Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reviews
Dragon Age is back with a new look and gameplay that works well if you stick to it; but Dragon Age: The Veilguard is above all a solid statement of BioWare’s return to form to make memorable single-player experiences.
With a very positive balance, Dragon Age: The Veilguard updates some of the franchise's best-known systems, simplifying several of them in favor of a lighter tone and a more direct narrative. While art style and combat can divide audiences, the narrative suffers from inconsistencies, and fluidity favors action over the strategy so characteristic of the franchise.
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The Veilguard brings many changes to the Dragon Age series, yet its heart stays the same - it is a captivating, touching, and epic fantasy adventure that won't leave you indifferent.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a worthwhile return for the RPG franchise. Despite some oversimplification of mechanics and uneven writing, the new combat style and interesting characters and narrative choices make for an engaging fantasy adventure.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a perfectly fine action RPG that simply doesn't stand up to the best of what 2024 has to offer. While those who liked Dragon Age 2 will appreciate this title, more casual fans best tread with caution.
So, yeah, sure. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is an objectively well-made product that is perfectly playable and it’s both empowering and entertaining. But it’s also nothing more than a product, finely tuned for passive consumption, right off the content mill.
A great main plot, interesting companions and numerous simplifications. BioWare didn't know until the end which way it wanted to go and prepared a game that won't satisfy all the studio's fans. And unfortunately, far too much depends on what class you choose at the beginning.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is and isn't the game I wanted it to be. It's a rollicking fun story where you fight monsters, save lives, and lead your plucky team of adventurers against impossible odds. At the same time, it feels more like Mass Effect than Dragon Age, and since The Veilguard is the climax of a story, it might be difficult for newcomers to hop into. If I set aside my expectations, it's a pretty darn fun action-RPG that stands well on its own.
The latest chapter in the Dragon Age saga successfully combines the best of semi-open-world gameplay with a balanced and engaging combat system. While Dragon Age: The Veilguard falls short of previous installments in areas like side quests, story choices, and dialogue depth, it excels in combat quality, world design, and audiovisual presentation, delivering some of the most epic battles in the series. This game is a roller-coaster experience; at its peak, it entertained and amazed me, yet at times, its lack of depth dampened my enthusiasm.
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I’ve really enjoyed my time with Dragon Age: The Veilguard, outside of the somewhat slow start early on. Once the game opens up, there’s a lot of things to discover, and I greatly enjoyed the characters, voice acting, and just the overall presentation of the game throughout. It’s a huge step forward for BioWare at this point, and shows some promise for whatever they have in store for us next. Definitely check it out when you get the chance, you won’t be disappointed.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a very tough nut to crack. I can't tell if I love or hate this game. On the one hand, I completely regret that I ever launched this game. For practically the entire game was going through my mind to abandon this title and return to the classic installment that was phenomenal like Origins or the much-loved Inquisition. On the other hand, I would love to play this title a second time, making a new character, making different choices, deciding on a different romance, and even more to try to get the best, not the worst, ending.
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It’s a decent action game but falls short as a Dragon Age title. Choices have little impact, and the gameplay becomes repetitive. While it may disappoint fans, feel free to give it a try if you're curious.
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The Veilguard is an incredibly complex title to evaluate, in the throes of a particularly electric launch context. On the one hand, there are the objective sacrifices made by BioWare towards some features beloved by fans of the series. On the other, one cannot fail to highlight the validity of the work done by the development team, capable of rescuing a product that over the years has been one step away from eternal oblivion. It may not please, it may infuriate longtime fans, and it may disappoint those who were looking for a title similar to the never-replicated splendor of Origins. However, for those who can appreciate the good things present, the latest Dragon Age will be an enjoyable and long-lived adventure with one of the best crescendos in the history of the Canadian software house.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a thrilling, action-packed RPG that feels fresh and exciting while staying true to the franchise’s roots. The combat system is dynamic and addictive, the world is rich and detailed, and the characters stand out as the star of the show. BioWare has crafted an experience that balances the old and the new, and the result is an experience that stands as one of the finest action-RPGs of 2024. Whether you’re an old-timer looking to revitalise their love for the Dragon Age series or someone completely new to BioWare’s epic fantasy RPG series, you’re going to have a fantastic time playing through Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Undermined by its own storytelling and technical troubles, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a tale of community but never quite finds its home.
The Veilguard has some fun combat and exploration mechanics, but in no way do they redeem a sterilized, safe, inoffensive, fully "Netflix" and badly written version of a dark fantasy world that has little to do with the series' past.
Pretty aesthetics aside, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a boring sludge of grey. It's not awful enough to poke fun at for its broken mechanics like Star Wars: Outlaws, but similarly, it's nowhere near good enough to compete with the best Bioware have put out. Veilguard is a complete nothingburger; an indifferent shrug of a fantasy epic that fails to live up to what's come before, and destined to be thrown into the veil, reduced to a passing whisper of what could have been.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a worthy release that won't disappoint most fans of the series or its genre.
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With Dragon Age: The Veilguard, what we no longer thought possible after Anthem has actually happened: the good old BioWare RPG is back. Veilguard offers us classic trademarks of the studio such as atmospheric locations, strong characters, an elaborately staged story and numerous decisions that shape our relationship with other characters and thus also our character. Graphically, the role-playing game definitely takes some getting used to and is far from a modern photorealistic representation, but the sometimes more or less limited areas shine with atmosphere, attention to detail and a strong mission focus. In terms of sound, on the other hand, The Veilguard plays in the very top league and offers us not only flawless synchronization but also a great orchestral soundtrack at film score level. The very action-oriented combat system, which we really enjoyed, will probably not appeal to everyone, however, as it has already developed strongly in the direction of an action-adventure game, and elements such as rope-sliding, slithering and climbing interludes soften the classic role-playing game framework noticeably. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is ultimately up to each player to decide. In any case, we really enjoyed Dragon Age: The Veilguard and once again proved the truth of the proverb “The dead live longer”. With this in mind: Welcome back, BioWare!
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