Bellara Full Intro Cutscene - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Preview

[@sandeepandas6742]

Vellara's reaction to the Elven gods being free from Solas's prison is very tame given that she has Dalish tattoos on her

[@austinrm]

The veil jumpers already know about solas and the evanuris, a scene very soon before this strife explains that to the player

[@Rikard_A]

It strange since elf want their gods back as shown in previous Dragon Age games.

[@sandeepandas6742]

@@Rikard_A I know. Right?

[@pandabers]

@@austinrm but BioWare wrote it that way. and they just knew because Varric told them about the Dread Wolf in The Missing. It's still disappointing. It's like going in that planet in Andromeda and being excited to talk to the new aliens but surpriise they already know about you and the aliens actually know how to communicate with humans already.

[@Eltacopandax]

​@@pandabersI'm late to the convo here but i did want to say that in Andromeda, only Ryder is meeting them for the first time. Technically the anagar have already been interacting with human to an extent so its not like first contact

[@invaderjoshua6280]

Uh oh. She caught a monster in a device in a field. Nintendo is gonna sue for patent infringement now.

[@SunniestAutumn]

I like the implication that this is the only thing Palworld did to incite a lawsuit.

[@ANGRYWOLVERINE2060-ft2nc]

@@SunniestAutumn Nintendo did not sue Palworld over the character likeness which is what most people thought they would do. I assume you thought the lawsuit was for that but if so you are mistaken. It involves copywrited process including captures. Not likenesses.

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

@@SunniestAutumnof course it wasn’t. Their real crime was creating a great game and making Nintendo salty and jealous

[@ConnorLonergan]

Was Nintendo Salty and Jelous though? As I understand it the Pokemon legal folks just tossed the game in their “derivative of our IP.” pile and just moved on

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

@@ConnorLonergan if that was the case they would’ve sued palworld when it was announced. It was only after it became a smash hit that Nintendo started crying

[@th3thatguy631]

I hope the lipsyncing and facial animations are fixed before launch, its very stiff

[@wasabilover1293]

yeah my biggest issue with the game so far

[@Tim7318-3]

Tbf there were still buggy/flawed lipsyncing and facial animations in the previous DA games, hell in DA:I there were a lot of weird and awkward animations that were left unaddressed and felt outdated; like when Dagna hands the Inquisitor a rune at the end of Cullen’s personal quest after siding with the mages, instead of having an animation that shows the Inquisitor holding the rune properly in their hand it instead looks like they’re holding it like a dish slanted slightly. Face it, animations aren’t this company’s strong suit.

[@adityasivaram6175]

Early game build likely

[@th3thatguy631]

@@adityasivaram6175 not likely. It is an early build. I just hope it isn't an Andromeda situation where they don't address the lackluster animations until a year after

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

@@Tim7318-3the last DA games are more then ten years old. This shouldn’t be an issue by now

[@kanetonn]

I think she's cute ! I'll sell my soul to see emmrich's introduction, but thank you so much for showing us bellara!

[@jenkemprovides6531]

Emmerich does look the coolest out of all the companions. I also always have a soft spot for necromancers and other practicioners of strange magic.

[@JayB-oz4wo]

Rook using "me" instead of "my" made me so excited, I hope the male english voice has a similar accent!

[@Dawnwhisper]

Male voice is more general British with less of a northern influence! You can hear him in my Lucan's videos.

[@DavidM_10]

I was surprised they used that kind of regional dialect. I wonder if she speaks like that a lot or if it was just a one-off that they decided to leave in.

[@JayB-oz4wo]

@@DavidM_10 Same! Geordie Rook? 👀 Edit: Too many people think British is just the posh Queen's (or I guess King's now) dialect

[@DavidM_10]

​@@JayB-oz4wo True. It's usually King's English or cockney. But there are a bunch of UK accents. I always liked that Merrill from DA2 had a Welsh accent.

[@Burnouts3s3-z2v]

I’m not sure if this is a fair comparison but Bellara reminds me of Merrill in Dragon Age 2. (I know Merrill was also in Origins but honestly, she feels like a completely different character between Origins and 2).

[@Shmurph]

Can't say I'm 100% sold on her just yet. Might take a bit to grow on me, which isn't super uncommon when it comes to the more bubbly characters. I think it's also largely that her actual vocal performance reminds me *so* much of Peebee, who I just...could never get used to. I at least find her overall more endearing than Peebee anyway, and some people who have the same issue with the more quirky bubbly characters have stated that they enjoy her as a character so I'm hopeful.

