I want to put out there that I did not like this trailer - by which I mean the tone/style they were going for. I liked the information it gave, and I am still excited for the game to come out. But I won't form any proper opinion until I see some actual gameplay, and/or more information. On the trailer - EA/Bioware most likely outsourced a company to make this trailer, as that's a common thing with videogames - so this likely isn't what we'll be getting, for the most part, it's some other company's take on what was commissioned for this trailer (I hope that made sense).
I hope this isn't what we're getting at the end of the day. I'll admit, after news about it's development cycle, dropping a trailer like this makes me question what they were thinking. Not exactly the biggest confidence boost. Hoping the gameplay trailer turns out alright at least.
Jackdaw's stream earlier showed a new Game Informer article about the reveal, and the screencaps in the article showed an art style much more in line with what I expected from Dragon Age. I'm hoping that's the case and we'll see that on Tuesday and the art style of this trailer is just a marketing gimmick.
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524 Old Bioware is gone. If new Bioware can't pull this off then frankly, maybe it'd be best if the name passed into memory.
For now, I'm going to be optimistic after all, I don't want to judge just based on the trailer, I need the gameplay to understand what we're dealing with.
I’ve never been more disappointed with something. I feel like I got stood up at my wedding 😂. I really hope the gameplay footage shows us something amazing. Everything about this trailer was off. The art style, the tone, the music, EVERYTHING. If I saw this trailer in isolation I would have sworn it was for an out of canon mobile game.
The prevailing theory right now, about the "great dragon," is that its one of the Evanuris, and that shot is in the Fade. During that section of the trailer, if you slow that scene down just as the dragon is raising its wings, you see the statues of the Evanuris behind it. Speculation among some of the bigger DA youtube community is: that scene is not only in the Fade, but the Black City, itself.
My biggest gripe with the trailer was the music and the tone. The music was to modern, which made the tone more similar to Suicide Squad or another franchise that leans heavily on pop culture than a Dragon Age game. Hopefully it was just trailer wonkiness. Here's hoping it's still going to be a single player game. I'm having nightmares about EA saying "nonono it's not a *live service*, it's an *ongoing digital experience* with a roadmap of future content that will definitely happen for a small price : )"
That was the MOST DISAPPOINTING trailer I’ve ever had the displeasure of waiting 10 years for. That video proved to me that they don’t even care about the lore or tone of the game, and the actual play now has to be damned near perfect before I would buy this game.
My response was essentially the same, but maybe more intense. The trailer lost me completely. The game play revealed on Tuesday would have to be mind-blowing for me even to entertain the possibility of buying this game on sale someday.
@@AretaicGamesjust think mass effect with swords and you get the gameplay. Generic action combat. You cant swap to companions, you just get to use their skills from a skill wheel.
Varric best have red hair, the fact here is some people don't know tevinter lore. I am a bit unclear on the elf, yet the kunari being a dragon hunter will be grand.
to be fair, when Inquisition was first released and I saw the pictures of the romance options, I was put off. Now I love them all. I really, really hope this will be the case with... the entire Game in this case.
Well they may go a different route there. Two of the most popular romance options for Inquisition were secondary non-squad characters. They might lean into that since it would make for easier writing and development.
@@AtTheRainNight I felt the same about the Inquisition companions, then I played Inquisition a lot and... I still feel the same about the Inquisition companions. The only ones I might have come close to being interested in romancing were Cole, Vivienne, and Dorian - two of those weren't options and Dorian would have forced me to play a male Inquisitor. So let's just say thank goodness that Cullen was romanceable, because otherwise my inquisitor would have stayed as pure as the driven snow.
The biggest f*** you to Inquisition after they made such a big deal being able to physically be in the Fade. Now a veil jumper.. smiling.. laughing.. while being sucked into the veil by friendly tentacles. 🤦🏼♂️
Looking back at brevious games: The cinematic trailer tends to have a completely different feel than the game itself. I'm still not sure how I feel about the 3 person party over the 4 person party mentioned last week. I'm so excited for this summer and can't wait to see more and more.
