Thanks for the PS5 specific review! So many reviewers are on god-tier PCs and I really wanted to know that it runs well and looks nice on a standard PS5. I'll be picking this up for sure thanks to your review. Cheers!
@@bizmonkey007 Sure have! I bumped the difficulty down to the second easiest level because enemies felt too spongy and I didn't want to get tired of it. That would be my only complaint. After recently coming off of BG3 (great game!) I appreciate DA being more action focused and a little more lighthearted in storytelling. It's the kind of game I can't stop thinking about when I'm not playing it.
Super same here, got a beefy PC but PS5 on a 4k 70 inch TV with HDR just hits different, could play the PC version on the TV but HDR isn't the same and it doesn't feel as comfy as PS5 directly. Still debating though.
No bioware is not back this licks balls dude the dialog is bland and boring character creation is godawful on kinaris and the character animations look bad It's too family friendly so yeah I don't recommend it so don't sway people into liking it by saying it's great skillup has an honest review than you do.
The reviews on SkillUp and MrMatty, plus The Guardian's written review has me more sceptical about a purchase. Neither mentioned woke but pointed to some rather serious issues. Writing, combat amd player choices all seemingly pretty weak.
Everyone is shitting on this game before it's even released. Nobody can form their own opinions anymore, it seems. They listen to their chosen reviewers, then go along with what they said.
You can just watch the gameplay bioware themselves have put out. There's a lot of content you can watch. It's easy to base your opinion off that. This isn't like civ where the gameplay doesn't always convey the "fun" of playing. You can see exactly what this game is right away.
It looks like a more kiddy spin off version of dragon age. Just my opinion though . Play what you like for sure but ill probably pass myself! I don’t mind the action part. That looks fun.
This reaction reminds me of when Windwaker came out and got a lot of hate for having a more stylized art style than Ocarina of Time, despite being a masterpiece of a game.
@@piercecosmoI’ve never played wind waker cuz it looked too cartoony and I hate kid link…. Played the SHOTTT out of Twilight Princess though. Still love that game ❤
@@piercecosmo maybe….maybe not. I absolutely loved playing as Adult Link in ocarina of time. Twilight Princess was exactly that….honestly, that game is SUCH an underrated gem 💎 FWIW though I don’t actually go around saying Wind Waker is garbage 😂 I respect the game and those that loved it. Just wasn’t for me….i hate kid link 😂😂😂 loved BoTW too
@TrepTheSnake Yeah, I think you're right. The characters look slightly cartoony, the lighting is weird for a medieval/fantasy type world, and the world looks photorealisc. All those things clash together in a way that just looks off and odd.
@@awesomereviews1561 Yes yes, please tell us more about how you analyzed this all on your own and give no credit to the individuals who literally proved the issue with the ratios (which is what you're referencing here Mr. "etc etc")
So sick of all the idiotic cynical people claiming that all positive reviews must be sell outs or some nonsensical crap. You’ll believe their position if it’s a game you think you’ll enjoy or something but if not you’ll say all the reviews were bought. It’s ridiculous. Most review aggregation websites say the games very good. They aren’t all paid for reviews. If that’s the case why didn’t they “pay” for reviews of anthem ? Or what about all the poorly reviewed EA games in the past? Unless you’re saying they only buy certain reviews? The argument falls apart as soon as you use critical thinking for half a second. Stop saying BS. So sick of it
@@pematsering4517 what about before that with andromeda? Or the count with other EA games that get bad reviews ? It’s a stupid moronic line of thinking. If every review was positive then you’d have something
@@marcusinfinity9386 what does a game from a different studio have to do with anything anything? It got bad reviews on release too except on pc. What are you trying to say?
I find it hilarious how most current DA fans only seem to care about emotional drama, who you can bang and how many hair options you got. Not a lick about presentation, gameplay or tone.
Honestly, the most balanced review I've seen so far. Good combat, not shying from a more basic story and decisions. Beautiful while different from DA origins. And what I also felt - simply a light-hearted god of war =]
Can I just say sincerely - hats off to you mate. Extremely well balanced review. I think it is so important NOT to be taken over by hype etc. The points made were spot on. Any story based rpg being released now has to compete with output from Larian and CD Project Red. I think that is what strikes me the most. The studio doesn't seem to have evolved it's writing, dialogue or story mechanics since like the 2010-2015 era. Those are huge parts of a game like this. I find that a a real shame. Am still very happy for everyone who tries this and thoroughly enjoys it. So I would agree it's a good game, but not exactly the second coming like a lot of reviews are suggesting.
@@Ghostlynotme445 mmm, no I don’t think anyone lied. I think if someone says they really enjoyed it I do believe them, but, if the reason is because the game leans into transgender/non binary commentary etc…I think that’s where I kinda find it odd. This a fantasy game with dragons in it for crying out loud. It is escapism. Do we really need really world politics in it? It’s just a question. Personally I don’t rate a game more highly because it adheres to my personally ideology. But then maybe some people feel games need to be more based on social commentary as it is becoming more impactful and prominent in society? God knows!!
