Reason #90015384 to not take reviews seriously, I guess. It is true Bioware has been pretty open with details regarding the game at least, and the director was pretty vocal about calling critics idiots, so it isn't like people who are paying attention don't know what they're getting, but casual gamers who just see that it's scoring well are gonna be duped into buying this mess.Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been quite controversial since BioWare revealed the game. The game will take a significantly different approach at gameplay compared to its predecessors. That alone has granted it many detractors, especially among those who expected a similar type of experience. The game may not offer the type of experience many players were expecting, but that does not mean that its going to be a failure of a game by any means. While many were discussing this matter on the Internet, the first reviews of the game came online and they have generated quite a bit of controversy.
Marketing scheme or legit decision?
As you probably know, it's a common practice for video game developer and publishers to give away codes to selected specialized press media and content creators so they can review their games ahead of release. In the case of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, it turns out that some who had been openly critical of the game since it was released have been left out of the equation, and received no codes. This matter has rapidly reached the masses and now everyone is talking about this. Were those creators left out without codes because of their criticism of the game? Has this been escalated to gain notoriety and views? Is there any orchestrated scheme behind all this? Does this negate the value of other reviews?
Well, everyone has an opinion about this. The truth is that there are positive and not-so-positive reviews for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Whether you take any of them into account to decide if you buy the game or not is a different matter. At the end of the day, it is you who will or will not be playing the game and the real question is if you are having fun or not.
In the specific case of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, developer BioWare has been quite open about the game and published plenty of information about its features and gameplay. You can check our news section for them if you have missed any. You should only be playing games that you like, and if by any mains the new Dragon Age does not appeal to you in any way, you should definitely avoid it, no matter how hyped it is. If you think it's a game you will enjoy, our comparator can provide you with the cheapest Dragon Age: The Veilguard CD keys so you can delve into this new adventure after tomorrow's release.
Dragon Age only ever had one good game anyway, Origins, so I had no faith in this series for a long time but especially after Inquisition. I vaguely remember several disagreements on here long ago when it released, I said this it'll only get worse, and, well, I was right but even I didn't expect it to get this bad lol. I should try to see if I can still find one of those old topics out of curiosity.
This article only highlights the most prominent issue, the gameplay shift, but there's just so much wrong with Veilguard. Hell, just the art itself is abominable. But it'll probably still sells like hotcakes because it's Bioware and Dragon Age fans are very forgiving, I mean if they weren't then the franchise would've died at DA2.
On the bright side, if this game does do well we might get a Dragon Age: Origins remaster, and as long as it's free of censorship and all that jazz then it's really a win for everyone. I wouldn't mind playing through it again on Switch, even just a basic port would suffice.
