The two figures at the end standing behind Solas were 2 of the Evanuris (elven gods). Solas mentioned at the end of trespasser that he banished the evanuris into the fade. So I'm guessing these two are gonna be primary villains of the game lol.
could also be Tevinter mages like Corypheus, I don't remember it saying all of them made it back and even Corypheus says in one of his diaries that "there is no sign of the others".
Sry long post inc Things that worry me - The plotline/writing of the gameplay trailer.. (Inquisitor who romanced Solas could not make him stop so how could Varric, and scaffolding and a log were the thing that brings Solases.. solas's.. Eggheads plan to ruin is a bit comical.. Although his plans never were that foolproof.. Giving the orb to corypheus for example?) - The aoe Pride demon used were kinda hard to see where they were exactly, this could be rectified if you can move the camera yourself - I hope the choices and options on the dialogue wheel actually have meaning i dont want it to be an illusion of choice.. Things i want to see before release - Mid game combat (especially mage) - Character creator (They hyped this so much, i hope they release cc before release) - Camera control Things that bums me out but will not stop me from trying the game - The designs of the demons, darkspawn and ogres - Locked to use only 3 abilities by rook..For a mage that limitation feels restrictive - That attack animation to destroy the scaffolding was.. Lackluster - No blood mage subclass Things i like - The combat looks better than inquisition - Graphics look good and the style might make it look ok as the game ages - TRANSMOG!!! - Actually more hairstyles then 50 shades of bald, looking at you inquisition. - Melee mage is back as Spellblade! My thoughts Pretty much the same as yours, hesitantly/cautiosly optimistic. You are correct the companion control is ala mass effect. Not confirmed but i am a little sad there is no race/class starting story like in Dao before the main story kicks off.
Never apologise for long post! I love hearing all your thoughts with stuff like this. I’ve been dying to watch the trailer and game play for weeks, and now i finally get to talk about it! You’re so organised separating your thoughts into different levels of concern hehe it love it. I share some of your worries. I do not like the illusion of choice in games, it makes me feel cheated and meaningless. I hope the things we do and say have consequences. The 3 ability slots are concerning to me too, I didn’t notice only 3 slots when I first watched because that would have been a ridiculously tiny amount of abilities… so I hope we get more than 3. I hope the character creator allows us to finely tune our heroes too! I’ve heard from someone else that there is a vast cc, so YES we hopefully get better hairstyles because that has been my gripe with the older games too 😂 Although I almost never used it, it would be nice if DAV still had the tactical view. It was quite helpful having that in tougher fights to move companions around where I needed them. If they do away with it, at least have smarter AI for the companions so they’re not just sitting in a burning fire taking damage. Solas had this huge ritual going, and we were able to destroy his work with one tiny toothpick jabbing at a single beam on scaffolding… that was a little bit of a cheeky cop out for story to me. Atrocious construction regulations in Tevinter if the scaffolding was that vulnerable to collapse. Speaking of Tevinter… we can’t have a game start there where blood magic is done under the table, and not be able to roll a blood mage😩 The combat is definitely better looking than the previous games, so we get upgrades to the graphics and animations! I didn’t know we get transmog!! Did they show that in the gameplay and I didn’t notice? Or you read it somewhere? Because that would be awesome. I can be incredibly fashionable now. I hope we get unique backstory starts to the game like in DAO. It was always so fun starting a fresh character and it had a very unique beginning for each backstory. Even with all my concerns, I get why game developers need to, or want to, evolve their games to suit modern tastes. They need to be successful. They need new players. Not gamers that have played the previous Dragon Age games, we’re becoming old dinosaurs now 😂 game companies are so concerned with numbers and grabbing the attention of new players I get it. I just hope the essence of what Dragon Age is, doesn’t get lost. I hope the story is just as good or even better. I hope the companions are well written and we become good friends with each of them. We shall see this fall, I’m going to stay hopeful because I try not to age into a cynical old hag 😂 but I also have to temper my dreams so I don’t feel crushed. We shall see!
i cannot wait to bring my Solas romanced inquisitor into this game i need them to reunite 😭❤️ bc they said we will be recreating our inquisitors at the beginning of the game alongside the new protagonist, Rook.
I would love to recreate my Inquisitor again! I only just finished the game, but I miss her. Solas was such a heartbreaking story in DAI, I hope we can stop him but also keep him as a friend.
The size of the health bars above the enemies reminds me of Dragon Age 2 actually. I actually didn't mind the reveal trailer and the way they show the characters. Like I think you said, some of the early Inquisition trailers also focused on the characters, so I'm withholding judgement. I'm assuming the amount of arrows for a Rogue character regenerates or the amount increases as you level up. Also, I'm not holding out hope, but I hope there is no multiplayer in this game. And there aren't as many grindy collectibles like in Inquisition.
The health bars are a bit large and intrusive for me, but not a dealbreaker. It just puts focus on the bar instead of looking at the enemy I’m fighting, so not as immersive. Oh gosh i too hope there isn’t a multiplayer in the game. I never used it in DAI, but I noticed the option there. I just ignored all the collectible things in DAI as well because it was just bloat and meaningless to me. The clean UI gives me hope though, hope that the devs slimed down the bloat from DAI
Thank you for all of your hard work so that we don't miss you while you're gone. That was actually a very good reaction Amarii. It was very relaxed and natural. 10/10. No notes. Safe travels my friend, enjoy the UK and bring an umbrella 🤗
! I feel like I sucked at it hahaha like I didn’t know what to do, I was thinking of pausing it, but that ruined the flow for me. So I watched it all the way through making minimal observations at first. Probably not as entertaining doing it that way, but I enjoyed watching it more without pausing every 10 seconds 😂 I have a teenie little umbrella I’ve packed already. And a coat… because it’s cold
@@heyamarii Take my word for it, that is the perfect way to do it. If you do any more reactions they should be just like this. Watch and enjoy, then an honest opinion. Pausing ruins the flow.
@Duskwind_ awesome! I was hoping that just watching the way I would want to enjoy the trailer would carry for viewers. I was worried it would be boring 😅
@Duskwind_ good evening! Not yet! 1 more work day this Friday. But I’ve been doing errands and setting up things at home for while I’m gone. We had a lot of organise in a short time for the UK planning between 5 people spread around the world to meet up 😂
My two cents: Yay, congrats to your first reaction video! It was really good! Also cute kitty! ♥ I don't mind the art style. Both dialog and ability wheel look like Mass Effect, though we'll see on release if that is actually what's happening here. I appreciate that they went more into the ARPG aspect, compared to the half-baked DAI. Either go turn based or real time action, but you have to fully commit in my opinion. That's why I struggled with DAI and never finished it. I loved the gameplay of DAO and never played DA2. I might give DAV a chance when it releases. Or I'll skip it and just watch your playthrough!
Phew! That was nerve wracking to do haha The more I watched the gameplay, the more it did remind me of Mass Effect so I do think they’re going in that direction. I completely agree with you on picking a lane when it comes to playstyle. I love turn based, I also love action rpgs, being in the middle is so odd because I wasn’t getting either. DAO was amazing, I was so blown away by the story and the combat, then as the series went on I was only staying for the story because the combat started getting weird lol Let’s play DAV! If the combat feels amazing as an action rpg, you’re going to miss the joy because it’s such a tactile experience. I’ll let you know first though so you don’t waste your money on it if it feels clumsy and boring 😂 I’m hoping, oh man, I’m really hoping it’s good. At least the story! Gimme that good lore and companion storylines
32:25 one of the big things is that that people are being gross about. "Too many women" "too many races" "too many gay people" People are complaining about the animation style, combat, demon re-design. And how "the choices have no effect" even though we don't know what the choices we made will do YET. The combat I think is AMAZING, it's very mass effect-like. And I loved that combat. Edit: also, for your first reaction this is AWESOME. 🎉
After I made this video, I started looking up what people were so upset by and it’s like they’ve never watched a trailer then played the game before 😂 very rarely do games even look or feel like a trailer at all… it’s also like they expected BioWare to copy past Origins over again and not transform with the times. But if BioWare did that they would also complain “tHeY aRe jUsT LaZy aNd rEuSiNg OlD cOnTenT” I think some of the criticism is fair, but a lot of is is kinda silly - I know a lot of people have been wanting a CRPG but it’s not going to happen because the last time DA was a CRPG was Origins. It hasn’t been that since, and Inquisition did pretty well being semi-action. So sure it’s a bummer for them… but it’s kinda silly to expect the gameplay to be what it hasn’t been. The gender, race, and sexual orientation issues people have are a little infuriating. It’s pathetic. I doubt they exist in this world feeling happy or good enough. Wild 😂 P.S. thank you! I was so nervous making this. Especially since I haven’t really turned on a facecam in ages before this video
@@heyamarii That's almost exactly how I feel, it IS as if they don't know how trailers work. Its so lame- Same with the origins thing-- things change and evolve and grow with the times... It's normal- sometimes sad, bad, but sometimes great and good. (There's always something the haters will complain about, they need to scream at smth). Agreed- it's changed every entry, why would it randomly go back? 🤷🏽 Agreed again, I imagine they are rarely happy- cuz... Well... People exist "😧"🙄 (It's sad) Of course! 😌💪🏼 It makes sense to be nervous, cuz people can be aggressive about what you say or don't say for some reason, but it's good to see people's perspective in their reactions imo. Even if people disagree. And your perspective was solid, like with your view in the animation, etc
Let the haters scream into the void!!! 😂 I tend to stay away from rage baiting content like that, I don’t need that noise in my life. I’m glad you find my views fair. I try to be reasonable, I also try to keep perspective of both the devs and consumers in mind. It’s hard to be totally unbiased, but I’ll be mindful when I say it’s not fact, it’s opinion. I get frustrated with creators who state their opinions as the only one that matters, as if it’s fact. I equally get frustrated at creators who have no opinions at all and decide to post it lol like whyyyy there’s no point. Anyways, I do like opinions that are different from mine too. I think people don’t practice disagreeing with one another often and it’s so important to gain perspective from others because of disagreement. Some things are just flat out wrong (like misogyny and racism), but it’s ok to have an opinion that’s different and be able to discuss it with others. To disagree and still be chill 💅🏼
The shadow dragons are a faction that was introduced in the comic book series called The Missing, i think! I believe it occurs right before Veilguard. Then the other newer factions and hints at what's going on in Northern Thedas over the past almost decade between inquisition and veilguard is found in the book Tevinter nights. The short stories in there are written by the writers of veilguard and a couple of the companions and characters from veilguard are introduced in there. Its really good if you're a fan of dragon age lore, especially for the last story (which i won't spoil, because its too good!) That's the only thing that makes me have hope that veilguard's story will be good.
This is like months late. All I want to say, cute kitten! You know... you can have your little kitty sitting by you and have a camera on your kitty as you play and your going to get views. We love cats.
Never too late to tell my kitten how adorable she is! I’ve considered it for review and reaction videos! I just have to get another camera for her. She likes sleeping behind my keyboard though 😂
Personally, for me DA has always been 3 things: story, characters and world building. If Bioware nails those I'm willing to forgive (almost) everything else. But if this game turns out to be another Marvel style crap with incoherent and shallow storytelling and one-dimensional flashy characters, nothing could ever save it for me. I couldn't care less about turn-based combat, art style and what not. Just give me another compelling adventure in Thedas and I'll be happy
Same! The combat and art style has changed so much from DAO to the current one that whatever covering it has doesn’t matter as much to me. I just want a good story and most of all, I want good characters that I can fall in love with, and maybe rip out my heart (I’m looking at you Solas). Playstyle is whatever to me as well, whether it’s turn based or action I’m a simple girl, just whatever is fun is good.
