Dragon Age: Skillup VS Mortismal - What Is This Mess....

[@Sir_AlexxTv]

I've watched too many Mortismal reviews to not notice that he didn't touch any of the game's questionable aspects. I don't accuse him of anything, I don't know him personally. Maybe he really likes this game, but if this game meets the requirements for such a positive review, he's not the reviewer for me because obviously, I have different tastes than him.

[@Odog78]

Well said mate.

[@radityapoerwanto7018]

I watched mortisimal review. He focused to much on the gameplay aspect, which is fine. But my biggest reason for loving Dragon Age is the story, and he barely touched on that aspect at all.

[@MrShika07]

He in it for the gameplay like myself ​@radityapoerwanto7018

[@The-0ni]

I’ve watched nearly all of his reviews and I gotta say there were definitely some takes that made me raise an eyebrow like for Redfall. I’ve just learned Mortismal is just overly positive about games.

[@ReaperCet]

Mortem: focused on the game Skillup: focused on his expectations That's the difference

[@Jehuty256]

I think it fine that people enjoy it but to say the game is a return to form is crazy

[@arkeshn729]

If you can't make "for the greater good" or "necessary evil" chooses like Origins or DA2, it's not a return to form.

[@j4zzy-j]

The contract reviewers had to sign has been leaked and part of the contract states that the reviewer must mention that DA:V is a "return to form" for BioWare. That's why you see so many reviews include this exact wording.

[@Isidore22]

When a dozen reviewers all use the same phrase in their review, it is not genuine or coincidence. Statistical improbability.

[@randalthor6872]

Indeed. That is an insane statement to make. No tactical combat. No control over companions. No excellent writing. No grim and dark fantasy setting. No realistic character models. And No roleplaying options. Also, no carry over consequences from previous games. To call this a "return to form" is the most braindead thing I can imagine. It just proves who the activists are. People that throat this game are obviously social justice activists that are in love with the pandering present in the game. Sad.

[@markedone494]

This is a massive single player no live service bullshit fully offline rpg… Dude thats literally what return to form means for bioware, no live service or bullshit open worlds.

[@dtt719]

The weirdest part of Mortismal’s review is that he always plays evil in RPGs. He’s said multiple times “why play lawful-good when I’m lawful good in real life.” Yet he doesn’t seem bothered that he doesn’t even have it as an option. Then again his favorite character from WoTR is Ember so maybe the tone of Vielguard just works for him. The last BioWare game I played was Inquisition. At that point it was clear they wouldn’t be making games to my taste again.

[@via_negativa6183]

Yeah I call BS on this too he famously said in baldurs gate 1 and 2 there's no point to being evil but in reality it's the optimal way to play that series

[@alaksandutheexorkizein7634]

​@@via_negativa6183 not Baldur's Gate 1. The game punish you if you play evil side. I mean you can still do it but its not optimal. Baldur's Gate 2 is better with it however but if it's optimal or not can be debated.

[@drcox012]

Wasn't Ember burned at the stake tho? I guess it doesn't matter. I'm already thoroughly convinced ol Morty was finally bought off. His favorite game of all time is WOTR and he thinks DATV is 2024s GOTY? No freaking way. Totally got some checks in the mail. I will die on this hill until Mort shows me his bank records.

[@benlee9409]

I unsubscribed Mortismal after his Veilguard review as I can't imagine he was being anywhere honest. He kept talking about his love for complex and chore-like tactical battle like Pathfinder and then he was in love of the petty and boring battle of Veilguard..... lol what a sad betray of character.

[@reddishcarp1237]

@@benlee9409 Imagine being this pathetic over someone's opinion. How sad & miserable must your life be?

[@joshuacollins9346]

Skillup did a really good job using clips to illustrate his criticisms. The writing is just...awful. Like truly heinous dialogue. I respect Mortim, but no idea what he was thinking in his review.

[@SoftExo]

He was thinking dollar signs and how much easier those (and his pretty review codes) flow then you're on these companies good side. He did the same for Starfield when he called it "a great RPG that is very easy to recommend". Just a shame that he does it at the expense of his viewers and the players 60 USD.

[@nicofash6366]

@joshuacollins9346 ive never really seen him tear down a game UNLESS it's already sold bad or it's from an unknown company. He shills for big companies because it's his job.

[@MikeThaDevil]

@@nicofash6366 this.

[@treasurehunter3369]

Hes just a lefty man i like him too

[@Siegdrifa]

@@SoftExo Did he praised Starfield ? OMG, i'm not a Starfield hater has i would recommande it IF don't you don't expect more than a 12/20. It's note a "bad" game in my book, but it's the worst production from Bethesda HQ; blend and uninspired with a broken class system, boring planet exploration and badly integrated super power. I would praise Starfield only if it was the first game of brand new studio.

[@RowdyRafe]

You can really feel the change of tone in Mortismal over the years as he got more popular. He might not have received monetary payment, but that access journalism gets him more views Another sellout sadly

[@arenkai]

I can't wait until SkillUp disagrees with you and you call him a sell-out too. Like, you do see the short-sightedness of what you're saying, right ? Everybody that doesn't agree is a sellout ? How does that work ? It means nobody can reach the opposite opinions and conclusions without being paid ? Everybody that disagrees is disingenuous ? Isn't that quite messed up as a way to see the world ?

[@RowdyRafe]

@ womp womp. Keep consuming that product

[@via_negativa6183]

I don't know where this is coming from he's basically always been a soft reviwer that basically never critiques the games he reviews

[@FaolanHart]

I don't think he's a sellout at all. Its consistent with his past DA videos. He's had consistently bad Dragon Age takes. He didn't care for Origins & thought Inquisition was the best. For some reason he's just got really poor taste when it comes to Dragon Age.

[@nikolowolokin]

@@arenkai wah wah wah not gonna read allat

[@gas481]

Big mort fan, but skillup seemed to really hone in on whats wrong with this game instead of sugar coating.

[@jaydunna2645]

One reviewer "honed" in on what's wrong and the other "honed" in on what's right. One is based, but the other is "sugar coating".

[@AnungUnRama987]

@@jaydunna2645 people dont like when you enjoy a game the internet hive mind determines is terrible

[@godword99]

I always goes for Mortim for RPG but after read DAV dialogue and seeing him praise the game to hell and back I kinda question his legitimacy right now. lol

[@markiv2942]

Mortismal gaming saying this is the best Dragon age ever and his GOTY HAS TO BE F JOKE. IT is right? right?! right?!!!!

[@marktaylor4906]

Dude is a simp shill and this exposed it

[@jaydunna2645]

what happened to subjectivity?

[@Faminetheblack]

@@jaydunna2645 The piss poor writing borders along objective.

[@Dedhaven]

@@jaydunna2645 Opinions definitely exist, it's just a shame his opinion was bought and paid for by Bioware/EA

[@jaydunna2645]

@@Dedhaven okay, but EA was bought by Trump. So the wokeness is being sponsored by the anti wokeness, so who should we be mad at?

[@darrelc5411]

Mortismal gaming has played some very in-depth RPGs. I'm confused on how he can say this is the best Dragon Age.

