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  • @Nuxanor
    @Nuxanor  18 днів тому +377

    Already recorded a Dragon Age lore dive and I’m somehow even more disappointed with what they’ve done…

    • @marcum209
      @marcum209 18 днів тому +14

      They force you to make you character trans partway through the game

    • @marcum209
      @marcum209 18 днів тому +14

      They've killed the lore

    • @AspieMemoires
      @AspieMemoires 18 днів тому +5

      just heard you’ve never heard of Neverwinter Nights, great game. DnD inspired.

    • @archmagemc3561
      @archmagemc3561 18 днів тому +6

      Yep. They ruined the game series with this one. It had been going woke since the last entry, but this was way over the line.

    • @PinkDeavill
      @PinkDeavill 18 днів тому +7

      I was a big Dragon Age fan. Beat the 1st game 4 times and have 3 unfinished games there. Played DA2 to the end 3 times and beat Inquisition 2 times. I was super hyped for the nex game when it was still caled Dragon Age: Dread Wolf and the first trailer I saw of the Veilguard knocked all the hype winds out of me and made me aproach the game much more pragmaticly

  • @BakedImmortal
    @BakedImmortal 18 днів тому +553

    The worst part is that the character apologizing is Isabella, She basically doesn’t give a shit about anything and is a supreme badass. They absolutely butchered her character

    • @ericcanup4994
      @ericcanup4994 18 днів тому +46

      And body

    • @GSSAGE7
      @GSSAGE7 18 днів тому +9

      ​@@ericcanup4994 It's been 20 years since DA2.

    • @billbillinger2117
      @billbillinger2117 18 днів тому +46

      They butchered every character...

    • @6StimuL84
      @6StimuL84 18 днів тому

      What I said, the effing delusional miscreants......

    • @RealKeetz
      @RealKeetz 18 днів тому +12

      Look what they did to my bestie... 😤

  • @ryanwight9116
    @ryanwight9116 18 днів тому +556

    States the punishment is 10 push-ups then proceeds to only do 5 and horribly at that

    • @AspieMemoires
      @AspieMemoires 18 днів тому +151

      Complains about if people apologize normally they make it about them and are dramatic, proceeds to make it about them and dramatic.
      You can’t make up this lack of self awareness, 😂

    • @jimmyrecinos0621
      @jimmyrecinos0621 18 днів тому +14

      💀💀💀 the reality

    • @thunderflare59
      @thunderflare59 18 днів тому +25

      We don't tolerate such bad form on my ship!

    • @ryanwight9116
      @ryanwight9116 18 днів тому +25

      @ I grew up doing martal arts and punishment was usually push-ups. My instructor was also strict on form. So, this scene REALLY stands out to me

    • @randomanun4278
      @randomanun4278 18 днів тому

      It's almost as if even she subconsciously accepts that the self flagulation ritual is complete bullshit....

  • @jaryl13
    @jaryl13 18 днів тому +405

    The worst part about that clip is that the character giving the lecture is Isabella who, in previous DA games, is a notorious pirate who would use the people around her to get her way. She was the roguish type who always felt she could never fully trust anyone and never truly commit to anything and so treats everyone around her as tools and she's now, in the 4th game of the series, suddenly giving a speech on how to apologize when you misgender someone.

    • @orcmcc
      @orcmcc 18 днів тому +56

      Wait that's meant to be Isabella? That was a completely different personality!

    • @mxmajewski
      @mxmajewski 18 днів тому +25

      Varric and She is the only reason I finished DA:II while my dad summed it up in quite a litany of swears that I can’t quote here and went back to Orgins xD

    • @jaryl13
      @jaryl13 18 днів тому +21

      @@orcmcc Yes, that is Isabella or at least she's Veilguard's version of her cause she's basically an entirely different person in this game.

    • @jaryl13
      @jaryl13 18 днів тому +7

      @@mxmajewski Honestly, never really understood the hate that DA2 gets. I thought it was pretty good and I replayed it recently. Then again, I've never played Origins and can't cause the Steam version keeps crashing at the exact same spot.

    • @blackromeoKOK
      @blackromeoKOK 18 днів тому +3

      ​@jaryl13 Have you played a CRPG before? Like Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Divinity Original Sin?

  • @SloMoMonday
    @SloMoMonday 18 днів тому +208

    Skill Up had the best take on the writing. "Every line is spoken like HR is in the room." Good god, theres better inter character conflict in Bluey than this toothless joke of a dark fantasy.

    • @TheeMFGr0uch
      @TheeMFGr0uch 18 днів тому +10

      On a similar note, what does wolf mean by "overwhelmingly positive tone"?
      Ralph raked the game through the coals. Writing sucked, combat so boring that he had to go down to easy mode for the final 20 hours of the playthrough, and made sure to tell the viewer that he's wishes he did that earlier AND he wasn't the only one in his friend group to do so. The only positive mention was that the final act was decently paced.
      Idk if bioware was actively snubbing critics, but it's not a good look when the worst reviewer they gave early access to is skillup. Dude is known for being as safe as he can with his work.
      The "HR in the room" comment needs to follow this game until it's season pass gets cancelled. Putt Putt was the Odyssey compared to this slop.

    • @Gronmin
      @Gronmin 18 днів тому +6

      Omg I've never heard a more brutal description of dialog in my life

    • @sarahtelles1931
      @sarahtelles1931 18 днів тому +4

      Bluey is a great show though

    • @CinderFall96
      @CinderFall96 18 днів тому +6

      It’s gone on the nose for being too vanilla, shying away from real issues that have plagued the series for a long time. The elves apparently were the marginalized people, split into slaves and barbaric wardens. Fans have said that it is a bit weird that there’s a collective amnesia based on events that have happened in the past and the series does insert nuggets of references to the prequels, but doesn’t tie it up in the end. And the elven gods that come back to reclaim and rule the world, you would think the oppressed elves would jump at the chance because they repeatedly say “OUR gods have returned” and Rook, regardless of what race or faction you choose, also says “our gods” So, “HR is in the room” is not only on the nose for what’s happening in the story, but it’s almost like the world has been Men-in-Black’ed

    • @leonnunhofer3453
      @leonnunhofer3453 18 днів тому +4

      Just look at the writers, at the interview with one of them, and you can see, what went wrong.

