I played 7 hours of 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard'...

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  • @tulkdog
    @tulkdog 25 днів тому +68

    “Only $60 is insane “
    Huh?

  • @TagBackTv
    @TagBackTv 2 місяці тому +2661

    I love that you included that everyone internally at Bioware HATED the first trailer.

    • @tygamasta1720
      @tygamasta1720 2 місяці тому +175

      Which they should have. That trailer seems to have been extremely misleading lol

    • @bryandedon7459
      @bryandedon7459 2 місяці тому +129

      It's smart to say that? They know everybody hated it. The dumbest thing they could do is say we liked the trailer and it represents the game well. If they want it to sell well, they have to say they didn't like it.

    • @kayne8222
      @kayne8222 2 місяці тому +2

      Oh snap what up tag!

    • @yourdudevini7407
      @yourdudevini7407 2 місяці тому +82

      ​@@bryandedon7459that has nothing to do with sales, it just shows how the marketing team at EA is not following what the devs have in mind

    • @xNemesis_
      @xNemesis_ 2 місяці тому +27

      ​​@@bryandedon7459nah tbf the marketing team has fucked up big time as always. I'm still on the fence for that game but if the rest of what Bioware has shown was like that 1st trailer, yeah it would have been in my ignore list lol

  • @NorXAengell
    @NorXAengell 2 місяці тому +1195

    Completely disagree with the idea of $60 being a "discount". A few companies have tried to experiment with pushing standard editions up to $70 but it is far from the norm. $60 is full price, let's not get it twisted.

    • @JoaoPedro-io9yd
      @JoaoPedro-io9yd 2 місяці тому +30

      @@NorXAengell depends on different zones, in Europe the game on pc is 60€ instead of the normal 80€, and the deluxe edition is 80€ instead of the normal 100€, that's a substancial decrease imo

    • @XBullitt16X
      @XBullitt16X 2 місяці тому +48

      I agree, what a ridiculous take.

    • @Capper_Bra
      @Capper_Bra 2 місяці тому +18

      Full price is full price. $60 are not a "discount" and so are $40 aswell.

    • @KolyoSofiata
      @KolyoSofiata 2 місяці тому +33

      @@JoaoPedro-io9yd Where are you getting these prices from? Standard price for all big games is 60€ in Europe. Just like in dollars, some publishers are pushing to 70, but I've never seen an 80€ for a normal edition of a game.

    • @formedblackhawk_4259
      @formedblackhawk_4259 2 місяці тому +36

      Few companies? $70 is the norm for games now unfortunately, atleast on consoles

  • @Jdawghhw
    @Jdawghhw 2 місяці тому +552

    Skeptically viewing a post skeptical review, while i remain skeptical of both.

    • @michaelfrazier3148
      @michaelfrazier3148 2 місяці тому +40

      I’m very skeptical about this comment. Dont like it.

    • @prodtetch
      @prodtetch 2 місяці тому +37

      Skeptically examining your skepticism.

    • @darugdawg2453
      @darugdawg2453 2 місяці тому +15

      this channel is woke...

    • @basedggallin4556
      @basedggallin4556 2 місяці тому +4

      The only correct mindset

    • @AIIEYESONME
      @AIIEYESONME Місяць тому +21

      Why would you be remain skeptical of every single UA-camr that went out on an all expenses paid free trip by EA, to go play DAV for 7 hours. All came back loving it and repeating all of the same talking points??
      UA-camrs are not much more them paid influencers anymore. The wild west halcyon days of free independent reviews have gone the way of journalists and professional Movie and VG critics.
      The biggest hurdle unlike for Movies or shows. Is that it takes days to play a video game to actually be able to review it., Hence YT rely on getting early review copies or access before the game officially launches to have a video uploaded and ready to collect as many views as possible the day the game launches.
      And that is where integrity and this Wild independant YT thing of ours is compromised if not dying, bc as soon as these guys get big enough to quit their day jobs they have to at least compromise with the big game Publishers, or ear their channel will become irrelevant, lost in the crowd of late game revews.
      Sure you can knock the living crap out of Anthem when the player count on Steam is in the toilet anyway. Sure you can laugh at MEA when there are already a dozen memes of "my face is tired". Lol
      EA took all these YTs out, and paid them to come review their game. Luka and all of the other UA-camrs that accepted, already understood they had to play ball with EA or get blacklisted for good.
      It will be extremely interesting to watch what all of the other YTs say about this game, if they even bother to upload a review of it like a few days after it launched.

  • @daffrule88
    @daffrule88 2 місяці тому +1786

    the holy rule of this age is do not preorder a videogame.

    • @johnpantag472
      @johnpantag472 2 місяці тому +98

      I'd rather pre order this than any fifa/cod game

    • @jordanarcher6790
      @jordanarcher6790 2 місяці тому +194

      ​@@johnpantag472both are bad pre orders.

    • @Nemetournepasledos
      @Nemetournepasledos 2 місяці тому +53

      This game will fail anyway.

    • @robinbernardinis
      @robinbernardinis 2 місяці тому +45

      ​@@johnpantag472I mean, FIFA is probably a better preorder than this. When you preorder FIFA, you know you get exactly the same shit game that came out one year prior; when you preorder The Veilguard, you don't know if it will be good or bad. Either way, preorders are dumb.

    • @supergirlvideoclips894
      @supergirlvideoclips894 2 місяці тому +14

      ​@@Nemetournepasledos This is not acolyte. This is a game liked by all the people who played it.

  • @Powerful_TDFAM
    @Powerful_TDFAM Місяць тому +25

    The lesson for everyone is never pre-order. If it's good, the game will sell. If it isn't, it won't sell. Easy as that.

  • @WynneL
    @WynneL 2 місяці тому +187

    "I don't think there was a single bad egg in this basket." (DA fan base picturing Solas intensifies.)

    • @ClarePflaum
      @ClarePflaum 2 місяці тому +9

      not gonna lie, that was my thought too 🤣

  • @hakka3385
    @hakka3385 Місяць тому +99

    i just wish these companies would stop making the user interface look like a mobile game, it makes the whole game feel cheap. bg3 and witcher 3 have great, functional, and immersive ui

    • @TheGreatestJediOfAllTime
      @TheGreatestJediOfAllTime 29 днів тому +15

      Bg3s UI is NOT great. The inventory is a clusterfk

    • @hakka3385
      @hakka3385 27 днів тому +4

      @@TheGreatestJediOfAllTime yea the organization is not great, i mean the visual style of the ui. in this game i’m immediately reminded visually of a cheap mobile game even though the game itself looks great!

    • @Qwarzz
      @Qwarzz 24 дні тому

      @@TheGreatestJediOfAllTime fortunately mods can fix stuff like that.

    • @Grogeous_Maximus
      @Grogeous_Maximus 24 дні тому +1

      @@Qwarzz We shouldn't be reliant on loving modders fixing billion dollar games for free

    • @Grogeous_Maximus
      @Grogeous_Maximus 24 дні тому +1

      And I jush wish that the AAA companies would stop trying to split the fanbase with access journalism.

  • @MALØR.34
    @MALØR.34 2 місяці тому +1001

    DA2 was the best look for the Qunari. IMO they should've kept that. there's something uncanny valley about Qunari Rook. so creepily smooth.

    • @oohforf6375
      @oohforf6375 2 місяці тому +39

      I agree somewhat but didn't they all basically have the same face?

    • @Thresher326
      @Thresher326 2 місяці тому +158

      The new art style in general looks hideous.

    • @Reovyn
      @Reovyn 2 місяці тому +23

      the change from DA2 was a fan request back in the day, believe it or not

    • @maugwei
      @maugwei 2 місяці тому +27

      This i can agree on. I'll be honest, the art style is appealing yes. But somehow it just gives me such poopoo doodoo woke vibes. It looks soooooooooo forced inclusivity. I'll reserve full judgement until it drops.

    • @thebenc1537
      @thebenc1537 2 місяці тому +19

      They look like their horns are covered by their skin.

  • @RanRayu
    @RanRayu Місяць тому +163

    ok, lets not go calling 60 bucks ''discounted,'' because it is not, it is the normal AAA price.
    the 70 bucks companies are asking for now is just greed, simple as that.

    • @asdfasdf-mn8iu
      @asdfasdf-mn8iu Місяць тому +10

      60 bucks has been the price for ages. Everything else has gone up. It is not greedy at some point to account for higher costs with higher prices, that's just how they keep making money. If they don't do that, at some point we will only get the safe money-milkers like FIFA and CoD because if the margins get slimmer, the risks must be smaller.
      Imo it is absolutely fine to adjust prices for inflation at some point and anyone calling that greed is simply blind to the costs of developing a video game.

