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[ElFenomeno]

This GOTY of a game is like anything before it. Should provide plenty of entertainment.

 

[Stu_Hart]

Grow up.

 

[Tangerine]

Grow up.

Yes mom.

 

[Calico345]

This GOTY of a game is like anything before it. Should provide plenty of entertainment.

Memes are supposed to be funny though. That's just cringe and distasteful. I say that as someone who does not like the direction of Veilguard at all.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

Apart from that non-binary character: how’s the game?

 

[LectureMaster]

Still amusing.

 

[Calico345]

Apart from that non-binary character: how’s the game?

None of the darkness and grit of the original games. Terrible writing. No real conflict amongst any of the characters. Combat is grindy and enemies are unnecessarily spongey. Terrible writing. Relationships are hollow and never fleshed out. The MQ comes to a halt if you intend to do all of the side quests. Terrible writing. Level designs are pretty to look at but nonsense to traverse via ziplines. Story has no weight and impact. Terrible writing. Romance is boring and disjointed. Terrible writing.

 

[Tangerine]

None of the darkness and grit of the original games. Terrible writing. No real conflict amongst any of the characters. Combat is grindy and enemies are unnecessarily spongey. Terrible writing. Relationships are hollow and never fleshed out. The MQ comes to a halt if you intend to do all of the side quests. Terrible writing. Level designs are pretty to look at but nonsense to traverse via ziplines. Story has no weight and impact. Terrible writing. Romance is boring and disjointed. Terrible writing.

Agreed.

Also looks terrible (subjective) in game puzzles are insultingly easy, no real sense you have any weight on directing story events.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

None of the darkness and grit of the original games. Terrible writing. No real conflict amongst any of the characters. Combat is grindy and enemies are unnecessarily spongey. Terrible writing. Relationships are hollow and never fleshed out. The MQ comes to a halt if you intend to do all of the side quests. Terrible writing. Level designs are pretty to look at but nonsense to traverse via ziplines. Story has no weight and impact. Terrible writing. Romance is boring and disjointed. Terrible writing.

So you are trusting reviewers again?

 

[Calico345]

So you are trusting reviewers again?

When they provide proof of their claims, yes.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

When they provide proof of their claims, yes.

I agree about writing/dialogue.

Other stuff, not so much.

 

[Calico345]

I agree about writing/dialogue.

Other stuff, not so much.

Well I guess that's your problem, then. Enjoy the sanitized media that has replaced actual good entertainment.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Well I guess that's your problem, then. Enjoy the sanitized media that has replaced actual good entertainment.

I don’t enjoy bad writing so am not playing it.

You gave specific reasons why game is bad. Hence the reply.

I wouldn’t be surprised if reviewers were wrong about multiple things in that list.

 

[Calico345]

I don’t enjoy bad writing so am not playing it.

You gave specific reasons why game is bad. Hence the reply.

I wouldn’t be surprised if reviewers were wrong about multiple things in that list.

The reviewer I watched backed up his claims with game footage. It is uninspired and lacks grit. It is safe and aesthetically pleasing for a generation of people who have no idea what good writing and powerful conflict means.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

None of the darkness and grit of the original games. Terrible writing. No real conflict amongst any of the characters. Combat is grindy and enemies are unnecessarily spongey. Terrible writing. Relationships are hollow and never fleshed out. The MQ comes to a halt if you intend to do all of the side quests. Terrible writing. Level designs are pretty to look at but nonsense to traverse via ziplines. Story has no weight and impact. Terrible writing. Romance is boring and disjointed. Terrible writing.

How’s the writing though? Any opinion?

 

[Tangerine]

How’s the writing though? Any opinion?

Preachy, tame, modern day terms like crappy and non binary included. Written for pre schoolers.

 

[Power Pro]

Still amusing.

Geez, I mostly ignore her, but how does she even sit with no ass?

 

[Robb]

 

[Robb]

 

[ElFenomeno]

 

[Kotaro]

When is SteamDB players stats coming out?

 

[FunkMiller]

Geez, I mostly ignore her, but how does she even sit with no ass?

Please. Those old pictures do not reflect how fucking hot she is these days.

 

[The Saint]

The reviewer I watched backed up his claims with game footage. It is uninspired and lacks grit. It is safe and aesthetically pleasing for a generation of people who have no idea what good writing and powerful conflict means.

I don't feel that is a bad thing. Sometimes I am in the mood for stuff like the nihilism from games like Nier Automata and movies like The Thing, and sometimes I'd rather watch dumb stuff like The A Team or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Gotta give my brain a rest every so often from the dark and serious stuff.

 

[Windom Earle]

The whole game is a meme.

EviLore did a good one here:

Dragon Age Veilguard, Non Binary character

Raise the muskets.

www.neogaf.com

 

[samoilaaa]

The reviewer I watched backed up his claims with game footage. It is uninspired and lacks grit. It is safe and aesthetically pleasing for a generation of people who have no idea what good writing and powerful conflict means.

i dont understand , when the director says that the main feature of the game is gonna be lgbtq representation wtf do people expect

ofc the game is crap

 

[StueyDuck]

Grow up.

 

[Calico345]

I don't feel that is a bad thing. Sometimes I am in the mood for stuff like the nihilism from games like Nier Automata and movies like The Thing, and sometimes I'd rather watch dumb stuff like The A Team or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Gotta give my brain a rest every so often from the dark and serious stuff.

That is an absolutely reasonable behavior. I feel that way too. However, they took a series that started much darker in tone and have taken it far enough away from that in design and talent. I don't know that that's the right direction for Dragon Age. Had this been a new IP or perhaps in a different medieval universe, it wouldn't face the same scrutiny. Maybe that's Veilguard's problem in the first place. It should've just been Veilguard instead of Dragon Age.

 

[GymWolf]

None of the darkness and grit of the original games. Terrible writing. No real conflict amongst any of the characters. Combat is grindy and enemies are unnecessarily spongey. Terrible writing. Relationships are hollow and never fleshed out. The MQ comes to a halt if you intend to do all of the side quests. Terrible writing. Level designs are pretty to look at but nonsense to traverse via ziplines. Story has no weight and impact. Terrible writing. Romance is boring and disjointed. Terrible writing.

What about the writing tho??

 

[KiteGr]

Sorry.
This was the only one I bothered to save on my phone.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

None of the darkness and grit of the original games. Terrible writing. No real conflict amongst any of the characters. Combat is grindy and enemies are unnecessarily spongey. Terrible writing. Relationships are hollow and never fleshed out. The MQ comes to a halt if you intend to do all of the side quests. Terrible writing. Level designs are pretty to look at but nonsense to traverse via ziplines. Story has no weight and impact. Terrible writing. Romance is boring and disjointed. Terrible writing.

To highlight “no conflict” more - you cannot be mean, Rook is always a hero. This is supposed to be an RPG.

 

[KiteGr]

But that won't stop me.

 

[STARSBarry]

What about the writing tho??

Let it speak for itself...

 

[captainnapalm]

This GOTY of a game is like anything before it. Should provide plenty of entertainment.

Funny and tragic at the same time - you can do this with a lot of franchises - movies, tv, games - what a shit era we live in lol.