@@heyamarii So you like heartbreaking stories? But... but you sounded so sad after that Solas scene in Trespasser I almost started sobbing along with you 😀 ugh, humans are so baffling! Also I finally got to watch your kitten in action. And that f-bomb you dropped haha, nice! 👌
@MrTSkV I love feeling happy, sad, angry, I want tears of joy and tears of sadness. Tears from feeling success and failure. I want all of those feelings whenever I play a game or watch a movie, or read a book. I want a story to stir me deeply. I was sniffling so much during trespasser I was having a hard time reading out loud 🥺 I could feel my voice choking. I rarely swear, but when I do, it’s because I care 😂😂😂😂
@@heyamarii this makes me wonder what are your favorite games? Last of Us? RDR2? You should play them, if you haven't. Both stories are considered masterworks of storytelling, and deservedly so
Red Dead Redemption 2 was so good! Ugh I sobbed so hard when… yea that part. I’ve never played Last of Us because I’m a weenie and it looks scary haha but that’s my sister’s favourite game ever. I’ve heard that I should try Ghost of Tsushima too which others have said had great storytelling. It’s hard to pick my number 1 favourite, I’ve had so many! DAO is one of them, KotOR, Vampire the Masquerade blew my mind years ago when I was younger. I love Divinity and want to play it again. The Witcher 3 had some gut wrenching choices, I enjoyed it a lot and sunk almost 300hours in my first playthrough. I also like finding indie games with good stories because there are some hidden gems there - To The Moon and What Remains of Edith Finch made me ugly cry.
Loved the reaction! I'm used to seeing people not talk that much when doing videos like this so seeing all your opinions, hopes and worries is a breath of fresh air, please consider doing more in the future I'm a fan of the way you express yourself! c: Honestly I'm just like you, if the story is good I don't really care about graphics or gameplay. What bothers me a little about the criticism of this game so far is that a lot of people are assuming things and the only concrete thing we have is a 21min gameplay trailer and some Game Informer articles lol I feel like there is validity in some people's worries or criticism especially from old fans of the DA franchise or even other Bioware IPs, but at this point I feel that the only thing we can do is wait for more information. Also, the issue of diversity does exist but honestly it's not something new and it gets stale fast. The ones I've seen are because you can pick your pronouns and make non-binary and trans characters (everytime I hear someone call something 'woke' I just tune that person out lol)
I was so nervous making this reaction video 😂 but I always try to be thoughtful, I can’t stand when assumptions are made into factual statements because people will rally behind a polarising opinion. I have slowly started to see other reaction videos after mine, and it’s a little disappointing that there isn’t enough critical thought behind their opinions. I’ve seen some good ones though, some fair takes, but they are so few and far between. I recognise the pitfalls the trailer and gameplay have, so I can see that some concerns from the fans of the DA series are totally valid. But because it’s such a strong opinion for them, a lot of what I’ve been seeing online is backed so poorly. It lacks proper criticism I think. Honestly the graphics don’t look bad at all, a little on the cartoony side with some of the character’s faces, but not overly so and not like a mobile game which some people have been claiming. We do just need to wait more and see, then make our criticisms on further information. DA has changed so much, and it will continue to change with every sequel. The anger about pronouns is so wild to me. I don’t understand people who are mad about something that’s actually within their control to use or ignore. It doesn’t affect them whether they choose a queer or hetero pronoun… that’s wild. I can’t imagine the tiny bubble they live in, must be incredibly lonely in there. Thank you, I really was super worried making this reaction because I also go facecam-less now too. So I was hovering over the publish button for a while 😂 makes me feel so much more confident and happy that you enjoyed it. I try to be fair, even when I’m a big fan (or maybe even big hater?) of something.
@@heyamarii The lack of a diverse opinions and discourse surrounding what we factually have about the game is one of the reasons I now look for more content creators that discuss games and/or Bioware IPs especifically than the biggers ones I used to watch. I got very dissapointed when all of my favorite content creators used the same type of thumbnails and discourse when the 2min reveal trailer got out there, things like "this is very worrying", "bioware is in trouble", "what even is this" and I was sitting in my chair thinking what made these people this mad? So when I see channels like yours and even smaller content creators I finally see actual concrete opinions that hold both sides of the discourse accountable and are not afraid to express their opinions and I'm forever glad I got the opportunity to stumble upon your channel! And I understand having facecam can also be worrying but I once again commend you for putting your opinions out there and having conversations with us, do what feels most confortable for you! :D (Also your kitty is absolutely adorable 😍😍) I completely agree with you about the lack of concrete evidence to back up people's criticism and I also agree the graphics, although different, are still good and I'm sure when the game is actually out we will have more options for customizing lighting/rendering that might help with the environment and characters! (even mods as I'm sure people will create them sooner or later lol) I think the main reason I've seen as a point of complaint is that a lot of people don't seem to accept that we will probably never have another DA:O from Bioware and that's okay. As you said in the video, at the end of the day EA and Bioware are companies and they need to cater to a newer audiences and personally for me it's not a bad thing to see change, if the core element of the franchise, which are good stories, is preserved, that's what matters. Looking forward for more videos of yours and thank you for taking your time to respond to me! :D (I also apologize for any confusing parts, I'm brazilian and my english can be confusing sometimes lol)
I'm so happy you did this reaction! Millie looks like the cutest little toy omg 🥺 the trailer made me a bit apprehensive but then I really loved the gameplay showcase, I like the dark atmosphere (reminds me of a return to Origins somewhat) and the combat looks fluid and engaging I just hope it doesn't play a bigger role than the story because in RPGs story is always what matters to me ofc and combat takes a back seat. As for the art style it'll grow on me I guess, it's a bit cartoony but I don't hate it. What I'm worried about is the companions and how relationships with them will turn out because companions were always what made DA to me... Solas being a major part of this game is a comforting throw back despite his traitorous actions in DAI. Oh and I looked at all the companions and I can't find an ex templar I can swoon over (à la Cullen and Alistair) so they better make up for it 😂 we'll see! I'm excited despite everything and can't wait to play it and watch you play it too!! And happy you kept the rant 😅
Millie was sleeping on my lap or on the mouse for almost the entire time I was recording 🥺 she’s just a bebe and so sweet. Agree the trailer scared me a little! It was a little worrying with the names and titles popping up like an action comedy movie. But the gameplay laid my fears to rest, it’s not corny like that at all in the gameplay we saw. The art style is such a weird combination because the assets and environment look phenomenal… and then the characters faces look a bit off. Like they have a filter or FaceTune on. The companions and the story are the only things that matter to me. If the story can make me smile, weep, feel anger, worry, pain, joy, hope… I’m sold on it. I’m so happy we get to deal with Solas so I can convince him not to destroy the world and then marry him 😂😂😂 And if I can’t romance Solas then I guess the Grey Warden caught my attention because he had a little baby griffin with him the trailer, and that’s like a dog right? 😂
@@heyamarii Yes the Grey Warden has a little pet Phoenix with him which I understand you can pet 🥲 I will be friends with everyone as usual cause I'm a sucker for friendship and companion quests and it's always been DA's strength. Maybe they have more characters you can have relationships with outside the companions (like the advisors in DAI with Cullen and Josephine) but either way I'm so excited and can't wait!!
Ugh! Let me pet that adorable creature! I’m the same, I need to befriend everyone and do all their companion quests because that’s what I get most of my enjoyment from. I can’t wait to get to know them. I’m so excited to see who is romanceable, I might be a bit of a floozy for a while until I figure out who I like more 😂 just testing the waters. Fall 2024 feels sooooo close and so painfully far from now 😭 I’m going to have to dive right into another game to keep me occupied or I’ll go insane
@@heyamarii SAME! I need something to play till DAV releases. I finished my 5th run of BG3 fairly recently cause I was addicted hopelessly but I'm thinking I'll switch to Divinity 2 and see if Larian delivers again. Have you played the divinity series? Also I don't know why but if you haven't played it look into Disco Elysium. I think you'd LOVE it, it seriously made me ugly cry and I'm not a cryer!!!
I LOVE DIVINITY! I was thinking of re-playing it because it’s been enough years for me to forget a lot of it and I have granny memory. My one recommendation for Divinity 2 is to play one of the Origin characters. I think the game is designed for you to play as them for more story. It felt so hollow as a custom character I ended that run in about 2 hours and rerolled. I love Fane, Sebille, or Lohse. Always bring a bedroll in your backpack too, take naps everywhere
I am someone who has followed the DA saga since the development of Origins and it is true that the franchise has been inconsistent and has mutated to some degree from one installment to the next. I also want to clarify that I don't want the franchise to end or do badly, but the problem is that these changes seem to come from EA executives who have a marketing vision that has nothing to do with the original vision of the game or the world that the original developers created. And that vision of EA is the one that I don't want to succeed because I think it is bad for the industry and for the franchise. And I base it on what happened with Andromeda, which continued one of the most successful RPG sagas and made decisions in terms of mechanics and artistic aspects that meant that two months after it came out, no one was talking about the game. That is why I think that for many of us it is important to criticize what we see of DAtV, to protect it from deviate too far from its essence. Maybe DAtV will end up being a good game for a lot of people, even though my real hopes for Bioware are very low, but the problem that bothered a lot of people is a combination of things. If you look at the different aspects of the game, it seems like there was a downgrade in most of them. Less companions, very few accessible skills in combat, overly simplified tactical mechanics, lack of direct control of your companions, more linear maps and many more. But what's more annoying to me, because I can't find a good excuse for that other than it was a marketing decision based on bad analysis, it's the art direction in terms of character design, particularly the enemies, which look more cartoonish and childish. The ogre looks more funny than threatening, the skeletons look like they were taken from Halloween decorations and the others that can be seen in the different published images do not look any better. The proportions, the general feeling, they just repel me and that makes the game and the world in general less immersive and ruins the experience for many of us. Just as I don't want Call of Duty to become an RPG, nor for League of Legends or Fortnite to have a more realistic artistic design, I think we must express about that we want DA to continue with its essence of dark fantasy and immersive narrative RPG.
Your concerns are honestly quite valid, and I think a lot of us share your concerns with DA being squeezed by EA. DAO started out as a dark fantasy, and evolved to a high fantasy for DAI. Somehow, it has shifted into a style that’s quite disconnected from the essence of the game with Veilguard. I worry for the future of the series is EA has full control over the development team to create something that’s just highly marketable, instead of staying true to its storytelling. I’m not sure what the companion and combat will look like beyond what the 20 mins of gameplay showed, but I’m hoping it’s more than the cut down skills previewed. I would be happier with a more linear map like in DAO than the overly bloated open world map of DAI though, so that would be a plus for me, but maybe not for everyone. The art style is definitely going to be something that’s going to take me a while to adjust to. The lighting is quite neon at times, but I chalked it up to being based in Tevinter where Magic is more a part of daily life. The demons though… they do look a bit goofy and I have since looked at other screenshots of the demons more closely after watching the trailer and gameplay. They look goofy lol I can’t believe someone drew that and was like yep! That’s the one. That’s scawy! There are some problematic things I’m seeing, but also I have hope that the story could still be amazing and transport my imagination back to Thedas. I want good companion stories, I want to connect to them. I want an adventure I’ll dream about for years. That’s what matters to me the most. Whatever the dressing is, it’s not so important to me as the story being told. However, your concerns, I’m sure a lot of us have that same heart sinking feeling you have. It sucks. It sucks when suits take over the vision of artists and developers.
