Shill Media SIMPS for Dragon Age Veilguard's Director & Blames Gamers

[@cmdrreggit]

*The article* says - "In Busche’s mind, not embracing the lived experiences of the development team would result in stories and worlds that feel less relatable, less alive. Game developers also need to feel safe in what they do, which ultimately means being able to see themselves reflected in their work" *Oscar Wilde* said - "Art has no moral responsibility. Art should strive only to be a beautiful object entirely separate from its creator." These journos need to go back to school.

[@jerm5466]

Well said. It’s crazy how these activists can twist their crippling self centered mindsets into making every creation about themselves and trying to sell that as a good thing. Honestly the entitlement of assuming any of us should care about them or their personal stories at all is laughable

[@Bleakertube]

Wilde was rarely wrong. Court cases aside lol.

[@shelbypbj]

Oh you can google quotes from authors you’ve never read, impressive.

[@arkeshn729]

@shelbypbj are you being paid to increase comment engagement or just trolling?

[@Katie-hb8iq]

They are actually both wrong. The point of art is to communicate/evoke values. Yes, beauty is a value and that is one expression of art, but so are other values. I would say Dragon Age, to Corinne, IS art as well. It reflects their values. Maybe not the whole team, but it does reflect their values. Now whether the observers derives any enjoyment or entertainment or self-reflection or meaning from the art BioWare creates is a whole different story altogether. Just because something is "art" doesn't mean that it's necessarily "good" art. I would also argue that there is a moral element to art. If you're communicating and evoking values, then there is an inherently personal morality baked into it. So Oscar Wilde is wrong in this sense. If you make a scene that is intended to be beautiful, then you're communicating that you value beauty. Or if you create something that people would find repulsive or gruesome, you're communicating your value against it - or maybe even for it, or you just value controversy, or you want people to think about it more. Even something like Tetris still has moral value judgements in it. It emphasizes the values of order, efficiency, adaptability, and perseverance, and obviously, from the creator's perspective, these were values to him. If they weren't, he would not have created it in the first place. So in short, art communicates/evokes values. That is the point of it. This is also why in philosophy, it is often built on top of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, etc.

[@Blindluck92]

"It shaped everything about who I am." So nothing else *in the entire universe* matters to her except being queer and trans? That's... rather sad, actually.

[@VvodeAn]

*Him* That's a man

[@ningenKami]

And his name is Andy.

[@Saved-by-Grace]

That's a him,don't play into his delusions

[@noctoi]

Speaking as a queer person... it REALLY is. It's *so* fucking sad. The games were so rich and full of nuance and choice and lore. It's kind of heartbreaking that ALL she got out of it was "queer".

[@justaquietpeacefuldance]

@@noctoi Corrine also understood that having a well written queer side character isn't enough, every single one of them needs to be queer. Except for the baddies of course...

[@voiceofreason4551]

If people want to see themselves reflected in the work they do, perhaps they should be making mirrors.🤔

[@ningenKami]

Underrated comment

[@justaquietpeacfuldance]

They literally put transition mirror into the game 🤦‍♀ Like... what more do you want? 🤷‍♀

[@АндрейНеугодников-м6е]

​@@justaquietpeacfuldanceget invaders out of our games?

[@AscendantStoic]

Ah, reminds me of the "Reflection of myself" meme by Despot 😅

[@TombofAsh]

Gay guy here. You said everything i was thinking exactly. It's upsetting what happened to bioware, where representation was always so nuanced in the narrative. The writer's self obsession is showing here

[@noctoi]

Yep, pan/aro/enby here, and I totally agree. I fucking hate what they did with vielguard. What I hate even more, is A) the fact that for the first time ever I feel like I'm *not* welcome in a BioWare game, and B) I get the slimy, queezy sensation that the studio climbed on the shoulders of a lot of more vulnerable queer people, exploited their customers, and then fueled *so* much hate from their BS that they've _actually harmed_ the queer community and excluded us more than any "chud/bigot/tourist" ever did. I get such a weird sense of... Betrayal? from all of this. Like they ruined an entire franchise in our name, and then abused us on social media, while telling us we're "traitors, tourists, etc." and the game actually "isn't FOR us" after all. I'm just so... weirded out by the whole situation lol. I can't even put it into words properly, I've never seen anything like this in gaming before.

[@OfficialpKIndustries]

@@noctoi they are just doing what the medical community is doing to these freaks. Also normal people don't understand the fake labels you used.

[@Alberto-wu1mj]

The writer wrote Veilguard for no one other than herself.