From what I’m understanding so far, people thinking this is another Origins are coming out disappointed, the ones who are going in understanding that this is a sequel to Inquisition and the game has its own thing going on seem to be liking it. I’ve only played Inquisition and I’ve loved it. I hope this one is good
@@RÈDA40x that means almost every dragon age after origins is gonna be reviewed poorly because they are all most likely not gonna follow in the wake or origins Dragon age seems to be aiming more for the fans of fast-paced cinematic story telling that 'true role playing'
@@RÈDA40x I think this is the most correct summary of why reviews are so divisive from what I've seen as well. Feels like people cant fathom the fact that DA was going towards action every game since origins. This is the culmination of 2 prior action games in the series. Mass Effect was more RPG than any DA after Origins was and I'm fine with that. Not every game need to be BG3, Wasteland or even Origins itself. I love crpgs. Probably my most played genre but Character Action games are my favourites . It's a blend and I'm fine with that.
@@wowwar2 and that’s what actually happened. DA2 and DAI were very divisive amongst fans of the original. Yet they’re still good games in their own right. DAI has 6.1 user review on metacritic yet it’s GOTY. it just proves the point
@@REAPERGAMINGGR exactly. as long as the game is good and knows what it is then I’m in. I appreciate each game for what it is and what jt’s trying to do as long as it is done right and in a proper playable state. Im a huge AC fan and U was really disappointed with Odyssey yet still 100% the game bcz I know it was a good action rpg just not a classic AC. It’s still a good game on its own.
Seems more like an action adventure lite rpg game. That said, I’d rather have handcrafted stories in smaller maps than big boring open worlds. I also liked Mass effects combat /combos. And I really enjoyed Hogwarts Legacy magic combat so anything that mixes those would be welcomed.
Congrats on building a very Qunari-like face sculpt. I'm starting to think all the people hating on the character creator is just a skill issue. Yours looks great.
I'm a huge Dragon Age fan & it really breaks my heart to say that I already knew that Dreadwolf/Veilguard was doomed to fail from the start. Bioware isn't really Bioware anymore but a sad miserable husk of what the once-great studio use to be. All of the amazing talent that made Bioware what it once was have all either long since left or were laid off, amongst them DA series creator Mike Laidlaw and DA head writer & lore master David Gaider and top DA writer Mary Kirby who created fan favorite character Verric are all no longer at Bioware. The trailers were so cringe, looking nothing like the Dark Fantasy epic that all the previous DA games were but instead Veilguard looked more like a really bad MCU movie with some frickin' Fortnite added into it. Controversial changes to the DA gameplay formula like no longer being able to control all your party members like you could do in all the previous DA games, only the protagonist this time. Dragon Age is one of my favorite game series of all-time. I love the lore & universe & characters of Dragon Age. Origins is a masterpiece, DA2 wasn't perfect but still a very fun solid game & Inquisition was a fantastic return to form for the series. But seeing it hit rockbottom like this with Veilguard is simply gut-wrenching because again I love this series a ton & now all because of frickin' EA completely sabotaging Bioware, Dragon Age might just be headed for the dreaded EA Vault never to be seen or heard from ever again same as the likes of Ultima, Command & Conquer, Wing Commander and Dungeon Keeper to name a few of the other noteworthy much-missed beloved gaming IPs that EA continues to hold hostage to this very day😞 The only brightspot is the music which is composed by none other than legendary veteran Hollywood film composer Hans Zimmer himself alongside noted fellow composer & protege Lorne Balfe (The Wheel of Time, Assassin's Creed 3, Mission Impossible 6 & 7). The fact that they actually got the great Hans Zimmer to do the game's music is simply mindblowing. I really really hope that the game's full soundtrack is made available to purchase both digital and physically on CD & Vinyl.
Mass effect original trilogy wasn't woke. This comment makes no sense. What's funny any response will use examples of why a l I b e r a l thinks "woke" means
@@marcusinfinity9386”mass effect wasn’t woke” they say. Wonder why there was mass controversy over being able to kiss liara in the game. The trilogy was one of the pioneers of same sex romances. You’re just proving his point lmao
@@adityasivaram6175 you proved my point the blue alien kissing people like a episode of the original star trek isn't an example of woke. 'like' I said thanks for proving to me that you can't see the forest beyond the trees
I now see why og Baldurs gate fans hate on BG3. But at least BG3 had an playable Early access to turn people over. I'll probably wait for discount if I do play this game. And mods, patches, guides, etc.
@@Macheako come on man… when did gaming get so political.. its only a video game. Like a movie some people will like it and some wont… it doesnt mean anything beyond that. You guys stay on RUclips too long… consume too much negativity on X and have just completely lost grip on reality … look at you. Look what you wrote… lets dial it back a little. You are not acting like a normal person.
Each bioware game is worse than the last in the past decade. Im not talking about bugs/performance but in story, characters, toning down "mean dialog" ect. Gameplay was never too bad but now its boring and pointless. From terminator to tinkerbell. I can only imagine how they will take another dump on mass effect. At least we got a good remaster collection minus the really fun me3 online. Hopefully CD projekt red does better with launching their games from now on and doesnt ruin witcher or cyberpunk 2. Thankfully jrpgs are doing well.
@@markm9282 This game basically takes everything previous sequels got criticized for. And tripples down on it hard. DA2s combat was a little to action focused and spammy , DAVG - hold my beer. DAIs tone and graphics - a tint less grim fantasy, DAVG - Disney Pixar.
This game is gonna get nit picked to death by the Outrage Merchant RUclipsrs. Whether you like it or not you can’t ignore the fact that half the RUclipsrs talking shit about this game are doing it because negativity tossed at new games with the “DEI stink” sells.