@@heyamarii You interpreted what I wanted to say better than I can write it with my bad English, haha, especially the last sentence. I also hope the story to be good, I just don't want us to end up settling for just that and not the full experience, but hey, maybe I'm being too negative. Regarding the maps, I agree with you that making them linear can improve the experience over the empty maps in DAI, but I mentioned it as a downgrade cause I also think it is the "lazy approach" because they could have taken the path of imitating games like Witcher 3, which came out almost at the same time as Inquisition and offers an open map much more interesting and nourished. So the problem it's not the size of the map but rather how the experience is designed. In any case, it's not what matters the most I think, and if it end up feeling good and having some degree of exploration it will be ok. Anyway, I don't want to be the Grinch of DA. :) I hope the game end up being much better than I expect and we can enjoy it.
You’re not the Grinch of DA! Honestly, a lot of the fans criticisms are absolutely valid and I think it’s important we express when we are unhappy with the direction a franchise is going. Your English is perfect, you brought up good points and I love having discussions on here where we can agree and disagree and it’s healthy to do that. I hope the story isn’t the only thing that shines in this game, and many things carry it forward as well. Oh man you brought up a good point! I think if it was open world like the Witcher 3, then that would be perfect! Either 3 did open world so well, it didn’t feel bloated, but it felt like a full experience. I would love something like that for DAV
Hey Amarii! I'm super excited to play this game. I love the art style and gameplay. I'm with you if the story is good, then the other stuff doesn't matter. The two beings behind Solas were actually the Elven Gods you learned about in Inquisition. There is a GameInformer article that's available to read that does give away early game story spoilers. Read it at your own risk. (I did 😏) One thing I will share with you is that this game's character customization is on the level of Dragon's Dogma 2, and it goes even a little further. There are no images to corroborate what I'm saying yet. People are upset about more than just the art style. They're also upset that you get to choose your pronouns and gender like in Baldur's Gate 3. They're upset about the romance choices, game mechanics, and a bunch of stuff that doesn't even matter. The devs said they wanted this to be the most inclusive Dragon Age game. Even though I never played origins or DA2, I noticed this game series has always been in a state of constant change from its art style and gameplay. I really do hope this game comes out this fall because I am dying to jump back into the world of Thedas. ❤ Neve and Davrin are two of my favorites. 🥰 P.S. I'm currently watching Your Dragon Age Inquisition let's play. I'm at the very beginning of trespasser. I love your decisions, and I think it's cute you romance Cullen. ❤
I knew I picked the right man when he showed up with a dog. I would have been upset if I didn’t romance him but saw him playing with this dog in the DLC haha I’m a simple girl, just gimme a dog or a cat and I’ll be happy 😂 I won’t read that thing, if it’s the elven Gods that were talked about in that ancient elven temple (Elgarnan? Gilhainan? Omg their names are so difficult lol) then that would be frikkin cool. We get to face Solas’ pantheon. I might have to roll an elf again just for the extra spice. I can’t wait to spend 2-4 hours on character customisation then 😂 I am going to make her into the most fabulous elven lady. So Dorian can be mad impressed by my looks and outfit and will gossip to the former Inquisitor how cool I am. I mean… for romance you kinda have to pick gender and pronouns lol not every companion is going to be heterosexual, or maybe they’re pan? Or maybe the companions have set preferences like in DAI. It’s so silly that people are upset by that, it’s sex and gender… of their own character… they can pick whatever they want? Are they scared they might accidentally hit the queer button or something 🤣 it’s a known fact it adds +% to slay 💅🏼 What are we going to do between now and Veilguard?! Ugh I need to occupy myself with another world because I’m dying for DAV release. You have no idea how happy I was to see a south East Asian in the mix. We never get in. When Asians are in the game it’s usually East Asians, which is cool too, but finally an SEA!
@heyamarii LOL I laughed so hard when I read your comment about Cullen and the dog. It's so you! 🤣🤣🤣 The Elven God's names are super hard to pronounce, but yeah, it's super exciting that we're going to be able to face them in the upcoming game. The companions are all pansexual not player sexual, from what the devs are saying. I would recommend trying to avoid any other video content that's not from Dragon Age directly going forward. People are talking about this game all over the place and the articles that have been coming out. OMG, I am so with you on the character customization. I have already thought of what I'm going to make Clementis look like. That's why Clementis is coming back!!! I can just imagine Dorian telling The Inquisitor about how awesome your Rook looks and how she slays! 🙌🎉💖 Luckily, I am so backlogged on the games I need to finish on my channel. I'll have plenty of time before the game drops this fall, hopefully either at the end of October or early November. 🤞😁 I am so with you about Bellara inclusion. She's super gorgeous. I was very excited to see her as well, and I've learned some really cool stuff about her, but it's in the article. If you are thinking about starting another, let's play what did you have in mind?
Im going to avoid all other articles and videos from this point on. If Dragon Age releases another gameplay reveal or trailer I’ll watch it, but anything speculative from someone else I will avoid. I can see why they made the companions pansexual this time so our chosen identities didn’t cut off romance options in the game. I was a little bummed I couldn’t romance Cassandra lol she likes smutty books, I would have got on with her so well. I love your Clementis multiverse! I’m already starting to think of what my character should look like, it’s based in Tevinter right? The magisterium, the mages, magic everywhere… I need to fashionable or I clearly don’t belong there 😂 I’m thinking of trying out Kingdom Come Deliverance now, I’ve been promising myself to start it this year, and once I get back from the UK i definitely will be in the mood for it. I also wanted to revisit Divinity at some point. I have a couple of indie games I wanted to do as well, so I have options while we painfully wait for Veilguard. What’s on your backlog?
I think the negative opinions are just too loud and easy to click on. It annoys me to no end when games or movies are divided into “good” or “bad” based on assumptions. I like to just observe and reserve criticism to what is shown, not what ifs. I’m glad you find my concerns fair, since I try to hold off judgement on something until I see the actual product. I agree that too many people either hype something up, or hate on it disproportionately, far too early and without any experience in the gameplay. Where did the middle ground go? 😂
@@heyamarii I don't know. It's so demoralizing sometimes. I get the negativity towards a lot of recent media but judge things on their own merits and not what's happened before, even if it's happened a number of times. Every product is its own thing.
By the way, I have to say it, not only you have a very nice voice, now that I finally see you in person, you are a gorgeous lady, beautiful woman, and a wonderful mom (I remember you mentioned it in Dragon Dogma videos), and as a UA-camr gamer you are, you should let yourself been seen more in your videos, I'm just saying...
Thank you 😭 that’s so kind of you and gave me a lovely boost today. I’m usually quite shy on camera so I’m much more comfortable being a disembodied voice 😂 but I have pre-recorded a few videos with my face on there for you guys to watch while I’m out the country! So it’s a little treat for my absence hehe Balancing all the hats I wear every day is a challenge! But I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love being busy and doing as much of everything as I can. It means a lot to me that you remember I’m a mom too because it’s such a big part of my life
Everyone just has to understand that this series has had a bunch of pitfalls, and they survived all the way up to this point. I was hoping For a evolved Inquisition gameplay But I understand the need for getting as many people involved With the gameplay For the sake of continuing the story and the series as a whole.😑
Nothing is perfect, and I agree with you on your sentiments. Not every game has to be a masterpiece, it just has to shine where its strengths are; for DA series it’s always been the story and the companions. As long as the story is amazing, the rest is just dressing
I might actually consider picking a mage for this one since it seems to be based in Tevinter? Although, the new dodge and block/parry mechanics might make the rogue insanely fun. I tried to make the Spirit tree of inquisition like a “healer” but it was more damage mitigation, so I agree that it would be nice to have a dedicated healer. I’m wondering if it’s always a 4 party combination or if it goes down to 3 (after Varric left to deal with Solas).
3 skills?! Omg that can’t be all… that’s so little :(( so we get a basic hit, dodge, parry, block, and 3 skills??? 😭 I was trying to see what that action wheel was supposed to look like during progression and I couldn’t figure out what each side was meant for
@@heyamarii They're dumbing it down even more because Inquisition was the best selling by far and they want to grab the idiot aRPG crowd. We're never going to get another Origins tactical RPG out of DA again unless this flops.
I have serious doubts about the announcement and presentation of the game. Even though I love the Dragon Age series and no matter what it is, I will definitely play it. However, I am concerned about the direction they are going. Giving up the ability to control companions and limiting the team to three people. They went even more into Mass Effect. The fighting style reminds me more of Spider Man than Dragon Age. The demons don't look scary, just strange, in the initial parts they aroused respect, now I wonder what they are. The biggest problem is probably that this game is less and less reminiscent of Dragon Age. If it was some other game not related to this title, it would be great. However, now we get something different and I have mixed feelings. I like the return of the fact that we can choose the main character's path at the beginning. Now we just have to hope that the plot and the entire game will be good, because if not, this may definitely be the last part of Dragon Age.
I share a lot of your sentiments. While I do love Mass Effect, it’s a separate game. It would have been nice for Dragon Age to retain a lot of what made it unique. I can understand the reason BioWare has evolved the game to appeal to new and younger players, but it’s such a big risk to alienate dedicated fans of the previous games in doing so. I too like the return of choosing the backstory path in the beginning. That’s a nice touch. I hope the story and the companions are brilliantly written because that’s what I’m here for
From what I have seen, the gameplay looks good, but it's not Dragon Age, which is one of the main things people complained about. I am fine with it as long as it is fun and the enemies don't focus on the Player Character exclusively like they did in ME: Andromeda. The reason it got so much backlash was due to the tone of the reveal trailer being like a superhero movie trailer (not the dark fantasy people expect). This isn't the first time Bioware has missed the mark with a trailer, though. You can go back and watch some of the original DA:O trailers and see that they are nothing like the actual game. As for diversity, I haven't really heard anyone complain about this other than the fact players can choose their own pronouns, including they/them, and even talk to their companions about it. It just feels weird and tokenistic. Another point on this subject is that all companions will be pansexual. On this, I'm on the fence because it sort of removes the identity of the characters a bit, but on the other hand, we can romance whomever we want. Like, would Dorian's backstory be as interesting if he was bi istead of being gay? I've heard people being worried about the writing too, but this is the same team writing the story since Origins, so I have no worries on this front. The art looks different, which must be an artistic choice since they are using the same engine. It's weird, but maybe it's due to the fact it will no longer be an open world, and with this art style, they can put more flavor into each scene. Personally, I think it looks fine with the exception of the demons. I wish they would give my boy Pride his legs back. Anyways this was the first time I have seen one of your videos and it was great.
