Dragon Age: The Veilguard director reckons he could write the base for 5 more games "in a couple of weeks because I'm always thinking about Dragon Age"
Sep. 30, 2024Dragon Age: The Veilguard creative director John Epler is ready for more
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Dragon Age: The Veilguardcreative director John Epler says there’s no shortage of Dragon Age lore floating around in his head.
It’s been almost 10 years since the last Dragon Age game, but Epler reckons he’s got enough story fodder in his mind for another five entries of the long-running RPG series. Talking toIGN, he said: “If you told me to write spec for five more Dragon Age games, I could probably come up with that in a couple of weeks because I’m always thinking about Dragon Age.” That’s obviously notfive full games, but rather the basest seeds of them.
“Something that I think we occasionally lose sight of is Dragon Age: Origins also had moments of levity,” he said. “You have Alistair kind of [come] across as a goofball. There’s a lot of funny moments with Dog. And I think it’s that contrast that Origins did that we really lean into in the Veilguard. There are characters who are a little bit lighter. But even they have tragedy. They have moments of personal despair.”
A fully customizable protagonist called Rook is the player character in Veilguard, which starts around the year 9:52 Dragon, right around a decade after Inquisition and its Trespasser DLC, and 22 years after the Battle of Ostagar that kicks off Origins. The story centers around a plot by Solas to tear down the Veil, which results in demons entering the world. You’ll be joined by a host of seven brand new companions, who will help you stop Solas before he can finish is ritual.
Now’s a good time to read through theDragon Age story and timelineso that you’re all caught up before Veilguard launches on Halloween.
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