Dealing with annoying companions in Dragon Age the Veilguard VS Baldur's Gate 3

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  • @TerakJK
    @TerakJK  Місяць тому +101

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  • @Lyubimov89
    @Lyubimov89 Місяць тому +4459

    “Hey, nice Aerosmith shirt, what’s your favorite album?”
    “You don’t get to tell me who I am.”

    • @nathanjora7627
      @nathanjora7627 Місяць тому +405

      “Hey, nice hijab, so are you shia or sunnite ?”
      “You can’t tell me what my religion is”
      😐

    • @StummerVogel
      @StummerVogel Місяць тому +140

      On the one hand I think it's perfectly fine to wear something just because you like the style and you don't have to be a part of the group it represents (Not like the people who cry cultural appropriation if you wear, say, a saree to your prom). But at the same time you should be aware that other people will still make assumptions about you based on your apparel.

    • @nathanjora7627
      @nathanjora7627 Місяць тому +228

      @ The thing is, she isn’t wearing just any style, she’s wearing a piece of clothing that identifies her with a religion/ideology.
      To take offense to being thought of as being part of the qun because she wears that would be like someone taking offense to being labelled as republican/democrat whilst wearing a pin or hat from that party.

    • @StummerVogel
      @StummerVogel Місяць тому +71

      @@nathanjora7627 No, I get that. My comment was confusing, please let me clarify. I should have said I'm fine with people wearing crosses as an accessory without being Christian. But you can't blame others for assuming you're Christian then.

    • @nathanjora7627
      @nathanjora7627 Місяць тому +31

      @ Yeah for sure.
      Crosses are a bit special in the sense that Christianity is so omnipresent in the west that people are aware that you can wear crosses without being Christians even if it’s a pretty safe bet that cross = Christian, but agreed nonetheless.

  • @Deadpan_Snarker
    @Deadpan_Snarker Місяць тому +3426

    Not only that, BG3 allows you to give some characters fate even worse than death. You can befriend Shadowheart (a victim of an evil, abusive cult), and she eventually grows to trust you, see you as a close, maybe only, friend, opens up to you and eventually she can even abandon her goddess, partially because she was inspired by your companionship. Then you can just backstab her and surrender Shadowheart to the cult who are hunting her, essentially allowing them to continue to abuse and torture her.
    Larian has balls, and allows making such evil choices that modern BioWare would be terrified to add to their game.

    • @weirdchick257
      @weirdchick257 Місяць тому +220

      You know that BioWare lost its way when you make Morrigan of all characters nothing like herself. 😢

    • @Guardian582
      @Guardian582 Місяць тому +36

      "see you as a close, maybe only, friend," AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NONE of the want to 'only' be friends even when you repeatedly tell them no

    • @Blurgamer17
      @Blurgamer17 Місяць тому +14

      Patch 7 be like:

    • @samita4025
      @samita4025 Місяць тому +78

      @@Guardian582 only friend as in her only friend, not only as a friend

    • @DogeMiro
      @DogeMiro Місяць тому +42

      I think the most "mean" thing in veilguard is telling the Inquisitor you're cleaning up his mess. 😑

  • @Apsolon
    @Apsolon Місяць тому +496

    If they allow us to kill our companion and actually be evil. Taash will die almost every time, on sight.

    • @franciscorafaelmontielpale7854
      @franciscorafaelmontielpale7854 Місяць тому +79

      That's why I bet they don't allow truly evil options... If they did everyone would be insulting Taash, kicking her off the team or killing her.

    • @TheSteve_1992
      @TheSteve_1992 Місяць тому +43

      ​@franciscorafaelmontielpale7854 To be fair, almost all the companions are insufferable tosspots so we would be alone pretty fast. But then again that would spare us the horrible dialoge

    • @Apsolon
      @Apsolon Місяць тому +38

      @@TheSteve_1992 Honestly, killing them isn't even evil. They are all more insufferable than the actual villains.

    • @roluevasreisa5730
      @roluevasreisa5730 Місяць тому +11

      No idea who that is but I identify ad a trash collector and I need to be able to do my job ans take the Traash out

    • @liloma20
      @liloma20 24 дні тому

      @@Apsolon i mean killing people is not really a good thing generally

  • @SpookSkellington
    @SpookSkellington Місяць тому +2392

    You can definitely tell Taash is a self-insert because of how obnoxious that thing is.
    Taash has literally nothing to do with Sten and i still feel like Sten got done dirty.

    • @cephon6198
      @cephon6198 Місяць тому +264

      You mean Traash?

    • @PeteTheGrouch
      @PeteTheGrouch Місяць тому +174

      Even at his most abrasive, ma boi Sten had INFINITELY more charisma than this... 'thing'

    • @JimmyMon666
      @JimmyMon666 Місяць тому +73

      @@PeteTheGrouch Sten is awesome, especially if you get him some cookies.

    • @anthonyfaiell3263
      @anthonyfaiell3263 Місяць тому +49

      Sten was an absolute chad unit.

    • @ernestogomez8833
      @ernestogomez8833 Місяць тому +8

      What happened to Sten?

  • @Chickenbowser
    @Chickenbowser Місяць тому +3255

    Veilguard really embodies the concept of toxic positivity. You can't say anything mean because that could hurt someone's feelings. Only snarky banter with all the edges rounded off, at worst.

    • @chefref5027
      @chefref5027 Місяць тому +129

      Imagine if everyone in Lord of the Rings spoke like a DEI hire. That is Veilguard.

    • @Elixir6336
      @Elixir6336 Місяць тому +152

      Remember the hurt and scared look in Sera's face if we kick her out of the Inquisition? Or how Leliana loses it and attacks us if we defile andrastes ashes?
      I miss those choices.

    • @ramonserna8089
      @ramonserna8089 Місяць тому +41

      Not exactly. I mean Taash is rude to almost everyone yet apparently that is ok.

    • @ПетрВрангель-т8п
      @ПетрВрангель-т8п Місяць тому

      There is nothing "positive" in that rotten liberalism, not even in theory

    • @LaFonteCheVi
      @LaFonteCheVi Місяць тому +110

      @@ramonserna8089 That doesn't contradict what they said. Taash is a protected class because she is "nonbinary".

  • @Gyrbae
    @Gyrbae Місяць тому +1107

    You can tell the Veilguard writers don't have their own challenging life experiences to draw inspiration from and instead have lived their lives vicariously through Marvel and Star Wars movies.

    • @Voldrim359
      @Voldrim359 Місяць тому +61

      It's because those bad characters are self insert in Veil Guard, you can pick always the worst option but nothing happens, they won't stab you in the back or leave the party if they jave a quarrel with you

    • @Andyman269
      @Andyman269 Місяць тому +32

      Maybe modern marvel and star wars. The OG series were incredible

    • @sheriffvader6908
      @sheriffvader6908 Місяць тому +2

      It's mostly just railroaded, apparently it wasn't even meant to be a single player game

    • @mrosskne
      @mrosskne Місяць тому +7

      They don't even have to have any challenging experiences to write better than this. They could just take a single community college course, or read a book. Like, any book.

    • @EMan-1920
      @EMan-1920 Місяць тому +4

      Should've had some Warhammer fans on the writers team. Hire Dan Abnett or William King.

  • @KorvalisPT
    @KorvalisPT Місяць тому +2549

    0:14 Rook - " They haven't seen us yet, we can..."
    Taash - "HEY YOU, I'M NON BINARY"

    • @DarkSideBecky
      @DarkSideBecky Місяць тому +85

      🤣

    • @boredgamer7841
      @boredgamer7841 Місяць тому +29

      lmao

    • @witchfindergeneral9971
      @witchfindergeneral9971 Місяць тому +11

      legend

    • @LoneKuroRaifu
      @LoneKuroRaifu Місяць тому +101

      I think that clip alone would deter me from buying the game. Your stuck with an uncooperative character who's unlikable. At least in BG3 I could kill off those I don't trust (the vampire...) or those who take my awesome loot (the wizard).

    • @Ouroboros619
      @Ouroboros619 Місяць тому +36

      And then the horrific abominations who want nothing more than to destroy all life would clap at how stunning and brave Taash is. Because being a 'bigot' is the worst thing imaginable

  • @nibsindiegaming8487
    @nibsindiegaming8487 Місяць тому +1270

    Mom can we have Karlach?
    Mom: We have Karlach at home.
    Karlach at home.....

