BioWare producer asks fans if they want a Dragon Age tactics game

Dragon Age could birth a new tactical RPG in the vein of Fire Emblem or XCOM, thanks in part to a popular Twitter poll. Franchise executive producer Mark Darrah asked his Twitter followers whether they would be interested in a Dragon Age game that journeys even deeper into tactical territory than the franchise's pause-and-play origins, and they responded en masse:

I'd throw The Banner Saga in as an ideal source of RPG-tactics inspiration, too; it has weighty story decisions and challenging grid-based battles alike (not to mention it was made by ex-BioWare developers). And yes, according to Darrah, this theoretical Dragon Age Tactics would "likely" have Fire Emblem-style relationship building mechanics. So instead of bugging your would-be love interest after every quest, hoping they have something new to say, you could just make sure you always fight next to them... and reload the game whenever they perma-die.

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Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.