Dragon Age: The Veilguard - 7 Details You Need to Know 

The world state, narrowing it down to 3 choices that are mainly from Trespasser has been highly controversial. The majority of fans agree that all of the choices in the keep would be impossible to keep track of going forward. However, there are choices made in past games that directly effect certain characters (Varric, Morrigan, the Inquisitor) and the Thedas as a whole (The Hero of Ferelden/the 5th Blight). Will they address those choices in a different way or are they just retconning everything? I'm asking this because Bioware used to be very conscientious on player choice (The Dragon Keep) , if they are going to ignore past player choices, how can any player new or old trust them not to do this again?

@@sarawitt1998 Something tells me it's a recon.

How long this game survive before Flop ????

There wasn't anything wrong with the open world zone except for there were just too many fetch quests that didn't have good incentives. Or those requisitions that literally never end! That shit is a completionist's nightmare. I know because I am that.

@Gleamings yes! That was my biggest issue with Inquisition. I thought the open world ruined the pacing of the story and took you through a million beautiful but repetitive locations.

If Inquisition was b...s... then this game is the the dumpster!

@@eestiny9734 Ah, have you played through it? AMA time?

Open world sometimes means the story is disjointed too. Because there's no telling in what order you might do what. And it can also lead to lots of bugs and glitches in the game. Harder to catch everything if it's open world.

It would be a smart move on BioWare's part.

I hope too ! 😊 like Capcom did with Dragon's Dogma 2

⁠@@MrBungled Is this leftist ideology perhaps something that exists in the real world yet you wanna ignore and hide it because of your religious or biggoted beliefs? You people are the ones that want propaganda to be served to them, propaganda that says trans people dont exist in this fantasy world like they do in the real world, deal with, or go live in a forest, you dont need to participate in society buddy, and you also dont get to dictate who is a part of it.

You don't have an issue with the art style compared to Origins? Or the combat which just seems to completely kill the series' last CRPG traces of DNA? Thus far I unfortunately share the sentiments of the screeing reactionaries, albeit for less bigoted reasons. I need to see the character arcs myself, and how the lore is used. But so far I think it looks awful.

@@SabiJD Well, I appreciate that your opinion isn't centered on bigotry. :-) For me, big changes to how the game looks and plays is one of the consistent features of DA. And, with every installment, I've loved the games, even if some more than others. They've all given me fantastic stories set in Thedas (a kick-ass world), with companions I end up adoring, and deep themes that have me contemplating some choices for hours. They've all balanced (for me) my love of fantasy, my love of horror, and some of the best humor I've every experienced in games. So, a different art style? I expected that -- and have no problem with it. Different combat? I expected that - and have no problem with it. I can't wait to find out what happens with Solas (and how we can help shape his arc); to see him in Dread Wolf form; to find out soooo many answers to lore questions; to see and fight Ghil's mutated creations (just hoping she left out spiders ... lol); and I definitely can't wait to take out the POS Elgar'nan ... and I'm absolutely intrigued that they've kept info about him in-game as quiet as they have. Hope that answers your question. I am sorry you don't feel the excitement I do and I wish you luck in finding a game that works well for you. Take care.

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@@cozminr Troll comment. lol (Ya'll really don't understand how dumb you sound when you keep repeating this. And the fact you make yourselves sound so dumb on purpose is really quite funny. So, thanks for the chuckles.)

Well to be fair, it is hard to follow up to 3 games, in which there were many choices. The gap from Inquisition to this is 10 years which i A LOT. I would love as well, if we could kind of continue something from origins, da2, but it is almost impossible. You need to think of new players as well, if you are making game this big, you can't just hope the nostalgia train from few players will pay up the cost. There are many other issues that should be talked about more with Veilguard. OR they could remaster origins, so It could be presented to new players and then they could follow it to some direction at least.

@@acrio4697 That is an interesting take. I believe you are greatly underestimating the amount of loyal dragon age players that were anxiously awaiting a new DA game. I also believe that of those who were going to play the majority was those who have played before. Not making the game for fans is always a recipe for disaster. Let the hype of the original fans lure new fans to the franchise.

