Gaming Dragon Age: The Veilguard

I'm enjoying it so far. As someone that tends to be remarkably dull and 'nice' in these games, the dialogue choices have been fine, if as above vanilla.

It looks gorgeous and the gameplay is pretty fun, certainly a welcome change after Shadow of the Erdtree.

Reminds me a touch of Fable, vibes wise.

Its not amazing, but not bad by any means.
 
About 10 hours in this weekend and I’ve enjoyed it so far. I was pretty hesitant after watching the Skill up review but glad I’ve tried it myself after being a fan of inquisition. Anyway we shall, see as it does feel like a massive game and I’ve struggled to finish games like this in recent years.
 
The writing team on this must be those knocked back from being on the WOT and ROP adaptation groups.

To be fair I think a lot of the problems come the direction Bioware have set, they had a number of clearly, canonically established factions, all with nuance and contradicting belief systems that created some fairly interesting conflicts, for a game. They have basically taken much of that away, and turned that into a super generic fantasy setting with a very basic narrative.

Still having reasonable fun with the gameplay elements but this story is such a waste of previous set up. Safe to a point of pointlessness.
 
I'm still enjoying it. Looks absolutely fantastic and runs very well, never dips below 100 FPS for me even with everything maxed out. I also like the much-maligned artstyle but I'm a sucker for bright colourful high fantasy. Origins wasn't like that, yeah, but... so what?

Combat is just God of War. It's a copy. I enjoy it more than in GoW though because my character doesn't cover half the fecking screen.

The dialogue and the plot are pretty bland though. So far it failed to make me really care about any of the characters, except Solas.
 
Iron Stove said:
True and it's not necessarily bad at all, if done right. But when it feels forced it's not great. Either way, I've played the game for 12 hours and the whole thing feels like such a non-issue internet drama thing that people work themselves up over.

I'm definitely having more fun with it than I expected. I was never expecting CDPR /old Bioware writing, so was kind of positively surprised by this game. I'm enjoying this more than Andromeda for sure. I definitely agree that they must have been looking at God of War quite a bit regarding combat, exploration and puzzles. Even the chest animations are the same.

Graphics look stunning on PC and runs really well for me. No Denuvo, no fecking EA app, no traversal stutter. Really impressive release in that sense.

It''s probably not a masterpiece but has some of that Bioware flavor, just a tame version of it with no one being particularly mean and everyone's looking a bit like characters from Shrek.
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I heard that Hogwarts legacy is more of a comparison than a Dragon Age game
afrocentricity said:
When you guys say that DA isn't dark enough for you, what do you mean?
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Maybe they feel it doesn't feel them with depression and a sense of hopelessness
Beachryan said:
I'm enjoying it so far. As someone that tends to be remarkably dull and 'nice' in these games, the dialogue choices have been fine, if as above vanilla.

It looks gorgeous and the gameplay is pretty fun, certainly a welcome change after Shadow of the Erdtree.

Reminds me a touch of Fable, vibes wise.

Its not amazing, but not bad by any means.
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I was thinking Fable when I watched streams and I liked the original Fable. It is probably a pretty decent game just maybe not the best Dragon Age game. If it did not have the Dragon Age label it might be received better
 
I like it. The story started off very disjointed, a lot of early quests felt like they were written under two or three different story directors and didn't make much sense, but as the game progressed it has gotten pretty good. A handful of nice tie ins with previous games, expansion of world building and lore, and some interesting items popping up. It definitely picked up substantially in the later half of the game. Some of the best quests are side quests that on the surface look like fetch quests though - which is mad as they should be crucial to the story.

Some characters are interesting and have interesting quests, and some need a lot of work. The most controversial character is just badly written.

The combat system is simple compared to say Origins, but there's enough to sink your teeth into to not get bored with it. Equipment doesn't really make much sense, but that too got better once the caretaker's shop was improved.
 
I have not even started yet I have been so busy glad glancing through this casually people seem to be enjoying. Maybe I will at least get to creating my character tonight.
 
Been playing it and its fun so far, but a little easy.... I've upped the difficulty
 
afrocentricity said:
Been playing it and its fun so far, but a little easy.... I've upped the difficulty
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What difficulty have you gone to? I'm playing on normal, about 30 hours in and it's not been particularly hard outside of a couple of boss fights I've been underleveled for.
 