[@PKBitchGirl]

At least Bellara wont suffer from having a writer who is obsessed with asari like Hack Walters

[@johndeighan2495]

I’m not being negative for the sake of it. But this feels way too Disney. It’s like a scene from Frozen or something. I feel patronised.

[@Supadrumma441]

Yes, I also feel that sensation of being patronised and I don't like it. That dialogue is insipid too.

[@gorelash9056]

💯 exactly

[@Elaranu]

Yes, i was just wondering if this is a game for kids and if Im too old for it

[@MisterSmith00]

I’m going to focus on the really neat magic gauntlet… …and give the character some time to grow.

[@mattc8059]

Any potential glimpses of Emmrich content?

[@SerDorZ12]

The frozen, expressionless faces kinda off putting

[@ashavellanar1965]

Glad to see that being a different race can have different dialogues according lore. "Our gods are free". Thanks bioware!

[@trengilly01]

Why does this feel more like an episode of Dora the Explorer than Dragon Age? 🤨

[@MiaCulpa24]

Because you dont know what Dora the Explorer is, and operate on a mental bias based on your inability to talk to women

[@Dragonage2ftw]

It doesn’t. Thanks for playing.

[@Supadrumma441]

Playing what? Game isnt out yet. Or are you playing these mindgames where every bit of criticism can be brushed aside as culture war tourism? Nice phrase coinage there.​@Dragonage2ftw

[@watchmehope6560]

It's for the modern audience. What'd you expect? Western people aren't the brightest.

[@jenkemprovides6531]

Everything must be inoffensive and toned down for the "Modern audience". I do think there's room for a game with the same tone as veilguard to exist; the writing seen in this video would not feel out of place there. But If you went back in time and told me 14 year old self Veilguard was the future of dragon age I would never believe you.

[@michaelaharris7800]

Any of the interactions with Lucanis that you have (meeting him, taking him back to the Crows, talking about “you know who” with Neve and Bellara) I’d love to see!

[@Dawnwhisper]

I gotchu! Lucanis is next

[@michaelaharris7800]

@@Dawnwhisper Thank you so much!! Waiting with bated breath! 😭

[@managers6667]

those heads are uncanny huge

[@jizamkizam9611]

I'm excited to play the game, but damn those animations are extremely rough

[@NeroBurningRome]

Oh god that lip sync is rough and why do they move in such a weird way.

[@Icecoldkiwi]

They all look like stout dwarves with the giant heads. Elves are supposed to be thin long waif looking creatures… hell even the qunari look more human than humans.

[@FadeSpiritz-e9g]

She’s the only companion I don’t care about and her introduction solidifies it. She’s yet another super bubbly person, who happens to be a genius. I know who I won’t bring on missions with me. 😕

[@inquerion8867]

She sounds like Sera 2.0 or Peebee 2.0. Fortunately, she seems a bit less annoying.

I know these kind of companions be the most boring

[@banjomir519]

@@AdatheAlien Me too.

[@FadeSpiritz-e9g]

@@inquerion8867 I actually like Sera, so no hate from me. Peebee though....

[@sonnenblumefrau2048]

​@@inquerion8867 definitely not like Sera, more like Merril and Origins Leliana.

[@gorelash9056]

"Gotcha!" wow she's already annoying the first word out of her mouth. I can already tell who will never join my party haha.

[@pandabers]

Not the gotca wtf. I had low expectations for Bellara already but that was just...

[@varric]

Bellara is just Merrill 2.0

[@Errrmmm]

I was praying she wouldn't be the manic pixie girl, she feels like she should be in a Marvel movie. That and Rook looks like a Kardashian 😄 Iphone face and lipfiller to the max

[@kaelsozee]

I would sell my soul to you if you did Lucanis' introduction scene.

[@Dawnwhisper]

It's my next video, keep an eye out!

[@michaelaharris7800]

@@DawnwhisperLiterally gnawing at the bars of my enclosure.

[@tygerlillee]

⚡️

[@kaelsozee]

@@Dawnwhisper THANK YOUUU

[@JD-Media]

Guess you lost your soul.

[@pandabers]

So her reaction to knowing her gods exists and that they are bad and the whole about Fen'Harel is just..."Oh, Yes, That is very much for the worse". Goddamn. That's more bothering than the quirky/bubbly voice acting.

