Dragon Age: Inquisition - New Review & Trailer

In Ferelden, BioWare appears to have really gone to town on the vocal accents. Previous games have included juicy dollops of real-world regional parlance and tone, but it's ramped up to eleven here. There are characters that sound like they've just stepped out from Coronation Street or Eastenders, Eastern Europe, North America, Ireland... The list seems endless. Except in Orlais, where everyone inexplicably seems to have a strong French accent.

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Of particular note, a lengthy section during the later stage of the game sees our hero have to survive at a masquerade ball. Staying on good terms with the judgemental social elite is paramount to acceptance at the venue, and remaining there is essential to unravel a complex plot that involves planned assassination and the usurping of a family member to the throne. There's sneaking, eavesdropping, social engineering, moral choices, and ultimately an epic showdown with swords and bleeding. Nothing like this existed in Dragon Age before, and at times it felt like Assassin's Creed Unity (which is set in France) accidentally leaked some of its creativity into BioWare's studio.

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