Why the lukewarm reception? *My take

[Mathew-Swe]

Veilguard feels political


To the point it hammers its own character creation in fear
What is Dragon Age feel stretched over to much bread
Covered by to many voices wanting to tell their own stories
Taking precidence over the Dragon Age saga as imagined previously

Veilguard now takes part in the current disconnect between audiances and studios
Even though it may not be more progressive then previous installments
It fails to pass the all important -vibe check- that titles like Baldurs Gate 3 did

People complained about the overly aggressive pansexuality in BG3
But even so people still embraced that game because of its quality
They were convinced by Larian Studios well ahead of release to do so
"Having sex with a bear is all part of a wacky D&D"

You dont want to alienate any part of your old audiance
Those who can willingly champion your new product for center stage
Baldurs Gate 3 is now a year old and people are still promoting the game
Larian Studios targeted old fans, new fans, BioWare fans, Larian fans, everyone
They convinced the audiance it was made for them

If you tell people that IT is no longer made for them
That now you have a new larger audiance and you have to take the back seat
Those who would naturally help you increase the products profile
Will instead feel neglected, betrayed and resentful

Dragon Age titles always accompanied great change in style and formula
But Veilguard is also a direct sequel to a previous title - a long awaited one
It goes to far in its changes of art style, story and legacy game mechanics
Its color pallette is off, user-interface deplorable and character models plain


The Veilguard is made for a larger audiance
Just like DA2 and Inquisition was
Yet those titles felt different
After such a long wait - I feel apathy

And as we all know
Apathy is death


This is me ventilating
*signing off

[нимфо]

Originally posted by Mathew-Swe:

This is me ventilating

Air conditioners taking a stand.

[Hyena]

I think it's all about the art style.

I'm not too sure about it being made for a larger audience. I get the impression they want to keep their audience as limited and exclusive as possible, going as far as insulting "tourists".

[VonFIDDE]

But but iam a bit hyped for Veilguard....

[TofuStranger]

It doesn't look like the fantasy game I would expect it to be (unlike Inquisition). It looks like a weird futuristic sci-fi fantasy game with mostly purple tones. And the fact that they aren't showing much outside of the city in terms of screenshots, trailers, etc. has me very concerned

[Mysti_Fogg]

Originally posted by bayomaycry:

Originally posted by TofuStranger:

It doesn't look like the fantasy game I would expect it to be (unlike Inquisition). It looks like a weird futuristic sci-fi fantasy game with mostly purple tones. And the fact that they aren't showing much outside of the city in terms of screenshots, trailers, etc. has me very concerned

What is with y'all against purple?

I think it's specifically the neon purple they're objecting to.

Neon colors are associated with tech, usually.

I've heard Veilguard called mage punk. And I kind of like that vibe and description. It suits the setting well enough.

The thing I'll personally say about the purple in the demos I've seen is there's too much of it. Like the whole center of the dialogue wheel being purple is just visibly too much. It covers the actions and is actually kind of boring.

It contrasts poorly with the setting. Yeah. That's probably a good way to put it into words.

You're on a space ship in ME, and the wheel is several shades of blue and bluish white, with orange-yellow for selecting options and it's smaller or at least I think it is. It's more of an oval most of the time. And It fits the setting.

This is a giant purple circle doesn't fit when you're sitting in some old ruins or going into a bookshop or walking through a forest. It's out of place and much larger.