[@jmp7278]

More than likely dealing with it internally. Going "oh f*ck" to news that your gods are back is pretty valid.

[@indiciaobscure]

I’m not a fan of the characters but the background design is gorgeous, I might play just to hang out there.

[@dereka5017]

Neve seems cool, but Bellara…. My God. Moment I can bench her she’s benched. She seems like a more annoying Peebee.

[@inquerion8867]

At least Peebee was less annoying than Sera from DA3 Inquisition. But yes, all 3 are basicaly the same type of character.

[@dereka5017]

@@inquerion8867 Agreed. Sera I had to force my completionist self to interact with. Peebee was slightly more tolerable. Not sure why this is an archetype Bioware likes to roll with.

[@dereka5017]

@@inquerion8867 🤮

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

@@inquerion8867 Corinne has really triggered the chuds

[@Win32Neptunia]

​@@inquerion8867Doesn't... Sound good.

[@lemonf6859]

Well I know who will never join my party.

[@MMaRsu]

Bro that lip sync 💀💀😂😂😂

[@chicken1456]

Yall are really forcing it with hate lol shes adorable

[@watchmehope6560]

To each their own on that one lol. Compared to those around her, sure

[@johndeighan2495]

I guess she is, if that's what you're looking for... in a dark, grown-up fantasy.

[@chicken1456]

@@johndeighan2495 dragon age AINT dark freakin weirdo edgelord. It’s high fantasy with a dash of dark. Grown up fantasy my ass

[@vincentgeiszler3749]

@@johndeighan2495 there’s plenty of room for levity in dragon age

[@johndeighan2495]

@@vincentgeiszler3749 There was also plenty room for levity in the Witcher 3. Levity isn't the point, it's how the levity is delivered.

[@scparker6893]

wow the heads really are too big

[@npc6254]

I can already tell that Bellara is going to be my least favorite companion in this game. Taash might be a runner-up for this spot but I’m only saying that because I haven’t seen anything about her yet. BioWare really seems to love that non-serious, always bubbly character for some reason. It can be argued that a few beloved past characters can be labeled with the same way but there’s a clear distinction that BioWare has seemed to forgotten. Zeveran is very non-serious and yet he’s one my favorites, Oghren as well. The thing that makes them work is that they are both hilarious. I’d even put Sera in that same category as well but to a lesser degree. Bellara might surprise me but all I’m seeing is a non-blue Peebee with ears.

[@pandabers]

Bellara is Merrill downgraded

[@husky6672]

I WOULD after 5 drinks

[@tygerlillee]

Christ almighty it's like a fucking furnace in here

[@msd85TvT]

A bit too modern with the mannerisms…but fantasy game.. still breaks the immersion a bit. I,m sure they’ll fix the animations later on though. I do wish BioWare the best, despite some ….missteps in the game design. Hopefully they’ll be able to iron those out before launch.

[@gorelash9056]

I've always had this issue with dragon age, how modern so many of the characters act and speak. It makes me cringe. They seem to be doubling down on it with this new game.

[@grod4L]

Millenial cringe

[@TheDream6842]

I like her. She is cute.

[@tygerlillee]

⚡️

[@DarkWarden041]

Is that a hint of a Scot/Irish accent i'm hearing out of Rook?

[@gingerfux1116]

She is so cute and lovely! I love Bellara 💜 Can't wait to meet her in DA!

[@epope98]

facial animations are still stiff as fuck

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

get over it

[@Supadrumma441]

​@BonusEggs4Sale it's a legitimate criticism. Get over it.

[@monochromedream-eatingbaku]

So far everyone seems to hate Bellara but I already love her 💜. I definitely know who I'm romancing

[@thant0s]

I wasn't aware Veilguard got demoted to an E rating.

[@noitsbecky1278]

Oh I’m so cooked

[@cockyrustler]

Pee Bee, mayhaps I judged you too harshly.

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

It’s like there was a competition in the art team to make the companions as unappealing as possible

[@varric]

The winner is Taash.

[@16Vagabond]

Yep she's Peebee, just as annoying. Which means she's earned a permanent spot in the lighthouse.

[@Thebluishbear]

Can you not recruit her?

[@Dawnwhisper]

She joins your party after this mission!

[@Thebluishbear]

@@Dawnwhisper ah, was hoping you could reject her. Thanks for all the vids! Keep the good work up

[@kiarahcurrin7105]

@@Thebluishbear lol

[@inquerion8867]

​@@kiarahcurrin7105?

