Dragon Age: The Veilguard First Impressions

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

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[@PhoenixRizing25]

Nice review. It feels honest and balanced. Thanks for posting.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Thank you! I always try to be balanced where possible so it's very nice to hear that it comes across that way. Appreciate your comment and you watching.

[@Jay_Tsunami_]

I think this is the best, most unbiased and level headed review I’ve seen so far.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Thank you so much for saying so! It's what my aim is with any review so I appreciate it. Side note, if thats your profile pic that hair is fucking phenomenal. Looks awesome.

[@The3rdjp1995]

Im about 30ish hours in and Im loving it as a Grey Warden mage! I absolutely agree with some of the issues with the dialogue, but I think the overall story is really strong! Loving the combat as a mage and i really love all the companions and their storylines so far!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Bellara's little scene in Arlathan forest had me choked up, not gonna lie. The actors performance is *amazing*

[@richardlee5296]

I’m with you …BG3 this is not…..but that’s why I like it …something different & im really enjoying it about 14 hours in…combat is fun

[@Ben-wc9bh]

Yeah, I was very thankful that that particular boss didn't make you restart on the first phase. It was a tough fight on underdog and I died on the third phase.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I legitimately had to take a moment when I saw there was a third phase. I was just like "no way..."

[@stainless5708]

Forget Harding, get DAVRIN in your team ASAP! He has a Battle Cry that HEALS YOU while he taunts enemies to pull them AWAY from you! You can upgrade this to KICK IN AUTOMATICALLY when your health is low. This is a GAME CHANGER, do not miss it. Furthermore, he can make you INVULNERABLE for a few seconds, and you can also upgrade it to get healed when it ends! BEST COMPANION BY FAR!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I actually got Davrin recently. Been running Harding + Bellara. Bellara's ability to gather up enemies in a nice neat ball for destroying with my hammer is *really* hard to move away from, and I spec'd harding to be a bit better at healing but that Davrin skill sounds great...hm.

[@LiaraGaming]

Also loving the combat so far! Though I'm a level difficulty behind you. I was not expecting to enjoy it so much!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

That's so awesome to hear! What class and background did you pick if you don't mind me asking?

[@adam5399]

Loving it! 25 hours in on an antivan crow elf rogue. I can't wait to try a mage next playthrough but keep getting derailed by side quests, haha. Might be a while.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I think they really nailed melee classes. I've heard some more mixed reviews on mages due to how they handle mana but I'm curious to see death caller because it sounds really cool.

[@superhumantrueman]

@@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne Mage is a lot of fun, subjective but i enjoyed it more than melee.

[@nutherefurlong]

Appreciated a different perspective that what I've been clicking on lately, thanks. I am seeing a consistent criticism of the dialog and choices across most of what I've seen so far. Also good that you point out a flaw that I didn't hear in more critical reviews (specifically how companions don't differentiate in combat very well). Will be interested in seeing what your final thoughts are, thanks.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I think there might be a bit more differentiation between the subclasses but there is a whole lot of similarities. Especially the heals. I get why, bioware wanted you to have more freedom in picking who you wanted to take wirh you but I liked them having a bit more defined roles, like in a tabletop or an mmo personally.

[@nutherefurlong]

@@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne There are different ways to deal with that, yeah. I've seen that in pen and paper games sometimes, but those are more flexible just be their nature. I played SWTOR for a long time and they started making it less about different classes working together than seeing how each one could solo heal, but that was arguably to its detriment... I'm also thinking of how Origins made classes very rigid, either you were a caster or you weren't sort of thing. There's no one right way, of course, bottom line is how it works and how it feels

[@FergieTheTaurus]

I'm really loving the game, so far!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

That's so awesome to hear. What class did you make your rook? And background? I'm a mournwatcher warrior myself

[@FergieTheTaurus]

@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne I chose a rouge Lords of Fortune. I always go with an elf character 😁

[@JeannieLove]

I'm having so much fun with my Female Qunari Warrior Queen. I'm going down the bottom center, got a skill that sets your weapon ablaze for doing a takedown. I'm on Nightmare and tried Underdog. Underdog felt a lot easier so I'm glad I started on Nightmare. I'm getting some Kingdoms of Amalur vibes and I love it.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

You're braver than me. Doesn't nightmare lock your difficulty like honor mode? If not I might try it at least briefly

[@JeannieLove]

@@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne It does, like God of War 2018 Give Me God of War mode. But unlike God of War, it feels much better balanced. You can still do custom difficulty to get the same settings.

