Dragon Age Dragon Age: The Veilguard - coming October 31st

[Roguey]

It's funny that it turned out that Bioware actually sucked from EA and not the other way around

TOR was/is a big money-maker and it's why the Biodocs sold in the first place. But that was Austin, not Edmonton.

 

[Space Satan]

 

[Ryzer]

If it wasn't written, I would have thought that he is working on Cyberpunk, Witcher 4 or Dying Light 2.

 

[Lovely Feather Pillow]

The degeneracy at that studio seems to spread like wildfire. Patrick Weekes went from a normal looking alpha nerd to a fat blue haired Twitter goblin.

Whatever happened to the Muslim guy with the white tears coffee mug? Was that a different BioWare studio?

 

[cvv]

That thing is really the Dreadwolf director?

Guess I can stop wondering if Bioware redeems itself for the worthless garbage they've been spewing in the last 10 years.

 

[Aarwolf]

Minus all the filters and other insta shenanigans it looks like this:

 

[cvv]

Well, I guess most Kwan journos love this game already.

 

[Fedora Master]

Let us not forget who dragged this game in here.

 

[Orud]

Well, I guess most Kwan journos love this game already.

It's their future employer. Game journo is almost relegated to a stepping stone to become video game writer these days.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Whatever happened to the Muslim guy with the white tears coffee mug? Was that a different BioWare studio?

Manveer Heir was laid off from Bioware in 2017, after which he founded Brass Lion Entertainment "focused on creating original fictional universes that center on black, brown, and other traditionally marginalized characters, cultures, and stories in a diverse and inclusive environment".

Oddly enough, it seems Brass Lion Entertainment has yet to complete development of any game.

 

[DemonKing]

Just another reminder that Bioware founding is a story about idealistic youthful entrepreneurship that had no right to work out. But it did.

...

And now it's a walking corpse. What a world...

Everything they've released under EA that wasn't already a long way along in development (eg DA:O, ME2) has been pretty much garbage. It's actually shocking the Bioware name hasn't been taken out the back and shot like most of the other studios EA has acquired over the years as the brand itself has been so devalued it's actually a negative now.

 

[9ted6]

What's the consensus on Dragon Age Origins after all this? Was it always shit? Fans of Inquisition and Deadgame defenders say it was always progressive and woke, or that Origins was boring and awful to play.

Not sure what to think. Most of the same people who made Origins made Inquisition, but I can't remember anything in Origins that stands out as pandering and even late stage Gaider wasn't as aggressive as that gendermancer shit above. It was repetitive and did get old after some time looking back on it though.

 

[perfectslumbers]

What's the consensus on Dragon Age? Was it always shit? Fans of Inquisition and Deadgame defenders say it was always progressive and woke, or that Origins was boring and awful to play.

Origins is a decent game that executes every aspect at a level just barely above mediocrity, it gets extra attention for being released during the CRPG dark ages. Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition are unplayable trash with quirky writing and terrible controls.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

DAO is mid, nothing more nothing less. There isn't anything really extraordinary about it, but it's still kinda fun. DAI doesn't have ninjamancing so you can easily avoid all of the really sexual shit unlike in Origins, though. The only two instances that I can remember are Krem, from the Iron Bull's mercenary company, and that part where Dorian's father wants to try conversion therapy on him. But they are like 10 minutes each in a game that's like hundreds of hours long.

DA2 is the one with all the sex and perverted shit on it.

 

[DemonKing]

What's the consensus on Dragon Age Origins after all this?

2009 RPG Codex Game of the Year!

It was an OK game. The actual Origins were extensive, generally decent and will probably never be attempted again. There were some awful bits like the dwarf caves that went on forever throwing the same enemies at you over and over again but I don't regret playing it and enjoyed my play through at the time (although I have little desire to go back to it these days).

 

[Tyranicon]

What's the consensus on Dragon Age Origins after all this? Was it always shit? Fans of Inquisition and Deadgame defenders say it was always progressive and woke, or that Origins was boring and awful to play.

Not sure what to think. Most of the same people who made Origins made Inquisition, but I can't remember anything in Origins that stands out as pandering and even late stage Gaider wasn't as aggressive as that gendermancer shit above. It was repetitive and did get old after some time looking back on it though.

A pretty solid 7/10. Better than anything BioWare did in years. Writing-wise I would put it above BG3, from what I can remember.

It had good worldbuilding and some interesting characters (Morrigan was a simp trap but still memorable). Gameplay and art/graphics were... ehh...

