Dragon Age III: Inquisition the sequel to Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II, is a shaping up to be visually astonishing thanks to Frostbite 2 engine, according to Bioware's Neil Thompson.
In a recent interview with The Official Xbox Magazine UK via IGN, Thompson says that the previous games in the series were starting to reveal the age of Bioware's own Eclipse engine.
"Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2 were both done using BioWare's own Eclipse engine, and it was starting to creak a little bit when Dragon Age 2 came out," Thompson told OXM. "Inquisition is being done on the Frostbite 2 engine and it is an astonishingly powerful engine."
Thompson said that in the past the development team and specifically the Dragon Age artist were not satisfied with the visuals in the final product while using the Eclipse engine, but with the use of the Frostbite 2 engine, the team has done some "amazing stuff."
"There was a pre-production period where almost on a weekly basis I'd be sitting in the environment reviews and being blown away by what was coming out - it looks stunningly beautiful," Thompson told OXM. "So I think when we do start releasing screenshots, people won't be disappointed."
Thompson compared the work being done with Bioware's other major role-playing series, Mass Effect and said it is "the perfect example of a game that transcends its technology." OXM notes that the ME3 used skilled visual and design to hide the shortcomings of the engine and that Dragon Age 3 appears to be on a similar trajectory.
Thompson told OXM that Bioware thinks they have something special with Dragon's Age 3 and that the team will reshape fantasy in a different way.
"Can you make fantasy beautiful in a different way? We think we have something special for Dragon Age 3: Inquisition," Thompson told OXM, later adding that the game will avoid the "subdued color palette and harsh brown feel" that is characteristic of much current fantasy media, according to OXM.
Dragon Age III is currently schedule to release some time in 2014 for the currently unannounced next generation of video game consoles from Microsoft and Sony.
