Dragon Age: The Veilguard

[Gotmadskillzson]

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More info coming June 11th at 11am.

[Armor and Sword]

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Oh it’s on…..on like Donkey Kong!!!

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Look like a game of the year contender to me.

[Hooe]

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I am pretty indifferent to Dragon Age myself, but I share a Discord server with a bunch of friends who are longtime Dragon Age fans and none of them are happy with what was shown in the trailer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Given what I know about the series — it's a character-driven story featuring the ability to command teammates during battles, a lot of RPG gameplay mechanics such as leveling / gear / etc., and lots of open-ended dialogue interactions with your fellow party members and NPCs which can branch in many directions — I don't think this trailer did a good job of catering to returning fans. There was way too much leading the player by the nose to the next set piece, way too much mantling, the player character is Level 1 so the trailer could not demonstrate any potential depth in the combat system (it didn't show off any ability to issue commands to allies, and the player character kept spamming one sword ability), none of the dialogue choices were particularly consequential, and the ice lady's voice acting is extremely flat. It feels like this iteration of the game wants to be something very different than past versions of the game.

It's entirely possible this was just a bad trailer which quite deliberately doesn't demonstrate the full game (which... I get wanting to avoid story spoilers, but why would you cut a gameplay reveal trailer which doesn't make your game look as awesome as possible?). But my first impression, again coming from someone who isn't familiar with the series outside of what my friends talk about, was... okay at best. I've seen aRPG combat done better many times elsewhere. The thing I am more concerned about is that the people I know who want to like this game are already writing it off. BioWare might be on thin ice.

[KSUowls]

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I am pretty indifferent to Dragon Age myself, but I share a Discord server with a bunch of friends who are longtime Dragon Age fans and none of them are happy with what was shown in the trailer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Given what I know about the series — it's a character-driven story featuring the ability to command teammates during battles, a lot of RPG gameplay mechanics such as leveling / gear / etc., and lots of open-ended dialogue interactions with your fellow party members and NPCs which can branch in many directions — I don't think this trailer did a good job of catering to returning fans. There was way too much leading the player by the nose to the next set piece, way too much mantling, the player character is Level 1 so the trailer could not demonstrate any potential depth in the combat system (it didn't show off any ability to issue commands to allies, and the player character kept spamming one sword ability), none of the dialogue choices were particularly consequential, and the ice lady's voice acting is extremely flat. It feels like this iteration of the game wants to be something very different than past versions of the game.

It's entirely possible this was just a bad trailer which quite deliberately doesn't demonstrate the full game (which... I get wanting to avoid story spoilers, but why would you cut a gameplay reveal trailer which doesn't make your game look as awesome as possible?). But my first impression, again coming from someone who isn't familiar with the series outside of what my friends talk about, was... okay at best. I've seen aRPG combat done better many times elsewhere. The thing I am more concerned about is that the people I know who want to like this game are already writing it off. BioWare might be on thin ice.

I've seen a lot of the same things. At first I was a little surprised by it, but I kind of get it.

I think people have been upset about the graphics and tone from the trailer. Graphically it looks good, but it also look a bit bright. This also applies to the general tone of the trailer. It seemed more comical-fantasy (almost Fable like) than gritty-D&D-Fantasy.

The actual gameplay walkthrough that was revealed seemed more in line with what I think most people expect though. So, that's a good thing.

I was a huge fan of the original game, but never played the sequels. Now, I'm going to try and play through them all before Veilguard comes out.

[rudyjuly2]

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The art direction is different but I think the game looks really good. Combat looks like it has counter indicators too. I’m guessing it will be good.

My one concern is that DAI was ope world. I liked that. This feels very linear. Not sure I like that.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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We have a date, October 31, 2024.

[p_rushing]

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They confirmed it's launching on ea play pro, only reason I kept my subscription

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[Armor and Sword]

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Pre-Ordered Deluxe Edition.

Love this series so much.

[rudyjuly2]

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People seem to be happy with this new video but I’m not. The excessive hand holding and action wheel commands of DAI was something I wanted to get away from. I had so much more fun with smarter and independent pawns in Dragons Dogma 2 which was a true action RPG.

https://youtu.be/O2UEqn38s9U?si=-ibH3I2uHOeH3XqU

[KSUowls]

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I think that's the distinction. Dragons Dogma 2 is a true action RPG whereas DA will always (hopefully) be a more traditional RPG with action elements. I enjoy both types, and I like when franchises stay true to their roots instead of pivoting into a new genre (looking at you Final Fantasy). If anything I wish that the combat was slower. I just hope that PC players are not limited to the same skill UI as shown in the video.

Ironically, this is the first video of Dragon Age that I have actually liked. Nearly every one of their cinematics gave me a Fable vibe. I love the Fable series, and I'm super excited about the new one. But I want Fable to be Fable, and I want Dragon Age to be something different. I hope that the actual game is more gritty than what has been shown off in most of the videos.

[rudyjuly2]

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I understand. Personally I greatly prefer action RPG. DAI still had a lot of action but the amount of wheel commands for your party members annoyed me.

[Armor and Sword]

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I think that's the distinction. Dragons Dogma 2 is a true action RPG whereas DA will always (hopefully) be a more traditional RPG with action elements. I enjoy both types, and I like when franchises stay true to their roots instead of pivoting into a new genre (looking at you Final Fantasy). If anything I wish that the combat was slower. I just hope that PC players are not limited to the same skill UI as shown in the video.

Ironically, this is the first video of Dragon Age that I have actually liked. Nearly every one of their cinematics gave me a Fable vibe. I love the Fable series, and I'm super excited about the new one. But I want Fable to be Fable, and I want Dragon Age to be something different. I hope that the actual game is more gritty than what has been shown off in most of the videos.

I love em both. Different styles for sure......DA is more polished and has better story telling. Dragons Dogma has the pawn system which is out of this world fun and their monsters are epic.

I am half way through with DD2 and look forward to finally finishing it before DA4 hit's my console.

[rudyjuly2]

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I love em both. Different styles for sure......DA is more polished and has better story telling. Dragons Dogma has the an system which is out of this world fun and their monsters are epic.

I am half way through with DD2 and look forward to finally finishing it before DA4 hit's my console.

Very true about both games. Would be impossible for DA story to not be better than Dogma. DD2 had a weak story, some dumb main missions, and constant travelling down a path with cliffs blocking real open world movement as they funnelled you into constant combat but I loved it anyways. Loved the combat and pawns.

[rudyjuly2]

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The game takes 40-100 hour to complete.

https://gamerant.com/dragon-age-the-veilguard-hltb-how-long/

Most previews very positive.

https://www.eurogamer.net/after-playing-it-all-day-dragon-age-the-veilguard-feels-like-the-series-mass-effect-2-moment