Dragon Age III, currently in development by BioWare,[1] is an upcoming sequel to Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II[1][2] It was first (informally) announced on Twitter, the evening of May 19, 2011, by BioWare's Creative Lead Alistair McNally.[2]
Development
BioWare is planning on fusing elements of both earlier games in the series, Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II, into the creation of Dragon Age III.[1]
Combat is also expected to differ somewhat from its predecessors and focus more on a player's ability to prepare, position and form a cohesive team with his or her party members, requiring fewer repetitive finger strikes but better thinking.[3]
Ray Muzyka, BioWare's CEO, said in an interview with Wired.com that Dragon Age III would be influenced by more open world games, such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which BioWare is "checking out aggressively."[4]
The game engine for Dragon Age III is expected to use Dragon Age II's Lycium Engine, yet it will be refined.[5]
Plot
Dragon Age III will be set in Thedas. The game will cover more geographic territory than its predecessors, with one map being described as four to five times the size of Ferelden, the setting of the first game in the series.[3]
BioWare mentioned that the main plot will be "saving the world from itself". The plot will involve an all out war between mages and templars, the foundations of which comprise the main plot of Dragon Age II. Along with the larger world, the player will be able to travel to around to places such as Orlais and Tevinter to calm or encourage the fighting.[3]
According to Dragon Age writer David Gaider, the story of the Warden "is over" and Hawke's was continued through Dragon Age II downloadable content. Therefore, Dragon Age III will most likely showcase a new protagonist. However, in a Twitter post, BioWare employee Mike Laidlaw mentioned that playing as a different character "does not mean your old character may never appear in future games", which could indicate that the new protagonist will be able to meet Hawke and the Warden (provided that the latter survived the events of Dragon Age: Origins).[6]
Laidlaw also confirmed the ability for players to import their save files from the first two games into Dragon Age III to "shore up world consistency".[6]
Returning characters
Morrigan is rumored to make a return, and only a piece of concept art could indicate this. However, since BioWare is still in the "thinking" stage, it has not been confirmed whether any specific characters will be in Dragon Age III or not.[7]
Alistair is rumored to be a main character in the upcoming Dragon Age III
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jessica Conditt [1] "Muzyka: Bioware to throw previous Dragon Age games into a blender for next title". 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Ransom-Wiley [2] "Dragon Age 3 artists wanted, Bioware sr. director tweets". 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mike Scramm [3] "Bioware hints at the future of Dragon Age DLC and 3". 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ↑ Jason Schreier [4] "BioWare: Next Dragon Age Will Draw From Skyrim". 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ↑ [5] "Dragon Age 3 - leaked details of new features". 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 [6] "Dragon Age 3 will feature a new protagonist". 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ↑ [7] "BioWare's early Dragon Age 3 plans". 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
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