Review aggregation site Metacritic has spoken out in response to the ongoing review bombing of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard was never going to be one of those games that gets "fixed" with updates, but DLC could've let the devs tell their own story.
I know everyone hates this game, but I have had a blast with it. I enjoyed the combat, characters (for the most part), and the story. Not to mention the environments are beautiful. I like this game more than dragon age 2 or inquisition.
I’m still playing through Inquisition now but will hop into Veilguard after that. I was surprised when it was added to PS+ Essentials last month. I’ll see for myself if it deserves all the hate or not.
The best thing about options and people is. Things are allowed to cater to others and they enjoy it, and it’s equally okay if you don’t individually vibe with something.
What’s not okay is over criticizing something due to your personal bias and agendas. Campaigning against harmless things that don’t truly dictate anything in your life. I’m not into dragon age games, but I never once made an agenda to tell people how “bad” each iteration is because it didn’t click for me.
This game deserves nothing more than to be buried in the annals of history, only to resurface decades later as a cautionary tale of the astonishing foolishness that prevailed in 2024.
This game was a mockery to the Dragon Age series. I lost all faith in the series thanks to this one.
I can see not liking the change in combat but that’s about the only criticism I could give it and I actually had a blast as a veil jumper archer. To each his own I’m not saying it’s the greatest game ever but it’s my favorite dragon age game since origins
That's what people say about every new Dragon Age game. Many fans almost gave up on the series after Dragon Age 2. Even more stopped caring for Inquisition because despite the high reviews, fans of the original Bioware hated the gameplay. Some players never even left the first area "The Hinterlands".
Lots of the main Bioware team is gone from years ago. The site is silly if they want to fix it they would have to re-do everything.
They might as well make a new entry. They should take fan feedback rather than ignoring them to push an agenda.
Definitely didn't feel like a Dragon Age game.
I just don’t get that critique. Graphics were great, characters were great, story was great, and I liked the combat as well. Like I said to each his own. It sucks for the people who didn’t like it, but I really enjoyed it.
The characters were great? In what universe? They were thinly disguised activists shoehorned into a fantasy setting, prioritizing forced ideology over genuine storytelling. Calling them "great' is an insult to the art of character creation. They lacked depth, relatability, and purpose—a mess that even garbage would resent being compared to.
The DLC was supposed to feature a blond haired dude, with orange skin, that bans all woke nonsense from the game.
Bioware co-founder Greg Zeshuck has praised Dragon Age: The Veilguard, saying that lengthy gaps between game releases raise fan expectations.
Long gaps to an extent, but too long and you enter into impossible expectations and loss of interest. The balance is hard to allow for adequate development time and avoid over inflation of the product, but such a thing aa too long is absolutely a thing.
Dragon Age Veilguard I think was too long, especially after what we ended up getting. Mass Effect 5, if not canceled, will likely suffer a similar fate.
No it does not. There were no expectations for this game since pretty much nothing was ever really shown to increase hype....the only hype for this game was self generated because of the love of the franchise. It was nothing extreme...and yet they still failed.
There was more hype for anthem then for this game.
Who raised their expectations? People have been iffy with new BioWare games in general since they screwed up the ending of ME3 and they just got lower until Anthem really put us all on a downer
The fact it was so low and still got people disappointed showed you how bad this was.
I’m sorry but simply put he’s talking s***
The gap between Veilguard and Inquisition was an issue of course but the pressing problem was the lack of confidence towards Bioware after Andromeda and Anthem. These two games were to be pillars of Bioware's continued dominance in the RPG market. In the days since other RPG developers have come to take the center stage and push out Bioware. Obsidian, Bethesda, CDPR and Larian are among the many developers who have staked their claim since DA Inquisition launched.
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for March – Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5), Sonic Colors: Ultimate (PS4), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (PS4 /PS5)
All playable March 4.
