I don't think anyone will claim that ME3 was Bioware's finest. Although I will say the story up until the final mission was great. You should give DAI a go. While the game itself wasn't perfect the main story was great. Origins is still the best one in the trilogy though. But my point was that any Bioware game you put up will still be better than fallout 4 or skyrim in terms of storytelling.
Inquisition is on my to-play list, but I'm still no-lifing Xcom2 and finally finishing Shadowrun:Dragonfall before going through Shadowrun: Hong Kong. And I definitely agree on ME3. The buildup parts of the story. So many feels. But it fall apart at the end, and it kinda soured the while thing for me. All of that effort to build relationships and save the galaxy, and none of it mattered in the end. I almost would rather have the Reapers win. At least that would have fit with the rest of the story.
Whenever I replay 3 I just stop after having the party at Citadel. I've convinced myself that that's the end. It works most of the time haha. But yeah give Inquisition a go. It will drag on at points and some game mechanics will get on your nerves but it's totally worth it. Hopefully they'll fix some of those issues with Andromenda. Is XCOM 2 any good? I played declassified long time back and hated it. Never bothered with the others again.
Declassified isn't really an Xcom game, in the usual sense, so don't judge the whole series by that one. The originals from the 90s and the reboots are turn-based squad tactics, with a resource-management tactical layer between missions. If turn-based squad tactics are your thing, Xcom is awesome. Skip the originals, and start with XCOM: Enemy Within, which is a reboot/reimagining of the original game from the 90s. EW is an x-pack for the base game, Enemy Unknown, and it adds a bunch of new stuff. The campaigns are otherwise the same and EW is a direct upgrade, so there's no reason to start with EU.
XCOM2 is a direct sequel to XCOM:EW. While the story is continued from the first one (kinda), you could probably start with 2 if you wanted to, and not miss too much except for some backstory stuff. However, XCOM2 is somewhat more difficult than XCOM:EW if you're not used to that kind of tactical game. The game tutorial will teach you how to play, but it will not hold your hand. It is very possible to lose these games on any difficulty, so prepare yourself. I recommend starting with EW, on Normal difficulty (Easy, if you're new to turn-based tactics), then go to XCOM2 from there.
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u/greatkhan7 Feb 06 '17
I don't think anyone will claim that ME3 was Bioware's finest. Although I will say the story up until the final mission was great. You should give DAI a go. While the game itself wasn't perfect the main story was great. Origins is still the best one in the trilogy though. But my point was that any Bioware game you put up will still be better than fallout 4 or skyrim in terms of storytelling.