[@JeannieLove]

Honor mode is a hardcore mode so comparing it didn't feel right.

[@jelmts]

the new combat has given me a lot to think about as someone who only ever plays as a dual daggers rogue. It seems to me at least that I'm meant to play this game at ranged for the most part, as I'm given both daggers and a bow, and a lot of the abilities involve ranged, even if they're dagger related, or there's the grenade-type abilities, like the one's you could spec into in DAI. Without a warrior in the party for a good chunk of the beginning, I felt like I was just stuck with all the aggro and no abilities to help offset that, other than the pilfer ability that I've been clinging to for dear life lol. Now that I have Davrin and Taash with abilities to offset some of the pressure it's not as bad, but I do wish one of them could have joined sooner. I do think it's some very solid combat, but my favourite role does feel a bit underserved. Storywise, I have also had some moments of noticing the "tell instead of show", but it's still very compelling. I don't want to get into specifics, but there are some quests and conversations that feel really fleshed out and satisfying, and then there's others where I kind of thought there'd be a bit more to it. Regardless, it's as you say, a total page turner. I'm also fully in love with the environments / areas. I really feel like they delivered on everything I'd hope to see of northern Thedas, but I also would fully support more contained entries in the series where we get to see even more of each region. Anyway, I'm having a blast and glad to see you are too. Thanks for the video, hope you enjoy the rest!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I wonder if for combat i had the best experience to start the game possible because I was a warrior. It just felt right even if I wasn't trying to br a tank. But just recently got a tank companion and it definitely feels very different by comparison. I agree on the story so far! I've heard it really ramps up in act 3 as well.

[@jelmts]

@@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne yeah, and I even thought the warrior looked really good in the high level gameplay trailer they had. I wonder if things were designed more with a warrior in mind, though I think there things you could do for rogues as well. for example, a playstyle built around dodging vs blocking was something i was hoping to find in the skill tree but didn't really see anything that stood out. I also didn't really notice anything to do with stealth which has been a staple in previous games. I'm giving it it's fair shake though and I'm still having fun with it for what it is. I do think I'll be going for a warrior next time I play though!

[@Kutterkaleb]

I just really enjoy you. Like I always look forward to your videos. I’ve said it before but I Stan

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that, means a lot.

[@meganking3314]

I finished it at like 1:30 am last night and I am emotionally not okay. I agree with pretty much everything you've said here in terms of positives and negatives. I still really enjoyed the game though.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I've heard act 3 is pretty incredible. Am I going to need a moment when I finish it? 😭

[@meganking3314]

@@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne You might need several moments lol - act 3 was intense

[@Samurai_Stoner]

My only issue really is I wish it was more open world, but I'm a voice actor and podcaster, and I voice one of the npc merchants

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

That's awesome! Congratulations on voicing one of the npc merchants, that's fantastic. Ironically the lack of open world (after Inquisition) is actually one of the things I've enjoyed more about this game. Though perhaps a bit more open, like the random encounters from Origins.

[@ninisdilemma]

Hell yeah! I knew you'd like it because even going in with HIGH expectations I actually liked the game a lot and was pleasantly surprised!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I'm jumping back in today! Can't wait to see more of the story and I've missed the combat.

[@lucasf7400]

I'm having a lot of fun with the game!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Awesome. What class are you playing? Warrior has felt great!

[@lucasf7400]

@@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne I'm playing as a grey warden mage, enjoying so far especially the combat with orb and dagger. I miss the DAO combat but still having a lot of fun.

[@OkerlundTV]

I am looking forward to getting into this. I decided to play through Inquisition first (no idea why I didn't finish that before, I am loving it), but then I will be playing through The Veilguard. Really hard to find more accurate information on this game as people keep focusing on specific areas that doesn't make up that much of the game itself. Thank you for your thoughts!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

It's taking me longer to get through because I committed to streaming all of it versus playing it offline but since this review I continue to enjoy it more and more. Story has picked up its base, it's gotten darker, there's been some emotional dialogue but still some oof moments. Combat hasn't changed *too* much but once you have your complete set of companions and your specialization it just feels good. Hope ME5 combat is similar.