[@TombofAsh]

@@Alberto-wu1mj yep, it's a narcissistic project that focuses on validating own narcissism and self obsession

[@RandomWandrer]

Thank you. Being gay isn't the most interesting thing about a person and certainly isn't a person's identity.

[@kurodo9926]

1:50 WHAT??? Blood magic is literally HALF the conflict of Origins and at every game blood magic was one way or another a part of conflict. Man, the space is just crawling with tourists

[@Extremistareterrible]

@kurodo9926 I'm not exactly a Dragon Age fan. However, if certain aspects of a fantasy setting bother one that much, why bother making the game or going into the industry? It makes very little sense. That's like making a horror game, and the director doesn't like tension or atmosphere.

[@AtticusKarpenter]

​@@Extremistareterrible Because activists not go to work in certain companies because they loved their product and want to contribute to its sequels and spiritual successors. They go to make more ip into their political mouthpieces or their own therapy sessions, they couldn't care less for integrity of the series - its the same brand, so why you don't like it, damn toxic fan? :D

[@Extremistareterrible]

@AtticusKarpenter much better to be "toxic" than to accept the slop 😁

[@arkeshn729]

So if I want to have my ego stroked and be praised for mediocrity, I should "transition"

[@DartNoobo]

You have finally cracked the code. Congratulations!

[@escapism6617]

Yup, it seems that way these days. But don't worry, there's no need to bother with anything life-altering like surgery, just don a wig and a skirt, shout "I'm a woman", and you're sorted.

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Dont do it

[@rebel4466]

That's what a lot of people do. They're normal to boring people without any special talents. Then you wear a skirt and everyone loves you. That's also why trans women are in sports so much. You suck as a man? You're a top 5 woman! People disrespect you talking down to you? Force them into using your pronouns! There absolutely are "real" trans people who suffer until transitioning. They're really rare though and don't want special attention placed on it.

[@HSG4meR]

and if they don't praise you, you can call them bigots

[@MarlonMacielBrando]

This whole BS about "we belong in this space too" had me thinking, and I came up with a question, *for anyone that happens to read this:* Have you *EVER,* in your childhood and adolescence, saw someone talking about a game, ANY GAME, and when you said either "I played this" or "I'll give that a try" and that someone said "I don't want you playing MY/OUR game"? This is an honest question.

[@Setsuna012]

No.

[@damnedlegionaire]

Not once.

[@KUPSMusic]

Nope

[@someone-l5e9g]

Nope. In fact, friendships were made back in the Arcade days when some random would join and play coop with you.

[@TG-ge1oh]

No, but there's a reason. Neither you nor I have been in the situation of Corin Busch. What situation, you ask? Being in the awkward situation where you have to dance around the fact that you're doing it all for the ESG grant and make excuses for making Failguard.

[@markup6394]

39:15 --- Honey, I'm not interested in your daily struggles at your place of work. I'm a f***ing *paying* (!!!) customer and I want a product worth my hart earned money! And if you cant do that, f*** off and do better! I work in the aviation industry: do you thing *any* of our costumers give a rats a** about my feeling or my colleges? F*** no, they want the data, they want the new updates asap, and they dont care whether or not we celebrate DEI or not. Welcome on Earth, the water is mediocre but guess what?, you'll just have to deal with it.

[@jamesdjl4359]

😂 🤝

[@bluestripetiger]

To me the biggest sin of Veilguard, besides the forced agenda in the game, was how they made the deliberate decision to distance themselves from the things that made Dragon Age a recognizable franchise. They decided to distance themselves from their own lore. These people were never Dragon Age fans, they wanted to make their own garbage and dress it up in a very superficial DA skinsuit. Hubris plain and simple.

[@escapism6617]

The 'Leader of the Industry article' must have been written by someone living in an alternate reality, or written by Busche's boyfriend.

[@Alberto-wu1mj]

I’ve also wondered how much biowore paid the writer to make these claims. It feels like a PR puff piece.

[@justaquietpeacfuldance]

Like wtf, who gave the developer of SIMS4 management of one of the biggest RPG series.... AMAZIN'!

[@TG-ge1oh]

Did you think people call EA pure evil for no reason?

[@ivandankob7112]

The main reason is that a director starts with a “T” and ends with a “ransgender” But hey, the biggest flop of this year was directed by a transgender! Let them wear their cape with pride, what an achievement

[@PiterburgCowboy]

Don't worry the dude ruined family and genders there before he failed upwards due to DEI politics.