    • @ChefMarius
      @ChefMarius Місяць тому +3

      Delusion

    • @TapTwoCounterspell
      @TapTwoCounterspell Місяць тому

      Selling 99% of your product is MASSIVELY cheaper than producing physical copies, nevermind the money spent on logistics. They also get a TON of free advertising..like the video we just watched that didn't used to exist. Don't be such a 🤡​@@asdfasdf-mn8iu

    • @itsspooky960
      @itsspooky960 Місяць тому

      Honestly, video games should be more with how much things cost now. They are the only things that haven't gone up with inflation as of late.

    • @totallytubular618
      @totallytubular618 Місяць тому +6

      ​@@asdfasdf-mn8iuGames are mostly digital now. The cost of disc production has gone *down*. Did they pass those savings onto the consumer? No. They increased the cost of their games. AAA studios also now have unnecessarily inflated budgets and still have trouble making good games, which is a self-inflicted loss that the consumers are paying for.

  • @equipmunk9442
    @equipmunk9442 2 місяці тому +299

    Been a Dragon Age fan since origins dropped and I reeeeaaaally want this to be good, but I still have reservations. I'll have to wait and see.... definitely not a day 1 purchase for me.

    • @Helljumper_Fanatic
      @Helljumper_Fanatic 2 місяці тому +23

      I'm in the same boat.
      Definitely worried about the game, tho it's important to not dismiss a potentially decent game.
      Lord knows we need one

    • @echo12345ish
      @echo12345ish 2 місяці тому +18

      Its EA, I definitely don't fault you for having reservations about the game. Im in the same boat and gonna wait for when reviews drop

    • @bustanut5501
      @bustanut5501 2 місяці тому +13

      Probably the most reasonable approach. Same for me, even though I never played the others.

    • @shumworld
      @shumworld 2 місяці тому +8

      Same here. I'll wait once I hear good reviews of the game at launch.

    • @Airbender131090
      @Airbender131090 2 місяці тому +4

      Just dont compare it to origins. Those kind of games are dead for good.

  • @treecat125
    @treecat125 2 місяці тому +175

    I find it so odd that people complain it isn't a fully open world. DA:O wasn't like that. It was barely open world. A lot of people disliked the open world of DA:I. Besides, it seems like people are sick of open world games? Feels like a hybrid would be ideal. Smaller areas designed with intention for interesting interactions and exploration.

    • @miroo4097
      @miroo4097 Місяць тому +13

      It wasn't exactly an open world that people hated, it's that in Inquisition they tried to do this weird MMO design mix.

    • @OndraUrban
      @OndraUrban Місяць тому +5

      DO:I isn't really open world either. It's more of a glorified linear map that pretends to be open world

    • @ClanToreador
      @ClanToreador Місяць тому +7

      DA:O had an incredible story and characters… DA:I had a great open world and sort of great character arcs, I’m extremely open to this game but I HATE games that become political and add “chest surgery” LOL ITS A MAGICAL WORLD THAT LITERALLY MAKES ZERO SENSE TO HAVE THAT. 😂😂😂

    • @Mourne_S_E
      @Mourne_S_E Місяць тому +23

      @@ClanToreadorAwe, you poor thing :(

    • @kodaxmax
      @kodaxmax Місяць тому +2

      Why? fans have always lamented the games getting worse and shallower. DA:O should be the absolute bare minimum bar for a sequel to surpass. Not the ultimate goal. We want the games to get better. Going from open regions to linear maps is the games getting worse, not better.

  • @umbreeunix
    @umbreeunix 2 місяці тому +115

    Don't know if I'd say Bioware had a 'choice' when it came to the Frostbite engine. I remember articles about EA's higher ups 'strongly encouraging' their studios to use it, despite the fact it's a complicated engine better suited for FPS games (and Bioware is definitely known for their FPS titles).
    Glad to see the devs have managed to iron out those issues, but, lets be honest, EA kinda set Bioware up to fail prior to Veilguard.

    • @theblackoutexplorer2658
      @theblackoutexplorer2658 2 місяці тому +1

      Why the hell would they force em to use it? Is it cheaper or something? Feels like forcing devs to use something unfamiliar when they don’t need to might be a bit of gamble development wise on the crash and burn scale

    • @jonanderetxebarria9944
      @jonanderetxebarria9944 2 місяці тому +21

      @@theblackoutexplorer2658 Using other propietary engines costs money, a lot. That's why companies try to develop their own and then force their studios to use it even if they are not suited for their kind of games.
      CDPR used the red engine for all their games, until they fucked it up with Cyberpunk 2077. After that, they decided to go to Unreal engine, because the costs of using their own it's just not worth it.
      Bioware should have used Unreal from the start, just like they did with the Mass effect trilogy, but EA forced them to use frosbite and make their games as much of a live service as posible.
      That's were the problem has always been.

    • @bradleyhiggs3824
      @bradleyhiggs3824 2 місяці тому +8

      EA doesn't want their golden devs working on their signature stuff, they want them promoting their soulless online casino garbage.

    • @YmanYoutube
      @YmanYoutube Місяць тому +3

      ​@@jonanderetxebarria9944 Switching to Unreal will 100% be the worst thing that CDPR has ever done, they had an engine that gave us the best Graphics in gaming history ever with reasonable performance (after tweaks) and yet they abandoned it for the piece of shit that is UE5 that has HORRIBLE performance and makes all the game made with it look exactly the same and not even look as good as the red engine. Complete fucking disaster.

    • @YmanYoutube
      @YmanYoutube Місяць тому

      Frostbite is an amazing engine IMO, all the games made with it not only look great but they also run amazingly well.

  • @raa5132
    @raa5132 24 дні тому +17

    🤣🤣🤣 aged well

  • @RaleighStoughton
    @RaleighStoughton 2 місяці тому +635

    It's amazing how much better third person action gameplay looks when the person playing knows the controller has a right analog stick. IGN's video actively made the game look bad.

    • @XxWolfxWaRioRxX
      @XxWolfxWaRioRxX 2 місяці тому +38

      It is bad the animations look like AA jank and some of the features belong in the early 2000's there is no damn excuse for either with thier time and budget

    • @SaltyDerps
      @SaltyDerps 2 місяці тому +27

      True, still looks like a mobile phone game tho

    • @kleberson777
      @kleberson777 2 місяці тому +66

      have you played or seen early 2000 game before?

    • @uchusky08
      @uchusky08 2 місяці тому +55

      @@XxWolfxWaRioRxX I don't take the opinions of people whose usernames start and end with Xx xX seriously

    • @XxWolfxWaRioRxX
      @XxWolfxWaRioRxX 2 місяці тому +17

      @@uchusky08 If you believe that someone's old ACC name means anything then you're clearly very immature and I don't want your input

  • @overgrowndweeb
    @overgrowndweeb Місяць тому +12

    This review came off like the bioware marketing team gave you a bullet list of topics and you just started at the top and dutifully hit each one in turn.
    Like what you like, obviously, but man if this video wasn't bought and paid for somehow I'll eat my socks.

  • @jo_yb0y913
    @jo_yb0y913 2 місяці тому +560

    I will say this again FIX THE QUNARI 😂 I cannot take the game seriously with them looking like that

    • @DizzyInfusion
      @DizzyInfusion 2 місяці тому +15

      Im hoping we can mod them to look like they did in 2 or inquisiton. Im not sold on their weird skin horns..

    • @liyannah
      @liyannah 2 місяці тому +25

      They even looked weird in inquisition

    • @theblackoutexplorer2658
      @theblackoutexplorer2658 2 місяці тому +42

      @@liyannahthey looked weird but Atleast weird in a way where I was like yea this is a different species of people with kinda rocky texture skin ight. Here it’s like there weird gray human tiefling knock offs

    • @TheParaxore
      @TheParaxore 2 місяці тому +1

      @@DizzyInfusion garrenteed a mod will come out addressing it.

    • @filipstysiak
      @filipstysiak 2 місяці тому +34

      Qunari look the worst, but every character model has these weird slightly cartoony proportions that just are a turnoff. A waste of great hair technology

  • @daciandraco6462
    @daciandraco6462 28 днів тому +23

    Praising EA for only charging $60 for this? Smell of shilling.

    • @alfonsomendez9787
      @alfonsomendez9787 20 днів тому +1

      He already defended PRETTY HARD Ubisoft...
      Don’t get surprised.

    • @tomaschlouba5868
      @tomaschlouba5868 19 днів тому

      Have you heard about thing called inflation?

  • @isitPC
    @isitPC Місяць тому +9

    This guy called Outlaws 'Fun but flawed'. I wouldn't trust a single word out of his mouth...

  • @soulsimplistic
    @soulsimplistic 21 день тому +4

    I was scared to put $60 towards this game. It wasn't the Dragon Age that "I" was used to, but neither were all the sequels that came after the original one. After hitting the gym, and having a nice big meal, I made the purchase, and I've been playing it ever since I installed it. Does it look different? Yes. Does it play the same as before? No. Is the writing kind of cheesy? That's a big 10-4. It's a simplified version of what we were playing before, but it's fun. The combat fills more arcade style, and I'm not very invested in my party quite yet, but neither was I in the prior games. At least not at the beginning. It's usually not until I get midway through my playthrough, that I start all over again, reinvested in these characters. Either way, I'm having fun.