I keep hearing how great this game is but yet all I see is ugly characters and shitty gameplay. Also everyone says how “bioware is back” as if they paid to say this, but yet this game is nothing like old bioware games… have you not have any shame? Obviously not if you took their money.
Buddy the only times gameplay was really good in a bioware games was with Andromeda and Anthem… So i dont know how big of a bioware fan you really are if youre not aware of any of their previous titles.
One of the most balanced and concise reviews I've seen of Veilguard. I'll be picking it up. It looks like a grand linear adventure with some incredible stroytelling and that fits my expectations well enough. Not to mention the fun looking combat. It's really sad that people want this to fail so badly because it's representative of different issues. What a sad little world they live in. Like Greg (Kinda Funny Games) said, if you're a bigot, you won't enjoy this game. Anyway, I'll be blasting my way through Thedas now. 🥳
@@randydonovan7844 yeah it's crazy. I really love both games and they deserve every praise imo but it's totally unfair to blame Dragon Age exactly for the stuff that got somehow accepted or even ignored in the other two.
There is a segment of the Culture War traversing the comments section of every video about this game, trying to get people to swear fealty to their ideals. It's sickening and I haven't seen anything like it since the Hogwarts Legacy situation.
Because mainstream reviewers giving it 10s when it's clearly a 7 at best are also "being poisonous". You know what's just as bad as "toxic narrative?" Toxic positivity & gaslighting of your core audience.
@@UjjwalKumar-k1o the game is being reviewed bombed from hell because of DEI stuff. People that have no intention of playing this game feel the need to blow this game up with bad reviews because a character said nonbinary!! Honestly I can’t stand this DEI shit and I am so tired of having stuff forced down my throat but come on, it’s a video game. First of all this game is made by programmers and artists which are probably two groups that love, pushing the woke narrative. Plus you have the DEI company’s putting their mark on the game. I could care less Injust want to play a good game. If the dialogue bothers me guess what??? There is a skip button for a reason. The force feeding is annoying as hell but just as bad is the other side throwing a damn fit if a character in a game is gay or trans. I get enough of that crap in real life I don’t want it in games but really who cares? Skip the scene or skip the game and let’s get real reviews that talk about performance, or graphics, or gameplay ect.
Interesting that you said that because in Skill Up's Veilguard review he actually compared the look of the game's characters to those of Shrek's characters.
Saying bioware is back is utter bs, and this isn't hate on the game. Bioware games are known for truly great story telling. Veilguard is watered down disney slop, that said combat looks fun and the world looks good. Character creation on the other hand i really dont like, no matter what i do my female characters body looks like a mans frame with boobs its awful
I’ll play for myself. Everyone online liked & praised Kingdom Come Deliverance but I really hate the combat in that game so I stopped playing it. Waste of money for me.
Some of yall in the comment section is crashing out big time. I know you have no life when you follow reviewers you clearly don't trust just to leave crashed out comments 😂😂
@@The3rdjp1995 Are you obtuse? "reviewers that didn't like it or have clear criticisms but still think it's good" This comment is an oxymoron. There are reviewers that think this game is a dissapointment and they have a valid criticism. Like i said we will see what is the truth when the game comes out and players and reviewers who werent "hand picked" by EA played it. maybe it will be a good game or maybe it will be starfield again when hand picked reviewers gave 9/10 or10/10 and then the game was mediocre at best.
This is not a Role Playing Game. You are set on a linear storyline and get no actual control over who you allow into your group. BG3 craps all over this, even with the turn based combat.
@@scragglie What audience is only buying games for political reasons? What a nonsensical reply 😂. Normal people don't care. What they see is you guys constantly trashing great games like Alan Wake 2 and Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown despite high quality
Can someone please make a list of everyone who got an early review code? I’ll be lumping them all with IGN when it comes to making future purchase decisions.
Nice review , I was already buying the game but this just reinforced my decision. I don’t care if they’ve gone “woke” , I don’t care if “top surgery scars” are a customisation option, I just want to play an immersive enjoyable game and that’s what this looks like.
Awesome! I always wanted to play a game where you play millennials and zoomers from upper middle class Cali cosplaying and LARPING as Tumblr fantasy characters. What an original idea. Equipped 100% accurately with all the cadence, vernacular, slang, and accents of "current year" America AND with all the patronizing preachiness as well. Close call to, I almost thought I was going to play one of those "icky problematic" dark fantasies with edge, stoicism, accents and immersion. Whew. Thanks for protecting me Blackrock and Vangard and forcing my behavior.
So wait, by your words (some of these), low on choices, watered down dialogue, not dark and gritty, different game play than previous entries, very little to do with what is expected of DA, near no impact from 2 decades of previous DA choices, tons of screenshots of woke indoctrination and preaching, even going trans in the game is possible, praising (this is the writing im talking about in the game) surgery scars as sexy, identifying as non binary and thus a... "they?". And yet at the same time with all this its a 8/10, as good as Origins and Bioware is back ? Il say this much for Bioware, who ever picked the reviewers who were going to get the game early ? Give him/her a raise. They clearly chose very well for the most part and hit a lot of woke individuals/channels. As long as "The Message" is included ? Who cares that everything else is missing. 8/10 boiz !