I had many issues with the reveal trailer. Style, presentation high among them. If the gameplay doesn't snag my interest on the 11th, I'll walk away from the franchise entirely from pure disgust. The biggest horror of it all? WHERE WAS VARRIC'S CHEST HAIR?!?!?!????
Dragon age is my favourite series ever. This trailer destroyed any interest I had for this game. It's been so long and we got this cheap looking, poorly writen fanfic? This game is dead on arrival, and I'm afraid the series will not recover
My thoughts: - "When did BioWare buy Volition?" - "I wasn't prepared for a Saints Age: Fortnite Row (Diversity Edition) reveal today" - "Look at how they massacred my Qunari" Also... "Mommy, I want Dragon Age!" "We have Dragon Age at home, sweetie." The Dragon Age at home: _whatever the hell that mess was_
@@strenifstrecs2551 Saints Row was my jam back in the day... I still play SR3 and SR4 every once in a while. Nothing beats the Dubstep Gun for sheer stupidity while still being an effective weapon. lol.
You lost me when you added the unnecessary "diversity edition" part of the comment. Diversity in the cast is always a plus and it's exhausting to think people still give a crap about that sort of thing.
Forced diversity for the sake of diversity is useless. Please, go back through literally *all* the Dragon Age games and find me an Asian elf. There isn't one, because the lore of the world of Thedas doesn't mention anything about them. Now, I'm not saying they don't exist, or shouldn't exist. But they haven't previously, so where the hell did this one come from?
@@chillcloak Diversity for diversity's sake is the new girl in a chain mail bikini on the box art. Does nothing for the story and is purely for marketing. Any time I see diversity mentioned in the marketing or "made for modern audiences" it tells me they have no faith in their game to stand on it's own merits.
What a joke this trailer was...😢 10 years of waiting... hoping... yearning to go back into this universe. To see bioware reclaim its throne as one of the best rpg companies out there. Waiting for old bioware to come back...😢 this did not feel just underwhelming but disappointing, too. It felt like a lot of things, none of them dragon age. It looks like a 5v5 online shooter game for teenagers 😭 instead of stoic dark mystery and fantasy, we got goofy, "funny" and "quirky " vibes🙄 akin to Andromeda... Bioware is dead I think that I have to finally accept it. All the original bioware veterans have left the company and it shows... ever since veterans started leaving, we got ME 3 ending, Andromeda, Anthem and now this...😬
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524 Yeah I noticed how a lot of the lore and other things that happen in the plot in Greedfall especially later on could slot in perfectly into Dragon Age, seriously from the source of magic to Emonel Frictomen to what you could straight up call the blight its like the island is to the north of Thedus at this point and I'm all for it.
@sarjurastormblade953 The devs are big Dragon Age fans. They basically felt that that style of game didn't get enough attention. That's why the made Greedfall. Luckily it was so popular it's getting a sequel and had a bigger budget.
Heard a few people say it’s just a trailer but even the vibe, the characters all felt like a cartoon nothing felt grown up or dark or fantastical. Tuesday will decide biowares future and I’ve lost hope.
The fate of this game and BioWare will be known after the gameplay reveal. If the gameplay is anything similar to that trailer, it’s overs for BioWare and this game will be dead on arrival. After 2 major L’s in Anthem and Andromeda, you would think BioWare would have played it safe made sure they get it right with Dragon Age, especially considering fans have waited 10 years for the next dragon age. Truly baffiling choice of direction they went for based on this trailer.
I am not liking the artstyle at all. It feels more like fable. That dosent match up with the lore and serious nature of the previous games at all. Here is hoping Tuesdays gameplay reveal is good.
Try to look at the footage without the music. It actually looks dark. The other reveals for the game (which are in-game footage) dont really have an overwatch style, so I'm hopeful that the game itself betrays the promises of this trailer.
Also, may i point out Lady Sulevin, the wing-thing I don't know what it is, but it is not the protagonist. You can see him/her in the minute 4:22 to the right.