[@Padme4000]

I really like her. Also, I'm so happy she is neurodivergent representation, too. Thank you for sharing

[@네버엔딩-l1v]

Please know this. Even Asian people don't necessarily like elves that look like Asians.

[@jenkemprovides6531]

It's a shame. Could've been cool to what Asia with a dragon age coat of paint would be lime. Instead fantasy these days is just fantasy downtown New York in cosplay.

[@TheChicero]

They only care what they want it to look like. They don't give a single F what fans actually want.

[@hughjass6086]

@@TheChicerothat’s a good thing though, fans are notorious for being very stupid and not knowing what they want, if you’re a “fan” of anything you should be deeply ashamed of yourself

[@marcospimentel6005]

She has peebee vibes from me andromeda

[@KelsiFinnan]

Honestly giving Dagna vibes

[@Dawnwhisper]

Dagna vibes are best vibes

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

I'm warming up to bellara she's adorable

[@francisong94]

Honestly, considering Elves likely have their origin as European mythical cratures, if they wanted to bring in foreign characters as mythical creatures they could have done so with those culturess' mythical creatures rather than elves. Imagine the asian character being a Hulijing instead of an elf, and mexican and african characters as mythical creatures from those cultures, rather than making an European mythical creature Asian or Mexican for some reason.

[@saudal5176]

The elves in dragon age are based on historical minorities like the Roma people, not European whites.

[@yves478]

having their creation in european mythical creatures doesn't means it can't change to fit in others universes duh why be the same cliché over and over again?

[@francisong94]

@yves478 honestly just feels weird to see non white elves. Add the while diversity bs that's been going on, anybody trying to get a piece of that pie deserves the shit they are grtting

[@Thebluishbear]

@@saudal5176 David Gaider the creator of Dragon Age, literally based them of Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. He said it in his livestream in Covid. Even their lore is similar. Humans ( The English ) taking their culture away and slaving them to their empire. Where did you see the Roma influence comment? Would love to see it, I am obsessed with anything in the development of the DA world! :)

[@superchug2469]

So the arlathan forest is that in the real world of thedas or the fade somewhere?

[@Oddolive8]

It is in the real world of Thedas, next to Antiva I believe.

[@Tomatowormprince]

Yeah, I knew from the reveal trailer that I would want to bury Bellara under cement.

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

so edgy

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

@@copyninja8756 Nah, baby boy behaviour.

[@sonnenblumefrau2048]

So, I'm guessing you're team Ghilan’nain and Elgar’nan.

[@Tomatowormprince]

@@BonusEggs4Sale Not really, no blood, no gore, and a non-zero chance of surviving the ordeal.

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

@@copyninja8756 You're a wimpy little turd :)

[@ProxyRacks]

Anims and artstyle for this game are dogwater. Bobblehead looking mofos.

[@nomad_effect]

Prepare to be my new wife Bellara

[@Holy_Crusad3r]

Has a very Fable look to it. I actually really like it. 🤷🏻‍♂️always liked the goofy cartoony style. Haha

[@shogun8159]

So Merril without blood magic obsession?

[@Mike-r4h]

I like the character, even if the whole semi-adorable/semi-oblivious elven mage has already been done in a previous game. What concerns me is the facial animations and, from what I've seen in other spoilery videos, the quality of the writing as a whole, at least during dialogue. I'm still very much positive about the game, though.

[@julianas.1218]

She feels like Merril 2.0 with this voice...I don't like it much

[@samflood5631]

At least Bellera isn’t using Blood Magic and endangering her clan.

[@Tim7318-3]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@samflood5631tbf some of the bad things that happened to the clan weren’t a direct result of Merril’s actions, like that one clan member that went “stay back!” and literally backed himself into the same danger that he was fleeing from before. It’s like Hawke says: “can you save someone so intent on being foolish?” Imo it’s still a little too early to compare both elves, at the very least we know what type of crazy Merril is but not the newcomer so we can’t say she’s Merril 2.0 just yet.

[@MEUAR]

And quirky too. The vomit-inducing-Disney-protag kinda quirky. Maker help us all.

[@chicken1456]

no she doesnt

[@samflood5631]

@@MEUAR It’s just one character. Let’s just hope that the other new companions are better.

[@HOJ34]

Omg their faces… it’s Andromeda all over again! They speak with so much emotion but their faces are just 😶

[@inquerion8867]

Voice actors did a good job. The rest...well...at least soundtrack will be fine I suppose?

