Though still early into development, The Game Awards 2020 showing tonight, stealing the spotlight early with a new trailer that shows in-game graphics and characters - and by dropping the "4" off the end of its name. Despite the lattermost change, the fantasy RPG doesn't seem to be a reboot, so a subtitle may still be forthcoming.
With BioWare gearing up for what fans hope may be a return to form in the concept art-filled Gamescom trailer with a more substantial look at what players can expect of the anticipated fantasy sequel.
Showing new characters, assets, and locations, Dragon Age made its full, non-concept art appearance at The Game Awards 2020. Though little is still known about what can be expected in the final product and BioWare still acknowledges that it's early in development, the below teaser trailer left the studio's fans' jaws on the floor. The narrator (who sounds an awful lot like Dragon Age II and Inquisition companion Varric) reveals that the simply titled Dragon Age will star a "new hero," in keeping with the series' usual jump to a new protagonist in each entry.
Needless to say, those leery of BioWare's next AAA outing potentially spelling its untimely doom at the hands of EA may have found some comfort in the surprising caliber of this reveal. Not only do the fantastical environments look gorgeous, but the storytelling concepts presented here may herald a serious comeback for the famed RPG studios' storytelling focus. Evidently, a new antagonist "bent on breaking the world" has arisen, uniting the unnamed hero, their companions (with Varric seeming like a shoe-in to return), and even the mythical Dread Wolf, the elven god of betrayal previously only mentioned in Dragon Age lore, to stand against this common foe. Things don't get much more morally grey than teaming up with the universe equivalent of Old Norse Loki, and some rogue-like behavior on fantasy streets in the teaser may hint at the tone BioWare's looking to set.
It's not much to go on, but tonight's Dragon Age teaser was still a hell of a lot better than a dev diary set to a concept art slideshow. Those familiar with these series tend to variably hold the first entries as benchmarks in action RPG storytelling, and this strong early showing has inspired some faith that Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dragon Age: Inquisition aren't the pinnacle of gameplay and storytelling that the studio can muster these days.
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