Dragon Age is a gritty, serious fantasy Game, and you ruined it

[Shiru90]

The trailer speaks for itself, it looks like a wish version of a borderlands Trailer. That is not Dragon Age. You've ruined it. Totally. You brought in none of the known characters, like DORIAN, wo his already GAY, who is already a COMPANION, no you bring in totally new, non descriptive characters whose only trait will be that they look and identify different, because you think that makes it woke, and nothing else matters. You ♥♥♥♥ on the depth that this game series had, bravo. And yes, you can see that you go that line with this ugly trailer. I hope you die on this Hill Bioware...

[Sassy Robot]

Another thing ruined by Millenial Twitterverse/Marvel style writing.

[Drake Ravenwolf]

Don't worry, I'm sure the "Modern Audience" will buy it, cause that's worked out so well in the past.

[Mewsha]

Originally posted by Sassy Robot:

Another thing ruined by Millenial Twitterverse/Marvel style writing.

A more accurate assessment.

The "go woke go broke" people were seething during BG3's massive success. It's a shame that game feels more like the original Dragon Age than this.

Setting the standard and then going out like this is just tragic.

[Sergeant117]

European Medieval Fantasy RPG, Looks inside DEI And Hero Shooter Art style.

[Drake Ravenwolf]

Originally posted by Mewsha:

The "go woke go broke" people were seething during BG3's massive success. It's a shame that game feels more like the original Dragon Age than this.

Really? All the ones I follow celebrated BG3.
Devs can do inclusion without going woke.

[Mewsha]

Originally posted by Drake Ravenwolf:

Originally posted by Mewsha:

The "go woke go broke" people were seething during BG3's massive success. It's a shame that game feels more like the original Dragon Age than this.

Really? All the ones I follow celebrated BG3.
Devs can do inclusion without going woke.

The steam forums were a cesspit of "go woke go broke" posts, even as it became the most successful game on steam. It was hard to even see any genuine discussions about the games because of it. Even today you can find the posts. The issue with that phrase (and really buzzwords in general) is that it can be easily co-opted.

I'm sure there are people who use that word to point out how corny things are like this trailer, but it's undeniable at this point that certain groups that are discriminatory call anything "woke" simply because it is inclusive.

The other issue is "woke" as it was originally intended was a term to refer to an alertness to social inequalities related to marginalized groups. Using it to apply to the DA franchise just feels awkward, especially with all its baggage. DAO was inclusive all the way back in 2009. I saw someone complaining that the devs are making a gay protagonist, and it's clear that many people are coming here have not played the previous games.

I do think it's more accurate to describe it as the Marvel "he's right behind me isn't he" Millennial writing. It's very juvenile and meant to appeal to the widest group of people.

[The Ghost]

Inquisition hinted where all were heading. They removed desire demons, made the qunari inclusive, that elven archer companion etc.
Also we know that DA4 was meant to be multiplayer only, which I guess meant an overwatch style hero shooter. Might pick it up in a deep sale just to know how the butchered the story.
PS: BG3 isn't woke. Woke games don't have beautiful women in them. Real life models are digitally altered to look like men in woke games.

[suejak]

I don't really get the "woke" idea. These don't look any more "woke" than BG3, and that game definitely didn't go broke.

New characters are welcome because it's more interesting than constant rehashing of the past.

However, I'm more worried about the art direction, which just looks like Riot or Epic or Blizzard. Whimsical stylized art is not really the vibe I want from Dragon Age, which tends to want sharp edges and high resolution with a choice-and-consequence filled story.

[Cheddar Goblin]

Originally posted by suejak:

I don't really get the "woke" idea. These don't look any more "woke" than BG3, and that game definitely didn't go broke.

IMO the woke term is getting used so often as we all are getting force fed woke garbage everywhere. And as such we see natural diversity in games, wich were never a problem before all the woke ♥♥♥♥ force fed, as woke.

[TheDestroyer]

We live in a disney / fortnite world now.
Hey, why not make the game a battle royale?
And put in a shop with microtransaction for Star Wars skins and Spiderman back bling.
DRAGON AGE NEEDS MORE BACK BLING!
I want my SpiderPERSON to look really cool.

[Fenrir]

Im with you brother, Bioware is done for, Im a customer no more.

[Bootstrap Bill]

They will never live up to origins. Funnier yet is even if they remastered or remade it, they would ♥♥♥♥ it up

[pr1mus]

Originally posted by Shiru90:

Totally. You brought in none of the known characters, like DORIAN, wo his already GAY, who is already a COMPANION, no you bring in totally new, non descriptive characters whose only trait will be that they look and identify different

why would you want to have the same companions again in every game? lol

[VDRSK]

It hasn't been that since DAI so not sure why you though DATV was going to be different

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by Shiru90:

Dragon Age *was* a gritty, serious fantasy Game

^^^ Fixed it for you

BioWare moved on, and so did gamers. Inquisition outsold Origins!

Did you think BioWare revert back to a grim, tactical, slower paced affair when leaving that behind with DA:I paid off for them?

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