"Let him learn what it means to be an enemy of the Inquisition."
-The Inquisitor (Dragon Age: Inquisition)
Before you continue reading, I have to warn you for spoilers of Dragon Age: Inquisition. Well, most of my posts contains spoilers of the mentioned games so.
It's been three years since Dragon Age: Inquisition released and five years since we stopped the god-wannabe Coryphefish (he's not that tough, really). Hopefully he won't come back again seeing how tired already these defender of Thedas, the "army of the faithful".
..Or maybe he should so there will be Dragon Age 4.
Although Coryphy-tit was not as tough as he look, still, BioWare managed to shroud the game with the feeling of terror because of his existence. Before the final battle with him, every sight of him increase the frighten feeling, but also the excitement to face him in battle.
The final battle was totally not what I expected. Instead of facing him with the armies, BioWare had set up another dramatic way where the Inquisition army is still far away from the base (Skyhold) after the previous battle, and we as the Inquisitor got to say badass thing like "Then I will finish him myself". This game succeeded in making the player to feel epic.
Up until now I still see a couple of "Dragon Age 4" rumors and hints here and there but until I see an official and direct announcement like, "We are working on Dragon Age 4, people!", I'm taking all those rumors with the grain of salt for now.
But enough of Coryphe-shitheel. If Dragon Age 4 will truly happen someday, instead of the come back of the old enemies, what we need for the next story is Solas, the bald headed smug who turns out to be the real god that holds bigger role in the story more than anyone. But you know what, after what happened and what we've seen in Trespasser I feel bad for calling him smug.
So much had happened in the Dragon Age universe, from the story of the Warden, the Champion, the Inquisitor, and those who fight alongside them. Not to mention the books. Let's take a look back to the little message written by BioWare's Dragon Age Team;
Oh no no no, thank you. In this third game alone so many things have happened. The good and the bad things, the sad and the epic things, it was a.. emotional rollercoaster(?). With the rib-tikling party banter, walking far away from point A to B that took hours never been so great.
The well crafted characters is the biggest reason to play this game in my opinion. Sure the game has its flaws, but it's still such an enjoyable adventure.
But there's also the times when the party banter make you sad. For example, the farewell the companions says at the near end of Trespasser;
Inquisitor: "Whatever happens, I wouldn't trade the years we've had together for anything."
Varric: "All right, Bianca. Let's show all the tall people how it's done, one last time."
Vivienne: "Let us show all who would cross the Inquisition the price of their mistake."
Sera: "Right. Last time to be legend. (laughs) Try to keep up."
Dorian: "Enjoy me while you can. I expect you'll all miss me terribly later."
Iron Bull: "It's been an honor to kick asses beside you all. Anaan."
Cole: "We helped. All of us. I won't forget."
Thom: "One more fight, then. Let's finish this."
Cassandra: "Thank you...all of you."
Oh I hate farewell. Laughter, sadness, anger, excitement, and maybe hatred too, Dragon Age: Inquisition have pretty much the right things to induce the player with those.
The end of the Inquisition and the companions are up to you. The game gave the player with so many decisions with several different outcomes that we may or may not regret. Like whether the Inquisition is disbanded or not, Cullen's and Blackwall's fate, and what the Iron Bull would be. But there are things that could not be changed and that makes me and those who played the game wants a sequel.
Whether or not Hawke is alive is still a mystery (if you left him in the Fade), the Inquisitor lost his/her left arm, and Solas hasn't been found and is still working on his plan to burn the world. Given how deep of a character Solas is, it would be another great long story to tell.
Will the Inquisitor single-handedly save the world from falling apart once again by killing Solas for the deceive he has done? Or by "saving him from himself" because despite of what he did, he is still a dear friend of the Inquisitor and so is the Inquisitor to him.
I wish Dragon Age story won't end at such cliffhanger. Well, as long as there is no official confirmation of a sequel.. live well, while time remains. Here, to remember whatever you've been through in Dragon Age: Inquisition in short, Varric have summarize it;
"Look at all the shit that's happened to you. You were saved from the explosion that leveled a mountaintop, and fell out of the Fade. You fought a demon inside your mind - in the middle of a pitched battle between templars. Faced down one of the ancient magisters who started the Blights. Had a mountain fall on you. And lived. Single-handedly saved the Orlesian Empire. Stopped an army of demons. Whatever in the Maker's name happened in the Temple of Elfy Shit. One of those things would be impossible. All of them together? That's a miracle."
-Varric Tethras (Dragon Age: Inquisition)
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