[@usov656]

So that's why the art style in veilguard felt so weird. It has that corporate cartoonish semi realistic style that you see on the Sims 4.

[@АндрейНеугодников-м6е]

Amazing how? Should have stuck with what they know?

[@Extremistareterrible]

Ruler of slop, conquer of nothing. They chose to ruin a series just to push an idiotic message. How is Banishers? I thought the game looked interesting.

[@TheDezembro]

It's a really good game, with its own limitations. I talk a bit about it in this video here if you want some more detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHO5iJyVgMiSq6c

[@Cheerful_Bliss]

We live in a age that media is trying to praise massive failures good lord just say you’re fragile at this point.

[@khanhnguyen-tt3ff]

lol gaming media is just entrance point into gaming developing, so most of the review of the big media have to kiss up to the studio for their future carrier.

[@usov656]

The tone and language used in that article are strangely similar to all those positive articles i read on that huge military ship that was sunk by the complete incompetence of its female Captain.

[@OldManJ3nkins]

I compare a lot of things these people say to me being in recovery because it's the closest thing I have to relating. It's a minority of people, it's sometimes misunderstood, it actually has forced me to think about myself because it's a program of honesty, and it's a huge part of my life. The differences is that I always say I got sober to have a life, not to make my life about being sober. I think forming an entire personality around _any_ single aspect of your existence is boring and probably means you're an idiot.

[@Finalstar5]

The master of RPG? Whith a game where the choices are reduced to 50 shades of "Yes"?

[@bennygerow]

It's the perfect article for him though! ALLLLLLL about the trans praise and woke identity bullshit that's obviously got nothing to do with how terrible the game did and how that exact ideology is why the game got all the hate for being cringe af 30:25 this whole segment right here

[@justaquietpeacfuldance]

just goes to show how shallow this person's thinking is. And how much he needs validation and already makes excuses expecting pity, calling the process "messy" and "so vulnerable".

[@bennygerow]

@@justaquietpeacfuldance couldn't have said it better

[@brakefluidbrain]

She brought the staple sims 4 experience to veilguard: plastic uncanny faces, nauseating "safe space" enviroment and absence of personalities

[@kyodarkness9243]

Never understood the appeal of the Sims games, I just don't get it.

[@intelligent_kiddo9578]

​@@kyodarkness9243It used to be something revolutionary in its own way, a bizarre dollhouse with interesting mechanics back when it was Sims 1, then in Sims 2 they expanded on these mechanics and in Sims 3 the gameplay was on top. Then the soulless bland 76 dlcs slop appeared - and Corinne was working on the last one of course

[@michaelbuto305]

@@kyodarkness9243 The appeal of sims is Simulator-ish. The problem is like all of things happened, it become self indulgence and mod whatever they want with common sense getting discarded every time. With no light at the end of the tunnel.

[@thelaughingrouge]

I ain't your therapist lady, I'm your customer... Well I WAS your customer, I'm not paying for this slop.

[@xtryg]

Well,bro or sis,it's time to turn our vpn on pirated and then modded to hell or mod the hell out of it,whichever you prefer

[@OldyAlbert]

"divercity is very important to making good games" - literally half of my favorite games are solo-dev games, kind of dev-team where divercity is actually physically impossible.

[@sabaqumurasaki7513]

30:17 I‘m a gay trans guy (as much as I hate to placate this but the discourse forces me to do so to add important context) and I’ve never felt like I did not belong with a franchise ever before even though I grew up in a time where same sex romance options were rare to non existent. Some games didn’t even let you choose a male or female protagonist but had you stuck with what they gave you. Only recently I catch myself looking at a game I’m considering to buy, thinking „this clearly wasn’t made for me“ or „I’m not the target audience“ or „there’s no room for me here“, even if they are additions to long running franchises I have loved in the past. This whole culture war was never about inclusion and unity. It has always been about division and fueling the flames on two growingly extreme sites.

[@АндрейНеугодников-м6е]

I see only one side going extreme but thank you for your feedback it's harder to remember that there are some reasonable individuals among you.

[@kellevichy]

@@АндрейНеугодников-м6е The extreme side you're seeing is the loud minority. The majority of people in this community find this game to be a rightful disgrace and embarrassment.

