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Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Epic High Fantasy Leadership and Inaugural Winner of The Game Awards GOTY

Canada · 2014 · game

Crafted by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts in 2014, Dragon Age: Inquisition tasked players with leading the newly revived Inquisition to close the catastrophic sky rift known as the Breach across the continent of Thedas. The title holds the historic honor of being crowned the inaugural Game of the Year at the 2014 Game Awards.

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Skyhold Command and Political Sovereignty

Inquisition expanded BioWare's role-playing formula by integrating geopolitical statecraft. Operating from the mountain fortress of Skyhold, players dispatched military commanders, diplomats, and spymasters across the war table while passing judicial judgments from the inquisitorial throne.

Frostbite 3 Adaptation and Commercial Triumph

Adapting DICE's Frostbite 3 engine to complex party-based RPG systems, the game rendered vast biomes across Orlais and Ferelden. Blending real-time action with an isometric tactical camera, it surpassed 12 million units sold, marking the most successful commercial launch in BioWare's storied history.

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