Sidestepping through Darkspawn
Early footage and screenshots fromDragon Age: Dreadwolf, BioWare’s fourth entry in its fantasy RPG series, have been leaked online. Although links to the video and screengrabs have since been removed fromReddit,the original post remains live and describes the contents of the leak in detail.
According to the Redditor, the video shows a trek through Darkspawn-infested Weisshaupt, the Grey Warden’s headquarters. The player controls a sword and shield-wielding Elf in the Knight Class, and the menus apparently refer to them as a “mid-level Grey Warden.” Grey Wardens haven’t been playable since 2009’sDragon Age: Origins, so I’m sure DA lore experts will have a field day theorising. The Redditor mentions a few other details like improved animations, a dragon boss fight, and most importantly, the return of jumping (which made walking through Inquisition a little less cumbersome.)
The Reddit user also says the combat is “completely in real-time” and that the God Of War reboot is a “guiding reference point.” As always, everything in the leak is subject to change, but I’m sure some fans will be worried about an action pivot, consideringDragon Age: Inquisitionrefocused the combat for more strategic play. I’m one of the weirdos who enjoyedDragon Age2 despite its hacking & slashing - I’ll be happy as long as I can romance my magical friendos.
It seems like we’re getting more consistent news on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf after arocky developmentcycle. Last October, BioWare announced the game had hit itsalpha milestoneand was playable from start to finish. At last year’s Dragon Age day, the team also revealed asneak peekat an early-game cutscene, teasing the titular Dreadwolf. AKA Solas the Elf. AKA, not an actual wolf.
