Weirdly, though, the recent memory of Baldurs Gate 3 didnt diminish my time with Veilguard at all.

Are you saying I should enjoy bad games because other, better games exist?"

Stop extrapolating specific experiences into general ones!

Dragon Age Veilguard screenshot of Emmrich, a recruitable companion.

Thats not how art works!

Anyone who tells you differently has GenAI stock.

If youre a Grey Warden, you could also send him off to fight Darkspawn.

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Conversely, gestures at killing Astarion within the first hour of BG3.

Weve come full circle!."

Baldurs Gate 3 felt like everything I wanted from Bioware, plus everything I wanted from Larian.

Dragon Age Veilguard screenshot of the Rook and Emmrich romance.

bit, which shattered my suspension of disbelief so hard it never recovered.

That Veilguards ending works so well is partly because it isnt especially ambitious.

Its a series of action film goodies vs. baddies set pieces.

Dragon Age Veilguard screenshot of the dragon attack on Minrathous.

And this measured ambition has advantages when playing Veilguard, too: it lets you actually relax.

In Veilguard, you may simply bonk.

This bonk for blue shields, this bonk for yellow shields.

That modern Bioware are no longer the best example of custodians of their own legacy is disappointing.

But Ill take what I feel is an honest attempt with flaws over something cynical.