[@marktaylor4906]

Its called no morals and getting cash. I used to be one on the biggest fans of his channel and this shocked me. I Cant support a dirtbag like this

[@annkathi98]

preview access shilling

[@payuderguy8079]

I unsub to mortim. That was not his usual MO in doing reviews. He was definitely Coerced into that review. He got corrupted by the industry.

[@dannik9932]

Mortismal did not take payment. His payment is early access that he needs for his %100 schtick. Saying that can/may affect his reviews is not undue criticism. I watched both reviews and Mortismal's seems unprofessional. I don't mean his presentation, I mean his complete lack of critical analysis. It is fine to like a game and for it to be your personal best game of the year. I love some games that are just not very good as well, but I'm not a game reviewer, Mortisimal is. Mortismal should be critiquing the game on it's merits, not his preferences. How good is the voice acting, how good are the combat mechanics (objectively, not preferentially), how is the gameplay, how is the dialogue/writing (this is an RPG), how good are the characters, how impactful is player choice throughout the game? All these things are important and have both objective standards and subjective personal preferences. The former should be the main goal of your review and the driving force for your final score, while the latter can be put in your final discussion of the game where you can help soften the blow of the score for those who may be similar to you in taste. Mortismal fails at the above and has opened himself up to legitimate criticism because his viewers know he CAN do objective reviews. DA:VG was already divisive before Mortismal's review, he even acknowledges this. It was upon him to be as objective as possible and he wasn't. People noticed the different standard compared to his reviews of other games and went looking for reasons for the disparity. He has only himself to blame. DA:VG is objectively NOT GoTY material, no matter how much you may personally enjoy it. Saying so may be his opinion, but it is an opinion that is not based on an objective standard, which means he is shilling for something he likes instead of providing a legitimate, fair review. Viewers are not "against opinions" for pointing this out, they are against subjectivity overruling objectivity.

[@artinotsoparty]

Very well written mate. I am also disappointed in Mortismal for this one. He barely adressed anything related to what makes a RPG a RPG and focused mainly on combat. The euphoria at the end made it even worse because there was a disconnect from people watching the material shown and his reaction. The viewer got basically nothing to see that would warrant this goty euphoria which is why most people feel betrayed (at least thats my guess). I watched skillups review and he talked about roleplaying relevant mechanics which is why his review feels more professional. I also watched some gameplay streams today and what i immediatly noticed is that the game cant create atmosphere to immerse yourself. I wonder if its only me or if the reviewers just didnt pay attention to this. I saw a bit of gameplay in a city region. The sound didnt match that well with what was shown. The slums looked way too "nice" and friendly. NPCs being static made all the scenes so extremely lifeless. There was no noticeable wailing or crying to be heard although the world is around them is on the brink of destruction. Then came the part with the chantry....everywhere corpses. A whole lot of them but there were barely two drops of blood to be seen. No marks on the ground or walls....it looked line they were all sleeping. For me this felt all so disconnected that i wouldnt be able to really immerse myself and that is something important in a RPG i would say. But line i said...Mortismal would rather talk 1/3 of his review about a combat system that is mostly criticised for getting boring really fast even by mainstream media and doesnt talk much about RPG stuff and simply says he doesnt want to spoil things. A disclaimer and timestamps wouldve solved that problem...thats nothing new and i think he already used this in some reviews. Anyway...since Inqusitio was already not my cup of tea and Veilguard is even far worse, i guess Bioware has lost me completely. In case of Mortismal it remains to be seen. A statement of him would be nice but i wonder if we will see one. Trust is already kind of lost though.

[@musanetesakupwanya1050]

What a great comment. THAT is the problem with Mortismal's Review. He didn't address the game, he addressed his preferences. He liked Starfield, and thought Inquisition was better than Origins. So he clearly likes certain things that maybe the average DA player doesn't care for. Now, I'm someone who only played Inquisition, and loved it. I don't have history with the franchise.. And even I with so little knowledge, could see his review was really off! He didn't address this as a reviewer, he talked about it as a fan of his preferences. That's what made his review so frustrating. 😅 I couldn't understand how it was suddenly "Game of the Year material".. Was the combat THAT good? Was there such a deep storyline? Were the characters that strong? Was it a great DA game??

[@artinotsoparty]

@@musanetesakupwanya1050 exactly.

[@DannyRayqu]

And you should be objective and critical my dude, Skill has admitted to A) rush through the game and lower the difficulty since he wasn't upgrading nor changing armor B) not understanding a single thing about the story since he was rushing c) is a major fanboy of souls game so every non souls like he immediately trash talks D) he is the same reviewer that recommended us Cyberpunk 2077 on launch He doesnt like the franchise He doesnt know the stories The only parts of his critique that I would normally take into consideration is the gameplay and he seems to not have tried at all

[@therion451]

I feel like its fair if mortismal likes a game but the problem is that hes not really a critical reviewer. I mean I dont take a reviewer who always talks positively about a game they review seriously because that could make me question whether he really likes it or not, and this applies to any reviewer not just him in particular. Idk whether he just doesnt have a standard, or he tries to maintain a mutual relationship with the devs so that he keep getting those review codes

[@joseduarte2146]

Mortismal is an idiot for saying origins is the worst game ?? It’s close to Baldurs gate and he’s say the veilguard is the best one ???? How can you take him seriously

[@rizkyarieframadhan4893]

maybe he has bad taste in story and dialogue?

[@sagacity1071]

​@rizkyarieframadhan4893 his favorite games are BG3 and PFWoTR... he clearly likes good writing. But also EA access

[@eloverlord96]

@@rizkyarieframadhan4893 He's blatantly lying and ignoring the obvious flaws, that's what he is doing, because he's a sellout

[@andrewellisonlee]

Can't now.

[@caliburn1123]

No one in the right mind would think dragon age origins is the worst of the series

[@sagacity1071]

Morty is always way to kind on games that would otherwise cut ties with him... he considers starfield high quality for goodness sake.

[@thesponge836]

Mort bans anyone with negative comments in his videos, if you want to express your opinion use the thumb up/down system or you will be permabanned.

[@violau8550]

@@thesponge836 I always have a feeling that he is actually a narcissistic person beneath, he repeats his slogans way too much and its getting longer and longer, he is basically a person that hope everyone love him.

[@EastlakeRasta7]

I just recently found his channel and liked his continent opinion especially because he 100% the game. But I thought it was interesting that he liked the story and not the gameplay compared to Maddie, I remember him and Maddie had flip flop opinions about Dragon Age

[@annkathi98]

it is a shill tactic that will give him more industry ties/early access he also goes full stalin in his comments

[@verde5738]

The problem with Mortisimal is that he uses his preferences to excuse the game's shortcomings, like the poorly-written dialogue that feels like it was pulled from a diary of a 12-year-old girl. Or the lack of meaningful choice and agency. Or the dumbing-down of the combat system which won't even let you take control of your Party Members. He's not being objective in his assessment of the product and, for the most part, he just hand-waves valid criticism away because "he liked it" or "it's not a big deal TO HIM". That's not how one should go about reviewing things critically. For example, Final Fantasy 15 is my favorite entry in the franchise, but I'd NEVER claim that it's the BEST one, because despite my love for the game, I am fully aware of its flaws, and I'd be a fool to claim that Final Fantasy 15 is the best entry in the franchise because, personally, I found the flaws to not be that big of a deal.