I think they were trying to get away from showing so much Solas because that’s really all we’ve seen for years not a fan of the trailer especially if these are potential LI’s because I don’t wanna Pixar character but I believe you’re right and they used another company which I don’t think they should’ve their past dragon age trailers were a lot better. I do get that they were trying to sell us on the companions so I get the lighter vibe still I wish they’d stick to doing what they know and not letting other people put their fingers in the koolaid and they don’t know the flavor nor do they bring any sugar because you get things like this trailer just a pitcher full of colorful flavorless water
I'm just hoping we aren't shoehorned into playing only a human again, I like Hawk but I also like playing elves and dwarves and qunari too. Then again they also used the human Inquisitor in the Inquisition trailers but gave us the options to play the other races so I'm hoping its the case here. I'm very interested in seeing this storyline from the perspective of an elf especially since Solas is doing this for his fellow elves.
The trailer literally has an "in-game engine footage" line at the beginning. Also, no game completely changes or shakes up its art style this close to launch. The game is cooked before it even released.
People are saying RIP Bioware, especially after this trailer. But for me, Bioware was dead as soon as all the old staff left. I'll be watching the gameplay on Tuesday, but I have little hope for the game. And I can't stand that Pixar/Fortnite/LoL art style. It doesn't fit Dragon Age at all. Whoever made those design decisions must be totally disconnected from the franchise.
I don't get how you can romance these characters. It feels like you are romancing a kids game and feels super pedo and creepy. I remember having to remind myself in Dragon Age Inquisition, quit falling for the NPC's they aren't real! then Iron Bull would say something stupid and I would be like
Happy to see Harding back. Davrin looks cool. Always love me a sword a board character and the baby gryphon is just icing on the cake. But god damn. Everyone else looks so boring.
I liked the dark gritty nature of Dragon Age, and im sorry, but all i see is fun, upbeat, and energetic. Which thoae aren't bad, just not dragon age. It's safe to say my hype died. The game might be good. It might be terrible. im just going off the horrible trailer. Plus, it definitely doesn't help it looked like a bad mobile game.
I was pretty shocked by the direction they chose for the trailer. Not a big fan. Like most I am a bit off put by the veil jumper? Like all the sudden elves in Arlathan just getting the inquisitor's powers? I'm pretty okay with most of the other companions, but the qunari looks a bit off. I am still hopeful the tone of the game is Dragon Age-y.
It’s way too upbeat. It’s meant to be dark doom and gloom. They all looked to comical. Ugly disneyfied companions. I won’t be romancing any of them. I’m so sad.
What a disgrace, its like a disgusting mix of fantasy/steampunk almost, like its having an identity crisis like the woke people involved in this. Won't be getting my money.
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I want to put out there that I did not like this trailer - by which I mean the tone/style they were going for.
I liked the information it gave, and I am still excited for the game to come out. But I won't form any proper opinion until I see some actual gameplay, and/or more information.
On the trailer - EA/Bioware most likely outsourced a company to make this trailer, as that's a common thing with videogames - so this likely isn't what we'll be getting, for the most part, it's some other company's take on what was commissioned for this trailer (I hope that made sense).
I just don't get it why they put a trailer like that... how do they not know we want like origins?? A more mature, dark fantasy vibe
I hope this isn't what we're getting at the end of the day. I'll admit, after news about it's development cycle, dropping a trailer like this makes me question what they were thinking. Not exactly the biggest confidence boost. Hoping the gameplay trailer turns out alright at least.
Jackdaw's stream earlier showed a new Game Informer article about the reveal, and the screencaps in the article showed an art style much more in line with what I expected from Dragon Age. I'm hoping that's the case and we'll see that on Tuesday and the art style of this trailer is just a marketing gimmick.
Comparing this to the DA:O trailer makes me so mad 😡
yeah i saw this art style and my heart dropped but i'm still hopeful
Dont worry guys... one day soon... the dawn will come.
That’s our only hope 😂
More like the end will come. If this game flops, it'll kill Bioware.
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524 Old Bioware is gone. If new Bioware can't pull this off then frankly, maybe it'd be best if the name passed into memory.