 

[Axel_am]

What's the consensus on Dragon Age Origins after all this? Was it always shit? Fans of Inquisition and Deadgame defenders say it was always progressive and woke, or that Origins was boring and awful to play.

Not sure what to think. Most of the same people who made Origins made Inquisition, but I can't remember anything in Origins that stands out as pandering and even late stage Gaider wasn't as aggressive as that gendermancer shit above. It was repetitive and did get old after some time looking back on it though.

Dragon Age: Origins is great. One of the better CRPGs out there. It might have flaws that might tick it of from perfect down to good but by no stretch of the imagination is it a bad game.

As to what you should think - you sound like you already think it's good. This forum is filled with opinionated people that make compelling arguments but that still doesn't mean you shouldn't have an opinion of your own.

 

[cvv]

I'd rather play nothing but DA2 for the rest of my life than playing Inquisition again for 10 minutes.

Still valid.

 

[volklore]

I really loved DA:O when it came out. But I was young, impressionable, craving for RPGs and let's face it a lot less bitter. I remember I found the game hard.
Replayed it a couple years ago on hardest difficulty and it was such a cakewalk it made me wonder if it was the same game I remembered. Biggest case of ''Oh my I was really fucking stupid at 18, voting age should be >25''

 

[Infinitron]

I really loved DA:O when it came out. But I was young, impressionable, craving for RPGs and let's face it a lot less bitter. I remember I found the game hard.
Replayed it a couple years ago on hardest difficulty and it was such a cakewalk it made me wonder if it was the same game I remembered. Biggest case of ''Oh my I was really fucking stupid at 18, voting age should be >25''

When did you originally play it? DA:O's difficulty was reduced by a patch at some point.

 

[volklore]

At release pretty much (maybe a few month later) so that might be it.

 

[9ted6]

DAO is mid, nothing more nothing less. There isn't anything really extraordinary about it, but it's still kinda fun. DAI doesn't have ninjamancing so you can easily avoid all of the really sexual shit unlike in Origins, though. The only two instances that I can remember are Krem, from the Iron Bull's mercenary company, and that part where Dorian's father wants to try conversion therapy on him. But they are like 10 minutes each in a game that's like hundreds of hours long.

DA2 is the one with all the sex and perverted shit on it.

25% of DA2 felt like DAO and 75% felt like DAI.

You can ignore the romances in DAO though. Aside from Morrigan hitting on you if you're a guy, I don't think any companion comes onto you unprompted unlike 2 where the aesthetics and companions turn into a harem anime.

 

[Roguey]

I really loved DA:O when it came out. But I was young, impressionable, craving for RPGs and let's face it a lot less bitter. I remember I found the game hard.
Replayed it a couple years ago on hardest difficulty and it was such a cakewalk it made me wonder if it was the same game I remembered. Biggest case of ''Oh my I was really fucking stupid at 18, voting age should be >25''

When did you originally play it? DA:O's difficulty was reduced by a patch at some point.

That just applied to normal difficulty.

Any RPG is going to be easier the second time around when you have metaknowledge and a better idea of what you're doing.

 

[Child of Malkav]

What's the consensus on Dragon Age Origins after all this? Was it always shit? Fans of Inquisition and Deadgame defenders say it was always progressive and woke, or that Origins was boring and awful to play.

Not sure what to think. Most of the same people who made Origins made Inquisition, but I can't remember anything in Origins that stands out as pandering and even late stage Gaider wasn't as aggressive as that gendermancer shit above. It was repetitive and did get old after some time looking back on it though.

It's a great game, has flaws but if you're able to look past those (and you should) you can enjoy it for what it is and what it does well. Unfortunately, there were no sequels. The company saw no future for this IP and left it in limbo until today when they apparently decided to make another one out of the blue. Rumors say this is the 4th game but they are jesting, you don't go from 1 to 4 while skipping 2 and 3. And since it had no sequels it can't be the 4th one. All the rest in fanfiction.

 

[scytheavatar]

What's the consensus on Dragon Age Origins after all this? Was it always shit? Fans of Inquisition and Deadgame defenders say it was always progressive and woke, or that Origins was boring and awful to play.

Not sure what to think. Most of the same people who made Origins made Inquisition, but I can't remember anything in Origins that stands out as pandering and even late stage Gaider wasn't as aggressive as that gendermancer shit above. It was repetitive and did get old after some time looking back on it though.

Origins was far too repetitive to be a great game, fighting Darkspawns got boring after a while. And some sections drag on and on for far too long. That said it is still a classic and probably the best representation of what RTWP combat at its prime could be. It would have been a better game than Baldur's Gate 2 if it was more focused, more balanced and had more variety in its enemy design.