This was an extremely weird review. Andy comes out at the offset just being thankful it didn’t suck. Greg says he doesn’t know how he feels about it, but they both give it a 9 and proceed the rest of the review explaining why it’s not good. This feels like a genuine non 9 game just from the points you guys actually explained real well. Poor writing, poor dialogue, non impactful choices and lack there of.
@TheAndyCortez19 күн бұрын
No I said those were my initial thoughts on it (my first 4 or 5 hours with the game)
@LostLevelMusic8 күн бұрын
Yeah 9/10 reviews are usually glowing. This felt like the citizens of North Korea giving a review of their government
@DragonPop646 күн бұрын
This channel is just shill content. The show is struggling. So they r shilling as much as they can. Even shilling by pushing politics , leftist politics since they live in a super liberal town 😂 . A bunch of fake dudes
@OutBreath-l4n22 сағат бұрын
You don’t think it’s a 9/10 and we all know that
@TheAndyCortez24 күн бұрын
for those asking at the end of the review, i like it more than dragon's dogma 2. really wish DD2 had veilguard's level of characters and story beats.
@Zories9724 күн бұрын
Watching reviews come out for this game has been so interesting. It feels like for every person I trust saying they freaking love it, there’s another saying the game is horrible (I.e SkillUp). This one may just have to be one I either just try for myself or wait a while for the dust to settle before doing so. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@Riku200524 күн бұрын
How do you feel about DAV not having manually controllable characters being able to switch btwn them? It honestly looks like they through combat options out the window.
@YungQueef24 күн бұрын
Bioware > Capcom all day, every day.
@allisterttooulias445824 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this game, was great to hear what you liked about it and how you felt. Thanks for putting in those last min hours for this one.
@BasketCase-rr7tx24 күн бұрын
@@Zories97 The Matty Plays review is craziest one one for me. It’s like 40 minutes of him just being absolutely devastated by how bad he thinks the game is. 😂
@dawsonneilsen17 күн бұрын
The reviews for this game are all over the place from mrmattyplays to gameranx to kinda funny games it’s crazy how split people are about this game personally I think it looks cool and am looking forward to trying it
@brachialplexus10014 күн бұрын
Yeah definetly. I kinda love it though. You get a feel for who to trust going forward. For example, everyone has the right to their own opinion but I CANNOT understand how a grown human being would score this a 9/10 for example, never mind a 10/10.
@bizmonkey00711 күн бұрын
It’s a strange game. If it weren’t called Dragon Age or were just pitched as a spinoff, then more people would receptive to it. It’s a solid ARPG in its own right but judged against the previous Dragon Age games, it can feel shallow and far too tonally different.
@dawsonneilsen11 күн бұрын
Yeah the game looks cool and honestly I’d actually really like to get my hands on it I think having the expectation of not getting to make any real choices may help your experience going into it
@kwiet1824 күн бұрын
I’m sure these comments are gonna be normal. Let me check!
@yuyutubee843522 күн бұрын
Gee, why isn't this video getting nearly as many views as the click farmers mining the culture wars tearing their faces off about CoNsPiRaCiEs?
@Geohillierneo24 күн бұрын
I've only just found this channel, but love watching four people having a conversation as a review, so much more enjoyable.
@CheefChaos24 күн бұрын
The "Kinda Funny Highlights Channel" was recently converted, check out "Kinda Funny In Review" for the big movies pods,most of the non video game stuff can be found over there.. KF/AF included
@JustinWPruett24 күн бұрын
You’re in the right place, then! This is what these gentlemen do every day.
@maxxruiz159724 күн бұрын
Welcome to the fun!
@CheefChaos24 күн бұрын
@@Geohillierneo check out "Kinda Funny In Review" for Movie Pods
@jeffmacs2o22324 күн бұрын
You'll learn snowbike Mike is a treasure. 😊
@CheefChaos24 күн бұрын
Would love if Jade Empire finally gets the Love it Deserves with a remake.
@dylanbuc186724 күн бұрын
YES PLEASE
@blakeandcamp24 күн бұрын
Bioware is already on thin ice, they're not going to take a risk and make a new Jade Empire 20 years later when the first one didn't do super well either.
@InnerRise24 күн бұрын
It's 1 of only 2 games I wanted to play that was exclusive to the original Xbox that I never played.
@mugen1philley24 күн бұрын
I would love a Jade Empire remake. My first Bioware game.
@BasicDomesticActivity23 күн бұрын
i would love a remake or a new one. Jade empire is so underrated
@OutofManna10 күн бұрын
I don't know how people are glossing over the biggest issue with the writing. They don't show, they tell. EVERYTHING. Every event and motivation has to be stated plainly and clearly. No metaphors, no inference or insinuation, basically no slang or linguistic nuance. 'Here's what we did, here's what we're doing, here's what we're going to do, and even if our motivations are clear, we're going to restate them plainly.' It's just so bizarre how bland all of it is.
@cloverraven16 күн бұрын
The first 7 hours of this thing is perfect
@narcysdope971424 күн бұрын
Shout out to the Tosh.O comment. I listen to his podcast every week!
@mookiestewart377624 күн бұрын
His podcast is pretty solid, I watch the clips from time to time.
@pikkachao22 күн бұрын
really enjoyed this open discussion and i appreciated the written notes/journaling! been a dragon age fan since origins and i can’t wait to get ahold of this game to see what they’re doing!
@good.news.everyone23 күн бұрын
Very interesting Gamescast coming off SkillUp's review. Polar opposites when it comes to story, characters, writing, decisions, etc. I love hearing such divisive opinions on titles and where everyone is coming from.
22 күн бұрын
skillup actually showed examples , this just reeks of sad
@vikingrbeerdserkr840622 күн бұрын
I think you mean skillups is sad, clearly hated the game before they even played it.
@mAcroFaze21 күн бұрын
@@vikingrbeerdserkr8406 He didn't though. He's been a fan of Dragon Age and even said in his previews that he was cautiously optimistic. He then presented a full review of the game and offered multiple examples of proof as to why he disliked it as much as he did.