[@OkerlundTV]

@@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne I am 26 hours into it now and have also been really enjoying it, even more so as it goes on. And glad I decided to do Inquisition + DLC to get a better understanding of Solas as well before hand. It definitely started slow, but man, it's been getting more intense now. Just wish I could have imported my Inquisition character, but I did my best to recreate him lol.

[@Aion1725]

Thank you for this, the game has been fun and like you say. I think the media and the other people reviewing it are blowing things way out of proportion. The game is fun. It is still dark, it is still dragon age even if it has not the best writing or is a bit brighter in some areas in tone, but it's so nice to see someone sees that instead of everybody else being like disappointment, disappointment, disappointment

[@Aion1725]

Also hell yeah DA2 over DAI.

[@katsiraeh6959]

Great review. During my time back the feeling I get is accomodation, ackwardness and warm familiarity. People who say dialog is awkward at times should realize that this is a team of specialists thrown together in the face of the world ending. Each are main character in their own way but might have some friction to make the team work- professionalism holding back some true barbs. I love the combat and only halfway in love discovering new diverse lands. Thank you for the journey and even as you bound ahead I 'll be following along. 💜💜💜🦋

[@chika4275]

Based on your review the Veillard doesn't know what it wants to be!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

No, it does. It's has a definitive direction. There's a lot of good going on but also some things i think could be better.

[@DizzyQuanto]

I loved DA2, and I have been having fun with Veilguard. Some reviews definitely over embellished the negative points they had, and it gave me a better perspective on what’s a genuine review and what’s a rant about things someone dislikes. That being said it’s still looking like a 6/10 for me, but I’ve only played for about 15 hours.

[@thegrimsqueaker-w2l]

I just started tonight and I'm actually liking it. But I'm holding my judgment for now. But it is definitely not bad.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Even 20 hours in I still need to finish it and see if it sticks the landing. The final act and ending are going to be super important but I'm having a very good time so far.

[@TransasaurusRexMusic]

It's s great game, I'm not a huge fan of dragon age but this game feels good to me, it seems to grip my attention which is hard for games to do now adays!

[@asanoiaz]

I've been playing for about 30 hours, and right now, I totally agree with your take. Combat is fun, though I'm playing on Keeper level because I'm just bad at it and I'm learning how to use a controller 😅. Dialogues can be stilted and un-Dragon-Agey. But I love how the bright, beautiful environments can still generate that feeling of lurking darkness. Maybe that's just me. I'm a scaredy cat, I don't need gore to scare me. 😂

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I'm not a fan of gore in general, I will say there is...some? At least so far. But not like Resident Evil level and its appropriate. It fits the moment of the game. The story is getting really really good now too.

[@asanoiaz]

@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne i can't play Resident Evil. Too scary. 😅 I've only gotten as far as meeting Morrigan in Dock Town. Good story so far in Veilguard.

[@beccangavin]

This is the only Dragon Age game that my kid has maintained any level of interest in. I own all of them and they’ve tried all of them, but they actually like this one. I have to fight for access to my Xbox even though they have their own. I think the game is fun. I won’t call it a masterpiece, but I’m really enjoying it. Mechanically, it is so solid. Some of the dialogue is not awesome but a lot of it is fun to listen to. I like the story a lot and the environments are so beautiful. I agree with what you’re saying about the dialogue. I don’t actually need R rated dialogue but I had to separate this game from the rest of the series to actually enjoy it.

[@welcome_to_the_own_zone]

I spent an hour making my character and havent had time for anything else. I can confirm the character creator is good!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Haha I did a sped up version on my let's up play because cc took me just shy of an hour and I was rushing it.

[@caseyblankenship987]

As long as your not an average woman wanting to make yourself sure it’s great

[@ultraadapter3838]

I think if more past choices matterd and carried over it would have done better for more people

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I agree. I think in some ways it's a soft reset after 10 years of development but pulling in more choices from past games I think would have made people happier. It will be interesting if gee get a da5 which I hope we do if they pull more from this da.