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

No it's not lol, move on to your next random nitpick, lets speed run the usual crying.

[@sonnenblumefrau2048]

It’s alot better than Andromeda. I had one scene where Sara's face started going nuts, laughed for a good 10 to 15 minutes. She was looking like a grumpy old woman with her teeth missing.

[@HOJ34]

@@Cameron-fk5fk Whoa buddy, get off the internet I had already pre-ordered but seeing this killed my hype. I’m not gonna waste my time on a prettier Andromeda. I’ll wait for player reviews combat looks awesome but if the story ain’t it I’m out.

[@elizabethhatesyoutube]

i actually think the facial animations here are significantly worse than andromeda. andromeda has an issue with over-expressiveness mixed with really dead eyes, which was uncanny but in general it didn't bother me as much as it did with some people. this, however, is treading into silicone robot territory and it's pretty unnerving.

[@TeddieSage1987]

I like her already.

[@kallekallessons]

I don't know what's more boring, her or her faction

[@Supadrumma441]

Insipid dialogue too.

[@Burneye31]

Such a well spoken person, just subbed! Hey I guess it’s spoiler ish ? But do you think protagonists like Hawke & The Hero Of Ferelden could make a return? Also what are chances of seeing Isabella and Leliana? I just pre ordered for PS5 was gonna get the Xbox in Oct and probably pre order it for that as well, have a great day 🫶

[@RealTylerDurden]

Of course she's well-spoken, she's British!

[@Burneye31]

@@RealTylerDurden haha as a fellow Brit I’d agree

[@TheDream6842]

This game follows the trespasser dlc of dragon age inquisition. So the inquisitor is the most probable character to make an appearance and I think some spoilers confirmed it.

[@Keram-io8hv]

Warden is abandoned and Iam glad for it, my guy would died of cringe first moment someone would veiljump into his face

[@GravityAP]

unlikely for Hawk. Only data you import is for DAI

[@htaylor9677]

Love her ❤️ 3 more weeks. Still Neve first though

[@danlovallo497]

Wow this female Asian elf looks very weird along with the character editor

[@jungtothehuimang]

She is extremely cute! I already liked her anyway from the Vows & Vengance episode with her, but she's very cool!

[@irvins8160]

It's just Peebee from Andromeda all over again! Even sounds the same. Annoying voice-check. Selfishly eager to find and activate lost relics that could possibly endanger other people - check. Doesn't take anything seriously - check. Cringe dialogue - check. Quirky attitude - check.

[@inquerion8867]

And Peebee was Sera from Inquisition. For some reason modern Bioware is obsessed with this type of characters.

[@TheDream6842]

Believe me, she take things seriously if you watched the audio serie Vows and Vengeance or saw the other leak sequences, you would know.

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

Move on tourist, crying baby attitude, parroting same old nitpicks, you're boring.

[@JD-Media]

Just like Peebee, will her personal quest be about finding some lost relic and then being forced to choose whether to save it or sacrifice it?

[@TheDream6842]

@@JD-Media Well if you watched the episode 4 of the prequel audio serie that release every week, she lost a dear companion in the past and even another significant one in the episode. I don't want to spoil but her rage moment toward the bad guy was very cool. So her mission would be to kind save that dear being, maybe🙂. It's a good audio show and the name is DA Vows and Vengeance. Each episode hightlight each companion.We are actually in episode 4(Bellara's episode).

[@Keram-io8hv]

Noooo, not another quirky character Bioware, we already had Sera and Peebee (which sucks in game which doesn"t allow you to kill companions)

[@banjomir519]

Yeah...I do not like Bellara. Not one bit.

[@angelpoloo2]

This makes me miss Cullen voice actor and Alistair ...😢 even Sara sounds better than this shit

[@bobnix3240]

She sounds like a child. Or *maybe* like a kindergarten teacher. Why does she speak like that to adults? And why does she have no reaction to learning that her "gods" were 1) imprisoned, 2) freed, and 3) want to destroy the world? Isn't this the opposite of everything her Dalish people believe about their gods?

[@steffen89able]

Yeah… Not digging this

[@Trojan9514]

My face is tired 2.0

[@inquerion8867]

Same engine and probably the same Andromeda animators. It shows.

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

Oh please, tourist.

[@inquerion8867]

@@Cameron-fk5fk You are a tourist. We played and suppported Bioware since BG1. But no longer. Bioware deserves a termination.

