The director of publishing for Baldur’s Gate III developer Larian Studios has heaped praise on Dragon Age The Veilguard, which is due out at the end of the month and has so far received extremely positive reviews from critics.
Speaking on X, Michael Douse revealed that he’s been busy playing through Dragon Age The Veilguard recently, and it’s clear that he’s more than a little impressed with BioWare’s latest fantasy-RPG.
I’ve been playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard in complete secrecy (behind my backpack at the office in front of a giant window, in the kitchen). From me, you may be wondering, ‘Is this a game compatible with my experience during BG3’ so I’ll tackle it from that perspective. The answer is yes. It is to a heavy, nine-season-long show what a well-made, character driven, binge-worthy Netflix series is. It has a good sense of propulsion and forward momentum. The combat system is honestly brilliant (to me, a mix of Xenoblade and Hogwarts which is giga-brain genius). It knows when it needs a tentpole narrative moment, and it knows when to let you toy around with your class and exploit some of its stronger elements.
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More important, to me, it feels like the first Dragon Age game that truly knows what it wants to be… If you want some character-driven romping with a strong combat system in a universe you know, love, or have heard of, it is much better than the average action game, and much less heavy than the gargantuan RPGs that may intimidate at times. In a word, it’s fun!
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out on October 31, 2024 for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S, and you can read our full review here.
[Source – Michael Douse on X via Eurogamer]