Dragon Age™: The Veilguard

A very sad and unsatisfying death for such a great franchise. All the depth of worldbuilding and interesting ideas from the previous games has been completely stripped away and replaced with oversaturated cartoonish graphics and modern agenda. The characters are mostly flat, their personal conflicts (with one or two exceptions) are unengaging, and the interactions between characters feel superficial. Romance line...

19 found this helpful, 2026-09-05

A brief glimpse at any community discussion of veilguard reveals a horde of angry gamers, decrying "wokeness" or "liberal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥," or some other frivolous ♥♥♥♥. Dragon Age Origins had bisexual and nonbinary characters from the start, and despite a rather major misstep in the character of Serendipity in DA2, the games have shown an admirable commitment to tastefully portraying queer and racialized characters. ...

15 found this helpful, 2026-09-18

nothing like the first few games. i fell in love with this series by playing from Origins, and in order up to Inquisition. An incredible series of games all leading up to this total disaster. Veilguard is just not like its predecessors. I found very little enjoyment in exploring, even less enjoyment in trying to immerse myself in the game. Theorycrafting on the skill tree was the only fun i had, and i didnt even get...

7 found this helpful, 2026-09-17

After 70 hours on the hardest difficulty, as a long‑time Dragon Age and RPG fan, I can’t overlook the flaws in Veilguard. The game feels like a mismatched puzzle—ambitious but poorly executed. The tone has shifted dramatically from the dark fantasy roots of the series to something far more sanitized and cinematic, losing much of the grit and complexity that defined earlier titles. Gameplay has been reworked into a...

5 found this helpful, 2026-09-22

It's really dissapointing as a long-time Dragon Age fans to see the current state of the series. The world of Thedas that held countless potentials, was watered down into a mere shell of its glorious past. I enjot playing some part of the game, but I can only say this because of my biased for the series. It is, an extremely mediocre game compared to the modern RPG landscape, or even its past game. Sure it has its...

5 found this helpful, 2026-09-20

This game is hard to recommend as a fan of the Dragon Age Franchise. The story, I feel, fundamentally disrespects the prior games. All of the Dragon Age games aside from Origins are a mixed bag in some way, but this game is so clearly a live service game stripped of its live service elements at the last minute. The world is divided into zones, each with different quests and goals. It's meant to show off some of the...

6 found this helpful, 2026-09-09