"LOAD ERROR - An Error Occurred While Trying To Complete Your Request"

I have the same issue each time i open the game. I found a solution that works for me and that is loading up the temporary decision save first, then skipping all the cutscenes and waiting for the game to load for that save and finally clicking esc and loading the most recent manual save i made. I hope this works for you guys.

Mine as well. Hope this helps.

I've only had the game since Sat. (11/9) and am also having this error. My girlfriend bought it for me because DA is one of  my absolute favorites, and we're so upset.

Previously, I was able to kind of brute force it (keep trying to load in until it worked), then that stopped working. Then, restarting my laptop every time before I opened the game worked, but that also stopped working. I was only able to play for a bit on one day (11/10) before I became completely unable to play since I can't load in on any save file that isn't immediately post-prologue. And I really don't want to replay up to the point I was, especially only to get the error again. I had just gotten to D. Meta's Crossing (literally just got off the boat), but I'm not sure location is pertinent, upon reading other posts and replies.

1) Game files are installed on my SSD (D: drive, though; C: drive is HDD), but I still got the HDD warning when I first installed. (My gf did, too, on a PC that is also C: HDD and D: SSD, but she has notably not had this load error at all)
2) Graphics drivers are updated
3) Graphics are set to Low
4) No other programs running
5) Loading into recent prior saves does not help -- they provoke a Load Error as well
6) Loading into earlier saves and then into more recent saves still provokes the error
7) Creating a new character and then attempting to load in from the start of that prologue still provokes the error
8) As mentioned, restarting my laptop no longer fixes the issue

Edit to add: I have installed the update that dropped today (11/13) and am still experiencing this error.

I would try a Repair/Verify of your files for the game first.

Okay, I have made some headway on this issue. I bought a new 1 TB SSD (internal), installed and formatted it, reinstalled DA on the SSD, and I was able to load up some of the previous saves I could not before. Prior to that, I was running (or trying to) everything off an external SSD. Both SSDs have plenty of storage, and the only difference is one being internal (installed into the Motherboard), and the other external (USB-slotted). That's it. If you're having trouble on an external (and EA REALLY should specify this), that could be the crux of the issue. So far so good.

I just bought this game from Steam, last week Dec20, 2024.  Latest version.  I am having the exact same issue as everyone else.  Is there a solution yet,  it’s very frustrating.  This is Game design 100, Install, start, load and save.  Unbelievable can’t load a save game especially an RPG, this size.  The game plays wonderfully on my system, just can’t load a save.  However I can see it did load the save, but the load error screen doesn’t allow you to play and it resets back to main menu.  I don’t have a SSD, the spec’s say recommend not required. (and what game requires a SSD, processor or graphics yes, but SSD, I can see for graphics on SSD because it’s faster, but to load a save game). It says HDD supported so should be able to do the most simple of things like loading a game, especially since I can start the game.  This is so frustrating 

Hit by it - Jan 14th 2025. Wasn't aware it was an issue. Meeting 1st companion scene. (Bellara.)

"Temporary chapter save." success. (hope everyone gets it working.)