Dragon Age: The Veilguard will allow players to carry over certain choices made by the Inquisitor, but fans are worried this feature will lack the nuance that The Keep was made for. While games have allowed players to carry over their saves into the sequel since the 80s, it could be argued that BioWare pioneered and popularized the modern version of the concept with its Mass Effect trilogy – as major story decisions from each entry weaved an intricate overarching narrative of choices and consequences. Dragon Age: The Veilguard may be following in those footsteps, but the approach is notably different.
It has been nearly a decade since the launch of Dragon Age: Inquisition, and the next generation of consoles has graced the video game industry. Though The Keep was built with Dragon Age: Inquisition in mind, it was a perfect way for BioWare to ensure player choices were stored in a universal format – one that could feasibly be imported across consoles for any future game. Given that the Inquisitor is set to appear in The Veilguard, players get to define their major choices from the previous game during character creation, albeit without the convenience that The Keep once...