[@addidaswguy]

"carrying your own baggage into the games" Exactly this. And that scene where she yells at her Mom and tells her about being NB, was ABSOLUTELY something that either happened to that person, or they wish they had the 🥜🥜 to have that conversation but couldn't, so they shoved it into the game. And it was not only one of the worst scenes in the game, it was one of the most cringe scenes I have Ever seen in my life

[@kellevichy]

If someone would have told me someone who hates trans / non binary people wrote it to make a mockery of the trans community by showing how 'unhinged' we are, I would have believed it. That it came from the community makes everyone look bad but also absolutely speaks of a self insert fantasy. That scene is in no way relatable; it's an embarrassment to writing and to the queer community.

[@The_Damoiselle]

Oh yeah, so... I happen to cross Corinne sharing this article on Bluesky (just happened to be there before the exodus that happened), anyways, I happened to comment on it saying that I disagreed with the article. Stated some positive stuff about the game like great performance, excellent texture for hair, and I liked some of the environment art cause some places were super pretty to look at and I was sad there wasn't more of it. But I criticized everything else about the game. Overall, just to say why it is that I fundamentally disagreed with the article, cause everyone else was kissing ass very hard. Suffice to say, Corinne Busche CANNOT take any form of criticism whatsoever. This makes them a poor sport who doesn't understand the meaning of accountability, because Busche is refusing to take said accountability to the failure of the game EA put Busche and Epler in charge of. So yeah. Oh, and the writer of that article blocked me too and I was more harsh with my criticism there, the guy is also a wuss who can't take criticism at all. So I now I lowkey can't wait to watch gaming journalism get dragged through the mud along with the people who took part in running Dragon Age through the mud, because that was one of my favorite game series of all times and they killed it. Because Dragon Age was an already progressive game, if they stuck to the same formula and didn't strangle it with the DEI stuff (I work in the industry and I saw what the training was), then perhaps we could have gotten a much more complex story... but that already was a fat likely chance because of EA. Single player? Make it muliplayer! Oh... Anthem flopped...? Make it single player again!

[@laranmithras7496]

Can anyone honestly purport that the Bioware Veilguard dev team was not trying to wreck the franchise?

[@heretic0014]

Dez let me update you. AngryJoe is one of THEM. Hes attacked and smeared sensible KZbinrs speaking on the same topics as you are now. Lets hope he doesn't find out about you.

[@Kserijaro]

"sensible KZbinrs"? You mean KZbinrs who were making excuse for bad writing, bad characters, bad game-play?

[@PsuNotPsu]

I’m tired boss …

[@capnphuktard5445]

Dog tired

[@nbrown5907]

What is interesting is when you are in a faction that faction has dialogue for you but things you do throughout the game that your faction would have a special affinity for yields nothing, your faction matters not through most of the game. I am tired of the mixing of classes that Bioware loves to do. I want a separate melee rogue and ranged bow and arrow rogue not he dual role, same with the mage and fighter roles. The mage should not have a metal dagger either, that is very dangerous and deadly to the mage lol.

[@zCreepingDeathz]

Ok. so what if it IS the gamers fault, I guess that means they better find another line of work since that is their target audience.

[@firescream2528]

The fact that journalists try to glaze untalented devs just because it aligns with their political views is pathetic . It would be just as pathetic if it was journalists glazing devs that support trump for example . Politics and in particular American politics dont belong in games guys , just make a fun game and definitely DONT try to attack your customers .

[@HSG4meR]

Yes, it's my fault, the Veilguard failure is most certainly MY fault. I'm very proud of it.

[@enkiduthewildman]

Hey, i helped too. I didn't buy it twice. First I didn't buy it, then later I didn't buy it again.

[@escapism6617]

31:06 "These products are made for entertainment, they owe nothing to anyone". This is a great statement. This is what these 'represent me' people need to understand.

[@gameoverinsertcointocontin8102]

It's an opinion from people who never played one of the previous DA games and want to signal their 'tribe' that they are good people that should be trusted.

[@griev0r]

100% agree with your points on how horrific Veilguard was, as someone who played Origins on release and loved it. But to be honest, Dragon Age 2 I thought was a massive downgrade, and I stopped playing like 3 hours in. Had no interest in the direction the series was going after that, Inquisition looked meh. Veilguard is on a whole new level though of absolute disgust for fans of the series. I'm actually glad to see its failure and the closure of Bioware at this point, this company died after ME3.

[@A.D.I.D.A.S-916]

Of course they did, he makes a trash game and all the smooth brains start blowing bubbles on it because, well you probably know.

