Gaming Dragon Age: The Veilguard

[afrocentricity]

From what I gather, that you can give your character surgery scars and there is at least one reference to non-binary people in the game.

Sorry it wasn't humourous enough for you!

Personally I've never seen anyone on the left online use it, but I've seen right wing types calling each other chuds in that meme-y way that the right does online

chuds.....

I'm going to use it unironically to piss people off. Aside from that, makes me want to play it more now... I'll make my own mind up thank you, couldn't not give a feck about ancillary nonsense.

Just, is... the... game... fun....?

 

[Stacks]

Old enough to have played Dragon age Origins. Remember being pissed when characters left the squad because they weren't happy with my leadership! Anyways, not sure about the art style looks kinda weird to me. Like its a bit too happy looking. A bit "goofy." Maybe I'm just a dark soul.

 

[Stacks]

I'm going to give it a go as a fan of the series but I'm kind of expecting another Andromeda level game. The culture war stuff is annoying. Watch one video of that stuff on Youtube and your algorithm gets poisoned and recommendations turn into an incel rage fest. On the other hand I do have genuine fear that the writing is going to be awful and that they'll inject modern political talking points into a pseudo-medieval fantasy world in a clumsy, heavy-handed way. I also don't like how they abandoned the darker tone the series once had, but I'm gonna try to keep an open mind about it. I desperately need another great Bioware RPG in my life.

When I look back I kinda feel that games have always done this to an extent.

 

[Irwin99]

I only had experience playing JRPGs as a teen so this stuff genuinely shocked me when i played it all those years ago. The dialogue is hilarious .

 

[Massive Spanner]

Just why? Dialogue is awful. Haven't played the game yet. Waiting for a sale. I enjoyed the series and dlc but things like this make me hesitant. It's just silly.

The dialogue was crap, but then he started talking, and that was much worse.

"who is now going by they, which I still don't really understand just as like a general thing, how can someone be more than one person"

Right, this guy's a total fecking cnut then, blocked. Aaron mate, stop listening to these gimps.

 

[quadrant]

Ok, so I guess it's woke, which makes most of the reviews saying it's terrible sort of worthless.

Anyone over 12 who is ambivalent to the tone who can give some insight into whether this is good?

To be fair, the bad reviews I've watched are nothing to do with it being woke.

 

[V.O.]

I only had experience playing JRPGs as a teen so this stuff genuinely shocked me when i played it all those years ago. The dialogue is hilarious .

The freedom of choice in that game was superb, particularly with just quite how much of a flaming arsehole it let you be.

Still can't believe it let me side with the werewolves and just kill all the whiny fecking elves.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

The dialogue was crap, but then he started talking, and that was much worse.

"who is now going by they, which I still don't really understand just as like a general thing, how can someone be more than one person"

Right, this guy's a total fecking cnut then, blocked. Aaron mate, stop listening to these gimps.

To be fair. I don't watch this guy. Friend just sent it to me and I couldn't listen anymore after the "you can't just say sorry and that fixes it". So I left.

 

[V.O.]

Politics and whatever aside, the clips I've seen give the impression of it being a corporate executive's idea of what Gen Z want in a game, so your party members will probably spend 90% of the time either making dogshit Marvel movie wisecracks or mindfully discussing what triggers each others anxiety.

 

[SilentWitness]

That dialogue is terrible but it has everything to do with the people making the game and making shit dialogue and nothing to do with the content of what's being discussed.

 

[Bebe]

Not sure about the origins but the online right use it in a self referencial way, to me in a way that infers that the left used to call them it (own the libs tone)

I thought it was a term coined by the online left tbh. It's all over Resetera for example as a pejorative. It's a response to the online "Chads" idea of a "Chad" being a strong male or whatever. The righties want to be chads, so the lefties started calling them chuds as a reference to the stupidity of the "chads".

I feel an urge to vomit after typing that.

Politics and whatever aside, the clips I've seen give the impression of it being a corporate executive's idea of what Gen Z want in a game, so your party members will probably spend 90% of the time either making dogshit Marvel movie wisecracks or mindfully discussing what triggers each others anxiety.

@afrocentricity The above is my main gripe with the game. From the looks of things, you can't even contradict or piss off your squadmates. Everything looks like a video you'd show an eight year old to teach them how to share, or get along with others.

 

[afrocentricity]

@afrocentricity The above is my main gripe with the game. From the looks of things, you can't even contradict or piss off your squadmates. Everything looks like a video you'd show an eight year old to teach them how to share, or get along with others.

But is it fun? I don't care about the other stuff... if anything I guess it means I can play it around my kids without feeling like a fiend....

 

[Bebe]

But is it fun? I don't care about the other stuff... if anything I guess it means I can play it around my kids without feeling like a fiend....

From the sounds of it (again, I haven't played a minute of this game), combat is fun and visually impressive, although shallow and repetitive. Dialogue wise it really does seem as tame as it gets.

Honestly, it seems perfect for what you're looking for.

 

[afrocentricity]

From the sounds of it (again, I haven't played a minute of this game), combat is fun and visually impressive, although shallow and repetitive. Dialogue wise it really does seem as tame as it gets.

Honestly, it seems perfect for what you're looking for.

I'm not even looking for anything specific other than more bioware and more dragon age. Like I say I loved the last one on my 2nd playthrough and it's not a classic. Original is the best but honestly, can't even remember the details. Anything similar will do....

 

[Bobski]

It's all over Resetera for example as a pejorative.

Resetera is one of the most toxic forums I have ever visited, some smart people on there but my goodness the constant purity tests and gleeful rush to shit on people as soon as they see an opportunity makes them come across as a miserable, hateful bunch. Some serious ego as well.

 

[Bebe]

Resetera is one of the most toxic forums I have ever visited, some smart people on there but my goodness the constant purity tests and gleeful rush to shit on people as soon as they see an opportunity makes them come across as a miserable, hateful bunch. Some serious ego as well.

Agreed, its almost dystopian from what I've seen.

The recent phrase "toxic positivity" seems very applicable.

 

[Bebe]

I'm not even looking for anything specific other than more bioware and more dragon age. Like I say I loved the last one on my 2nd playthrough and it's not a classic. Original is the best but honestly, can't even remember the details. Anything similar will do....

I think it'll be similar enough to inquisition that you'll be satisfied. My only point of caution would be that when I think BioWare (at least, the BioWare that used to exist) one of the first things that comes to mind is compelling storytelling. I've no idea why they sidelined Solas in favour of two throwaway villains of the week, because I thought that setup from inquisition was a slam dunk. And the aforementioned points about juvenile writing.

As long as the above doesn't throw you on what would be "similar", you should be good imo.

 

[Beachryan]

From the first few minutes I can say it looks amazing and runs well on my PC..though it has the fans fully fired up.

Really fluid gameplay and so far the voice acting is great. Just got through the 'intro' bit.

Origins is one my favs of all time, so I'll guess we'll see where this one lands. Hard to follow BG3, but this feels far more dynamic and action-y, obviously.

 

[Stacks]

I'm not even looking for anything specific other than more bioware and more dragon age. Like I say I loved the last one on my 2nd playthrough and it's not a classic. Original is the best but honestly, can't even remember the details. Anything similar will do....

Bioware will always be my RPG GOAT. Got into them from KOTOR, then Mass effect became my GOAT series and played Dragon Ages. I am aware much of the original staff have since departed so this will be "New Bioware"