User blog comment:Montrealmanu/Madeleine Doppelganger/@comment-25604735-20141212170623/@comment-25416702-20141213145108

I can only tell you, that the pop-up numbers and status effects can be turned off. Ground rings too, I think, though this is all based on the PC version (console versions of DA:O/A and DA2 had these options too, so they should be present in Inquisition as well).

If you're more accustomed to action RPGs, then some aspects of Inquisition might put you off. That's understandable, as DA is now sort of a cross-over between a cRPG (with active pause, flying numbers, rich storyline and world, with the classic BioWare formula of storytelling) and an Action RPG (real-time combat, dialogues are more streamlined as compared to a cRPG, simplified level-up process). If you want, try it. Best get the next-gen version if possible.