I bet the executives over at square enix are pissed right now. Nothing but praise for the combat system of this game. A system that is very similar to that of the lambastic style found in final fantasy 16
Are you planning to play Dragon Age The Veilguard on PS5? 👀
Been waiting a decade for this. Yep!
On sale, eventually. EA’s games are quite sus, unfortunately.
I'll wait until this is free to play on PS+
In the meantime I'll just re-play the 3 far superior previous games.
Thinking about it
Absolutely!
Thanks for the PS5 specific review! So many reviewers are on god-tier PCs and I really wanted to know that it runs well and looks nice on a standard PS5. I'll be picking this up for sure thanks to your review. Cheers!
Everyone is like, "It runs great on my rtx 4090." Everything runs great on a 4090
Have you been enjoying the game?
@@bizmonkey007 Sure have! I bumped the difficulty down to the second easiest level because enemies felt too spongy and I didn't want to get tired of it. That would be my only complaint. After recently coming off of BG3 (great game!) I appreciate DA being more action focused and a little more lighthearted in storytelling. It's the kind of game I can't stop thinking about when I'm not playing it.
Your comment made me pick this up, downloading it now lol @@s.spikoski5120
How’s the HDR? Wondering if I should play this on PS5 & LG Oled HDR or PC 4k SDR
Super same here, got a beefy PC but PS5 on a 4k 70 inch TV with HDR just hits different, could play the PC version on the TV but HDR isn't the same and it doesn't feel as comfy as PS5 directly. Still debating though.
I somehow keep hoping they'll return to more of an Origins style game again. But I know that'll never happen.
Even Origins wasn't really Origins on console
Well, if you are a combat guy and don't mind Indie jank... play Solasta.
You guys keep wishing for the impossible lol
How long to beat, Push Square?
Our reviewer Robert took about 80 hours and that was pretty much doing everything in the game - Aaron
@@pushsquare cheers
How long did it take you to go through and how many trophies were left outstanding at the end? Just looking for an idea how long to Platinum this. Thx
55-60 hours for the main and side quests. So probably a little longer to finish everything.
Great review! there is any dualsense features? haptics or adaptive triggers?
That's what I would love to know as well.
Yes, the game supports haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.
No bioware is not back this licks balls dude the dialog is bland and boring character creation is godawful on kinaris and the character animations look bad
It's too family friendly so yeah I don't recommend it so don't sway people into liking it by saying it's great skillup has an honest review than you do.
Awww somebody sounds mad😂😂😂😂😂
Skill up review makes no sense...
Never played any Dragon Age game before. Will I like this if I liked the gameplay style and story telling of GoW18 and Ragnarok?
A true "return to form" indeed - not a lot about the ermmmm "rpg" elements and dialogue?, even though it's an rpg???? ;)
The reviews on SkillUp and MrMatty, plus The Guardian's written review has me more sceptical about a purchase. Neither mentioned woke but pointed to some rather serious issues. Writing, combat amd player choices all seemingly pretty weak.
Define woke
@piercecosmo In what capacity? They highlighted issues with dull combat, wooden dialogue and lack of player agency.
@@piercecosmoi was in a deep sleep, and all of a sudden……
I woke.
@@piercecosmomental illness
3 honest reviews verses a bunch of well compromised ones...
Everyone is shitting on this game before it's even released. Nobody can form their own opinions anymore, it seems. They listen to their chosen reviewers, then go along with what they said.
You can just watch the gameplay bioware themselves have put out. There's a lot of content you can watch. It's easy to base your opinion off that. This isn't like civ where the gameplay doesn't always convey the "fun" of playing.
You can see exactly what this game is right away.
Frustrated crybabies. Internet is full of them. They need to hate anyone and everything. Sad life.
Worst than that, they don’t know the difference between the influencer discourse and their own opinion. It’s sad to see.
@@javierper3z yeah it's insane at this point.
I don't understand the point of your comment, because there's people singing praises about this game and they haven't played it either.
Will it get post launch content ?
How are the haptics?
What’s endgame like or new game plus. Is there anything or future dlc maybe or new game plan stuff.
Can't wait to play this tomorrow. Is is 5pm Irish time does anyone know?
Do you like the game?
It looks like a more kiddy spin off version of dragon age. Just my opinion though . Play what you like for sure but ill probably pass myself! I don’t mind the action part. That looks fun.
This reaction reminds me of when Windwaker came out and got a lot of hate for having a more stylized art style than Ocarina of Time, despite being a masterpiece of a game.
@ now windwaker was a work of art and from the beginning i knew i wanted it. Here veil guard its just not vibing idk we will see
@@piercecosmoI’ve never played wind waker cuz it looked too cartoony and I hate kid link….
Played the SHOTTT out of Twilight Princess though. Still love that game ❤
@@Macheako that’s a shame, you missed on on a great 3D Zelda game. Better than Twilight Princess IMO.
@@piercecosmo maybe….maybe not. I absolutely loved playing as Adult Link in ocarina of time.
Twilight Princess was exactly that….honestly, that game is SUCH an underrated gem 💎
FWIW though I don’t actually go around saying Wind Waker is garbage 😂 I respect the game and those that loved it.
Just wasn’t for me….i hate kid link 😂😂😂 loved BoTW too
How does it run?
Like a girl
Great review Aaron! Can’t wait to pick this up on release
There's something about the game's visuals that is so ugly.