@bdizzle958621 күн бұрын
@@mAcroFazeSkillUp’s opinion is as valid as this reviews. It’s opinions, not facts. He’s showed examples of things he didn’t like and apparently that’s the only opinion that matter? If you don’t like them too, then it’s a problem, for you. For others, it didn’t break the game.
@mAcroFaze21 күн бұрын
@@bdizzle9586 Oh for sure, I'm not trying to disprove that. In fact SkillUp even throws in the disclaimer that yes, his opinions are his own and that his intention isn't to shit on the game so much as it's just to provide what's most likely a different, if not more thorough perspective is all. I'm not saying people shouldn't enjoy the game or that it sucks, I'm no die-hard DA fan by any stretch of the imagination, I'm simply replying to the comment that SkillUp "Hated the game before he even played it" by saying that simply isn't the case, and that isn't opinion, that's fact.
@louislegg466524 күн бұрын
Hi Andy, seen a few comments criticising your body language or whatever but honestly not everything has to be animated etc. Loved your insight and perspective on this game and it definitely comes across that you loved it! I can understand the struggle of tryna finish games for reviews and having external work to finish for the set and other work! Great job guys and excited to play myself even more when Halloween hits:) much love guys ❤️🙌
@TheAndyCortez24 күн бұрын
thank you ❤
@obviusthemaxim250924 күн бұрын
Yeah how dare he not get up and run around the office claiming his love for this game? I guess that means he didn't like the game
@Pswayze2324 күн бұрын
He didn't sound convincing to me
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
@@Pswayze23that's just you
@davidmthorley24 күн бұрын
I think I’m really going to love this game. People expecting it to be Baldur’s Gate 3 or game of the generation or something are always going to be disappointed. Inquisition is such a flawed game in so many ways - mediocre combat, tedious open world. But I absolutely love it and have played it many times. As long as it gets the fundamentals right I think flaws don’t matter so much. People seem to want perfection out of games these days but that almost never happens. Even previous Bioware games are far from perfect.
@jacksonjabba24 күн бұрын
I’m not sure if this game is for me but this is spot on. Perfection should never be the expectation
@tdspkhype304223 күн бұрын
Ubisoft ceo?
@BackwardsCombatable23 күн бұрын
"as long as they get the fundamentals right" after looking at a cartoony, animated, childish humor, horrible writing, light hearted DRAGON AGE experience is such a silly point to make. It was apparent from their companion reveal trailer that they DIDN'T get the fundamentals of a Dragon Age game right.
@mandu666522 күн бұрын
@@BackwardsCombatable Lol, you don't even know Dragon Age then because the series has always had light and goofy humor. This is pure revisitionist, tourist bullshit to say the games have been totally serious grim dark fantasy. It's totally a lie.
@BackwardsCombatable22 күн бұрын
@@mandu6665 You've never played a Dragon Age game if your takeaway is that they are full of light and goofy humor. Maybe you should do some research and actually play the games before talking.
@MattEffectGames24 күн бұрын
This was a great gamecast. Also wna give a special shoutout to Andy between hosting more shows recently and just overall, he’s been killing it man. Good job Andy and crew
@puma12345ace23 күн бұрын
It doesn't need to be GotY ... I just want a fun and exciting gaming experience and from what I've read that's what I'm getting so I am pleased and can't wait to start my journey
@84jesterx23 күн бұрын
Read...but what about seen and heard. Highly advise looking at SkillUp's footage and his thoughts. Because yeeeooouch.
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
@@84jesterxehhh, puma decided to play it, so hush
@315MusicMan23 күн бұрын
@@84jesterx skillup opened their complaints with stuff about facial animations, dialogue being 'hr friendly', and a lack of an option to be evil. none of which is really a concern for me. every game has awkward facial animations at times and some of the clips i've seen looked good, i have no idea what "HR is in the room" dialogue means. and being evil in most games ends up being shallow and boring after the shock value wears off.
@puma12345ace23 күн бұрын
@@84jesterx I did look up some footage too, thank you for your honest concern. At 33 years of age I think I'm capable enough of deciding what I like and what I dislike myself.
@xecillmaze474023 күн бұрын
@@315MusicMan Same here. Personally I never really play evil characters in games cause it's honestly never rewarding. It's interesting to see how games approach it, but otherwise I see evil paths as "extra content" and not the main meat of the game. That's also how it was treated in BG3 LOL the evil paths have lesser questlines and endings that just wasn't as cathartic as the good/best endings. I'm guessing HR in the room means that they couldn't be as evil as they wished to play. From what I know, the evil options are just being a mild asshole lol
@JustinWPruett24 күн бұрын
1:11:06 “I’m glad I fell in love with her as a human”, Andy says about the Elven companion. 😂
@TheAndyCortez24 күн бұрын
haha yea that sounds dumb my bad. i just didn't want people thinking i romanced her
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
@@TheAndyCortezha, knew you're still in the Neve camp
@Geohillierneo24 күн бұрын
I've played Inquisition about 8 times, every time with a different Inquisitor, different race, different choices etc, so there really is no "canon" for me. I'm gutted 😂
@theminimumheroic23 күн бұрын
Just make 8 Rooks then lol! I have 3-4 Inquisitors and I'm planning to bring them into different playthroughs (assuming I like the game)
@BasketCase-rr7tx24 күн бұрын
I just watched the reviews of this from a few other You Tubers like Skill up and Matty plays and they made it sound absolutely awful, the contrast with this review is pretty wild. Kinda crazy how one person can think it has an amazing story and incredible combat and another person thinks it’s one of the worst stories ever and the combat put them to sleep.
@Observe41124 күн бұрын
Some people have different standards. For me, I’m only dripping $60 on something that is innovative and high-quality. DA:V feels like if you had AI make a fantasy game. Not worth it. Maybe a deep sale.
@xandypunk735024 күн бұрын
Combat looks good. I dont know what people are comparing it to
@BasketCase-rr7tx24 күн бұрын
@@Observe411 That’s pretty much how I felt about Inquisition too to be honest. There was just nothing very interesting about that game.
@Lyle-qc8ld24 күн бұрын
also those two reviewers seem to be in minority in those opinions. (but still valid for having them) reviews across the board seem positive with 84 on opencritic
@Geohillierneo24 күн бұрын
There's also been KZbinrs who have loved it, dantics is a good example, WhatCulture, Kala Elizabeth was surprisingly critical but ended up saying she loved it!
