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3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

 

[Punished Miku]

3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

I expected shit writing and characters. If the combat is also "muted" then yikes ya'll. I'll still try it in a year, but looking rough.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

You really need to be VERY bad if a rag like The Guardian says "inconsistent writing".

 

[Kacho]

3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

Big decisions that affect the story are few and far between, and the game will tell you exactly what they lead to before you pick. Decisions do, for the most part, carry real consequence, which is nice, but it would have been nicer if the game didn’t tell you that several times before you commit. These choices get rarer as time goes on, almost as if time to implement them ran out later in development.

 

[Dynasty8]

Kotaku will break their rule of no numbered scores and give this their first 11 out of 10.

 

[Thyuda]

3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

If the Guardian gives your woke game a 3/5 you know trouble's brewing lmao.

 

[Kacho]

Qunari dragon hunter Taash struggles with questions of identity and gender.

Evilore was right lol

 

[Von Hugh]

Kotaku will break their rule of no numbered scores and give this their first 11 out of 10.

Funnily enough, both 11 and 10 are binary numbers.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

the writing seems to assume no player can retain information for longer than a few seconds. Characters will endlessly repeat events that have just happened and point out things you’ve just seen, often by using the exact same words: “Our rogue necromancer might be behind that door.” “Well, I sure hope our rogue necromancer is behind that door!”

Wow I thought I was reading a review of Metaphor: Refantazio for a second there.

 

[Humdinger]

The problem is that we never know who are "shills" and who aren't....many many channels want to stay "onside" or in the "good books" with developers and will never give honest criticism as they worry it will hurt the relationship with devs in future, so they potentially lose the chance to get shipped out to early access events or review copies of games early etc...its hard for a consumer to fully trust ANY channel or review website because of this.

I agree, although I'd add that sites without access (e.g., review codes) are likely to be more reliable. Unfortunately, those reviews come later in the process. The ones we will hear today, and the ones people will discuss the most, will all be from "access" sites - sites with a vested interest in being nice to the developers.

 

[Fabieter]

3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

Bad dragon age game and an enjoyable rpg is less than i hoped for. I really thought bioware would get together.

Rip bioware

 

[winjer]

3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

If even The Guardian only gives a 3/5 to a game like this, then it's really bad.

 

[STARSBarry]

I agree with the vid sentiment however this applies to all games not just Dragon Age. This isnt uncommon and its weird that only now all of a sudden because Dragon Age is woke people are bringing this up. Dragon Age will surely get flak but in a few months when a nonwoke game gets the same treatment from companies ppl are just going to ignore the sleazy marketing tactics. I hate to be that guy but then again i love being against everyone.

"Game is woke i disagree with reviews
Game is not woke i agree with reviews" is a dumb mentality to have. I will always be against critics no matter the game but some ppl here have some absurdist standards.

No it's suddenly a big thing because people holding back review copies is actually rare. Fextra said his last example was Cyberpunk. The only other example I can remember is Nintendo holding back review copies to Kotaku because they wrote an article telling them to pirate games on emulators a few months prior.

We hear about the threats, there reported on, this is very rare.

 

[proandrad]

Paper thin political dissection topics... in a game with top scars...

Who would have guessed it .

But as always, we'll be the bad ones for pointing out how terrible it is.

Don't think, just consume.

I don’t think anyone sane has an issue when someone criticizes a part of a game that is bad. People dismiss criticism, when you trash an entire game over a scene or a single customization option that might make up less than .01% of an entire game.

 

[Draugoth]

3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

Reviews will be all over the place

 

[vaibhavpisal]

I can deal with woke stuff.

But them talking about cookies in Dragon Age game has gone too far.

 

[GHG]

3/5

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – a good RPG, but an underwhelming Dragon Age game

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

www.theguardian.com

Considering this is from the guardian it really means it's a 1/5.

 

[Humdinger]

They just pulled that article, because it broke embargo. I'm sure it'll be back up shortly.

 

[StueyDuck]

I don’t think anyone sane has an issue when someone criticizes a part of a game that is bad. People dismiss criticism, when you trash an entire game over a scene or a single customization option that might make up less than .01% of an entire game.

Just consume... don't think

 

[Hookshot]

Did the guardian forget that the UK's clocks go back a week before the USA and post their review early?

 

[adamsapple]

I can deal with woke stuff.

But them talking about cookies in Dragon Age game has gone too far.

 

[Salz01]

All the party characters look and seem lame. I mean what are people expecting?

 

[stn]

"Inconsistent writing"

Sigh, I knew it. So much source material and lore and they still manage to write garbage. I was willing to put up with the Fortnite-look if the game at least had a good story, but now I have zero incentive to buy this. Shame.

 

[Kacho]

The Guardian review got pulled. Too early.

 

[SkylineRKR]

The Guardian rated this game higher than SH2.

 

[Palabragrís]

It'll be around the 90s in Metacritics, mainly because of it's politics, the "courage" of being inclusive and creating a inclusive world where everyone/thing is accepted. Because that's the norm today at a journalistic level.
Remember: Journalists are nor only activists, they are also afraid of cancellation and losing their jobs. Do you put your trust there?

Anyways, it'll be interesting to check if I'm mistaken.

 

[proandrad]

Just consume... don't think

Irony?

