Dragon Age: The Veilguard is taking a more stylized approach to its graphics than previous entries, to some degree, and this has resulted in common franchise enemies like demons and Darkspawn looking differently. However, there is an explanation for each case. The former seems to be tied to the weakening of the Veil, their associations with strong emotions, and so forth, whereas the latter is thanks to the newly-released Blighted Elven Gods of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain.
BioWare recently gave fans a look at 22-minutes of Dragon Age: The Veilguard gameplay (via IGN), focused on a Mage Rook and a personal quest for Davrin, the Grey Warden Companion. During this showcase, creative director John Epler and game director Corinne Busche provided some commentary on the events, the location, the Darkspawn, and more. Specifically, they both mentioned how the changes to the Darkspawn are due to Ghilan'nain, the God of Monsters.
During a recent BioWare Discord Q&A, Dragon Age: The Veilguard director Corinne Busche explains how exploration abilities work.
When it comes to Ghilan'nain, there are plenty of lore theories out there, but the two known elements of her character is that she has a complicated...