@heejincider490524 күн бұрын
This feels like Final Fantasy 16 all over again. People HATED it and LOVED it.
@lockekappa50024 күн бұрын
I think the dichotomy with FFXVI is that there are truly terrible and shallow things in this game (the side quests, the gearing system, the "open world exploration" ) Those things are all things that could really make anyone dislike this game and I don't think anyone could disagree. But it also does things on a level that maybe no other game has done before, so as long as those moments sell the game for you, the rest of it is "worth it" I'd be curious if this game is the same way.
@heejincider490524 күн бұрын
@lockekappa500 spot on! For me the spectacle was everything and more that I want from video games. Seeing asuras wrath and God of war 3 levels of anime craziness presented in realistic art design and high fidelity graphics was innovative to me. It made sludging through the boring stuff worth it. I'm also trying to see if there's something about Veilguard that can draw me in. Will wait for more players to get their hands on it!
@lockekappa50024 күн бұрын
@@heejincider4905 I know this sounds hyperbolic, but the Bahamut fight ALONE and everything that surrounds it is worth the $70 price tag. I just dont know how anyone can not recommend that game knowing you're telling someone to never experience that.
@justaguyfromeurope23 күн бұрын
That's a big NO on that one, dawg. Only 3 types of people like this: - the VG media - some fans supremely high on copium - creators that Bio & EA winked at. The rest of the gaming world hates the sh*t out of everything they've seen from the game.
@aidang21723 күн бұрын
@@justaguyfromeurope Did grummz or endwokeness tell you to say that?
@luisz22224 күн бұрын
I love how whenever a new thing comes out there’s a certain section of people screaming the reviewers got paid off cause it doesn’t match with the preconceived opinion of the game they made up in their heads before even touching it. Maybe and I know this is crazy but maybe they just have a different opinion than you.
@obviusthemaxim250924 күн бұрын
Fr. Oh they perceived it as being bad and reviewers say they like it and all of a sudden the reviewers are paid off and shills. But if it's a game people are hype about and it's got bad reviews people get upset over a low score for a game they haven't even touched yet. I take some reviewers seriously others not but I also just reserve judgment until I can either actually get hands on myself or wait to see a bigger consensus that isn't just reviwers
@Osiris921624 күн бұрын
Yeah the only ones that got a code were the o es speaking g up about it, anyone that called it out didn't get a code, are then surprised that the only people reviewing it are the ones that shilled for it, so yeah they were paid by getting a free copy of the game, shows how cheap they are.
@freeMHan1124 күн бұрын
They already made up their minds about the game and cant handle reality not matching theirs. Suck it incels.
@Rothulian24 күн бұрын
"I came here to see them shit on this game that I preemptively decided to hate! They love it so they must be paid off!"
@Magic7ball24 күн бұрын
i think the real answer is that most reviewers have bad taste
@adamaa3922 күн бұрын
Never seen anyone so uncomfortable talking about a game they themselves rate as 8.5. They look like someone put a gun to their head. No enthusiasm towards a supposedly brilliant game. Yeah guys, congrats on getting paid good money and access for lying to your audience.
@MegaMerdeux22 күн бұрын
A developer of baldurs gate 3 played and enjoyed dragon age the veilguard. Did he get paid too?
@adamaa3922 күн бұрын
@@MegaMerdeux I don't care for BG3, I do care about people being honest with their audience. If you like Veilguard then that's great, those three don't look like they enjoyed the game at all.
@TheAndyCortez21 күн бұрын
@@adamaa39I was sleepy. Can't wait to gush about it / complain about some things during the spoilercast
@scrimbledeggs24 күн бұрын
Chappell Thorne is insanely funny actually
@RandomWandrer22 күн бұрын
Cool. Havent seen you guys on youtube before. Great spoiler free discussion. New sub from me ❤
@TheAndyCortez21 күн бұрын
Welcome in ❤️❤️
@MF-ib8gi18 күн бұрын
This game is such a joy
@TheBLT88324 күн бұрын
damn looking at the comment sections here and other places people really want this to fail....we don't deserve games man and at some point game devs are just gonna give up
@BoxHeadMidus24 күн бұрын
These guys cheer when laysoff happen. Its so over for us. Wouldn't blame any devs who just leave the industry altogether.
@thisisnotreallife2023 күн бұрын
Bioware is just Bioware in name alone. If they make a game that doesn't resonate with the masses, then so be it. It's just business. The devs that haven't lost the plot when making games, and who respect their audience, will in turn be respected by the normal gamers out there(non of the weirdos on either extreme end of the spectrum). The core mass of normal gamers, are the ones who will buy and support those devs. These companies are learning the hard way to not chase trends, do not try and rip us off, don't release unfinished or buggy games, don't insult or talk down to your fans that built u up in the first place, respect the original IP or lore, etc.
@tdspkhype304223 күн бұрын
You want games with velma dialogue lol
@forgedghost106223 күн бұрын
@@TheBLT883 keep in mind this is the vocal minority. They scream and yell for various reasons. Most people don't care or are actually enjoying the games
@mandu666522 күн бұрын
@@thisisnotreallife20 My dude, many people at Bioware now have worked there since Origins, have worked on all the Mass Effect games and Dragon Age games. Stop lying.
@panamakira24 күн бұрын
Loved this discussion. I have to watch your Spoilercast after I play the game so I can listen to you guys expand in more detail some of your thoughts! Excited for Thursday!!!
@danilthorstensson890224 күн бұрын
Can you play this without having played the older games and understand anything?
@Rakumei67224 күн бұрын
Yeah. Inquisition has some ties from what I heard, but you'll be fine.
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
yes, but the experience will def be boosted if you know. you could watch a story summary from the previous games, if you want to
@mandu666522 күн бұрын
You could easily watch a few short story recaps and be up to speed. I'm going to guess some of the reveals or emotional beats for the main story won't be as profound as someone like me who has been playing this series since 2009 but Bioware has always been good about making later entries in a series very approachable for new players. If you love the game, then you have three excellent and very different games to play and treat as prequels in a sense.