  • @hambone41
    @hambone41 20 днів тому +6

    Seeing where Dragon Age came from, I can't get behind this! Bring back the old days!

  • @BRNDMYR
    @BRNDMYR 23 дні тому +13

    Waiting for the real review with apolegetic "I only played beta and 7 hours" 🤪

  • @Ethan-xr4ik
    @Ethan-xr4ik Місяць тому +97

    I’ll bet that 90% of the employees at BioWare are not the ones those still there today.

    • @TapTwoCounterspell
      @TapTwoCounterspell Місяць тому +10

      ...what?

    • @justaregularguy115
      @justaregularguy115 Місяць тому +6

      ​​@@TapTwoCounterspell
      Dl£ did a number on the entertainment industry. This caused a MASSIVE taIent exodus with this current generation of devs being lower quality than the ones that started these studios.
      (Or were u in a coma the past 5-10 years)?

    • @nedo-spice7988
      @nedo-spice7988 Місяць тому +2

      Your are correct most are in the new space game exodus

    • @tgreaux5027
      @tgreaux5027 24 дні тому

      more than 90

    • @tgreaux5027
      @tgreaux5027 24 дні тому +1

      @@nedo-spice7988 you're*

  • @Emanon...
    @Emanon... Місяць тому +100

    I'm not pre-ordering shit. It's not based on emotions.
    It's based on the statistics and track record of all these AAA developers that frankly don't give a shit about the games, just the contents of our wallets.
    EA/Bioware. Activision/Blizzard. And now Firaxis and Paradox (my two favourites) have slowly, but surely, given in to the corruption from the empty suits in their board rooms...

    • @BigO161107
      @BigO161107 Місяць тому +7

      ofc you shouldnt pre-order, thats goes for every game ever.

    • @AbhishekNag666
      @AbhishekNag666 Місяць тому +4

      Yeah, why pre-order. What's gonna happen, will they run out of license keys 😂😂😂

    • @davidcook680
      @davidcook680 Місяць тому +1

      Why I mostly play indie games these days. Stuff like inside or little nightmares. The makers of those just want to make good fun games. Another good one is rain world. Man I love that dang game.

    • @paulderosa3065
      @paulderosa3065 27 днів тому

      You are completely right

  • @PaulusAlone
    @PaulusAlone 2 місяці тому +75

    Luke makes it sound like Veilguard is lo key “game of the year” here?
    Hope it lives up to that but I’m not throwing money down until I’ve seen in depth reviews.
    “Fool me once…” 🤗

    • @gamer2101
      @gamer2101 2 місяці тому +7

      Amen.

    • @DGenHero
      @DGenHero 2 місяці тому +13

      Fucking yes.
      Vote with your wallet after taking in the information.

    • @earendilthemariner5546
      @earendilthemariner5546 Місяць тому +3

      I want this to be good, but its gotta be Sparking Zero

    • @Faminetheblack
      @Faminetheblack 27 днів тому +2

      Keep in mind this is the same dude who got flown out for ubisoft and positively reviewed star wars outlaws. Anything he says is suspect.

    • @PaulusAlone
      @PaulusAlone 26 днів тому

      @@Faminetheblack - Fair point! 👍

  • @josephvickers7426
    @josephvickers7426 2 місяці тому +68

    Does bioware requires you to talk about the hair? It seems like a strange thing for every review to mention

    • @madbro4803
      @madbro4803 Місяць тому +5

      They put all that effort into it. They want to make sure you appreciate it.

    • @dgripper05
      @dgripper05 Місяць тому +15

      Preview and the hair looks amazing so if you appreciate graphics and visuals you will talk about it. It’s some of the best looking hair in games

    • @sandy80334
      @sandy80334 Місяць тому +4

      I feel like my problem with hair wasn’t that it was stiff but the lack of variety. Dragon age inquisition had mullets and odd bobs. The combination of male and female hairs was just lazy designing. From what I’ve seen in veilguard some of the hairs read too modern. I want sexy slick back hair, intricate braids, hair that looks like it’s been through the forest, combat ready hair. I don’t really care if it moves in the wind, that doesn’t help with the story I’m telling. It seems like veilguard carries that combination of gender hairs. I really want my character creation choices to be a bit more thought heavy, maybe race specific hairs and tattoos, (they kinda had that for tattoos in previous games).

    • @CreativeUsernameEh
      @CreativeUsernameEh Місяць тому +2

      To be fair a LOT of us complained during DAI days (The fact Scout Harding and Empress Celene during s ball had the same style…) about plastic helmet hair, seeing them do better is actually really welcome and highly requested.

    • @x570Belmont
      @x570Belmont Місяць тому +9

      Multiple content creators keep mentioning the hair, almost as if it's a told to talking point to distract from the rest of the game so potential customers don't see the cracks or dumbed down gameplay mechanics.
      But the hair, though! The hair!

  • @JamezGrimm
    @JamezGrimm Місяць тому +9

    This has the smell of “bought and paid for” all over it.

  • @AlphaMachina
    @AlphaMachina Місяць тому +243

    The problem I have with this game is how every character looks like a dwarf because they gave them giant heads, little stubby limbs and narrow shoulders. Weird.

    • @Nahtan.9758
      @Nahtan.9758 Місяць тому +12

      thats how they kinda looked in dao tho lol

    • @AntiGamer-de8vp
      @AntiGamer-de8vp Місяць тому +39

      ​@@Nahtan.9758 I just did a rigorous comparison from head-on body screenshots and Morrigan in DAO is ~7 heads tall (we artists measure proportions using heads, often), while in Veilguard she's only around 5 heads tall. So relative to her head size, her body is much, much larger in DAO (around 40% larger).
      The Veilguard version is typically what we find in humans who are very short, like less than 5 feet tall. In DAO, her proportions suggest a fairly tall woman, perhaps around 5'8 to 5'10.
      I don't mind the stylization so much. It's an interesting art style. Yet it doesn't seem to tonally fit the darker tones of the game. It's typically something we'd expect to find in something that has a lighter theme, more cute or humorous in nature.

    • @DaciValt
      @DaciValt Місяць тому +13

      It doesn't help they all look very toy like which does nothing but enhance how off they look.

    • @bluedistortions
      @bluedistortions Місяць тому +19

      Lead game design was given to a Sims 4 developer. So that's probably why.
      Very strange choice.

    • @AntiGamer-de8vp
      @AntiGamer-de8vp Місяць тому +5

      ​@@bluedistortions I wonder how much Busche had a say over the art direction as game director. I've never worked in a large game studio like this to know how much influence the game director over the art director (only small studios where the game director had a lot of say over everything). It does seem to fit more closely the stylization of the Sims, although even many Sims characters have more realistic overall body proportions than this from what I've seen with the exception of Sims Mobile.
      Sims Mobile seems to have comparable proportions; typically mobile games tend to exaggerate proportions a lot more (especially heads if facial expressions are important) since the screens are so tiny and there's a greater need to emphasize certain features.
      One thing of note is that average human beings do tend to be only around 5.5-6.5 heads high for women and around 6-7 for men, unless they're quite tall. So in a sense, these proportions aren't necessarily unrealistic even though they might look funny to our eyes. However, artist canons usually tend to be far more idealistic; like Greek Statues of gods and goddesses sometimes went as much as 11 heads tall to create towering, epic, ideailzed figures. And comic book artists often favor figures as high as 9 heads. So I think we're generally used to seeing characters with larger-than-usual bodies in the media and the arts.
      Still, 5 heads tall is pretty low for a human, and I think it looks even weirder because in scale to the game, the actual heights/scale of the characters don't match what we'd expect to find in human beings of that height.

  • @Remix32-dz1tb
    @Remix32-dz1tb 24 дні тому +47

    Aged like milk

  • @daughterofthedas
    @daughterofthedas 2 місяці тому +12

    I can’t wait. I feel like a kid counting down the days till christmas haha happy to know there is more of an emphasis on decisions. I’m glad it’s not open world even though it has an open world feel from other videos I’ve seen. I’ve spent enough life times lost in hinterlands haha

  • @Toby.-.09-i9h
    @Toby.-.09-i9h 21 день тому +9

    Luke selling out is something I thought I'd never live to see

    • @Nick-dh4dt
      @Nick-dh4dt 19 днів тому +1

      I used to believe his whole skepticism branding too but he sold out pretty hard with starwars outlaws and then preceded to gaslight his community after admitting to the things they were blaming him for... now I might watch his videos here or there to get muted takes that I understand have been curated.