[@kenpachiramasama1139]

Yeah that my problem with his review that he like the game but really just didn’t address the horrible writing and lack choices at all. To objective problems just completely ignored. I mean characters literally just say what they’re feeling that fanfic levels of writing quality or worse.

[@seapeajones]

That's a lot of words to say you disagree with an opinion.

[@adamaccountname]

It seriously raises questions about his ability to rate things based on the genre they claim to be in. Eg if it were an action game, expectations are low. When it's an rpg and all responses lead to the same outcome, even when it claims you're angry, then they've given you no actual roleplay

[@kenpachiramasama1139]

@@seapeajones He criticizing that mortismal didn’t address any of these issues even though objectively they flaws. It can honestly say the writing is good regardless of politics by every fact character are literally just saying there feeling and dialogue don’t flow into each other like normal conversation. That like a shooter a high score but the movement sucks.

[@davidtreece3922]

Dog....NO ONe CAN BE OBJECTIVE AbOUT AN OPINION on A FUCKING VIDEOGAME. Just out of curiosity why do you hate that he likes it? Why does that bother so much? Are you ok?

[@dane7584]

Mortismal is probably the worst popular KZbin reviewer working ATM. First off his 100% stick is full BS. Just stand aside for a moment and think what 100% really means. In an expansive RPG doing 100% requires 100s to 1000s of hours, I'm not talking about achivments because you can have 100% of those and still not experience half the game. Why doesn't he ever go into details what does actually 100% takes to do, what was the hardest part? Some people even say he's been caught cheating having 100% achievements on games that were bugged and 100 was impossible. He's never critical at anything, his every opinion is the most middle of the road ever, his reviews fell like reading the quips from the back of the box of the game or product page. I'm sorry, but if you have an actual opinion you'll offend someone at some point, but he's just maneuvering the most bland, boring and inoffensive approach ever. Now it finally caught up with him.

[@violau8550]

remember, before he became a game reviewer, he was a salesman, i already know his so call Game review, is not a review, just more like introduction and overview of a game, everything he did just talk on surface, he never touch any sensitive issue or criticize anything deeply, he just keep rushing for 100% achievements, basically he is selling his Channel more than a game reviewer, I dont watch his so call game review anymore because i dont hear he talk something more insightful, his review more like sales pitch. A Sales person always tell all the good but ignore all the bad when selling a product. Basically an AI game reviewer can replace him easily.

[@alphatrece9208]

That could be his problem, that it is impossible to maintain a constant pace of games at 100%, if you don't skip dialogues and story. At the same time it can also be the reason that his reviews seem bland, if he plays so many games, so many hours in a row, you only end up with a general impression of them.

[@via_negativa6183]

Agree with this 100 percent his reviews are always just informational to me not actual reviews. And I call BS on the 100 percent thing too. He says he covers more than the achievements but he never actual explains what this means and always points to a video that doesn't explain it either

[@jim0084]

It's not that Mortismal simply liked the game, it's more the fact that he says it's the game of the year, best dragon age ever and a must buy. He very much skipped over the most awful parts of the game by just saying the characters "aren't mean enough".

[@reddishcarp1237]

Or he simply liked the game, how about using your head for once instead of coming up with something so stupid & devoid of logic.

[@sasmoman4127]

This situation just shows why SkillUp buys his tickets to game shows instead of letting game companies fly him out. Bro just showed us his legit. Also I played Vailguard and finished it. 100% with evertying Ralph said.

[@EmperorDxD]

The man that recommended Cyberpunk 2077 on release date and blatantly lied is trustful

[@sasmoman4127]

Agree that the recommendation was fumarate but he didn't exactly love all the game. No comments on the game breking buggs but he complained a lot about the leveling system, gear, weapons and so on. So yeah I still choose to trust this bro over most content creator out there.

[@EmperorDxD]

@@sasmoman4127 no he infact did not complain about that he complained about it months later after he deleted his previous video

[@annkathi98]

@@EmperorDxD He def was a C2077 shill but he is now on a more honest path and with his Veilguard review showed that he has a spine.

[@EmperorDxD]

@@annkathi98 no he not look at his destiny review or any souls like game even once that not good there alot more Also he compares every games with souls like that not a good reviewer o can name a hell of alot of other things aswell

[@morgangriffin9312]

The game is awful just on standard metrics used for judging a games quality. The literal and blatant propaganda is just icing on the shit cake that is this game.

[@promark5317]

Icing on a shit cake lol im stealing that line🤣

[@Maesterful]

I've been watching Mortismal's videos for years and am truly disappointed at how he's become a shill 😢

[@deprofundis442]

It's one thing to think he should have taken a more critical take on aspects of the game, but the calling the dude a shill is a completely childish take.

[@seapeajones]

Oh no, someone liked something I don't 😢

[@Moon222]

He said it is a return to form (Origins) and this is absolutely nothing like Origins except the little background text you pick

[@EmperorDxD]

He means inquisition the most popular dragon age game

[@luvstagrind]

​@@EmperorDxD I'm pretty sure that's Origins. I don't hear people singing praise for Inquisition as much as I do Origins

[@EmperorDxD]

@luvstagrind it's factual not inquisition is the most popular game by a wide margin only origin fans talk about origin

[@Moon222]

@@EmperorDxD @luvstagrind That shows how much you dont understand statistics and how they are collected and how to compare. Quoting those numbers is on the same level as telling people "driving a car is more dangerous than swimming with a shark, cuz millions lose life in a car accidents vs dozens who lose life to sharks" Anyway, you quote year 1 sales of Origins while quoting recent DA Inquisition sales. But extrapolating from only Steam sales (AFAIK no other platform provides details): DA Origins grossed $22 million (Origins + Origins Awakening) DA2 grossed $1.4 million DA Inquisition grossed $8.1 millions While those are do not reflect sales on other platforms, the completion %, replayability, bundle sales, accounting for increasing gaming market, I am convinced it reflects a general idea about their popularity among players. I actually was introduced to dragon age via DA2. After enjoying it, I decided to purchase Origins. I was absolutely shocked at how much choice and fun I had playing Origins vs DA2. So much so that after playing Origins I never touched Dragon Age 2. Inquisition felt like a combination of both, but I still prefer origins freedom. I would say origins story DLC was on the same level as Inquisition choice making.

[@vanyadolly]

I blame the YA industry. We have a whole generation who have been brought up on intentionally poor quality writing. That's very much the level of the dialogue I've seen in DAV so far.

[@VerminaeSupremacy]

Yes. Trash fanfiction entering official publishing and poor writing becoming widely accepted and hyped by booktube and booktok was the first step to this brain rot

[@timon20061995]

Really? Mass Effect One had the most genetic story and there were only one hard decision for you to kill off one of the teammate and that's it. Yet, somehow people act like it's great writing. There's always been very few game had good writing and yet people act like all 2000s game had good writing. Like where?Remeber Diablo 2? Assassin's Creed One? Warcraft one? Non of these had great writing but because it was new and exciting so in people memoery they were great

[@pigdog8228]

You probably think dark souls is deep

[@johnlocke4715]

Writing in general. Read some contemporary writing and then go read Blood Meridian. It’s like comparing a paper aeroplane to a F-35.