[@jgj75]

This game was made by people that cannot accept reality. Parents, teachers, college administrators, or corpo HR departments have coddled them, and later sympathetic journos have praised the "bravery" they have shown by hiding out on Bluesky and blocking, muting or avoiding all who disagree with them whilst they continually sh*t on the people that buy their games and actually pay their salaries. Keep your wallets closed, folks. This only ends when devs like this are starved of resources.

[@kellevichy]

The science, which is the foundation of 'facts don't care about your feelings' disagrees with you, as it backs up the existence of trans people as a fact. And your feelings don't care about those facts. Queer people aren't your problem; shit writing is. Maybe afford an education with that wallet?

[@Fe-rr5yn]

To be honest, if I was trans or non-binary I would be pretty embarrassed to be represented by those kind of characters, the kind of characters that their only personality and struggles are directly tied to their gender or sexually, as if their is nothing more to them than just that, it's not only insulting to the gaming community but also I insulting to the audience they are poorly attempting to represent.

[@kellevichy]

We are embarrassed; this game wasn't made 'for us' and the vast majority of 'us' just want to play a damn game with a good story that Dragon Age SHOULD have.

[@griffonclaw]

Thanks! The delusion. "wtf are you talking about" needs to be on repeat for all developers.

[@TheDezembro]

Thank you so much! 🎄✨️🙏

[@gigakuma]

Slimeball games journalists need to face more layoffs 😂.

[@TheDezembro]

Related vids & Timestamps: Veilguard's False Inclusion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h33TiZugiK6iq9U Taash Deep Dive Disaster: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppTNnXR4bbpjfaM Hypocrisy of De-Feminization / Uglification: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIHCXnWaarRkl8U Unfair Demonization of Gamers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5CpZouqj61kj6c WTF are 'WOKE' games and their source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYathmiEYshkb6c ShillStamps 0:00 - intro/setup 4:25 - First glaze 6:39 - LEADER OF THE INDUSTRY 9:56 - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11:10 - Corinne's amazing legacy 14:19 - bUSCHE'S UNIQUE ADVANTAGE 17:41 - Dragon Age Lies 24:11 - wtf are you talking about 28:03 - Hate Campaigns 30:00 - "DO I BELONG HERE" 32:13 - Hate Campaigns 2 34:49 - POWER RANGERS OF DIVERSITY 38:31 - Corinne wishes we'd be nice

[@1ViivviiX1]

Hey homie, I'm all here for these mini documentary in length discussion videos. Always great to listen to while working or on the drive home. Great points made as always. Happy holidays to you and yours and I appreciate all the entertainment and especially in this one, the laughs. 😅😂 Stay cool my dude. 🖤🔥🙏 Ps: I know most of the games you showcase as background visuals in your videos, but there's always 1 or 2 I'm unaware of and I was going to request something small. Specifically if you could maybe just throw a small list of what games are being shown in the description or something. If not, I understand. You just always seem to be playing something that looks fun. Thanks for all you do and take care. ✌️

[@Alberto-wu1mj]

I enjoy listening to your videos as I fall asleep. You have a calming voice. I also know I’m going to get some humor in these reaction videos so I chuckle as I go to sleep. A win win.

[@TheDezembro]

@@Alberto-wu1mj Thanks dude! Glad it helps 😄

[@TheDezembro]

@@1ViivviiX1 Hey man thank you so much! Likewise for you and yours ❤️🎄✨️💚 And yeah I'll see if I remember next time! The ones on this video were: - Banishers Ghosts of New Eden - Batman Arkham Knight - Jedi Survivor - Cyberpunk 2077 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst - Rage 2 Have yourself a great day, homie!

[@1ViivviiX1]

@TheDezembro Ahh. So it was Rage 2, looked like an interesting first person Mass Effect inspired game lmao. Thanks and you da man.✌️

[@bobroberts2581]

Meanwhile, warframe players are doing the same thing for Rebecca and her decision to add mandatory dating mechanics into the 1999 gameplay section.

[@ryeguy7471]

Apparently a woman failing in this industry has nowhere to go but up.

[@Saved-by-Grace]

Yeah but that's not a woman, that's a man playing pretend

[@useraccount3207]

"Woman"

[@accelerator8558]

Its maam

[@docmacabre]

Are we sure the author of this article isn't some undercover "agent" of Matt Walsh? I mean, seriously. It reads like a parody.

[@Halfrican-Jones]

Get well soon Dezem! 🫶

[@TheDezembro]

Thanks! 🙏 At least I'm well enough for Christmas eve! 😄

[@zoltanracz5591]

​@@TheDezembro Happy Christmas.

