Regarding the combat, I'm eager to give it a try and see for myself. But, since combat is not my priority in games, I only care that it's not too hard to handle or tedious/boring. Still subjective goals, though. I've tried various types, and it mostly has been fine, so we'll see with that game.
Regarding the keep, I understand the concerns. For the most part, I've seen people bothered by a restriction in the number of things to choose for, or for the spoilers it could provide when recapitulating in the beginning. Yet, I can understand that they went with that, I guess. It's set in Northern Thedas, 10 years or so after Inquisition. I don't expect that a great many choices in previous games are really relevant here. And there are maybe other technical aspects. For example, I'm not really sad to not have to use an online intermediary linked to an EA account (my personal preference).