@@strenifstrecs2551 At least we have Spiders and Larian. At least they are keeping the format alive.
This is why abusive relationships can even exist; unfettered hope.
For now, I'm going to be optimistic after all, I don't want to judge just based on the trailer, I need the gameplay to understand what we're dealing with.
I’ve never been more disappointed with something. I feel like I got stood up at my wedding 😂. I really hope the gameplay footage shows us something amazing. Everything about this trailer was off. The art style, the tone, the music, EVERYTHING. If I saw this trailer in isolation I would have sworn it was for an out of canon mobile game.
The prevailing theory right now, about the "great dragon," is that its one of the Evanuris, and that shot is in the Fade. During that section of the trailer, if you slow that scene down just as the dragon is raising its wings, you see the statues of the Evanuris behind it. Speculation among some of the bigger DA youtube community is: that scene is not only in the Fade, but the Black City, itself.
My biggest gripe with the trailer was the music and the tone. The music was to modern, which made the tone more similar to Suicide Squad or another franchise that leans heavily on pop culture than a Dragon Age game. Hopefully it was just trailer wonkiness.
Here's hoping it's still going to be a single player game. I'm having nightmares about EA saying "nonono it's not a *live service*, it's an *ongoing digital experience* with a roadmap of future content that will definitely happen for a small price : )"
Music wasn't too surprising, the Origin's trailer had a metal backing track.
It's Dragon Age for "modern audiences" lmao.
A bunch of California interns got their hands on yet another beloved franchise.
That was the MOST DISAPPOINTING trailer I’ve ever had the displeasure of waiting 10 years for. That video proved to me that they don’t even care about the lore or tone of the game, and the actual play now has to be damned near perfect before I would buy this game.
My response was essentially the same, but maybe more intense. The trailer lost me completely. The game play revealed on Tuesday would have to be mind-blowing for me even to entertain the possibility of buying this game on sale someday.
@@AretaicGamesjust think mass effect with swords and you get the gameplay. Generic action combat. You cant swap to companions, you just get to use their skills from a skill wheel.
@@reptiliancow That's what I've come to expect. It's a big step down even from Inquisition.
@@AretaicGames following the trend nicely lol.
The one with the wings (i think) is the mage killer companion, Rook is seen somewhere else in the battle
Varric best have red hair, the fact here is some people don't know tevinter lore. I am a bit unclear on the elf, yet the kunari being a dragon hunter will be grand.
Iam with Solas, let's destroy the world
I'm a fairly shallow guy, so none of the companions caught my eye as a romance option. Perhaps they have a nice personality? ;-)
to be fair, when Inquisition was first released and I saw the pictures of the romance options, I was put off. Now I love them all. I really, really hope this will be the case with... the entire Game in this case.
I have Lace Harding. Their job is done.
Well they may go a different route there. Two of the most popular romance options for Inquisition were secondary non-squad characters. They might lean into that since it would make for easier writing and development.
i really thought all the companions were very attractive?? not sure what you're on about??
@@AtTheRainNight I felt the same about the Inquisition companions, then I played Inquisition a lot and... I still feel the same about the Inquisition companions. The only ones I might have come close to being interested in romancing were Cole, Vivienne, and Dorian - two of those weren't options and Dorian would have forced me to play a male Inquisitor. So let's just say thank goodness that Cullen was romanceable, because otherwise my inquisitor would have stayed as pure as the driven snow.
I just refuse the whole concept of veiljumper. It's straight no from me.
You don't remember that Veil was this happy quirky place totally safe for travelling where nothing can happen to you except for gentle tentacles?
The biggest f*** you to Inquisition after they made such a big deal being able to physically be in the Fade. Now a veil jumper.. smiling.. laughing.. while being sucked into the veil by friendly tentacles. 🤦🏼♂️
@@Keram-io8hv I remember the Fade being Thedas version of the Warp(40k).
I thought the game's name changed to Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Not Modern Age: The Musical.
Looking back at brevious games: The cinematic trailer tends to have a completely different feel than the game itself. I'm still not sure how I feel about the 3 person party over the 4 person party mentioned last week.
