Bioware “checking out” Skyrim, making notes for Dragon Age 3

Let’s just say Dragon Age 2 was a bit controversial and leave it at that – BioWare knows how you feel, and they’re going to avoid doing any of that over again. It’s going to be okay. It’s going to be more like Skyrim next time.

“[Dragon Age 3] is gonna have the best-of features from the prior Dragon Age games, but it’s also gonna have a lot of things I think players are gonna find compelling from some of the games that are out now that are doing really well with more of an open world feel,” BioWare’s Ray Muzyka told Wired in a recent interview.

“We’re checking [Skyrim] out aggressively. We like it. We’re big admirers of [Bethesda] and the product,” he said. “We think we can do some wonderful things.”

Although the company hasn’t officially announced another Dragon Age sequel, it’s not exactly a big secret that one is in the works. It also shouldn’t be a shocker that they’re looking at Skyrim for design tips either – it’s only the hottest game in the universe just now. So what’s next for Dragon Age?

“Our goal is to surprise and delight our fans,” Muzyka added. “I’ve seen something in the last couple of weeks that is really the future of that franchise that is so compelling, I am so looking forward to being able to announce it.”

Dragonyells. I bet it’s Dragonyells.