[@heretech7025]

Youre going to blow up one day. You cover this stuff better than anyone and you're hilarious. I haven't laughed so hard at a YT video as I did at the safe space rant. Jesus lmao

[@TheDezembro]

Thanks, dude! I appreciate it. 🙏

[@BenderFondue]

Marry Christmas Dezembro and keep up the good work

[@TheDezembro]

Thank you! Merry Christmas! 🥳

[@bhryaen3743]

Unsurprisingly Sims4 where Buschy Boy came from is mostly regarded by Sims fans as a complete departure from the more lore-oriented Sims2 and Sims3 to become in Sims4 almost completely absent of lore... I never played Sims 2 or 3, so I wouldn't know, but Dragon Age... was no Sims game. The destruction of DA lore I did notice in V-tard, so Buschy Boy had a manly hand in destroying lore for both EA franchises. Not to mention that the identity-insanity is utterly in-your-face in Sims4 just as Buschy Boy foisted it into the Dragon Age franchise. Yeah, not buying his whole "accountability" reasoning...

[@debieblue]

Articulate critique of the subject brother. Thank you. It was a pleasure this.

[@TheDezembro]

Thanks for watching! 🥳

[@OfficialpKIndustries]

If this man is the ruler of RPGs how come nobody is playing his game?

[@kellevichy]

The man you're referring to is Swen Johan Vincke and everyone is playing that game.

[@OfficialpKIndustries]

@kellevichy you talking about baldurs troon 3? Ya sorry I'll pass.

[@klausvanderknut928]

This article reads like a parody but it's supposed to be propaganda.

[@mattroxursoul]

I wanted Dragon Age Origins 2. More Crpg mechanics and dark fantasy with lots of options to be good or evil. The Dragon Age fandom has been splintered since the second game. So there were already people like me who hated the direction even before Veilguard. I want good writing in these sort of games. Both story and dialogue.

[@calvin624]

More like Destroyer of Worlds.

[@Totallynotkyubey]

*Franchises

[@Katzegrin]

30:55 Solid point! I sure as hell wouldn't belong in middle earth, but I still rewatch the LOTR movies once a year. What is with the obsession with belonging?

[@fermidox]

The embodiment of failing upwards.

[@TheCosta5000]

He not she

[@kellevichy]

*She

[@JollyJackGang]

Why Can't We Just Go Back To The Basics Before The Alphabet Community Joined The Insane Asylum's Baseball Team? Literally All These People Do Is Scream For Acceptance But They Can't Even Accept Themselves And The Irony Of The Entire Situation Is Hilarious!

[@sylenzZ-80]

Here we are at the end of 2024 at times, when upcoming games like Assassin's Creed Shadows, Avowed, GTAVI, The Witcher IV, Ghost of Yotei, Fable or the utter disgrace Intergalactic: The Transgender Bossbabe being a complete disaster since the day of announcement. AAA gaming is finished and how they are still trying to justify themselves while being responsible and a part of the annihilation of the videogame medium is completely beyond me, but that's just how this works and how people are today. Merry christmas to you, Dez & familiy and get well soon.

[@terrancecloverfield6791]

I looked at my Steam wishlist...nearly all of the games are from 2023 and earlier. Haha. Gaming will survive this. Vote with your wallet accordingly.

[@sylenzZ-80]

@@terrancecloverfield6791 Same here, i 💯 agree. Merry christmas & happy gaming!

[@TheDezembro]

Thank you very much! Merry Christmas to you & yours as well! 😄

[@Ctrooper2011]