  • @kyuusei19
    @kyuusei19 18 днів тому +145

    I love how she tells us not to make the apology about ourselves as she monopolizes the spotlight wokesplaining how she is so morally superior than everyone !

    • @chrispilcher2024
      @chrispilcher2024 18 днів тому +21

      Exactly, she made it about herself, which in turn makes her a hypocrite,

    • @partydave1067
      @partydave1067 18 днів тому +15

      ​@@chrispilcher2024common thing among these people

    • @wights6365
      @wights6365 18 днів тому +16

      @@chrispilcher2024 everything always needs to be about them

    • @leonnunhofer3453
      @leonnunhofer3453 18 днів тому +8

      Yep, it's just virtue signaling. They just want to look like a good person, and they want to force their crazy behavior on regular people. They should leave us alone!

    • @partydave1067
      @partydave1067 18 днів тому +5

      @@wights6365 it's not even about the LGBT I have friends who are, and they tend to even make jokes about it.
      It's not a matter of LGBT ot whatever it's about ego and narcceism honestly if I encounter one of those who lactured me like that I'd assume that this person is a sociopath

  • @nerosthethundergod5616
    @nerosthethundergod5616 18 днів тому +150

    Maybe this will finally convince other studios that producing good games is better than filling them with messaging

    • @SolidShepard
      @SolidShepard 18 днів тому +17

      wishful thinking

    • @Volper1
      @Volper1 18 днів тому

      It won’t. They are infested by this rainbow brigade bullshit. The mainstreaming of trans insanity will continue no matter how many studios and fandoms die.

    • @micheal5973
      @micheal5973 18 днів тому +14

      Not gonna happen when dei gets you all the investor money.

    • @AttentionDeficitGuy
      @AttentionDeficitGuy 18 днів тому

      ​@@micheal5973 The thing is, what investors ultimately want is a financial return on investment - something which projects like DA Veilguard, Concord, and Star Wars Outlaws don't seem to be providing
      DEI investments mean that course correction will for sure take longer than it otherwise would have, but if the market continues to turn on this stuff, it's a matter of "when" rather than "if" companies (and more importantly shareholders) find it to be too unprofitable to continue

    • @Hecarim420
      @Hecarim420 18 днів тому

      ​@@SolidShepard This wish wouldn't be so hard tp grant if they would focus on stricte GAMING story/lore in THEIRS IP👀ツ
      ==>
      Instead on gaming IRL
      ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @someguywithoutamustachestw4406
    @someguywithoutamustachestw4406 18 днів тому +93

    Crazy how Monster Hunter Wilds player peak is many times bigger than Dragon Age and this was just from its BETA release. It having more player peak than the other Monster Hunter games makes it even better.

    • @edreenpasang7537
      @edreenpasang7537 18 днів тому +1

      MHW have dope looking NPC as well .

    • @dakiesalamander5221
      @dakiesalamander5221 18 днів тому

      But BuT It WaS FrEe! And AND! And...
      You know the gist :D For 3A RPG with MASSIVE IP behind it, it's fkin embarrassing to not reach even 100k, though it struggles even with 90k, on launch or immediate days after. (on Steam)

  • @william0j
    @william0j 18 днів тому +55

    Imagine pulling some push ups because "you don't have time to say sorry". But them proceed to have a 5 minutes sermon on why it is better to do push ups than just saying sorry

    • @EyeOfMagnus4E201
      @EyeOfMagnus4E201 17 днів тому +6

      Not to mention she said she’d do 10 push-ups, but only did 5 before beginning the HR lecture.

    • @robertbryant4669
      @robertbryant4669 6 днів тому +1

      @@EyeOfMagnus4E201 You realize she's not on screen the entire time, right? She does 5 that you see.
      'Course, that doesn't really fix anything ...

  • @BlakesGamez
    @BlakesGamez 18 днів тому +66

    This girl contradicts her words with her actions in this cutscene the entire time

  • @Nara.Shikamaru
    @Nara.Shikamaru 18 днів тому +154

    Baldurs Gate does LGBT stuff better because it treats it as just a way some people live, instead of some preachy bullshit trying to change shit. Nobody will ever handle this as well as Larian Studios.

    • @trichkid1536
      @trichkid1536 18 днів тому +38

      Agreed. It took me 3 playthroughs to realize that within the group of gnomes you can save at the forge that there was a gay couple. It took my gay friend I was playing with 2 and he just took note and let me discovers this for myself on the 3rd.
      Feels like too many writers write with one hand while stroking themselves to the morality or sexuality of the character they are making, instead of just making real believable characters.

    • @Sue_Me_Too
      @Sue_Me_Too 18 днів тому

      I think it's annoying that every single companion in BG3 is written to be bisexual. Even if you don't engage in their romance options, all the male companions seem like twinks.

    • @dyslexicLLM
      @dyslexicLLM 18 днів тому

      They never call it gay. Just love. To avoid breaking immersion. And it makes sense that it's not a big social issue in a high fantasy setting. I don't care what you did with the bear. I got a tadpole in the brain, bite marks on my neck and a dead bard in my camp. I have real problems to worry about.

    • @cobyedwards2693
      @cobyedwards2693 18 днів тому

      Virtue signaling is what pisses me off, not the normal people who arent hetero

    • @dyslexicLLM
      @dyslexicLLM 18 днів тому +27

      I don't care what you did with the bear.
      I have a tadpole in the brain, bite marks on my neck and a dead bard in my camp.
      I've got real problems to worry about.

  • @jamiep9991
    @jamiep9991 18 днів тому +60

    The "writers" probably just copy and pasted this from their fanfiction that they were going to submit to their gender studies class.

    • @EM-vw7im
      @EM-vw7im 18 днів тому +2

      That was one of my thoughts, the writing in this game feels like fanfiction. Completely disrespects and insults the fans who made the series popular and all the previous good writer for the games.

    • @Hassimal
      @Hassimal 17 днів тому +1

      Why does this comment feel so accurate without any proof at all?

  • @ctjlg1
    @ctjlg1 18 днів тому +60

    Isabela didn't mean her barve, she only did five instead of ten push-ups or the developers can not count. I honestly believe it is the developer's inability.