TrustInJanuzaj said:
What difficulty have you gone to? I'm playing on normal, about 30 hours in and it's not been particularly hard outside of a couple of boss fights I've been underleveled for.
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The next one up for now, but can't lie it still seems easy
 
Restarted as a rogue, damn it feels good in combat...
 
This game is great fun wtf are people moaning about? So what if the dialog is not TLoU tier? Just have fun ffs...
 
I cant figure out what playstyle I like with my mage yet. But so far I am having fun.
 
This Taash character, bit of an odd choice by Bioware to make them so annoying. It is as if they have taken a modern day angsty teenager with identity issues and a touch of autism off campus and just chucked them into a fantasy setting with little attempt to make it less obvious that is what they were doing. Bellara and Harding are even worse.

But hey, Rook just seems to be in this game to be the nice guy who listens/ acts as therapist to all the companions trauma stories. I get the Mass Effect 2 comparison but I wish there was more edge there.

Bit of a slog now, about 40 hours in, combat is becoming increasingly tedious the and story and characters are not taking up the slack, not helped by how much hand holding there is. Doubtful finish.
 
I'm enjoying this a lot. Surprisingly great combat too...
 
Never played a Dragon Age game before but after about 10 hours I'm really enjoying this. Some of the dialog is definitely cringey, and I can see the combat getting repetitive at some point, but overall I'm enjoying it a lot.
 
Apparently sold terribly. I expect they'll stumble on into the next Mass Effect but if that flops..

Sad seeing Bioware suffering from Brain Drain and Bethesda getting lazier and lazier.. noone really makes great games like they did
 
Drainy said:
Apparently sold terribly. I expect they'll stumble on into the next Mass Effect but if that flops..

Sad seeing Bioware suffering from Brain Drain and Bethesda getting lazier and lazier.. noone really makes great games like they did
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Its actually pretty good mate, some of the convos are a bit cringe and forced but how much does that really matter in the scheme of things? If you liked the last few I reckon you'll like this one...
 
afrocentricity said:
Its actually pretty good mate, some of the convos are a bit cringe and forced but how much does that really matter in the scheme of things? If you liked the last few I reckon you'll like this one...
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Maybe when it's on sale for a dirt cheap price.

I still need to play Balders Gate 3 when I get the chance
 
Weird, people on here tried to tell me a Dragon Age game that wasn’t really a Dragon Age game would sell really well?
 
hobbers said:
You'd be better off just playing BG3 and then when you've finished that, play it again and never bother with Veilguard.
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Having more fun with DA than I've been having with BG3 to be honest, not saying that its a better game... that is for me to see once I've finished both. What's your issues with it?
 
I'm 14 hours in and having a blast. Characters and story are very strong, the combat in most cases the best of the series (only negative being removed ability to select and reposition allies, but they havent once got themselves killed so far. Perhaps allies not dying is a negative for some)

Loved the start, slight dip but then several parts as I met the new allies and other npcs have been fantastic.

14 hours is still pretty early but so far I'd give it an 8.5/10 with room to be impressed later and make it a 9
 
Ekeke said:
I'm 14 hours in and having a blast. Characters and story are very strong, the combat in most cases the best of the series (only negative being removed ability to select and reposition allies, but they havent once got themselves killed so far. Perhaps allies not dying is a negative for some)

Loved the start, slight dip but then several parts as I met the new allies and other npcs have been fantastic.

14 hours is still pretty early but so far I'd give it an 8.5/10 with room to be impressed later and make it a 9
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It's a great game, feels like I'm near the end (in which case I'll probably play again on the hardest difficulty).

I have to do companions missions to continue.

I hope it's not near the end...
 
Okay so I finished this last night. 112 hrs 28 mins, and I absolutely loved it.
Combat was really enjoyable. Fast paced and very responsive. I died often enough for it to feel like it was a challenge rather than becoming a chore.
The world was massive, diverse, and beautiful.
The story built up well to a great ending.
There are a few nit picks that I could throw at it, not knowing the level of a quest until you are facing the quest boss being one, but I'm not going to get caught up in them now. I might after subsequent playthroughs, but this morning I just have to say, I really enjoyed that.
 
My main complaints are still that the companions are all pretty bland, they seem to have no actual discernible relationships with each other and Rook is just relentlessly pleasant and polite to everyone no matter what dialogue option you pick.

