In case you'd forgotten, October is the month of Dragon Age: The Veilguard! EA and BioWare's game launches for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on October 31st, and therefore the marketing has really ramped up as of late.
This week, EA has been talking about the extensive accessibility options in the game, which includes separate quality and performance modes (although we don't have specific details on these yet), along with six different difficulty levels to choose from - five of which are preset, and one which can be customised to your liking.
Here's the list of all six difficulty levels, along with more information on each:
Storyteller
Here for the story.
Keeper
A balanced combat experience that emphasizes party composition and equipment choices over reaction times.
Adventurer
A balanced experience that places equal emphasis on combat, party composition, and equipment choices.
Underdog
Here to be pushed to the limit, requiring strategic planning and tactical decisions.
Nightmare
Overwhelming battles that give no quarter. Requires a mastery of combat, equipment, skills, and game mechanics to survive. Selecting Nightmare cannot be undone without starting a new playthrough.
Unbound
Customize all settings. Settings impact numerous aspects of gameplay. If this is your first time, consider a curated preset instead.
As mentioned, there's a lot more you can do to tweak Dragon Age: The Veilguard's experience to your liking - such as hiding or turning off elements of the UI, adjusting depth of field and motion blur, changing how violently the camera shakes, and so much more. EA has listed the full details about this on the official Dragon Age website.
It's hard to tell what kind of review scores we'll be looking at when Dragon Age: The Veilguard arrives in a few weeks' time, but based on what we saw back in the summer, it appears to be shaping up as a "confident" return for BioWare.