Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is now playable from beginning to end following the completion of the alpha phase at BioWare, the studio has confirmed. Described as a big milestone for the developer, it can now "see, hear, feel, and play everything as a cohesive experience". Now it's time for the developer to focus on the RPG's visual fidelity and improving gameplay features, with rumours suggesting it will be out in late 2023. BioWare also has a new Mass Effect game in the works.
Completing the alpha phase of development also means BioWare can "evaluate the game's pacing, how relationships evolve over time, and the player’s progression, as well as narrative cohesion — essentially how the story comes together". It will look at ways of enhancing how it conveys characters, dialogue, cinematics, and the player's journey through the experience. "Now that we have the ability to do a complete playthrough, we can iterate and polish on the things that matter most to our fans."
There's still a long way to go until Dragon Age: Dreadwolf actually releases for PS5, but BioWare appears confident in what it's making. Could it make another appearance at The Game Awards this December, perhaps? Maybe so. Share your favourite Dragon Age games in the comments below.
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Never played a Dragon Age game but for some reason I am hyped for this
Very nice. Once this is done with, they can put all their work into the next Mass Effect. I am curious about this one as well, but I just couldn't get into Inquisition.
I do hope they hit it out of the park for this one else I fear for their future.
Hope they wrap this up soon. Because after this I'm hoping for a Mass Effect with the narrative quality of the trilogy, the combat quality of Andromeda, while utilising the SSD of the PS5 for next level exploration and traversal 🥹🥲
Dragon age inquisition is amazing.so im excited for dragon age dreadwolf.word up son
Think this may be my next day one purchase. Currently playing Inquisition, less than ten hours in and I forgot how good they are.
I really want a remaster bundle of 1 and 2 the 2 i actually loved
@AnnetteM DA origins is a must play if you can. It shows its age but it's still very charming, and the story and world building are up there with the best.
This is what Bethesda calls "Going Gold" 😂
I wish they would release a PS5 update for Inquisition. Such an underrated gem
I'm much more of a Mass Effect guy than a Dragon Age one but I can't deny I'm curious about this one. They've been cooking it for a long time.
Maybe we'll get a release date reveal at the Game Awards? It could happen.
HOLY CRAP!
A game that is on the front page that is not a remaster or a remake!
@starnivore definitely heard good things about the series and will check it out. Should be a nice change from Skyrim lol
I've got the Platinum for both 2 and Inquisition so I'm super hyped for this one.
Probably an unpopular opinion but I was a huge fan of Dragon Age 2 and found Inquisition to be pretty vacuous.
It was the characters and narrative of DA2 which simply weren’t there in the sequel.
I was actually also a solid fan of the condensed, non/semi open world design. (Not sure which one it counts as). I imagine, the trend being that everything must be OW, that that’s what people didn’t like about 2. Worked for me; carried the characters and their inter-woven journeys really well.
Other things going for it involved the protagonist’s lines being sometimes hilarious, and I also got a sex scene with the hot, sulky elf. Most of the party members (Varric aside) in Inquisition were very tedious and frankly none of them deserved to sleep with my main man!
I hope they can re-find some of that and not create an over-inflated game full of relatively directionless tedium, which would be my lasting view of DAI. Seem to remember I still completed the bloody thing though …
Bioware has a lot to prove nowadays. They can't afford another dud so hopefully they pray to The Maker and get this right.
DA: Origins was something else. DA 2 was just lacking, despite the character talking.
Inquisition I felt was a real return to form - though some people complained that it was being held back by the PS3 release (oh, how some things don't change!)
Looking forward to Dreadwolf and it might be the game that finally pushes me to be bothered to get a PS5.
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