    • @hi123452008
      @hi123452008 18 днів тому +13

      Counting to 10 would require 2 hands, and the devs only had 1 hand free during that scene.

    • @leonnunhofer3453
      @leonnunhofer3453 18 днів тому +3

      ​@@hi123452008exactly. Also just look at the writers. At the interview with this one trans writer with blue hair. That's where the ideology comes from 🤷‍♂️

  • @ANOMALY_PLAYS
    @ANOMALY_PLAYS 18 днів тому +55

    "Show don't Tell" was forgotten in the making on this game

    • @theflowerhead
      @theflowerhead 18 днів тому

      Right?? It's like ALL of entertainment has amnesia when it comes to good writing...spoon feed you the fucking story. -_-' They don't trust the audience.

    • @theflowerhead
      @theflowerhead 18 днів тому

      Right?? It's like ALL of entertainment has amnesia when it comes to good writing...spoon feed you the fucking story. -_-' They don't trust the audience.

    • @theflowerhead
      @theflowerhead 18 днів тому +2

      My comment keeps getting deleted. I'm testing now.

    • @theflowerhead
      @theflowerhead 18 днів тому +1

      Right?? It's like ALL of entertainment has amnesia when it comes to good writing...spoon feed you the fucking story. -_-' They don't trust the audience.

    • @theflowerhead
      @theflowerhead 18 днів тому

      Right?? It's like ALL of entertainment has amnesia when it comes to good writing...spoon feed you the fucking story. -_-' They don't trust the audience.

  • @RocRolDis
    @RocRolDis 18 днів тому +64

    Fun fact. The reason the primary continent in Dragon Age games is called Thedas is because Bioware neglected to come up with an actual name before the working name stuck. Thedas is short for THE Dragon Age Setting.

    • @mxmajewski
      @mxmajewski 18 днів тому +12

      Hah, didn’t know that one, thank You for a lore drop I have to tell my dad that, he’s gonna roll over the floor after hearing it
      Edit. Ibuprom worked too slow “he’ll gonna” is like the worse gramatical mistake I have ever made xD changed he’ll to he's

    • @ChandlerWithaZ
      @ChandlerWithaZ 18 днів тому +8

      if i did that with the game i am working on it would be Thebes

    • @mxmajewski
      @mxmajewski 18 днів тому +1

      @@ChandlerWithaZ damn You’re quite a tease, I hoped to take a look but couldn’t find it on Your channel (so I just hope it’s berserk/baldares gate inspired ;-) )

    • @ColinFox
      @ColinFox 18 днів тому +5

      @@ChandlerWithaZ Thebes is a city in Greece 😁

    • @EyeOfMagnus4E201
      @EyeOfMagnus4E201 17 днів тому

      @@ColinFox It was also the name of one of the capitals of ancient Egypt (in the 3000+ years of ancient Egyptian history, the capital changed a few times).

  • @SithEso
    @SithEso 18 днів тому +100

    this game is a disgrace to all gaming industry

  • @Dragon_Lair
    @Dragon_Lair 18 днів тому +48

    You should look up Sten talking to female Warden from Dragon Age: Origins. Sten is a Qunari (same as Taash, our controversy in question). The difference is night and day.

    • @taddad2641
      @taddad2641 18 днів тому +3

      and that is before they decided that qunari should have horns. basically had sten have a odd deformity though one t hat is seen as a sign of sorts. even then yuou can tell the veatures.

    • @JonTheManZ
      @JonTheManZ 17 днів тому

      The qunari always had horns I concept (see ogers) but they didn't know how to give Sten a​ helmet so they added the lore about hornless qunari 😎@@taddad2641

  • @MoostachedSaiyanPrince
    @MoostachedSaiyanPrince 18 днів тому +87

    The worst part about this is that the character who "Pulled a barv" by misgendering that other character is not the kind of person who would give a damn. Her name is Isabella and she's a pre-existing character who embodies the concepts of being selfish and not caring about other people. Like, at most she'd give a quick apology and move on. Because she's as selfish as any character can be without crossing over into outright evil. Case in point: in the second game, she steals a sacred relic from one of the most powerful nations in the series and nearly gets an entire city wiped out because she doesn't return it until after there's a literal war being fought on the streets. And even then, she tries to cut and run with the relic rather than return it, and it's only through the influence of the player's relationship with her that she ends up returning it.

    • @PestilentAllosaurus
      @PestilentAllosaurus 17 днів тому +6

      Yeah. It is just so fucking sad. Let alone how you are forced to be nice.
      One of my sassy friends is absolutely pissed. She is one of the biggest Dragon Age fans. She doesn't like the game and straight up told me to not waste my money on it. Don't get it unless it's free.
      Her yt name is Lady Selch. She put a video out basically dissing it.

    • @curiaregis9479
      @curiaregis9479 16 днів тому

      These woke weirdos do it on purpose. By choosing Isabella they're taking the character least likely to apologize for the sin of "misgendering" to send the message that if Isabella respects pronouns _everyone_ should respect pronouns. Weirdo, mentally deranged ideologues were allowed to drag this game through their insanity.

  • @DomAnthony89
    @DomAnthony89 18 днів тому +21

    The whole reason theyre upset with that clip being released early is because they knew it would affect sales. 47:19

  • @GamerSisters
    @GamerSisters 18 днів тому +30

    Ok but Nux the hilarious context that you don't know is that Dragon age series have always had queer characters in their games. So there is literally no reason why they had to do all of this cringe way of establishing queer characters.

    • @EM-vw7im
      @EM-vw7im 18 днів тому +12

      Yeah, dragonage has been pretty gay from the first game. But modern writing sucks in part due to wokeness, where they HAVE to be preachy and self righteous instead of things just being part of the world.

  • @vthakur3430
    @vthakur3430 18 днів тому +23

    These companies need to get the Asian parent treatment to start making good games again

  • @shini1908
    @shini1908 18 днів тому +12

    after seeing this game i went back to find a video of the Dorian loyalty mission you had in during dragon age inquisition and i realized how well that was written and voice acted.