[@Silentheaven89]

@@timon20061995 while this is true, you expect writing to advance in that medium. even look at games like ff7 the dialogue itself wasnt that great but the themes and the big picture was epic. theres also technological limitations as well. people expect progression in quality. mass effect was incredible for its time, thats why people treat it that way.

[@johnm7491]

Okay sure, review the gameplay/combat mechanics, but considering how narrative rich the Dragon Age series has always been, that should've been Mortismal's biggest talking point. The fact he barely mentions the sub-par story and the horrendous dialogue, speaks volumes. Plus, him stating this was GOTY was a massive red flag to me.

[@xLionsxxSmithyx]

All i know is that I chose "He/Him" as my starter pronouns with a Male Body and now I'm staring at a "Mirror of Transformation" that can turn my Physical appearance from Male to Female but i can't change my pronouns to "She/Her", are the Developers telling me I have to stick with the Gender Identity that was assigned to me at birth and that i can't change my Gender identity when i learn more about myself?

[@Jehuty256]

You cant even give your female charcters boobs

[@nolanbarnes2819]

lool

[@simonphoenix3789]

looks like they even forgot to pander to their preferred group properly lol.

[@Maartwo]

All positive reviews seem to skim or ignore the quality of the writing... which you know... It's kinda one of the main appeals of RPGs. Also Mortismal fakes his 100% completion.

[@XiLock_Alotx]

ROFL. Cmon now. You damn well know you have ZERO proof Mortismal “fakes” his review. I can agree with the poor quality writing in SOME of DA:V. But have some class homie. Just bc his viewpoints don’t align with yours doesn’t mean he’s “faking”.

[@jal.ajeera]

Elden Ring, probably the absolute pinnacle of RPG genre, had barely any writing! There were story beats scattered across, but if you consider the dialogue writing and story writing, it was at the upper echelons of mediocrity. But the game was hailed for it's incredible sense of exploration. DAV is being panned for writing when the combat looks fun, the exploration engaging, and overall performance of the product at launch is pretty good, amongst other various aspects. From whatever previews I could gather, the game certainly looks engaging enough. It's not a 10/10, but it doesn't have to be either. It can be a solid 8 too accounting for bad writing.

[@arkeshn729]

​@jal.ajeera so you've never heard of the story driven dark fantasy rpg Dragon Age Origins? Elden Ring is clearly an open world take on Demon/Dark Souls. DAV 🤷‍♂️

[@bofad6074]

@@jal.ajeera Elden Ring isnt really representative of most RPGS. Origins was cool because it was like baldurs gate 2 for 7th gen consoles, theyve been trying to move closer to fantasy mass effect since DA2. The thing is, this game is Dialogue heavy. So had writing is suffocating compared to a game like elden ring

[@michaelo9950]

How can he fake it? His steam account is public, take a look at it

[@Gryffisnmore]

As a long time fan of both Shill up and Morti its kind of sad to see how objectively wrong Morti is on this. I don't know if its just rose colored glasses but this game is definitely not a return to form.

[@xyr3s]

He is objectively wrong because it's an objectively bad game and any one who might enjoy it is wrong by default?? :p

[@The-0ni]

Mortismal has always been overly positive about video games. You can hear it when he talks about Redfall, Starfield, and a lot of the games he plays. I still watch his videos, but I go in with the expectation he is going to always be extra nice/kind towards the game.

[@Gryffisnmore]

@@xyr3s the backstory text for the shadow dragons faction choice reads like it was written by a 12 year old writing a dnd backstory..yes this game is objectively worse than the other game, which is specifically known for its writing while playing the origin of your main character. Get the fuck outta here kid you are wrong and you know it.

[@Gryffisnmore]

@@xyr3s “The foundling Rook was adopted into a military family and joined the Shadow Dragons to fight from the shadows for change in Minrathous. While guarding a visiting dignitary who was investigating a slavery ring in the nearby city of Nessus. Rook concluded that the mission would fail without throwing caution to the wind. Alone. he sneaked the dignitary deep into Venatori-controlled zones and brought him back. along with the rescued slaves. These actions brought Rook to the Venatori's attention, and the Shadow Dragons decided to keep Rook out of sight” great writing bro, also this is from the series known for its character origin stories….

[@EmperorDxD]

​@@Gryffisnmorethe series isn't know for that dragon age popularity is not because of origins it's because of Inquisition origins is literally one of BioWare worst selling games

[@vvv7696]

Mortisimal whored himself out to get into the access journalism circle simple as that

[@slxxpyhollow]

"I'm going to buy it even though it looks bad" You sir are part of the problem. DON'T GIVE MONEY TO CREATIVELY BANKRUPT COMPANIES THAT HATE YOU!

[@imalittletoxicjustalittle]

lmao the game is pure propaganda and Mortismal never even mentioned it at all so its clear hes being nice because he either wants to keep getting early codes or he agrees with them. This stuff should be rejected by everybody people overlooking this stuff in the early 2010's is how we ended up int his mess people saying tripe like "i dont care who makes the game i just want it to be good" or "i dont like culture war stuff" nether is a excuse and they will care when a franchise they love gets the dragon age veilguard and saints row treatment but then its too late edit:did you really say youd buy a game that you hate everything about? yeah people like you are a BIG reason we are in this mess when there is HOURS of gameplay and dialog the trash strawman of "you need to play" falls COMPLETELY flat, this is not 2005

[@5258scr]

Mortismal pretended that he didn't even notice any of it and just skip through all the dialogue so that he didn't have to address it and he could give him that glowing review and he could cast that check from EA

[@davidtreece3922]

That's not how it works its extremely illegal to do that. You might just have to accept that he likes the game my dude. Even if the game totally fucking sucks in your eyes to some it doesn't. And that's ok.

[@pdaddy2259]

@@davidtreece3922its not illegal to give glowing a review for early review privileges

[@nicofash6366]

@@davidtreece3922 He literally admitted that he skipped all of the companion relationship stuff.

[@davidtreece3922]

@nicofash6366 He LiTeRaLy aDmItEd 😂😂😂😂

[@timon20061995]

@@nicofash6366 You can't get 100% finish without relationship stuff, what you talking about

[@bojcio]

thing about mortisimal, he takes things super safe, he has an opinion, but he clearly tiptoes around it not to stir shit up

[@seapeajones]

Giving GOTY is unambiguous. It's not tip toeing. He liked it.

[@abstr4cted496]

​@@seapeajones what doesn't make sense is his favorite rpg's are typically crpg's and yet he liked this Dragon Age that literally stripped all those elements away from past games to a super linear baby's first rpg game that has such amateurish writing. It's mind boggling.

[@sagacity1071]

​@seapeajones you mean he likes EA access

[@Isidore22]

@@seapeajones You are lurking in everyone's' comments. Try not to police everyone's thoughts. You are carrying too much water for this game. Go and play it instead of being the thought police.

[@nickn5419]

Mortismal is a biased reviewer. The game has terrible flaws that stops itself from being goty contender. He ignores almost all of it.

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

His near complete lack of criticism is really what raised flags for me, because I've watched enough of his reviews to know that is not normal. Then I went and watched the gameplay footage out there, and it became painfully clear he was actively trying to deceive his viewers. I don't know what happened to him, but I unsubscribed from his channel over it.

