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[DragoonKain]

Matty Plays didn't like it:

 

[dorkimoe]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review – 10 years was worth the wait - Dexerto

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a statement from BioWare that it can still craft a meaningful single-player experience. Here’s our review.

www.dexerto.com

 

[Little Chicken]

GAF if that is the score it gets

I don't have enough money for this many funerals.

 

[rodrigolfp]

"they want to copy GOW but in a bad way."

Still trying to understand where it tries to copy GoW.

 

[SJRB]

You know shit is ridiculous when Eurogamer gives it a 5/5, IGN gives it a 9 but Matt doesn't like it and Shillup doesn't recommend it. Like straight up advises against playing the game.

 

[SlimySnake]

Excellent.

This thread is a shitshow. Im out. lmao

I dont mind linear RPGs. Mass Effect 2 was very linear and its my favorite RPG of all time. I think the open world nature of Dragon Age Inquisition, Witcher 3, Cyberpunk and Mass Effect Andromeda just made them way too unfocused. Let me role play instead of go in a ubisoft style sandbox for 100 hours.

 

[adamsapple]

meta has dropped a few points with more reviews added, probably gonna settle at high 70's or an even 80, 81 with 60~ reviews by the end.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Yeah you described me, the difference is i can get past it and play the damn game

And none us are telling you to do otherwise. Enjoy sir/madam. It's when you wanna tell us, your fellow adults what we should be doing, or what we should look past. That's when we got a problem.

 

[ebevan91]

EA being very dirty here...

I just watched this video about 20 minutes ago and honestly, I think he was spot on.

 

[BaneIsPain]

I'm waiting for the gamers review. It will be fascinating.
I'm expecting 78-83 from journos anyway.

 

[amigastar]

Reviews will go down to 80 probably, first reviews are always more glowing than later ones.

 

[Ogbert]

'I was pleased to see that all NPCs remained Pansexual'.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Eurogamer gave this a 5/5...

The same Eurogamer that refused to review Hogwarts Legacy.

this is Starfield all over again, they just gave review codes to a few select ppl that was already positive about the game to inflate game score, we ll need to wait a week after launch to have a more "real view" of the score.

 

[balls of snow]

Nice meta about the same as Black Myth Wukong.

 

[Little Chicken]

Good scores. We should all be thankful BioWare aren't going to be shut down this year.

 

[clarky]

"A bigger disappointment in many ways than Anthem"

oooooof.

 

[kittoo]

Reviews look good and thats good, but I will still wait for user impressions here. Hopefully they are good too.

 

[dorkimoe]

And none us are telling you to do otherwise. Enjoy sir/madam. It's when you wanna tell us, your fellow adults what we should be doing, or what we should look past, is when we got a problem.

im not saying you need to play it. I share the same core beliefs as all of you thats why im here and not ERA, But as you guys dont want it in your games, why do we have to have it on the forums constantly?

 

[Ogbert]

Wait a second, IGN actually asked someone called Leana Hafer, a non binary staffer to review...

"as a non-binary person myself, Veilguard includes some of the most authentic representation of coming to terms with gender stuff"

Something tells me the 9/10 is more than a little suspect.

I will put good money down that this ends up being the most overinflated game in modern review history.

It's a shit, boring rpg with tired mechanics that is being boosted by purple haired land whales.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I’m waiting for Wired’s review before I make my decision

 

[Little Chicken]

this is Starfield all over again, they just gave review codes to a few select ppl that was already positive about the game to inflate game score, we ll need to wait a week after launch to have a more "real view" of the score.

That didn't happen at all for Starfield. Maybe you should write your own fantasy RPG.

 

[proandrad]

Wait a second, IGN actually asked someone called Leana Hafer, a non binary staffer to review...

"as a non-binary person myself, Veilguard includes some of the most authentic representation of coming to terms with gender stuff"

Something tells me the 9/10 is more than a little suspect.

Yet they couldn’t have the Dragon ball fan to reviews sparking zero…

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I knew this game was in trouble when they took away Morrigans tits.

 

[Kacho]

Matty Plays didn't like it:

40 minutes...

Skill Up didn't like it, but as per usual you'll need to carve out half a day to watch the review.

46 minutes...

