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[PeteBull]

It’s crazy that EA gave a studio full of extreme ideologues tens of millions to make this.

Let’s assume this underperforms and BioWare doesn’t shut down. What happens with Mass Effect? They just try again with this crap?

Game had easily 200m+ usd budget, bro.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Goes Gold After Almost a Decade in Development

BioWare's Dragon Age: The Veilguard goes Gold, solidifying its scheduled October 31 release after being in development for almost ten years.

www.cbr.com

BioWare began working on the fourth mainline Dragon Age installment in 2015 and formerly announced the game in 2018.

I bet it has to sell 2m copies in launch window(so full price 70usd) only to break even

 

[UniformDeliverance]

Gamers: Alloy is ugly and fat
Bioware: Holy my beer

Hey not trying to defend the game here. But she’s a dwarf count yourself lucky she doesn’t have a beard, and also she looks largely unchanged from her appearance in inquisition. Lots of terrible looking characters in this game but I don’t find her objectionable.

 

[rm082e]

If you hand me 100 million dollars with no oversight you can expect a hardcore immersive sim with a Dark Souls interconnected world and mature themes.

 

[Isa]

This guy's schtick is releasing "reviews" that aren't and often before launch for those not in the know.

 

[Kacho]

Game had easily 200m+ usd budget, bro.

No fucking way… LMAFAOOO

 

[SnakeB]

Whoaaa buddy

This is insane
The blight is unstoppable

 

[T4keD0wN]

Lmao, theres only like 2 reviews from people who have good taste. Final proof theres not a single honest "news outlet" that has consumers money and time on their mind.

Shame ACG didnt get to review it, good thing at least SkillUp did a great in-depth video, crazy that it is so hard to find reviewers with some integrity and standards.

 

[King Dazzar]

My issue with this is immersion, as it looks forced.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I’m not going say anything specifically , but the images in this thread make no sense in the context of a medieval game. It looks absolutely shoehorned in, and smells like agenda, not creativity.

 

[Lokaum D+]

social midia after Steam DB launch numbers

 

[missiles]

Man, Bioware and Bethesda both turning out utter shit, it's so unbelievably depressing.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Tbh I have trans friends who will probably cringe as fuck at this and see it as a regression for LGBT representation.

 

[Topher]

This cant be real

Besides the dialogue, why does everyone look like their skin is plastic?

 

[Reaseru]

100%. Management signed off on developing a game with a trans director who had a major interest in incorporating LGBT issues into the design. It's not her fault that she made the game she was interested in making. That's what creatives do.

If you hand me 100 million dollars with no oversight you can expect a hardcore immersive sim with a Dark Souls interconnected world and mature themes.

And some boobies, right? Right?

 

[vaibhavpisal]

This is the most manipulated review process I've seen since Starfield.

Similar scores from the outlets that were allowed to have it as well. Absolute joke, they deserve to fall on their faces.

Just as suspicious as Spiderman 2 review scores.

 

[Pey.]

Oh no, I was banned on resetera.

"You have been banned for the following reason: User banned (permanent): transphobic commentary over a series of posts."

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Just as suspicious as Spiderman 2 review scores.

Shut the fuck up rat

 

[Kings Field]

It will be $7.99 in a year like Inquisition was.

 

[GC_DALBEN]

Here's your "conspiracy":

I saw 2 reviews of the game (ppl that have the same taste as me) not recommending the game, and i came here and saw a lot of 10´s, i was confused... This vídeo makes sense, even more so since this is a EA game.

Sorry about my english.

 

[hinch7]

Man, Bioware and Bethesda both turning out utter shit, it's so unbelievably depressing.

Its not like this happened overnight. Both their last outputs and releases prior haven't been exemplary - see ME Andromeda, Anthem and Fallout 76.

A lot of the creatives and talent who made the old games have left years ago.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Review

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a masterpiece

xboxera.com

Remember when reviewers actually put in some effort?

 

[missiles]

Eurogamer FFS.

 

[manlisten]

Sounds like it suffers from the same issue that most modern western AAA titles have fallen victim to recently: stiff, wooden, play-it-safe character dialogue and interactions. The first 3 minutes of the Skill Up review summarizes this pretty well. That’s a bummer.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Lmao, theres only like 2 reviews from people who have good taste. Final proof theres not a single honest "news outlet" that has consumers money and time on their mind.

