Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reviews

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10
Oct 28, 2024

A triumphant return for BioWare, with a massive, action-intensive fantasy role-player, that combines a complex and intuitive fighting system with a great script and a glorious looking world to explore.

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TJ Denzer
Top Critic
7 / 10
Oct 28, 2024

A game that is technically sound, and very beautiful, but fails to get its hooks in where it counts, and I feel like among other great RPGs that have come out just this year, Veilguard will have a hard time standing out.

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Oct 28, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a return to form for this once-lauded RPG studio that should satiate Dragon Age fans quite well after a decade-long wait. But returning to form and perfecting form are not the same thing. BioWare has plenty of room to regrow as it gets back on track making the kinds of games RPG fans want them to create.

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Unscored
Oct 28, 2024
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Oct 28, 2024

Some story reveals aren't expounded on nearly enough for my taste, and I certainly wish we had more time to explore some regions of Thedas that we're finally getting to see in a game. I'll forever mourn no longer directly controlling my companions. When all is said and done though, every prior Dragon Age game has managed to make me feel something, to grow attached to characters, cheering for their victories and mourning their passing. By that ultimate personal metric, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a success.

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Oct 28, 2024

There is lots to do in this huge and beautiful fantasy world, but inconsistent writing and muted combat dull its blade

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VGC
Top Critic
Oct 28, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard feels like BioWare playing it too safe. While it nails what it does best, like the excellent cast and interpersonal relationships, from a gameplay perspective it feels out of date.

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GameMAG
Top Critic
6 / 10
Nov 11, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a colorful but absolutely passable game that lacks any depth. It will not only disappoint the fans of the previous parts, but also will not give joy to the new ones.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 28, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a beautiful RPG.

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7.8 / 10.0
Oct 28, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a work that arrives after ten years at the proverbial litmus test. It is immediately clear how complex the project has been and how the gaming world has changed over time. Strong of a nice combat system, a convincing narrative and a good development of relationships with the other characters, on some points it does not fully succeed in reaching the goal. I admit that so many words are actually too many, and I actually hope that someone has made it to the end... But there could really be no other analysis for such a delicate work. It will be the sales that will decide if it will be the actual relaunch of the series. In addition, of course, to us players of the franchise.

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Oct 28, 2024

Combat is sadly the weak link in this particular chain, but even then, it’s not an outright disaster and can offer a good amount of flexibility. Where it counts, The Veilguard succeeds in being the momentous fantasy epic long-time fans have been waiting 10 years for, jam-packed with interesting characters to meet and fun activities to do, all against the backdrop of an appropriately calamitous world-saving mission that surprised me multiple times. A few niggles aside, the future is once again bright for both Dragon Age just as much as it is for the RPG veterans at Bioware.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 28, 2024

From a visual standpoint, the game succeeds in providing many different biomes to explore as the party treks across Northern Thedas, fulfilling BioWare's promise to bring players to more locations than ever before. The environments generally look great, while the characters are a bit more of a hit-and-miss in that some are almost photorealistic and others look more stylized. In that regard, more uniformity would have been ideal.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 28, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a must-have RPG this holiday season. There is so much that Veilguard brings to the table that it's hard to find something to dislike. Veilguard is a complete package that gives you everything you could ever wish for in an action-RPG, and is without a doubt a return to form for BioWare.

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90 / 100
Oct 28, 2024

Polished and confident, Dragon Age: The Veilguard feels like a return to form for the developer. Dragon Age: The Veilguard gives us a beautiful world to experience, interesting allies to explore it with, and action that grows increasingly more nuanced throughout.

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8 / 10
Oct 28, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard isn't quite BioWare back to its absolute best, but it is the most cohesive and emotionally engaging RPG that the studio has delivered since Mass Effect 3. Its shift to crunchy action combat is an improvement over Inquisition's middle-of-the-road approach, and although the game feels a little light on meaningful player choice, the storytelling pulls no punches when it actually matters. This is a gorgeous and gripping adventure, backed by a cast of endearing heroes and deliciously devious villains.

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Dexerto
Top Critic
Oct 28, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a stellar achievement that ends a decade-long dry spell. It tells one of the best stories in the series fuelled by some of its most memorable characters. It’s not a flawless journey but the minor imperfections don’t detract from one of 2024’s best RPGs.

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8.8 / 10.0
Oct 28, 2024

The game may stumble occasionally in its technical aspects, but its core—compelling storytelling, rich character relationships, and engaging combat—makes it an easy recommendation for not just BioWare fans, but any RPG fan.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2024

“Dragon Age: The Veilguard” is Bioware’s attempt to move the long-running series forward in a new direction. Certain aspects of the game from its writing and character design to its action-heavy mechanics can admittedly be polarizing. While the storytelling can be uneven at times, however, the combat is fun and the visuals look gorgeous. If you love Mass Effect and are itching to play a fantasy version of the series, then Veilguard just might be your cup of tea.

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88 / 100
Nov 11, 2024

Because, above all, Veilguard is Dragon Age in its essence, a single-player game with impressive visuals that make up a unique fantasy world full of life. A game that is more reminiscent of Dragon Age II mixed with the scale and epicness of Inquisition and that brings its own legacy with a fresh, fast and frenetic combat system. In short, a combination that leaves us with a remarkable title.

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92 / 100
Nov 8, 2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the epic return of BioWare, one of the most RPG developers of all time.

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