    • @RotValkyrie
      @RotValkyrie Місяць тому +202

      Don't disrespect best girl like that
      AKA I mean karlach

    • @FatHedgie
      @FatHedgie Місяць тому +76

      @@RotValkyrieyeah bc in case you didn’t get it the first 10,000 times Tassh is NOT A GIRL check yourself THEYRE NON BINARY /s

    • @RotValkyrie
      @RotValkyrie Місяць тому +44

      @@FatHedgie
      I familiar
      But I mean you comparing karlach to..."that" character

    • @takiyayep8436
      @takiyayep8436 Місяць тому +85

      Noo...
      Karlach is cute beautiful and adorable. Traash is just the real hellspawn (or should i say californiaspawn)

    • @JohnGiovanny
      @JohnGiovanny Місяць тому +26

      ​@@takiyayep8436 why are you saying the same place twice

  • @What_do_I_Think
    @What_do_I_Think Місяць тому +596

    In BG3, decision have consequences.
    In Veilguard, you can decide nothing, it seems.

    • @vladdracula5060
      @vladdracula5060 Місяць тому +32

      Decide nothing AND manage to also be side-lined as an NPC yourself considering how little you actually do get to interact in scenes and how many times the other characters get the spotlight.

  • @poncichter
    @poncichter Місяць тому +3753

    California as a fantasy setting is crazy

    • @pedrorodrigues2224
      @pedrorodrigues2224 Місяць тому +116

      The Queendom of NorCal

    • @AlexJones-s2g
      @AlexJones-s2g Місяць тому +30

      Isn't that fantasy in general now?

    • @adamuser3968
      @adamuser3968 Місяць тому +70

      as a former resident of california... its much worse

    • @trashboat4731
      @trashboat4731 Місяць тому +71

      I promise you bro it isn't like that here 😭. These writers don't go outside

    • @bizmonkey007
      @bizmonkey007 Місяць тому +25

      It’s easy to tell when people haven’t been to California lol

  • @sophitia_agna
    @sophitia_agna Місяць тому +132

    DA V dialogue options :
    1 Yes
    2 Ok
    3 No but actually yes, sorry *go doing pushups*

  • @lori.7056
    @lori.7056 Місяць тому +608

    astarion's little "wot??" after you sell him out to gandrel never fails to crack me up
    10/10 character

    • @lordadornable3607
      @lordadornable3607 Місяць тому +2

      not playing it but can you save him after selling him ?

    • @britt6184
      @britt6184 Місяць тому +62

      ​@@lordadornable3607I don't think so. It's basically sending him to his death.

    • @seanwilliams7655
      @seanwilliams7655 Місяць тому +48

      @@lordadornable3607 you can tell the hunter that he's Astarion, but then tell Astarion it's okay because you're just going to kill him anyway. Once he's knocked out he's gone.

    • @CovenOfKhaos
      @CovenOfKhaos Місяць тому +1

      @@lordadornable3607 You need to talk to astarion before you long rest, you can tell him you sold him out to setup an ambush at camp for gandrel and astarion will basically say no and he takes care of it
      Edit: If he isn't in the party when you talk to gandrel originally

    • @cieletenfer
      @cieletenfer Місяць тому +32

      @@britt6184It also dooms the entire Gur tribe if you give Astarion to Gandrel. Cazador will slaughter their entire camp to retrieve him to be used in his ritual. So if you sold out Astarion in Act 1 you will find all of the Gur dead in Act 3 and the children who were turned into vampire spawn will never be able to see their parents again and their chances of their vampirism ever being cured is significantly lowered (and that is if Tav releases them.) It’s crazy but also very interesting how one choice in Act 1 can have such devastating consequences later on.

  • @justsomeguy452
    @justsomeguy452 Місяць тому +2586

    So the non binary character, who keeps making a big deal about how non binary they are, keeps insisting that females are better?
    They really used that Dragon King line 3 times?!?

    • @Cassandra_Solidor
      @Cassandra_Solidor Місяць тому +406

      Right? That line actually works as a taunt perfectly fine the first time but my god, it has the subtlety of a brick when you KEEP SAYING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN

    • @90Rush
      @90Rush Місяць тому +48

      Imma firin ma lazar!

    • @YorkMorgan
      @YorkMorgan Місяць тому +273

      @@justsomeguy452 I don’t think the writers of this game are capable of subtlety or self awareness. Because DAMN is this dialogue awful.

    • @freefloydfreefloyd6176
      @freefloydfreefloyd6176 Місяць тому +41

      And her mother looks like 60 old male what a plot twist

    • @sziszyke
      @sziszyke Місяць тому +293

      She also dismisses multiple times the request of that necromancer dude to not call him death mage, when she insists on being referred to a specific way. She's as annoying as non-binaries in real life, so accurate.

  • @ulabula1680
    @ulabula1680 Місяць тому +1198

    Taash gotta be one of the worst written characters ever, not only in video games, but in any media. Horrible design, creepy, preachy, doesn't fit the universe, cringe out of place dialogues and the list goes on. Simply horrendous.

    • @eugeneoisten9409
      @eugeneoisten9409 Місяць тому +29

      Nimbus from destiny 2 has entered the chat!!!

    • @UghIHateTheseThings
      @UghIHateTheseThings Місяць тому

      It’s because she’s a self insert. The creators made a character of their own personality thinking if people interacted with the character; they’d learn to love it. Even with all the negative reviews, I’m sure whoever it was that self inserted themselves still won’t see the issue and argue that it’s everyone else who’s wrong and annoying, not themselves.

    • @lulztr0n
      @lulztr0n Місяць тому +78

      I totally agree. My gripe is Taash behaves like a pre-teen
      No impulse control, super immature and naive. It's not just the wokeisms, it's that Taash overall is insufferable.

    • @404Dannyboy
      @404Dannyboy Місяць тому

      @@lulztr0n This. Non binary or trans character, I don't care and will just judge them on how good a character they are. Annoying and immature preachy character, burn it with fire.

    • @Nobody-il2fp
      @Nobody-il2fp Місяць тому

      Yeah she’s a really obnoxious character

  • @gunnamarta9096
    @gunnamarta9096 Місяць тому +1101

    That’s not even the worst thing you can do to Astarion alone

    • @YunoCake
      @YunoCake Місяць тому +201

      He was standing RIGHT THERE !

    • @nikosantos1172
      @nikosantos1172 24 дні тому +12

      i want only the worst for him

    • @Lord_Phoenix95
      @Lord_Phoenix95 24 дні тому +3

      What's the worst that you can do to him?

    • @liloma20
      @liloma20 24 дні тому +6

      The dialogue choice when he tries to bite you the first night are legendary, but I just couldn't resolve myself to kill him

    • @exosproudmamabear558
      @exosproudmamabear558 20 днів тому +14

      ​​@@Lord_Phoenix95You can give him to gur hunter and that makes him in the hands of cazador. Cazador ascends he turns into a zombie worse than dying.

  • @StummerVogel
    @StummerVogel Місяць тому +770

    BG3 gives you plenty of ways to deal with characters you don't like. You can outright kill them, but you can also insult them, screw them over, or - hold your breath! - convince them to be less annoying. For all their flaws, I still spent time with all of them and ended up caring about them in one way or another. We didn't always get along but we somehow found common ground. Some of them can straight up convert to a different religion based on your interactions.
    DAV characters, it looks like, have their one single belief and hold onto it throughout the game. And you don't get to tell them that it bothers you.

    • @Limrasson
      @Limrasson Місяць тому +63

      In fact my first impressions of all companions in BG3 was that they were annoying jackasses. Which is perfect.
      I mean Gale wants to smoke your magic items roflmao.
      And while we are on the topic, Karlach was so annoying as well, but her plot was the typical "this is so stupid, but if she cares about it that much, then so be it."
      Good characters all around.

    • @becongeneral
      @becongeneral Місяць тому +32

      Well I think the main problem is BG3 is categorized as an RPG whereas dragon age should have been categorized as a visual novel.

    • @pagetvido1850
      @pagetvido1850 Місяць тому +33

      DA2 even provided a great system to Dragon Age where player choice developed friendship or rivalry with companions. It was interesting listening to Fenris and Anders duke it out, showing how complicated the mage situation was. DAV comes off as cowardly in its inability to deal with disagreement and multiple perspectives.

    • @Sigismund-von-Luxembourg
      @Sigismund-von-Luxembourg Місяць тому +24

      @@becongeneral An extremely crappy visual novel.