 

[SkylineRKR]

It'll be around the 90s in Metacritics, mainly because of it's politics, the "courage" of being inclusive and creating a inclusive world where everyone/thing is accepted. Because that's the norm today at a journalistic level.
Remember: Journalists are nor only activists, they are also afraid of cancellation and losing their jobs. Do you put your trust there?

Anyways, it'll be interesting to check if I'm mistaken.

I think not. It will be lower, its not like Concord was in the 90's before it was pulled.

 

[Kacho]

This isn’t hitting a 90. Looking like 70 range.

Guardian gave it a 6/10

Easy Allies gave it a 8/10

 

[Gonzito]

I will be the last person on earth defending Dragon Age Veilguard but after that rating they gave to SH2, I cant take them seriously anymore

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

It'll be around the 90s in Metacritics, mainly because of it's politics, the "courage" of being inclusive and creating a inclusive world where everyone/thing is accepted. Because that's the norm today at a journalistic level.
Remember: Journalists are nor only activists, they are also afraid of cancellation and losing their jobs. Do you put your trust there?

Anyways, it'll be interesting to check if I'm mistaken.

And they all share the same brain cells too, and are incapable of thinking on their own

 

[ssringo]

The Guardian rated this game higher than SH2.

Well shit. That must mean Veilguard is the greatest RPG ever made and should be put on a pedestal alongside monumental game releases that changed the way games were made.

...lol

 

[clarky]

If the Guardian gives your woke game a 3/5 you know trouble's brewing lmao.

Yup that rag is as left as you can get. This is going to be bad.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

My prediction for this game and Bioware

 

[Shubh_C63]

The intent is clear to normalize top surgery scars amongst young people, AND THAT'S NOT OK!!

Meh. Let stupid people ruin their lives I say.

 

[Humdinger]

It'll be around the 90s in Metacritics, mainly because of it's politics, the "courage" of being inclusive and creating a inclusive world where everyone/thing is accepted. Because that's the norm today at a journalistic level.

No way it hits the 90s. None of the other DA games have, and this one has some obvious flaws (e.g., quality of writing) that will stop it from hitting that level. I don't respect game journalists, but I don't think they are that hive-minded - to all vote the game into the 90s just because they applaud wokery. Scores will be inflated, but not by that much.

I guessed 80-84.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I just hope we get some good memes, then the 9 years of development will have been worth it.

 

[Kacho]

Meh. Let stupid people ruin their lives I say.

That would be ideal assuming they keep that shit to themselves. Unfortunately they're injecting identity politics buffoonery in established AAA series. "BioWare games have always been woke" is the defense here, but there's a line and it's been crossed.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I just hope we get some good memes, then the 9 years of development will have been worth it.

Same here. Not expecting anything as godly as Bazz but still, hoping to get some fun out of it.

 

[Karak]

I didn't get code; I did get somewhat ghosted, and it happens all the time as companies decide, not arbitrarily sometimes, who gets code. It's life. This isn't new, and no one is ever owed code.

I do look forward to reviews and people playing it though.

 

[proandrad]

And they all share the same brain cells too, and are incapable of thinking on their own

hedging their bets. If the game scores bad they were right and woke ideology ruined the entire game, if the game scores high the media are all woke apologists. I bet re is arguing if the game sells well it means a game being woke doesn’t affect sales, and if it sells bad it means all gamers are incels. It’s crazy how both sides don’t see how similar they both are.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Bahahahahahahaha fucking trash devs

The not so subtle trans activism aside, those character designs are absolutely horrific.

 

[Gonzito]

I just bought popcorns literally lmao

 

[Kenneth Haight]

The not so subtle trans activism aside, those character designs are absolutely horrific.

"my friends in Minrathous talk about not feeling comfortable in their own skin"

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

"my friends in Minrathous talk about not feeling comfortable in their own skin"

Nothing that some top surgery can’t fix.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I just bought popcorns literally lmao

I am brewing some filter coffee as we speak. The last drop should hit the pot just as the embargo ends.

 

[Lokaum D+]

This isn’t hitting a 90. Looking like 70 range.

Guardian gave it a 6/10

Easy Allies gave it a 8/10

If EZA gave It 8/10 for sure this game is a 6 at max

 

[GrayChild]

After playing for 3 and a half hours #DragonAgeTheVeilguard :

- Terrible graphics.
- Boring and monotonous combat, they want to copy GOW but in a bad way.
- The game does not run at a constant 30 FPS, it drops and the screen freezes when there are many NPCs.
- Many of the dialogues are noticeably made with AI.
- Very linear, the options lead nowhere. (False free will).
- The creator of characters focused on the trans and LGBT community.
- Inclusive language, in Spanish subtitles.
- The characters move very robotic, they lack animations.
- The script doesn't make sense, neither do the quests, from one place to another killing bugs.
- Too much focus on homosexuality, lesbians, drags.
- Race swap everywhere.

It's a fucking piece of garbage as an RPG, stay away from this game, don't even buy it on sale, it's a pile of putrefaction created by people who have no fucking idea about video games!!

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Nothing that some top surgery can’t fix.

I could have forgiven some of this nonsense if the game was incredible, lets see what the other reviews say but it is looking very mid. I was going to maybe pick it up at some point but probably not worth the time.