Practically, the Hinterlands offer everything you need to know about how to play Dragon Age: Inquisition. The early fights are easy enough without ever feeling like the game is holding your hand.

The Hinterlands are one of the most controversial RPG starting areas, but were they really that bad?

Yet, I cannot bring myself to fault the game for it. In fact, I believe that the Hinterlands are the highlight of Dragon Age: Inquisition, and it wouldn’t be an overstatement to say the game ...