[@Stewquisitor]

I get that people want their choices to matter. But also at the same time, the last 3 games (even Dragon Age 2) happened in Southern Thedas, where the history, religion, & politics are all a lot more tied together. The North, especially Tevinter & Rivain operate completely differently. Yeah, we're gonna most likely get a lot of cameos, but other than that... who we choose to rule in Ferelden or even in Orlais, whether we recruited Mages or Templars in Origins or Inquisition, there's no possible way for that to impact another separate hemisphere, outside of background banter.

[@ultraadapter3838]

@@Stewquisitor i get that too but also the characters that showed up from past games could have been some peoples romance and there story has no meaning in a way and if those characters didn't show people would have probably been less frustrated

[@GrievousSpino]

Sadly the off-tone & sanitised writing and lack of meaningul choice and lack of any real moral and ethical dilemmas put me off this game. I love DAO, I like DA2 & DAI (and MELE), but this is... not it. Not for me :( I expected a lot more from a Dragon Age game and was let down, unfortunately.

[@The_Cyber_Nomad]

I played about 10 hours and HATED IT!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

What didn't you like?

[@brianmurphy6480]

The dialogue was at the level of an elementary school's morality play, the choices were too limited (I never take the evil route, but dang it, sometimes I like to *pretend* I will, and I like having the option), and the characters were very surface-level; some vanity projects (world is supposed to be ending, but we can't die without my proper pronouns being addressed!) and the obvious insertion of utterly irrelevant themes into a world where they wouldn't even be brought up, let alone taken seriously, just made it impossible to invest any emotional weight into the game. Plus, companions that can't die?! Jeez, I know I save/load as much as I'm allowed to cheat death as often as I can, but that's more than enough. Immortal wisecracking diversity cutouts just aren't...real. Especially for a fantasy world that involves blood magic, genocidal gods, and more ways to die than even a manic-depressive lemming would be comfortable with. This was a game that didn't know whether it wanted to be a "Dustborn," an "Avengers" spin-off, a low budget animated video, or an actual video game. As my Mom used to say when she was utterly confused and had no idea what to do: "I didn't know whether to 💩 or go blind, so I closed my eyes and farted." 🤷‍♂️

[@maesterdrew8606]

@@brianmurphy6480doesn’t sound like you actually played it.

[@Stewquisitor]

@@brianmurphy6480 Who cares if your companions can't die? All the games before, you have non-Warden companions constantly getting into combat with Darkspawn, and they get to ignore the lore that comes with contracting the Blight. The rest of your comment is just a bunch of nonsense, failed attempts at smoke screening hate speech.

[@Trace153]

It’s more Fable type of game with less good humor. It’s a fine game, but not a direction I want BW type of games to keep going down. On story and character path, this again is a good game but a bad BW game. Since you must state it these days IMO (cause of course this is not facts but you must say it these days)

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

When you say Bioware, I think it has to be compartmentalized a bit. Baldurs Gate and Jade Empire for example are going to be very different from ME2 and Dragon Age Inquisition. Company with a *very* long history. Storywise, this is pretty right on from what I've experienced thus far for DA. I do think the Dialogue and character development of companions is less than I had hoped for, same with the impact of choices. But I found the talk of fable interesting sinec if this was Fable, I'd be very frustrated. Fable, I'd suggest more than DA by far, is defined by Dark british humor and choice, the ability to be an absolute jerk or the paragon of virtue. If the fable we get in 2025 is linear, I'll be dissapointed. Fable needs choice and dark comedy to work.

[@Trace153]

@ I meant fable more in the combat. Revisit Fable 3 and you can see same type of style. But fine let’s move it to a bubble and forget other games exist including games in the same series. I could go on for days on the issues I have in DAV which just means there is gold under the crap. If I just hated it and thought it was shit there would be little to talk on. The game feels like there is several different teams ranging from level of skill, level of tone, and level of direction. Which leads me to blame the director staff. They had talented people working on it. They have $ behind it and time to build it. But no one to make sure each section got the balanced attention it deserved. Some areas of the game are top tier while others are mid to low. Which leads to all the mixed opinions people have had on these game. It will be forgetting and I expect this to put the franchise back on ice if not completely shelved. I rather talk on and play indie games that at this point are just more fun for my time.