  • @dyslexicLLM
    @dyslexicLLM 18 днів тому +36

    Meanwhile in Baldur's Gate 3;
    I don't care what you did with the bear.
    I have a tadpole in the brain, bite marks on my neck and a dead bard in my camp.
    I've got real problems to worry about.

    • @emm6101
      @emm6101 18 днів тому

      Keep in mind a funny stat when it comes to bg3. Only half of all who bought it got past chap 1.

    • @dyslexicLLM
      @dyslexicLLM 17 днів тому +6

      @@emm6101 Or they didn't get the achievement, because they use mods or play offline.

    • @zebrion5793
      @zebrion5793 16 днів тому +4

      @@emm6101 Rerolling is a serious addiction.

    • @emm6101
      @emm6101 15 днів тому

      @@dyslexicLLM nope its not rerolling. Just a sad fact people supported it but ultimately it was not good. And yes i got to chapter 4. Went meh and never bothered again.

    • @dyslexicLLM
      @dyslexicLLM 15 днів тому +5

      @@emm6101 Chapter 4, huh? 😏

  • @Aflay1
    @Aflay1 18 днів тому +78

    This is the equivilent of making Geralt vegan, and abstinant. And a feminist or something.

    • @drtaverner
      @drtaverner 18 днів тому +20

      IMO, Geralt _is_ a Feminist. He gives everyone respect equally based on their _quality_ not their _sex,_ and that's the very foundation of Feminism.

    • @Dafuq-is-going-on
      @Dafuq-is-going-on 18 днів тому +6

      ​@@drtaverner True.

    • @chaos5121
      @chaos5121 18 днів тому +11

      @@drtaverner That is what feminism says it is, but reality has showed us that its not and never has been.

    • @kthxpls
      @kthxpls 18 днів тому

      @@chaos5121 That's how brainwashed most people in society are, they don't even realize what's going on or just don't want to deal with it. Like you've said, the message is one thing but the agenda is completely rooted in satanism.

    • @ColinFox
      @ColinFox 18 днів тому +4

      @@chaos5121 Yeah, that's the sheep's clothing that the wolf of feminism wears - that it's all about "equality".

  • @SolidShepard
    @SolidShepard 18 днів тому +36

    you know, i really don't even think the woke stuff is the issue. i agree with Asmongold on this. Witcher 3 had TONS of woke-ish narrative in it's game. but you never really notice it, because the writing is just so damn good. like i've always said, using politics to push the stories narrative is good. but using the stories narrative to push politics is bad.

    • @HexisVonSpade
      @HexisVonSpade 18 днів тому +6

      that is well put!

    • @IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor
      @IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor 16 днів тому

      Instead of “woke-ish” narrative, I’d call it progressive. Artists in general tend to be more liberal and progressive, and as a result, their art will reflect that. The difference is that when someone is GOOD at what they do, you don’t notice it. Their worldview is skillfully woven into the fabric of the story. The biggest crime imo isn’t necessarily the woke stuff, it’s hiring insanely terrible writers.

    • @rechhalong9080
      @rechhalong9080 16 днів тому

      It's not the issue for 90% of gamers. the far left is making it seem that way. look at the difference between the game vs the TV show as a comparison. a lot of it has to do with the writing

  • @JadeKnightfall
    @JadeKnightfall 18 днів тому +11

    I had no idea it was THAT blatantly preachy about gender identity. Like holy hell wtf is going on at Bioware anymore? I sure as hell ain't excited at all for a new Mass Effect.
    They BUTCHERED Dragon Age with this preachy crap and if they survive long enough, they'll 100% do the same to Mass Effect. I'm speechless at how bad this is...

  • @thunderflare59
    @thunderflare59 18 днів тому +15

    I wouldn't be surprised if people made more money dunking on this game than Bioware did selling the game.

    • @casualcausalityy
      @casualcausalityy 18 днів тому +2

      Oh that's easy, Bioware will lose at minimum tens of millions. The creators will only profit

  • @krusnik754
    @krusnik754 18 днів тому +15

    "sweat a little" from 10 PUSHUPS??? If that is enough to make you sweat then you need to make some real life changes.

    • @johnweber80
      @johnweber80 18 днів тому +6

      Well, she definitely needs that change since she stopped after 5.

    • @dmsviola1
      @dmsviola1 17 днів тому +2

      As someone who cannot do 10 consecutive push-ups, i definitely sweat after about 5, lol. Working on it though.

    • @zxyatiywariii8
      @zxyatiywariii8 17 днів тому +1

      ​@@dmsviola1Good to keep working on it. I used to be obese and definitely couldn't have done 10, but Isabella is a strong pirate who shouldn't sweat from 10 pushups.

    • @sliver7993
      @sliver7993 3 дні тому

      ​@zxyatiywariii8 some people aren't obese, just bad sweat glands.

  • @Bigswordenergy-b7u
    @Bigswordenergy-b7u 18 днів тому +16

    This is what I mean when I use the words ''woke bullshit'' it's not about being racist. Sexist or whatever have you. It's about the stupid cringey god awful implementation of it. Like in this case. I don't want to be mixing elements of a political or racial drama in my damn high fantasy media. You know where that kind of stuff belongs? In a freaking political or racial drama story. Why do I have to listen to unrelated identity politics in my fantasy or sci fi media? I shouldn't. THAT is what I call ''woke bullshit''. It's not about every time I see a diverse character or a character with a ''non typical'' identity. It's when the story randomly starts focusing all about their identity for no good reason is when I call it ''woke bullshit''. Imagine There's a SCI FI rts game where one of the main characters is black. And then there's a game that's the exact same in every way EXCEPT the black character keeps talking about the fact that they're black. and keeps reminding you almost every conversation. And the fact of them being black comes into play as a plot point and for some reason takes the main focus of the story for a bit. The difference is EXTREMELY obvious

    • @justjerry199
      @justjerry199 18 днів тому

      And anyone who doesn't see it are so far up their own racist butts they can't see much of anything anymore. Or they're just not paying attention to these things the way one should

  • @Chud201
    @Chud201 18 днів тому +14

    Dragon Age: The Shillguard. You too, can pull a barf.

