Dragon Age™: The Veilguard

I tried. I really did. But this game has no soul like the previous Dragon Age titles had. I acknowledge that there were things about 2 and Inquisition that didn't jive for people due to gameplay purposes or reused assets (moreso in 2 due to Bioware's financial state at the time before/during the whole EA merger thing), but you can't deny the lore and writing and acting from the characters was still there and as alive as it was in the first title when we all first encountered this series and it's gorgeous world and lore. To this day I am still a Dragon Age fan because I refuse to let what this steaming pile did to the lore and morality of the franchise ruin what were several runs and hundreds if not thousands of hours spent thoroughly enjoying the kind of stuff Bioware used to make. The problem is Veilguard wasn't made by those same folks, and it shows like a giant neon sign on a city street in the dead of night. You can't ignore it, it's obnoxious and loud both audibly and visually, and you just want to get away from it as fast as possible. So much of the dialogue is excessively cringy sarcasm from people that don't sound like they've ever acted much in their lives, and a lack of actual stakes and shades of grey like choices and decisions in the games used to be. The fact they also go out of their way to have you gte in contact with just about zero of the older companions or npcs we've had personal dealings with also tells a lot - I'm not saying it needs to be nostalgia city with old faces showing up every 2 minutes, but when basically NONE do despite their being dozens of major faces from the past 3 titles, and any that do feel forced or gutted from their previous iterations really doesn't do the game any favours either. I still get the Dragon Age itch from time to time, but the only thing that'll satisfy that is either the occasional fanfiction or reinstalling an older title and playing it again for a bit. This game didn't and never will scratch that itch unless they were to somehow go back in time and keep a lot of...whatever this mess was as far from the drawing board as is humanly possible.

great game, my bf got me into it, i romanced a hot dilf, we have a skeleton son, ive never played any of these games before 10/10 i cant wait to play it again

Schade für alle die dieses Meisterwerk aufgrund des damaligen ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ nie gespielt haben. Auch mir ging dieses Gendergedöne und Woke zwischenzeitlich aufn *****. Ich frag mich immer noch was sowas in einem Fantasyspiel zu suchen hat. Von der Seite gesehen verstehe ich sogar, warum sich damals so viele darüber aufgeregt haben. Ist wirklich nervig zwischendurch, aber ansonsten überwiegt die geniale Story, die Grafik, der Sound, die super Controllerunterstützung und keine Bugs oder Abstürze. Hab mir das Spiel über das EA ♥♥♥ (für einen Monat 5,99 €, dann kann man es ja wieder kündigen) geholt und es gehört zu meinen besten Top 5 Spielen die ich jemals gespielt habe. Top 3 wäre es geworden ohne das Gendergedöne. Wer eine gute Story und Unterhaltung möchte sollte zugreifen. Wer mit Gendern überhaupt nicht klar kommt sollte lieber die Finger davon lassen.

plain and soulless exploitation of the franchise.

눈이 썩는다

Long time fan of the series, and I think it delivers. Rook is kind of a doof, but I like the rest of the cast, and the environments are gorgeous. Runs beautifully.

An excellent game ABSOLUTELY tarnished by people's expectations. ---- So, bear with me here. I'm not gonna spend ages making this a masterpiece of a review. I honestly do not get the hate this game gets. Is it as good as the previous dragon ages? I don't know. But as someone whom has played the entire series: combat is satisfying and intuitive. You have a ton of combos and weapon types to play around with. And although it's different from previous games, taking on a much more hack-n-slash or souls-like intuitive, it's still incredibly fun. Story is engaging (albiet not as strong as the previous games), and the exploration and quests are still a heavy focus. -Is the writing as good as the previous Dragon Age games? NO. But it's no where as near bad as some of the comments make it out to be. Still dark and engaging. Like, one of the first things you come across is a horror-esque scene of an entire village, which has been pretty much, for lack of spoilers, been turned into something out of Resident Evil. There's also that classic Bioware charm where it feels like half of your decisions will be remembered by at least someone. As per another incredibly popular review, claiming that the "game is monotonous" and the combat boils down to "button mashing," I honestly wonder if they were playing on the lowest difficulty. Because let me tell you, this is honestly the hardest game in the series in terms of combat at normal difficulty. You will die unless you learn how to dodge or parry. -Is it different from the other games in the series? Yes. But I certainly would not call it bad. It still feels like it takes place right within the universe, just from the perspective of a totally different character from the first 3 games. I honestly think that the heavy politics of Inquisition ruined what people remembered from its roots: Dark at times, story-driven fantasy, with satisfying combat. And for that, it's not much different. ...Although I cannot hesitate enough that the combat has very much shifted to be more like something out of a Souls game. If that's not your thing, you're gonna miss out on a lot. But as a whole, I honestly cannot understand any of the hate this game has gotten. -Is it the weakest Dragon Age game? Probably. -Is it bad? Absolutely not. Fair warning that it does suffer from sub-par optimization. But with a stronger computer you'll survive.

I almost missed out this game because of the angry bitter boomer like fans, SO GLAD I exercised my free will and decided to give it a go. It's a great game. pseudo fans punished BioWare because it wasnt what they wanted the game to be, so they decided to throw a tantrum. Lesson is: Try the things yourself.

По началу кажется что даже сойдет, но боевка дико скучная. Часик порезать мобъе и больше никогда не заходить...

Сюжет хоч і цікавий та бойовка більш менш, проте анімацію облич я не зміг осилити