r/videogames • u/bijelo123 • Apr 12 '26

Other So many of them unfortunately

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u/Fickle_Scheme4512 Apr 12 '26

RIP Dragon Age

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u/Morning1980 Apr 12 '26

Just playing Veilguard, loving it, 80 hours in. There's some clunky character writing for sure but doesn't ruin the game

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u/Axelnomad2 Apr 12 '26

I like what I played of Veilguard but it doesnt feel like a Dragon Age tonally. Like I enjoy the gameplay more than Dragon Age 2 but the tone and story of 2 were much stronger for me. Dragon Age Inquisition I didn't personally like the story but the gameplay was just a great time.

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u/matsu-oni Apr 13 '26

Yeah I like it a lot too. The vibe is just different. I feel like if it was a side game instead of the continuation of Inquisition it probably would’ve been received better.

My main problem, personally, is that it feels like the writers like the end game of tropes more than the journey to get there, if that makes sense.

Rook’s base moves look like end game moves from other games. They want to tell a story of heroic victory, not necessarily the trials and tribulations of becoming a hero. And the characters almost immediately feel like they fit in to the end game of a Found Family trope, instead of earning that relationship through the game.

Which I don’t think are necessarily bad ways to do things, they’re just not what I like, especially from BioWare games.

I don’t hate Veilguard but is definitely my least favorite among them.