Dragon Age: The Veilguard sees BioWare refocus on companions
In today's edition, we have a feature on Dragon Age: The veilguard, plus news from the CWA, Warner Bros Games, and more.
At the 2024 Summer Game Fest, BioWare creative director John Epler gave some insights on Dragon Age: The Veilguard's back-to-basics character focus.
With Dragon Age: The Veilguard (formerly Dreadwolf), BioWare aims to revitalize the series by returning to a traditional high-fantasy role-playing game. It's a new Dragon Age that continues the series' trend of offering an escalating sense of high-fantasy political and social intrigue, yet still seeks to highlight BioWare's long-standing strengths when it comes to having a cast of compelling characters and deciding their fate. The game has been unveiled after layoffs at the studio and years of challenging—but seemingly not impossible—directional shifts.
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