I can't put my finger on it.
Maybe the lighting or rendering style?
Bad art direction at the foundation.
Maybe because they look like pixar characters
@TrepTheSnake Yeah, I think you're right. The characters look slightly cartoony, the lighting is weird for a medieval/fantasy type world, and the world looks photorealisc. All those things clash together in a way that just looks off and odd.
The ratio of different part of the body is way off. Heads are way too big, shoulders too narrow etc etc
@@awesomereviews1561 Yes yes, please tell us more about how you analyzed this all on your own and give no credit to the individuals who literally proved the issue with the ratios (which is what you're referencing here Mr. "etc etc")
So sick of all the idiotic cynical people claiming that all positive reviews must be sell outs or some nonsensical crap. You’ll believe their position if it’s a game you think you’ll enjoy or something but if not you’ll say all the reviews were bought. It’s ridiculous. Most review aggregation websites say the games very good. They aren’t all paid for reviews. If that’s the case why didn’t they “pay” for reviews of anthem ? Or what about all the poorly reviewed EA games in the past? Unless you’re saying they only buy certain reviews? The argument falls apart as soon as you use critical thinking for half a second. Stop saying BS. So sick of it
Answer: the learned from anthem. You're welcome
@@pematsering4517 what about before that with andromeda? Or the count with other EA games that get bad reviews ? It’s a stupid moronic line of thinking. If every review was positive then you’d have something
@@joshnizzle answer: what we've learned from Cyberpunk 2077
@@marcusinfinity9386 what does a game from a different studio have to do with anything anything? It got bad reviews on release too except on pc. What are you trying to say?
It's called confirmation bias bro. Let them seethe I say.
This isn’t your dad’s Dragon Age indeed.
It’s his boyfriends 🤣🤣🤣
@@Macheako 😂
@ColdRain-d9x 😭
I find it hilarious how most current DA fans only seem to care about emotional drama, who you can bang and how many hair options you got. Not a lick about presentation, gameplay or tone.
It's Bruce Jenner's Dragon Age. Buckle up buckaroos.
Honestly, the most balanced review I've seen so far. Good combat, not shying from a more basic story and decisions. Beautiful while different from DA origins. And what I also felt - simply a light-hearted god of war =]
How’s performance?
Watch from 8:35
Can I just say sincerely - hats off to you mate. Extremely well balanced review. I think it is so important NOT to be taken over by hype etc. The points made were spot on. Any story based rpg being released now has to compete with output from Larian and CD Project Red. I think that is what strikes me the most. The studio doesn't seem to have evolved it's writing, dialogue or story mechanics since like the 2010-2015 era. Those are huge parts of a game like this. I find that a a real shame. Am still very happy for everyone who tries this and thoroughly enjoys it. So I would agree it's a good game, but not exactly the second coming like a lot of reviews are suggesting.
What hyped it was hated out right reviews sucking up ea BioWare money the only reviews tells you truth of this game is skillup and mattyplay
@@Ghostlynotme445 mmm, no I don’t think anyone lied. I think if someone says they really enjoyed it I do believe them, but, if the reason is because the game leans into transgender/non binary commentary etc…I think that’s where I kinda find it odd. This a fantasy game with dragons in it for crying out loud. It is escapism. Do we really need really world politics in it? It’s just a question. Personally I don’t rate a game more highly because it adheres to my personally ideology. But then maybe some people feel games need to be more based on social commentary as it is becoming more impactful and prominent in society? God knows!!
why is this the most divisive game to be reviewed?
Is it being reviewed by everyone with respect to Inquisition or to Origins?
From what I’m understanding so far, people thinking this is another Origins are coming out disappointed, the ones who are going in understanding that this is a sequel to Inquisition and the game has its own thing going on seem to be liking it. I’ve only played Inquisition and I’ve loved it. I hope this one is good
@@RÈDA40x that means almost every dragon age after origins is gonna be reviewed poorly because they are all most likely not gonna follow in the wake or origins
Dragon age seems to be aiming more for the fans of fast-paced cinematic story telling that 'true role playing'
@@RÈDA40x I think this is the most correct summary of why reviews are so divisive from what I've seen as well. Feels like people cant fathom the fact that DA was going towards action every game since origins. This is the culmination of 2 prior action games in the series. Mass Effect was more RPG than any DA after Origins was and I'm fine with that. Not every game need to be BG3, Wasteland or even Origins itself. I love crpgs. Probably my most played genre but Character Action games are my favourites . It's a blend and I'm fine with that.
@@wowwar2 and that’s what actually happened. DA2 and DAI were very divisive amongst fans of the original. Yet they’re still good games in their own right. DAI has 6.1 user review on metacritic yet it’s GOTY. it just proves the point
@@REAPERGAMINGGR exactly. as long as the game is good and knows what it is then I’m in. I appreciate each game for what it is and what jt’s trying to do as long as it is done right and in a proper playable state. Im a huge AC fan and U was really disappointed with Odyssey yet still 100% the game bcz I know it was a good action rpg just not a classic AC. It’s still a good game on its own.
NOT THE SKYHOLD MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND
Seems more like an action adventure lite rpg game. That said, I’d rather have handcrafted stories in smaller maps than big boring open worlds.
I also liked Mass effects combat /combos. And I really enjoyed Hogwarts Legacy magic combat so anything that mixes those would be welcomed.