  • @rimuru2343
    @rimuru2343 18 днів тому +14

    I'm at 3:10 I'm promise you I'm never buying this game even if its free. I waited 10 years for dragon age the dread wolf. This is trash, this is worst than cyberpunk launch.

  • @tamatha778
    @tamatha778 18 днів тому +11

    What’s really dumb about the whole thing is they have already had two trans characters that were handled pretty well (Krem and Maevaris). They even talked about how the Qun view gender and their words for gnc people with Krem’s backstory. Taash’s writers didn’t even bother attempting to do any world building to make it feel genuine to the world of Thedas. They just copy/pasted their intro to gender studies bullet points into the script and called it a day. I swear these writers want more representation, but they don’t even fucking try to put in any actual effort to make it work.
    Even the podcast, a medium that naturally requires more tell than show, handled their non-binary character Drayden with more grace. It’s embarrassing.

  • @arcadius3257
    @arcadius3257 18 днів тому +12

    I hate most of modern AA/AAA gaming so damn much between this nonsense and all the microtransactions...

  • @razzaus1570
    @razzaus1570 18 днів тому +8

    My favourite part was when she said "It's barving time" and then proceeded to barve all over the place.

  • @rl1585
    @rl1585 18 днів тому +25

    Honestly they could’ve done the woke inserts with nuance and no one would’ve bat an eye. DA was doing same sex relationships before it was even legal. For me I was out as soon as I saw the hollow gameplay that was lacking any tactical input like previous iterations. The character teaser also hinted major departure from the dark fantasy it’s known for(confirmed by reviews and spoilers). I think the woke argument while certainly addressing a clear in your face agenda is also detracting from the fact that major points of what make DA popular have been abandoned.

    • @DoctorOaks
      @DoctorOaks 18 днів тому +5

      Exactly. People wouldn't care if it didn't feel like the game both actively preaching/talking down to you. There's 0 reason to have a 2 minute sermon about apologizing for misgendering a person.
      They could've just used they/them for the character without making some massive show about it, and most people wouldn't care.
      This weird desire to shove the representation in people's faces is so off putting... whatever happened to subtlety?

    • @22e62ab
      @22e62ab 18 днів тому +1

      That's because it's mostly new people who don't know or care about the original games. They only care about how much messaging they can beat you over the head with.

    • @SuperRedNovaDragon
      @SuperRedNovaDragon 17 днів тому

      I knew it was gonna be ass the second it was announced. Inquisition sucked, mass effected andromeda sucked anthem was the second worst flop in gaming probably, nothing can beat concord. Bioware has been sucking ass for a long time. Also i played like 1hr of DA2 and it was boring so i think theyve been trash for a real long time

  • @random3263827
    @random3263827 18 днів тому +3

    Definitely do a lore dive. As someone who read the Dragon Age novels, it's worth a look.

  • @TurtleChad1
    @TurtleChad1 18 днів тому +40

    IGN gave this game a 9 btw

  • @SeohnAranys
    @SeohnAranys 17 днів тому +4

    She didn't mean her apology. And ended up lecturing about not making it about yourself but then proceeded to make it about herself by giving a long speech. That lack of self-awareness.

  • @ntrntzmb
    @ntrntzmb 18 днів тому +18

    this is some pre-school level writing. Dora is as well written...

    • @destinystriumph1573
      @destinystriumph1573 18 днів тому +1

      My soul will burn when Dora starts asking kids what Swiper’s gender is

    • @abalalalalal
      @abalalalalal 18 днів тому +1

      Don't do Dora dirty like that 😂

    • @PestilentAllosaurus
      @PestilentAllosaurus 17 днів тому +1

      I still think Dora is slightly better.

    • @ntrntzmb
      @ntrntzmb 17 днів тому

      @@destinystriumph1573 whining about someone else's prefered pronouns is also cringe and preachy btw.

    • @destinystriumph1573
      @destinystriumph1573 17 днів тому

      @@ntrntzmb calling something stupid stupid isn’t preachy, you’re literally on a video about how this topic is stupid and being shoved down our throats. Give yourself a reality check man

  • @BrotherSlime
    @BrotherSlime 18 днів тому +15

    Nothing like some good old fashioned indoctrination in our video games.

    • @kaziarthedragon7377
      @kaziarthedragon7377 17 днів тому

      Didn't another franchise that was also made by bioware, have the premise be fighting against that? The irony.

  • @sparkyanimations213
    @sparkyanimations213 18 днів тому +43

    As a trans person I feel misrepresented and don’t want to be represented beeing honest :/
    This cringe stuff ruins so many things. From movies to videogames.
    Why make a deal about it… just don’t mention it. Modern writing.
    People who - for example change their gender aren’t usually „proud“ of that. You change cus you don’t want to be the person you have been before. Feeling unwell in your skin so to speak.
    Do better million dollar companies!

    • @V1CT1MIZED
      @V1CT1MIZED 18 днів тому

      These companies just use trans and other minorities for political points and profits. They don't care.

    • @emmawaters8380
      @emmawaters8380 18 днів тому

      Also, they make trans people sound absolutely psychotic. They imply that trans people DEMAND this kind of groveling behavior if you ever accidentally misgender them. A genuine apology isn't enough, you have to *suffer* in some tangible way to earn forgiveness from a trans person? This kind of thing really does breed resentment towards trans people and it isn't fair to you guys 💀

    • @revansdisciple4636
      @revansdisciple4636 18 днів тому +9

      At least, you're being honest and not trying to grandstand. I say to you friend, thank you, and have a wonderful day.

    • @Carsu12
      @Carsu12 18 днів тому +13

      Yeah, like, wouldn't a trans person just want to pick a gender they feel like they are instead of porting their trauma into a game?

    • @revansdisciple4636
      @revansdisciple4636 18 днів тому +4

      ​@@Carsu12Thank you for speaking sense.

  • @ShapeshifterOS
    @ShapeshifterOS 18 днів тому +3

    It shouldn't be unreasonable to trust your editor with your footage because THAT'S THEIR JOB!!! If someone I hired broke my trust and confidence like that it would be immediate grounds for firing.