@danilthorstensson890222 күн бұрын
@ okay because I can’t even imagine just jumping into mass effect 3 as the first game. Glad to hear it isn’t exactly like that.
@mjrmonkey20 күн бұрын
its really interesting and honestly confusing seeing so many people say its an okay game but then watching this and it get raving scores.
@dreadfutures24 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed this review! Hearing different perspectives in conversation was great.
@DaBuffNerd18 күн бұрын
The water glitch just happened to me 😂
@MemeCastGuy6924 күн бұрын
Kinda surprised Kinda Funny doesn't have a tier for the highest paying Patreons to get a digital copy of Gregs journals from games he is reviewing... As I am typing this, Greg announces he is giving away the digital version of his journal for free LoL
@TheKindredblades24 күн бұрын
Interesting. After listening to a couple different reviews, I'm definitely curious to play it this week and make my own mind.
@HeyJoeHUN81-PCRPGCommunity24 күн бұрын
Interesting indeed. Myself definitely will wait for a massive sale, before get this game on the lowest price as possible, tho
@TheKindredblades23 күн бұрын
@@HeyJoeHUN81-PCRPGCommunity Nothing wrong with that.
@Pswayze2312 күн бұрын
how is it?
@Steve30224 күн бұрын
It’s been a long time since this has happened, but between Dragon Age Friday and pokemon TCG coming to mobile, I’m about to become consumed by video games and I can’t wait haha
@nickj283822 күн бұрын
@Theandycortez You’re still rocking the RTX 4090 right? You mention using FSR, and I gotta ask… Wtf are you using FSR instead of DLSS with a 4090??? lol
@TheAndyCortez21 күн бұрын
Nah I said FSR is default on steam deck. I switched to XeSS on steam deck. Used DLSS of course on PC but accidentally said AMD DLSS. Slip of the tongue.
@danielle_z24 күн бұрын
1:22:39 Andy you got me here lmao. This will be my first dragon age game and I am very excited!
@CrownClown03222 күн бұрын
Nooo play the origins first !! Lol it legit the best one !! .
@danielle_z22 күн бұрын
@ I mean, you haven’t even played this one yet, so how could you know?
@theobell200222 күн бұрын
I recommend playing at least Inquisition after Veilguard. It is a direct continuation of it.
@juliancortescalle313622 күн бұрын
Mike makes this a true multimedia experience 😂
@playpundit443122 күн бұрын
I think most people were expecting to be able to role play in a BioWare game so to hear your character doesn’t have the option to be evil is a surprise
@annihilationgamingTM22 күн бұрын
Shout to Mike that played on the XSX! Finally 😝 Good to know I need to play it on Performance Settings 😛
@Geohillierneo24 күн бұрын
Genuine question, are you guys sat in front of a green screen? Or is that a genuine studio with a back screen? Coz as i was watching I couldn't see any typical Chroma Key giveaways....
@CheefChaos24 күн бұрын
It's a full size video wall
@LuisCastillo-tg6xw24 күн бұрын
Full size wall
@toastedafk321723 күн бұрын
I pre-ordered I’m def playin
@JosephSpano24 күн бұрын
Someone has gotta talk to my man Mike about miming to the camera the entire time hahahaha.
@KindaFunnyGames24 күн бұрын
@@juice75 Dang... I'll stop for you slappy
@Wavinglighter24 күн бұрын
Never. Stop.
@CheefChaos24 күн бұрын
Juice bout to get visited by the boys with pillow cases and soap bars
@JosephSpano24 күн бұрын
@@KindaFunnyGames WHOA BUDDY. I was not going there. I definitely find it funny, and I love Mike. Even when he is miming every word Greg says.
@JosephSpano24 күн бұрын
@@KindaFunnyGames Mike is still my spirit animal.
@Gasol24717 күн бұрын
I’ve played it almost exclusively on my portal lol
@rlp61522 күн бұрын
I love the DA series and have played all previous games multiple times. Each has pros and cons. Am looking forward to this one and thank you for a great review session
@Daneplaysrpg22 күн бұрын
Exactly , gonna be a great time
@kingChuch14 күн бұрын
I literally just finished inquisition and watched this to help me decide if I should buy it, and I think I am.
@thedude259624 күн бұрын
I know Andy is big into graphic design (as I am with my graphic designer background) : I love the menus and the graphic design in the game, it's looking like A GAME and funky like no menus looked for me for a while. Refreshing to see. The amount of 1 or 2 bugs don't surprise me, after 2 bad games, you talk about a studio that took their lesson and learn. More studios should do it. Plus, Thanks for loving the 2D motion designs part with narration, I worked on those at my old job a couple years ago!
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
There are lots of games that had mixed reviews and people enjoyed em in the end, so the last opinion should be yours
@jacobcustard14620 күн бұрын
"This isnt an RPG." And that is a huge reason why reviews are going to be all over the place. Dragon Age is a RPG franchise. And this game sounds like a basic action/adventure game. Which is fine, but thats not what the fanbase wanted, and thats not they were told they were getting. So yea, they're gonna be unhappy about it. They completley changed the artstyle, tone, gameplay, and fucking genre of the franchise then get suprised pickachu face when the fanbase isnt happy. Market Elder Scrolls 6 as a traditional entry into the franchise then reveal at the last second it's actually an RTS and see if people dont have some very negative things to say.
@drewstar861124 күн бұрын
The general consensus of most reviews has this game being really good and then there’s Skill Up saying it’s a bigger disappointment than Anthem.
@HollowKnight2124 күн бұрын
It doesn't help that EA Bioware did not give out review codes to several content creators who were critical of the games during the early previews. Fextralife has an entire video on this. That said there are several very negative reviews aside from Skill Up, so this is clearly a divisive game.