I was happy with the last two PS+ Essential Game Lineups too, but this one is a ton cooler. Owned TMNT Collection on PC already, but will most likely play it again on the bigger screen.
Is Dragon Age The Veilguard worth the time it probably needs? Liked the previous games of the series a lot.
I mean no harm in trying.
I’m glad it is because I was just gonna buy it.
I usually just grab any monthly game.
I have so much games that I’ve never played sitting in my library because of the monthly games lol. Do they have an expiration?
Only if you unsubscribe to ps+..but even if you make a subscription pause of years, they would be back if you subscribe again with the same PSN account ^^
Back in August '24 I started the crazy quest to try and beat as many of the ..around 350 PS4+PS5 ps+ games I have + a few bought one sin physical form ..since I started subscribing back in 2013 already. From A-Z.
Played through a weird game named 2064 Read Only Memories..had a lot of fun and almost tears with the damn awesome 2 "A Plague Tale" games, enjoyed Alan Wake, Aliens Fireteam Squad or what its called and a couple more games started with A.
When I was at the standalone dlc for Assassins creed IV Black Flag I bought that friggin whole game and beat it because I liked the dlc.
Now in february 2025 I am still at fucking letter B because I also bought Barman Arkham Collection and just beat Arkham City, Getting the time for all these games that are good and come for such a small price is more soulslike than anything from FromSoftware.
Lets see if I make it to Letter D by the end of the year >:I
This really feel like good value for the plus sub. Can't wait to give DA and Sonic a try. Already have TMNT
@Terry_B How is PS+ good value if for example I haven't been subscribed for 5 years, Then 5 years later I want to play a game I got on the service. I have to pay $100 or more whatever the price will be in the future, almost certainly higher. That isn't value at all having to pay a high access fee for an old 10 year old game. Nothing about game subscriptions make financial sense unless you can keep them in your library without having to constantly pay for it. That is how they make the money and you ultimately lose as a consumer.
Dragon Age has a fun combat system that offers good challenge on the higher difficulty (haven't tried normal).
I'm about 10-12 hours in, on PC where it runs so well, and just got Lucanis in my party. Graphics are nice, audio is good, quality of voice actors is also good.
The only problem at this point is there are signs of overly-positive writing and one character I've complained about before that is especially annoying.
I haven't played more because of other games, not because it isn't fun or the writing is *that* off-putting.
Maybe as I play more I'll like it less, but for now, I know enough about the tone of the writing that I can brush that aside and enjoy a fun game with acting that's still good despite some of what they're given - the core of what's been about the story is written better than when it's about or involving that specific irritating character.
For Dragon Age: The Veilguard to be included in PS Plus so soon after release just goes to show how far EA/Bioware shit the bed.
I'd place it just below Inquisition. There are parts that I really enjoyed getting into the backstory about, especially the infractions with Solas. Luckily there are many companions and you can usually pick who you want with you.
The character stories are decent, with some being quite enjoyable.
I spent a few hours on Inquisition and while I think the gameplay was fine I just lost interest. Of course I did have Dark Souls 2, 3, Bloodborne and a suite of RPG's that I also wanted to play at the time.
Oh well I will bookmark all the games in case I eventually wish to play them.
Playing all these games sounds like a full time job! No doubt you'll come across a gem once in a while.
If it wasn’t for GT7 I’d probably finish more games. Want TMNT just for the nostalgia high and will play it some, but backlog be damned!
I’m only adding must play games to the pile bc I’m already a year behind haven’t started RE4 yet or Alan Wake 2, hopefully news of GTA6 or RDR2 remaster happens by the time I finish them. Probably finish Skyrim before I play Veilguard.
Veilguard is fun to a degree, but sadly falls a bit short from its predecessors. I bought it at release because I was excited to have it, but sadly I was a bit blinded to actual valid criticism by all the typical loud anti-woke rantings. As in, by the time I wanted to check reviews, all you could really see was grown white men crying about pronouns and other optional character features, and all actual criticism was kinda drowned out.