    • @StalkerQtya
      @StalkerQtya Місяць тому +34

      @@Limrasson I don't get why people find Karlach annoying. She is your most typical barbarian, a socially awkward meathead, who solves most problems by punching a hole through them. She is probably the less screwed in head in the entire gang, despite having a literal demon steam engine stuck in her chest.
      Hell, you have a Boyscout prince, who got himself bamboozled by a demon and literally has his own mind locked down.
      Two religious fanatics of insane gods.
      A wizard who fucked a God, then screwed himself over, because he thought he could act like a god and now has a nuclear bomb stuck in his chest.
      A fucking vampire, who was non-stop tortured for 200 years and now is on a murder-hobo run.
      A she-nazi.
      A guy who fucks bears.
      An ancient anarchist elf.
      And a guy with a miniature giant hamster.

  • @HansFleischer1000
    @HansFleischer1000 Місяць тому +683

    I cann't stop thinking.
    But what if the Dragon King is just a Queen that identifies as a King. Taash of all people should have thought of that. The hypocrisy of their writing.

    • @nicholasbrowning7060
      @nicholasbrowning7060 Місяць тому

      shes a shitty self insert is what it feels like

    • @OmegaEnvych
      @OmegaEnvych Місяць тому +33

      Frankly, at this point Japanese RPGs that are way more traditional in gendering characters did better job - in Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Titania is King of Fae, but also they're from Pixie kin who don't have gender identification as such they don't really have gender, But they still have their beautiful sapling (player) who Forgets to ask them for help (asking fae folk to help is literally same as asking for a smoke person who is already holding canister full of gasoline over your head and ready to open it all on you - in fact, pixies can do just that already just to have a prank over you. If you die, that's your own fault!)
      Tbh, Larian decided to not tackle this theme altogether is better decision - they just decided to make best possible player-sexual characters!

    • @friendlygiant1507
      @friendlygiant1507 Місяць тому

      @@OmegaEnvych Deceased children into aether constructs. Wholesome.
      Luckily none of the crap western gender delusion BS
      gr from kr

  • @YorkMorgan
    @YorkMorgan Місяць тому +2140

    I would rather accept Wulbren Bongle as a party member than Taash or Bellara. At least he talks like a person in a fantasy world rather than a Twitter user with no self awareness.

    • @BenjaminBizarre
      @BenjaminBizarre Місяць тому +119

      Accept Wulbren?
      Ooooh boy, you must really hate those two... 😮

    • @YorkMorgan
      @YorkMorgan Місяць тому +237

      @ Wulbren is an asshole, but that’s clearly the intent of the writing. He abuses his label as a revolutionary to justify his selfish and destructive actions to himself and his followers.
      Meanwhile Taash and Bellara suck because the writers lack self awareness and nuance, making them not only VERY annoying, but making their dialogue feel very clumsy and unfitting for a fantasy world like Dragon Age. I’d rather have a well written stubborn evil character over a poorly written cringey nice character.

    • @Darthspino66
      @Darthspino66 Місяць тому +27

      ​@@BenjaminBizarre I just started to hate him after the way he behaved with our boi barcus. Otherwise I'm cool
      With that guy in act 2 but he turns complete asshole in act 3. Where as veilguard chars just looking at them and hearing the way they talk i feel like I wanted to play like durge in that world

    • @YorkMorgan
      @YorkMorgan Місяць тому +44

      @@Darthspino66 A durge playthrough could’ve actually made Veilguard slightly more enjoyable: unfortunately Bioware was too afraid to give the player actual choices. They won’t even let you call someone an idiot or tell a companion to shut up.

    • @craig9365
      @craig9365 Місяць тому

      The Asian elf and taash are the literal most cry baby projections of grown children I've ever seen.
      "The don't have dragons they have queens"
      Bro shut up. Put a phat male chicken in your mouth already.

  • @ViktoriyaZolotovolosyy
    @ViktoriyaZolotovolosyy Місяць тому +1045

    You can kick Astarion balls

    • @SentiNel090
      @SentiNel090 Місяць тому +242

      You can leave him in a sun powered death beam. You can humiliate every companion at certain times, you can call them out, betray them... They can kill each other.

    • @shibernyan2009
      @shibernyan2009 Місяць тому +15

      Missed opportunity to add that in as the last one fr🤣

    • @t1czer
      @t1czer Місяць тому +10

      ​@@SentiNel090unlimited possibilities

    • @bobbobby475
      @bobbobby475 Місяць тому

      I like to have Ascended Astarion. I can't have pookie bear be chilling in the under dark​@@SentiNel090

    • @z00mfr1days5
      @z00mfr1days5 Місяць тому +6

      Perfection in games 🍷🗿

  • @Talestra7
    @Talestra7 Місяць тому +175

    The difference in voice acting between the two games is astonishing when you put them back to back

    • @danaos4120
      @danaos4120 4 дні тому +3

      One sounds like LOTR and the other like sex and the city

  • @Sermsak666
    @Sermsak666 Місяць тому +612

    Astarion is annoying but funny and likable .
    T(r)aash is annoying, unfunny and unlikable.

    • @enoughisenough4-d3h
      @enoughisenough4-d3h Місяць тому +21

      He is not likeable

    • @mysticwraith6667
      @mysticwraith6667 Місяць тому +137

      ​@@enoughisenough4-d3hL take

    • @ohamatchhams
      @ohamatchhams Місяць тому +107

      @@enoughisenough4-d3h He is more of an eccentric, polarizing yet intriguing character rather than to be either straight up annoying or to be fully likeable, at least to how he interacts with player's divergent choices

    • @mariaharalabopoulou
      @mariaharalabopoulou Місяць тому +68

      Astarion is awesome

    • @TheSilentsama
      @TheSilentsama Місяць тому +6

      I would agree but in act 2 he act like a gossip monster and you just love to hate him lol bro is annoying that is the truth

  • @angryvaultguy
    @angryvaultguy Місяць тому +825

    You know bulder's gate dialogue works because it mostly doesn't sound like they are a bunch of gender studies college students
    They talk like they are actually a part of the dnd world

    • @azraelselvmord3650
      @azraelselvmord3650 Місяць тому +78

      Right? BG3 companions feel apart of the world. Not some awkward teen just reacting to everything in a half-assed don't wanna be here, tone.

    • @Vasiliy9hells
      @Vasiliy9hells Місяць тому +13

      What's Gate, come again? Who is a Bulder?

    • @Random_Banshee
      @Random_Banshee Місяць тому +6

      Whatte dialogue? You mean Bald‘s Goat??

    • @revengance4149
      @revengance4149 Місяць тому +4

      Astarion: I'm just one hell of a butler

    • @hackbod
      @hackbod Місяць тому +7

      I thought we had been complaining about how all the BG3 companions are bi and come on to you too much and not letting you avoid thinking about icky gay stuff? I can't keep up.

  • @ungeimpfterrusslandtroll7155
    @ungeimpfterrusslandtroll7155 Місяць тому +440

    Who even uses phrases like "Don't be a d..." in such a medieval like fantasy game. Complete no brainers worked on this game.

    • @blueberryshake333
      @blueberryshake333 Місяць тому +83

      They also use "Okay" and "Yeah" way too much.

    • @TheSilentsama
      @TheSilentsama Місяць тому +24

      Too lazy to hire good writers or too cheap

    • @williamfranklin860
      @williamfranklin860 Місяць тому

      @@TheSilentsama The lead writer is an evil blue haired pansexual groomer freak that goes by they/them. Patrick Weekes. Calls itself "Trick." I am not joking.

    • @crclar3146
      @crclar3146 Місяць тому +5

      dragon age historians are real

    • @samuellund1377
      @samuellund1377 Місяць тому +14

      Surprised she doesn't say "no cap" and "riz"

  • @visual_Memories
    @visual_Memories Місяць тому +115

    6:20 Behold: organic romantic chemistry as written by people who have only ever experienced it through awkward hookups on Tinder.

  • @Lucca-g6y4d
    @Lucca-g6y4d Місяць тому +218

    Impressive that all characters in dragonage behave like spoiled teenagers

    • @rafarafa3604
      @rafarafa3604 Місяць тому +15

      That's one of the problems with many modern written characters, they do behave like that.
      Like that one, smacking that machine with a tool.
      "You know, reality years, wild magic". Okey, so you just failed at something and risked that in a hot-blooded anger. Am I really supposed to trust you with my life? Because that is the most immature thing to do possibile, like she has no control over her emotions.
      And that is one of many, way too many examples.

