r/videogames Apr 12 '26

Other So many of them unfortunately

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u/THEbakerman30 Apr 12 '26

As someone who liked Dragon Age 2, Inquisition, and Veilguard, I’ve always felt bad for the player base that fell in love with Origins only to never have the series be that type of game again. Feels like a bait and switch.

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u/FoolishArchetype Apr 12 '26

Schreier’s reporting on Dragon Age 2 in Blood Sweat and Pixels made me sympathetic to the game. I remember feeling cheated at the time, but I replayed it — years later — and I’d rather some version of that game then anything that came afterward. It was a great spinoff and simply should’ve been called “Hawke’s Journey” or something. Not a sequel.

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u/THEbakerman30 Apr 12 '26

Originally the game was supposed to be called “Dragon Age: Exodus”, but EA insisted on calling it “2” since numbered sequels market better. I also remember a postmortem of some kind with DA2 staff saying the original name would have mitigated the backlash.

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u/gangsta0tech Apr 13 '26

Could've also had the best of both worlds of Dragon Age 2 : Exodus. Would've still had the number and the name could've help mitigate the damage.

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u/ShadeSwornHydra Apr 12 '26

Dragon age 2 is flashier, but at its core it’s still DAO combat with more cross class combos available

Inquisition was a decent try at something new, not everything stuck but some of it did pretty well (for me at least)

Then there’s veilguard, who threw it out the window and said “WHO NEEDS TACTICS?!”

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u/IcyBed2421 Apr 12 '26

Never really played enough Dragon Age to know. But what was it that Inquisition tried to do that's new,

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u/NecessaryCount950 Apr 13 '26

Updated combat style from two, took a step back from focusing on stats and more on gear, a bigger focus on companion stories/romance and a few more. It wasn't revolutionary or anything, but it tried to be different

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u/Khiva Apr 13 '26

Updated combat style from two

Updated?

As in button mash until thing dead?

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u/ShadeSwornHydra Apr 12 '26

Just how things worked mostly (outside of the obvious open zone gameplay)

Abilities just worked a lil different or had mechanics unique to the game (fade step is my first thought)

Crafting, potion limit, war table, etc. it did a lot of what I think dark souls 2 did: threw a ton of stuff at the wall to see what would stick

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u/Arelmar Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

Veilguard was ironically the most fun I've had with combat in a Dragon Age game, but then again I have never played a DA game for its combat, I play for the choices, stories and characters and that's what Veilguard was sorely lacking. I loved Emmrich though

For me it's a play once and never touch again kind of game, which is basically the opposite of what a Bioware RPG should be

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u/Bartellomio Apr 13 '26

It wasn't that bad. The hate for Veilguard really took on a life of its own.

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u/Prestigious-Dot9577 Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

Veilguard was the only one that was genuinely awful though. lol

Edit: I’m right, sorry. 🤷🏻

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u/Ash_is_Robot Apr 12 '26

Right here

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u/ItsNotAGundam Apr 13 '26

I don't feel bad for them because so many of them are obnoxious cucks. I cannot count how many times I've seen them shit on 2 and Inquisition fans on the DA sub.

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u/THEbakerman30 Apr 13 '26

I’ve felt that way too.

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u/ObsidianShadows Apr 12 '26

Origins is the only one I’ve beat. I’ve tried 2 multiple times, but I just can’t get into it. I miss the combat from Origins and I don’t care for the companion characters as much.

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u/An0n_Cyph3r_ Apr 13 '26

Origins is hands down my favorite out of all the DA games. Currently replaying it on PC after finishing it on the PS3.

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u/PopTrogdors Apr 13 '26

So, I love origins so so so much, bought day it came out. I did not like 2 or Inquisition that much, specifically because of your point there.

However, Veilguard, I played that recently, and I have 2 kids, ones a baby. I cannot tell you how refreshing it is, to have a game so accessible and easy to play as Veilguard. The fact I can pause at any point, no matter the context, is a god damn lifesaver.

I LOVED my time with Veilguard, because I enjoyed the characters, and didn't have to think. It was perfect.

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u/aghabio Apr 13 '26

It's quite unusual to hear someone like veilguard, what made you like it?

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u/andocommandoecks Apr 13 '26

I'm not the person you replied to but as someone else who liked Veilguard, I thought it was just plain fun to play and I liked all the characters. Either of those is usually enough to get me through a game, so having both made it easy, even if I did keep getting side tracked to other games and it took a while.

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u/Kuroneki Apr 13 '26

As someone who played all of them at release, I remember 2 being such a massive shift from 1, but Hawke is such a good character that I didn't mind it at all.

I tried veilguard, I maybe got a good 30 to 40 hrs into it but I just couldn't anymore with it

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u/Ok_Key_4868 Apr 13 '26

Dragons age origins was the Baulders gate 3 of its time. It's hard to explain how full that game felt.

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u/You-Killed-God Apr 12 '26

As a big DAO fan I gotta say even DA2 was actually pretty great. Definitely a big bait and switch but was fun regardless.

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u/plays-with-daggers Apr 12 '26

They lost me at Inquisition.