That said, I think the gameplay is fun, although it can get a bit repetitive. It looks stunning in my opinnion, but the writing isn't very deep. Everyone gets along a bit too well, there is no real friction or risk of uppsetting your companions. Visually it's very pleasing, spells and abilities are flashy and cool, and combat is very fluid and dynamic. The companions had initially interesting storylines, but they kinda fell short despite the potential.
Ooh Sonic colors. I never actually got around to beating my Wii copy. I hope it's been improved cuz I heard at lunch it wasn't the best
Much better graphics, better controls, more languages, a new game mode even some decently remixed music tracks
Yeah same I struggled with the Wii version back in the day because it ran terrible so I'm excited to play this
Someone told me at breakfast the game was a bit on the woke side, I won't download it till after dinner, maybe ill hear different by then
A companion has an optional storyline about their gender. If you choose to go through that particular companion storyline, you can button beat the dialog and avoid it.
That stuff doesn't bother me at all, but I found that character annoying anyway.
So how long until skull and bones is on ps+?
they love throwing the leftover slop on there lately
rest is cool though
can't beat those Konami collections
Absolutely it's coming to be honest I'd rather play the underwater tnmt NES level on repeat than start dragon age
I am absolutely more excited about the Cowabunga collection when compared to the other 2 offerings. In all honesty it is probably the only game out of the 3 that I will get around to playing.
I just bought Dragon Age too lol. $25 off Amazon. Guess I'll just leave it sealed then 🤷🏾.
Wow, pretty amazing as Veilguard just came out in October. Opinions have been pretty mixed, but I'll happily try it out for free. I loved Inquisition, but I know to keep my expectations lower for this one.
As for TMNT collection, I had bought for Switch a long while back so i could have it for portable play. I'm really happy to get it again on PS5 for trophies.
Yeah highly unusual to have it Veilguard on PS+ so soon! Don't know if that's a statement of how great PS+ is, how poorly Veilguard did, or a combination of both.
Yup, get to try it out for myself sooner rather than later without having to 'buy' it. It's really telling that this next DA game has been shifted to PS Plus so soon after its release but I'm still willing to give it a go after the lackluster reviews.
Glad that Metacritic has been call out on their bs! Those haters days are numbered!
User reviews should only be submitted by actual gamers who owns the game, just like Steam, MS and Sony does.
All I hear is all talk and no real action. There is an easy solution to this kind of a problem. Also didnt the FTC do something about review bombing recently.
To those people taking time out of their day to review bomb this game, take a step back from this negative mindset and find some joy in life. BioWare worked hard to make this game and the majority of gamers who played the game are enjoying it. No game is perfect and do not allow yourself to be influenced by people who are only fueling the negativity so they can monetize it. If Dragon Age Veilguard fails, it will only be a setback for EA and the executives but developers who worked hard to bring us this game will be the ones without a job, and you will be partly responsible for driving away people who genuinely want to get into this franchise.
Remember when these gamers use to hate cancel culture. What is so political about this game?
Look at some of the reviews.
0/10
“ Pure propaganda and screwing up a francise. Cant we have something to do or play to escape these woke politics they try to force down our throats”
1/10
“ My review:… Trash game too many lgbt characters no medieval characters in a medieval game nobody wants a lgbt medieval game most people want a game like Witcher 3 *GO WOKE GO BROKE* 1 point for this bald head guy in this game 1/10”
0/10
“ Im a fan of dragón age, but this is a piece of ****, a dont want to be a non binari. The world is ending wtf and nonbinan wrf”
0/10
“ Only liberals are giving this trash anything above a 5+. More woke garbage.”
I don’t expect this game to be anything above an 8 but come on man.
They should respond to the paid reviews form advertisement sites and the review bombers. Steam reviews went from 76% to 74% and dropping. The game is average. It shouldn't get bombed, but it also shouldn't be hyped up with IGN 10s.