[@Siegdrifa]

I loved his excuse for not aknowledging the elephant in the room with the character creation : "i have low bare for character creation anyway"... WTF ? when you are a RPG lover, character creation is always an important part. Few weaks ago, a random youtuber (i forget the name) made a video and praised the character creation in Veilguard, sayng it is one of the best ever done; than quickly in the comment, people started to list all the flaws (no boobs, no ass, no curve for female etc) and how Dragons Dogma 2 had a way better character creation, and the youtuber answer "yhea, if you compare to Dragon Dogma 2 character creation, Veilgarde is pretty shity"... what the hell ! from "one of the best ever" to "pretty shity" in a few minutes, what a clown !

[@sagacity1071]

​@@Siegdrifa then he attacked anyone is his comments that tried to call him out

[@marktaylor4906]

​@aaronhumphrey3514 same i was a huge fan to. Just glossed over the surgery scars and being lectured to about pronouns. Either he is trans lover,complete libtard,shill, or all of thee above

[@jaydunna2645]

I mean Wukong also has terrible flaws that stop it from being goty contender. Anti-woke morons think its still goty.

[@davidmcwilliamsjr.9587]

This game isn't made for the older mature gamer that is well associated with the series. It's made as an introduction rpg for kids so it can add all It's political ideology to the platform. That's why it feels like everything is forced, it's to shape a new group of gamers.

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

I unsubbed from Mortismal and SwanyPlays over this, because the many minutes of gameplay that was out there made it completely clear that their reviews were nothing but lies. It's a real shame, but it what it is.

[@arthurmiranda8896]

Exactly, they are free to have their opinion, but they are so different from mine that they bacame worthless to me at this point. Kind of liked Mortismal, but adding his praise for Starfield, I had to unsubscribe.

[@ExBolt1]

Imagine unsubscribing from someone having a different opinion than yours lol y’all let the smallest things affect you

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

@ExBolt1 I unsubscribed from them because their reviews were full of lies. Pay attention.

[@ExBolt1]

@ have you played the game ? Or do you let other opinions affect yours that much lol You’re missing out on a lot of games like that

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

@@ExBolt1 I've watched enough gameplay to know it's a hot mess. Are you not aware that there is a lot of gameplay footage out there?

[@adamlfa4546]

SkillUp definitely impacted me buying this game.

[@joeherrera8826]

I remember even when I saw the trailer I knew it was not for me but when skillup spoke about the writing and I saw examples on it online I really did not want to buy it.

[@Dawwwg]

Not sure what Mortismal was thinking, but the writing and voice acting is just obnoxiously bad, like Forsaken and Saints Row reboot, even besides the childish cartoonist style of the game. It's mediocre at best, but for a Dragon Age game it's a 3/10 at most for me, can't stand playing the game !

[@AgentLemmon]

The writing is nowhere near as bad as Forsaken or Saints Row reboot LMAO. It is not as bad as ME andromeda. even And i just came form DA inquisistion, and people seem to remember that one as having great writing, while in fact if the writing in that game is often cringy and overly comedic aswell. There is only one real issue (with most), and that is the lgbtetc.etc. woke stuff. I played about 20 hours now and i had one instance of wokeness i a dialogue option which was optional. Also some cringe in the dialogues, but also some good writing, so that's about at most 20 - 30 minutes of annoyance in 20 hours of playing. But yeah, wierdo's that didn't play the game will condemn it for literally anything, because they saw a ten minute compilation clip or something. The game, to me is a decent 7.

[@Dawwwg]

​@@AgentLemmonIt might be less persistently bad, but it's the exact same level of unbelievably bad when it is. And it frequently is, more like 20 or 30 minutes for each hour (bad writing; not the wokeness, although the latter is also totally uncalled for in most instances) ...

[@ironwoodkid9577]

idk what Mortismal was smoking when recording that review, but he should drop it cause it's cleary rotting his brain. Idc if he liked the game or not. But intentionally omitting the flaws of the game like Marvel-level writing quality, awful art direction, lack of choice in story and dialogue in RPG game, characters whose main defining characteristic is that they're trans, and going as far as calling it GOTY... is this an out of season april fools joke?

[@AlecFortescue]

lost my trust in Mort. There is clearly something strange about his review I wonder if it was money he fell for or larger blacklisting threats.

[@arthurmiranda8896]

He needs early access to keep his whole 100% thing going on.

[@Tex_441]

It’s seems that money isn’t directly involved in this case (EA paying him). Instead, it seems more about not wanting to upset them or take the risk of be blacklisted. As he mentioned in a comment, he had weeks to complete the review pre launch, allowing him to release his videos just before the launch (or right after) and ride the wave of hype, as he did successfully with Baldur's Gate 3. However, if EA doesn’t provide a pre-release copy, he risks missing this critical window, losing out on both the hype and the potential revenue that timely coverage generates-I would say likely more than EA would offer to buy a favorable review from him.

[@FlashFX222]

This game is extremely shallow but flashy.....basically coco melon for small minded adults

[@Isidore22]

And there are a lot of small minded adults. Attention span decreasing with each generation.

[@wsrtwetr]

They going after that fortnite crowd who are in their 20s now.

[@katherinefullbody4635]

Cocomelon 😂

[@zCreepingDeathz]

Veilguard makes Anthem look like a 10/10.

[@juggernaut6666]

I've never heard of mortismal until this game, but i can promise I'll never watch one of his videos again.

[@Iluvjudahmoscato]

Mannn grow up😂 one opinion you don't like and its the worst thing possible

[@uzzab6937]

Mortisimal has no personality in his reviews, they’re so bland

[@alphatrece9208]

Too many games in a row, too many hours and on top of that with the self-imposed obligation to complete them 100%, it is normal that most videogames only left a blur in his memory. His own gimmick is what makes him not a reliable reviewer for me.

[@hashashinx]

@@alphatrece9208 yep, it reminds of jirard the completionist 100%ing Skyrim lmao it just isnt fun. Your mind stops paying attention to the game and everything becomes a checkbox. No wonder he completely ignored dialogue as he truly doesnt give a fuck about this anymore

[@cunicelu]

The thing is, at today's game prices, you kinda rely on reviewers opinions before commiting to pay 80 bucks on a game

[@jstappin]

I will say this as someone who believes in inclusivity wholeheartedly, knowing I will get hate and get called names for saying so, this game aspect of the game was trash. It was not inclusive, it was pro LGBTQ. I am not trashing on that community in the least as I support that community, but I am against pandering and this was on a whole other level and they ruined a good franchise that already did it right.

[@Dedhaven]

Mortismal is a sellout plain and simple. I've always found Skillup to be a safe softballer reviewer as well but at least he still has his integrity.

[@KeillaSellay]

How can this game be "Goty" material, when Wukong exists??

[@MrJanlu1989]

Because many reasons: Dev studio from China (that alone will be enough) Wukong does everything really good, but is a simple game not really deep in his mechanics and story telling, that is fine it fall in his own genre, but if you want a Goty you need to step out a bit your genre (God of war style that reinvented himself). Said that veilgard is probably one of the best that this year has to offer For me it a game worth of a 7/6.5, no more that that (I personally put Origin as a 9 and the other DA 7.5). And Is One of the best because there are only other 3-4 contenders (hell drive, dragons dogma, FF rebirth?, and sure wukong). Now that I listed them you can see that there is not much or nothing amazing (the only one worth a wow is Manor Lords, but that one is a genre that is not considered, is Indi ).