I feel the same way you do about the playstyle! As long as it's fun, whether it's turn based or action rpg, I'm totally happy. The only real concern I have is the story and companions - if theyre well written and I can build meaningful connections with the companions, then thats what matters to me the most. The art style is quite different, but it's been different with every DA game so I'm not too fussed about it. Just 1 or 2 characters have quite oddly designed faces to me, like an overly filtered face. But again, not super important to me and would more than likely grow on me. Ahhhh I can understand the backlash from that initial trailer. Even I was a little shocked and so I only commented on Scout Harding and held my tongue for the gameplay trailer. I know cinematic trailers can be quite different from the actual game, so it was more like a teaser, an odd choice from Bioware, but I understand why they did it that way - to attract younger gamers. I've heard the companions are pansexual, and like you, I'm on the fence about it. I like the companions having preferences, but at the same time, if someone is only playing through once it would be nice to have all the options available for that. I hope it's like BG3 where theyre all pan, but only romanceable if we build enough of a positive relationship with them. So our choices impact their affinity towards us. However, it gives the companions a stronger identity if they have their own sexual preferences. I'm glad to hear the writers are from the team who created Origins! That makes me so happy because thats the game that won me over so many years ago. That means to much to me, thank you
Inquisition wouldn't let me romance Scout. Cowards let me do it! Also I kinda like the stylized look. They didn't go for the realistic Anthem-style stuff so being more stylized is a good way to cover up the older style models
I’m hoping Scout is a romanceable character now 👀 all those freckles, she’s flipping adorable. The more I watched it again while editing, the more I liked the style. The landscape and cityscapes looked phenomenal, the lighting was well done! It actually looked more like what I imagined Tevinter to look like since there’s more magic there and so I expected more glowing lights. The only thing I am struggling with concerning the style is the facial features of the characters. They look a tad too airbrushed and photoshopped? I can’t quite figure it out still what’s throwing me off. Like they have an instagram filter on 😂
@@heyamarii yeah that's the stylized look you were talking about. So my guess is, they started making this during the mass effect Andromeda era. And then Anthem technology came out but it was too late in development. So in order to make the mid 2010's assets look acceptable, you just stylize everything. Otherwise you have to redo everything with full motion capture, actors and facial mocap. Then it would feel super not-dragon-agey cuz it would look like avatar. So I kinda agree with the decision to stylize it and lean into it rather than release a game that looks 10 years old.
Also for the record, I played inquisition specifically because they switched to a more active combat style while keeping the pause thing for the ogs. I'm sure that decision helped it win GOTY and brought in way more players.
I can see why they’ve done that, it makes sense to slap on that filter 😂 I swear there’s something about their eyes though… one of them, the necromancer in the cinematic trailer has almost Disney sized eyes, but the rest don’t. Neve’s is close but she’s south East Asian so she gets a pass for the big doe eyes. They all have the Kardashian FaceTune on 😂 except some characters like Scout looked totally fine, Varric had this soft glow romance light. It will take time to get used to, but it’s not a deal breaker for me. I like colours in games I play, not that rusty, Smokey brown on everything
@GseGodsSpeed oh I agree they realised their fan community was an aging group and needed to appeal to a younger generation, hence the adaptation to a more action style. Better they did it slowly throughout each game so not to alienate their fans so suddenly, but slowly introduce it more and more with each game. I do enjoy both playstyles a lot, so I have no problem with the evolution of their game
The cinematic trailer seems like a bit of a marketing mistake. The tone isn't what you'd expect from a dark fantasy game. The marketing people thought this is what the kids wanted to see I suppose. I guess there will always be people complaining about diversity. Now I suppose I can understand their points in that maybe it's not the greatest idea to do the checklist inclusivity thing for movies and games. Personally I don't actually care if a character is a white male, a green hermaphrodite or a purple woman. As long as the character is interesting it's fine. As for the gameplay trailer. Looks pretty nice I think. Combat is more like action rpg but that was to be expected from bioware these days. I'm not sure how long it's been since they made a CRPG but it's certainly been a while. As long as the story/ writing is good I don't think that the combat is going to be a problem as long as it's not terrible. 😶I made youtube comment with paragraphs. What is the world coming to?
It’s not just a marketing mistake, it feels like suits have taken over the entire tone of the game to attract a whole new demographic of gamers. I understand why they would… but they’re slowly losing the essence of DA and alienating the older players more and more. It’s not a complete deal breaker for me yet, I am more interested in the storytelling and companions. I am of 2 minds when it comes to inclusivity and diversity. I do want more diversity, I want more differences represented in media, I want it to be the norm. BUT what I don’t want is pandering wokeness; it’s hollow, gross, and exploitative. It’s very clear when it feels disingenuous and a means for a company to virtue signal. I want sincere representation that’s meaningful and thoughtful - not just to market to an audience. I am an enjoyer of many play styles from tabletop to action rpgs, so the combat doesn’t bother me. I can see how it could be disappointing for others, but I’m not fussed about it either. As long as the story is good, the companions are well written, I’m just here for a good time. I expect an essay with a PowerPoint presentation by the end of the week from you 😂
I guess that by "Sometime before I go to the UK" you meant immediately after you finished recording the last episode 🤣 Also, KITTY FACE REVEAL!!! So cute. Yes, people did have issues with diversity, even though there were only two people that weren't white and one was the custom character of the person playing it. As far as graphics go, there are still months of development left (400 people for 4 months is 300,000 man hours, before overtime) and most of that will be working on the graphics. It's pretty obvious that the lighting reflections and shaders aren't done in some of the areas in the video. When DAI released they were still working on the hair for 3 months afterwords, I expect that it will be much more polished on release. The other thing that was a huge complaint was that there are only three skill slots and no way to control your companions. Both of those assumptions have no evidence to back them up. We don't know if the skill bar expands as you level, or if you can click on the portraits on the skill wheel to control your allies. Kala Elizabeth just revealed that she has been play-testing the game for Bioware (I knew that she knew too much), and has already played the game halfway through. She says that this video is only a small sample of the complexity of the game. She won't elaborate further because of an NDA. I guess we shall see, but one thing is certain, It's Bioware, so the companions and story will be worth playing the game for. Just like how we complained about, then played the hell out of, the last three games.
I can’t believe people still have issue with diversity… it baffles me. I was so happy to see a South East Asian looking lady and she was a total badass with a peg leg. This isn’t “wokeness” at all, it’s inspired by reality. The world is so full of people who look very different from one another and games which show that understand what the world really does look like outside their sphere. Representation in media is not just important, but it’s also closer to reality than a fake homogenous population; whether that be age, race, gender, physical ability, etc. it’s something that makes me mad. I nearly went off on an angry rant 😅 I hope the graphics for the characters faces improve! I can’t quite put my finger on why it’s the faces that are throwing me off. The landscapes and backdrops look gorgeous, the lighting is very modern and pretty, but then by comparison the faces of the characters look like someone put an Instagram filter over them. Their faces have soft blurred edges, it’s like someone airbrushed the characters 😂 I didn’t think much of the 3 action buttons at the bottom because… this is literally the tutorial at level 1. Not much of the skill and ability progression can be gleamed from this 20 min video. I do assume we get more abilities though because it would be silly to button mash 3 abilities for an entire game, I doubt BioWare would do such a thing. Whatever comes next, I’m still excited. Still going to play it, and I’ll have a more empirically backed review once the game is in my hands. Reserved optimism! I’m just here to have fun. Not every game needs to be a masterpiece, it just needs to stir something out of me: enjoyment, feelings, whatever. A good story, great combat. I’m a simple girl, easy to please lol
@Duskwind_ I loved ME! If DAV is closer to ME play style then I’m not mad at all. It’s such a fun game, with equally amazing characters and stories. Poor BioWare has been battling hate for so many years despite releasing great games. Each one of their releases has had goblins hating on them very loudly
Belatedly realizing I was busy not liking things and failed to comment on the video. It was great. Perhaps rant sans f-bomb? "pound sand" would have worked :). You were fine, Millie reveal was a special treat, overall a very interesting reaction vid, please do more...
Awww thank you! I was so nervous doing a reaction/review since I’ve never really done anything like this before. Especially a review of something that isn’t even out yet, it’s daunting lol Millie is becoming a perfect companion and cohost to this channel, she loves to torment me during gameplay, swatting at the screen and smacking the keyboard are just some of her skills. Lately she’s been chewing on the mouse cables which is… interesting. But she’s cute and gives good cuddles, so can’t fire her. I felt that f bomb swirling within me, it just needed to come out like a vomit 😂 I rarely swear. So when I swear it’s because it’s a big deal to me.
@@heyamarii I have a vertical mouse cuz arthritus and Little, my kitty, rests her head on it and constantly bumps my thumb for attention, which can be awful when dragging and dropping.
@johngrant4470 your kitty’s name is Little? Awwww that’s such a sweet name 😭 she knows where to sleep, as close to the hand that can give her little head rubs as possible.
btw i dont think its the diversity that people have a problem with, its this graphics and good lord the demons look awful. and the trailers looks terible. i mean check out DAO, DA2, DAI trailers they look so badass. maybe you should react to those trailers as well. my favourite is DAI trailer
You know, I’ve played all those previous games and have never seen trailers for those games! I just saw DAO on Steam one day back in 2000something and thought it looked cool 😂 I should look it up and watch it
The art style is slightly problematic for me too, not my favourite for sure. Theres something about the lighting and the character faces that look so odd and very heavily filtered? I can’t quite figure out what I find weird about their faces. It’s so opposite of the backdrops because the landscape and lighting everywhere else looks great. The characters just look off. It’s a much faster paced game, very different from what Dragon Age started as, but I do like action RPGs too so it’s fine for me. I know it will make or break it for others who really enjoyed the more tactical features of the previous games. To each their own! I think your criticism is completely valid since the game has transformed away from dark fantasy and high fantasy aesthetics with Veilguard.
DAO: great tactical combat DA2: still good tactical combat looking like action DAI: U have 8 skill and can use this one more often. DAV: Lets test mass effect combat before ME5
@MrEvilside I really loved the tactical combat in DAO, it’s what initially made me fall in love with the game and the lore in turn. The slow evolution to becoming more and more action is interesting and a big risk for a franchise to take. It can alienate their fanbase, or their fan base will be on board, but we are an aging community… so I can see why they switched it up to appeal to the younger generation of gamers. I’m not going to write it off quite yet, seeing it is one thing, feeling it in my hands and building up abilities, being active in combat, only time will tell if it was a risk worth taking for BioWare. If it’s enjoyable, then great! If it feels boring and like a smash button ride then eh
@johngrant4470 I think BG3 is more of a unique outlier than the norm. Divinity was nowhere near as successful even though the gameplay is quite similar. Larian an insanely long time on BG3, hundreds of people working on a massive game, lots of resources. It was a considerable risk, and I think providing early access played a significant role in their success. I do love a rpg that’s similar to a tabletop (a reminder to myself to finally play Disco Elysium), but it doesn’t appeal to everyone. I don’t think we will see a large project like BG3 with that much success in a long while.
The two figures at the end standing behind Solas were 2 of the Evanuris (elven gods). Solas mentioned at the end of trespasser that he banished the evanuris into the fade. So I'm guessing these two are gonna be primary villains of the game lol.
Omg! You’re right! The other 2 Gods that were mentioned in that temple of the ancient elves? Ghilnain or whatever? I can’t remember the name exactly.
could also be Tevinter mages like Corypheus, I don't remember it saying all of them made it back and even Corypheus says in one of his diaries that "there is no sign of the others".
@Dragon_of_Terra Ooo I remember reading that! It could be as well. Exciting to find out who those 2 figures might be
yall about to experience what truly bad writing is. You never, NEVER show the gods.
@johnwayne4911 well we did spend DAI with Solas 😂
Sry long post inc
Things that worry me
- The plotline/writing of the gameplay trailer..
(Inquisitor who romanced Solas could not make him stop so how could Varric, and scaffolding and a log were the thing that brings Solases.. solas's.. Eggheads plan to ruin is a bit comical.. Although his plans never were that foolproof.. Giving the orb to corypheus for example?)
- The aoe Pride demon used were kinda hard to see where they were exactly, this could be rectified if you can move the camera yourself
- I hope the choices and options on the dialogue wheel actually have meaning i dont want it to be an illusion of choice..
