| Dragon Age III | |
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| Developer(s) | BioWare |
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,[2] the evening of May 19, 2011, by BioWare's Creative Lead Alistair McNally.[2]
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,[3] 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]
Dragon Age III will be set in Thedas, the fantasy world in which the two previous games are set. 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]
The plot will involve an all out war between mages and templars, the foundations of which comprise the main plot of Dragon Age II. Also, along with the larger world, the player will be able to travel to around to places as far as Orlais and Tevinter with intent to calm or stoke the fighting.[3]
According to Dragon Age writer David Gaider, the story of the first game's Warden "is over". Although there is more of Hawke's story left to tell, Dragon Age III is planning to showcase a new protagonist.[3] However, in his Twitter post, 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 he/she survived the events of Dragon Age: Origins).[5]
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".[5]
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