@@777watsup I know what you mean, I am one of those fans. I will probably play Veilguard just because it is Dragon age and I have many doubts about this one. But 10 years between games is just too much. And if you think about it, main game in inquisition ended many things, there are not many links to continue I believe. Inqusition made "hero of ferelden" kind of forgotten and choices from that game as well. DA2 and hawke's story is kind of a filler in greater things(not hating, love this game, but it is what it is). Hawke was then maybe killed, maybe not in inquisition, so there could be an appearance in Veilguard, we'll see. But everything else had ending I think. Tresspasser started whole new story and it continues in Veilguard apparently. If you want, you can list some examples which stories or decisions could be transferred to Veilguard, I will be gladly corrected. Maybe Veilguard will be exactly what the franchise needs despite the hate, we just have to wait. I am greatly pessimistic, but I hope I am wrong.

​@@acrio4697fudge the new players their could of been a options to choose a default world state like da2. The choices you made in inquisition should of mattered especially drinking mythal's bath water and who you chose to leave in the fade.

@@tredeen97 Default world state in DA2 was possible because Hawke story was going simultaneously with the Hero saving Ferelden, not after(until act 3 I think, where you can meet alistair and leliana). It was kind of a side story. But to mythal and fade decision - yeah I agree, those 2 are valid ones that should be mentioned in Veilguard or to have some consequences. Well maybe they will, If I remember correctly, before Inquisition was released Hawke appearance was a secret. I am not trying to defend them here, I have many comments about this sequel as well and I dont like a lot of things they are doing now. All I am saying is, that it is hard to follow some decisions from game released in 2014 with the consideration for new players.

BioWare never does this.

Super ugly. Looks like a worthog

Imagine if only the limbs stretched..

That's why choices exist. Make a different choice

I'm 1sec into this video, so I guess I won't watch any more if it really spoils such a moment.

@@SabiJD They don't even give any sorta warning beforehand, so yeah, better don't :/

I know you can turn off all the glow effects but I don’t know about the hit points

Yes, you can turn off both. Watch the Playstation State of Play reveal from a day or two ago. The dragon fight has almost everything turned off.

@@virginiamurr3703 Really?? That's a relief. Thank you!

@@cookielover6839 No problem!

@@JD-uk-somerset Great, thanks! 👍

I prefer open world 2 but bioware doesn't seem to know how to fill those world with meaningful and interesting quest which was the main issue in inquisition

Because it is something that was criticized in Inquisition, and now they have returned to the smaller and more linear maps like DA2 or Origins, and more detailed, hopefully. There is nothing wrong, on the contrary, they have listened to the feedback. I am curious to see how the game will be on nightmare difficulty without being able to control other characters, we will have to play a lot dodging hits and doing combos..

I like Cartoonish characters as long as the story is mature. Imagine a game that looks like Batman the animated series but is as dark as a horror movie. Pure gold.

I think that may have been more due to technical restrictions. Characters need to look better in cut scenes & having the full party there would have used a lot of extra resources.

big missions having all the companions is so nice!

@@wraithflaire1639 same here, this a big red flag alot of us look forward each game cause our choice matter now they said only 3 matter, alot of people who been play all 3 game going reject this game

She has multiple outfits.

I never really cared for the party play tbh but each to their own, as for the graphics they are around average nothing great but not bad either, plus the gameplay is a lot better than it was in previous dragon age games

Varric and Morrigan are literally in the game aha

@@SaintMarianne yeah and we can't see the choice we made with them in dao, da2 , da3

@@plutton9762 With respect, it's been ten years my guy. Three games, hundreds of choices. It's a mighty if not highly impossible task to accomplish. I'm disappointed there's only three choices, but I understand that this game is supposed to be one that new players can jump into with minimal confusion as to the past lore. Who knows, perhaps this game will be a total failure and I'll casually forget it's a thing. But my hope is that it's just as good if not better than Inquisition.

