I keep saying BG3 is proof of concept that you can make a Dragon Age that goes back to the roots of Origins with a modern game engine and it would be a huge hit assuming it’s high quality. Larian would know DA out of the park
The way people talk about DAO online is just weird.
The game people talk about simply doesn't exist. Both in terms of combat and story/tone, it's all nostalgia.
Don't get me wrong, I really like it, but in terms of gameplay it's a relatively shallow real time with pause game that requires little to no thinking (you can solo the game on Nightmare by right clicking and going AFK), and for Rogue/Warrior there's almost no buildcrafting depth as well.
It really pales in comparison to other CRPGs, even the classics that are older than it (BG1/2, NWN, etc.) and the ones that came after it (Pillars of Eternity, the Pathfinder games).
The story is great, but people also have weird misconceptions about the writing.
They seem to only remember that one scene in the deep roads and say the game is some dark fantasy bastion when the game is very a much a product of its time, filled with corny jokes and Joss Whedon style dialogue (even the main writer admitted Whedon was a big influence), the game has the tone of Firefly for 95% of the game.
Agree that the gameplay is different due to turn based vs live action tactical fighting systems, but that’s not entirely my point. I think that the underlying soul of the games are similar. Like I think BG3 feels closer to DA:O than Inquisition and possibly even DA2. Every DA game has been pretty different game play wise, so I think even if Larian were to do a DA game that was more in line with what they typically put out than copying the mechanics of Origins, I think it would still be the closest DA game to Origins in the franchise
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u/skorpiontamer Sep 27 '25
Imagine if Larian made the next mass effect