  • @Morindor
    @Morindor 25 днів тому +9

    Yeah...this was the oddest review I've seen so far. Absolutely zero criticism, just going around and saying that some things could be better but are still good. Or that there will be some people that won't enjoy the action combat and lack of party control, SOME ? Most of the fanbase is up in arms against these decision and you call it some people ?
    Look I'm going to reserve my judgement for when it releases. Even if they made the new combat work and lack of party control, I will still feel like it's missing an integral part of the franchise.
    And while this is not what you intended to say, it is what you said. While SOME people, meaning those that did enjoy the last 3 games over a span of 15 years, might not enjoy it don't worry the game was hand crafted to hit all demographics so that they can get as much revenue as possible while sacrificing the soul of the franchise.
    It's a weird thought to come and say that the complete change in direction will attract a lot of people, of course it will, that's why they did it. Doesn't mean the franchise will benefit from it, only the pockets will benefit. Did we forget when Ubisoft sacrificed Assassin's Creed from what it was intended to be into whatever it became ? And they didn't even have to change to combat to kill the soul of the game, how is this fine in comparison ?
    It's a blatant display of sacrificing the fanbase for a bigger audience. And yet when they do it to movies or other media, it's seen as not acceptable and a money grab. When Bioware does it, they get praised ?
    This can be game of the year objectively and I could be enjoying the heck out of it, I still wouldn't call it Dragon Age. I would have loved to see this but with a new IP instead, I'm not against what they are doing here, I just wished they didn't do it with Dragon Age.
    Let's go over some criticism that is fair, please stop praising what they made here and look at what they gave up to come up with this.
    - Boring character design and models, Qunari look like something a starting indie company would come up with, absolutely a disgrace for 3D models.
    - No party combat, and no, having some random ability presses and "synergies" between your character and NPCs is not party control
    - No Tactical Pause because action combat
    - Mobile game UI, call it whatever you like, it's horrendous eye candy made to attract some demographics that didn't care about the franchise before this, it was a purposeful decision, it didn't come up out of thin air in the project files
    - From what I've gathered the dialogues between characters is very bland. Only talking about current events and completely disregarding the previous IPs or just mocking them as if they don't matter
    You should be judging this game based on what made it be able to even exist, which is not this iteration. Doesn't matter how well the combat is made or whatever else, it's not Dragon Age.
    I don't care even if it's on par with God of War or Ghosts of Tsushima levels of action combat (masterpieces, both games). This is neither of those and hasn't been for the past 15 years. It's like completely changing the rules of chess to play more like football and saying "Oh but look, the mechanics are just as good as football so it's a good sport". Not the point.
    Again, I don't mind what they are doing here, could be and will most likely be a good game but it's not Dragon Age.

  • @alkon8032
    @alkon8032 25 днів тому +20

    You have been suckin EA wayyyy to hard my guy 😂

  • @Yeldibus
    @Yeldibus Місяць тому +6

    Bioware is so brave for using an old, crappy enginge instead of taking the easy way out and spending money on developing a better one!
    Bioware is so kind to bring us this AAA at a gracious discount! 60 bucks is so consumer friendly - when they know that it would fly off the shelves at 90+ just the same!
    Not saying GAME OF THE YEAR, but I'm pretty sure this will be GOTY! I'm so PROUD to SUPPORT Bioware's new game.
    Since this is a unbiased and fair review, let me also comment on something negative:
    Will in BG3 is kinda lame.

  • @mippa
    @mippa Місяць тому +75

    The fact that you expressed disdain for the "oooOOo I'm so QUIRKY" archetype that Bioware seems to love to improve immediately earned my trust. I'm also too old for that lol

    • @muhash14
      @muhash14 Місяць тому +2

      I was too old for that with Sera 10 years ago lol. But hey, lets hope it's better this time.

  • @xanira6367
    @xanira6367 2 місяці тому +263

    telling me that $60 is "pro consumer" is kinda nuts lmfao. i was expecting u to tell me $40 or something similar lmfao

    • @andrewmcmillan229
      @andrewmcmillan229 2 місяці тому +17

      $60 now would have been worth $40 in 2006, which is when games went to $60.

    • @xanira6367
      @xanira6367 2 місяці тому +7

      @@andrewmcmillan229 60 is still very normal though, nothing spectacular about that. Like if I was buying a car and I was told I could have it for 60k instead of 70k I would be pumped, but from $70 to $60..? Nah man that's almost a slap in the face lmfao

    • @andrewmcmillan229
      @andrewmcmillan229 2 місяці тому +14

      @@xanira6367 it’s a slap in the face to pay less than normal price?

    • @xanira6367
      @xanira6367 2 місяці тому +6

      @@andrewmcmillan229 yeah I'm not having this convo with u if ur gonna be illiterate and not read my reply

    • @JoaoPedro-io9yd
      @JoaoPedro-io9yd 2 місяці тому

      @@xanira6367 depends on different zones, in Europe the game on pc costs 60€ instead of the normal AAA 80€ price, 20€ is a substantial drop, the deluxe edition is 80€ instead of the normal 100€

  • @ronsetz4629
    @ronsetz4629 22 дні тому +16

    This aged like fine milk 😂

  • @MetaVita
    @MetaVita 21 день тому +19

    Say goodbye to your credibility.

  • @YaneS-
    @YaneS- 2 місяці тому +21

    I've been so hesitant about the release of the game man, I REALLY want to play this and feel the same way about it that I did when I played Origins, DA2, and even Inquisition.
    Staying cautiously optimistic for now though, and will definitely be excited to see the reviews on release! Another great vid as always Luke, thanks!

    • @supergirlvideoclips894
      @supergirlvideoclips894 2 місяці тому +3

      Everyone is saying this is better than Inquisition.

    • @YaneS-
      @YaneS- 2 місяці тому +2

      @@supergirlvideoclips894 I mean, for as many peeps that loved to hate on Inquisition, I really rather enjoyed it. My largest concern is probably the writing, just because it's definitely been a while since BioWare has been on top of their game in that regard. But we'll see!

  • @dwestman62
    @dwestman62 Місяць тому

    Thank you for such a thorough and fair review. I really connect with all your reviews and agree your assessments and analysis. Tim Cain (creator of Fallout) says, "Find a game reviewer that you connect with and that has similar tastes as yourself." You are that reviewer for me. You have another subscriber and I look forward to watching more of your reviews in the future!

  • @Gemini_Jack
    @Gemini_Jack 2 місяці тому +145

    Curious though Luke since you said yourself that you weren't really into the franchise before, but your wife was. What's her impressions or take on it? As a Dragon Age vet, I'm kind of mixed on a lot of the changes, it feels like we're going thru the same changes that happened from Origins to DA2 all over again.

    • @Gemini_Jack
      @Gemini_Jack 2 місяці тому +14

      Also perhaps this is as intended, meaning this game was meant to be a soft reboot, picking up from Inquisition but with the intention of bringing in brand new players that previously could not get into the DA series...

    • @HDGaminTutorials
      @HDGaminTutorials 2 місяці тому +41

      Any real dragon age fan can see this game is awful they litteraly redesinged everything. Even morrigan looks uglier than she use to and less hot

    • @Gemini_Jack
      @Gemini_Jack 2 місяці тому +11

      @@HDGaminTutorials I'm with you on the redesigns, I wish they had just picked up from Inquisition and built on that for this new era of gaming. Given how most of the previews have been pretty positive, I'm trying to let it slide! Totally understand if you can't, I was upset about it for a while, but Bioware improving from Andromeda is very important while experiencing the world a lot of us love in Dragon Age

    • @d4nkdesu
      @d4nkdesu 2 місяці тому +4

      In a recent stream which had happened after the preview event she said that it's the game she was looking most forward to. I had already assumed that the impressions must have been nice and all the preveiws from different people today seem to follow the same trend.

    • @tyhjyys
      @tyhjyys 2 місяці тому +4

      tfw id rather hear his wife's opinion lmao

  • @bruceburacker3292
    @bruceburacker3292 2 місяці тому +7

    Love all the dragon age games. Can’t wait for this

  • @badwolf0626
    @badwolf0626 2 місяці тому +6

    Great review! Thanks for all the Lucanis footage :D

  • @heroofkvatch5878
    @heroofkvatch5878 2 місяці тому

    I’m actually excited to play this game and happy about your preview!

  • @vojtechchochola2661
    @vojtechchochola2661 2 місяці тому +124

    one of the company-approved reviewers says it is great? what a relief.

    • @studmuffin-o5i
      @studmuffin-o5i 2 місяці тому +23

      Did you not watch past the 2min mark? LMAO

    • @JoaoPedro-io9yd
      @JoaoPedro-io9yd 2 місяці тому +39

      Luke was one of the vast list of UA-camrs who was trashing the game, he played it, and changed his mind, maybe if you played it you would change your mind instead of repeating the echoes of toxic gaming communities that never intended to try the game out

    • @Crow-nc1oo
      @Crow-nc1oo Місяць тому +8

      ​@@JoaoPedro-io9ydidk man heard this guy shilled for Star wars outlaws

  • @kennethhernandez9243
    @kennethhernandez9243 2 місяці тому +5

    This was honestly exactly what I was expecting. The gameplay, specifically combat, looked fun.
    It’s the “other” stuff that really puts me off.
    Another game I’m waiting for a sale for.
    I respect the honesty and integrity of your preview.