@mandu666522 күн бұрын
@@HollowKnight21 And? Bioware has ALWAYS been about being inclusive with games so why would they give KZbin channels that court a transphobic, homophobic and racist cult of fans? This game clearly isn't for that fanbase so why do these chuds even care. EA has the right to pick and choose who they give review codes to and no one is entitled to a review code. Plus, MattyPlays is in hotwater for his "editor's friend" breaking embargo and releasing footage while trying to spoil people on Twitter. His "editor's friend's" Twitter account was full of racist and homophobic posts yet quickly got nuked once people started calling out MattyPlays for the leak. THIS is why publishers can be selective at times with KZbinrs. These are just dudes with cameras. They're not professional games journalists and often court controversy and the type of gamer big companies want nothing to do with. Fextralife is a thief and a pissbaby. That dude steals content from forums, Discord channels, and Facebook groups for his wiki. The Baldur's Gate 3 subreddit banned him and his wiki page because he uses bots and search engine shenanigans to boost his page. Souls fans and Monster Hunter fans have HATED him for years because his wikis are full of wrong info and he threw temper tantrums when people corrected him. He even posted people's real names on the wiki page after they called him out for stealing and the places those people used to discuss the games got brigaded by incel Neo-Nazi gamerzzz chuds. Fuck fextralife forever. He is what's wrong with games these days.
@normcollison265924 күн бұрын
It looks like some people are figuring out what opinions are in this chat
@BackwardsCombatable23 күн бұрын
This quantity of positive "opinions" on a clearly flawed game is sus to say the least
@graynor6723 күн бұрын
@@BackwardsCombatable youre an idiot
@JimmyDoogs23 күн бұрын
It has flaws but I'm pretty sure I'd rather play this over Buldars Gate 3 or Dragons Dogma 2 right now
@BackwardsCombatable23 күн бұрын
@@JimmyDoogs That’s kinda the point. Dragon Age is meant to be like those games. The fact that it isn’t is why you like this one, and that should be a NEGATIVE on a review not a 9/10. It would be like Naughty Dog putting out a completely pvp Last of Us game and coming out and saying it’s a 9/10. By it’s very existence in that franchise it cannot be higher than a 7.
@theobell200222 күн бұрын
@@BackwardsCombatable All games are flawed, even 10's. What are you on about?
@thefreshtowel981523 күн бұрын
Would love to have another cast nember or even a special guest who wasn't super into this game on the spoilercast. With this game having such polarizing opinions online it would be great to have some of that discussion here. Loved this episode!
@Gareth_Muse23 күн бұрын
I think that happens when people don't like the game. Just happens to be that everyone at kinda funny who played it mostly enjoyed it
@thefreshtowel981522 күн бұрын
@Gareth_Muse Roger Said he wasn't as high on it as everytime else and felt closer to the negative reviews with his own opinion
@ranar.58224 күн бұрын
Thank you for the review! It seems everyone I *actually* trust or like loves this game. I've been waiting for a decade and already bought the game (as much as I like some reviewers I don't let anyone dictate what I'll play and I knew for sure I'd play this) but I really appreciate your opinions and it seems I'll be pleasantly surprised :) it won't take me less than a 100 hours though because I never rush and always explore every nook and rock and leaf (and read all the codex...) but I know you guys didn't have that much time but you did a great job regardless!
@Geohillierneo24 күн бұрын
I agree, I'm not a shill or anything, but I've tried to ignore the obvious hate channels, and have followed more channels that seem to love what I love, and they're the ones I trust.
@ranar.58224 күн бұрын
@@GeohillierneoExactly. Honestly I'm not American and don't care about identity politics or the obvious unwarranted hate OR the defending the game blindly crowd. I like what I like and if a game appeals to me I will play it. I've been playing DA games since I was in HS and grew up with them so I knew I'd get it but the fact that people who love DA games and have been part of the community for so long like it makes me happy and excited. Getting back to Thedas on the 31st feels SURREAL!!!
@Garoth458224 күн бұрын
@@ranar.582no one at the table has been with the series very long.
@ranar.58224 күн бұрын
@@Garoth4582 Andy said he's a big DA and Bioware fan at the start of the review. Also other people in the community who I've been following for years for lore and discussions love it. Honestly all what matter to me is if I'll love it when I play it (never bought anything based on reviews and bought this because I love DA) so far I adored every DA installment and the series means a lot to me. It's just a plus that the people who's opinions I value like it so we'll see but I'm going in with excitement and a positive mindset 🤷🏻♀️
@tdspkhype304223 күн бұрын
@@ranar.582I doubt that after they just said it disrespected the lore lol
@UjjwalKumar-k1o21 күн бұрын
Super excited to play this, happy gaming everyone!
@tarutso24 күн бұрын
Thanks for the discussion boys. Having heard Mattys review thought this was a def pass for me but having heard u guys I’m going to def pick it up and give it a try
@Hauerization24 күн бұрын
Mr Matty is a lifelong Bioware-fan so Id take his word over these fellas anyday.
@Arctis32624 күн бұрын
@@Hauerizationproblem with that mindset is, it’s apparent they’ve taken approach in making this game. You could say that it’s a different bioware so in that sense anyone who is a long time bioware fan who liked how they did things before might not like the new direction despite it being good
@solidswat204124 күн бұрын
@@HauerizationMr Matty changes his opinion when the mob goes against it and leaked his content against NDA to his racist friend (assuming he wasn't the racist himself).
@michaelandrews11724 күн бұрын
@@Arctis326 Have you seen some of these dialogue clips/voice lines/voice acting in this game? I play my Bioware games for the story, and this just looks appalling on that front
@Hauerization23 күн бұрын
@@solidswat2041 Oh, the racist-card? Now we know there´s DEFENETLY something wrong with the game. 😎
@fragr33f7424 күн бұрын
Dude, I'm so confused now. Andy and SkillUp are two reviewers I usually align with in terms of game taste, and they both have completely different opinions on the game 😂 I will say, I am a little put off by the visual design of the game and some of the dialogue I've heard. But the combat does look pretty cool.
@euowol24 күн бұрын
Austin (SkillUp) backed up his criticism with footage of his issues with the game which I do appreciate.
@DjiryDoucoure24 күн бұрын
@@euowolExactly! I feel like this channel is rarely showing any of their own footage unless it’s a special live gameplay event.
@TheEregos24 күн бұрын
Skill Up is a die hard fan mind and Andy not as much, i am surprised Andy is so high on it though with how much of it sounds nothing like the rest of the franchise.
@highflyer933324 күн бұрын
@@euowol Austin did the impressions, but not the review video iirc.
