[Gogan]

I've only played about 3 hours since I'm still playing WoD, but so far it feels a lot more like Skyrim than DA1 or DA2. Seems like a huge open world, and very non-linear.

I have trouble getting straight to an objective because I'm constantly running around spamming the 'V' key, which is a "find loot" ability which emits a "ping" sound when an herb, mining node, or other loot is nearby. It's neat at first, and then your OCD kicks in and you can't travel 10 feet without feeling like you need to hit 'V' out of fear of missing something.

The few battles I've done are fun though. I hope they somehow keep the storyline going despite the non-linearity of the world.

Cassandra, who was the chick interrogating in DA2's main narrative is a playable NPC this time around and is pretty cool. So is Varric, of course, and his chest hair has never looked so magnificent.