[@willyfr4nk]

Honestly, I've been playing for 20 hours like it was nothing because all the fun I'm having and as a fan of all BioWare games since their beginnings I can only say good things so far, I'm loving everything to the fullest. To get a downside maybe playing in Nightmare mode, as I always do in each installment, everything seems very easy. I do not know if it will be harder (some bosses and monsters are that's for sure) but I'm having more skills and gear and survive is not very complicated, and that without focusing on secondary stats yet, without enchants or stronger equipment like the red ones (uniques) that grants some huge stats and passive bonuses, you can see that it is more focused on action rpg is a fact, but not a bad thing. I still have a LOT of gameplay ahead, and more and more things are opening up to do, experience or explore. I love the scenarios, the combat, our codex, the quests, the lighthouse, the story so far, the smaller maps with areas that open up as you progress (something like GoW) on which you can return later for extra things (exploration, quests, reputation, gear, lore...), the characters, yes there is still gore... there is lot to do and see. I don't know, I don't understand where the flaw is for some, play it first and then draw conclusions. I'll keep playing I can tell you, I'm hooked! 🙌

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

You're a much better gamer than me 😅 underdog has kind of been just right. I get close to dying sometimes against trash mobs but usually die at least once sometimes several times against bosses. I'm tempted to do another run in the future where I make a custom difficulty. Maybe reduce up but up enemy dmg or something. I'm glad you're having so much fun. Love hearing that!

[@ADarklore]

It's funny, it was actually Asmongold that got me to buy the game. I mean, if HE can play it and say, "It's not as bad as people are saying, I'm actually enjoying it"... given his history, I figured I'd give it a try... and absolutely loving it! It's nice to see more and more streamers coming out and being HONEST about their experience with the game. It's not perfect, but I can overlook most of the 'drama' simply because it's such tiny part of the overall experience. People complaining about a 2 min 'gender lecture' dialogue sequence that CAN be skipped, in a game that goes for over 50 HOURS... give me a break.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I'm glad you've been loving it! I've had to hold off resuming because I had several things come up but can't wait to jump back in and play. Really eager to get to the third act.

[@RandomWandrer]

Yes! 10/10 here. Its a cinematic action game, with a few huge choices. The first few hours were slower, collecting companions and learning mechanics. Then the story takes off and I couldn't put it down! I was initially disappointed that Rook had to be nice, and also that I saw/fought no slavery as a shadow dragon. But this game gave me something amazing in return. The most fun combat ive had in a long time (in any game). And the most incredible story thats both harrowing and unpredictable. My biggest tip is DO NOT SKIP the wolf idol side quest from the Inquisitor. I wont spoil it, but if you love lore and history in Thedas, you NEED to do this questline. The writing in this game is very good. With the exception of a few early(!) bits that feel hamfisted/contrived/awkward. These make up about 3 minutes of the 20 hours I've played. 10/10 for me. Best game I've played this year, and maybe last year too.

[@Monochrome_11]

The game got khachapuri in it 10/10

[@maddragonqueen_]

You're Hawke cospaly is incredible LOL. I love the game so far, glad to see you are enjoying it!

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Haha thank you! It's the easiest cosplay I could think of to do.

[@Kleineganz]

I'm 43 hours into the game so far (so I felt safe watching this). Honestly, I hope you'll have to eat your words about decisions in the game. I have a sneaking suspicion some of the smaller ones may bite us in the butt (or help us). At the very least, some seem to influence future dialogue (like trading 'verbal jabs' with Solas). I am eagerly looking forward to finding out how this all shakes out and how the game ends. I'm drinking up all the lore they're giving us. As for my playthrough, I chose to be an elven Antivan Crow spellblade mage, who is romancing Lucanis (whose voice reminds me a lot of Zevran, who is my canon romance in DA:O). I'm having a ton of fun and enjoying the story and lore. I haven't had any issues with the dialogue or writing, with perhaps one small exception (all I'll say is that I am transgender, and so is my Rook, and there's one little cut scene early on that made me wish they'd chosen more in-world appropriate terminology). However, this won't affect most players as they probably won't chose to play trans characters.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I hope you're right! There's at least one major decision I've made so far that definitely had immediate consequences so perhaps as the story continues to pick up there will be more. Your rookie sounds awesome.

