This is where I stared my adventure with Dragon Age and I loved every second of it.
Yes, the open world is not perfect, it's full of meaningless activities but??? The lore?? The companions???
Running around from one companion to another and finding out about their backstories was peak gameplay for me.
No, really, I just felt like the world was so well written, it was full of fun details, little connections, it could've been developed a bit better, yes, but still this game had me cought in so much that I used to wake up every day excited to find myself in Thedas again