Congrats on building a very Qunari-like face sculpt. I'm starting to think all the people hating on the character creator is just a skill issue. Yours looks great.
I'm a huge Dragon Age fan & it really breaks my heart to say that I already knew that Dreadwolf/Veilguard was doomed to fail from the start.
Bioware isn't really Bioware anymore but a sad miserable husk of what the once-great studio use to be. All of the amazing talent that made Bioware what it once was have all either long since left or were laid off, amongst them DA series creator Mike Laidlaw and DA head writer & lore master David Gaider and top DA writer Mary Kirby who created fan favorite character Verric are all no longer at Bioware.
The trailers were so cringe, looking nothing like the Dark Fantasy epic that all the previous DA games were but instead Veilguard looked more like a really bad MCU movie with some frickin' Fortnite added into it. Controversial changes to the DA gameplay formula like no longer being able to control all your party members like you could do in all the previous DA games, only the protagonist this time.
Dragon Age is one of my favorite game series of all-time. I love the lore & universe & characters of Dragon Age. Origins is a masterpiece, DA2 wasn't perfect but still a very fun solid game & Inquisition was a fantastic return to form for the series. But seeing it hit rockbottom like this with Veilguard is simply gut-wrenching because again I love this series a ton & now all because of frickin' EA completely sabotaging Bioware, Dragon Age might just be headed for the dreaded EA Vault never to be seen or heard from ever again same as the likes of Ultima, Command & Conquer, Wing Commander and Dungeon Keeper to name a few of the other noteworthy much-missed beloved gaming IPs that EA continues to hold hostage to this very day😞
The only brightspot is the music which is composed by none other than legendary veteran Hollywood film composer Hans Zimmer himself alongside noted fellow composer & protege Lorne Balfe (The Wheel of Time, Assassin's Creed 3, Mission Impossible 6 & 7). The fact that they actually got the great Hans Zimmer to do the game's music is simply mindblowing. I really really hope that the game's full soundtrack is made available to purchase both digital and physically on CD & Vinyl.
You sound just like the people who hated on Windwaker after it followed Ocarina of Time.
Until you've play the game, everything you've just said is null and void
Buy Metaphor Re:Fantazio instead. If you like persona youll love it. Its great 👍
Great game
@@UNDIEGRUNDY Heck yeah!
Currently playing it, 46 hours in and enjoying it a lot!
Actually amazing RPG, compared to this slop. Fun and interesting party members, good story and world.
Eastern devs are the only ones left who actually know how to make a decent game.
The gameplay doesn't look that great
Maybe i should take a week off so i can enjoy the game 😂
Fellas, if you think this is “woke” I can’t image you cared for Mass Effect.
Or any BioWare game before
Mass effect original trilogy wasn't woke. This comment makes no sense. What's funny any response will use examples of why a l I b e r a l thinks "woke" means
@@marcusinfinity9386”mass effect wasn’t woke” they say. Wonder why there was mass controversy over being able to kiss liara in the game. The trilogy was one of the pioneers of same sex romances. You’re just proving his point lmao
IN-GAME politics work. IRL Politics IN-GAME do not.
@@adityasivaram6175 you proved my point the blue alien kissing people like a episode of the original star trek isn't an example of woke. 'like' I said thanks for proving to me that you can't see the forest beyond the trees
Are Qunari grey wardens possible if following the lore? Or have they just broken the lore in the name of diversity?
The existence of broodmothers and ogres makes me feel it would be possible? 🤔
@@brettevans278 That’s a good point, thank you for replying.
I now see why og Baldurs gate fans hate on BG3. But at least BG3 had an playable Early access to turn people over. I'll probably wait for discount if I do play this game. And mods, patches, guides, etc.
This game definitely needs a trial. That might actually win over some of the skeptics or at least let them know they should stay away
Predictable review from the few who got codes. Not buying it.
I cant wait to get it.
Than what are you doing here?
@@b3at2 good luck keeping all of BioWare afloat 😂😂😂
Hope ur friends like slop too….if ya got any ❤
@@Macheako come on man… when did gaming get so political.. its only a video game. Like a movie some people will like it and some wont… it doesnt mean anything beyond that. You guys stay on RUclips too long… consume too much negativity on X and have just completely lost grip on reality … look at you. Look what you wrote… lets dial it back a little. You are not acting like a normal person.
@@b3at2 bro, stop trying to save me….and go save BioWare ❤️
They took dark fantasy and made it Great Value Shrek.
I want to see my gear soaked from falling into water... it's 2024
Your qunari makes me think I’ll be running with a Qunari for my first playthrough. Gonna save my self insert human mage for later haha
Each bioware game is worse than the last in the past decade. Im not talking about bugs/performance but in story, characters, toning down "mean dialog" ect. Gameplay was never too bad but now its boring and pointless. From terminator to tinkerbell. I can only imagine how they will take another dump on mass effect. At least we got a good remaster collection minus the really fun me3 online. Hopefully CD projekt red does better with launching their games from now on and doesnt ruin witcher or cyberpunk 2. Thankfully jrpgs are doing well.
Can't wait for this...
This isn’t Dragon Age
its Pronoun Age
@@SwedishEmpire1700 'sup Moosepants.
@@FeliPeltier It’s suffering an identity crisis.