Combat is fun, visuals are gorgeous, I even enjoy the puzzles. I very much understand those who say it's not really a Dragon Age game though.
 
Siorac said:
My main complaints are still that the companions are all pretty bland, they seem to have no actual discernible relationships with each other and Rook is just relentlessly pleasant and polite to everyone no matter what dialogue option you pick.

Combat is fun, visuals are gorgeous, I even enjoy the puzzles. I very much understand those who say it's not really a Dragon Age game though.
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I'm not that far in and I've had Bellara fangirling over Neve in one cutscene and Lucanis tell Neve with a veiled thrat that he's good at killing mages
 
The dialogue and voice acting looks embarrassing, but I'm sure it'll play well. Enjoyed the first two games a lot but never enjoyed the third one.. Might consider this because I hate massive open world games (I'm not 16, I don't have the time anymore) and I'm assuming it's fairly linear? (Ie, similar to the first couple?)
 
Camilo said:
The dialogue and voice acting looks embarrassing, but I'm sure it'll play well. Enjoyed the first two games a lot but never enjoyed the third one.. Might consider this because I hate massive open world games (I'm not 16, I don't have the time anymore) and I'm assuming it's fairly linear? (Ie, similar to the first couple?)
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It took me over 112 hours but I did complete everything.
 
Just to be safe

Gameplay (not story) spoiler :

Just defeated a Revenant at level 22. Took 10-15 mins and some scary moments but overall felt fair with well telegraphed attacks. Harder for my melee Slayer build especially with adds with decent health who were casters, but managed it first try eventually. And a nice Unique ring from a chest after it. Very much seems like I was doing it early, but will be a memorable fight even though the boss itself was similar to a knight boss I already beat, having the blight area denial and adds made it a lot harder, again especially for my character.

Another fun adventure
 
I'm nearing the end of the game. I've enjoyed it. They have tried to mix God of War with Baldur's Gate, but it definitely doesn't reach the heights of either. The combat is good. The graphics are amazing. The story/dialogue and RPG elements let it down though. There was no point in having a character creation, your character is basically a church going therapist regardless of how you want to play.
 
Finished my first playthrough as a Spellblade Mage. Even though I was playing it incorrectly not using the blade and orb for a lot of the time. It was fun. I feel I got my moneys worth. After Inquisition I had been waiting for a chance to destroy that traitor Solas for like a decade. That alone dictated the ending I choose. Even though I had the choice of all the endings even the alternate ending using Mythral I would never forgive him for betraying me

I think complaints about character creation are valid I put that in the survey they sent me about they game. If you are going to do character creation making your character have more choices narratively would be nice too. I told them at times I felt like a camp counselor in between missions. Let me go over here and check in on this one's drama so they can give me the next quest. Sometimes a bit of a chore rather than fun. But not awful or anything just a grumble.

The more annoying members of the team just made easy choices at the end to take key roles.
 
This game is so good. I get that the choices you make, your class your build etc will influence your perception of this game and how much enjoyment you get....

But this game is just fun to play. Light one up, sink into the couch and just dump an hour or two into it. The combat as a rogue is so satisfying! I'm fighting everything... A few feckers over there in the opposite direction minding their business? Running up on them! Violence option in a conversation? Lets have it! So good...

I'm on the penultimate mission so doing companion quests etc
 
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afrocentricity said:
This game is so good. I get that the choices you make, your class your build etc will influence your perception of this game and how much enjoyment you get....

But this game is just fun to play. Light one up, sink into the couch and just dump an hour or two into it. The combat as a rogue is so satisfying! I'm fighting everything... A few feckers over there in the opposite direction minding their business? Running up on them! Violence option in a conversation? Lets have it! So good...

I'm on the penultimate mission so doing companion quests etc
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Agree with this, it's surprisingly good as an action game. Also playing as Rogue, alternating between massive necrosis buildup and the slapping on Andraste's ring and setting everyone on fire.
 
So I've finished it.... and it's a great game. I get some of the complaints, about dialog and some of the characters, but I don't care enough it was fun to play. I'll need another playthrough at some point, to make up my mind about it.

Mage or Knight?
 
For £32 on Steam I thought I'd give it a go a couple of days ago. It seems enjoyable at the start, and the character creator is superb.

I don't think they did justice to this in the trailers. The graphics look great maxed out, and it seems pretty well optimised.
 
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