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

@@inquerion8867 Nah mate, if you did you'd realise this same discussion has happened many times before.

[@Dragonage2ftw]

@inquerion8867 I doubt you’ve even touched a Bioware game before.

[@Assertiveopinion9]

The voice acting sounds so flat and unenthusiastic man the more I see more of this game the more I regret pre-ordering it

[@Keram-io8hv]

Isn't it cancellable? I hope so

[@Assertiveopinion9]

@@Keram-io8hv it’s been more than 30 days I’m fucked

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

lol you didnt preorder tourist.

[@Win32Neptunia]

​@@Assertiveopinion9You have to be burned to learn. Speaking from experience...

[@Keram-io8hv]

@@Assertiveopinion9 My condolences

[@vincentgeiszler3749]

Y’all hate cheerful women so much it’s so weird. I’m definitely gonna run with her at least a bit (gotta see who I get a feel for). I’ve always loved DA for it’s darkness, as well as its joy. Such a rich world with rich characters. She is adorable, love her design.

[@TatarovPles]

Dues anyone noticed that she speak with Ruk and with us, as player, if we was a 5 year child? Despite her amazing voice performance...it's just gross. It's doesn't belong in this game.

[@davionknight7355]

I love this game❤❤ i don't care what hater say. ❤❤

[@annaleft]

she is gorgeous and awesome

[@TheAmeliaNathan]

Bellara my Love 😊❤

[@OmegaxStarr]

My face gets tired just watching this.

[@Draconiangem]

So go do something else.

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

move on tourist, were you even out of grade school when Andromeda came out.

[@sonnenblumefrau2048]

Play something else? You have that option.

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

@@sonnenblumefrau2048lol sure drive away players. That’s a good idea for a dying game company that desperately needs a success to do 🤣

[@TheFoxHound626]

Mmmm I dont think I like her voice its a little annoying. She's cute though.

[@Britterscotch]

All these dudes mad at a woman for being cheerful acting like they don't tell ladies to smile more. 😅

[@jenkemprovides6531]

Tell me, what else do the voices in your like to say?

[@foxburrows]

Veilguard... is not looking so good, I'm not gonna lie.

[@kekgoogle4809]

Looks just and sounds just as awful as i expected, another bioslop game not even worth pirating.

[@user-jz9yc9st1e]

That's awsesome !!! The ugliest game I have ever see.

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

Move on parrot tourist, how long do actual fans have to wait till you little baby boys move on to the next culture bs hate train.

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

@@Cameron-fk5fkacting like Dao fans aren’t this game’s biggest critics 😂 Whatever enjoy your slop

[@Cameron-fk5fk]

@@Jdjdjdujakzgsha Mald and cry when this wins goty tourist.

[@AneirinRPG]

​@@Cameron-fk5fk jeez hostility much your the one who needs to grow up

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

@@Cameron-fk5fk “tourist” I’ve been playing dragon age since origins released I have over a 1000 hours in origins 200 hours in da2 and 800 hours in inquisition. The difference between us is I’m not blindly loyal to a franchise just cause I liked the previous games.

[@nyx2903]

From what I've seen so far Bellara is the only companion besides Varric that I like. All the other ones don't really "click" with me, which is a shame in a story and character driven rpg.

[@capntonydanza]

And I could be wrong but I don’t think Varric is an actual companion. So that sucks lol

[@instamoral2610]

That's crazy

[@nyx2903]

@@capntonydanza Damn. That makes the whole party composition topic a bit troublesome for me I guess

[@juanolivieri9798]

@@nyx2903 what about the female varric

[@nyx2903]

@@juanolivieri9798 I almost forgot about her. Yeah, I guess I could pick her. She does not give me Disney vibes. I appreciate not getting Disney vibes from my party members 😅

[@RyoShido]

Another Disney princess who doesn't know that the story is not about her

[@danigaribay6254]

Oh my god she's adorable.

[@piyaginatours5782]

Meh

Dragon age use to be semi low magic now it’s sow flashy

[@sonnenblumefrau2048]

Low magic? I have been a mage since Origins, there is always magic. Plus spells used by Wynn and whatnot have always been flashy.

[@xavierhouston4650]

How is there a canon Asian character, an Elf no less, in Dragon Age?

[@inkygreen]

Im not sure where "elves=white people" came from. But you could always make non white elves in the game. Bellara is just the first NPC. Also elves do not exist irl so its not like it matters what color they are or what features they have. In some media they have purple skin.