Neo's Dragon Age: Inquisition Playthrough(Blind)

Chapter 8: Losing Steam

I know it's been a while since I last updated, and I apologize about that. After the last update, I played a bit more on my own, but you didn't miss much, so don't worry. We managed to beat the Cave Bear and his Dwarf Bandit masters, only to find the cave behind this waterfall leads to a Dwarven ruin called Valammar, and not the treasure trove we were looking for. But using the process of elimination, we were able to find the trove hidden behind the only other waterfall around, back by the Templar Encampment we destroyed earlier. Unfortunately, we didn't really get much from it, soooo... It was kinda a waste of time. Which sucks.

Anyway, now you're all caught up! We're going to finish off a couple more misc quests, and then we'll finally be heading to Redcliffe. We have a new sidequest to find the key to Valammar, but knowing dwarven ruins, that dungeon is going to be very long and filled with nasty critters, so I'm saving that one for last.

We attempt to complete the Letter from a Lover quest, since the destination for it is right by Horse Guy's farm, but unfortunately, I forgot to look for the 'Felandaris' we need to find first. And since I have absolutely no clue what that is, and there's no relevant codex on it, we'll have to skip that quest for now. Unless a certain flying Robot would like to help?

For now tho, we're gonna go back down to the farm and ride some ponies. And yay! We have our own pony! We also get some more Power, EXP, and even a Trophy just for mounting her. You can summon her whenever, which is cool. This should make the journey to Redcliffe a thousand times quicker.

Eh... NVM. We end up walking most of the way anyway- the horse is ungodly slow, in fact, we run about as fast as she can gallop, cause screw logic- and it's not nearly as far as I thought it was. And guess what! The city is off limits because of the Templar/Mage fighting(That we already stopped), and the game won't even let me talk to the guard and say, "I'm the Inquisitor, b***! Open up!"

So I guess we need more Influence before we can get into Redcliffe? Either that or we can only go there by way of the story. And here I was so excited to see the village again, and see how much has changed since Origins. That f****** sucks. Oh well. Looks like it's time to wrap things up in the Wilds. We'll close a few more Rifts, and then go look for the Key of Valammar.

*Sigh*

NVM. Again. There's no way. The last couple of Rifts are literally impossible to beat, and since it's impossible to grind in this game... I guess we'll just go to Valammar. To save time, we fast travel all the way down to the Forest Camp, and as soon as we leave, we're assaulted by a Bear, two bandits, and two Great Bears, which take years to kill. Seriously, why do bears have SO much flipping health?! And they do so much damage...

..... I love how the Bears only attack us. Not once do they ever attack the bandits. Seriously, the level of realism in this game is so much worse than Origins. I've had to suspend my disbelief so many times now, and I haven't even finished the first area. Honestly... I'm starting to lose steam here. I'm not really having fun anymore, and I know you guys don't want to listen to me whine and complain every update. I'll get the key and head back to Valammar, and end this chapter there.

Huh... We find our first Oculara, a mysterious glowing skull that can reveal special 'Shards'. Neat. Aaaaaaand we learn the key to Valammar is hidden in a giant fort brimming with Qunari Mercenaries, bandits, mages, and demons, all working together. Of bloody course it is. Whelp, time to head back to camp and restock our potions.

Positions restocked, aaaand... All of the Bears have respawned. REALLY?!! What, does fast travelling once reset all the nearby cells?! Fine, I'll walk back to the camp, rest and heal up that way. Then, finally we can take out that fort and-

......... Resting in the camp resets the cells too. So all the enemies are back. Again. So, basically, the game wants me to take on an entire fort with Level 6 characters, with reduced health, and minimal potions. This is just plain stupid. I'm going to try it once, and then after we die, I'm ending it there.

..... I give up. This game is bulls***, stupid, and impossible. The artificial difficulty is even worse than FE:A. As it turns out, there were only Qunari in the fort, and while I managed to beat most of them, I had to run away in the end. And since I was forced to fast travel back to Camp... Everything has respawned. Sorry guys, but I'm ending this topic here. I don't think many people keep up with this anyway, and honestly, all I'm doing is raging and complaining now. You guys don't need to hear that. If, and when I decide to play again, it will be off screen, so to speak.

And congratulations, Bioware. You have officially ruined the series.

Oh... You go back? Well how was I supposed to know you aren't supposed to do certain stuff! The game doesn't tell you, and this is completely blind! I just figured I'd do everything in one go, so I don't miss anything.

And everything I said still stands. And have you played Inquisition recently? Even Origins was more realistic than the 'teleportation' and Bears of Inquisition.

Don't be mean to me!

I just thought I could do everything at once, which was apparently a very big mistake. The combat in Origins was infinitely better than the combat in Inquisition, IMO. The combat in Inquisition is bland and tedious. But eh.

I'll play the game again after a break, but I dunno if I'll keep updating this. Is anyone besides Golurk actually interested in seeing this continue? For that matter, are you even interested in seeing it continue?

I'm going to place my trust in you, since you say it's only the beginning. I'll still play. And I agree about the Circle Tower. There's a reason there's a mod that lets you skip it completely. Everyone hates that stupid place. But I still put up with it anyway, because the stat boosts you get in the Fade are glorious.

So... Do you want me to continue this topic, then? I will if you want me to.

That doesn't sound very enthusiastic.

I've decided I'm finally going to give Inquisition another go. I'm going to start a new game as a male Dalish Elf, put some actual thought and time into his overall character and backstory, and try to roleplay a bit. It will probably make my experience a lot more enjoyable. The only question is... Does anyone actually want me to continue this topic?