Things i want to see before release
- Mid game combat (especially mage)
- Character creator (They hyped this so much, i hope they release cc before release)
- Camera control
Things that bums me out but will not stop me from trying the game
- The designs of the demons, darkspawn and ogres
- Locked to use only 3 abilities by rook..For a mage that limitation feels restrictive
- That attack animation to destroy the scaffolding was.. Lackluster
- No blood mage subclass
Things i like
- The combat looks better than inquisition
- Graphics look good and the style might make it look ok as the game ages
- TRANSMOG!!!
- Actually more hairstyles then 50 shades of bald, looking at you inquisition.
- Melee mage is back as Spellblade!
My thoughts
Pretty much the same as yours, hesitantly/cautiosly optimistic. You are correct the companion control is ala mass effect.
Not confirmed but i am a little sad there is no race/class starting story like in Dao before the main story kicks off.
Never apologise for long post! I love hearing all your thoughts with stuff like this. I’ve been dying to watch the trailer and game play for weeks, and now i finally get to talk about it! You’re so organised separating your thoughts into different levels of concern hehe it love it.
I share some of your worries. I do not like the illusion of choice in games, it makes me feel cheated and meaningless. I hope the things we do and say have consequences. The 3 ability slots are concerning to me too, I didn’t notice only 3 slots when I first watched because that would have been a ridiculously tiny amount of abilities… so I hope we get more than 3.
I hope the character creator allows us to finely tune our heroes too! I’ve heard from someone else that there is a vast cc, so YES we hopefully get better hairstyles because that has been my gripe with the older games too 😂
Although I almost never used it, it would be nice if DAV still had the tactical view. It was quite helpful having that in tougher fights to move companions around where I needed them. If they do away with it, at least have smarter AI for the companions so they’re not just sitting in a burning fire taking damage.
Solas had this huge ritual going, and we were able to destroy his work with one tiny toothpick jabbing at a single beam on scaffolding… that was a little bit of a cheeky cop out for story to me. Atrocious construction regulations in Tevinter if the scaffolding was that vulnerable to collapse. Speaking of Tevinter… we can’t have a game start there where blood magic is done under the table, and not be able to roll a blood mage😩
The combat is definitely better looking than the previous games, so we get upgrades to the graphics and animations! I didn’t know we get transmog!! Did they show that in the gameplay and I didn’t notice? Or you read it somewhere? Because that would be awesome. I can be incredibly fashionable now. I hope we get unique backstory starts to the game like in DAO. It was always so fun starting a fresh character and it had a very unique beginning for each backstory.
Even with all my concerns, I get why game developers need to, or want to, evolve their games to suit modern tastes. They need to be successful. They need new players. Not gamers that have played the previous Dragon Age games, we’re becoming old dinosaurs now 😂 game companies are so concerned with numbers and grabbing the attention of new players I get it. I just hope the essence of what Dragon Age is, doesn’t get lost. I hope the story is just as good or even better. I hope the companions are well written and we become good friends with each of them. We shall see this fall, I’m going to stay hopeful because I try not to age into a cynical old hag 😂 but I also have to temper my dreams so I don’t feel crushed. We shall see!
i cannot wait to bring my Solas romanced inquisitor into this game i need them to reunite 😭❤️ bc they said we will be recreating our inquisitors at the beginning of the game alongside the new protagonist, Rook.
I would love to recreate my Inquisitor again! I only just finished the game, but I miss her. Solas was such a heartbreaking story in DAI, I hope we can stop him but also keep him as a friend.
The size of the health bars above the enemies reminds me of Dragon Age 2 actually. I actually didn't mind the reveal trailer and the way they show the characters. Like I think you said, some of the early Inquisition trailers also focused on the characters, so I'm withholding judgement. I'm assuming the amount of arrows for a Rogue character regenerates or the amount increases as you level up.
Also, I'm not holding out hope, but I hope there is no multiplayer in this game. And there aren't as many grindy collectibles like in Inquisition.
The health bars are a bit large and intrusive for me, but not a dealbreaker. It just puts focus on the bar instead of looking at the enemy I’m fighting, so not as immersive.
Oh gosh i too hope there isn’t a multiplayer in the game. I never used it in DAI, but I noticed the option there. I just ignored all the collectible things in DAI as well because it was just bloat and meaningless to me. The clean UI gives me hope though, hope that the devs slimed down the bloat from DAI
Thank you for all of your hard work so that we don't miss you while you're gone. That was actually a very good reaction Amarii. It was very relaxed and natural. 10/10. No notes. Safe travels my friend, enjoy the UK and bring an umbrella 🤗
! I feel like I sucked at it hahaha like I didn’t know what to do, I was thinking of pausing it, but that ruined the flow for me. So I watched it all the way through making minimal observations at first. Probably not as entertaining doing it that way, but I enjoyed watching it more without pausing every 10 seconds 😂
I have a teenie little umbrella I’ve packed already. And a coat… because it’s cold
@@heyamarii Take my word for it, that is the perfect way to do it. If you do any more reactions they should be just like this. Watch and enjoy, then an honest opinion. Pausing ruins the flow.
@@heyamarii And good morning 🌞 Are you in the UK yet?
@Duskwind_ awesome! I was hoping that just watching the way I would want to enjoy the trailer would carry for viewers. I was worried it would be boring 😅
@Duskwind_ good evening! Not yet! 1 more work day this Friday. But I’ve been doing errands and setting up things at home for while I’m gone. We had a lot of organise in a short time for the UK planning between 5 people spread around the world to meet up 😂
My two cents:
Yay, congrats to your first reaction video! It was really good! Also cute kitty! ♥
I don't mind the art style.
Both dialog and ability wheel look like Mass Effect, though we'll see on release if that is actually what's happening here.
I appreciate that they went more into the ARPG aspect, compared to the half-baked DAI. Either go turn based or real time action, but you have to fully commit in my opinion. That's why I struggled with DAI and never finished it. I loved the gameplay of DAO and never played DA2.
I might give DAV a chance when it releases. Or I'll skip it and just watch your playthrough!
Phew! That was nerve wracking to do haha
The more I watched the gameplay, the more it did remind me of Mass Effect so I do think they’re going in that direction.
I completely agree with you on picking a lane when it comes to playstyle. I love turn based, I also love action rpgs, being in the middle is so odd because I wasn’t getting either. DAO was amazing, I was so blown away by the story and the combat, then as the series went on I was only staying for the story because the combat started getting weird lol
Let’s play DAV! If the combat feels amazing as an action rpg, you’re going to miss the joy because it’s such a tactile experience. I’ll let you know first though so you don’t waste your money on it if it feels clumsy and boring 😂 I’m hoping, oh man, I’m really hoping it’s good. At least the story! Gimme that good lore and companion storylines
32:25 one of the big things is that that people are being gross about.
"Too many women" "too many races" "too many gay people"
People are complaining about the animation style, combat, demon re-design. And how "the choices have no effect" even though we don't know what the choices we made will do YET.
The combat I think is AMAZING, it's very mass effect-like. And I loved that combat.
Edit: also, for your first reaction this is AWESOME. 🎉
After I made this video, I started looking up what people were so upset by and it’s like they’ve never watched a trailer then played the game before 😂 very rarely do games even look or feel like a trailer at all… it’s also like they expected BioWare to copy past Origins over again and not transform with the times. But if BioWare did that they would also complain “tHeY aRe jUsT LaZy aNd rEuSiNg OlD cOnTenT”
I think some of the criticism is fair, but a lot of is is kinda silly - I know a lot of people have been wanting a CRPG but it’s not going to happen because the last time DA was a CRPG was Origins. It hasn’t been that since, and Inquisition did pretty well being semi-action. So sure it’s a bummer for them… but it’s kinda silly to expect the gameplay to be what it hasn’t been.
The gender, race, and sexual orientation issues people have are a little infuriating. It’s pathetic. I doubt they exist in this world feeling happy or good enough. Wild 😂
P.S. thank you! I was so nervous making this. Especially since I haven’t really turned on a facecam in ages before this video
@@heyamarii That's almost exactly how I feel, it IS as if they don't know how trailers work. Its so lame-
Same with the origins thing-- things change and evolve and grow with the times... It's normal- sometimes sad, bad, but sometimes great and good. (There's always something the haters will complain about, they need to scream at smth).
Agreed- it's changed every entry, why would it randomly go back? 🤷🏽
Agreed again, I imagine they are rarely happy- cuz... Well... People exist "😧"🙄
(It's sad)
Of course! 😌💪🏼
It makes sense to be nervous, cuz people can be aggressive about what you say or don't say for some reason, but it's good to see people's perspective in their reactions imo. Even if people disagree.
And your perspective was solid, like with your view in the animation, etc
Let the haters scream into the void!!! 😂 I tend to stay away from rage baiting content like that, I don’t need that noise in my life.
I’m glad you find my views fair. I try to be reasonable, I also try to keep perspective of both the devs and consumers in mind. It’s hard to be totally unbiased, but I’ll be mindful when I say it’s not fact, it’s opinion. I get frustrated with creators who state their opinions as the only one that matters, as if it’s fact. I equally get frustrated at creators who have no opinions at all and decide to post it lol like whyyyy there’s no point.
Anyways, I do like opinions that are different from mine too. I think people don’t practice disagreeing with one another often and it’s so important to gain perspective from others because of disagreement. Some things are just flat out wrong (like misogyny and racism), but it’s ok to have an opinion that’s different and be able to discuss it with others. To disagree and still be chill 💅🏼
The shadow dragons are a faction that was introduced in the comic book series called The Missing, i think! I believe it occurs right before Veilguard. Then the other newer factions and hints at what's going on in Northern Thedas over the past almost decade between inquisition and veilguard is found in the book Tevinter nights. The short stories in there are written by the writers of veilguard and a couple of the companions and characters from veilguard are introduced in there. Its really good if you're a fan of dragon age lore, especially for the last story (which i won't spoil, because its too good!) That's the only thing that makes me have hope that veilguard's story will be good.
WOAH! I need to get this comic series. I’m going to have a little hunt around the bookstores here now for it. Thank you!!
This is like months late. All I want to say, cute kitten!
You know... you can have your little kitty sitting by you and have a camera on your kitty as you play and your going to get views. We love cats.
Never too late to tell my kitten how adorable she is!
I’ve considered it for review and reaction videos! I just have to get another camera for her. She likes sleeping behind my keyboard though 😂
Personally, for me DA has always been 3 things: story, characters and world building. If Bioware nails those I'm willing to forgive (almost) everything else. But if this game turns out to be another Marvel style crap with incoherent and shallow storytelling and one-dimensional flashy characters, nothing could ever save it for me. I couldn't care less about turn-based combat, art style and what not. Just give me another compelling adventure in Thedas and I'll be happy
Same! The combat and art style has changed so much from DAO to the current one that whatever covering it has doesn’t matter as much to me. I just want a good story and most of all, I want good characters that I can fall in love with, and maybe rip out my heart (I’m looking at you Solas).
Playstyle is whatever to me as well, whether it’s turn based or action I’m a simple girl, just whatever is fun is good.
@@heyamarii So you like heartbreaking stories? But... but you sounded so sad after that Solas scene in Trespasser I almost started sobbing along with you 😀 ugh, humans are so baffling!
Also I finally got to watch your kitten in action. And that f-bomb you dropped haha, nice! 👌
@MrTSkV I love feeling happy, sad, angry, I want tears of joy and tears of sadness. Tears from feeling success and failure. I want all of those feelings whenever I play a game or watch a movie, or read a book. I want a story to stir me deeply. I was sniffling so much during trespasser I was having a hard time reading out loud 🥺 I could feel my voice choking.