It's a chicken big Mac Lol 😂
@@markm9282 This game basically takes everything previous sequels got criticized for. And tripples down on it hard. DA2s combat was a little to action focused and spammy , DAVG - hold my beer. DAIs tone and graphics - a tint less grim fantasy, DAVG - Disney Pixar.
This game is gonna get nit picked to death by the Outrage Merchant RUclipsrs.
Whether you like it or not you can’t ignore the fact that half the RUclipsrs talking shit about this game are doing it because negativity tossed at new games with the “DEI stink” sells.
I cant wait play it on my XSX 🎮👍🇬🇷
I keep hearing how great this game is but yet all I see is ugly characters and shitty gameplay. Also everyone says how “bioware is back” as if they paid to say this, but yet this game is nothing like old bioware games… have you not have any shame? Obviously not if you took their money.
Buddy the only times gameplay was really good in a bioware games was with Andromeda and Anthem…
So i dont know how big of a bioware fan you really are if youre not aware of any of their previous titles.
I identify as non-buynary.
Peak? No, this is called bottom.
Only if you're on some anti-woke mission..lol
@@Ezrosh Peak crap!
The Sick Anti-Wokers 😅 hope you get well sometime in the future
@@kewa_design poor thing, incapable of distinguishing between the quality of the game and the wokeness. Hope you will learn one day.
@DeeaA-d5r It’s unsure what kind of game it wants to be.
Nothing like the dragon age games I loved, shame honestly
One of the most balanced and concise reviews I've seen of Veilguard. I'll be picking it up. It looks like a grand linear adventure with some incredible stroytelling and that fits my expectations well enough. Not to mention the fun looking combat.
It's really sad that people want this to fail so badly because it's representative of different issues. What a sad little world they live in. Like Greg (Kinda Funny Games) said, if you're a bigot, you won't enjoy this game.
Anyway, I'll be blasting my way through Thedas now. 🥳
Im supposed to take these "interesting" characters on a mythical quest? I wouldnt take them to McDonalds.
Love how people are hating on this game is “woke” while the wokest game to ever exist -metaphor ReFantazio just came out and got 0 hate.
@@randydonovan7844 Most of the woke mob are sheep, so, yeah.
or Baldurs Gate 3 (Both awesome games ofc) which is the "wokest" game since ever, yet a masterpiece
@@kewa_design absolutely. The hypocrisy is insane.
@@randydonovan7844 yeah it's crazy. I really love both games and they deserve every praise imo but it's totally unfair to blame Dragon Age exactly for the stuff that got somehow accepted or even ignored in the other two.
Larian and the team that makes that weird Japanese games aren't considered woke because they're not
Kudos to you. Takes courage to say you like this game when it’s the subject of such a sustained hate campaign.
im personally digging the high fantasy look
Whats with the comment section being absolutely poisonous.
My guess would be that people are genuinely sick and tired of there favourite franchises being infiltrated by D.E.I malignant insidious garbage! 🤷🏼♂️
Omg you got hurt?
There is a segment of the Culture War traversing the comments section of every video about this game, trying to get people to swear fealty to their ideals. It's sickening and I haven't seen anything like it since the Hogwarts Legacy situation.
Because mainstream reviewers giving it 10s when it's clearly a 7 at best are also "being poisonous".
You know what's just as bad as "toxic narrative?" Toxic positivity & gaslighting of your core audience.
@@UjjwalKumar-k1o the game is being reviewed bombed from hell because of DEI stuff. People that have no intention of playing this game feel the need to blow this game up with bad reviews because a character said nonbinary!! Honestly I can’t stand this DEI shit and I am so tired of having stuff forced down my throat but come on, it’s a video game. First of all this game is made by programmers and artists which are probably two groups that love, pushing the woke narrative. Plus you have the DEI company’s putting their mark on the game. I could care less Injust want to play a good game. If the dialogue bothers me guess what??? There is a skip button for a reason. The force feeding is annoying as hell but just as bad is the other side throwing a damn fit if a character in a game is gay or trans. I get enough of that crap in real life I don’t want it in games but really who cares? Skip the scene or skip the game and let’s get real reviews that talk about performance, or graphics, or gameplay ect.
Looks like that shrek cartoon 😂
Donkey Age 🫏 😂
Interesting that you said that because in Skill Up's Veilguard review he actually compared the look of the game's characters to those of Shrek's characters.
@@DragonHeart613”skill” up is so annoying. His takes are okay but his delivery of his opinion is not
@@dylanburch9264 Annoying how? He's one of the very best & most dependable game reviewers on YT. You want annoying than go watch ign.
I’m going to try it on Steam,, if it’s crap I’ll refund it
HR review
Saying bioware is back is utter bs, and this isn't hate on the game.
Bioware games are known for truly great story telling.
Veilguard is watered down disney slop, that said combat looks fun and the world looks good.
Character creation on the other hand i really dont like, no matter what i do my female characters body looks like a mans frame with boobs its awful
This looks like a Disney game.
Nah... Disney would never allow for a male character to headbutt a female character, even if it's story appropriate.
@@skysix5733 Yeah. It’s ugly.
@@ulengrau6357 everyone in this game is non binary or trans, how dare you use "male/female" as a term for this.
@@YaYAbIsCiT Trans-AM? 😆
Saying that like it’s a insult is hilarious
Looks really good. Many thanks for this review. Great stuff! 👍
Thank you Capcom for the Monster Hunter Wilds demo in these dark (or not so dark if you're Dragon Age) times.
