Looks like Skill Up on YouTube did not recommend – I typically trust his takes over review outlets
Comment on Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Review Thread
PunchingWood@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m still gonna wait and see, I think user reviews might turn out very mixed.
What really put me off from this game was the insanely boring dragon fight they recently showed in the PlayStation presentation. It just did not look that fun honestly, but perhaps other parts of the game are more so.
jwiggler@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
CountVon@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Watching Skill Up’s review now, and oof. That art style… that writing. Don’t know who they made this game for, but it’s definitely not me.
PunchingWood@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Just watched the first part of his video. It seems to line up perfectly with what I was expecting based on the gameplay we were shown so far, it’s just outright boring. Looks llike it’s gonna be a skip. Shame, because visually it looks nice to me and I kinda dig the art style, but if story and gameplay are boring it’s gonna be a no from me.
CountVon@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I don’t dislike that art style in general, but to my mind it seems like a poor fit for a Dragon Age game. I guess they’re pivotinf strongly away from the series dark and gritty roots, which is unfortunate because I think that was one of its strong points.
Nima@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
weird. Mortismal Gaming rated it extremely highly. and even went so far as to say its his game of the year hands down.
guess people should just form their own opinions.
Ashtear@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Just heard of this guy for the first time in the chatter around reviews for this game (which has been…interesting, to say the least). Similar tastes to mine, so that’s promising for me for Veilguard. Speaking of which, sounds like I should be trying Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Nima@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
i have been subscribed to him for quite a while because we have very similar tastes when it comes to games. so I know what you mean.
his review of Veilguard put me at ease a bit. I’m quite excited to play.
that talent/ability tree looks massive. i wanna get in there and try stuff.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
“professional” reviewers never tell how the game runs or any problems games always have these days when they’re released. They’re basically useless.
misk@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
I wait for a Digital Foundry tech review before making a purchase on AAA game these days. They tackle what’s quantifiable and add their thoughts on the game in general which is about as much as I need from a professional outlet.
eRac@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
Part of the issue is that modern games are usually getting fixes right up to release. Pre-release reviews tend to focus on things that aren’t likely to ever change significantly, like design and writing.
It would be nice if they gave a summary of issues they saw with a disclaimer that they may get fixed instead of omitting that information entirely.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
They need to stop reviewing games based on “if” patches fix things. What is the state of the game right now? That sort thing.