  • @strictlydonotcare2421
    @strictlydonotcare2421 18 днів тому +10

    Baldurs Gate 3 handled this so much better jfc. They had non-binary characters, they had extensive inclusivity, and guess what they didn’t do?? Whatever the f*ck THAT WAS

  • @AttentionDeficitGuy
    @AttentionDeficitGuy 18 днів тому +6

    One thing I don't think I've seen anyone mention about the clip at 19:18 is that it shows the writing isn't even consistent within the game, let alone the series - in the cookie scene, they're all "Hey, the Qun says to help people, so I'm gonna do that," only for this scene to have them say "hey, I don't follow the Qun, why would you assume that?"
    This is bad writing on so many different levels it's almost impressive

  • @fistfightingavodcad055
    @fistfightingavodcad055 18 днів тому +17

    I hate being tokenized so that Bioware can jerk themselves off. Just make an NB character without making that the ENTIRE character. Good representation is just regular inclusion, theres no reason to spend any extra time hammering that home

    • @Perma10
      @Perma10 18 днів тому +5

      Or you could just accept your biology and just dress and act however you want without a special made up title

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 18 днів тому +1

      ​@@Perma10Sounds like they're already doing that. Also I think it would be very difficult to find a title that is not made up.

    • @zxyatiywariii8
      @zxyatiywariii8 17 днів тому +1

      Like Krem. Good character, being trans was not the most important thing at all.

  • @dragmire3D
    @dragmire3D 18 днів тому +6

    Workout day doing pushups becomes the day you can say any insult you want! Maybe in the next game, the 'I'm sorry' performance will require a top hat, cane, and spotlight for the I'm sorry song to reeeally make sure people know that this isn't about themselves...

  • @tinytimtim2747
    @tinytimtim2747 18 днів тому +9

    Let's say a person misgender a person and have to do a bar like 10 push up. What if the person who misgender them is unhealthy/fat so they can't do the 10 push ups. Is it not than fat phobic to make someone workout against their choice

    • @KetzerkaterContent
      @KetzerkaterContent 18 днів тому +1

      In either case, it's just stupid. No matter what you did, or how much you offended someone, *you* decide that in all cases 10 pushups are just enough and everyone else has to shut up.

    • @sylvirgiomanach1491
      @sylvirgiomanach1491 18 днів тому

      Lose a hand in combat and never have to apologize again. Big brain move.

    • @SuperRedNovaDragon
      @SuperRedNovaDragon 17 днів тому

      Why should someone have to apologize just because another person is a snowflake?
      My older sister gets offended when i call someone a retard, or i say "thats gay" or "thats retarded" im not apologizing for that, just cause you are a sensitive snowflake

  • @ChaosFraktal
    @ChaosFraktal 18 днів тому +5

    Don't say we didn't see this coming ...

  • @youngdolph255
    @youngdolph255 18 днів тому +6

    Yeah, I'll just stick to playing Stellar Blade

  • @velociraptor3313
    @velociraptor3313 18 днів тому +4

    Dragon Age Origins is one of my favourite games of all time everything from the lore, the dialogue, the music, the interesting characters and the funny banter is marvellous. I'm going to replay it again and as for this game, well I'm not interested in it.

  • @DdHenley307
    @DdHenley307 18 днів тому +6

    It's a sad day when the news is 100% pro corporation and pro government

  • @PhoenixofRuin
    @PhoenixofRuin 18 днів тому +36

    Under 1 hour Gentleman squad!

    • @Thudd224
      @Thudd224 18 днів тому +3

      Heck, even beat the notification

    • @Big_yellow_fruit
      @Big_yellow_fruit 18 днів тому +4

      Under 10 minutes more like 😭

    • @EBlank3807
      @EBlank3807 18 днів тому +3

      Under an hour, taking a shit, and getting stoned. The trifecta

    • @radishfeast4021
      @radishfeast4021 18 днів тому +1

      Woooo!

    • @LAJS1996
      @LAJS1996 18 днів тому +1

      Gentleman

  • @AspieMemoires
    @AspieMemoires 18 днів тому +21

    They could have had a golden egg of a game.
    But one look at the director put in charge and everything makes sense.
    Another look at how salary policy is determined for a director of a game at EA in general, you see it’s tied partially to the metacritic score of the game. Giving incentive to curate reviews to only be positive. 🤷‍♂️

  • @Kink_Shaman
    @Kink_Shaman 18 днів тому +4

    Nux casually dropping “Insano Style” like that’s ever going to catch on.

  • @CatsLilaSalem
    @CatsLilaSalem 18 днів тому +3

    Also you have the option to have surgery scars, which is kinda weird in a world with magic
    The last game inquisition also had a lot of gay things and got criticized, but in that game it is way less shoved into your face. Also has a trans character, but that is also not shoved to the point some if not most do not even know that the character is trans, or that the gay characters are gay

  • @Nataninko
    @Nataninko 18 днів тому +1

    Finally we're out of the drama section, you know sometimes I doubt that Nux is the consumer of all lore
    Hopefully more lore videos soon! I WATCH THEM ALL!

  • @SolidShepard
    @SolidShepard 18 днів тому +11

    omg...they ruined isabella

    • @kenabi
      @kenabi 18 днів тому

      they ruined the whole damn world.

  • @Volper1
    @Volper1 18 днів тому +60

    Reject modernity, embrace tradition. Don’t play new games, don’t buy them. Play old games.

    • @JohnnyOrc
      @JohnnyOrc 18 днів тому +13

      Dragon Age Origins, for example.

    • @capicityforgood258
      @capicityforgood258 18 днів тому +6

      I'll buy new games that interest me. But usually that's not western developers.

    • @johndorsey7890
      @johndorsey7890 18 днів тому +3

      Dragon age inquisition was pretty enjoyable too!

    • @Volper1
      @Volper1 18 днів тому

      @ stick, stick, stick.