    • @gts2550
      @gts2550 Місяць тому +8

      That's what happens when they are written by perpetual teenagers.

    • @DragonKnightX12
      @DragonKnightX12 Місяць тому +3

      @@rafarafa3604 I'm guessing you haven't worked with mechanics and technicians before... lol

    • @rafarafa3604
      @rafarafa3604 Місяць тому

      @@DragonKnightX12 Well they are soulless creatures so that doesn't change a thing. 🗿

    • @GigiBranconi
      @GigiBranconi Місяць тому +1

      Have you played any Dragon Age games? Because the annoying characters are definitely the minority.
      Most of them are quite interesting and well written.
      But then again, looks like you only know the games from UA-cam compilations with no context

  • @Wizard_Pikachu
    @Wizard_Pikachu Місяць тому +117

    "I'm next on laundry detail."
    And they ALL LAUGHED.

  • @t1czer
    @t1czer Місяць тому +377

    Tash is so mean to necromancer guy... But if someone would be mean to her he would be evil?

    • @Barni2212
      @Barni2212 Місяць тому +189

      That's the thing. Taash demands acknowledging the non binaryness but Tash can't give a single f*ck to call Emmerich on his actual name. I can't take seriously or respect a character who is a huge whine hypocrite

    • @ankaro4258
      @ankaro4258 Місяць тому +79

      ​@@Barni2212 and Emmerich is only normal character in this so called game. And he is necromancer and bangs you in the coffin. The bar is low.

    • @witchinggecko4271
      @witchinggecko4271 Місяць тому +25

      ​@@Barni2212very accurate to the people who are part of the movement in real life though

    • @m1.01zahranormansyah4
      @m1.01zahranormansyah4 Місяць тому +4

      ​@@ankaro4258will he still bangs me in the coffin if I keep Manfred? I don't know if it lich exclusive or not 😂

    • @m1.01zahranormansyah4
      @m1.01zahranormansyah4 Місяць тому

      ​​@@Barni2212I wish we can just misname her Trash or something or just let her die somewhere in the dirt

  • @lubrato668
    @lubrato668 Місяць тому +546

    Please tell me again that dragons would have queens and not kings, I think I didn’t get it the first three times.

    • @copper1675
      @copper1675 Місяць тому +17

      that’s been canon since Origins but clearly it needed repeating since y’all don’t remember basic shit

    • @lubrato668
      @lubrato668 Місяць тому +249

      @@copper1675 Thanks for telling me again, I almost thought dragons would have kings and not queens for a second there

    • @doommaker4000
      @doommaker4000 Місяць тому +159

      ​@@copper1675Mind repeating that a 5th time, I don't think I quite caught that

    • @lmd7369
      @lmd7369 Місяць тому +112

      ​@@copper1675Please repeat again. I didn't hear it

    • @Boosttackle
      @Boosttackle Місяць тому +95

      Also don't forget, dwarves don't dream. Ima need to remind you this every 3 minutes

  • @royzed2039
    @royzed2039 Місяць тому +284

    I still remember meeting Gale when he was still in that portal and accidentally killing him by not being able to pull him out. I missed his entire storyline cuz of this. And you wouldn't get anything close to it in veilguard

    • @TheGingiGamer
      @TheGingiGamer Місяць тому +12

      You can actually fail pulling him out?

    • @loserinasuit7880
      @loserinasuit7880 Місяць тому +47

      ​@@TheGingiGamer Probably if you fail the strength check

    • @Trontato
      @Trontato Місяць тому +34

      ​@@TheGingiGamerI mean I missed his story because I rolled a nat 1 in my first playthrough so yeah

    • @TheGingiGamer
      @TheGingiGamer Місяць тому +3

      @@loserinasuit7880 Oh. I've only played as a paladin so far.

    • @royzed2039
      @royzed2039 Місяць тому +8

      @TheGingiGamer as mentioned by others yes. Also you can deliberately kill him there if you're dark urge.

  • @Sinan-zn2yk
    @Sinan-zn2yk Місяць тому +98

    It's like, every writer that fucked up disney and marvel movies, found their way to write Dragon Age the Veilguard....

    • @HanYolo2
      @HanYolo2 Місяць тому +5

      This game is a glimpse into the future for when AI is writing everything. It's as if they trained a model on Joss Whedon's work and had it spit out these characters and dialogue that are just tropes on top of cliches. What's worse is Bellara is just Kaylee from Firefly, and they couldn't even copy her correctly

  • @shibernyan2009
    @shibernyan2009 Місяць тому +150

    Astarion is my favorite, but him getting knocked out with a single punch will never not be funny (not to mention his "what?").🤣🤣🤣

  • @Cirex9000
    @Cirex9000 Місяць тому +45

    I thin kthe intention with the "Dragons don't have kings" line was supposed to come across as "Lookk at this idiot, he doesn't know shit about dragons." Unfortunately, that line wasn't nearly as good as the writers thought it was; not even the first time, and repeating it two more times doesn't make it better.

    • @MarcoNonMerrino
      @MarcoNonMerrino Місяць тому +5

      Being played the Quest, the one Taash kills with fire is the leader of the cult that is also called Dragon King. The goal is to ascend and embrace the Power of Dragon's kin
      That's It, nothing more. She just says that line in contrapposition to the male gender, it has nothing to do with the lore

    • @ChartreuseDan
      @ChartreuseDan 27 днів тому +2

      Also a strange hill to die on for a character opposed to strict gender binaries

  • @Slay_zilla
    @Slay_zilla Місяць тому +284

    Been playing the game for a few days now and honestly Taash is the worst character I’ve ever seen in my video game history.
    They’re childish, arrogant, insensitive and petty with a horrid design. The scene where you first meet with them and their mother felt like I was watching a child say “you can’t tell me what to do mom!” And they are supposed to be our “dragon expert”. The non binary aspect of their character was handled horribly and they execute it with such terrible insensitivity that I’ve ever seen.
    Bellara comes in second for me but no way near enough to Taash, I only dislike bellara because of the forced “quirky and weird” character type , that would better suit a Disney channel show.
    The other companions are okay, I would 100% sacrifice any of them if the opportunity presented itself.

    • @astfgl884
      @astfgl884 Місяць тому +60

      *she/her

    • @huyle-ob8rg
      @huyle-ob8rg Місяць тому

      @@astfgl884 Now now, misgender them would hurt you rather than the one you are insulting. Bad awful people are bad awful people regardless of their pronouns

    • @yelloweyes8345
      @yelloweyes8345 Місяць тому +42

      It*

    • @pedrorosa3300
      @pedrorosa3300 Місяць тому +3

      Good news, there a ending where That happen

    • @fatguy4137
      @fatguy4137 Місяць тому +6

      The last part caught me off guard.

  • @biluv
    @biluv Місяць тому +76

    6:49 I cant believe what am I seeing. These writers and devs at Bioware should be at a mental asylum.

    • @spencer6736
      @spencer6736 Місяць тому

      It always makes me so uncomfortable when they do that growl thing. Is this sexy? Do people find that sexy? And to be honest Harding just looked plain uncomfortable until you remjnded her that you're the leader and they should bang because you said so 😮‍💨

    • @franciscorafaelmontielpale7854
      @franciscorafaelmontielpale7854 Місяць тому +9

      The same people that complain about sexual harassment at work, wrote this scene... Keep that in mind.

  • @gabrielbarra88
    @gabrielbarra88 Місяць тому +85

    each time i see a new dragon age video i hate it more...

  • @munnypantz
    @munnypantz Місяць тому +43

    Even if, by some miracle, the dialogue wasn’t garbage, the lifeless voice acting would still drag it down.

  • @morninglaughter2469
    @morninglaughter2469 Місяць тому +201

    If they could be bothered to incorporate choices from the previous games; we could’ve have awesome potential companions, like Morrigan’s son who maybe still has a part of the old god’s soul within him that gives him limited control of blighted enemies. A mage killer? Fenris could’ve returned there. Nathaniel Howe or Hawke’s sibling as a warden. Excitable Veil enthusiast? Dagna would’ve made sense. Maybe if Anders survived he’s joined the Venatori and the one attempting to bind spirits to mages. Otherwise sure have new characters in their stead; kinda like what they did for Mass Effect 3.

