Dragon Age: The Veilguard Players Really Miss Inquisition's Soundtrack

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Players Really Miss Inquisition's Soundtrack

From TheGamer (Written by Rhiannon Bevan) on | OpenCritic

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard has divided longtime fans of the series in many areas. While many love the combat and are relieved to finally have Solas' story wrapped up after a ten-year wait, some have taken issue with the game's tone, writing, and how it's seemingly retconned parts of the lore.

Now, another part of the game that's come under fire is its soundtrack. This was an issue before launch, with some labelling Veilguard's main theme as "generic". And now that we've had hours and hours to hear the full score, many are comparing it unfavourably to that of Dragon Age: Inquisition, which most fans appear to prefer.

"Inquisition has some genuinely good music in the game that I love hearing when exploring the areas and they really elevate the cutscenes," says Reddit user Wire74. "Whereas, Veilguards music is entirely forgetful and I can’t even remember one basic tune. Large amounts of time, I genuinely don’t even notice the music."

Many in the replies agree, finding this to be a pretty glaring issue. "The lack of... really powerful set piece music is what really stood out to me the most," says Darazelly. "Most emotional bit was hearing Trespasser...

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