​@@S0URCH33KS just some codex entry and some sentences said by morigan or varric on certain choices like romances ect or what becomes of certain companions it's not that complicated inquisition managed to do it well, I'm not asking for the return of each companion or each hero either , just some reference which allows us to link the important events of a world that we have contributed to creating (sorry if my English is not very good, I had to google translation to be able to express my thoughts well)

@@plutton9762 Your English was fine my friend, no worries. And yes, I agree with the codex idea. But that would also include having to import hundreds of choices from the previous games. I'm just as frustrated as most Dragon Age fans are. But I can respect limitations. Writing in every permutation for every choice in every D.A game would take a lifetime. So I get it. I don't like it, but I get it.

@wraithflaire1639 You're entitled to how you feel. Hopefully, one day, you'll give Veilguard to try and see if it's not as bad as you think. Take care.

Then don't buy it! You won't be missed. Bye.

"Fornite Engine" is Unreal Engine 5, bioware are still using Frostbite

Exactly. It will flop. Looks terrible.

I can see how the arstyle might seem weird because of how dragon age usually is, but not having soul is a very weird critique that I haven't heard and don't think is true

​@@BA95III they were never going to buy it anyways

I think it's too late to fix anything. Maybe some really minor things. I have no idea what it would take but that seems like it would be a major change.

@gorelash9056 All they need to do is a minor alterations around the horns to give it some texture and reduce the smooth forehead and it would be much better. A minor tweak would improve it. I am sure there are digital artists that would do it for free. I will buy the game, and other than the Qunari look, I am looking forward to it.

Oh you're so funny and original

I like The Sims 3, 2 was my favorite tho

You do know that the sims is made by a completely different company than dragon age right? EA doesn't make either of the games. They just published them

I disagree. I think the veilguard looks great and I'm sure it will be a fantastic game. But, if you feel some kind of way about it. Don't buy it. Though, I think you should get it and give it a try. You'll probably be pleasantly surprised

How so? I feel that each Dragon Age game has been different enough that there is nothing is really set in stone.

Probably not

@@tredeen97 didn't ask you.

@@Zoggwogg you made a public comment and I replied

@@tredeen97 thank you for displaying the intelligence of the public.

@@Zoggwogg thank you for displaying how sensitive you are

Bertie's a writer & editor. The video team are video producers and hosts.

There is no import from previous games in Veilguard. You are only allowed to choose what happened at the end of the Trespasser DLC in the Character Creator.

They should have branched the game into a dozen different offshoots for you

@@Mythos131 No, they could have shown some basic effort to write a few differing codex entries and a few differing lines for the big cameos and I would have been more than happy.

@@fynnh5459 But they would have to include conflicting codex entries and scenes, people made different choices.

@@Mythos131 I, for one, would have chosen conflicting or even sometimes bugged codex entries over having no references at all any day. I'm not asking them to import 200 different choices. But I would have at least expected 10-15 choices outside of romance options.

@@fynnh5459 They couldn't have conflicting codices--not an option. They made the best choice I think.

That's great, you can move on. Bye!

@@banjomir519 Huh? Bye? Are only people who like what they see allowed to comment?

​@@Safiyahalishahno but you've got to admit it is strange when people say that. At least when people mention the art style or Qunarai or for me the running animation is genuinely making me consider if I want to buy it or not. If I ran like that then I'd deliberately break my own spine to put myself in a wheelchair to save myself the embarrassment of ever having to run like that again. The point I'm making is it's a strange statement to make. "I'm not buying it".. ok and? Like wtf are we meant to do with that information? It's a complete waste of time. He's gone into a video about a game he's already decided he doesn't want to just randomly declare he's not buying it. You cannot deny that is the sort of strange behaviour a serial killer would do. It's like me saying I'm not going to have dessert later.. ok? Why is that relevant though? It's attention seeking at best

@@me5969 I mean they are definitely looking for like-minded people. But I think it's disingenuous to frame that as just attention-seeking. There are people who comment just to say 'yay looking forward to it' or 'this will be GOTY' or a very elaborative 'nice'. Nobody's arguing with that because, well, most people in this comment section are hyped about the game. They agree, or want to agree. Don't get me wrong. I won't argue that the haters want to make their voices heard. And I honestly appreciate that. There's no freakin like/dislike ratio anymore on this miserable platform. I want to see what people really think. The ratio of happy comments and their likes to the angry comments and their likes is all I got.