Push square are clowns if you guys think this is a good product.
And others who enjoyed the game will call haters butthurt. See how opinions work?
I’ll play for myself. Everyone online liked & praised Kingdom Come Deliverance but I really hate the combat in that game so I stopped playing it. Waste of money for me.
Some of yall in the comment section is crashing out big time. I know you have no life when you follow reviewers you clearly don't trust just to leave crashed out comments 😂😂
Almost 2000 dislikes. Veilguard Its an insult to Dragon Age fans
Kinda weird any reviewer that even got the code thinks this is the best game ever made 😂😂😂 wtf
Played it have you..? lol
Dont lie dude there are reviewers who say its not really good but for me ill wait for reviews after the game launch.
Might be because the game is good? Lmao There are also reviewers that didn't like it or have clear criticisms but still think it's good
@@The3rdjp1995 Are you obtuse?
"reviewers that didn't like it or have clear criticisms but still think it's good"
This comment is an oxymoron. There are reviewers that think this game is a dissapointment and they have a valid criticism.
Like i said we will see what is the truth when the game comes out and players and reviewers who werent "hand picked" by EA played it.
maybe it will be a good game or maybe it will be starfield again when hand picked reviewers gave 9/10 or10/10 and then the game was mediocre at best.
Even Mortismal Gaming. Sad day.
Definitely getting this tomorrow :D
Same brother
that voice always forces me to shut video down
So many babies crying over this game form your own opinions and dont worship random youtubers.
Cool story.
This is not a Role Playing Game. You are set on a linear storyline and get no actual control over who you allow into your group. BG3 craps all over this, even with the turn based combat.
It's a skip for me
Of course PushQueer would love this game. It's getting torn to shreds by people who aren't paid shills. Your site is a joke.
Can you play as a different race or are you stuck with that dark elfy troll race?
There are 3 different races
4, my bad
Game looks like a mobile Fortnite game and forsakes what dragon age was. This is garbage. Not buying this trash
How much you guys wanna bet he never played Dragon Age and is just parroting the Alt-Righters?
Metacritic 84
@@scragglie People who constantly go after games for political reasons are not gamers
Than what are you doing here?
@@scragglie What audience is only buying games for political reasons? What a nonsensical reply 😂. Normal people don't care. What they see is you guys constantly trashing great games like Alan Wake 2 and Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown despite high quality
The character creator is ridiculous and the dialogue is childish.
Biowoke has failed, miserably.
How is the character creator ridiculous? It looks really detailed and the hair looks incredible.
Arrrg! I can't stand opinions that are different from the ones im told to have! And/Or You have a different opinion than me, so you are a paid shill!
Can someone please make a list of everyone who got an early review code?
I’ll be lumping them all with IGN when it comes to making future purchase decisions.
Access Gaming-Journalism is becoming so 🤮
Let the cult cry
I don't believe you.
Great review
No.
There's it, saved you guys 10 minutes of your lives.
You’ve spent 80 hours playing this game like the reviewer has?
more like push dislike
Finally a positive review that does not sound like copy of the ign one👏
Nice review , I was already buying the game but this just reinforced my decision. I don’t care if they’ve gone “woke” , I don’t care if “top surgery scars” are a customisation option, I just want to play an immersive enjoyable game and that’s what this looks like.
_Steam>Your Store>Preferences>Store Preferences>Tags to Exclude>LGBTQ+
Bye bye bioware
Awesome! I always wanted to play a game where you play millennials and zoomers from upper middle class Cali cosplaying and LARPING as Tumblr fantasy characters. What an original idea. Equipped 100% accurately with all the cadence, vernacular, slang, and accents of "current year" America AND with all the patronizing preachiness as well.
Close call to, I almost thought I was going to play one of those "icky problematic" dark fantasies with edge, stoicism, accents and immersion. Whew. Thanks for protecting me Blackrock and Vangard and forcing my behavior.
no ......... move on
Another franchise ruined by d e i
DA is back… back to the drawing board…
I love the visuals. I’m sick of everything looking as lifelike as possible. It ends up looking boring that way, like Dragon’s Dogma 2
Looking forward to playing this
Access journalism at it's finest, spreading misinformation. Wait tell the game comes out for real reviews and pay no attention to this add.
It is enough to add the place “THEY” to the game, the game gets a score of 8 points...
I sincerely hope that the game fails in sales.
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So wait, by your words (some of these), low on choices, watered down dialogue, not dark and gritty, different game play than previous entries, very little to do with what is expected of DA, near no impact from 2 decades of previous DA choices, tons of screenshots of woke indoctrination and preaching, even going trans in the game is possible, praising (this is the writing im talking about in the game) surgery scars as sexy, identifying as non binary and thus a... "they?". And yet at the same time with all this its a 8/10, as good as Origins and Bioware is back ?
Il say this much for Bioware, who ever picked the reviewers who were going to get the game early ? Give him/her a raise. They clearly chose very well for the most part and hit a lot of woke individuals/channels. As long as "The Message" is included ? Who cares that everything else is missing. 8/10 boiz !
I bet the executives over at square enix are pissed right now. Nothing but praise for the combat system of this game. A system that is very similar to that of the lambastic style found in final fantasy 16
Have you played it?