I rarely swear, but when I do, it’s because I care 😂😂😂😂
@@heyamarii this makes me wonder what are your favorite games? Last of Us? RDR2? You should play them, if you haven't. Both stories are considered masterworks of storytelling, and deservedly so
Red Dead Redemption 2 was so good! Ugh I sobbed so hard when… yea that part. I’ve never played Last of Us because I’m a weenie and it looks scary haha but that’s my sister’s favourite game ever. I’ve heard that I should try Ghost of Tsushima too which others have said had great storytelling.
It’s hard to pick my number 1 favourite, I’ve had so many! DAO is one of them, KotOR, Vampire the Masquerade blew my mind years ago when I was younger. I love Divinity and want to play it again. The Witcher 3 had some gut wrenching choices, I enjoyed it a lot and sunk almost 300hours in my first playthrough. I also like finding indie games with good stories because there are some hidden gems there - To The Moon and What Remains of Edith Finch made me ugly cry.
Loved the reaction! I'm used to seeing people not talk that much when doing videos like this so seeing all your opinions, hopes and worries is a breath of fresh air, please consider doing more in the future I'm a fan of the way you express yourself! c:
Honestly I'm just like you, if the story is good I don't really care about graphics or gameplay. What bothers me a little about the criticism of this game so far is that a lot of people are assuming things and the only concrete thing we have is a 21min gameplay trailer and some Game Informer articles lol
I feel like there is validity in some people's worries or criticism especially from old fans of the DA franchise or even other Bioware IPs, but at this point I feel that the only thing we can do is wait for more information.
Also, the issue of diversity does exist but honestly it's not something new and it gets stale fast. The ones I've seen are because you can pick your pronouns and make non-binary and trans characters (everytime I hear someone call something 'woke' I just tune that person out lol)
I was so nervous making this reaction video 😂 but I always try to be thoughtful, I can’t stand when assumptions are made into factual statements because people will rally behind a polarising opinion. I have slowly started to see other reaction videos after mine, and it’s a little disappointing that there isn’t enough critical thought behind their opinions. I’ve seen some good ones though, some fair takes, but they are so few and far between.
I recognise the pitfalls the trailer and gameplay have, so I can see that some concerns from the fans of the DA series are totally valid. But because it’s such a strong opinion for them, a lot of what I’ve been seeing online is backed so poorly. It lacks proper criticism I think. Honestly the graphics don’t look bad at all, a little on the cartoony side with some of the character’s faces, but not overly so and not like a mobile game which some people have been claiming. We do just need to wait more and see, then make our criticisms on further information. DA has changed so much, and it will continue to change with every sequel.
The anger about pronouns is so wild to me. I don’t understand people who are mad about something that’s actually within their control to use or ignore. It doesn’t affect them whether they choose a queer or hetero pronoun… that’s wild. I can’t imagine the tiny bubble they live in, must be incredibly lonely in there.
Thank you, I really was super worried making this reaction because I also go facecam-less now too. So I was hovering over the publish button for a while 😂 makes me feel so much more confident and happy that you enjoyed it. I try to be fair, even when I’m a big fan (or maybe even big hater?) of something.
@@heyamarii The lack of a diverse opinions and discourse surrounding what we factually have about the game is one of the reasons I now look for more content creators that discuss games and/or Bioware IPs especifically than the biggers ones I used to watch. I got very dissapointed when all of my favorite content creators used the same type of thumbnails and discourse when the 2min reveal trailer got out there, things like "this is very worrying", "bioware is in trouble", "what even is this" and I was sitting in my chair thinking what made these people this mad?
So when I see channels like yours and even smaller content creators I finally see actual concrete opinions that hold both sides of the discourse accountable and are not afraid to express their opinions and I'm forever glad I got the opportunity to stumble upon your channel! And I understand having facecam can also be worrying but I once again commend you for putting your opinions out there and having conversations with us, do what feels most confortable for you! :D (Also your kitty is absolutely adorable 😍😍)
I completely agree with you about the lack of concrete evidence to back up people's criticism and I also agree the graphics, although different, are still good and I'm sure when the game is actually out we will have more options for customizing lighting/rendering that might help with the environment and characters! (even mods as I'm sure people will create them sooner or later lol)
I think the main reason I've seen as a point of complaint is that a lot of people don't seem to accept that we will probably never have another DA:O from Bioware and that's okay. As you said in the video, at the end of the day EA and Bioware are companies and they need to cater to a newer audiences and personally for me it's not a bad thing to see change, if the core element of the franchise, which are good stories, is preserved, that's what matters.
Looking forward for more videos of yours and thank you for taking your time to respond to me! :D
(I also apologize for any confusing parts, I'm brazilian and my english can be confusing sometimes lol)
I'm so happy you did this reaction! Millie looks like the cutest little toy omg 🥺 the trailer made me a bit apprehensive but then I really loved the gameplay showcase, I like the dark atmosphere (reminds me of a return to Origins somewhat) and the combat looks fluid and engaging I just hope it doesn't play a bigger role than the story because in RPGs story is always what matters to me ofc and combat takes a back seat.
As for the art style it'll grow on me I guess, it's a bit cartoony but I don't hate it. What I'm worried about is the companions and how relationships with them will turn out because companions were always what made DA to me... Solas being a major part of this game is a comforting throw back despite his traitorous actions in DAI.
Oh and I looked at all the companions and I can't find an ex templar I can swoon over (à la Cullen and Alistair) so they better make up for it 😂 we'll see! I'm excited despite everything and can't wait to play it and watch you play it too!! And happy you kept the rant 😅
Millie was sleeping on my lap or on the mouse for almost the entire time I was recording 🥺 she’s just a bebe and so sweet.
Agree the trailer scared me a little! It was a little worrying with the names and titles popping up like an action comedy movie. But the gameplay laid my fears to rest, it’s not corny like that at all in the gameplay we saw.
The art style is such a weird combination because the assets and environment look phenomenal… and then the characters faces look a bit off. Like they have a filter or FaceTune on.
The companions and the story are the only things that matter to me. If the story can make me smile, weep, feel anger, worry, pain, joy, hope… I’m sold on it. I’m so happy we get to deal with Solas so I can convince him not to destroy the world and then marry him 😂😂😂
And if I can’t romance Solas then I guess the Grey Warden caught my attention because he had a little baby griffin with him the trailer, and that’s like a dog right? 😂
@@heyamarii Yes the Grey Warden has a little pet Phoenix with him which I understand you can pet 🥲 I will be friends with everyone as usual cause I'm a sucker for friendship and companion quests and it's always been DA's strength. Maybe they have more characters you can have relationships with outside the companions (like the advisors in DAI with Cullen and Josephine) but either way I'm so excited and can't wait!!
Ugh! Let me pet that adorable creature!
I’m the same, I need to befriend everyone and do all their companion quests because that’s what I get most of my enjoyment from. I can’t wait to get to know them. I’m so excited to see who is romanceable, I might be a bit of a floozy for a while until I figure out who I like more 😂 just testing the waters.
Fall 2024 feels sooooo close and so painfully far from now 😭 I’m going to have to dive right into another game to keep me occupied or I’ll go insane
@@heyamarii SAME! I need something to play till DAV releases. I finished my 5th run of BG3 fairly recently cause I was addicted hopelessly but I'm thinking I'll switch to Divinity 2 and see if Larian delivers again. Have you played the divinity series? Also I don't know why but if you haven't played it look into Disco Elysium. I think you'd LOVE it, it seriously made me ugly cry and I'm not a cryer!!!
I LOVE DIVINITY! I was thinking of re-playing it because it’s been enough years for me to forget a lot of it and I have granny memory. My one recommendation for Divinity 2 is to play one of the Origin characters. I think the game is designed for you to play as them for more story. It felt so hollow as a custom character I ended that run in about 2 hours and rerolled. I love Fane, Sebille, or Lohse. Always bring a bedroll in your backpack too, take naps everywhere
I am someone who has followed the DA saga since the development of Origins and it is true that the franchise has been inconsistent and has mutated to some degree from one installment to the next. I also want to clarify that I don't want the franchise to end or do badly, but the problem is that these changes seem to come from EA executives who have a marketing vision that has nothing to do with the original vision of the game or the world that the original developers created. And that vision of EA is the one that I don't want to succeed because I think it is bad for the industry and for the franchise. And I base it on what happened with Andromeda, which continued one of the most successful RPG sagas and made decisions in terms of mechanics and artistic aspects that meant that two months after it came out, no one was talking about the game. That is why I think that for many of us it is important to criticize what we see of DAtV, to protect it from deviate too far from its essence.
Maybe DAtV will end up being a good game for a lot of people, even though my real hopes for Bioware are very low, but the problem that bothered a lot of people is a combination of things. If you look at the different aspects of the game, it seems like there was a downgrade in most of them. Less companions, very few accessible skills in combat, overly simplified tactical mechanics, lack of direct control of your companions, more linear maps and many more. But what's more annoying to me, because I can't find a good excuse for that other than it was a marketing decision based on bad analysis, it's the art direction in terms of character design, particularly the enemies, which look more cartoonish and childish. The ogre looks more funny than threatening, the skeletons look like they were taken from Halloween decorations and the others that can be seen in the different published images do not look any better. The proportions, the general feeling, they just repel me and that makes the game and the world in general less immersive and ruins the experience for many of us.
Just as I don't want Call of Duty to become an RPG, nor for League of Legends or Fortnite to have a more realistic artistic design, I think we must express about that we want DA to continue with its essence of dark fantasy and immersive narrative RPG.
Your concerns are honestly quite valid, and I think a lot of us share your concerns with DA being squeezed by EA. DAO started out as a dark fantasy, and evolved to a high fantasy for DAI. Somehow, it has shifted into a style that’s quite disconnected from the essence of the game with Veilguard. I worry for the future of the series is EA has full control over the development team to create something that’s just highly marketable, instead of staying true to its storytelling.
I’m not sure what the companion and combat will look like beyond what the 20 mins of gameplay showed, but I’m hoping it’s more than the cut down skills previewed. I would be happier with a more linear map like in DAO than the overly bloated open world map of DAI though, so that would be a plus for me, but maybe not for everyone.
The art style is definitely going to be something that’s going to take me a while to adjust to. The lighting is quite neon at times, but I chalked it up to being based in Tevinter where Magic is more a part of daily life. The demons though… they do look a bit goofy and I have since looked at other screenshots of the demons more closely after watching the trailer and gameplay. They look goofy lol I can’t believe someone drew that and was like yep! That’s the one. That’s scawy!
There are some problematic things I’m seeing, but also I have hope that the story could still be amazing and transport my imagination back to Thedas. I want good companion stories, I want to connect to them. I want an adventure I’ll dream about for years. That’s what matters to me the most. Whatever the dressing is, it’s not so important to me as the story being told. However, your concerns, I’m sure a lot of us have that same heart sinking feeling you have. It sucks. It sucks when suits take over the vision of artists and developers.
@@heyamarii You interpreted what I wanted to say better than I can write it with my bad English, haha, especially the last sentence.
I also hope the story to be good, I just don't want us to end up settling for just that and not the full experience, but hey, maybe I'm being too negative.
Regarding the maps, I agree with you that making them linear can improve the experience over the empty maps in DAI, but I mentioned it as a downgrade cause I also think it is the "lazy approach" because they could have taken the path of imitating games like Witcher 3, which came out almost at the same time as Inquisition and offers an open map much more interesting and nourished. So the problem it's not the size of the map but rather how the experience is designed. In any case, it's not what matters the most I think, and if it end up feeling good and having some degree of exploration it will be ok.
