Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

There is a stark difference between what the console experience is for players versus what the PC experience has been. Users of the Xbox 1 and PS4 made it out fairly well with DA:I but the ire and negativity goes to the PC system of which it is very apparent through its User Interface (UI) and other software issues. In my own experience, and having a pretty solid gaming AMD based gaming rig, that the pre-download and day 1 release was terrible. Crashes during start up, crashes during cut scenes, and crashes after you've been given a false sense of relief believing it's finally working. My experience turned into a back and fourth Troubleshooting session, lowering graphics and re-downloading the game. when I got it to work, it lasted until the next phase of the game. This is where my exp ends, I havent been able to progress any further beyond the war map selection. The controls and interface are tedious and obviously console driven. If you are lucky and already have the max specs, you may have been spared. --- but the problems continue and the PC version is near broken depending upon what kind of patience you have for bugs, lag, and crashes. Wait for patches and fixes, it's a total mess. I can't comment on the rest of the game although the opening parts of the game was done well --- and when it did work, you have to give due credit for their creative processes. 2 stars for being a broken port. UPDATE: 11/28/14* I wanted to provide an update for the purpose of being fair about it. I have put well over 10+ hrs and have gotten to a few areas of the game. If you are working with an AMD based chip set you will need the latest Catalyist drive which should fix some of the issues but it won't fix all of your issues. The folks at Bioware stated their going to come up with a much needed patch which covers many of the things users are encountering with DA:I . If you still have patience, the game itself isn't so bad provided you can get over the controls ( as stated). DA:I has a lot of world building put into it and they put a lot of effort in making you feel that you are within Thedas and yet, Bioware seems to have taken many ideas from the usual suspects such as Oblivion's Portal grinding, certain areas that will remind you of The Witcher, and a lot of things having to do with crafting from Skyrim. This title is filled with cliche fetch it missions, plant/rock collecting, and other such filler in order to stretch out the game segments to give the illusion of an open world...but at times it feels like a Fantasy Picker Realty Show, only instead of a van going around collecting old coke posters and motorcycle parts, it's 4 adventures and a limited bag of holding. The action isn't too bad but the controls mess up your exp without some adaptation to the situation from the perspective player. On the Ps4/XB1, this may be a non issue. The ambiance and back drop of gritty horror/bloodiness/Dark fantasy is more watered down from DA:O and DA:2. Characters are somewhat interesting yet you can tell the writing and wit had lost it's sharpness, certainly this is seen with Varric compared to DA:2. The " tactical" camera is god awful for the PC version. Very ineffective. Trying to control characters during a long fight against a formidable opponent is a chore for the PC and it may test the nerves of some players. All in all, if I see the PC version get a controls face lift and bug/crash patch, I would bump this game to a 3 Star rating. I do not know how some gave this game 5 stars and rave reviews, in my own oppinion, it does r rate such over glorified fanfare, particuarly with it's out of the box software issues. Still having fast travel crashes that breaks immersion and keeps the PC version unstable. I would advise would be buyers to keep an eye on the EA-Bioware news for their patches and then buy if you still feel it is worth your $$. When that does occur.... It will be on sale anyway --- this is a 40.00 game in all seriousness, not up to the high bar that Bioware had established itself with but a good title to play non the least if you have more reasonable expectations than the video game journalists that sold this as some home run hitter of all time.