[@REAPERGAMINGGR]

You mean the same Wukong that pretends to be a deep action game and only has one combo? I'm not saying it's a bad game but it also doesn't qualify as a GOTY contender. Especially as an action game. We've had DMC and Ninja Gaiden that are like the top tier of action games and this year also saw the release of Stellar Blade a by far deeper and more expanded combat system so yeah ....not to bash on Wukong it's great but not GOTY for sure.

[@EmperorDxD]

Wukong to me trash and very basic

[@RandomWandrer]

It's definitely something new. An action cinematic game with a few huge decisions. But the main story is amazing. The first hours were slower. But after the midpoint I was definitely 10/10. If youre allergic to the trans inclusion, just 100% ignore Taash. Solved.

[@heraldofvati2123]

Some reviewers play a game and, if they had a good time subjectively, give it a good score. Others make lists of pros and cons, trying to seem more objective (even if the amount of weight they give those things is entirely subjective). Others, still, try to justify a review that was written to please the audience. Being in the first category is why Mort can enjoy buggy messes like the Pathfinder games or slogs like Starfield, and I am very glad for his reviews.

[@roywennekes8548]

Thats an interesting take I haven't heard yet, but I agree. There are many ways to look at a game and one is not inherently better than another. Same thing with music reviews (Focus on musicianship? Focus on lyrics/messaging? Focus on production style? Focus on vibe?) or cinema I feel...

[@Scarecr0wn]

I´ve been watching Mort since he had very small following. I do not follow him anymore. No hate, he can do what he wants, enjoy whatever he enjoys. I just do not want to watch it anymore as I do not think his values and opinions would help me in any way.

[@Anon9729X]

I’m just glad I unsubbed from Mortismal along time ago, the dude would make a big deal about how he 100% games, yet he would never show proof of any of it lol.

[@arthurmiranda8896]

Mortismal is free to have his opinion, but it is so different from mine that it became worthless to me at this point. Kind of liked him, but adding his praise for Starfield, I had to unsubscribe.

[@Alys_Landale]

A voice of reason in this madness, agree with all said here. Also followed Mortismal for years here and I feel bad for him for all the uncalled for hate. His opinion is consistent with the kind of games he likes. Myself, I'll reserve judgement till after I play it.

[@arthurmiranda8896]

He said it was the best DA. Besides his praise for Starfield made it clear that he has all the intensive to not get out of the good side of studios, just for the early access. He IS compromised, no one can expect a unbiased opinion from him.

[@violau8550]

@@arthurmiranda8896 And you can see Mortismal's fans just worship him like he is some kind of 100% achievements goddness, if you watched all his reviews, he actually talks like a salesman (which is what he worked as before) - just mention all the goods and ignored all the bads.

[@sagacity1071]

He likes BG3 so he clearly understands what quality should look like.

[@blackshadowxv15]

​​​@@sagacity1071sounds to me he likes any rpg, quality doesn't seem to matter

[@BalbazaktheGreat]

"They've been dogshit for 20 years" - no, you're absolutely right. I haven't trusted major industry reviewers for a good two decades now, and I find it baffling that anyone else would. Personally, I'm a big fan of Skill-Up, though even then I wouldn't just take his word as gospel. Best is to find a few reviewers you trust, take a look at a couple of different clips and then wait for a bit to see how the dust settles. Given the state of most videogame releases, you're a fool for buying anything on release anyway.

[@Ehh.....]

I don't agree with Mort but to say he is paid off is dumb considering he is still making follow up character build guides for the game. There's no reason to make more videos if it was a case of him not liking it and just being paid off. I think he just likes the game a lot.

[@BrianHall-Oklahoma]

I lost all respect for Mortismal and unsubscribed from his channel.

[@Carwash2]

I'm only a casual viewer of Morts videos, but the problem is Mortismal Gaming has come off as having a core set of beliefs and a gaming history/preferences that shouldn't align with modern Bioware, or Bethesda. That kind of controversy could never happen to Yahtzee for example who has been incredibly consistent in his half comedy/half videogame reviews. And he doesn't even 100 percent all of them and admits to not being able to play through the whole thing for all the really long ones. I'd bet an arm Yahtzee doesn't like Dragon Age the veilguard.

[@willywonka6487]

Ive been subscribed to Mortismal for so many years I dont remember He is full of bs, ignoring every possible downside to the game

[@DMT-ix9zj]

I just watched Cohh's first thoughts and like he said there is a lot of good with some bad with this game and some parts that make you feel uncomfortable.The writing is so lazy and dumbed down it doesn't feel like a bioware game. My take on Mort is why i quit watching him he doesn't want to lose money he does this for a living so don't make the dev mad. Which makes the people who watch you mad.

[@sol5916]

It just depends on the player. Mortismal is a great reviewer. But he has a certain taste that’s different from most. His bread and butter are CRPG’s long before Baldur’s Gate 3 came out. He also loves Starfield. The dude has unique tastes to start with

[@ring_dang_do]

Best part of skillups review is he stays totally away from the blatant wokeness drama in the game so all the sjws cant come for him😂 and call him a bigot. His review has passed 1.3mil views and defiantly has had an impact on the games release

[@SovereignRPG]

Yea 100%. People still will. And itll come eventually. Give it a little time haha

[@Gamebent1]

You forgot to mention all the tourist bigots who still blamed everything on "being woke" on his page despite Skillup not mentioning it in his review. There are shitty people on both sides, and many of them don't even play games.

[@roberterixson2061]

This is from a Main Leaf article from February "Console gaming is estimated to reach around 629 million players worldwide, while PC gaming is part of the lives of almost 900 million players. That’s more than 1 in 10 people across the globe."

[@raskolnikov6443]

Mortismal is usually very positive

[@Vizardlorde]

I've been subscribed to Mortismal for years, but this review was just bizarre. He points out some glaring flaws that the game is linear, that you cannot be evil that consequences don't really matter, that none of your choices from previous games carry over and at the same time he calls it the best dragon age ever made. It made me feel like he was gaslighting us. As for skill up I had never watched one of his videos, I just looked at the footage of the gameplay and the dialogue shown in the game is as bad if not worse than what he described. And before I get accused of being a biggot or a chud. Gender identity choices in a game are not really an issue for me. BG3 ( my new favorite RPG)is filled with inclusivity but it does not feel forced and it was written properly so it never bothered me and Im happy that people can see themselves being represented by their character in a roleplaying game.

[@Maidiac]

Mortismal ignores the IN YOUR FACE AGENDA. If you can get past that and recognize this as a simple action game you might be able to find it enjoyable. That for me is too big an ask

[@seapeajones]

They are opinions is what's going on. JFC. These weirdos are crazy.