Shame ACG didnt get to review it, good thing at least SkillUp did a great in-depth video, crazy that it is so hard to find reviewers with some integrity and standards.

SkillUP is one of the few I agree with quite a few times, and he doesn't recommend it but he does say YMMV.

The problem with Veilguard are the pre release EA antics towards outlets, and the rampant astroturfing. The best way to judge is to watch a playthrough or go with member impressions you know are genuine and usually on point.

 

[clarky]

Eurogamer:

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review - the best BioWare game I've ever played​

 

[cormack12]

Eurogamer FFS.

 

[EviLore]

Eurogamer FFS.

$70 for Veilguard is cheaper than therapy, I guess!

 

[SkylineRKR]

Eurogamer:

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review - the best BioWare game I've ever played​

Opinions and all that but this would mean its better than KOTOR, ME1 and 2, DA:O. I find it hard to believe even if the game really is good.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Eurogamer FFS.

I remember believing in this stuff when I was a kid.

Reviewers probably don’t realise their audience has grown up.

 

[DeepEnigma]

GOTY incoming?

He'll let his wife's boyfriend play it for they/them.

 

[Skifi28]

The combat looks pretty fun so I'm eventually getting it, but I'm not paying launch price to experience that kind of writing.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Eurogamer FFS.

How do you call a simp and a cuck and a beta all at the same time?

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Tbh I have trans friends who will probably cringe as fuck at this and see it as a regression for LGBT representation.

right? I have to think that most normal people don’t want artless heavy handed moralizing + treating certain characters with kid gloves, regardless whether it’s in service of a viewpoint they agree with.

 

[clarky]

Opinions and all that but this would mean its better than KOTOR, ME1 and 2, DA:O. I find it hard to believe if the game really is good.

Exactly. Wiff's of bullshit or the reviewer is at it.

 

[Windom Earle]

 

[John Marston]

After watching Skill Up's review amidst everything what I remember the most is the one word I never want to hear about a game.

Banality.

 

[Sanepar]

It looks like is a decent game with 50% off

 

[Cyberpunkd]

$70 for Veilguard is cheaper than therapy, I guess!

Isn’t the point of therapy to help you resolve your issues instead of keeping you in denial?

 

[Dazraell]

Opinions and all that but this would mean its better than KOTOR, ME1 and 2, DA:O. I find it hard to believe even if the game really is good.

Plot twist: Reviewer only played Anthem

 

[bender]

$70 for Veilguard is cheaper than therapy, I guess!

Some therapy is less expensive than others.

 

[missiles]

How do you call a simp and a cuck and a beta all at the same time?

Robert Purchese. The pic is the actual reviewer.

 

[SHAKEZ]

The way this game is being pushed by the media while looking, sounding and having extreme writing issues so clearly to anyone who watches the gameplay is really bizarre, in all my years of following this hobby closely I've never seen such a blatant disconnection with reality.

 

[draliko]

this clearly shows that game outlets are useless, since they live on publishers payrolls they will not bite the hand that feeds them...

 

[Kacho]

The Skill Up and MattyP videos are must watch for anyone on the fence. The dialogue and delivery is sooooooooooooooooo bad. It sounds like it was written for children.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Lol its as if EA sent out a mandate.

 

[StueyDuck]

Who would have thought in January of this year that Astro Bot would be the game of the year?

Maybe not January.... but when it was announced I do remember saying astro was gonna be goty

 

[jm89]

Eurogamer couldn't even pretend lol.

Game doesn't look that bad, but a 10/10 surejan.

 

[Windom Earle]

Lol its as if EA sent out a mandate.

This confirms even the 7/10s are rigged.

 

[Negotiator101]

I refuse to believe these are genuine reviews. Paid and astroturfed as fuck. had a feeling from the start that this game would receive a positive review, mainly because video game "journalists" align with its stance on gender politics.
Remember when these paid critics were shilling Concord? And nobody buying it.

That doesn't match with the review scores of concord which were terrible right?

 

[Doczu]

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