  • @gaming_blanket_
    @gaming_blanket_ 22 дні тому +3

    Don’t wait for a review guys, it’s not happening because they are being "frugal with the codes".

  • @Anon9729X
    @Anon9729X 23 дні тому +6

    Btw he won’t be reviewing it because apparently BioWare didn’t bribe him, like Ubishit did, I mean the dude could buy the game and review it, but fuck that, instead he’s gonna be playing some other game, it’s all about getting free copies these days.

  • @yoseflevi3679
    @yoseflevi3679 2 місяці тому +62

    Damn...i suspected something is off when i saw the outlaws review and now im sure about it.

    • @kaykydouglas7649
      @kaykydouglas7649 2 місяці тому +3

      About Luke?

    • @markomejac8172
      @markomejac8172 2 місяці тому +3

      @@kaykydouglas7649 Yes! He is fake hype creator catering to brainless consumers! All for good pay check!

    • @gamingguru2k6
      @gamingguru2k6 2 місяці тому +20

      He doesn't want to be on bad terms with the industry, so he pulls punches and won't criticize the oversized bobblehead look, just as an example.

    • @yoseflevi3679
      @yoseflevi3679 2 місяці тому +16

      @@kaykydouglas7649 yes about Luke.
      He was too positive with both reviews unlike in the rest of his work.
      Its actually sad...i unsubscribed after seeing this video.
      I can get fake reviews from IGN but thats not what im looking for.

    • @kaykydouglas7649
      @kaykydouglas7649 2 місяці тому +6

      @@yoseflevi3679 true, those two reviews is making me remember of the act man with the pay day 3 situation...

  • @alizaidi2893
    @alizaidi2893 2 місяці тому +227

    He didnt give a SINGLE negative criticism....and people here think these previews arent anything other than glorified ades....early acceses content creators will never give you a100% honest take.

    • @Brainwashedgoat
      @Brainwashedgoat 2 місяці тому +43

      Oh he got paid for sure lol

    • @SnailHatan
      @SnailHatan 2 місяці тому +68

      Or…it’s just a fun game. Not that complicated. You are miserable

    • @davidmthorley
      @davidmthorley 2 місяці тому +48

      I mean… turn off the sound and watch the gameplay footage if you don’t want to hear their opinions. It genuinely looks like a really fun and entertaining game to me based purely on the footage. I don’t know what else you were expecting. Looks really good.

    • @JoaoPedro-io9yd
      @JoaoPedro-io9yd 2 місяці тому +26

      @@alizaidi2893 lots of UA-camrs I've seen told some negatives about the game, and at the end still said they overall enjoyed the game and can't wait to play more, are they paid as well? do you honestly think all 60+ UA-camrs and news websites got paid to talk good about this game? because 80-90% of them did say good things

    • @alizaidi2893
      @alizaidi2893 2 місяці тому +5

      ​@@JoaoPedro-io9ydlol negatives who are then spon into postives don't count sorry

  • @neodhani
    @neodhani 2 місяці тому

    Your preview was the best of all previews released on this topic.❤

  • @Flaschenburger
    @Flaschenburger 25 днів тому +32

    dude if you r glazing and the game will be crap, you gonna loose all your reputarion...

    • @batty251
      @batty251 24 дні тому +8

      It's already started my friend. He will remember this day he decided a pay check was worth more then his channel.

    • @pawn288
      @pawn288 22 дні тому +2

      So im not the only one not buying it? By it i mean his sales pitch here bc it feels like we've done a 180 in under 24 hours

    • @Omega-EP
      @Omega-EP 18 днів тому

      His reputarion is kinda gae

    • @Omega-EP
      @Omega-EP 18 днів тому

      @@batty251 than*

  • @christofferhoff6669
    @christofferhoff6669 2 місяці тому +101

    Did they fly you out to Disney this time aswell?

    • @Nunaden0
      @Nunaden0 2 місяці тому +1

      @Isharion Don’t speak and give your opinions on matters you know nothing about.

    • @Mrignorantperson
      @Mrignorantperson Місяць тому +7

      @@Nunaden0 thats literally the whole world buddy

    • @Nunaden0
      @Nunaden0 Місяць тому

      @@Mrignorantperson Seems like it’s you aswell

    • @Glomshade4Life
      @Glomshade4Life Місяць тому +2

      @@Nunaden0 maybe dont reply to comments r-ard

    • @Nunaden0
      @Nunaden0 Місяць тому +1

      @@Glomshade4Life Hm. Anime pfp. Maximum age maybe 12 years old.

  • @Bulazs250
    @Bulazs250 2 місяці тому +26

    Happy for your excitement! A shame I can't feel that way after seeing how the enemy looks, about how quest tracker looks and how much it deviated from it's predecessors among other things. I might buy it at a discount later after we get a clear picture of how polished the game is till the end and how good the story and companion interactions are.

  • @labrew23
    @labrew23 Місяць тому +3

    Ignoring the negative comments, I highly appreciate the footage and perspective you offered! As a long time Dragon Age fan, I'm hopeful and excited for the game, especially with more we see of the game and interactions with it. It has it's own style choices that many complain about, but as with every dragon age game, some things change over time and some of those changes aren't always everyone's thing! But regardless of the small things I wish they would change so far, I'm loving what I see and am excited to play it (an replay it over and over as before with the other games). Thanks for the video and footage again!

  • @jahnthemann
    @jahnthemann Місяць тому +119

    I'm sorry, but framing $60 as a "discount" just because AAA publishers have pushed $70 as the standard for the last few years is pure cope. That is not a positive to be put on a pedestal, it's an indictment on the industry's anti-consumer practices.

    • @the_keychain
      @the_keychain Місяць тому +12

      Okay, but it's still a developer going against the trend and being more consumer friendly, and that deserves recognition.

    • @ebonezra8073
      @ebonezra8073 Місяць тому +16

      And this was the goal all along - gaslight us into giving them praise for doing what used to be the top limit of pricing.
      Consumers: $60 is pretty steep, I don't know...
      Predators: Oh? Well, now it's $70+! How do you like that?
      Consumers: ooh... I don't think I will buy any game ever again.
      Predators: Aww! Well, tell you what, how about we make it $60?
      Consumers: That's great! You guys are the best! Praise where it's due. Thank you!

    • @jahnthemann
      @jahnthemann Місяць тому +2

      @@the_keychain The publishers are the ones that set the price, not the developer. In this case it would be EA we would be focusing on, not Bioware. So still not a positive for the dev.

    • @the_keychain
      @the_keychain Місяць тому

      @@jahnthemann Eh, not necessarily, but still, it would not change the original point.
      Dude if you want to hate on the game for the sake of hating go ahead, but come on now.

    • @jahnthemann
      @jahnthemann Місяць тому +4

      @@the_keychain I have absolutely no horse in this race. I've never played a DA game before. In fact, the last Bioware game I touched was Mass Effect 3. I'm not hating on anything whatsoever other than the price-point. Games' prices should not be increasing. If anything, they should be decreasing. Unfortunately you seem to think that means I am looking to nitpick a game that hasn't been released yet, but you couldn't be any further from the truth.

  • @donatematchacookie
    @donatematchacookie 23 дні тому +9

    No.

  • @trendingwithjabroni4616
    @trendingwithjabroni4616 Місяць тому

    I have been watching more and more of your videos, and honestly, I love you perspective. I don’t necessarily agree with everything you say, but it does spark differing opinions with current issues within the video game industry. Keep it going man!

  • @gamingguru2k6
    @gamingguru2k6 2 місяці тому +66

    Why do they all have giant baby heads?

    • @allenzelt4481
      @allenzelt4481 Місяць тому +14

      designed as a mobile game

    • @hochmeisterr
      @hochmeisterr Місяць тому +1

      Is Frostbyte, thats how character models were in Andromeda and how they are in BF.

    • @DerSektenspinner
      @DerSektenspinner Місяць тому +2

      because they were designed by talentless hacks.

  • @paulblart2179
    @paulblart2179 Місяць тому +7

    I'm very happy to hear that the world/level design isn't open world copy pasta like Dragon Age: Inquisition and actually sounds more similar to Dragon Age: Origins.

    • @xLionsxxSmithyx
      @xLionsxxSmithyx Місяць тому

      It's more like DA2

    • @angelcrush3320
      @angelcrush3320 Місяць тому

      there is literally nothing in this game remotely close to origins

  • @2madrobot
    @2madrobot 2 місяці тому +36

    Was there any compensation included for reviewing this game?

  • @LazyStardust
    @LazyStardust 2 місяці тому +86

    This seems like the opposite of the"skeptic" persona Luke tries to convey.