I'm so excited for this summer and can't wait to see more and more.
Great Dragon! Let's slay some gods, Qapla!
There's gonna be 2 blights: the red lyrium blight n the one led by the Archdemon
The veil jumper pretty much ruined the whole plot of inquisition
Exactly!!
I had many issues with the reveal trailer. Style, presentation high among them. If the gameplay doesn't snag my interest on the 11th, I'll walk away from the franchise entirely from pure disgust. The biggest horror of it all? WHERE WAS VARRIC'S CHEST HAIR?!?!?!????
And why does he have a beard?
@@martinperry5072 He just got older?
Dragon age is my favourite series ever.
This trailer destroyed any interest I had for this game. It's been so long and we got this cheap looking, poorly writen fanfic?
This game is dead on arrival, and I'm afraid the series will not recover
My thoughts:
- "When did BioWare buy Volition?"
- "I wasn't prepared for a Saints Age: Fortnite Row (Diversity Edition) reveal today"
- "Look at how they massacred my Qunari"
Also... "Mommy, I want Dragon Age!"
"We have Dragon Age at home, sweetie."
The Dragon Age at home: _whatever the hell that mess was_
As an old Freespace fan. It hurts to see Volition's name invoked like that.
@@strenifstrecs2551 Saints Row was my jam back in the day... I still play SR3 and SR4 every once in a while. Nothing beats the Dubstep Gun for sheer stupidity while still being an effective weapon. lol.
You lost me when you added the unnecessary "diversity edition" part of the comment. Diversity in the cast is always a plus and it's exhausting to think people still give a crap about that sort of thing.
Forced diversity for the sake of diversity is useless.
Please, go back through literally *all* the Dragon Age games and find me an Asian elf.
There isn't one, because the lore of the world of Thedas doesn't mention anything about them.
Now, I'm not saying they don't exist, or shouldn't exist. But they haven't previously, so where the hell did this one come from?
@@chillcloak Diversity for diversity's sake is the new girl in a chain mail bikini on the box art. Does nothing for the story and is purely for marketing. Any time I see diversity mentioned in the marketing or "made for modern audiences" it tells me they have no faith in their game to stand on it's own merits.
I believe that final dragon image takes place in the fade
We had "Thanos was right"
Now we have "Solas was right"
with that trailer i understand solas, wanting to end the world
What a joke this trailer was...😢 10 years of waiting... hoping... yearning to go back into this universe. To see bioware reclaim its throne as one of the best rpg companies out there. Waiting for old bioware to come back...😢 this did not feel just underwhelming but disappointing, too.
It felt like a lot of things, none of them dragon age. It looks like a 5v5 online shooter game for teenagers 😭 instead of stoic dark mystery and fantasy, we got goofy, "funny" and "quirky " vibes🙄 akin to Andromeda... Bioware is dead I think that I have to finally accept it. All the original bioware veterans have left the company and it shows... ever since veterans started leaving, we got ME 3 ending, Andromeda, Anthem and now this...😬
The good news is that Spiders is leaning more into the Dragon Age formula with Greedfall 2 so maybe we will have a replacement in waiting.
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524 Yeah I noticed how a lot of the lore and other things that happen in the plot in Greedfall especially later on could slot in perfectly into Dragon Age, seriously from the source of magic to Emonel Frictomen to what you could straight up call the blight its like the island is to the north of Thedus at this point and I'm all for it.
@sarjurastormblade953 The devs are big Dragon Age fans. They basically felt that that style of game didn't get enough attention. That's why the made Greedfall. Luckily it was so popular it's getting a sequel and had a bigger budget.
Heard a few people say it’s just a trailer but even the vibe, the characters all felt like a cartoon nothing felt grown up or dark or fantastical. Tuesday will decide biowares future and I’ve lost hope.
Can't wait for this game 🎉
The fate of this game and BioWare will be known after the gameplay reveal. If the gameplay is anything similar to that trailer, it’s overs for BioWare and this game will be dead on arrival. After 2 major L’s in Anthem and Andromeda, you would think BioWare would have played it safe made sure they get it right with Dragon Age, especially considering fans have waited 10 years for the next dragon age. Truly baffiling choice of direction they went for based on this trailer.