    • @5223142
      @5223142 Місяць тому +21

      I’m pretty sure Anders wouldn’t like the Venatori. Just a hunch

    • @copper1675
      @copper1675 Місяць тому +5

      Morrigan’s son doesn’t even exist in my playthrough obviously he can’t be made a companion.

    • @morninglaughter2469
      @morninglaughter2469 Місяць тому +12

      @@5223142 probably right, but my point is he’d have some role, whether redemption or deeper corruption

    • @Thiefball
      @Thiefball Місяць тому +2

      The problem is that the characters you named could be dead or never existed (in the case of Morrigan's son) in many players saves. Too many variables.

    • @thatguyjax1092
      @thatguyjax1092 Місяць тому +10

      That would require them to give a shit

  • @williamkristiansen4938
    @williamkristiansen4938 Місяць тому +327

    Astarion is awesome. Completely the opposite of Taash.

    • @tomvaneldik3123
      @tomvaneldik3123 Місяць тому +96

      Astarion is an annoying dandy. An extremely well written and voice acted annoying dandy. I love to hate him. Does that make sense?

    • @Contessa6789
      @Contessa6789 Місяць тому +52

      @@tomvaneldik3123agreed. Personally I adore the snark and pessimism but he’s designed to be polarizing

    • @CamSiv996
      @CamSiv996 Місяць тому +19

      ​@tomvaneldik3123 it does. You can like a resented character for a good reason. I didn't like Astarion because he's pompous, but he's good at it.

    • @Moonillar
      @Moonillar Місяць тому

      Well he has been a slave for a long time. Kinda common that he want to recover his dignity by being narcissistic ass but tav can talk with him about it to make him less arrogant ​@@tomvaneldik3123

    • @ncjxbshj
      @ncjxbshj Місяць тому

      ​@@tomvaneldik3123He's fun to love and fun to hate. An annoying, but charismatic prick done right.

  • @Rawen1982
    @Rawen1982 Місяць тому +48

    Having Conrad Verner as a constant party memeber throughout all ME games would be less annoying than having that abrasive tool Taash along

    • @inquisitive6786
      @inquisitive6786 Місяць тому +2

      He’s supposed to be cringe though. Big difference there.

    • @Rawen1982
      @Rawen1982 Місяць тому +3

      @@inquisitive6786 Absolutely and point well made, Conrad is meant to be cringe and annoying, and I congratulate the Bioware devs of that bygone era on the fine job they did and tactfully remind them that inentionally annoying is still annoying lol. But Taash is an example of mishandling a character and not having mastered how to make a character that is rough and abrasive but still likable, Grunt springs to mind. Taash is just a douche and is generally unlikable.

    • @Drums_of_Liberation
      @Drums_of_Liberation 25 днів тому +1

      ​@@Rawen1982sad thing is Taash was written by the one who gave us the very model of a scientist salarian. Wth happened there?

    • @Rawen1982
      @Rawen1982 24 дні тому +1

      @@Drums_of_Liberation Probably an example of how creativity and good character design can get sufficated by pisspoor policies and bs "guidlines" for what they wanted for this game and character of Taash

  • @nicolausg7058
    @nicolausg7058 Місяць тому +20

    In Rogue Trader if companions are annoying you can just take them and:
    kill them
    execute them
    throw into the void
    make them explode when they are using the explosives
    leave in the Commoragh (a dimension of Dark Eldars - known for torturing and inflicting pain on others)

    • @janhornak5739
      @janhornak5739 3 дні тому

      You forgot sending them to Inquisition.

  • @ryusei5965
    @ryusei5965 Місяць тому +96

    So basically in Dragon Age: shitguard, you can't say anything bad or rude things to them, or they'll probably bitch out and cry because their "feelings" got hurt lol.

    • @xxbakersmanxx5198
      @xxbakersmanxx5198 Місяць тому +2

      Apparently, if you pick bad choices or mean answers, it gives you bad end endings

  • @DarkSideBecky
    @DarkSideBecky Місяць тому +49

    Love this video. I see a lot of people wanting to play an evil DA playthrough and not being able to.
    Also, Taash growling was so fecking cringe.

    • @medusawitchful
      @medusawitchful Місяць тому +1

      Well I rarely use her and everytime quest about her I will just turn the sound off

    • @franciscorafaelmontielpale7854
      @franciscorafaelmontielpale7854 Місяць тому +6

      I say it was creepy more than anything... Also highlights this hypocrites. The writers of Veilguard, are the type of people who said hitting on people at the workplace is sexual harassment, and here they put a character that would make anyone call the police.

  • @jaaltheangel1952
    @jaaltheangel1952 Місяць тому +16

    I cringed so hard at the implied romance of Harding and Taash. It was so much better with Dorian and The Iron Bull in Inquisition. Like yeah some banter sounded awkward when Bull would flirt, but it the awkward that shocks you and makes you laugh once you realize what he is implying. They have such a nice enemies to lovers progression through their banter and I adore them getting together in any play through where I’m not romancing them

    • @Drums_of_Liberation
      @Drums_of_Liberation 25 днів тому +2

      And that is why I'm romancing Harding in my playthrough. No one should have to deal with Traash

    • @Johnny-nt2ng
      @Johnny-nt2ng 21 день тому +2

      NOT TO MENTION THE ROMANCE SCENES. The writers were ABSOLUTELY sleeping on the job bc there is ZERO subtlety or “blink and you’ll miss it” moments in veilguard. If you watch all the romances playthroughs on youtube, all the veilguard characters are copy and pasted, from the scenes of them confronting each other, to the kisses, then blacking out to the aftercare. They put NO effort into making each character feel unique other than for gags or pertaining to their faction. Thats what really bits. Plus for Taash, they tried to make them this dominant domineering lover while also making them insecure and self doubting? That doesn’t even fit for their character in the slightest, having taash be this string character on the outside while needing support from their romance route to know that they are okay and being gentle would have fit so much more. Yeesh this game is a train wreck

  • @GamingProspector84
    @GamingProspector84 Місяць тому +132

    Nearly every BG3 character has charm, charisma, and/or is relatable in some way. And if you don’t like them for some reason you can kill or abandon them 😂
    ChadskyBG3 vs the βεταDAV

    • @daruddock
      @daruddock Місяць тому +7

      BG3: 'Hey, we spent a lot of time trying to make characters you'd like and feel excited to engage with. But if you really don't like them, you can do all sorts of crap to them or simply not have them in your party at all.'
      Veilguard: 'Our characters are the best characters because they're sassy, clumsy, and speak their mind, no matter how brash and rude they seem. Also, you're not allowed to dislike them because they're diverse so that would make you a bigot. Now buy this game or you're literally Donald Trump's asshole tongue-cleaner.'

    • @JeanC705
      @JeanC705 Місяць тому +2

      except wyll

  • @Anastas1786
    @Anastas1786 10 днів тому +4

    "Not like I follow the Qun." "You've got the arm-ropes." "Sure. I Wear a lot of stuff."
    So, Taash wears decorations donned every day in a religious ritual - a ritual of a faith she does not hold; a faith that is a cornerstone, if not _the entire foundation_ of a rich and ancient culture she does not consider herself to be a part of - because she _likes_ them, not because they're an important symbol of the core of her worldview or because she deeply respects what they represent.
    There's... a _term_ for this idea, isn't there?

  • @seanwilliams7655
    @seanwilliams7655 Місяць тому +44

    Veilguard might be good and it might not. I haven't played it and have no intention of playing it until I can get the ultimate edition on sale on Steam for like $5 or something.
    That said, I wish developers would get out of this mindset of "we don't want players to miss content". Missing stuff, or having consequences for certain choices, is part of what makes RPGs good. In BG3, you can refuse to save all your companions. You can also make choices that will result in them leaving. So their particular part of the story is just gone. And that's okay. That's what making choices means.

    • @ncjxbshj
      @ncjxbshj Місяць тому +3

      Exactly. During my first playthrough I straight up ignored Wyll's quest in act I and didn't even know Karlach is a potential companion until I saw someone mention it on the internet. It only made the second playthrough better, and the first one still felt 100% coherent.

    • @nachohansen9416
      @nachohansen9416 Місяць тому +5

      this game is trash, why is it so hard for people to say it?

    • @seanwilliams7655
      @seanwilliams7655 Місяць тому +5

      @@nachohansen9416 I can’t say that because I haven’t played it. See how that works?

