Skyrim’s Success Hasn’t Changed Plans for the Next Dragon Age

Remember Dragon Age II? After causing a massive rift in the Dragon Age fanbase, it was quickly overshadowed by the likes of The Witcher 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and even Drakensang: The River of Time. But it’s because of that rift that Kotaku chatted up BioWare’s Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk to see if they’re reassessing their plans for a potential Dragon Age III given the success that Skyrim and other larger-scope games have enjoyed since:

…I asked BioWare’s founding doctors about what they thought of Skyrim and whether the latest Elder Scrolls hit will make them re-assess the blueprints for future Dragon Age games in any way.

While the bearded Greg Zeschuk admits that he hasn’t even started Skyrim, co-founder Ray Muzyka’s played through the earliest parts of the game. “I definitely admire the scope of what Bethesda’s built. It’s a beautiful looking world you can lost in,” says Muzyka. “And the lore is very rich so you feel like you’re moving through a world with history and that your actions have consequences. That’s been a big thing for us in our games, too.”

The doctors acknowledge that Dragon Age II was a very polarizing game and claim to have heard the complaints of some hardcore fans regarding the fantasy sequel. “We think that Dragon Age II succeeded in a lot of ways but we’ve thought a lot about how to recapture some of things that Dragon Age Origins did well, too.” Neither co-founder would offer more on what to expect in future Dragon Age games, but Muzyka said fans of both Dragon Age Origins and Skyrim would be happy with upcoming announcements.