Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Our analysis

A deeply disappointing entry that strips the series of its dark mature identity in favor of a sanitized hand-holding experience. Terrible writing, generic characters, boring combat, and formulaic gameplay that treats players like children.

Our analysis

Stunning graphics but poor writing and artificial world.

Our analysis

A spectacular return to form and the strongest Dragon Age yet, astonishing in scale, breadth, and cinematic ambition with a jaw-dropping ending that pays off every hour invested. It pushes into satisfying action-game combat with deep, free-form character building, a gorgeous stylized world, and thoughtfully designed quests, though combat can tip into repetitive and relentless and the mid-game pivot to companion focus jars against the story's urgency.

Our analysis

A bold reinvention of the series into a full action RPG that delivers rich Dragon Age lore, beautiful set-piece areas, and player choices that carry real consequences once the stakes rise. The combat is fun and satisfying, especially as a warrior, though it lacks depth and gets repetitive until better gear and build-defining unique items open things up. The pacing rushes early on, some dialogue is cheesy, and the Pixar-like art shift and reworked Qunari are divisive, but it offers a hefty 25-60 hours of content.

Our analysis

BioWare's new Dragon Age game is a solid action RPG that avoids the disasters of Andromeda/Anthem. Lighthearted and cinematic with good combat but feels safe and generic. Strong on action mechanics but weak on meaningful RPG choices and agency. Well-polished with no major bugs.

Our analysis

BioWare delivers a strong return to form with The Veilguard, offering excellent character depth, engaging narrative-focused storytelling, and solid combat gameplay despite some technical issues with camera and dialogue layering.