    • @TehReasoning
      @TehReasoning Місяць тому +1

      You don't get those choices in dragon garbage veilguard, you get to be a good boy and just be a Yes man to everything.
      No indifference to party members because that's very wrong in Biowate game.
      Utter joke to call this an RPG, my teammates can't even die.

    • @KSA9495
      @KSA9495 Місяць тому +1

      It's not going to have an ultimate edition because it won't have any DLC or expansions. They confirmed it.

  • @metalskinn460
    @metalskinn460 Місяць тому +8

    All I know is that I had genuine moments of rage, sadness and depression playing Baldurs Gate 3. Sobbing at the end of Astarion's companion quest or shouting at my screen frustrated by Laezel's defense of her goddess Vlaaktith who's done nothing but use her. The only emotions I felt during Veilguard were some chuckles and a whole lot eye rolling. So disappointed with Veilguard..

  • @wackywarrior001
    @wackywarrior001 Місяць тому +40

    I thought Bella was annoying , until I met tash , some of the lamest characters ever, tash is truly awful , her personality should of been written so much better

    • @miguelcondadoolivar5149
      @miguelcondadoolivar5149 Місяць тому +1

      Who's Bella?

    • @wackywarrior001
      @wackywarrior001 Місяць тому +11

      @ Bella is the female elf character that acts like strange cartoon parody of a person , but in a cringy unfunny way, makes you wish for the BG3 option to ditch companions , Lucanis and neve are the only ones I enjoy at all , even emmrich I want to like but they just make everything so exaggerated with no edge no bite , like a Saturday morning cartoon of characters

    • @Lowraith
      @Lowraith Місяць тому +1

      Your actual points aside...
      Any time I see someone write "should of" rather than "should've", I immediately picture someone who loudly chews with their mouth open.

    • @wackywarrior001
      @wackywarrior001 Місяць тому

      @@Lowraith you and tash would of made good friends seems like 😎😇

    • @Lowraith
      @Lowraith Місяць тому

      @wackywarrior001
      Taash DEFINITELY chews loudly with their mouth open, so hard pass.

  • @thebutchersboy1138
    @thebutchersboy1138 Місяць тому +17

    My good friend minthara is the funniest person I know.

  • @Mugthraka
    @Mugthraka Місяць тому +42

    Yeah a real peach its a mystery why people don't like her...

  • @datemasamune2904
    @datemasamune2904 Місяць тому +60

    7:49 I thought this was a weird glitch at first. lel

    • @dearcastiel4667
      @dearcastiel4667 Місяць тому +16

      No, just UA-cam being as safe as Veilguard...

  • @WolfQueenLydia
    @WolfQueenLydia Місяць тому +18

    They really set out to make Taash the most annoying character in the entire game.

  • @viewtifuljacob
    @viewtifuljacob Місяць тому +7

    Little did modern Bioware know that their original title from the late 90's would end up setting the bar way higher than they could ever achieve. Bioware, Bethesda, Rocksteady, etc all ride on the talents of employees that left a long time ago.

  • @Travelerr
    @Travelerr Місяць тому +26

    Dragon Age the Veilguard writing is... Freaking terrible... They don't even talk like a fantasy setting. Completely abandoned the core of their franchise for... What ever that was.

  • @MrDioXIII
    @MrDioXIII Місяць тому +156

    Veilguard feels like MCU dialogue.
    Also, once again having an unvoiced PC is key.

    • @anon4854
      @anon4854 Місяць тому +24

      Even MCU dialogue doesnt make me cringe this much.

    • @user-ot8wl7oh9s
      @user-ot8wl7oh9s Місяць тому +31

      I think voiced pc has its placed in rpg like mass effect and cyberpunk 2077 while being established but still has a path or choice they would become would immersed you in, absolutely not like fallout 4- (cough cough) i mean veilguard.

    • @anon4854
      @anon4854 Місяць тому +12

      @@user-ot8wl7oh9s Voiced PC is superior in every way. Imagine RDR2 if Arthur wasnt voiced. An unvoiced PC is a money saving method AAA games studios frankly cant justify anymore. It's not a creative decision it's them being cheap.

    • @user-ot8wl7oh9s
      @user-ot8wl7oh9s Місяць тому +18

      @@anon4854 Rdr2 is a very different game and the protagonist is already an established character there are still choice you could make but it isn't to a level of roleplaying games.
      Non voiced protagonist also has its placed in rpgs and it isn't laziness it would be distracting and annoying if your character expression delivering a dialogue isn't the same as what you had in mind when picking the choice and its why most people hate voiced protagonist in rpg games because it stripped away the roleplay.
      Baldur's Gate 3 already have voiced characters but it is a creative choice that they don't speak during dialogue when you're playing as them, as a way so there's no dissonance between the player and the player character.

    • @BehuraStudio
      @BehuraStudio Місяць тому +8

      @@anon4854ain’t no way MCU would’ve ever taken off if it had dialogue this bad 💀

  • @reizu1608
    @reizu1608 Місяць тому +22

    Comparing Veilguard writing with BG3 or Witcher 3 is like comparing a dragon with a chihuahua.

    • @donglegs
      @donglegs Місяць тому

      Nah. BG3 writing is mediocre. The strong characters in Veilguard are better written than the weak BG3 characters, at least

    • @reizu1608
      @reizu1608 Місяць тому +10

      @@donglegs biggest cope I have read in a while.

    • @donglegs
      @donglegs Місяць тому

      @@reizu1608 Why? That means Veilguard has worse writing than a game with average writing

    • @draconicusmathiusanytherio7630
      @draconicusmathiusanytherio7630 Місяць тому +1

      @@donglegsaverage? Nah man BG3 has great writing

    • @donglegs
      @donglegs Місяць тому +1

      @@draconicusmathiusanytherio7630 I guess it depends what we’re comparing it to. A lot of video game writing is god awful, but I think most RPGs have better writing than BG3. The story is meh, and the dialogue has the same issue as Veilguard of being overly quippy and cartoony, just not on the same cringe-inducing level. It’s silly and entertaining, and that’s fine. It’s Larian’s thing.

  • @chihieunguyen8477
    @chihieunguyen8477 Місяць тому +23

    Oh the good old time when I decided to sold off fenris because of his view about mage totally against my viewpoint and thing start to get a bit intense :))

  • @GangsterInternet
    @GangsterInternet Місяць тому +408

    I love that the non-binary character is completely insufferable-it really is the best and most accurate representation of non-binary people in gaming

    • @TehReasoning
      @TehReasoning Місяць тому

      Non binary period , t's accurate representation of anyone who claims non binary.
      There are only two genders in biology.

    • @SyBorg-to3ni
      @SyBorg-to3ni Місяць тому

      Most non binary people (and yes, I actually know and am friends with non binary and trans peeps) care less about the whole trans topic than you anti woke people. It is like it has become your whole personality to complain.

    • @aronsurakh1747
      @aronsurakh1747 Місяць тому +1

      funniest thing to me is if you really want non binary characters just make them not care about all of that, actions speak more effectively than words

    • @Nickiuwu101
      @Nickiuwu101 Місяць тому +5

      I'm trusting that's sarcasm about the accurate representation, right?

    • @aristosachaion_
      @aristosachaion_ 29 днів тому +4

      ​@@Nickiuwu101
      You know it's not. Anything they don't understand is automatically met with vitriol.

  • @weirdchick257
    @weirdchick257 Місяць тому +31

    1:00 I don't want to be called boy or girl, but I'm going to do it to dragons. 😂

    • @MisanThrope-cu1mw7fj3p
      @MisanThrope-cu1mw7fj3p Місяць тому

      Yeah, he IDENTIFIES as Dragon King, she/it doesn't have the right to tell him what he is!

    • @usarhabilidade2697
      @usarhabilidade2697 Місяць тому +3

      The same goes for this moment: 0:35
      She spends a lot of time saying that you should respect someone's identity, and still refuses to respect her own mom's request to be called by her name
      I'm pretty sure her mom identifies herself by her name, and yet they still refuses to do it, ironic isn't...?

  • @BehuraStudio
    @BehuraStudio Місяць тому +17

    I’ve only seen that Dragon Lady for like 3 minutes and I already disliked them immensely

  • @tzielsky
    @tzielsky Місяць тому +28

    I hate lazy writing when characters just said , "this is my thing or stuff" even in GOW Ragnarok angrabodda just answer it with , "is giant stuff" without explanation

    • @biluv
      @biluv Місяць тому +4

      guess which writing consultant both gow and dragon age devs requested help.

