The Punchy Sound Design of Dragon Age: Inquisition

Where percussion meets sword clangs

Screenshot captured by the author on a PS5.

It’s been almost a decade since the last Dragon Age game released, with the endlessly-in-development fourth installment still nothing more than a meaningless teaser trailer and a fancy-looking title. That sort of targeted userbase deception is the popular way to market new video games. The last game in the series…