Nope! Fuck you Bioware. You've always done other peoples properties and related cliches quite well. Don't borrow from Hollywoods shitty, overused tropes to push your own games. It's beneath you, and shows a lack of confidence in the intelligence of your audience.

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Bioware has definitely been moving in the wrong direction. However, I may be a cockeyed optimist but I'm still holding out some hope for this one. OK, Baldur's Gate was a long time ago, but DA:O was a pretty worthy modern successor. DA2 then dropped the ball big time, but I'm still hoping this one can return to form at least partially.

That being said, the stuff I've read recently elsewhere makes me a little bit less optimistic...

Agreed. They've great pedigree, just the wrong decisions lately. I loved DA:O. Didn't touch the sequel simply because they threw away the main element that made it great for me (character-player-centric story.). I might play this, but as all games, try before you buy.
I enjoyed Mass Effect also. I have to look past the extreme production values, but overall the game was fantastic. I have weird tastes though, and today the first of that series was my favorite, while I'd completely checked out by the third installment. (and thus, wasn't as offended by the ending. seems like it was building up to that all along!) Regardless, won't be playing any future iterations, but it was good while it lasted.

On a visual level that's pretty amazing how much better that looks than the previous game. I do think DAII suffered from a rushed development cycle and underfunding from EA. Who knows how Inquisition will turn out, but it looks like they're putting proper time and resources into it this time around.

Cool looking environments. I hope I don't find them recycled 20 times...

It seems pretty clear it won't be another DA:O, but I enjoyed all the Mass Effects even though they were clearly aimed at consoles. Seems that the only RPGs that get made exclusively for PC now are the MMO kind, which is a shame.

I'm trying to keep my expectations sufficiently low so that when it comes out I am pleasantly surprised.

unexpected.

Actual game footage of 90% cinematics