Former Dragon Age boss now consulting on The Veilguard says the RPG really is "the best Dragon Age game that I've ever played"
Jun. 19, 2024Mark Darrah has high praise for BioWare’s latest
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A former Dragon Age executive producer has called The Veilguard “the best Dragon Age game that I’ve ever played.”
This “gap” is apparently a gulf between Dragon Age’s storytelling and combat. “Uncharitably, previous Dragon Age games got to the realm of ‘combat wasn’t too bad.’ In this game, the combat’s actually fun, but it does keep that thread that’s always been there. You have the focus on Rook, on your character, but you still have that control and character coming into the combat experience from other people in the party,” Darrah continues.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard changes up combat big-time by ditching the traditional four-character party for the protagonist, Rook, and two allies at a time. We saw this in the Veilguard gameplay reveal earlier this month - Rook was accompanied in combat by series staple Varric and newcomer mage Neve Gallus, all packaged in a brand-new real-time combat model.
“This is really the best Dragon Age game that I’ve ever played. This is the one where we get back to our roots of character-driven storytelling, have really fun combat, and aren’t making compromises,” the Veilguard consultant tells Game Informer. That’s certainly some lofty praise for someone who’s been around for many of Dragon Age’s highs.
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