  • @dingusrevolver
    @dingusrevolver Місяць тому +5

    Erm...the darkspawn's right behind me, isn't he?

  • @justcast1429
    @justcast1429 Місяць тому +8

    Dragon king gets burned alive but his moans made it sound sexual

    • @TehReasoning
      @TehReasoning Місяць тому +4

      That part sounds horrible, he is moaning instead of screaming in pain.
      I don't even understand a dragon dies in such a pathetic way in the first place.

    • @seawarrior954
      @seawarrior954 Місяць тому

      Sounds like a dark souls death moan

  • @ArtturiNummelin
    @ArtturiNummelin Місяць тому +6

    They couldn't give you the choise to kill followers in Veilguard because 4 hours in, you'd have a party of 1.

  • @GregoryWillow
    @GregoryWillow Місяць тому +39

    Все таки Инквизиция была не такой плохой игрой. Я смог в той игре выгнать из команды назойливую эльфийку лучницу и я не разу не жалел об этом

    • @enoughisenough4-d3h
      @enoughisenough4-d3h Місяць тому +3

      Me too 😂

    • @tomatoglider
      @tomatoglider Місяць тому +6

      We got to punch the Diva out of Solas 💀

    • @desarc6855
      @desarc6855 Місяць тому +4

      Инквизиция была нормальной игрой. Даже без сравнения с Вейлгардом. Конечно, со многими недостатками, но в целом вполне себе ещё игрой. Потом была Андромеда, которую один раз прошёл, кое-как преодолев посредственный сюжет, фейковый выбор и заколебавший повторяющийся геймплей, и забыл. И казалось бы, что хуже нельзя, но нет предела совершенству...

    • @franciscorafaelmontielpale7854
      @franciscorafaelmontielpale7854 Місяць тому +1

      Yep, Será was the most annoying remember of Inquisition and honestly a pain to talk to. she had her moments but the bad ones really were more... Still at least the game was aware of that and you could kick her off any time you could.

  • @Isomeria450
    @Isomeria450 Місяць тому +4

    If Veilguard allowed you to get rid of companions I think it would've had speedruns on killing companions.

  • @JohnSmith13334
    @JohnSmith13334 Місяць тому +6

    3:44 I hate this character, so much. And American fantasy VA doesn’t work sometimes. It’s awful here

    • @ZeSgtSchultz
      @ZeSgtSchultz Місяць тому +1

      That's how all of her DnD characters are too. It's awful

  • @isaacb7197
    @isaacb7197 Місяць тому +6

    In old dragon age games, you could refuse to add characters to your party and send them on their way... let me guess... you can't do that in this game cn you? They are forced into your party and you have to put up with them... am i right?

  • @wraith1771
    @wraith1771 14 днів тому +1

    As someone pointed out in another video, it really feels like all of vielguards dialogue is made with HR in the room.

  • @einstien2409
    @einstien2409 Місяць тому +5

    Asterion is such a good fucking voice actor.

  • @Artanis86
    @Artanis86 Місяць тому +2

    Dragon age origin's story and dialogue is filled with stories of life, moral choices, traumatic experiences, discrimination, estranged relationship, questions about the morality of the creator, the greyness of good and evil, and you can relate it all with things happening in real life.
    Dragon age veilguard makes us watch people yelling and complaining, no inspiration, no life lessons, no morality, zero emotion. While dragon age origins gave you a roller coaster of emotions.
    Just an example, the human noble storyline in Dragon age origins.
    I have caring parents in real life, so it's relateable, but at the end of the human noble origin story... Arl howe decided to betray the family, and the mother and father died fighting so the player can escape.
    This hits me so hard, I'm really angry at Arl Howe, Dragon Origin is just a game, but it can Invoke so much emotion and motivation.

  • @DarkEssencer
    @DarkEssencer Місяць тому +23

    6:22 wtf is harding doing, this scene looks absolute shite

    • @Belzemoon
      @Belzemoon Місяць тому

      Harding is full down syndrome on mashrooms in this game x.x

    • @gorelash9056
      @gorelash9056 Місяць тому

      It's so fuckin awkward... Who enjoys this? I never cringed so hard

  • @emishrael2
    @emishrael2 Місяць тому +2

    My intro to dragon age was inquisition and while i wasnt in on ground floor, i loved it. but this is not something i can back

  • @Nasko_Nikolov
    @Nasko_Nikolov Місяць тому +9

    I'm looking forward to part two with Liazel and Halsin.

  • @renwulf1695
    @renwulf1695 Місяць тому +5

    1:33 When mommy won’t buy you McDonalds.

  • @BarsusDraco
    @BarsusDraco Місяць тому +11

    Astarion is not annoying. He is simply dangerous to have around.

    • @Voldrim359
      @Voldrim359 Місяць тому +4

      Shadowheart to me, but mostly because she hides a lot of secrets and it seems she picks the fights with Lazael instead of the Lazael picking the fights with her

    • @riversedgekickboxing694
      @riversedgekickboxing694 Місяць тому

      @@BarsusDraco strong disagree, I can’t stand the smug bastard. But! I can see why people like him even if I don’t personally, unlike Traash

    • @Yaguarundi
      @Yaguarundi Місяць тому

      Atleast he didnt try to really kill Tav like Laezel. He will not explode like Gale (we can not know when he gonna explode unless meet Elminster, so we just take risk). And dont forget Shart will try to kill Laezel and won't stop if you dont pass check (low charisma, dead Laezel, reload twice).

    • @aristosachaion_
      @aristosachaion_ 29 днів тому

      Nah, he absolutely was annoying when I first met him. Had nothing but shit to give when I stuck my neck out for others and often had something snarky to say about it. His only saving grace that kept him alive in my camp was his charisma.
      I only came to like him when I progressed his questline, and he's now one of my favourite companions because of how well-written his story and character are.

  • @CavemanBearPig
    @CavemanBearPig Місяць тому +6

    I thought Traash was gonna be a cheap knock-off of Karlach. Turns out she’s even worse than expected.

    • @Drums_of_Liberation
      @Drums_of_Liberation 25 днів тому

      Shut your whore mouth. Muscle Mommy was the best companion in BG3

  • @JustChadC
    @JustChadC Місяць тому +6

    3:35 OH my GOD who writes this?? College Humor improv adults?? Jesus….

  • @SlayXemnas
    @SlayXemnas 27 днів тому +2

    "You don't tell me who I am." *Refuses to call Emmrich by his name and uses "Death Mage" instead which he clearly dislikes*

  • @luisiana1121
    @luisiana1121 Місяць тому +3

    Taash talks like a wannabe gangster and walks like wannabe gangster. Truly the embodiment of California angst.

    • @CheekiTiki
      @CheekiTiki 27 днів тому

      I have my gripes about Taash but this one's kinda dumb dawg. Like, what phrases scream wannabe gangster to you 😂

  • @Thelonewonderer-f2j
    @Thelonewonderer-f2j Місяць тому +1

    "Dragons dont have kings, they have a person that rules over dragons"
    *BREATHS FIRE 🔥*

  • @amycharri
    @amycharri Місяць тому +14

    Seeing people's comments, I think Taash is doing more damage to people's perception of non-binary people than it is informing people, as I assume was intended. This is not a positive representation.

    • @amycharri
      @amycharri Місяць тому +6

      To be clear, there needs to be more trans representation in media. But the representation should make people understand and empathise with these characters. So they will rethink how they perceive people who are like them in real life. How they handled Dorian's storyline in DAI is a great example.

    • @Rose_D
      @Rose_D Місяць тому +4

      Well I think it’s more the fact that it wasn’t done in a lore friendly way. It’s also not solely because Taash is non-binary, it’s due to the fact that they act like a stroppy and abrasive 13 yr old yet they expect respect in return, Taash gave Emmrich shit for being a necromancer and perceived that to be who he is, but you can’t tell Taash what they are. It’s a hypocritical attitude and no one likes that. So really, it’s not because they’re non-binary, it’s because they’re unlikeable. There was a trans character in DA Inquisition, yet that wasn’t brought up randomly and none of the characters made a big deal about it. It wasn’t central to the plot, as it is with Taash, because the world revolves around them. That’s what people don’t like. BioWare could’ve easily handled it better in a lore friendly and interesting way, but they really did shoot themselves in the foot here. I agree that more representation is a good thing, but not when it craps on the lore of a well established series. They weren’t subtle about pushing certain narratives, and in a fantasy driven game, I can understand how that can piss off fans.

