Dragon Age Dragon Age: The Veilguard Thread

[Warrax]

When current Bioware directors say "return to form", they mean returning to making RPGs instead of MMOs and looter shooters which they tried. Since they keep mentioning story and characters in interviews, they clearly understand those are the pillars of a Bioware RPG.

Which inevitably suggests a horrible conclusion: they knew they had to get the story and characters right, that was their actual goal, and yet Veilguard was the best they could do. They set out to make a classic Bioware RPG and didn't know how.

 

[Cael]

When current Bioware directors say "return to form", they mean returning to making RPGs instead of MMOs and looter shooters which they tried. Since they keep mentioning story and characters in interviews, they clearly understand those are the pillars of a Bioware RPG.

Which inevitably suggests a horrible conclusion: they knew they had to get the story and characters right, that was their actual goal, and yet Veilguard was the best they could do. They set out to make a classic Bioware RPG and didn't know how.

That was a given when we look at the dangerhaired sluts that fills biowaste. Blind Freddy could have told them that for free.

 

[taxalot]

I really wanted to see what the entire fuss was about so I'm around 5 hours in.

So far, the woke stuff has been pretty tame. Only one dialog choice, basically. This isn't a nothing burger, but it shouldn't be overplayed either, unless it becomes far far worse in the story later. (Haven't met Taash yet.).
The graphical style, well, you get used to it....

I'm more disturbed by other things.

* The fact it's basically Mass Effect 2 with a Dragon Age skin. It's very weird. Who is this marketed to ?
* The gameplay. It's an action game. It's a set of hallways and beat'them'up arcady combats. I'm finding new items to equip, but so far, there has been no actual choice to think about. New equipment is better than old equipment. So why bother with that.
* Character progression COULD BE interesting ; it has a sphere system comparable to Final Fantasy X (which kind of makes me thing the game also imitates the nu-FFs). I have the strange, awkward feeling that it's going to be, in fact, a nothing-burger and none of the choice I make on that grid will actually matter.

The writing is also rather mediocre. The change of tone since Dragon Age Origins is pretty jarring.

 

[Reinhardt]

The reeetards are finally finding out it's not going so well for Wokeguard.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ch...2-and-nearly-21-below-ff-vii-rebirth.1040778/

Dragon Age: The Veilguard was the seventh best-selling game across Europe in October. It's not the biggest launch, however. Compared with other recent RPGs, first week sales were over 18% lower than Dragon's Dogma 2 and nearly 21% below Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

I think word of mouth at launch was terrible due to you know what and also EA's own controversial handling of review codes, but I feel like the conversation is turning around to the positive a bit after people actually got to play it more.

But that's just an impression of someone who's too online and from within the enthusiast bubble. I have yet to buy it myself but plan to do so within the next weeks/months.

Reception has been pretty positive overall so hopefully it ends up having good legs. It's personally my GOTY and it isn't particularly close.

Hopefully the game has legs because it is fantastic and fun time. Maybe my second favourite this year. I would love to see it do well and see more of it.

"posting from within enthusiast bubble. maybe we will buy this shit sometime next year on deep sale. maybe not."

perfect illustration of mythical new audience.

 

[Yosharian]

> So far, the woke stuff has been pretty tame. Only one dialog choice, basically. This isn't a nothing burger, but it shouldn't be overplayed either, unless it becomes far far worse in the story later. (Haven't met Taash yet.)

It's almost like they hid all the woke stuff past the 10H mark?? Surely not...



> * The fact it's basically Mass Effect 2 with a Dragon Age skin

Mass Effect 2 is a fucking masterpiece compared to this shit

 

[Reinhardt]

just noticed green bro stopped enjoying it too halfway along with founders.

 

[Reinhardt]

Unfortunately the game is actually shit

Unfortunately

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I really wanted to see what the entire fuss was about so I'm around 5 hours in.

So far, the woke stuff has been pretty tame. Only one dialog choice, basically. This isn't a nothing burger, but it shouldn't be overplayed either, unless it becomes far far worse in the story later. (Haven't met Taash yet.).
The graphical style, well, you get used to it....

I'm more disturbed by other things.

* The fact it's basically Mass Effect 2 with a Dragon Age skin. It's very weird. Who is this marketed to ?
* The gameplay. It's an action game. It's a set of hallways and beat'them'up arcady combats. I'm finding new items to equip, but so far, there has been no actual choice to think about. New equipment is better than old equipment. So why bother with that.
* Character progression COULD BE interesting ; it has a sphere system comparable to Final Fantasy X (which kind of makes me thing the game also imitates the nu-FFs). I have the strange, awkward feeling that it's going to be, in fact, a nothing-burger and none of the choice I make on that grid will actually matter.

The writing is also rather mediocre. The change of tone since Dragon Age Origins is pretty jarring.

Yo Skinwalker is this froggo on the list.

 

[Reinhardt]

in the end half of the codex will play it. that's how based this place and this particular subforum are.

 

[taxalot]

I really wanted to see what the entire fuss was about so I'm around 5 hours in.

So far, the woke stuff has been pretty tame. Only one dialog choice, basically. This isn't a nothing burger, but it shouldn't be overplayed either, unless it becomes far far worse in the story later. (Haven't met Taash yet.).
The graphical style, well, you get used to it....

I'm more disturbed by other things.

* The fact it's basically Mass Effect 2 with a Dragon Age skin. It's very weird. Who is this marketed to ?
* The gameplay. It's an action game. It's a set of hallways and beat'them'up arcady combats. I'm finding new items to equip, but so far, there has been no actual choice to think about. New equipment is better than old equipment. So why bother with that.
* Character progression COULD BE interesting ; it has a sphere system comparable to Final Fantasy X (which kind of makes me thing the game also imitates the nu-FFs). I have the strange, awkward feeling that it's going to be, in fact, a nothing-burger and none of the choice I make on that grid will actually matter.

The writing is also rather mediocre. The change of tone since Dragon Age Origins is pretty jarring.

Yo Skinwalker is this froggo on the list.

I am, don't worry.

 

[Storyfag]

I really wanted to see what the entire fuss was about so I'm around 5 hours in.

So far, the woke stuff has been pretty tame. Only one dialog choice, basically. This isn't a nothing burger, but it shouldn't be overplayed either, unless it becomes far far worse in the story later. (Haven't met Taash yet.).
The graphical style, well, you get used to it....

I'm more disturbed by other things.

* The fact it's basically Mass Effect 2 with a Dragon Age skin. It's very weird. Who is this marketed to ?
* The gameplay. It's an action game. It's a set of hallways and beat'them'up arcady combats. I'm finding new items to equip, but so far, there has been no actual choice to think about. New equipment is better than old equipment. So why bother with that.
* Character progression COULD BE interesting ; it has a sphere system comparable to Final Fantasy X (which kind of makes me thing the game also imitates the nu-FFs). I have the strange, awkward feeling that it's going to be, in fact, a nothing-burger and none of the choice I make on that grid will actually matter.

The writing is also rather mediocre. The change of tone since Dragon Age Origins is pretty jarring.

Would you please step into the helicopter?

 

[taxalot]

Would you please step into the helicopter?

If you want to spend some alone time with me in secrecy, I'm not a cheap attorney.

 

[Storyfag]

Would you please step into the helicopter?

If you want to spend some alone time with me in secrecy, I'm not a cheap attorney.

Not at all, not at all. It is mearly the most expedient way of getting you to the sea.

 

[jaekl]

Would you please step into the helicopter?

If you want to spend some alone time with me in secrecy, I'm not a cheap attorney.

Not at all, not at all. It is mearly the most expedient way of getting you to the sea.