Dragon Age™: The Veilguard

I understand why a lot of Dragon Age fans were disappointed by this game, but I love it a lot. There are many complaints towards this game that are totally valid but they don't really bug me. I do not mind the visual aesthetic, literally every one of these games looks different. I also don't mind that it isn't as much of a sequel to Inquisition as most people probably wanted. I get that there were high hopes, but I think it resolves the right things in an interesting enough way but mainly it stands on its own, and I like that. I think a big reason I like it is that the structure of it is really similar to Mass Effect 2, which is my favorite. Some various praises I have for the game: I enjoy all the companions. I think it is a great cast and they each have an awesome look. I love the character creator (only good one Bioware has ever had, imo). I think the exploring is entertaining. Super pretty and diverse environments. Love the combat a lot. I may be in the minority here, but I really hate the other games' combat systems. My main takeaway from this game is that I'm sad we probably won't see more of this world because of its, in my opinion undeserved, poor reception. But I love it. It has been almost two years and I play it still.

I really enjoyed this game. The story and side missions are great too! Story: 9/10 Visuals: 8/10 Gameplay: 9/10

Having only joined the Dragon Age Fandom with Inquisition, 2 years after that game's release, at that, I don't really understand the hate against Veilguard. I will admit that in terms of the story development, Veilguard is a slow burn/slow start, but the storytelling really picks up after Weisshaupt. One thing I absolutely support BioWare having done is drastically reducing the side mission onslaught that you get to experience with Inquisition, with the side missions in Veilguard feeling much more meaningful and not just a hamfisted attempt to add in arbitrary and meaningless missions to artificially increase your playtime. The graphics are amazingly stunning and I appreciated the action RPG elements more than most. My least favorite part of Veilguard is arguably the UI, but I am biased since I absolutely loved Inquisition so your mileage may vary in that aspect. Generally speaking, I don't consider the argument using "wokeness" as the reason to label any game bad or dismiss it as a valid argument. Especially when it comes to BioWare games. The same arguments being used in 2026 to criticize Veilguard in many a reddit comment section were the same ones being used 10+ years ago regarding Dorian, only for them to pull a complete 180 on those opinions in 2024. That being said, Taash arguably has the weakest character writing of any of the companions, and I can understand the hate surrounding discussions of Taash. It feels as though the writing surrounding Taash was done by committee and the result was a very infantilized character that is very easy to dislike given the rather superficially written personality that is attempting to be politically correct while simultaneously being the most abrasive character and failing at both. The locations you will go to are amazing and feel appropriate given that the 1st three games took place in Southern Thedas. Treviso was my favorite place in the game. The twilight atmosphere happening in the city were the sun has just set and the streets are dark but the sky is still partially sunlit is beautiful. I would argue that Veilguard is not really a spiritual sequel or successor to any of the 3 previous games but is more of a spin-off of the series whose events happen adjacent to the events of Inquisition. If you pick up this game as a first-time enjoyer of the series and go into the game with that mindset, you will have a much better time than everyone else who is going into this with the preconceived notions of what Dragon Age is supposed to be.