    • @kezealaji
      @kezealaji 2 місяці тому +55

      Probably because he actually got a chance to play it extensively and not just use the marketing/trailers to base his opinions. It tracks

    • @memesiguess8735
      @memesiguess8735 2 місяці тому +31

      Probably because he played it and actually liked what he played? He's allowed to be excited for things that actually seem good, man

    • @madsines5301
      @madsines5301 2 місяці тому +25

      It seems like you've already made up your mind about the game and want him to share your opinion. He's the one that's played the game, not you.

    • @xyIaz
      @xyIaz 2 місяці тому +6

      Probably because he directly profit from this. Game will come out soon and we will see how much he shilled.

    • @caine2778
      @caine2778 2 місяці тому +5

      Look at the room he's in, it's paying off. If you are willing to believe in nothing and have no ethical compass then it turns out you can attain a lot of material wealth. The 'skeptic' persona is just a part of his carefully curated brand

  • @T.A.K.O.SV12
    @T.A.K.O.SV12 Місяць тому +7

    In the past, the website "Dragon Age Keep" allowed players to bring the decisions they made in the previous game into the next. These were done all the way to Inquisition. Does this game also include this feature, or was it mentioned already that they are not going to include it?

    • @darkknessPS3
      @darkknessPS3 Місяць тому

      They already said they are letting go the keep backstory.
      They will let u pick some choices from your previous games (dunno to what extend)

    • @Bloomingtide
      @Bloomingtide Місяць тому

      nooope nothing you ever did in the other three games ever mattered :) Bioware doesn't give a shit about any other than veilguard and new players now.

    • @repvoid7680
      @repvoid7680 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@Bloomingtide Choices from Inquisition are carrying over into Veilguard, don't blatantly lie.

    • @simonjohansson7529
      @simonjohansson7529 26 днів тому

      ​@@repvoid7680 3 choices, one of them a romance option

    • @repvoid7680
      @repvoid7680 26 днів тому

      @@simonjohansson7529 The 3 choices that mattered most.

  • @waterforgizmo3232
    @waterforgizmo3232 Місяць тому +19

    What you said at 16:20 is exactly what’s wrong with the gaming industry today…
    It’s either agenda pushing or it’s copy and paste b/s
    There’s no passion anymore, no originality, no innovation, just the same game repackaged with a different bow over and over and over and over again

    • @vomm
      @vomm Місяць тому +3

      Yeah he packaged it as hype-positivity but what it actually means is "EA is using industry formulas dictated by the shareholders instead of being innovative"

    • @Baconmonster723
      @Baconmonster723 Місяць тому +3

      It's why the market for indy games is growing like crazy, and why a game like Forever winter, broken and alpha as it is, will always have hope around it that won't be given to major titles. It's amazing what a little passion gives to your customer base.

  • @1Congg
    @1Congg 22 дні тому +4

    I was really excited to blindly try it.. now a lot of people have put me off buying it..

  • @swingingfordearlife
    @swingingfordearlife Місяць тому +32

    The entire companion cast looks aggressively uncompelling for me, but I love DA so I’m hoping it’s still good

    • @aydev2
      @aydev2 Місяць тому +5

      i love nev, lucanis and emmerich so far,
      lucanis will defo be my first romance option

    • @xLionsxxSmithyx
      @xLionsxxSmithyx Місяць тому +8

      ​@@aydev2 you just named the 3 i hate the most....

    • @aydev2
      @aydev2 Місяць тому +8

      @@xLionsxxSmithyx idk whats there to hate when u dont even know what the characters act like lmao, i love them bcs i like their designs 🤷🏽

    • @xLionsxxSmithyx
      @xLionsxxSmithyx Місяць тому +1

      @@aydev2 That's the neat Part... we do know...

    • @xxWowChickxx
      @xxWowChickxx Місяць тому +4

      good thing the world doesnt revolve around you! i looove the looks. i think its very different from any other rpg.

  • @andreipublico3792
    @andreipublico3792 Місяць тому +35

    So luke what was your reaction when you found out that Veilguard would only include 3 choices from the previous entries, all of which are solely from Inquisition

  • @JohnnySilverFinger
    @JohnnySilverFinger 2 місяці тому +44

    bro your review and a lot of other people talking about the game sounds the exact same, specially the luality girl you mentioned in the video

    • @markomejac8172
      @markomejac8172 2 місяці тому +16

      Scripted review!

    • @teindrcah7536
      @teindrcah7536 2 місяці тому +12

      Almost like people can like similar things lol

    • @14ElmStreet28
      @14ElmStreet28 2 місяці тому +1

      Why would the company want you to specifically hate a character

    • @randomthings1293
      @randomthings1293 Місяць тому +5

      Luality gave plenty of negative remarks for the game

    • @PoopooYu2b
      @PoopooYu2b Місяць тому +2

      The exact same

  • @yubehapy1388
    @yubehapy1388 Місяць тому

    Finally a review that took the time to really build a picture of how the game really feels, instead of the the auto generated hype phrases. You deserve all the likes.

  • @hotsaucemacal5199
    @hotsaucemacal5199 Місяць тому +39

    After watching the shill reviews for Starwars outlaws I'll still have wait till release to watch someone playing it.

    • @jakeling2
      @jakeling2 Місяць тому +4

      Outlaws has a mid aggregate score who cares if some reviewers liked it

    • @animegamergeek1427
      @animegamergeek1427 Місяць тому +4

      ​@@jakeling2who cares if anyone (youtuber, or another gamer) likes a game. If u like a game, that's all that matters to u.

  • @TimtheWinzard
    @TimtheWinzard Місяць тому +11

    I'm glad the hair looks good, but I noticed you didn't mention how literally every npc looks like a plasticy smooth bobbleheaded freak. Amazing graphics yet your footage looks blurry and uncanny.

  • @LtColShingSides
    @LtColShingSides 2 місяці тому +38

    The characters have a Fortnight look to them, and I can't say I love that. They're weird to look at.

    • @liammorris1018
      @liammorris1018 2 місяці тому +3

      I surprising likely the graphics, looks smooth. What i don't like is everyone looks beautiful, It's supposed to be a brutal gritty medieval world and everyone looks like they're about to strut down a cat walk.

    • @maybemablemaples2144
      @maybemablemaples2144 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@liammorris1018 hold on...I'm sorry that's such a weird thing to complain about when the companions have always looked attractive. Like I'm sorry that's the point of Bioware romance RPGs

    • @lurksmcgee
      @lurksmcgee 2 місяці тому

      it's the head size - you can change it, makes a world of difference

    • @Carlos_Tacos
      @Carlos_Tacos 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@liammorris1018 Its a lose-lose situation. If most characters don't look like models then it's the "Western Game Developpers Hate Pretty Women" meme again
      I feel like Coomer culture is being normalized

    • @LtColShingSides
      @LtColShingSides 2 місяці тому +1

      @lurksmcgee nah it's not just the head size. The faces, the cartoonish style, and the general shape of the characters' frames make them look like fortnight skins.

  • @dizzaray25
    @dizzaray25 Місяць тому +2

    It seems like they took a lot of inspo from GOW and maybe Witcher 3 which I'm vibing with. I actually really like the look of the combat. I was never playing Dragon Age for the combat systems but I loved the world, story, and characters SO MUCH that I rolled with it anyway. The only thing I'm kinda not happy about is the lack of choices carrying over from previous games but I'll have to see how it affects the world. Anyway I liked this video a lot thanks

  • @GioChilaia
    @GioChilaia 2 місяці тому +12

    i'm gonna stay skeptical for a bit (remember andromeda), also not digging korean mmo style, flashy, colorful combat, but it's just me :)
    fingers crossed that full package is gonna be a decent and worthwhile product, worthy of good old Bioware.

  • @susancollins3971
    @susancollins3971 2 місяці тому +7

    I am so excited to play, and I love that our decisions will matter, and I can't wait to have my inquisitor in the game and hopefully get some closure with Solas. The game looks so good. I am glad many people who have played enjoyed it and think it is good and are excited to play more on release. I waited 10 years for this and am so excited. I will be playing on PC.

    • @Idgafmikeandike
      @Idgafmikeandike 2 місяці тому

      @DeeaA.-qu2bn The bots are fighting with the other bots now lmao

    • @susancollins3971
      @susancollins3971 2 місяці тому +2

      @DeeaA.-qu2bn you people who don't like the game just love to shoot down people who do like it. I just think you all need to grow up. And for the record, I do not like the new Ubisoft game that was released and did not buy it because of that. See how I actually have games I like and games I do not. Funny how that works in real life.

    • @RealKeetz
      @RealKeetz 2 місяці тому

      @@Idgafmikeandike "OMG, the bots are fighting!" 😆😆😆😆
      NGL, that made me cackle. Almost spat out my coffee.

  • @mazeofmind3181
    @mazeofmind3181 2 місяці тому +111

    Wait and see thing, but i still can't stand the disneyish art style here, super cartoonish. Maybe just not for me.