@DuncanMcCabe-et2cw24 күн бұрын
@@TheEregos SKillUp is not a diehard Dragon Age fan at all. As far as I know he played Origins like once and barely touched the others
@giuliaromana184224 күн бұрын
Thanks for the interesting discussion. Looking forward to playing the game.
@ianshaan18 күн бұрын
Honestly I love it. But Harding and Bellara’s delivery is so grating and Disney channel. Everything sounds so exasperated even when not needed. That’s my only major gripe and it’s bothering my exp.
@cloverraven17 күн бұрын
I love them both. So I’m excited to see characters you don’t dislike.
@ianshaan17 күн бұрын
@@cloverraven Me too. I’ll pop back to this if I can find it and be real. It just hurts my ears “actually he’s right behind me…isn’t he 🤓” headass delivery. Loll
@themanyverse80728 күн бұрын
these they/thems should really close this relic of a channel down
@TheManOfGold717 күн бұрын
Anyone have the like/dislike ratio for this? Lmao
@luvstagrind16 күн бұрын
Almost even 1.8k likes 1.7k dislikes
@michaelandrews11724 күн бұрын
Reviews are kind of all over the place right now so I'm definitely interested in grabbing it down the line and trying it
@Nergal13423 күн бұрын
What do you mean all over the place? In general the game is scoring pretty good, maybe not for the lineage of Dragon Age but a 83 is a pretty good score for a game with this kind of history? If Wikipedia is to be believed, the game's development started all the way back in 2015 which is often a telltale sign of a complete mess of a game so in the eyes of many critics, it seems to have done quite well?
@michaelandrews11723 күн бұрын
@Nergal134 It's more that the reviews that are critical of the game are showing a lot of footage that just looks *really* not good, specifically dialogue/narrative/voice acting. Meanwhile, the positive reviews are seemingly glossing over these really noticeable (and rather striking) issues, and praising it as a GotY contender. I just don't think on release these glowing reviews are going to be viewed as being entirely justified, and that it seems a lot of the narrative highpoints in the second act are blinding a lot of the narrative issues in the first/third acts. This is without touching on the awful lipsync & voice acting I've seen from different reviewer footage (including positive reviews). It's just what's being said, and what I'm seeing, aren't lining up at all, and I think the true quality of the game isn't a 9/10 or a 3/10 but somewhere more in the middle. It's ironic actually that Veilguard has the exact same overall Metacritic score as another game that got a lot of positive reviews (despite the footage acting as a contrast to their praise) - Starfield.
@tdspkhype304223 күн бұрын
@@Nergal134Dude doesn’t read but just thinks “Score is good” lol
@ComboDamageTV23 күн бұрын
Reviews are quite consistent actually. 80 (PC) 84 (PS5) and 93 (Xbox) on Metacritic
@tdspkhype304223 күн бұрын
@@ComboDamageTV Sure… You take the one with most number and average it. By opencritic: 83 going to 82
@AndrewB218924 күн бұрын
Great review guys. I was on the fence but now I definitely want to pick it up at some point. I was most worried about the combat
@Meech_CV21 күн бұрын
I think you all need to do a barve and give me 10 pushups for this review.
@chancegamesone22 күн бұрын
"It's not a role playing game" I know he didn't mean this as a negative, but how can you make a statement like this about a Dragon Age game and then say the game is great.
@frankhemstra63421 күн бұрын
Because the game is judged on its own merrit. Not on its previous entries.
@stevenoneill401521 күн бұрын
@@frankhemstra634what a clown
@CrownClown03221 күн бұрын
Because they shilling for bioware the game clearly is a big difference from the old games and people are not gonna like it. Bioware is dead . Im scared to how they are gonna mess up mass effect next
@DanielHodder721 күн бұрын
@@CrownClown032I guess that “clown” in your name is apt
@ynotwaffles21 күн бұрын
Wish they would have just made a new ip. Sigh. I’ll pass wait for a big sale.
@jeremywilliams530122 күн бұрын
What's up with this video popping adds every 4 minutes? Feels like other content isn't quite so often?
@thisisnotreallife2024 күн бұрын
This game has shown itself to play things way too safe, IMO. Like Andy brought up how you can't have your character be evil or even just more of a dick if you wanted to. None of the dialogue options let you be anything other than different levels of "nice" for the most part. Think what u will about reviewers like Skillup and MrMattyPlays, but when watching their reviews, you can see for yourself the examples of what they are criticizing or praising. Everything I've seen and heard about this game, makes it out to be "baby's first Bioware action RPG game". Which is fine. There's a place for games like that. But it's still weird that this is the game we ended up getting, after so long in development, and that it's as "basic" as it is.
@lurkingposter23 күн бұрын
No it makes complete sense. This game was do or die for the studio so they played it safe and made it as mainstream as possible.
@tdspkhype304223 күн бұрын
@@lurkingposterDude they disrespected DA’s name and you only care about that
@GrimAbstract23 күн бұрын
@@tdspkhype3042cry about it
@lurkingposter23 күн бұрын
@tdspkhype3042 Only care about what? I'm just explaining why BW went the basic route. I didn't even say whether this was a good or bad thing.
@acousticnoisemachine23 күн бұрын
I haven't played the game, so who knows if I'll enjoy it or not... but on the evil choices... Most games either remove content from you when you make evil choices (like Baldur's Gate 3... choose evil, cut the story in half) OR the plot progresses and no one seems to mark on, care, or are impacted by your evil decisions (like how in DA:O, Allister will plea with me, the character who is a blood mage, not to trust blood mages... it's like 'bro, I'm right here!'). I don't hate the idea of narrowing the path of choices if it makes the whole experience make more coherent sense.
@kvfxlonewolf268423 күн бұрын
Only 20 minutes in but I’m glad to see normal guy reviewers praising this game. It’s so hard to trust the huge company reviews anymore and it seems like content creators are dragging it through the dirt. It makes me wonder how much of the negative opinions come from a real place of review and not a biased place of “EA has been failing, this isn’t perfect” or “this isn’t DA origins so it’s awful”. Games don’t need to be perfect, games in a series like DA don’t need to be identical, games need to be enjoyable. If they leaned into taking you on a story like Witcher vs giving you fallout RPG then more power to them. Can’t wait to finish this and see what the guys think
@TheAndyCortez21 күн бұрын
And I'm happy to see a normal comment. Thank you.