Anyway, I don't want to be the Grinch of DA. :) I hope the game end up being much better than I expect and we can enjoy it.
You’re not the Grinch of DA! Honestly, a lot of the fans criticisms are absolutely valid and I think it’s important we express when we are unhappy with the direction a franchise is going.
Your English is perfect, you brought up good points and I love having discussions on here where we can agree and disagree and it’s healthy to do that. I hope the story isn’t the only thing that shines in this game, and many things carry it forward as well.
Oh man you brought up a good point! I think if it was open world like the Witcher 3, then that would be perfect! Either 3 did open world so well, it didn’t feel bloated, but it felt like a full experience. I would love something like that for DAV
i think my specs will be low for veilgaurd sadly. please stream gonna watch your entire gameplay
I gotchu! Now we wait 👀
Kitty!!! 😍
She’s just a wittle kitty 🤍
Hey Amarii!
I'm super excited to play this game. I love the art style and gameplay. I'm with you if the story is good, then the other stuff doesn't matter.
The two beings behind Solas were actually the Elven Gods you learned about in Inquisition.
There is a GameInformer article that's available to read that does give away early game story spoilers. Read it at your own risk. (I did 😏)
One thing I will share with you is that this game's character customization is on the level of Dragon's Dogma 2, and it goes even a little further. There are no images to corroborate what I'm saying yet.
People are upset about more than just the art style. They're also upset that you get to choose your pronouns and gender like in Baldur's Gate 3. They're upset about the romance choices, game mechanics, and a bunch of stuff that doesn't even matter. The devs said they wanted this to be the most inclusive Dragon Age game.
Even though I never played origins or DA2, I noticed this game series has always been in a state of constant change from its art style and gameplay.
I really do hope this game comes out this fall because I am dying to jump back into the world of Thedas. ❤
Neve and Davrin are two of my favorites. 🥰
P.S. I'm currently watching Your Dragon Age Inquisition let's play. I'm at the very beginning of trespasser. I love your decisions, and I think it's cute you romance Cullen. ❤
I knew I picked the right man when he showed up with a dog. I would have been upset if I didn’t romance him but saw him playing with this dog in the DLC haha I’m a simple girl, just gimme a dog or a cat and I’ll be happy 😂
I won’t read that thing, if it’s the elven Gods that were talked about in that ancient elven temple (Elgarnan? Gilhainan? Omg their names are so difficult lol) then that would be frikkin cool. We get to face Solas’ pantheon. I might have to roll an elf again just for the extra spice.
I can’t wait to spend 2-4 hours on character customisation then 😂 I am going to make her into the most fabulous elven lady. So Dorian can be mad impressed by my looks and outfit and will gossip to the former Inquisitor how cool I am.
I mean… for romance you kinda have to pick gender and pronouns lol not every companion is going to be heterosexual, or maybe they’re pan? Or maybe the companions have set preferences like in DAI. It’s so silly that people are upset by that, it’s sex and gender… of their own character… they can pick whatever they want? Are they scared they might accidentally hit the queer button or something 🤣 it’s a known fact it adds +% to slay 💅🏼
What are we going to do between now and Veilguard?! Ugh I need to occupy myself with another world because I’m dying for DAV release.
You have no idea how happy I was to see a south East Asian in the mix. We never get in. When Asians are in the game it’s usually East Asians, which is cool too, but finally an SEA!
@heyamarii LOL I laughed so hard when I read your comment about Cullen and the dog. It's so you! 🤣🤣🤣
The Elven God's names are super hard to pronounce, but yeah, it's super exciting that we're going to be able to face them in the upcoming game.
The companions are all pansexual not player sexual, from what the devs are saying. I would recommend trying to avoid any other video content that's not from Dragon Age directly going forward. People are talking about this game all over the place and the articles that have been coming out.
OMG, I am so with you on the character customization. I have already thought of what I'm going to make Clementis look like. That's why Clementis is coming back!!! I can just imagine Dorian telling The Inquisitor about how awesome your Rook looks and how she slays! 🙌🎉💖
Luckily, I am so backlogged on the games I need to finish on my channel. I'll have plenty of time before the game drops this fall, hopefully either at the end of October or early November. 🤞😁
I am so with you about Bellara inclusion. She's super gorgeous. I was very excited to see her as well, and I've learned some really cool stuff about her, but it's in the article.
If you are thinking about starting another, let's play what did you have in mind?
Im going to avoid all other articles and videos from this point on. If Dragon Age releases another gameplay reveal or trailer I’ll watch it, but anything speculative from someone else I will avoid. I can see why they made the companions pansexual this time so our chosen identities didn’t cut off romance options in the game. I was a little bummed I couldn’t romance Cassandra lol she likes smutty books, I would have got on with her so well.
I love your Clementis multiverse! I’m already starting to think of what my character should look like, it’s based in Tevinter right? The magisterium, the mages, magic everywhere… I need to fashionable or I clearly don’t belong there 😂
I’m thinking of trying out Kingdom Come Deliverance now, I’ve been promising myself to start it this year, and once I get back from the UK i definitely will be in the mood for it. I also wanted to revisit Divinity at some point. I have a couple of indie games I wanted to do as well, so I have options while we painfully wait for Veilguard. What’s on your backlog?
Your commentary is calm, balanced, and insightful. You’ve earned a follow.
Thank you! I was so nervous doing a reaction, so it’s such a relief to hear I didn’t muck it up 😂 happy to have made my way to you :))
@@heyamarii sure thing! So many are freaking out about this game; it’s nice to hear from someone with concerns but who’s rational.
I think the negative opinions are just too loud and easy to click on. It annoys me to no end when games or movies are divided into “good” or “bad” based on assumptions. I like to just observe and reserve criticism to what is shown, not what ifs. I’m glad you find my concerns fair, since I try to hold off judgement on something until I see the actual product. I agree that too many people either hype something up, or hate on it disproportionately, far too early and without any experience in the gameplay. Where did the middle ground go? 😂
@@heyamarii I don't know. It's so demoralizing sometimes. I get the negativity towards a lot of recent media but judge things on their own merits and not what's happened before, even if it's happened a number of times. Every product is its own thing.
By the way, I have to say it, not only you have a very nice voice, now that I finally see you in person, you are a gorgeous lady, beautiful woman, and a wonderful mom (I remember you mentioned it in Dragon Dogma videos), and as a UA-camr gamer you are, you should let yourself been seen more in your videos, I'm just saying...
Thank you 😭 that’s so kind of you and gave me a lovely boost today. I’m usually quite shy on camera so I’m much more comfortable being a disembodied voice 😂 but I have pre-recorded a few videos with my face on there for you guys to watch while I’m out the country! So it’s a little treat for my absence hehe
Balancing all the hats I wear every day is a challenge! But I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love being busy and doing as much of everything as I can. It means a lot to me that you remember I’m a mom too because it’s such a big part of my life
Everyone just has to understand that this series has had a bunch of pitfalls, and they survived all the way up to this point. I was hoping For a evolved Inquisition gameplay But I understand the need for getting as many people involved With the gameplay For the sake of continuing the story and the series as a whole.😑
Nothing is perfect, and I agree with you on your sentiments. Not every game has to be a masterpiece, it just has to shine where its strengths are; for DA series it’s always been the story and the companions. As long as the story is amazing, the rest is just dressing
I just want my mages to be able to use healing spells. I didn't like the absence of healing spells in Inquisition.
I might actually consider picking a mage for this one since it seems to be based in Tevinter? Although, the new dodge and block/parry mechanics might make the rogue insanely fun. I tried to make the Spirit tree of inquisition like a “healer” but it was more damage mitigation, so I agree that it would be nice to have a dedicated healer. I’m wondering if it’s always a 4 party combination or if it goes down to 3 (after Varric left to deal with Solas).
Looking from ability choosing screeen it will be only Rook and two companions. Each will have 3 skill.
now DAI with 8 skills looks very tactical
3 skills?! Omg that can’t be all… that’s so little :(( so we get a basic hit, dodge, parry, block, and 3 skills??? 😭 I was trying to see what that action wheel was supposed to look like during progression and I couldn’t figure out what each side was meant for
@@heyamarii each side for companion, like mass effect
@@heyamarii They're dumbing it down even more because Inquisition was the best selling by far and they want to grab the idiot aRPG crowd. We're never going to get another Origins tactical RPG out of DA again unless this flops.
I have serious doubts about the announcement and presentation of the game. Even though I love the Dragon Age series and no matter what it is, I will definitely play it. However, I am concerned about the direction they are going. Giving up the ability to control companions and limiting the team to three people. They went even more into Mass Effect. The fighting style reminds me more of Spider Man than Dragon Age. The demons don't look scary, just strange, in the initial parts they aroused respect, now I wonder what they are.
The biggest problem is probably that this game is less and less reminiscent of Dragon Age. If it was some other game not related to this title, it would be great. However, now we get something different and I have mixed feelings. I like the return of the fact that we can choose the main character's path at the beginning.
Now we just have to hope that the plot and the entire game will be good, because if not, this may definitely be the last part of Dragon Age.
I share a lot of your sentiments.
While I do love Mass Effect, it’s a separate game. It would have been nice for Dragon Age to retain a lot of what made it unique. I can understand the reason BioWare has evolved the game to appeal to new and younger players, but it’s such a big risk to alienate dedicated fans of the previous games in doing so.
I too like the return of choosing the backstory path in the beginning. That’s a nice touch. I hope the story and the companions are brilliantly written because that’s what I’m here for
From what I have seen, the gameplay looks good, but it's not Dragon Age, which is one of the main things people complained about. I am fine with it as long as it is fun and the enemies don't focus on the Player Character exclusively like they did in ME: Andromeda.
The reason it got so much backlash was due to the tone of the reveal trailer being like a superhero movie trailer (not the dark fantasy people expect). This isn't the first time Bioware has missed the mark with a trailer, though. You can go back and watch some of the original DA:O trailers and see that they are nothing like the actual game.
As for diversity, I haven't really heard anyone complain about this other than the fact players can choose their own pronouns, including they/them, and even talk to their companions about it. It just feels weird and tokenistic. Another point on this subject is that all companions will be pansexual. On this, I'm on the fence because it sort of removes the identity of the characters a bit, but on the other hand, we can romance whomever we want. Like, would Dorian's backstory be as interesting if he was bi istead of being gay?
I've heard people being worried about the writing too, but this is the same team writing the story since Origins, so I have no worries on this front.
The art looks different, which must be an artistic choice since they are using the same engine. It's weird, but maybe it's due to the fact it will no longer be an open world, and with this art style, they can put more flavor into each scene. Personally, I think it looks fine with the exception of the demons. I wish they would give my boy Pride his legs back.
Anyways this was the first time I have seen one of your videos and it was great.
I feel the same way you do about the playstyle! As long as it's fun, whether it's turn based or action rpg, I'm totally happy. The only real concern I have is the story and companions - if theyre well written and I can build meaningful connections with the companions, then thats what matters to me the most. The art style is quite different, but it's been different with every DA game so I'm not too fussed about it. Just 1 or 2 characters have quite oddly designed faces to me, like an overly filtered face. But again, not super important to me and would more than likely grow on me.
Ahhhh I can understand the backlash from that initial trailer. Even I was a little shocked and so I only commented on Scout Harding and held my tongue for the gameplay trailer. I know cinematic trailers can be quite different from the actual game, so it was more like a teaser, an odd choice from Bioware, but I understand why they did it that way - to attract younger gamers.