    • @supergirlvideoclips894
      @supergirlvideoclips894 2 місяці тому +16

      None of the Dragon Age games are photo-realistic

    • @tiffanyc8690
      @tiffanyc8690 2 місяці тому +6

      As graphics get closer to actual photo realism they will become more boring in style... style and 'cartoon' will set games apart... plus it avoids The Uncanny Valley that leaves realistic games cooked.

    • @mazeofmind3181
      @mazeofmind3181 2 місяці тому +13

      @@tiffanyc8690 I don't have any issue with "cartoon" in games, but it depends on a game. "Don't starve" is entirely cartoon and i abslolutely love it. It can be amazing if executed well (2D animations in dragon age, 2D screens are really good and alwasy intrigue me). Just here it simply is a mood killer for me. Again - i think it is a matter of preference, it just isn't something that appeals to me personally. It's an art style that feels like a marriage of realism with rubber, but i can see how others can like it.

    • @moreauclement9702
      @moreauclement9702 2 місяці тому +6

      ​@@supergirlvideoclips894No they dont, but that look like Play-doh

    • @KertLert-kl8lb
      @KertLert-kl8lb 2 місяці тому +10

      The game is extremely ugly

  • @Firealone9
    @Firealone9 2 місяці тому +2

    The art style for this game still looks absolutely jacked.

  • @anthonyweston5588
    @anthonyweston5588 2 місяці тому +47

    Im just disappointed we dont have control of our party and theres no tactical mode.
    Not that ive seen anyways.
    It looks cool, but it doesnt look like dragon age.
    Idk, maybe im just not the target audience for this anymore.

    • @BashyenoM
      @BashyenoM 2 місяці тому +11

      All dragon age games differ from each other in visuals and gameplay. Party control and tactical mode aren't the only things that make dragon age what it is

    • @Foreseer117
      @Foreseer117 2 місяці тому +21

      ​@@BashyenoM But every DA game has had tactical mode and party control. To pretend otherwise is silly

    • @BashyenoM
      @BashyenoM 2 місяці тому +4

      @Foreseer117 I didn't say those things weren't in Dragon Age games, I said those aren't the only things that make a Dragon Age game a Dragon Age game.
      Also, if "tactical mode" is referring to the overhead tactical camera, then you are incorrect. Tactical mode isn't in every Dragon Age game. Tactical mode wasn't in DA2 at all, it was cut from all platforms it released on.
      Party control has been in every Dragon Age game, but tactical mode has not. So you have a bad memory, or you're just a straight up liar.

    • @nyxian_grid
      @nyxian_grid 2 місяці тому +9

      ​@@BashyenoMit very much was in DA2

    • @Foreseer117
      @Foreseer117 2 місяці тому +6

      @@BashyenoM I'm talking the real time with pause combat which was in 2. The overhead camera isn't entirely necessary to facilitate the tactical combat option.

  • @Speedo94
    @Speedo94 2 місяці тому +79

    This video could’ve used more ads I don’t think 15 were enough.

  • @f18181
    @f18181 2 місяці тому +82

    "I think Dragon Age Fans will love it"
    "You can't tacitcally controle companions and I dont blame them whatsoever. Combat is so crazy hectic[...]"
    Yeah...thats exactly what I as a Dragon Age fan wanted...

    • @f18181
      @f18181 2 місяці тому +9

      If you had to compare it with something you would say god of war and assasins creed odyssey....Yeah why not do it like Dragon Age origins, the start of the franchise that we all fell in love with and that brought us here in the first place

    • @fluffy_walrus
      @fluffy_walrus 2 місяці тому +19

      I mean, as a DA fan who's only rarely controlled my teammates directly since DAO (and in Inq, it was only to heal or dispel magic 98% of the time ), I'm fine with ut given where they're taking the gameplay. There's definitely a variety of views on it among DA fans, a lot don't weight tactical combat heavily in their perception of the game and what they expect from it.

    • @nine9_abyss
      @nine9_abyss 2 місяці тому +20

      DA trilogy combat was nothing to write home about. it was just 'functional'. I'm genuinely baffled as to why all these 'fans' are crying about it.

    • @fluffy_walrus
      @fluffy_walrus 2 місяці тому +10

      @@nine9_abyss Yeah, at the end of the day, when I think back on my playthroughs of the DA games, or even just DAO, it's not the companion tactics and execution thereof that I'll be wistfully recalling, it's going to be the characters, the story, my choices, the tension, the important lore moments that unfolded before me, etc.
      The combat has always been passable, a way to get from point A to point B without being tedious or boring, and giving some diverse build options for a bit of variety. It's never been the primary selling point of the series, even back with DAO

    • @nine9_abyss
      @nine9_abyss 2 місяці тому +4

      @@fluffy_walrus 💯. That's why I think Larian made the right choice in going turn based with BG3. Bioware didn't want to commit to it, and they were just stuck with their combat which is janky now when you look back at it. Never had a problem with it before but what they did with Veilguard now is actually better. It's the only way I see them going forward, other than going the full crpg route like Larian.

  • @Hyperion9997
    @Hyperion9997 Місяць тому

    I'm glad to hear that people are liking this. I was really worried when i heard they restarted development several times with some really bad ideas like basing it off of anthem, etc.
    Having linear levels is not a bad thing. The Mass Effect games were like that (other than Andromeda or the Mako driving around boring planets). Inquisition was a favourite of mine but i've never 100%ed it because there's just too much in zones that are irrelevant to the story.
    I'll probably buy this for my playstation so i can play it on the couch rather than at my pc.

  • @exgrinder
    @exgrinder 2 місяці тому +6

    I’ve invested multiple 100s of hours into the DA franchise. Every game had multiple play through using different character choices, with different classes, on different difficulties. Unlocking every trophy on PS4 and achievements on 360. Even the DLC and yes, DA2… If BioWare can deliver a great story with engaging characters, and good (doesn’t have to be amazing) gameplay, and can deliver the game in a playable state, I’ll probably buy this AFTER launch…

  • @Blackjack-2028
    @Blackjack-2028 2 місяці тому +17

    EA ruined Bioware

  • @angelgomez7081
    @angelgomez7081 2 місяці тому +10

    I’ll wait for reviews but I’m intrigued

  • @knewkid404
    @knewkid404 Місяць тому +1

    This game is really taking forever. Halloween has never taken longer to arrive 😂

  • @Maja_J
    @Maja_J 2 місяці тому +14

    You where so happy and amazed about Star Wars Outlaws too after behind dorr gameplay .So after that i cant trust your opinion and i will be wait and see how review will be after relise day .

    • @MrProdigy810
      @MrProdigy810 2 місяці тому +1

      But the large majority has been positive as well, not just him

    • @JoaoPedro-io9yd
      @JoaoPedro-io9yd 2 місяці тому +5

      he played 45min-1h of star wars, he played 7h of dragon age, you can find a game really good for the first 45min and then realize its mediocre, 7h tho? thats a good chunk to form an opinion.

    • @Maja_J
      @Maja_J 2 місяці тому +4

      @@MrProdigy810 And the same story was with Starfield evrybody sayed that its Skyrim in space and it was mediacore game .I will wait ,and hope its good so after relise and positive rewievs i can buy and play.

    • @Maja_J
      @Maja_J 2 місяці тому

      @@MrProdigy810 All people that have played curatored chunk of game you dont remebr Cyberpunk at premiere all they played 6h of that game before relise and all where positive and it was disaster at relise day becuse of bugs .Strafield all influencers that played that game 7h say its another Skyrin in space and how its end mediacore borign loadingscreen symulator.I wll wait if its good after relise and rewiev i will buy and play .

    • @MrProdigy810
      @MrProdigy810 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Maja_J what? Who was singing praises for Starfield before release? Most stuff I saw said it was aight but not really all that

  • @Capper_Bra
    @Capper_Bra 2 місяці тому +7

    Bro gonna give this a 7/10 like outlaws

    • @marcprice803
      @marcprice803 2 місяці тому

      A 7/10 is a good rating though haha

    • @Capper_Bra
      @Capper_Bra 2 місяці тому +1

      @@marcprice803 Exactly and this game will not be good

    • @marcprice803
      @marcprice803 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Capper_Bra You played it? Oh you havent? Sounds like speculation then

    • @Capper_Bra
      @Capper_Bra 2 місяці тому +2

      @@marcprice803 Yes it is and i will be right because i spend 8 hours a day playing games and when i dont play games i watch videos about games

    • @marcprice803
      @marcprice803 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Capper_Bra Lol sounds like you need to go see the sunlight more

  • @ultrafrisss
    @ultrafrisss 2 місяці тому +14

    Why did you change the text in the thumbnail from 'I'm impressed' to 'I have thoughts'? 🙃

    • @Skylingale
      @Skylingale 2 місяці тому +7

      Realized he made it real obvious he was bought and paid for and trying to fix it lmao.