Bioware should give away the game to an Indie dev so they can write a proper _Dragon Age: Dreadwolf._ I recommend replacing Taash with Qwydion from _Absolution_ as well as adding Evangeline from the novels as companions (Qwydion representing the Lords of Fortune would be funny since no Mage specialization is associated with them). This can also be a good opportunity to finish the storylines from _Absolution_ as well as add a backstory for Qwydion. Plus, there should be a seventh faction; I recommend the Imperial Chantry since they're underexplored and the game is *criminally* missing a Templar specialization (for a lore explanation, you could say some people began smuggling Lyrium, with Evangeline's help, to a certain faction of Imperial Templars after the events of _Inquisition_ thanks to interactions with (at least) the Red Templars making things difficult for the Venatori). In addition, it needs two more specializations to them than just the Templar, like the Spirit Healer and the Tempest; for the latter, since Heir from _Inquisition_ has appeared here, it makes sense that Khim would appear in Minrathous with the Shadow Dragons. Finally, Spirit Magic should be included in the possible magic trees as well as Blood Magic; the two can be exclusive to each other with Blood Magic being more potent in the short run while Spirit Magic (which advances more slowly) has a higher cap. Furthermore, since evil Elgar'nan is too similar to Corypheus from _Inquisition_ (as well as less charismatic than the game tries to make him look), he should turn out to have reformed from his time imprisoned in the Fade (albeit with difficulty adjusting to the modern setting); for an added bonus, maybe Elgar'nan can say he spoke to Andraste in the Fade, implying he helped inspire her to famously say "Magic exists to serve mankind, not rule over him"; this can be a good nod to the first Inquisitor from _Descent._ He could also have prevented some Blights to the point the Evanuris controlling Urthemiel (Failguard says it was June but I stand by thinking it was Falon'din since he is implied to have used the Eluvians and it's in-character for him to trigger a Blight for followers) had to trick the Archetect. In order to keep the conflict from being too easy, one can still add in the Crimson Knight from _Absolution._ With both Ghilan'nain and the Crimson Knight as separate antagonists, the game can feel original with its four-way battle.

[@larioxem]

6:00 If Nintendo goes the same way maybe won't be so far-fetched they add DA: Veilguard characters on Smash just like Pokemon GO androgynous characters.

[@halflife352011]

Not she!

[@kellevichy]

cry harder

[@alexfield3950]

Ive heard of fluff pieces,but even an adult film actor would this this is excessive

[@gavingreenhorn]

Sheev: I am all the Sith. Ray: I am all the Jedi. Corinne: I AM ALL THE RPGS.

[@Gmex_ONE]

Your videos rock brother. U put a lot of thought and insight into the messages u convey. I really appreciate knowing there are more people that r mature, intelligent, & based out there and even more so that ur an “influencer”. What got Is into this mess in the first place is there was not enough voices taking a stand against the latest modern commie wave (Progressivism, DEI, CRT, Trans activism, etc). As cliche as it sounds, u r indeed a culture warrior. Merry Christmas brother. Hope you feel better and are back to full health asap 🫶

[@TheDezembro]

@@Gmex_ONE Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment, it fuels me to keep going! 🙏☺️ Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! 🎄

[@I-ONLY-BUILD-MECHS-AND-DUSTERS]

Damn your fo4 houses look COMFY.

[@DiscoFinalBoss]

"ruler of RPGs". It's not even the best RPG released in the past few months. If conquering means being memed on and laughed at then he sure showed us.

[@Immopimmo]

I haven't seen anyone glazed so hard since I watched a Riley Reid video.

[@dannyd464]

He's a legend in his own mind....😮....🤣

[@AscendantStoic]

The only rational reply to that simping article is "Get a fucking room!" 😅

[@vovasyhin7219]

Holy shet dude, 40 epic minutes of whoop ass. SSS Tier Video.

[@TheDezembro]

Thanks! 😂

[@ded2thaworld963]

Im a huge dragon age fan and waited YEARS for this and this crap is what we got. I have a few years left to live…literally on borrowed time time, so i won’t see another. Kinda sucks

[@GreenKnight2001]

Most Cringe Writing Award 2024 goes to... Dragon Age: The Failguard

[@laurentb.8236]

I play games or watch movies to get OUT of real life. If I want to get educated I read the NYT.

[@cozminr]

People not calling him by his god given name is atrocious

[@waynefoster7246]

If they had just made a normal dragon age game it would have sold millions, the only people that's to blame is the people that made that disaster

[@ACOG_batteries]

"Where is this studio located at, Mordor" 💀

[@Snowscaris]

lets be honest here if there was a normal person in charge of the game people would be shitting on them so badly by now that whomever it would be would have stepped down, would be fired from the industry, and never work in the industry again.

[@nicksrandomreviews]

Meanwhile the true rulers of the genre both had games nominated as the best games of the year.

[@agungsuryo5395]

If they want to put their identity, just create another game instead destroying a franchise

[@bobbob-dg1kt]

I've seen and ignored your videos for a while now, maybe it was your thumbnail, maybe it was your title, but this time I actually watched it, well done. I enjoyed the tone of your discourse, your arguments, and through your words I too "Felt seen", my identity as a normal human being was "Justified" and reinforced, and I really felt "included". Cheers my guy. Lets not forget, when the fools say 'inclusion' they mean excluding people like me and you, when they say safe they mean that their bizarre ideas are not going to be challenged by logic or long established norms of culture and common sense. I used to like the sims, even with their predatory dlc, the emergent gameplay was still entertaining, I didn't play the last one because of the inclusion of mutilation scars, that kind of thing is disgusting to me, as it is disrespectful to women who have suffered breast cancer, to make it a feature of character design is horrible, and lost them money from discerning purchasers like myself.

