In an official blog post on Bioware's website, one of the men working on the upcoming Dragon Age: Inquisition revealed that the game "has come a long way in the last three months," and that the so-called "holiday build" of the game has been completed by the developer.

Bioware employee Mark Darrah explained what significance this version of the game has both for Bioware and fans looking to get an idea of how far along Dragon Age: Inquisition is in the development cycle:

"You may have heard some talk about a 'Holiday Build' for Dragon Age: Inquisition. So, what is this? These types of builds go way back in BioWare's history. Effectively, they are builds we create around the holiday break that are packaged in a way that allows the team, and other parts of BioWare, to play the game in as complete of a state as we can get it," wrote Darrah in the blog post. 

Darrah went on to elaborate what specifically is available in the incomplete version of Dragon Age: Inquisition for the few who are able to play this build of the game. The game's storyline is playable from beginning to end, and all the gameplay systems are available at once. Much of the voice over work for characters in the game is available, and some of the game's music is also available. Another big part of this demo version of Dragon Age: Inquisition is making sure the game's classes all have a distinctive feel.

Finally, Darrah emphasized that a big goal of the "holiday build" of the game is to make sure that the technical aspects of the game are up to par. This includes many graphics details. Bioware released many screenshots from the game showing off various graphics details, ranging from giving armor tarnish, giving clothing more detail, and making sure faces have lots of detail.

Darrah also put special emphasis on the work that Bioware has put into the different areas of the game, stating that the places that the game takes players are just as important as the actual story the developer is trying to tell:

"Areas form a huge part of the content in Dragon Age: Inquisition. It is very important to me that the game cover a large variety of locations. Not only does it expand the possibilities of our storytelling, it also gives us an opportunity to show a lot of different things. In a game that places a lot of emphasis on discovery, this is very crucial."

Based on this preview, it looks as though Bioware is on track to deliver the game without any more delays to the lastest entry to the Dragon Age series.