BioWare sees Forspoken. Redfall. Concord.
BioWare: hold my beer
I am not liking the artstyle at all. It feels more like fable. That dosent match up with the lore and serious nature of the previous games at all.
Here is hoping Tuesdays gameplay reveal is good.
The new dragon age feels like fable, and the new fable doesn't feel like fable at all
Try to look at the footage without the music. It actually looks dark. The other reveals for the game (which are in-game footage) dont really have an overwatch style, so I'm hopeful that the game itself betrays the promises of this trailer.
My Warden died for this?
Also, may i point out Lady Sulevin, the wing-thing I don't know what it is, but it is not the protagonist. You can see him/her in the minute 4:22 to the right.
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I think they were trying to get away from showing so much Solas because that’s really all we’ve seen for years not a fan of the trailer especially if these are potential LI’s because I don’t wanna Pixar character but I believe you’re right and they used another company which I don’t think they should’ve their past dragon age trailers were a lot better. I do get that they were trying to sell us on the companions so I get the lighter vibe still I wish they’d stick to doing what they know and not letting other people put their fingers in the koolaid and they don’t know the flavor nor do they bring any sugar because you get things like this trailer just a pitcher full of colorful flavorless water
The art style will NOT REFLECT in game graphics ppl jesus. Seeing it too much. See yall Tues though. And confirmed Rook is the protagonist
Thanks god, so we are getting better looking companions?
I'm just hoping we aren't shoehorned into playing only a human again, I like Hawk but I also like playing elves and dwarves and qunari too. Then again they also used the human Inquisitor in the Inquisition trailers but gave us the options to play the other races so I'm hoping its the case here. I'm very interested in seeing this storyline from the perspective of an elf especially since Solas is doing this for his fellow elves.
The trailer literally has an "in-game engine footage" line at the beginning. Also, no game completely changes or shakes up its art style this close to launch. The game is cooked before it even released.
People are saying RIP Bioware, especially after this trailer. But for me, Bioware was dead as soon as all the old staff left. I'll be watching the gameplay on Tuesday, but I have little hope for the game. And I can't stand that Pixar/Fortnite/LoL art style. It doesn't fit Dragon Age at all. Whoever made those design decisions must be totally disconnected from the franchise.
I don't get how you can romance these characters. It feels like you are romancing a kids game and feels super pedo and creepy. I remember having to remind myself in Dragon Age Inquisition, quit falling for the NPC's they aren't real! then Iron Bull would say something stupid and I would be like
It looks beautiful it just dont look like what I want DA to look like. It would be great for any other game tho
Do you guys think it will have multiplayer?
Nope they said it’s only single player
Happy to see Harding back. Davrin looks cool. Always love me a sword a board character and the baby gryphon is just icing on the cake. But god damn. Everyone else looks so boring.
I liked the dark gritty nature of Dragon Age, and im sorry, but all i see is fun, upbeat, and energetic. Which thoae aren't bad, just not dragon age. It's safe to say my hype died. The game might be good. It might be terrible. im just going off the horrible trailer.
Plus, it definitely doesn't help it looked like a bad mobile game.
I was pretty shocked by the direction they chose for the trailer. Not a big fan. Like most I am a bit off put by the veil jumper? Like all the sudden elves in Arlathan just getting the inquisitor's powers? I'm pretty okay with most of the other companions, but the qunari looks a bit off. I am still hopeful the tone of the game is Dragon Age-y.
It should be renamed to Dragon Age: Shovelware lmao.
It’s way too upbeat. It’s meant to be dark doom and gloom. They all looked to comical. Ugly disneyfied companions. I won’t be romancing any of them. I’m so sad.
What they showed in this trailer was not DA let alone an M rated game. It looks horrible
What a disgrace, its like a disgusting mix of fantasy/steampunk almost, like its having an identity crisis like the woke people involved in this. Won't be getting my money.