    • @astolfo2305
      @astolfo2305 18 днів тому +4

      or gacha games like aeons echo :) there will be good modern games stellar blade coming to pc then vanyslash and vindictus next year

  • @petemisc4291
    @petemisc4291 18 днів тому +9

    “Makers panties” says it all

    • @dmsviola1
      @dmsviola1 17 днів тому

      Not gonna lie, that was the only part of the dialogue I liked. It was very in-character for Isabella

    • @petemisc4291
      @petemisc4291 17 днів тому +2

      @ it’s just crude and for me it’s just not immersive, horrible writing but that’s the intent, when you hire a horrible woke writer you get horrible woke writing

  • @paul-ernestmichel123
    @paul-ernestmichel123 18 днів тому +17

    We found out as kids they were villains
    Dufenshwartz Evil Incorporated
    DEI

    • @revansdisciple4636
      @revansdisciple4636 18 днів тому +7

      So back then, they were giving us warning. Damn, we should've been more receptive.

    • @PestilentAllosaurus
      @PestilentAllosaurus 17 днів тому +4

      I salute you.
      I should've recognized it sooner.

  • @Birdsaurus
    @Birdsaurus 18 днів тому +4

    Bellara being offended on behalf of Taash just lacks any kind of self-awareness from the writer. Incredible.

  • @gameoverinsertcointocontin8102
    @gameoverinsertcointocontin8102 11 днів тому +1

    The takeaway: Never apologize to they them, because it well never be enough.

  • @RicardoKoei
    @RicardoKoei 18 днів тому +4

    These writers are like Ms Morello from everybory hates chris. Extremelly prejudiced and overcompensating, while talking down to you like you are a toddler

  • @eliotwildermann
    @eliotwildermann 12 днів тому +1

    Mr Matty plays has never had controversy before he does not have a toxic community 😊

  • @Sonofsun.
    @Sonofsun. 18 днів тому +4

    5:20 its really funny, as if when you do push ups all the bad feelings you had just goes away

  • @austinsultenfuss7661
    @austinsultenfuss7661 18 днів тому +1

    It’s worth doing a deep dive on dragon age lore up to dragon age origins. It’s all really good

  • @forthelichkingsname
    @forthelichkingsname 18 днів тому +5

    damn. this game is not even worth pirating. geez

    • @zxyatiywariii8
      @zxyatiywariii8 17 днів тому +1

      Definitely not. Pirates have standards.

  • @epicwolf3
    @epicwolf3 18 днів тому +1

    I was hoping you'd do a video on this game!

  • @Majorlydevilish
    @Majorlydevilish 17 днів тому +3

    52:59 "Name/shame that editor' this absolute human faeces Is calling for him to dox his editor. News flash there's no such thing as "name/shaming" Leaking someone Private personal Name is freaking DOXING!! These are the People this companies are virtual singling too. These complete Psychos want this guy to Dox his editor over a simple mistake, yet they call us the assholes.

  • @makisky4495
    @makisky4495 17 днів тому

    Im on vacation! But I see new nuxanor video, I clicky 😀 my favorite chaostuber

  • @the_cringe_nerd
    @the_cringe_nerd 18 днів тому +6

    Please do a reaction to Dragon Age Lore. The OG stuff goes hard af, not this shit

  • @colebengston3963
    @colebengston3963 18 днів тому +1

    Wolfheart is a good channel, very humble dude

  • @alchemi802
    @alchemi802 18 днів тому +6

    Dragon Age: Origins was really good, Dragon Age 2 was Ok could have been better if they didn't reuse the same assets and 3 dungeons a for literally everything, Dragon Age Inquisitions was kinda Mid but had it's moments..... Then there's Veilguard. Fuck Veilguad, absolute shitties game they could have made.

    • @EM-vw7im
      @EM-vw7im 18 днів тому

      I said in other comments, that devs and writers for veilguard absolutely disrespected and insulted the players who made the franchise popular as well as the previous writers and devs. No respect for anything that made dragon age, dragon age.

  • @redmammoth8759
    @redmammoth8759 18 днів тому +1

    Dragon Age lore dive?!!? Sweet

  • @johnnoreau3570
    @johnnoreau3570 18 днів тому +9

    4:21 nothing like paying $80 for a brand new game packed full of left wing talking points.

  • @Battlechicken12
    @Battlechicken12 18 днів тому +2

    Nuxanor the God Emperor and his fifth legion calls to you.

  • @sleihbeggey1992
    @sleihbeggey1992 18 днів тому +3

    ¿ people don’t talk like this. This is what happens when you let the internet and other kids ease your kids. Nothing makes sense. Everything is house rules.

  • @Hopemaxxing_For_My_Chair
    @Hopemaxxing_For_My_Chair 10 днів тому +2

    Look how they massacred my girl, Isabella 😭😭😭🙏🙏

  • @arthurdent5357
    @arthurdent5357 18 днів тому +3

    Virtue Signalling - The Game

  • @ElderGamerX
    @ElderGamerX 11 днів тому +1

    Bioware is mad at UA-camrs? That's nice. Gamers have been mad at Bioware for over a decade, but didn't have a good way to communicate that them. Hopefully now they're taking notes.

  • @threestars2164
    @threestars2164 18 днів тому +3

    They never had a chance. The last game this studio made that was in any way remarkable was released in 2010.

    • @sylvirgiomanach1491
      @sylvirgiomanach1491 18 днів тому

      Sometimes I wonder how much better DA2 could have been if they'd had more time to work on it. 🥲 It had a lot of really good groundwork there. Good bones. Neat story, compelling characters, emotional hits. So much potential.

  • @jeremywaskom4007
    @jeremywaskom4007 11 днів тому +1

    If only it stop with this clip, but it totally doesn’t. Scene after scene is like this.

  • @akumaking1
    @akumaking1 18 днів тому +4

    Wokeness bankrupts everything it taints

  • @OverlordGab
    @OverlordGab 18 днів тому

    Suggestions for lore dive:
    Imaginary Axis videos on Darkseid from DC comics:
    "The truth behind DC's most infamous villain"
    "Darkseid is not a god... He's worse!"

  • @questingchris1699
    @questingchris1699 18 днів тому +4

    "I'm not a centrist, I just have opinions that are left and right wing, depending on the situation."
    Dude, I have some news for you...

  • @jacquesprosekticus1332
    @jacquesprosekticus1332 18 днів тому +1

    I was early today where is that 1 hour gentlemen squad guy?

  • @Sciss0rman
    @Sciss0rman 18 днів тому +3

    IGN rated Black Myth 7/10?

  • @oherien
    @oherien 18 днів тому +2

    "I don't speak this language." I felt that.