[@chadkleckler5180]

People love to argue between blaming the executives/publishers or the devs for gaming's decline but to be perfectly fair it's the customers themselves to blame. They not only continue to buy these garbage, propaganda filled products, they actually defend them and justify it while enabling the destruction of their favorite franchises. They'll call it out and not buy games that they have passing interest in, but the second it's something they're invested in like Dragon Age or the Silent Hill 2 remake then it's suddenly "not so bad," or they make excuses for the obvious pandering/censorship/wokeness or whatever the case. None of this could continue to happen if you didn't buy it. But that's apparently too hard.

[@saintjerome3298]

I'm more in the middle and I think you are framing this situation unfairly. I don't want to make this a whataboutism, but It should be said that everyone who made a review for Veilguard, positive or negative are receiving "hate". He is not some random person on the internet saying whether or not he likes a game. He is a professional reviewer and people will make purchasing decisions based on his opinion. I agree that calling him a "shill" is uncalled for, but criticizing his review is not inherently wrong or hurtful. You don't get a "not allowed to be criticized" pass because you have a good track record. Sometimes you make a unpopular review and this comes with the territory. It's been like this for literal decades. Everyone can shit on IGN calling them shills and morons, but as soon as your favorite youtuber is getting hate, it's gone too far?

[@artinotsoparty]

It felt like shilling because you as the viewer couldnt see or tell from his reactions that this is goty material. Only at the end when he suddenly came out with the goty statement people were suddenly surprised. It just felt really strange and kind of forced. You say he is a professional reviewer...this time he definetly threw his professionalism out the window and it was sad to see. Seeing how mainstream media was nearly all bought for positive reviews...the thought of a bought KZbinr isnt too far away, especially if his review is strangly shallow and overly positive.

[@wsrtwetr]

Fair. I'd still call him a shill. Already block his channel so who cares what he qants to say now.

[@jimjohnson6944]

Mort Shillsmal

[@TheRealOzWookiee]

Mate, thanks for your balanced handling of the subject. I'm disappointed that people can't accept that a person is accepted to their own OPINION. Mortismal said that the game is HIS GOTY. Did say that it WAS GOTY. He loved it, great. SkillUp hated it, cool. BOTH are OPINIONS. Have a sub mate, looking forward to more content.

[@amezzeray2]

Im a few hours in. The dark fantasy is gone. The good writing is gone. Its not a return to form. But i... Like it? I'm loving all the lore shit. Its a decent game. But it is not a dragon age game. And that hurts. I will continue to play and aee how i get on

[@jaydunna2645]

This comment needs to be pinned. I dont give a fuck about it not being "dragon age" since i never played origins. Just inquisition. Veilguard is a good adventure game, with poor writing. Still a good game.

[@Joshua-pr9vg]

You enjoy woke video games? 😂

[@jaydunna2645]

@@Joshua-pr9vg People just enjoy good games without being influenced by weird political trends. You anti-woke freaks aren't so different from the woke freaks. Emotional, unhinged, and prejudiced.

[@amezzeray2]

@@Joshua-pr9vg I'm one of those that is all for inclusion, I just dont like it rubbed in my face. and I havent reached that particular scene yet. I'll just skip it when the time comes. I Just want to enjoy a video game.

[@Oozaru85]

To everyone who wants to pirate this game; Rune already uploaded the cracked version, lol.

[@bojcio]

why doe?

[@thomasloyal4525]

Honestly it isn't even worth the gigs

[@arthurmiranda8896]

Not even worth pirating it.

[@davidkelly132]

Only reason to download and install the game is to get the pleasure of uninstall process

[@SaltandDragons]

Probably going to be the least pirated game in history.

[@randyjax09]

Mortismal Gaming is a much more casual critic that focuses more on the experience. I’m not surprised he was more positive than other creators. He definitely doesn’t deserve the hate.

[@SporkerFaux]

im disappointed in Mortismal gaming, he was my goto rpg review guy too but this Dragon Age review made me question if hes holding back...

[@Chnmmr]

Unfortunately Morti's review of Veilguard gave me pause and made me question if he's a legitmate reviewer. I think he 'shilled' only to the point where he wanted to keep getting keys to maintain his youtube career so he tried to avoid anything he could that would offend people to the point it offended people.

[@arthurmiranda8896]

He called it GOTY mate, can't shill something more than that.

[@DarylB1]

I mean skill up is often called "shill up" so..

[@marktaylor4906]

@Chnmmr he needs to get a real job. He is clearly shilling for game keys and access. Make no mistake the anti woke crowd has him on the radar just like sweet baby. That channel will take a hit just give it a bit. People wont forget this

[@me22gigabyte]

I kinda have fun with this game but I do acknowledge the shit writing and the character art style with big heads bothered me. That said, even if I had fun, I wouldn’t rate the game high or recommend it to people. It’s a 6/10 at most if I’m being nice. I think mortismal just enjoys the game and cannot separate the pros and cons when reviewing it.

[@JamesBartlett-u2o]

I have lost all respect for Mortismal. I am not buying into the excuses. By not fighting this ideology you are helping these radicals to burn everything we love down

[@jamiedavies3810]

I've been a fan of Mort for a long time, back when he had under 20 - 30k subs. One of his videos popped up one day, and I've been a fan ever since. Granted, his review of Veilguard was a complete surprise. But, he has the right to his opinion. I think the reason why people are attacking him is because je is a minority of individuals who actually like the game. I've been a fan of DA since Origins, it's one of my favorite games. I doubt I'll pick up Veilguard anytime soon. One thing I can say is that this game has caused alsuch a huge divide that will be talked about for years to come!

[@lustrazor44]

He’s getting attacked because his review completely glossed over the glaring issues with the game. Those issues happen to be the things that dragon age fans really care about. Such as the juvenile writing and tone shift from dark mature fantasy to Disney.

[@arenkai]

​@lustrazor44 You said it: it's an issue for fans of the originals, which Mortismal is not. So to him those aren't issues, they are improvements for his enjoyment. He didn't gloss over the issues, he just prefers what is done here so to him they are not issues to talk about. There's no conspiracy here, just a person with different tastes.

[@alexrogers9051]

I can’t understand how Mortismal can praise the game the way he has without mentioning the huge flaws.

[@redinthesky1]

Mortum is an excellent reviewer. Veilguard is utter trash.

[@dhockedy1273]

Mort is a shill

[@verde5738]

@@dhockedy1273 Nah, he's just wrong about this one. Just because someone has a KZbin channel doesn't mean that they're always right.

[@dhockedy1273]

@@verde5738 dude was hand picked by Bioware hes a shill

[@arthurmiranda8896]

@@verde5738 And Starfield? He's being consistent in shilling for big studios.

[@hybricechess]

It’s like people don’t realise that two different people can have two differing opinions….Crazy, I know. Both are well respected reviewers with different preferences, Mort loves him an RPG.

[@khal7702]

this isn't an RPG anymore tho at least CRPG, light version of ARPG

[@dylancross1039]

Loving an RPG is fine. I love RPGs which is why I wouldn't touch Veilguard with a 40 foot pole. Because I have standards.

[@nickn5419]

Mort calling it his goty is a fucking joke though. This game has flaws that should automatically disqualifies itself as a goty contender. Terrible review from Mort

[@acomaslip5212]

@@nickn5419 Like you said it's his, not yours. Enough said.

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

​@@acomaslip5212Right, but saying that kind of stuff about a crappy game like this destroys trust. Mortisimal screwed up pretty bad with this one.