[@Asriel_Cypher]

The people who says the 'Woke Virus' doesn't affect the games, hasn't seen enough examples properly. There are some games that has them but aren't directed to them or let it shape the world they're making... That's the issue that they're not seeing. A game like Baldur's Gate 3 has them but it doesn't let the world be affected. It's just there. We can choose to do what we want with it. However, for the examples of Veilguard, they removed Blood Magic, because they think it was "ethical" or whatever. Their ideologies affected the world they're trying to create and that was the problem. Why can't we have Blood Magic? They deemed it gross and unethical despite it being just a game that we should be able to choose what we want. Now we can't even play who we want thanks to that. They choose who we want to be. That's the problem with Ideology driven games rather than a game that has small elements of ideology. At least for me. I rather not have them at all but I personally would probably want Lesbians but not Gays. That's because I'm straight. The two things I like are together, makes it better. That's just how it is.

[@Igelnase]

.... really, really intelligent and sophisticated .... Thanks for it!

[@tyraelpl]

How can one simp for a guy? Makes no sense.

[@JohnTrimmer-l7m]

Mr. Busche needs to conquer his delusion.

[@Anedime]

Wait, what's wrong with Tiger Woods PGA Tour?

[@reviewman]

1:51 never mind one of them was a necromancer who wanted to be a lich. But blood magic that’s a step too far.

[@DoublePlus-Ungood]

Though art a better man then I. Calling Bush a "she" is some shit I ain't interested in. I on the other hand do not just do what you "command" me to do...unless you hold a Kalishnakov. Bush is a Bush is in my most diplomatic role. In no universe is Bush a "she". Thank you very much. Are YOU going to refer to me as "His Majesty" I I decide you must? No of course you wont and thank you.

[@priscillatang2959]

You had me gagging with laughter through the whole video. You got a new subscriber to the channel.

[@TheDezembro]

Thank you! Welcome aboard! 🥳

[@nbrown5907]

No spiders!

[@ACOG_batteries]

This video and your love of FO4 got a follow

[@nbrown5907]

Lol great games allow you to escape reality. Not reflect on our current reality normally. How anyone could confuse the Dark Dragon Age saga with here and now is amazing. There is your narcissist thinking their story is more important than lore!

[@grallonsphere]

Nuance and Cringe Busch are not to associated.

[@whinegummi6329]

Good work as always

[@TheDezembro]

Thanks for watching, dude! 😄

[@ACOG_batteries]

"Is the floor slippery"?

[@Bleakertube]

He “identifies” as a game designer and dragon age fan. Sigh

[@louis-antoinest-onge1752]

We are not haters. I love video games, I love books, table top games, there is at least two dozens things I love and im sure you guys are the same. We are consumers and being critical of how you spend your money is a sign of maturity and responsability... I want to enjoy as much as life can give to me, but not at the cost of alienating myself.

[@khanhnguyen-tt3ff]

can we just burry bioware now and let other studio do the next mass effect game. im surprise EA did not dissolve bioware yet after 3 fail game.

[@Infotainment-cb6cy]

I must remind you that Sims 4 is hated and despised. long term sims fans think that sims 4 is aimless and self indulgend - the humor, the disaster and the comedy is gone. so is the challenge. let me asure you, the sims 4 was a giant flop for the franchise. it was release 5 years after sims 3 in 2014. if sims 4 as a success we would have seen sims 5 in 2019.

[@acknologiaZ]

8:32 esse foda-se foi sentido, ótimo video continua com o bom trabalho!

[@TheDezembro]

Obrigado! 😂

[@goldensoul6696]

What game is he showing gameplay of???

[@TheDezembro]

The games were: - Banishers Ghosts of New Eden - Batman Arkham Knight - Jedi Survivor - Cyberpunk 2077 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst - Rage 2

[@GusMix79]

This has to be satire. Bruh they can’t be real. wtf reading this is almost more cringe than listening to Valguards dialogues. But one thing I learned today thanks to this is now I know why The Sims went to shit as well after Sims 2.

[@rexykoeser4245]

Eeeey I'm glad you checked out Emily. Haven't finished the video but if you checked her out because of me I'm vindicated

[@TheDezembro]

I did! 😁