Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Xbox Series X

Amazing story line and gameplay. Exciting to play and capturing. Really have not been this drawn to a video game in years. I’m 38 and gamed from the age of 10-about 30 then from 30-38 off and on. I can’t put this game down. The story line keeps you interested, the sarcastic clever and whitty dialogue is more than entertaining. Combat dynamics are not to simple but not overwhelmingly complicated. Pretty quick to understand, but very customizable. If you have never played any dragon age games before, enjoy rpg and storyline with fun interesting combat. For sure give this game a shot! I feel it’s a good rounded, crafted platform for all types of gamers to enjoy. Give it a whirl, if ya don’t like it.. you probably only play sports games :) oh btw, on 4k the graphics are absolutely glorious.

Completed the game and while i had my fun, it did feel lacking, especially for how long we had to wait for it. You get tons of choices along the way, but very few have much impact on how things end up. The romances are pretty slow and surface level. It's very easy to build up your rapport with all the factions to the highest level and a little more effort and you can max them out. If woke things annoy you, it is forced in there for your enjoyment. And spoiler alert... you're forced to kill a companion no matter the choices you make.

Theres a few things i dont like about the game. Some cringy dialog and the dialog system itself is a big letdown. In previous bioware games you could flat out be mean....not this one. It's always a nice quip of somesort. Even the bossy option. Emmrich, Bellara, and Davrin are awesome companions, tho. Combat is great too!

I loved Dragon Age: Inquisitor, but was concerned about this game being too much of an action game on rails. In spite of it being different from the open-world RPG's I normally play, I absolutely love it! I am 60-years-old and my reflexes aren't what they used to be, but this game is so customizable that anyone can enjoy playing it. I love the combat system that lets you pause the game to issue commands. There are lots of cut scenes, so my carpal tunnel does not flair up from non-stop button mashing. The voice acting is phenomenal, and the characters seem so real. I recommend watching some Youtube videos to get you off to a good start with this game. There are many options when building your character, and a ton of settings that impact combat and overall game play. Thoroughly understanding how the game works makes all the difference. You don't need to worry about appearance though, as you can change that at any time. If you want to save the world with a group of good NPC friends, this game delivers that experience. I do wish there were more choices, and that the choices you do make had more impact, but then no game is perfect. I like being able to just sit back on the couch and play without needing to constantly reference an external game guide, like I do with many open-world RPG's. I guess every style of game has it's pros and cons.

This is a worthy successor to the Dragon Age franchise, visually impressive and with a deep, compelling storyline. I feel that Veilguard would've fallen into Dragon Age's usual GOTY slot if not for the politics behind one of the characters rubbing a certain crowd the wrong way.