  • @Lurtz309
    @Lurtz309 18 днів тому +10

    Not gonna lie though, Dragon Age and Mass Effect lore go hard though
    Playing the game currently, and I feel mixed. The custom difficulty has allowed me to craft a gameplay experience that’s fun for me, and there are moments where the writing is actually very good, but the DEI stuff is so hamfisted in that it really takes you out. Having characters that are lgbtq are fine, but there are better ways to handle it. I have hope for Mass Effect from their developer’s response to DA, I just hope BioWare survives long enough to make it.

    • @fandomcake5158
      @fandomcake5158 18 днів тому +1

      So you're saying it went the Andromeda route of making really good gameplay and crafting mechanics but the story is a mix bag?

    • @Lurtz309
      @Lurtz309 18 днів тому

      @ the combat has been really fun, combining the action wheel system from Mass Effect with an Arkham style melee system. The ranged style is a little wonky, but playable as an intermix with the melee. Crafting is very low level, feeling more like one of the newer Assassins Creed games. Leveling feels more Assassins Creed as well. Storywise, I can at least see the appeal for some characters, and already have a few favorites picked out, and the stuff that attaches to the previous works is well done, leading to a great finale. The Andromeda comparison is pretty spot on for the DEI but it feels even more hamfisted than that. And it’s not like BioWare is just introducing lgbtq characters and stories. We had gay relationships from Mass Effect 1, and intended gay characters from as early as KOTOR. They just put it in simplified sandbox, and you could be empathetic, an asshole, or a couple different shades of curious or indifferent towards their characters about it. The characters also only devoted a very small portion of their character arc about their sexuality, normally done at the very start of the arc in a personal one on one. Very normal to have that conversation brought up at that time. This feels like the topic of different sexualities and genders is thrown up to you around every turn. If you want there to be a trans role play option, you throw it in the character creator. It shouldn’t be a dialogue sequence option tree as I reflect upon my backstory over an hour into the game. Just as an example.

    • @micheal5973
      @micheal5973 18 днів тому +2

      Wtf you talking about.
      All the combat difficulty setting does is make enemies spongier. Nothing els. Do you want to spend 5 minutes on a boss or 30 minutes with the exact same attack pattern and the only “difficult” thing being if you can keep attention for that long.

    • @zarthemad8386
      @zarthemad8386 18 днів тому +2

      honestly the twirling and pirouettes every other move in combat make be want to vomit.
      It isnt fighting... its a ghray warden dance fest
      No no.. ill stick to my dwarf swinging a 2hander like its 50 lbs.

    • @Lurtz309
      @Lurtz309 17 днів тому

      @@micheal5973 there is a custom difficulty option that allows you to turn the sponge down to story or keeper and then adjust all the timing and assist mechanics off. It allows you to craft a gameplay that fits you. It exists. The sponge on harder difficulties are ridiculous, so I just turned the health all the way down and minimized the timing windows and turned off the assist mechanics. Made my game way more fun.

  • @BR1.618
    @BR1.618 18 днів тому +1

    46:56 bro started writing a will 💀

  • @JRock2007
    @JRock2007 18 днів тому +3

    Day 132 of asking Nux to do a Halo lore dive

    • @Revenant343
      @Revenant343 18 днів тому

      Wish you luck spartan🫡

  • @Faust_YT
    @Faust_YT 18 днів тому +2

    This game is product when HR takes over game development.

  • @Rat-King27
    @Rat-King27 18 днів тому +8

    I don't think it's going to bankrupt bioware, the game has sold fairly well, it's had the highest concurrent player count of any single player EA game on steam.
    I think the writing looks lame, but let's not lie about the game and say it's going to bankrupt anyone.

    • @TheGrzB
      @TheGrzB 18 днів тому +3

      This one is first one to be released on stem, all the rest was added on steam long time after.

    • @FrenchDinosaur
      @FrenchDinosaur 18 днів тому +2

      At the very least, it creatively bankrupted them. Not that they were not already long ago.

    • @Rat-King27
      @Rat-King27 18 днів тому +2

      @FrenchDinosaur oh ye, I think the game's pretty terrible, the character designs look like they're out of fortnite, and the writing is almost so bad it's funny.

    • @phantasm5347
      @phantasm5347 18 днів тому +8

      89,418 all-time peak is the best a single player EA game has ever done on steam???
      MH:Wilds BETA literally did almost 6 times better... BETA...

    • @cgathunder2
      @cgathunder2 18 днів тому +3

      Lol you may want to look up a legendary series called "The Sims" if you think this is the biggest single player EA game....

  • @bobroberts2581
    @bobroberts2581 18 днів тому +1

    Is giving video to an editor a wrong though? Does EA actually assume NDA drop day will just trigger a race for the editors?

  • @DavidKeys-qu6sv
    @DavidKeys-qu6sv 18 днів тому +1

    Put it in terms of "punishing yourself for your religion." And the push up scene makes perfect sense. It's a cult.

  • @epicmage82
    @epicmage82 18 днів тому +2

    Trust me, I'm never sorry and I don't care about anyone's feeling that aren't in my extremely small friend group.

  • @johnnoreau3570
    @johnnoreau3570 18 днів тому

    37:48 I’m playing legacy right now. I have nothing but praise for it. It’s the first modern game I’ve enjoyed in ages. The dialogue is refreshing. The characters are animated. Not like obviously. But their expressions. They feel real. Everything looks really nice. All the little details in the castle and such. They really put care into that game.

  • @LanguidWyvern
    @LanguidWyvern 18 днів тому +1

    MattyPlays did nothing wrong, the fault is on the editor for passing clips on to others. You need to give editors footage early so they actually have time to edit it so naturally footage would be available to leak ahead of the review day. Give your editor something to edit and tell them it's needed that same day, see what happens.

  • @colbymorris6034
    @colbymorris6034 18 днів тому +2

    Xbox said 70% 5 star reviews.
    I skimmed through them for a few minutes solid before i found a single 5 star review. Dude said he only gave it 5 to "balance the review bomb" 😂😂😂

  • @Tensolin01
    @Tensolin01 15 днів тому

    Hyped for Nux to get into the Narnia lore…