@mattr211824 күн бұрын
Great coverage, y'all! Really appreciated what you all had to say with varying degrees of familiarity with the franchise. I loved what Greg said about it being a Ground-Rule Double instead of a Home Run. Still a great outcome, just not quite as good as it could have been.
@TheDJA4E21 күн бұрын
Nice of you guys to step away from talking politics and going back to something you actually know something about!
@parapendejadas49139 күн бұрын
Ahh yes.... DRAG Age FAIL-hard: San Francisco Simulator is out and I decided I identify myself as DEI nonBUYnary 😏.....so, no thanks 😎
@sjont23 күн бұрын
When you said “SoB” I died laughing haha
@warthog792424 күн бұрын
Great show yall! Excited to play now. Bioware is back!
@fs199920094 күн бұрын
If you give Veilguard a 9/10, then wtf would rdr2 or elden ring be? 15/10? They are miles better games
@nickcurry815024 күн бұрын
Thank you guys for giving multiple individuals perspective. Mr Matty’s review scared me as a series fan myself. However judging a game and a team for the product itself and not comparing it to older titles feels to be a more adequate critique. I’m looking forward to jumping in to the game.
@ironwolf5624 күн бұрын
I don't understand how people can say something like "don't compare it to older titles" in cases like this. If they released a Halo puzzle game should we go "hey, hey, settle down you can't compare it to the rest of the series and its expectations"
@nickcurry815024 күн бұрын
@ My main point is look at the team behind the title. If it’s missing the creative minds that established that “it” factor for a previous title, then why would informed consumers expect that same vibe. Honestly looking at every dragon age they all feel extremely different, Origins being my personal favorite.
@nickcurry815024 күн бұрын
@ To your point, a Halo puzzle game may not speak to the series base audience, expanding genres within a franchise is a way to broaden your audience. Allowing for revenue to give company investors incentive to be on board for a new main series title. It’s just business but I can lead to bastardizing the integrity of a franchise. We can look at the new Destiny mobile game as an example. Completely different team in charge of it and it’s already been stated as non-canon to the main series, it could be the nail in Destiny’s coffin. Or it could bring in a new audience and provide the hype necessary for Destiny 3.
@Garoth458224 күн бұрын
If you as an individual have experienced previous games from this series or even other games from this developer how is it bad to compare this game to those? I understand judging something on its own merit but you must be realistic. Everything we experience creates this "scale" we each have to judge and critique. Calling something a bioware game means something. It immediately gives you expectations. Now being a reviewer means you must traverse and discern all these things to critique the product. It's completely fair to compare something to another thing and for me personally I'd prefer the reviewer to be well versed in a series and explain to me how it holds up to the rest of the franchise.
@bravexheart724 күн бұрын
Anyone who buys this game is going to be very disappointed
@TmoneyOGGamer17 күн бұрын
How could you give this game a 9 when the writing is so bad, you either have bad taste or you were bought by EA. I am leaning towards the latter. This game is great, it’s a great litmus test
@jimifender2224 күн бұрын
No idea what to think about this game. SOme reviewers i trust are flaming it some love it lol. Feels like starfield all over again
@michaelandrews11724 күн бұрын
@@jimifender22 Probably ends up being a little worse than the critic reviews. Starfield has an 83 on Metacritic after all.
@315MusicMan23 күн бұрын
it became part of the culture war which instantly bogs down any genuine critique
@JimmyDoogs23 күн бұрын
Summary: Better than Dragons Dogma 2 worse than Buldars Gate 3.
@nokaroundgy867414 күн бұрын
I unfortunately really did not connect with this game and could not finish it because I was just not having a good time. Not a fan of the character designs, with the cartoony visuals combining with the simplistic, shallow dialogue really reminding me of the Marvelization of the Star Wars movies. This doesn’t feel like the dark fantasy world of Thedas from previous games, but like a Saturday morning cartoon version of it. I also am kind of bummed about the combat. I can see why people who don’t like more tactical or slower paced would enjoy the button-mash action that you speed through but it felt like playing an MMO or other multiplayer game and it just didn’t work for me. I’m left definitely being shocked by the positive reactions this game is getting, but clearly just means this a different type of game than the past that I loved. Now looking forward to Mass Effect with the hope that it holds the BioWare magic I didn’t find here.
@RuthlessMetalYT21 күн бұрын
Dragon Age: Concord
@TheAndyCortez21 күн бұрын
#1 game on steam lol
@andrewgoudy6766 күн бұрын
@@TheAndyCortez 10 days later #26. fucking shill.
@SonnyPlaystation21 күн бұрын
Just more pandering, lost all respect. Zero credibility
@salmark908023 күн бұрын
this feels like propaganda
@davidpuertaaltes914322 күн бұрын
same that happened with Concord, all was amazing and they all sign out and never came back. I bought the game super excited and all content creators (and people) were gone. Then I realised they were there just for sell me the game, not give their honest opinions...
@AstralFrost23 күн бұрын
I appreciate your reviews! I'm going to support this game and hopefully it sells very well so Bioware can continue its work. Lots of folks looking forward to the new Mass Effect.
@marko694723 күн бұрын
Kudos to you guys. Real reviewers. Not those basement dwellers getting triggered by pronouns. KZbin is a cesspool full of haters.
@TheAndyCortez21 күн бұрын
It's super sad to see people whine about diversity. It's a normal part of life. Why be hateful and avoid fun games? They're missing out on lots of amazing experiences.
@ItsParachuteAdams23 күн бұрын
Jade Empire 2!
@NandosN0W24 күн бұрын
For me it's the tone, the character animation and voice delivery that I really don't like. It's Disney Effect: Andromeda all over again. It's a little hard to believe they could mess it up again
@MegaMerdeux22 күн бұрын
They didn't mess it up since that's exactly what they were aiming at. A less dark story with more humor. I personally would've preferred a darker story and more grounded writing. But people who expected the old school dragon age vibe will obviously be disappointed, it's not the same writing team making these new games.
@tonyfabiano305321 күн бұрын
Great review. It seems like this game is for new people but leaves Origins fans behind.
