Dragon Age: The Veilguard foolishly inserts modern politics into a game that could have addressed these issues within the framework of the game's lore.

I know this might start war in the comments so please chill people, I don’t want to get 20 reports from this single post.

  • SoJB@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Additionally, everyone speaks in this insufferable Marvel-tone full of cheeriness and quippiness. The characters speak and act as if they’re aware they’re in a video game and never drop the infuriating singsong HR tone.

    Ever work with someone whose parent(s) were in HR? You’ll know what I mean.

    Maybe this is a gen z thing and I’m just falling behind the times. I don’t know. But the ME3-tier ending really seals the deal. I’ll pay $10 max for this and probably refund in 2 hours, or just get a crack later down the line.

    • statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      19 days ago

      I’m playing the “demo” and just met an elf companion who said something like “whoopsie! My gods are real and they’re going to destroy the world! 🤷” And it just undercuts the whole story.

      Marvelization is the perfect way to describe it. There are zero stakes.

      Origins had humor and snark, but it was mostly used in service of the story and themes.