[@robcampion9917]

I watch let's play rather than reviews before I decide to buy a game and from what I've seen in my opinion it's an average/mediocre game gameplay wise that's brought down by the poor dialogue and voice acting. I may eventually pick it up as I'm a fan of the series, but I'll wait until it's discounted.

[@Mrkalm007]

And its nice to hear someone who sounds like me talking sense about gaming! Subbed

[@RaminShokrizade-zw7vp]

In the end, none of this matters, at least for me. Last night I re installed Dragon Age Inquisition as I never got far in it before due to my life being busy back then. But EA's malware installer would not let me run the game, even on a fresh install. Previously EA has also blocked me from playing all of the earlier Dragon Age titles. So I have no motivation to buy another EA title since EA has no problem preventing me from using the "service" I have paid for. The game could be Game of the Year material like Mortismal claims, it wouldn't matter if I can't play it now, or will be blocked from playing it when the next game comes out.

[@OldyAlbert]

One thing i noticed in SkillUp when he said he defeated lvl25 enemy with 10lvl party because it's easy to dodge his attacks, but from the desription of difficulty mode it seems that timing-difficulty is also increases so i wonder if this still true on Nightmare? He said combat is boring and lowered it to easy, but i wonder if the opposite is a better option? Like i personally always play on hadest difficulty, i prefer tidious to easy personally. Now having said that i have no intention to play this game, i have enough games to play for me to actively choose something so lame looking as Veilguard. I mean Blasphemous 2 DLC just released and i haven't even started Rogue Trader. God of War Ragnarok also still waits for my blind 4th difficulty playthouth that probably would take me like a month. I also heard i can download a save and start Metaphor Rephantazio on last difficulty from the get-go - that will probably take two..

[@richardweaver124]

I am so sad to see this mess come out. When people create games and force them to fit a narrative it destroys the franchise. The reviews have become filled with the same words, seems like they were given all the same talking points. After this hot plate of garbage I am now afraid of what will happen to Witcher.

[@sammerritt1686]

The talking points comment probably isn't far off. Just saw a story about how bioware wouldn't give certain creators access to early gameplay for reviews because bioware was afraid they'd give honest reviews. Bioware used to be a good company. ESG and DEI are ruining everything

[@migattenogokui1306]

Having played a bit already o think we can all agree the storytelling is bad and the dialogues between companions make feel like in those math classes when l the teacher reaches the end result by jumping a lot of steps and i ended up feeling "how did you start like that and now we got to this point and I don't even know how and why"

[@joeherrera8826]

I think the latest Dragon Age game sucks but at the same time I respect others opinion if they love the game then Im not going to be discourage if they like it. I like both of the reviewers that you mention. I remember when Lords of the Fallen came out I really like the game even if people were given it bad reviews. In the end if people buy it then buy it its their money. Why should should they get discourage if a reviewer likes it or hate even though I myself love video games in the end its just a video game.

[@dannik9932]

It's not about whether he likes the game. It's about how objectively accurate his review is. Good reviews aren't supposed to be entirely subjective opinion. They are supposed to base opinion on objective standards. That is the issue.

[@Mrkalm007]

Skill up obviously reads more and understands dialogue and prose. Mortismal has probably been brought up just watching TV and is more easily entertained. That more theory anyway

[@jimmathin1669]

Im 8 hrs in and its decent i honestly think its not a good dragon age successor but rather this feels more like a fable game than DA. The dialogue are still below average at best if youre into for a good story i'd stay away from this game.

[@katherinefullbody4635]

I thought Mortismal was on the dark side so his review was a huge surprise😳

[@randalthor6872]

Mortismal has sadly ruined his credibility with me. There is no way someone can call the veilguard "game of the year material" unless they are some kind of social justice warrior trans activists that loves the identity politics being pushed in Dragon Age the Veilguard. There is no other explanation.

[@atlanteean]

Thedas is one world I adore. I waited this game ever since Inquisition, which, for the most part, I love. Now that the sequel is here, I'm very disappointed. From graphic & character design, to dialogue, to absolute travesty of "choices"... I've decided is not worth my money. Very likely I'll buy it someday when it's on sale.

[@Elixir6336]

Yep, gonna reinstall the first 3 DAs and play that

[@noctoi]

I felt really bad for Mortis with this game. He did say before he even announced he got the codes that he was going to be a little out of character for a while. I have a few ideas why he did, but what ever the reason, he didn't deserve the abuse he got. I don't agree with him, but he IS allowed to like a crap game!! He didn't say it was perfect, he said it was HIS personal GOTY. Again, definitely didn't agree but at least he wasn't saying it was flawless perfection. For this one time I'm happy to give him grace about it. Skillup was absolutely more analytical about it though. I absolutely remember the uproar for the nudity in ME:1 and the fact that there was a threesome and a bisexual guy in DA:O. It was ALL over the news. The difference is the MISrepresentation of minorities in Veilguard. It's bordering on exploitation and it's so damn blatant that even members of the queer community hate it with a raging passion.

[@angelgabriel071]

If people actually watched Mortismal's full video they would have heard him talk about the bad parts of the game. People watch 30 seconds then they are leading researcher on the project...

[@mravg79]

I will just leave it here for you to judge. The information you can easily verify yourself. If one media conglomerate owns number of gaming sites, and than these subsidiaries own or have a partnership with others and we get the number of 8-10 gaming sites. Now if you see that all these sites have reviews which are positive in range of 8 to 10. It might be a coincidence. It also might be a try to shift people opinion on the product. Which one is more likely? This is up to you do decide.

[@kaiserschnitzel89]

It's not even "GRR YOU HAVE AN OPINION DIFFERENT THAN ME" so much as "GRR YOU HAVE AN OPINION THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN SOME OTHER PERSON'S OPINION"

[@kskr8610]

This is so true lmao the sad state of the current gaming community

[@kcakiid]

My god it feels good when I find myself back over into sane tube lol rational tube lol normal tube. Honestly this ain’t the dragon age of old. Maybe they should have done away with the dragon age name if they wasn’t going to make a dragon age game but the story does have to do with dragon age so it’s passable. I like Pixar movies lol, if this game is a dark Pixar movie I’m fine with it. If I don’t like it I’ll state that but ima form my own opinion on it. I think the problem is gamers these days complain too much and a lot of them aren’t getting outside and touching grass lol to cancel another game for his own opinion is baffling to me.

[@DdHenley307]

When does a game stop being an RPG? If you can't make choices and have the type of character you want than isn't it just an action game? Kratos is who he is and you wouldn't call GOW an RPG. Any game with a main character can be considered an RPG if freedom of choices don't matter

[@EmperorDxD]

I will never trust skill up or legacy hamer afte cyberpunk nothing they can do i will trust

[@WanderingKhajiit]

Every single journalist or KZbinr who got early access to Cyberpunk brushed off the bugs and claimed it was everything we hoped for

[@SovereignRPG]

@WanderingKhajiit Funny you bring up Cyberpunk I'm playing it again right now

[@EmperorDxD]

@@WanderingKhajiit u don't trust any of them I don't watch their reviews

[@thewishy23]

i plan to wait for either them to remove that part where a girl does some push ups due to calling a girl a she or the price drops to half price