@TapTwoCounterspell23 күн бұрын
It's insane listening to these guys chub each other up and talk themselves into giving a higher score than this game clearly deserves. The very first guy admitted that it was a 50 hour long game and stated that the dialogue was cringe and that the combat was repetitive yet it was somehow an amazing game. 50 hours of bad writing and combat yet they are saying its a 9. They are clearly high off finishing the game only a few hours before talking.
@forgedghost106223 күн бұрын
@@TapTwoCounterspell lmao where did they say its bad? They said at places the dialogue was cringe. That doesn't mean bad. And I didn't once hear them say combat was bad. I don't think this game will be a 9 for me but it's pretty clear you're just mad they didn't rip it apart.
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
dude didn't listen right
@Twistedgamer23 күн бұрын
cope harder
22 күн бұрын
yeah its quite obvious they didnt have enough time to digest the game like they said at the beginning, the other replies to you are delusional. its a game they stated outright they had to rush because they had no time
@NoBottie21 күн бұрын
The reviews are quite diverse out there yet all four or five of them loved it 9-10s. Seems like one of them would have seen some of these issues other reviewers did. I don’t think you’re a bigot cause you don’t want several trans and pronoun lectures in your dragon fantasy game you’ve been waiting years for. I’m supposed to believe that these characters are worried about this shit in the middle of everything going on? You can like the game and still be honest about how a lot of this is just forced in and just doesn’t make any sense in this game.
@Stock--Rosso21 күн бұрын
This isn’t the Bioware you’re looking for, move along.
@playpundit443123 күн бұрын
Really wide review score range on this game. Skill Up hated it but I think I’ll try for my self
@TheAndyCortez21 күн бұрын
Finally, a rational normal human response
@WhoTube98122 күн бұрын
Thanks fextralife for helping us find the paid schills. Oh hi kinda funny, glad you enjoyed the game 😂.
@bobbyross770021 күн бұрын
😂😂😂 it's crazy. The combat better be top tier bc that dialogue was the cringest shit ever
@frankhemstra63421 күн бұрын
Fextra life is just butthurt they got rejected.
@LEdoubleX21 күн бұрын
Facts!!!
@MrAlexg9121 күн бұрын
@@frankhemstra634rejected for being critical
@TheAndyCortez21 күн бұрын
😂
@itzMarcMan20 күн бұрын
I like this review on it, especially since I’ve seen such negative stuff for other reasons.
@danteezyx23 күн бұрын
how do the kinda funny guys love it so much and skill up hates it its so polarising
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
skill up wanted to be evil, soo
@theminimumheroic23 күн бұрын
Bruh why is everyone paying so much attention to the 1 bad review instead of the dozens of good ones?? Do y'all just want the game to be bad?
@danteezyx22 күн бұрын
@@theminimumheroic well matty also didnt like it but yeah I know what you mean, Im looking at a bunch and going to decide when the game is out and see what players think. Im not paying it so much attention its honestly that im just baffled at how on one side its GOTY and the other its the worst game ever made
@KA1N3R22 күн бұрын
@@theminimumheroic Yes, they do. Their ragebait grifter overlords demand this game fails because it's woke or whatever, so they will spend hours just brigading everything about this game.
@And_Rec11 күн бұрын
Reviewers should stop making a number up and vote as every single time anyone give opposite values.... just review the game, tell me what it is and what not but leave numbers behind stuff nowdays is too much varied to be compared to
@forgedghost106223 күн бұрын
I said this on another comment but for the people upset about all the negative or generally mean comments remember this is the vocal minority. They scream and yell and throw insults because they think that's what they need to do to be heard. But most people don't care and generally have better things to do. Like playing games.
@KirinMar24 күн бұрын
If you're new to the franchise I'd at least give Inquisition a play, since certain events are directly tied to it.
@caro3000023 күн бұрын
Love seeing people salty about positive reviews 🤣
@josht524824 күн бұрын
LOOOOOK AT ME LOOOOUUUIIEEEE 😂
@Mattaga23 күн бұрын
Ralph on Skill Up had a pretty convincing review with lots of examples of how shallow(from writing to combat) this game can be. He’s a pretty forgiving guy but he’s also a DA fan who clearly didn’t like the shift in tone and that bias may have brought down his personal score.
@BackwardsCombatable23 күн бұрын
This is why the review scores are so suspicious. He had evidence and most of the reviews don't.
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
dude was showing way too much spoiling shit, terrible
@thefreshtowel981523 күн бұрын
@@MurderWeaponLimited there was a huge warning he was gonna spoil shit don't even 😂😂
@skaldi834723 күн бұрын
He is not a DA fan, he said before the review he has no history with the franchise and barely touched Inquisition
@Mattaga23 күн бұрын
@@skaldi8347 for not being a DA fan, he sure had a lot to say about the change in tone from the previous games.
@indaghoul960121 күн бұрын
But the real question not answered here... do all of the Qunari look as awful as what they have shown us?
@OrderNo6620 күн бұрын
No, I'm very pleased with my Qunari
@indaghoul960120 күн бұрын
@OrderNo66 thank you
@Will-fz4jt24 күн бұрын
Guy says it's one of BioWare's best, but also that it's an 8.5 with a by-the-books story with lifeless cities and the writing isn't as good as it should be..?
@TheEregos24 күн бұрын
Yeah it makes NO sense.
@Cameron-fk5fk24 күн бұрын
His 10 isn't you 10? It's not that hard, what's his rating of ME2 maybe not as good as this
@tdspkhype304223 күн бұрын
Really makes you question who would fall for this
@xbree_23 күн бұрын
Never played a dragon age and all the mix of reviews is giving me whiplash. Can’t wait for steam reviews to see what everyone talks about.
@MurderWeaponLimited23 күн бұрын
beware of people buying and shitting on it for no reason
@JimmyDoogs23 күн бұрын
If this game featured the main character of Stellar Blade 75% of people complaining in the comments wouldn't be doing it lol.
@KA1N3R22 күн бұрын
Lmao, you're so right. All this culture war nonsense wouldn't matter if peepee happy. It's a really sad state of affairs, really.
@mandu666522 күн бұрын
Besides their mum, clerks in a store, and Pornhub, it's the only way these nerds are able to interact with women lol.