If this game came out in 2005 it would have been a game changer sadly this is 2015 and we all have higher expectations now. First of all I need to point out this isn't a truly open world game. It has several large worlds in it (and some smaller ones) which you jump between depending on which missions you are following. The world layout kinda reminded me of Mass Effect 1 or Assassins Creed 2. It is not open world in the sense of Skyrim, Assassins Creed: Black Flag or GTA. I actually became annoyed that I was having to repeatedly jump between worlds.
As mentioned the worlds themselves vary in size but you can run around most in under an hour. Unlike the aforementioned huge worlds of Skyrim etc. The world is not as interactive as GTA or Skyrim either. All the missions revolve around a fort in the mountains; Skyhold, and you basically have to go back after every main mission is completed. When you get back to the fort you end up in drawn out conversations with other characters aiding or hindering your adventures. The voice acting is excellent however why some of the conversations go on for so long is daft they just become annoying. The graphics are very good but not excellent. Not sure if it is my Skyrim bias but there was no major improvement on such games as GTA 5 etc. The missions are very linear that is to say once a mission has been defined, that is basically it, you do that mission before more missions open. There are side activities but they are kinda par for the course and nothing special. Overall not as good a game as Skyrim, nowhere near as interactive and by the end I kinda wanted it to be over. A definite improvement on the previous two games but not in the ranks of higher ranking open world/sandbox games Not sure if I will play it again (as others have suggested) .
As mentioned the worlds themselves vary in size but you can run around most in under an hour. Unlike the aforementioned huge worlds of Skyrim etc. The world is not as interactive as GTA or Skyrim either. All the missions revolve around a fort in the mountains; Skyhold, and you basically have to go back after every main mission is completed. When you get back to the fort you end up in drawn out conversations with other characters aiding or hindering your adventures. The voice acting is excellent however why some of the conversations go on for so long is daft they just become annoying. The graphics are very good but not excellent. Not sure if it is my Skyrim bias but there was no major improvement on such games as GTA 5 etc. The missions are very linear that is to say once a mission has been defined, that is basically it, you do that mission before more missions open. There are side activities but they are kinda par for the course and nothing special. Overall not as good a game as Skyrim, nowhere near as interactive and by the end I kinda wanted it to be over. A definite improvement on the previous two games but not in the ranks of higher ranking open world/sandbox games Not sure if I will play it again (as others have suggested) .