[@Kleineganz]

@@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne I think I know which major decision you mean, and I I have a feeling if I had made a different choice, it might have ruined my romance chances!

[@Duskwind_]

Yep, Calivan is one hell of a well put together battle. The combat tactics are far more complex than the small number of memorized skills would suggest. I would compare it to Dragons Dogma 2 combat, and that's a good thing. My opinion is similar to yours. It's just fun 😊 My human Antivan Crow rogue duelist is both hectic and very satisfying in battle.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Dd2 is actually a good comparison imo. They're both good not great rpgs imo. I lean a bit more toward veilguard because I prefer companions to pawns though.

[@trembledust6819]

Much appreciated on your views of the game so far. I have seen sooo many reviews leaning either heavily on love it and some saying they hate it. Sounds more like they are trying to push their own agendas vs objective reviewing the game. I've played about maybe 10 hours of the game on pc and I share your mindset so far. Its in the middle. Not the greatest like some reviews say and its not the worse like other reviews say. Its cool. I played Inquisition a LONG time ago at first I was not happy with the movement of the characters. Was a bit slow and needing to hit sprint key to move faster maybe groan. It took me a few minutes then it hit me...oh wait...this is how it was in Inquisition lol. Still in 2024 expected better. Movement isn't as smooth as other games I played. That aside the story grabbed me. I want to see how it ends. Would be nice to have a larger field of view when fighting. those tight shots in combat arent the best imo. Dialogue is...yea eh. Some dnt make sense. Others not bad. Its a cool game. Would I pay $70 for it for what I have played so far? Hell no. But game doesn't suck imo. Thanks for vid.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Movement is a big one! Unless I'm doing it wrong you kind of toggle to sprint, right? I find myself rolling a lot to speed up my movement but I've also gotten kind of addicted to jumping and smashing enemies with my hammer (even added some skills to make it more impactful to do so) I'm glad you appreciated the review. I always try to be aware that it's just *my* feelings on the game and I think people are best served when that's balanced so they can make their own opinion, talking about what I like and what I don't but also realizing some people may absolutely hate the combat, but love the dialogue and that's valid too! And I keep hearing that act 3 is epic so I'm getting really excited as the story has been picking up more and more.

[@OriginsAus-b6r]

I love it too better than Dragon Age 2 and even better than Dragon Dogma 2.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I had a love/hate relationship with dragons dogma 2. Some things were great but I slogged through some of the quests, especially stealth ones. And struggled with the repeated enemy types but also loved how open it felt at times. And often beautiful game. Funnily enough you can't swim in either of these games!

[@Parnyr]

Thanks for the video. This does not sound like a game that will go high on my list. As i already expected. But it is good that it seems to be in general a better game than it was feared by some people. And BTW...who the hell likes DA:I more then DA 2 or DAO? Who likes DA:I in general?! o_O What monsters have you met in your life...

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Haha you'd be surprised! I used to get a lot of hate for liking DA2!

[@Stewquisitor]

Lots of people love Dragon Age: Inquisition.

[@skullduggery1385]

As a longtime BioWare fan I’ve been really enjoying it. I’ve been playing it on nightmare around 60 hours in, I’m playing as a rogue, human, female, shadow dragon. I actually quite like the cast so far, not as beloved as origins but I’d say they beat inquisitions cast. I have a lot of little gripes with the game like I think the taash stuff is way to heavy handed and it does feel like every person u speak to whom is lgbtq feels the need to bring it up, which comes off as weird. Despite the massive changes to the franchise I hope the game does well. Btw just me or does the game feel like it takes heavy influence from mass effect 2 pacing wise.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

They used a lot of the mass effect team to finish the game so that totally makes sense.

[@caseyblankenship987]

Okay you do seem to be giving a pretty good review. I don’t love some of the things they did but I’m willing to overlook them. It’s good to see an objective review. Some people say the dialogue is exquisite and I just don’t see how anyone can say that. I know the clips going around are the worst parts but good gosh they are bad. You convinced me to try it one day. I think a lot of it looks a bit immersion breaking and cringe. Not the topics themselves but there’s just no nuance. I think great writing can win anyone over, it has me in the past, unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case here.

