Just finished Trespasser

I thought Trespasser was great. However, I can see how someone might not like it as much if they didn't find Solas an interesting companion. For me DA:I Corypheus was generic and boring, so I was happy to get a more personal and engaging antagonist.

I also like linear games, so for me that was not an issue. I only like open world games if they have a big enough budget to do quests well. Otherwise, the open world part drags down the game for me.

I just beat it for the 2nd time last night with my male inquisitor. I had done it a couple of years ago with my main female one and it was as good, if not better than the first time. (I lost Bull to the Qun my first run). It has big stakes, incredible music and an interesting story as an epilogue. I'm pumped for DA4 if they ever make it.

Road apples.  Lore is lore and should never change.

What CAN change is our understanding of it.  our knowledge may be incomplete, our character maybe misled, or some sort of exception to a generally known rule is found.

When a detective in a murder mystery realizes halfway through a story that he's been perusing the wrong suspect, the lore behind the setting didn't suddenly change to accommodate a different killer (at least I hope not, as that would be REALLY cr*ppy writing)  The clues were still there to lead the detective astray, he just gains a better understanding of what's going on. 

My understanding is that the DA team has what they call "deep lore" which is "the truth" about Thedas' history.  They don't reveal all of it except in tiny drips, but the games are all written with that lore in mind, to maintain continuity.

About the only things I didn't like about it were some of the abrupt scene cuts when you're spending time with the old crew before the council. It made me feel like I was missing content, and there was never a grand scene where everyone is together. Would it have hurt to have the gang all in the bar in the same time for a minute or two? Also, I would have liked more dialog with the council rather than running out of the first meeting only to make the decision on the future of the Inquisition without any more interaction at the end.