I've heard the companions are pansexual, and like you, I'm on the fence about it. I like the companions having preferences, but at the same time, if someone is only playing through once it would be nice to have all the options available for that. I hope it's like BG3 where theyre all pan, but only romanceable if we build enough of a positive relationship with them. So our choices impact their affinity towards us. However, it gives the companions a stronger identity if they have their own sexual preferences.
I'm glad to hear the writers are from the team who created Origins! That makes me so happy because thats the game that won me over so many years ago.
That means to much to me, thank you
Inquisition wouldn't let me romance Scout. Cowards let me do it!
Also I kinda like the stylized look. They didn't go for the realistic Anthem-style stuff so being more stylized is a good way to cover up the older style models
I’m hoping Scout is a romanceable character now 👀 all those freckles, she’s flipping adorable.
The more I watched it again while editing, the more I liked the style. The landscape and cityscapes looked phenomenal, the lighting was well done! It actually looked more like what I imagined Tevinter to look like since there’s more magic there and so I expected more glowing lights.
The only thing I am struggling with concerning the style is the facial features of the characters. They look a tad too airbrushed and photoshopped? I can’t quite figure it out still what’s throwing me off. Like they have an instagram filter on 😂
@@heyamarii yeah that's the stylized look you were talking about.
So my guess is, they started making this during the mass effect Andromeda era. And then Anthem technology came out but it was too late in development. So in order to make the mid 2010's assets look acceptable, you just stylize everything. Otherwise you have to redo everything with full motion capture, actors and facial mocap.
Then it would feel super not-dragon-agey cuz it would look like avatar.
So I kinda agree with the decision to stylize it and lean into it rather than release a game that looks 10 years old.
Also for the record, I played inquisition specifically because they switched to a more active combat style while keeping the pause thing for the ogs. I'm sure that decision helped it win GOTY and brought in way more players.
I can see why they’ve done that, it makes sense to slap on that filter 😂 I swear there’s something about their eyes though… one of them, the necromancer in the cinematic trailer has almost Disney sized eyes, but the rest don’t. Neve’s is close but she’s south East Asian so she gets a pass for the big doe eyes. They all have the Kardashian FaceTune on 😂 except some characters like Scout looked totally fine, Varric had this soft glow romance light. It will take time to get used to, but it’s not a deal breaker for me. I like colours in games I play, not that rusty, Smokey brown on everything
@GseGodsSpeed oh I agree they realised their fan community was an aging group and needed to appeal to a younger generation, hence the adaptation to a more action style. Better they did it slowly throughout each game so not to alienate their fans so suddenly, but slowly introduce it more and more with each game. I do enjoy both playstyles a lot, so I have no problem with the evolution of their game
I wanted to hear a neve vs vivianne banter 😂
I would love to hear that as well! 😆
The cinematic trailer seems like a bit of a marketing mistake. The tone isn't what you'd expect from a dark fantasy game. The marketing people thought this is what the kids wanted to see I suppose.
I guess there will always be people complaining about diversity. Now I suppose I can understand their points in that maybe it's not the greatest idea to do the checklist inclusivity thing for movies and games. Personally I don't actually care if a character is a white male, a green hermaphrodite or a purple woman. As long as the character is interesting it's fine.
As for the gameplay trailer. Looks pretty nice I think. Combat is more like action rpg but that was to be expected from bioware these days. I'm not sure how long it's been since they made a CRPG but it's certainly been a while. As long as the story/ writing is good I don't think that the combat is going to be a problem as long as it's not terrible.
😶I made youtube comment with paragraphs. What is the world coming to?
It’s not just a marketing mistake, it feels like suits have taken over the entire tone of the game to attract a whole new demographic of gamers. I understand why they would… but they’re slowly losing the essence of DA and alienating the older players more and more. It’s not a complete deal breaker for me yet, I am more interested in the storytelling and companions.
I am of 2 minds when it comes to inclusivity and diversity. I do want more diversity, I want more differences represented in media, I want it to be the norm. BUT what I don’t want is pandering wokeness; it’s hollow, gross, and exploitative. It’s very clear when it feels disingenuous and a means for a company to virtue signal. I want sincere representation that’s meaningful and thoughtful - not just to market to an audience.
I am an enjoyer of many play styles from tabletop to action rpgs, so the combat doesn’t bother me. I can see how it could be disappointing for others, but I’m not fussed about it either. As long as the story is good, the companions are well written, I’m just here for a good time.
I expect an essay with a PowerPoint presentation by the end of the week from you 😂
Solas committed mass murder and is still doing mass murder there is nothing nice about him
Oh wow look at this cutie!
The kittyyyy
@@heyamarii exactly!!!
I knew it 😂
@@heyamarii yeah I guess you look nice too
@DenGerard thanks :3 my eyes were still watery from finishing Inquisition and crying looool
I guess that by "Sometime before I go to the UK" you meant immediately after you finished recording the last episode 🤣 Also, KITTY FACE REVEAL!!! So cute.
Yes, people did have issues with diversity, even though there were only two people that weren't white and one was the custom character of the person playing it.
As far as graphics go, there are still months of development left (400 people for 4 months is 300,000 man hours, before overtime) and most of that will be working on the graphics. It's pretty obvious that the lighting reflections and shaders aren't done in some of the areas in the video. When DAI released they were still working on the hair for 3 months afterwords, I expect that it will be much more polished on release.
The other thing that was a huge complaint was that there are only three skill slots and no way to control your companions. Both of those assumptions have no evidence to back them up. We don't know if the skill bar expands as you level, or if you can click on the portraits on the skill wheel to control your allies. Kala Elizabeth just revealed that she has been play-testing the game for Bioware (I knew that she knew too much), and has already played the game halfway through. She says that this video is only a small sample of the complexity of the game. She won't elaborate further because of an NDA.
I guess we shall see, but one thing is certain, It's Bioware, so the companions and story will be worth playing the game for. Just like how we complained about, then played the hell out of, the last three games.
I can’t believe people still have issue with diversity… it baffles me. I was so happy to see a South East Asian looking lady and she was a total badass with a peg leg. This isn’t “wokeness” at all, it’s inspired by reality. The world is so full of people who look very different from one another and games which show that understand what the world really does look like outside their sphere. Representation in media is not just important, but it’s also closer to reality than a fake homogenous population; whether that be age, race, gender, physical ability, etc. it’s something that makes me mad. I nearly went off on an angry rant 😅
I hope the graphics for the characters faces improve! I can’t quite put my finger on why it’s the faces that are throwing me off. The landscapes and backdrops look gorgeous, the lighting is very modern and pretty, but then by comparison the faces of the characters look like someone put an Instagram filter over them. Their faces have soft blurred edges, it’s like someone airbrushed the characters 😂
I didn’t think much of the 3 action buttons at the bottom because… this is literally the tutorial at level 1. Not much of the skill and ability progression can be gleamed from this 20 min video. I do assume we get more abilities though because it would be silly to button mash 3 abilities for an entire game, I doubt BioWare would do such a thing.
Whatever comes next, I’m still excited. Still going to play it, and I’ll have a more empirically backed review once the game is in my hands. Reserved optimism! I’m just here to have fun. Not every game needs to be a masterpiece, it just needs to stir something out of me: enjoyment, feelings, whatever. A good story, great combat. I’m a simple girl, easy to please lol
@@heyamarii I think that if they have mashed the excellent storytelling and lore of DA with the awesome combat of ME then I will really love it.
@Duskwind_ I loved ME! If DAV is closer to ME play style then I’m not mad at all. It’s such a fun game, with equally amazing characters and stories. Poor BioWare has been battling hate for so many years despite releasing great games. Each one of their releases has had goblins hating on them very loudly
@@heyamarii Some people just don't know how to be happy. They will all die young from stress though, so there is that...
We dont have problems with diversity - we have problems with forced diversity. Like racial, sexual qoutes for movie to be able to win oscar
Belatedly realizing I was busy not liking things and failed to comment on the video. It was great. Perhaps rant sans f-bomb? "pound sand" would have worked :). You were fine, Millie reveal was a special treat, overall a very interesting reaction vid, please do more...
Awww thank you! I was so nervous doing a reaction/review since I’ve never really done anything like this before. Especially a review of something that isn’t even out yet, it’s daunting lol Millie is becoming a perfect companion and cohost to this channel, she loves to torment me during gameplay, swatting at the screen and smacking the keyboard are just some of her skills. Lately she’s been chewing on the mouse cables which is… interesting. But she’s cute and gives good cuddles, so can’t fire her.
I felt that f bomb swirling within me, it just needed to come out like a vomit 😂 I rarely swear. So when I swear it’s because it’s a big deal to me.
@@heyamarii I have a vertical mouse cuz arthritus and Little, my kitty, rests her head on it and constantly bumps my thumb for attention, which can be awful when dragging and dropping.
@johngrant4470 your kitty’s name is Little? Awwww that’s such a sweet name 😭 she knows where to sleep, as close to the hand that can give her little head rubs as possible.
Folks just want to complain cuz its Bio ware they feel they dont need a reason
I feel you, there are always people who just need to complain. Unfortunately those voices tend to be SO loud
btw i dont think its the diversity that people have a problem with, its this graphics and good lord the demons look awful. and the trailers looks terible. i mean check out DAO, DA2, DAI trailers they look so badass. maybe you should react to those trailers as well. my favourite is DAI trailer
You know, I’ve played all those previous games and have never seen trailers for those games! I just saw DAO on Steam one day back in 2000something and thought it looked cool 😂 I should look it up and watch it
@@heyamarii you should definitly watch DAI trailer omg it still gives me goosebumps 🤩🤩
@disharahettiarachchi315 that one song in DAI alone gave me goosebumps! I’m curious to see the trailers of the other games
@@heyamarii now you see why they are mad at DAV trailer lol
I will hard pass on this one, art style and twitch combat.
The art style is slightly problematic for me too, not my favourite for sure. Theres something about the lighting and the character faces that look so odd and very heavily filtered? I can’t quite figure out what I find weird about their faces.
It’s so opposite of the backdrops because the landscape and lighting everywhere else looks great. The characters just look off.
It’s a much faster paced game, very different from what Dragon Age started as, but I do like action RPGs too so it’s fine for me. I know it will make or break it for others who really enjoyed the more tactical features of the previous games.
To each their own! I think your criticism is completely valid since the game has transformed away from dark fantasy and high fantasy aesthetics with Veilguard.
DAO: great tactical combat
DA2: still good tactical combat looking like action
DAI: U have 8 skill and can use this one more often.
DAV: Lets test mass effect combat before ME5
@MrEvilside I really loved the tactical combat in DAO, it’s what initially made me fall in love with the game and the lore in turn. The slow evolution to becoming more and more action is interesting and a big risk for a franchise to take.
It can alienate their fanbase, or their fan base will be on board, but we are an aging community… so I can see why they switched it up to appeal to the younger generation of gamers.
I’m not going to write it off quite yet, seeing it is one thing, feeling it in my hands and building up abilities, being active in combat, only time will tell if it was a risk worth taking for BioWare. If it’s enjoyable, then great! If it feels boring and like a smash button ride then eh
@@heyamarii "appeal to younger generation" BG3 quietly coughs offstage...
@johngrant4470 I think BG3 is more of a unique outlier than the norm. Divinity was nowhere near as successful even though the gameplay is quite similar. Larian an insanely long time on BG3, hundreds of people working on a massive game, lots of resources. It was a considerable risk, and I think providing early access played a significant role in their success. I do love a rpg that’s similar to a tabletop (a reminder to myself to finally play Disco Elysium), but it doesn’t appeal to everyone. I don’t think we will see a large project like BG3 with that much success in a long while.