[@stefanrustenburg4697]

Tbh, the enemy AI look really dumb.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

I keep dying to dumb enemy ai (especially bosses). I may be the dumb one 💀

[@USMCasper]

It's not a good DA game or RPG but it should be played? These reviews are so inorganic.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

What? That's what you got from this review where I say it's got great action rpg combat with more tactical rpg elements than it initially seemed and the story is a good da story with a lot of great da dark fantasy? and that for me it's sitting above dai but below Dao? 🤔

[@MichaelChapmanArt]

Your words just doesn't match what I've seen.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

My let's play is on here too if you want long form. But you're best off just playing it yourself to formulate your own opinion

[@MichaelChapmanArt]

@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne it's the dialogue man. Smh. I just cant get into characters that sound like they are having a conversation while waiting for their frappuccino before midterms. I respect your opinion though. Thank you for sharing your view of what is positive.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

@@MichaelChapmanArt Oh yeah that was my critique in this vid, though. Dialogue doesn't feel quite there. There is *good* writing, in the story especially, but dialogue has been an issue. It's not always bad, though, there is been good dialogue but its mostly been in the emotional scenes at the end of character side quests.

[@bayramaktas4135]

Yes, I also have a lot of fun with the game, many gamer critize the colorful graphics and the cartoonish look of the characters, I think it's designed that way because it's based on the comics from DA instead of the previous games, especially since there are NPCs in DA:V that only exist in the comics. Anyway, if you like a good action-adventure fantasy RPG, this is the game for you

[@animegamergeek1427]

My early thoughts, so far: I'm about 7-8hrs in & loving it. I love the art style. Dialogue is ok. Sometimes the faces look a little weird, but majority of the time, they're great. Love the combat. It's fun I like the linearity (It's still a bit open). I heard it opens up a little more later, tho. Gotta play more to see how the story goes. It's not perfect. No game is.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Very similar to my thoughts. The mission spaces remind me of origins but with the caveat that I haven't seen thst you can swap around as freely and no "random encounrer" travellings between them.

[@Joseph-wh5of]

Inquisition was way better, in my opinion. I am not surprised that it won game of the year.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Dialogue and story so far I agree. Combat and world design? I'd disagree. If i could have had this combat in iInquisition or all the choices of origins i think it'd be one of my favorite games of all time.

[@ray1dad]

The whole idea of a good game is if one has fun.

[@jonanderetxebarria9944]

The dialogue is like cinema today, totally safe and correct, which is the opposite of you need in any interesting narrative. And the story cannot carry on the rest of the game, that's why the game feels tedious many times. It's like Bioware took all the wrong lessons from current corporate failures. If I was not a Dragon age fan, I wouldn't have enjoyed the game as much.

[@chika4275]

Veilguard 🤣

[@thechuck141]

Just lost all your credibility

[@animegamergeek1427]

He doesn't need y'all credit 😂

[@marzaik_yt]

Agreed. I like his content that is politcs free. But he has pronouns in his bio so he will give any game that uses them, a glowing review.

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Lol ok

[@RedbeardflynnRollsAOne]

Lol have you even watched my content?

[@brianmurphy6480]

Hey, c'mon. I thought it was a crappy game oozing with "I'm a childless trans cat-lady but I just know I'd be the best mommy EVAH, and im here to school the world with some knowledge no one else has ever been smart enough to think of yet" vibes, but RedBeard is still entitled to play it and tell us what HE thought of it. I gave it a thumbs-up for that reason alone; he's definitely not a paid shill, and I always reward authenticity, even if I don't agree with it. After all, if no one is honest about where they stand and what they think, then none of us will ever be able to have any kind of a civilization. And I'm kinda attached to civilized humans as a whole. 🤷‍♂️ P.S. I hate pronouns too, and I don't use them because I don't buy into the message behind them. As a whole. But in ANY movement, even the ones you absolutely despise, you find good people who aren't represented by the worst examples of it. Put the paint spreader down, or the rest of us won't be able to tell you apart from the bad folk.