Damn

 

[The Cockatrice]

Skill Up didn't like it, but as per usual you'll need to carve out half a day to watch the review.

Im skimming through it and hes main complaint is that its too "safe", his words are "as if HR is in the room with the characters in the game when they say things". This is sadly the way things are with all AAA games...Ragnarok and Spider-man 2 had the exact same issue. Fuck sake. Will still play it day one tho.

 

[Gonzito]

Matty Plays didn't like it:

This guy destroys the game, says the writing is embarassing

 

[Chuck Berry]

"Every interaction between your companions feels like HR is in the room."

JESUS CHRIST

 

[AtomicStarving]

There's something about this game that almost makes me vomit. The hud, lighting, art style, characters. I rarely get that "I'm fucking good" feeling of wanting to play a sp game, and that's how I feel with this DA.

 

[CloudShiner]

You know shit is ridiculous when Eurogamer gives it a 5/5, IGN gives it a 9 but Matt doesn't like it and Shillup doesn't recommend it. Like straight up advises against playing the game.

Eurogamer would have given it a 5 if they never played a minute of it. No surprise there.

 

[Lokaum D+]

That didn't happen at all for Starfield. Maybe you should write your own fantasy RPG.

 

[Aguero9320]

Eurogamer review has got me hovering over the preorder button. Sounds really good. Holding off though.

 

[balls of snow]

Eurogamer with the 5/5. Same as Silent Hill 2. Inclined to my taste then.

 

[DragoonKain]

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

Matty Plays didn't like it:

Is it just me or does he only use the PS5 box art when it’s something he doesn’t like….

 

[Kacho]

"Every interaction between your companions feels like HR is in the room."

JESUS CHRIST

DAY ONE

 

[ebevan91]

Wait a second, IGN actually asked someone called Leana Hafer, a non binary staffer to review...

"as a non-binary person myself, Veilguard includes some of the most authentic representation of coming to terms with gender stuff"

Something tells me the 9/10 is more than a little suspect.

What was that one game that released earlier this year where the reviewer spent basically the entire review whining about politics or whatever and barely even wrote about the game?

 

[Northeastmonk]

I have found 0 reason to not trust Fextralife. Their experience is more than likely the reality of the situation. It’s an industry filled with shills and corporate tools.

 

[Mister Wolf]

One of my favorite reviewers. He is extremely thorough.

 

[hinch7]

"Every interaction between your companions feels like HR is in the room."

JESUS CHRIST

Was willing to give this a go if it was any good despite the obvious modern politics push but nah. Hard pass.

 

[Little Chicken]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/starfield-review-thread.1660424/

 

[vaibhavpisal]

One of my favorite reviewers. He is extremely thorough.

Its his goty.

Very conflicting.

 

[nowhat]

Just looking at SkillUp's review. It doesn't look good so far. That lip sync, holy fuck.

 

[jm89]

 

[Mayar]

Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, am I late? Are people being burned alive or hanged yet? This is going to be a fascinating evening.
Here we need to guess more not what the press will rate (considering that they sent out reviews to everyone, and only to a select few), but how big the gap will be in the ratings of players and critics.

 

[Stafford]

Did ACG get a code? I respect his opinion.

Yes, this! I quite often find myself agreeing with him on a lot of stuff in reviews. I appreciate a source like XboxEra too, but I definitely don't always agree with some very high praise they give to some games. But that's fine.

 

[clarky]

Its his goty.

Very conflicting.

Wait for the dust to settle and wait for some impression on here. Its the only safe way theses days. I expect this game will be better after a few patches regardless.

 

[nikos]

EA being very dirty here...

I watched half of that video before it started to sound entitlement and resentment over not getting a code. "We didn't get a code so don't trust anybody else's review" is crazy mentality.

All publishers send codes at their own discretion. It has always been that way. There are already "negative" reviews popping up in this thread.

Not defending EA or the game here, I'm not even sure if I'm going to get it yet, but it would have been better for Fextra to just say they didn't receive a code when people asked for a review.

 

[R6Rider]

My guess is right on so far.

 

[Hayabusabruh]

Go woke still hope?

 

[Gonzito]

I am seeing a pattern here. Most left wing websites praise it, why is that I wonder