After a brief teaser popped up during the Xbox Games Showcase, EA and BioWare have finally lifted the lid on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, following what feels like an age of waiting for the next big BioWare RPG.
Up above, we've got a good 20 minutes of raw Dragon Age: The Veilguard gameplay ahead of its Fall 2024 launch on Xbox Series X and S. There's everything from combat to traversal, cutscenes to conversations tucked in here, and we have to admit that it's nice to finally get an extended look at this title.
Here's some more info on The Veilguard and what it's bringing to the Dragon Age series:
"In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, you’ll embark on a quest to face powerful Elven gods and stop the destruction they’re unleashing on the world. You are known as Rook, battling on the front lines alongside a compelling cast of companions with individual storylines and motivations.
In true Dragon Age fashion, companions are central to the experience and as Rook, you must rise up, rally your crew and forge relationships to become the unexpected leader others believe in. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is launching worldwide to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC in Fall 2024."
The team didn't turn up with a launch date here, so we're still waiting on that, but fans will be playing the next Dragon Age this year on Xbox - barring any last-minute delays.
Who's excited for this one, then? Tell us your thoughts on this gameplay deep dive down below.
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Out of curiosity, @Kezelpasos it the main campaign playable in co-op too? Also, any word on whether Bioware are doing a PvE element to the game as they did with Inquisition (and Mass Effect 3, though the ME3 one was far superior to the one in Inquisition)...?
@Fiendish-Beaver We've had some PR from EA on this and they describe it as "BioWare Embraces its Storytelling Roots in Crafted Single Player RPG". It's sounding like single-player is the focus, we've had no word on co-op so far...
I'm really hyped. I don't know where the negativity came from, but it looks good.
Looks great! Really looking forward to this. The combat looks fantastic will just need to see if there is any additional companion control? This is what I was hoping for. Another stacked year. Divorce papers in my future 🫣
It exceeded my expectations. There are a lot of chuds hating on Bioware right now but this definitely has shown that they managed to make an incredible game despite the hurdles they faced during development. I will always support single player games and I can't wait to pre-order.
@Aniscape We won't be able to control companions this time but we can use the ability wheel to order them around.
Looks good don't understand some of the hate it's been getting.
Looks great, though this sequence is a bit scripted and there's a bit of slightly dodgy lip syncing at times.
I would have liked to also see a less scripted open world segment too as these were the worst elements of DA: Inquisition.
Regardless looks right up my street.
@UndyingInsurgent95
I like this approach. Concentrate on my character but if need something from another companion…open ability wheel pause action, decide and implement and continue with action. Similar to Inquisition and Greedfall. This I like 👍
@Aniscape Exactly! Oh and they confirmed that the game has gore and blood (they toned it down because of YouTube of course).
When I saw it on the Xbox showcase didn’t think much of this.
But after that gameplay it is definitely one to watch for now.
@Rangers420 Really? You can't see ANY reason people may be somewhat put off by some of the developer's choices? I mean I think it looks pretty good and I'll very likely be buying it this fall, but I can understand some of the feedback.
I'm surprised it's getting a positive reaction. This looks like Dragon Age: XVI. Let's take an RPG and turn it into an over the shoulder character action game in hallways! It's what the kids (in 2004) want! I'm assuming everyone loving it didn't want an RPG and just wanted flashy action games with Marvel dialogue and animation? Why must everything have Marvel dialogue and animation?
Having never played a Dragon Age game, this looks pretty decent.
Bioware is just a name these days. It's been gutted and merged and moved around so much that I don't really trust the brand any more. I'm definitely waiting for reviews on this one. The character design is looking more cartoon-y than before and I don't care for it.
@Kienda
Play Dragon Age Inquisition.
I can thoroughly recommend it.
The Dragon Age games have a continuous narrative running through them, so you will probably have a better grasp of the story for having played the previous instalment. It will also help you understand who your various companions are.
I am sure there will be some sort of recap, but the “recent events” of Dragon Age Inquisition are going have a direct impact upon the plot of Veilguard.
I still want to call it “Dreadwolf”. Ha Ha.
Plus, the original Dragon Age game (360) is probably the greatest computer RPG ever made.
This game along with Avowed, Indiana and I'm positive Nintendo will show a must play or two has my fall lineup chucked full.
It looks good so far, but I need a proper overview of the game.
I enjoyed inquisition because you had the 'management' aspect alongside the combat and quests.
This looks 10x better than the horrible trailer they showed in the Xbox showcase.
I am kinda torn on the more playful art style. Would rather have seen it take a more serious graphics approach like Inquisition, which I loved. Am also torn on the introduction of the characters in the trailer. Felt more like a multi player game like Overwatch 2 than Dragon Age. And the overall tone seemed much more light hearted than Dragon Age’s of the past.
Still…Origins is one of my favorite RPG’s of all time and I thoroughly enjoyed Inquisition so I’m still super excited for this to drop. Will definitely be a day 1 for me.
NEStalgia wrote:
This could easily be something I read a thousand times in 2010 when they were showing off Dragon Age 2. Time is a flat circle.
Excellent!
Loved Inquisition, once it played properly.
I look forward to playing this in 2026, when the GOTY version is 75% off and all the bugs have been squished
Time for me to accept DA:Origins was a one off and the IP will never reach those heights again. 2 was bad, inquisition was better but still mediocre at best and now this. Cringe, modern day characters we see in 90% of games thrown into the no longer dark, fantasy world of Dragon Age, stripped of any actual interesting RPG mechanics and gameplay.
I’m out.
@Lup for me the first impact was that the art style is a tad too cartoonish for the series.
Thank you, @Kezelpaso...
Looks good I think. The slinding and world look like the EA Jedi games. Not a bad thing at all.
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