expression, though some complaints about limited options."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy setting with dragons, mythical creatures, magic, and epic storytelling."

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    • Fellowship

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      2

      "Players form bonds with companions and experience group dynamics, though mostly single player."

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    • Growth

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      3

      "Players develop skills in strategy and understanding lore, improving over multiple playthroughs."

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      "Players develop skills, knowledge of lore, and character builds over long play sessions and multiple playthroughs."

    • Health

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      -5

      "Game is sedentary with no physical activity component."

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      "Game is sedentary with no physical activity component."

    • Idle

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      -3

      "Requires sustained attention during missions; slow pacing but active engagement needed."

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      "Requires sustained attention for combat, story, and exploration; some waiting times in war table missions but can be modded."

    • Intimacy

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      3

      "Character relationships and companion interactions provide emotional connection and some romance options."

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      "Romance options and companion interactions provide emotional connection and relationship building."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      3

      "Player leads the party and makes key decisions affecting story and combat strategies."

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      "Player leads the Inquisition and manages party and advisors, making strategic decisions impacting the story."

    • Progression

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      4

      "Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring gear, and unlocking abilities to advance through the game."

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      "Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring gear, crafting, and unlocking abilities throughout the game."

    • Relaxation

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      2

      "Some players find the game relaxing and immersive, though others note grind and travel can cause frustration."

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      "While some find the game relaxing and immersive, others note grind and slow pacing can cause frustration."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable visuals, voice acting, and music provide sensory stimulation and emotional engagement."

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      "Enjoyable visuals, music, and voice acting provide sensory stimulation and emotional engagement."

    • Status

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      -4

      "Focus is on personal story and character growth rather than social recognition or popularity."

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      "Focus is on personal story and character development rather than social recognition or popularity."

    • Story

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      5

      "Highly praised narrative with strong character development and lore."

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      "Highly praised narrative with deep lore, impactful choices, and memorable characters."

    • Strategy

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      3

      "Combat and party management require tactical thinking and planning to overcome challenges and bosses."

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    • Thrill

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      2

      "Some suspense and excitement from combat and time manipulation, but overall moderate tension."

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    • Value

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      "Players report high value for time and money due to extensive content, replayability, and quality."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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