I wanted Dark Fantasy

[Mirukahia]

... Not their dark fantasies.

Forgive me Solas, but I would rather watch some lore videos and carry on, than playing... the mess i've seen these days not only on the gameplay trailer.

For those who liked the trailer, gameplay... I do, I do really want you to enjoy the game as I loved DA:O/A, even DA2 with the copy'pasta world and a lot of the stuff in DA:I. But i'm done with this new trend of "for newer audiences" iykwim.

[Mirukahia]

Originally posted by Aerieanei:

No mabari companion? Dang.

No Mabari, No golem, no annoying Merril, no Solas vs Bull chess war whatsoever

[DOOM THE PRIME EVIL]

the demons look like ass the story looks totally watered down and in the trailer it gives away that there are 2 more elf gods that are going to appear and thy will be the big bads but the guy one will die and the women one will take his power and then she will monalog about how nothing can be done to stop her and bala bla the she dies world is saved and crappy sequel bait ending

[MaxSettings]

Originally posted by Mirukahia:

... Not their dark fantasies.

Forgive me Solas, but I would rather watch some lore videos and carry on, than playing... the mess i've seen these days not only on the gameplay trailer.

For those who liked the trailer, gameplay... I do, I do really want you to enjoy the game as I loved DA:O/A, even DA2 with the copy'pasta world and a lot of the stuff in DA:I. But i'm done with this new trend of "for newer audiences" iykwim.

Well I’m sorry but you will have to play THEIR pink fantasy

[Mirukahia]

Originally posted by DOOM THE PRIME EVIL:

the demons look like ass the story looks totally watered down and in the trailer it gives away that there are 2 more elf gods that are going to appear and thy will be the big bads but the guy one will die and the women one will take his power and then she will monalog about how nothing can be done to stop her and bala bla the she dies world is saved and crappy sequel bait ending

Couldn't say it better. And the "dialogue wheel", they promised to go back to the roots or at least, to show what actually you would say but, nope. 2/3 options and generic neutral responses. I can't find any character role with those mechanics. Even DA2 with its flaws, was able to adress quickly your personality treat .

[Mirukahia]

[quote=Aerieanei;6171701201028678771
Some of the choices in the gameplay trailer looks like 2 choices that lead to the exact same ending. Like what's the point of trying to talk down Varric if he's going to go anyways? [/quote]

One of the things I loved from DA:O was the reunion / meeting with Alistair and Loghain, the things would change drastically regarding your own choices, not even to mention if you went fubar with Andraste's ashes and Leiliana was on the party. On DA:2 few options would do a change, most of them wouldn't . Varric as you said, Anders and ffs Orsino . DA:I on the other hand, on the main campaign, altough lineal, I feel like that the sidequests / romance options grow better . BUT , on DA4 trailer, all answers provided felt ... kinda empty, vague, lack of nuance. Not even Hawke was that vague.

It might be me but, not a single thing shown made me feel hype, on the contrary.

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by Mirukahia:

One of the things I loved from DA:O was the reunion / meeting with Alistair and Loghain, the things would change drastically regarding your own choices, not even to mention if you went fubar with Andraste's ashes and Leiliana was on the party. On DA:2 few options would do a change, most of them wouldn't . Varric as you said, Anders and ffs Orsino . DA:I on the other hand, on the main campaign, altough lineal, I feel like that the sidequests / romance options grow better . BUT , on DA4 trailer, all answers provided felt ... kinda empty, vague, lack of nuance. Not even Hawke was that vague.

It might be me but, not a single thing shown made me feel hype, on the contrary.

Oddly enough, the move to a Mass Effect / simpler / action-y game probably means BW may need to go back to the glory days and have you make impossible decisions about who lives and dies. In other words: if the dialogue is simple, make it heavy/impactful/punchy.

Remember, the ME series was chock full of really hard calls, binary ones that you didn't necessarily like the outcome either way.

So more broadly I see the move to simpler dialogue system just making dialogue itself a casualty in Veilguard. Choices -- hard choices -- could very much still be in the game.

- A

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by Azoun:

The trailer looks more like a kids cartoon.

Characters? Yes, it's new look. Not sure I love it.

But the city of Minrathous? If I hear another person beef about a 'glowy' city, I will lose it. It's a city made of magic, run by mages. Of course it glows! It's not Denerim or something. I'm sure the game will have grim/grungy places to visit, crypts and ruins as well.

- A

[MaxSettings]

Originally posted by ahsanford:

Originally posted by Azoun:

The trailer looks more like a kids cartoon.

Characters? Yes, it's new look. Not sure I love it.

But the city of Minrathous? If I hear another person beef about a 'glowy' city, I will lose it. It's a city made of magic, run by mages. Of course it glows! It's not Denerim or something. I'm sure the game will have grim/grungy places to visit, crypts and ruins as well.

- A

Can please tell me what kind of magic powers GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS? Like do they have jobs in DA veilguard to sit there and power GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS or do they collect magic fairy dust and stuff it in GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS? Lol

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by MaxSettings:

Can please tell me what kind of magic powers GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS? Like do they have jobs in DA veilguard to sit there and power GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS or do they collect magic fairy dust and stuff it in GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS? Lol

You've just never been there and can't imagine a place like this in Thedas.

From Tevinter Nights:

Yes, they have jobs do this! "Magisters come from important families. My family were slaves. I only became a citizen because after my magic came, the owner of the factory where we worked adopted me into his family. You know those glowing lights on the streets of Ventus? I light those with my magic. That's my job."

"For light, they chimed metal sticks against those glass globes, which began to glow. Oh, that sort of magic is everywhere in Minrathous. What they consider mere conveniences would delight and amazes us poor barbarians."

"You have to be impressed by Minrathous. It towers. Their titanic buildings block out the sun. Some even float in air, kept there by ancient, crackling magic."

So, yes, S--- GLOWS THERE. People need to stop acting like it was a questionable stylistic choice. It's not -- it's canon.

- A

[MaxSettings]

Originally posted by ahsanford:

Originally posted by MaxSettings:

Can please tell me what kind of magic powers GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS? Like do they have jobs in DA veilguard to sit there and power GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS or do they collect magic fairy dust and stuff it in GLOWY NEON SHOP SIGNS? Lol

You've just never been there and can't imagine a place like this in Thedas.

From Tevinter Nights:

Yes, they have jobs do this! "Magisters come from important families. My family were slaves. I only became a citizen because after my magic came, the owner of the factory where we worked adopted me into his family. You know those glowing lights on the streets of Ventus? I light those with my magic. That's my job."

"For light, they chimed metal sticks against those glass globes, which began to glow. Oh, that sort of magic is everywhere in Minrathous. What they consider mere conveniences would delight and amazes us poor barbarians."

"You have to be impressed by Minrathous. It towers. Their titanic buildings block out the sun. Some even float in air, kept there by ancient, crackling magic."

So, yes, S--- GLOWS THERE. People need to stop acting like it was a questionable stylistic choice. It's not -- it's canon.

- A

I don’t buy it

- M

[ahsanford]

Originally posted by MaxSettings:

I don’t buy it

- M

Okay, so you admit that you're mad at a writer and not an artist.

Own that, would you?

- A

[MaxSettings]

Originally posted by ahsanford:

Originally posted by MaxSettings:

I don’t buy it

- M

Okay, so you admit that you're mad at a writer and not an artist.

Own that, would you?

- A

I don’t read manga I only play video games and watch anime.

- M

[Nektaar]

I also wanted dark fantasy, but unfortunately there is now woke fantasy with some science fiction fantasy elements