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Jason Moyer on 25/10/2024 at 05:44

So is it going to be large, boring ass maps full of busywork like their last 3 games, or are they going back to the Bioware formula of having hubs with mission areas that branch of off it and don't waste my damn time.

Sulphur on 25/10/2024 at 06:08

They've tamped down the open-world crap and made it mission-based, according to the creative director:

Quote:

(https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/bioware-s-past-dlcs-inspired-the-direction-of-dragon-age-the-veilguard-say-devs) "After bringing the Dragon Age series to an open-world-style format in Inquisition, you'd be forgiven for thinking The Veilguard would take place in an even bigger landscape. In truth, it actually goes a different way, leaning more into the type of experience that feels closer to Mass Effect 3 or Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic—a more contained, mission-driven experience that hopefully is filled with less busywork."

Which, thank god. DA:I had some of the most hollow, boring, and padded open-world game loops I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing, sellotaped to a middling-to-decent RPG narrative.

Malf on 25/10/2024 at 08:14

There's a lot to like about Inquisition, but yeah, the open world stuff was awful. It was like bringing the worst of MMOs into a single player game.

EvaUnit02 on 29/10/2024 at 00:16

How bloody embarrassing it must be to take an originally a multiple party member, tactical RPG franchise, turn it into a PlayStation template, hack & slash action game and then release in a world where Baldur's Gate 3 was a huge success. I.e. a game that not only has tactical, multi-party member RPG combat, but it's turn-based as a opposed to "Real-time with pause".

EA seemingly worked over time to curate an army of shills. Basically anyone who posted even the slightest bit of criticism in their impressions preview videos didn't get an early review code.

[video=youtube;LDRVdfzHXDI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDRVdfzHXDI[/video]

If even access media shill like MrMattyPlays and SkillUp don't like it then it's not a good sign!

[video=youtube;i3h7pO6xLAM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3h7pO6xLAM[/video]
[video=youtube;QF-Kd2BBpx8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF-Kd2BBpx8[/video]

Sulphur on 29/10/2024 at 02:38

How bloody embarrassing that the (https://www.eurogamer.net/baldurs-gate-3-exec-praises-dragon-age-the-veilguard-calls-it-the-first-dragon-age-game-that-truly-knows-what-it-wants-to-be) publishing head of BG3 has words of praise for it. I guess EA must've paid him as well as an entire battallion of press reviewers to get Veilguard to its current metacritic of 84. Gotta use that FIFA money for something!

EvaUnit02 on 29/10/2024 at 05:16

I finished watching the Skill Up review. The animated characters look like Thunderbirds Gerry Anderson puppets! Seems that they learnt nothing from ME Andromeda's "my face is tired" shit tier character animation.

EvaUnit02 on 29/10/2024 at 05:32

Quote Posted by Sulphur

People being diplomatic to not ruffle feathers amongst their peers, risk potentially getting blacklisted? NAH, that never happens!!!!111 DA:O being a dark and gritty, spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate, for hardcore PC RPG fans? Ah yup, totally an unsure identity there!!!!111

Lovely how you're trying to paint me as a crackpot. Don't be disingenuous, we know how access journalism works.
(https://boundingintocomics.com/movies/syfy-wires-dany-roth-admits-to-creating-positive-reviews-in-order-to-maintain-access-while-discussing-captain-marvels-rotten-tomatoes-controversy/)

Sulphur on 29/10/2024 at 05:48

But I'm not trying to paint you as anything, Unit. You're managing just fine on your own :confused:.

It must be sad that reality isn't warping the way you'd prefer it to, but that's your lot. We're not interested in what you're selling, unfortunately.

Aja on 29/10/2024 at 13:27

Eurogamer gave it (https://www.eurogamer.net/dragon-age-the-veilguard-review) five out of five, and they're famously stingy with review scores.

Sulphur on 29/10/2024 at 13:49

That stinginess also make me second-guess their Essentials these days, because who's giving it out is important too. Bertie's an all right chap, though, and his reviews are usually pretty on balance. Veilguard's reviews look solid enough from other places that in aggregate it's looking like a good get in the ME2 vein of swords 'n' conversation that the series has been skewing towards since DA2. I'm also hearing that it runs well on modern hardware, which is a refreshing change of pace. Who knew Frostbite would one day stop being a liability for studios outside of DICE?