this is yet another example of a game that got a bad rep after a few negative reviews. obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinions and a lot of the criticism is completely valid. however, these days, it feels like a lot of people are looking for any reason not to enjoy a game. I held off playing the veilguard for so long because of it. I'm early game, but thus far I have found many aspects enjoyable. here's a few: GRAPHICS: some find the art style to be cartoonish, I can definitely see that, but I actually quite like it. they didn't hold back on the details, either. in cut scenes even the tongues move realistically as they speak and the hair moves so fluidly as well. the landscapes are stunning even on lower graphic settings. COMBAT: it's smooth, very customisable and they did a great job at having it reflect the characters class too. the controls have been taking a bit of getting used to but I ended up just changing the key bindings. I also much prefer the 'tab' abilities to command team members as opposed to previous games' methods. ACCESSABILITY: there's a lot of really great settings that allow you to tailor things like combat as I mentioned earlier. you can change things individually such as enemy damage, reactiveness, difficulty etc. I was grateful for the ability to lower the response time for blocking attacks because I'm a button masher and sometimes it takes the game a hot minute to register I'm trying to defend after clicking LMB relentlessly lmao. you can change the settings any time too. CHARACTER CUSTOMISATION: hooooooly hell there's so much to customise. I will say, it's not the most impressive character creation I've seen but it is in no way lacking. I really like how you can change your appearance in game as well with no extra cost. they are really accommodating in this way, you can change your skills around at any point too. I also really enjoyed choosing my backstory. the options were pretty unique, usually I go with rogue + assassin but the shadow dragon faction seemed really cool (I never finished the previous titles so they were new to me lol). EXPLORATION: I love, love, love exploring and this game has been great for that so far. there's quite a few hidden areas to discover with treasure waiting for you, and it rewards players for looking around and smashing things. PARTY DIALOGUE: something that used to annoy me about previous instalments and honestly any game with a party feature is how fast the dialogue becomes repetitive and annoying. I'm early days, but so far I haven't had any repeating comments. if that changes you'll see the section *poof* some of the criticisms I've seen here and online and how I feel about them: WEAK WRITING/DIALOGUE: they're not wrong in the sense that you are limited in how you can respond. they definitely got rid of all the 'rude' options which is a little disappointing. however, the game is really cinematic in its presentation so for me the writing didn't fall too short. it reminds me of a slightly cheesy movie that you watch anyway because the storyline is pretty good and you like the characters/want to see how it ends. NOT LIKE THE OTHER GAMES: I haven't finished the other games but I've played both origins and inquisition. there are certainly things that set them apart but I can't say that this one is much different from inquisition. people still seemed to enjoy that one, so I have been surprised to see such different reviews this time around. I guess the moment people decide something is woke they knit pick the living ♥♥♥♥ out of it because how dare they have pronoun options!!! no it isn't dark but I don't remember inquisition being dark either. I think the biggest let down comparative to the other instalments is the lack of impact your choices have. however, as someone who really likes that in a game, I haven't felt so far that it has taken away from my enjoyment. I also treat games individually rather than constantly comparing them to previous editions. no, it isn't like the other games, but it's not supposed to be. it's a different game. that's all I have so far, I'll keep updating as I go. I recommend giving it a go. as I always say, you can get a refund. don't let petty outrage and bad reviews colour your opinion of the game, either. if you don't like it, you don't like it. but you could if you give it a chance!

Do not install this game as of July of 2026. I have a 4060 and this thing will ramp up your GPU "Applying Shaders" for 15 minutes. My rig is up to date. I repeat DO not install this game. I installed this when it first came out and had fun. Not now. DO NOT INSTALL THIS GAME NOW. It will ruin your system!! You're Welcome!!

Don't be fooled by the Dread Wolf (negative reviewers) whom are destined to only see their own mistakes and decide to take the whole world down with them (review score) for this is a good game. Though I understand the critics relentless yearning for the yesteryears of western RPGs. The Vailguard is a simple game (no guides needed), even compared to The Inquisition, easy to pick up and immerse yourself in the world to Thedas, but does lack a bit in the departments that would make me spend hours on end threading up and down the streets of Kirkwall. Completing the game and every side quest, in 66 hours feels a bit short and I will attribute that to the rather shallow companion/faction storylines. It was far too easy to please everyone at all times, as a people pleaser I like that, but at the same time it didn't give me enough of a emotional challenge. Don't get me started on the romancing, I went hardcore in on romancing one character and all they achieved through the game was a simple kiss. Quite different to almost being able to jump into the hay on demand in previous installments. Compared to Origins, II and to some degree The Inquisition, there's a distinct lack of mystery to the world of Thedas. We seem to get answers to every fundamental and existential question there ever could be, which is quite cool to know for the sake of Lore, but it also defeats the purpose of builing upon it further, since it all could be contributed to XYZ that gets revealed in this game. There's lots more I could say both positive and negative, but I believe it is worth discovering on your own. Anyways, I liked the game, wish I could've spoken to more NPCs.

没玩过前几部，从这部入手开始玩，体验下来还是不错的，战斗手感很棒，反馈很足，跟队友的互动也是不错，就是LGBT太恶心了，里面的女角色没一个好看的，进恋爱线亲嘴丑的都下不去嘴[spoiler] 说的就是你娜芙 [/spoiler]。 打了个完美结局，结局的演出非常不错，玩下来结局的演出能占整体游戏的三分之一体验。