    • @aristosachaion_
      @aristosachaion_ 29 днів тому

      ​@@Rose_D
      Op's point is that Taash's gross unlikeability is what's further damaging people's perception of queer folk. This is why I hate it when people in the community say they're okay with _any_ kind of representation, because it allows things like this to slip through and cause more harm than good, but people jump through hoops to defend it because "they're being inclusive".
      Either do it well, or don't bother having it at all.

    • @danaos4120
      @danaos4120 4 дні тому

      @@amycharri Why do i need to feel a certain way for any specific group? I want the freedom to do anything i want to anyone in a videogame especially RPG. The moment i detect an attempt to sentimentally condition me a certain way, without a choice for me to act and say as i want, the game is traash

    • @honkworld9405
      @honkworld9405 4 дні тому

      @@amycharri "there needs to be"
      No.

  • @bearoyay
    @bearoyay 20 днів тому +1

    She's giving off "I just freaking moved things....with my MIND" type of vibes.

  • @FolkoMagipaw
    @FolkoMagipaw Місяць тому +5

    Taash's character is truly a fantastic test of character for pacifists.
    Cause oh boy, I never wanted to stack explosive barrels and light them on fire around a companion NPC more than I do with her.

  • @johngaelnox5447
    @johngaelnox5447 27 днів тому +1

    That punch to Astarion hurted me lol

  • @SammEater
    @SammEater Місяць тому +4

    This Joss Whedon writing style was the worst thing to happen in pop culture. Now everyone talks like Buffy. And when everyone is Buffy, no one is.

  • @RICHIEV333
    @RICHIEV333 Місяць тому +1

    "Hello I'm Non-Bionary"
    "Oh, hello Non, I'm Bellara."
    "No, Not Non,"
    "Oh sorry for being so informal, Mrs. Bionary."

  • @zeikers
    @zeikers Місяць тому +4

    I was genuinely enjoying this game until I met Taash, when she started breathing fire I paused the game, quit right there to desktop and immediately uninstalled. She is the worse character I’ve ever seen in any form of media.

  • @sepher9
    @sepher9 Місяць тому +1

    Damn that gnome was like ' you tryin to wheez off my juice!?, why don't suck on one of these! '

  • @NeonBlacklightTH
    @NeonBlacklightTH Місяць тому +18

    When in the hell could Qunari breath fire?
    EDIT: So I just learned that the Dragon King in this game can also breath fire? So if she's essentially half dragon...WTF IS HIS EXCUSE THEN? IS HE ALSO HALF DRAGON? HOW MANY QUNARI HALF DRAGONS ARE THERE? AREN'T THEY ALREADY PART DRAGON OR RELATED TO DRAGONS IN A WAY? HOW ARE THEY HALF DRAGONS? ARE ONE OF THEIR PARENTS A REAVER WHO DRANK DRAGON BLOOD ENERGY DRINKS EVERY NOW AND THEN? IS IT A DONKEY BARD SCENARIO?
    Who am I kidding, the devs and writers of this game wouldn't know a Nug from their own reflection. The moment I saw how they made the Pride Demon, another question on why tf they look like that now for later, and the fact they added a Griffon, you know the LORE ESTABLISHED EXTINCT SPECIES OF DRAGON AGE, I had a feeling that these people would take the established lore and world building of the series and shit on it.
    Note to self and everyone reading this; when you see Solas, kill him the first chance you get.

    • @burtreynolds8030
      @burtreynolds8030 Місяць тому +1

      Her character is apparently half Qunari half dragon

    • @NeonBlacklightTH
      @NeonBlacklightTH Місяць тому +20

      @@burtreynolds8030 I thought Qunari were already related to dragons? Or at least shared the same blood as them? Got the info from Iron Bull in DAI when you first slay a dragon with him and he details a bit about the Qunari and Dragons. Not 100% certain, but unless the mother or whoever is the father was a Reaver and intaked dragonblood, I have questions in the matter of this.

    • @mysticwraith6667
      @mysticwraith6667 Місяць тому +20

      ​@NeonBlacklightTH You're not supposed to ask questions silly gamer

    • @NeonBlacklightTH
      @NeonBlacklightTH Місяць тому +1

      @@mysticwraith6667 Right what was I thinking? I must be sent to the gulag for my crimes of not just consuming product and then getting excited for next product. Tell my non-binary trans son that I am proud of shklem.

    • @aleksanderf4672
      @aleksanderf4672 Місяць тому +5

      ​​​@@NeonBlacklightTHyeah, there are plenty nonsensical retcons in Veilguard.
      Remember Qun? You know "Cull the weak, no luxuries" one? In Veilguard it's "Help each other".
      I remember Origins and how talking to Sven felt like talking to an Alien because his perspective was so different.
      Yet another banger from the "We hate the OG" writers who for some fucking reason get a say in things they really shouldn't.
      Hell, if they had balls they could've written Taash as a Qun rebel and made it a character development point.

  • @crackedhammer4612
    @crackedhammer4612 Місяць тому +1

    Gotta love how that one guy did not hesitate throwing hands with astarion the moment he knew who he was.

  • @Borow31
    @Borow31 Місяць тому +3

    I was actually thinking about trying out new Dragon Age, cause I really enjoyed Mass Effect and Dragon Age series, well after watching this I'm really afraid of what they gonna do to Mass Effect.

  • @thetoaster6413
    @thetoaster6413 Місяць тому +1

    Karlach's 'censored' scene made me laugh. That was creative!

  • @DPedroBoh
    @DPedroBoh Місяць тому +7

    Whoa, how weird that her body was still attached despite you removing her head at 7:35. Weird how that works.

    • @dominikk8060
      @dominikk8060 Місяць тому +7

      That is just Yt being just as insecure as DA:V

    • @kinbolluck476
      @kinbolluck476 7 днів тому

      Hehe edited funny censor

    • @NhanTran-gy8xk
      @NhanTran-gy8xk 5 днів тому

      Demonetization made it happen

  • @Keitto191
    @Keitto191 Місяць тому +1

    Asterion may not be everyone’s favorite cup of Bloody Mary, but at least he has charm and legitimate funny moments. Unlike the entire Veilguard cast who act like their mother is in the next room with thin walls.

    • @Drums_of_Liberation
      @Drums_of_Liberation 25 днів тому

      Sure if you think non stop whining, demanding to have the Necromancy of Thay like a toddler having a tantrum, and using being abused as an excuse to justify bad behavior is charming

  • @Loozie-i9u
    @Loozie-i9u Місяць тому +11

    Astarion isn't annoying I think, but making him a punching bag is good ngl

  • @annabanana7659
    @annabanana7659 24 дні тому +1

    Playing Dragon Age The Veilguard just made me pause a number of times, not because it was good, but the freaking dialogues sound like a person who just attended their first therapy session and can't wait to spread that positivity™️.
    I miss the times I can actually piss off the companion I didn't like with pure venom. The new choices are like: Nice, Very nice, and I'm using a stern voice but I still support you.

  • @Gondonr
    @Gondonr Місяць тому +15

    Can anyone explain multiracial elves? Why would all these very distant tribes end up mixed?

    • @gamblernohero5982
      @gamblernohero5982 Місяць тому +5

      They, apparently, appear first in the comics and book and then they shoehorn them in the games.

    • @cockyrustler
      @cockyrustler Місяць тому

      Elves are like mythological fantasy of "greater men", in european folklore: pale, tall, beautiful, graceful, wise, longer lived, incorruptible.
      So what better way to virtue signal "I AM NOT A RACIST!" than to mix them with black people.

    • @milody496
      @milody496 Місяць тому +8

      tbh we had elves with diverse skin colours even back in Origins

    • @gamblernohero5982
      @gamblernohero5982 Місяць тому +1

      @@milody496 yes, like Zevran

    • @gamblernohero5982
      @gamblernohero5982 Місяць тому +7

      @@milody496 But there was an "explanation" for that, as he was different from other elves in the game. He was from Antiva, and talked with a different accent.

  • @vahidoph
    @vahidoph Місяць тому

    I just love the voice acting of the dragong king being burned. It sounds like he's having a backache. Meanwhile I get a semi when I hear "authority"