    • @smilesthenarrator
      @smilesthenarrator Місяць тому +2

      UA-cam gives creators two options for thumbnails, some people see option A and some see option B. After awhile which ever thumbnail that gets clicked on the most, will automatically become the only thumbnail

    • @prodtetch
      @prodtetch Місяць тому

      Engagement is higher when you don't know ahead of time what his opinion is before you click on the video. The people who want to hate on this game will check to see if he dislikes it for confirmation bias, and people who want to like this game check to see if he likes it for confirmation bias. If someone who doesn't like this game already looks at the thumbnail that says 'I'm Impressed' they're gonna say 'sure you are' and move on instead of watching.

  • @The1pamphleteer
    @The1pamphleteer Місяць тому +1

    Everytime I watch this guy all I can think of is Leonard from Big bang theory..it’s funny because that is exactly the person who I could see doing these videos.

  • @BrutalAce
    @BrutalAce 2 місяці тому +23

    Shilling level = 9000

  • @huckleberry1566
    @huckleberry1566 2 місяці тому +24

    It's crazy how many people want this game and most games to fail before they even come out. like everyone has already made up their mind and want Luke to say whatever their respective echo chamber has been blabbering.

    • @Praenuntium
      @Praenuntium 2 місяці тому +5

      We'll see when the game is released. As of right now, I have major doubts.

    • @bloozism
      @bloozism 2 місяці тому +2

      You should always want EA games to fail

    • @deandre6559
      @deandre6559 2 місяці тому +2

      The game has top surgery scars and made everyone canonically pansexual. Of course we want it to fail. The modern world has no place in Dragon Age. I hate that this will be the end of Bioware probably, but I'm tired of identity politics ruining gaming

    • @Praenuntium
      @Praenuntium 2 місяці тому +1

      @@deandre6559 Bioware is already dead. Nobody that made that studio great still works there.

    • @huckleberry1566
      @huckleberry1566 2 місяці тому +1

      @@deandre6559 that sounds depressing dude, is everything going okay in life?

  • @scottimusmaximus4360
    @scottimusmaximus4360 Місяць тому +18

    Oh he got paid for sure.

    • @susanna8612
      @susanna8612 Місяць тому +1

      The game looks great actually

  • @oomen-86
    @oomen-86 29 днів тому

    One of the better reviews on UA-cam. Luke is the real deal.

  • @dabd8175
    @dabd8175 2 місяці тому +34

    Bro how does this look ridiculously good looks like an Xbox 360 game

    • @Skylingale
      @Skylingale 2 місяці тому +8

      He's paid off, that's why it looks good to him.

    • @iainsteele5737
      @iainsteele5737 2 місяці тому +5

      you just have a crap phone watching on a site known for crap compression

    • @liammorris1018
      @liammorris1018 2 місяці тому +1

      What xbox 360 you been playing? Game looks great to me especially for a console, you wouldn't get hair like that even on a PC. Combat even looks decent, but i'll wait until it's launched see just how much DEI and politics is forced into the game before i make my decision on whether or not to buy it.

    • @Skylingale
      @Skylingale 2 місяці тому +4

      @@liammorris1018 You don't have to wait for launch to know how much DEI infused this garbage is going to be lol.
      They have pronouns and top surgery scars and shit like that for a start. You can see it all in the videos where they show character creation.

    • @ISGAMINGFORNERDS
      @ISGAMINGFORNERDS Місяць тому

      @@Skylingale someone needs to read better

  • @Hellstorm1190
    @Hellstorm1190 Місяць тому +7

    I dislike the visual style of the game so much, especially what they did to the qunari...

  • @theoctobear5765
    @theoctobear5765 Місяць тому

    Thank God. Really hopeful they can make a comeback. Just watched a retrospective of Origins remembering when I used to enjoy things 😢😢😢

  • @SnailHatan
    @SnailHatan 2 місяці тому +22

    The UI is genuinely off-putting. I hate how modern Assassin’s Creed it looks and the lack of in-depth party control. It just feels like Dragon Age for brainrot victims who don’t want depth and accurate lore. I mean they don’t even have the creator and writer working on ANY aspect of this game

    • @DGenHero
      @DGenHero 2 місяці тому +1

      What does lore have to do with UI?

    • @joshuakern1274
      @joshuakern1274 Місяць тому +1

      @@DGenHero You don't see the conflict when your game lore is brutal grimdark horror fantasy but your UI looks like it was made for a disney cartoon?

    • @DGenHero
      @DGenHero Місяць тому +1

      @@joshuakern1274
      Skill issue.

    • @joshuakern1274
      @joshuakern1274 Місяць тому +1

      @@DGenHero I think you're right, you don't have the skill to comprehend logical arguments and that's your issue... 🤦‍♂️

    • @Fligunem
      @Fligunem Місяць тому

      @@joshuakern1274well as I see it, it’s a new country, new artstyle.

  • @YoRHaFox
    @YoRHaFox 2 місяці тому +14

    It’s actually insane how people are just accusing you of being paid off because you liked it?
    They’ve built up this hate boner for the game so much they NEED it to fail. The fact you’re showing it might not fail is enraging the mob

    • @heroofkvatch5878
      @heroofkvatch5878 2 місяці тому +5

      Right? These people are completely set on hating this game before they’ve even had a chance to play it.

    • @arthurmiranda8896
      @arthurmiranda8896 2 місяці тому +5

      Go watch his star wars outlaws review, and tell me if this accusations are baseless.

    • @dellianmancuzo
      @dellianmancuzo 2 місяці тому +4

      It's the "loser final signature" what people are doing.
      They DIDN'T EVEN PLAY THE GAME, because It didn't EVEN launch, but they decided that the game is garbage.
      Makes you think about what's happening with the world.

    • @maybemablemaples2144
      @maybemablemaples2144 2 місяці тому

      ​@@arthurmiranda8896 but that's not a bad game. It's just mid. You at least can say Concord was bad but deng chill, it's not that deep.

    • @arthurmiranda8896
      @arthurmiranda8896 2 місяці тому

      @@dellianmancuzo If it walks like a duck... It's not like we haven't seen this a hundred times already, be it in star wars, Rings of Power, or Concord. VeilGuard has all the red flags of a flop, can't blame people for waiting for one.

  • @jesustyronechrist2330
    @jesustyronechrist2330 2 місяці тому +12

    While yeah, I can see that some of the devs wouldn't like the Fortnite trailers... I still don't trust it. To me, I could see them deliberately giving you the "darkest" moments of the entire game for you to play through to "prove" that you are not playing Fortnite.
    Why am I so uber sceptical? STUDIO NAME MEANS NOTHING NOWADAYS
    Just because it's "supposedly" coming from a studio you know, it's not coming from the PEOPLE that made things good. With Bioware, that "Dragon Age talent" has left. In their place is a bunch of new talent who don't know what they are doing or haven't played the older games in the franchise because they just wanted a job to pay rent.
    That being said... I humbly disagree with you and I still think the game looks bad. I don't like the artstyle and tone. It's too Fortnite-y. It's too purple. It reeks of "a modern game for modern audiences". It doesn't matter if the game has ton of choices if all of the writing is stupid "He's right behind me, isn't he?" type of shiz. I won't care if an entire city of insufferable NPCs dies due to my actions when the tone is like Fortnite and makes me feel like they'll just respawn.

  • @alexredwood8955
    @alexredwood8955 2 місяці тому +53

    So to summarize:
    - the character creation is interesting
    - many different levels and quests
    - there is intense stuff in the game
    - varied section of the game, handcrafted areas
    - a lot of depth in story
    - combat is so crazy in a good way
    - varied character builds
    - game looks ridiculously good and hair is awesome
    - impressive use of Andromeda/Anthem engine
    - compelling story and captivated quests
    - good replay-ability
    And after all that? This gem is a steal at just 60 bucks, which is already a discount from 70. I mean, damn. Pure generosity. I'm guessing Bioware's next game will be priced at $120 but with a 50% discount to also make it $60. It's like almost free.
    The review is totally unbiased too, definitely believable. No cons, just straight 10/10. I'm sold, bro. Gonna grab this game for the discounted price of 60 bucks ( i mean they could've discounted it from 240 bucks but they did it from 70 so, wow)

    • @RealKeetz
      @RealKeetz 2 місяці тому +12

      Your delivery is so deadpan, I expected a straight face along with it. Made me cackle. 😆

    • @awdrifter3394
      @awdrifter3394 2 місяці тому +13

      Don't forget the hair.

    • @14ElmStreet28
      @14ElmStreet28 2 місяці тому +1

      Why are you seething so much

    • @OpoOnTheGo
      @OpoOnTheGo Місяць тому

      Idk if just you hate videogames or youtubers but I get the feeling you hate both

    • @angelcrush3320
      @angelcrush3320 Місяць тому +1

      I mean yeah... but did you see the HAIR ??