The first trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out and fans have criticized the game’s visuals, comparing it to the aesthetic of Fortnite.
The original Dragon Age had a dark and gritty aesthetic, with buckets of blood thrown over the party after each battle. In many ways, it was theBaldur’s Gate 3 of its era, right down to the Origins.
Fans have waited nearly a decade for a new entry in the Dragon Age series, and many expected it to be a direct continuation of the story. The fourth entry wasoriginally going to be called Dreadwolf, hinting that it would involve Solas from Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Unfortunately, the response toDragon Age: The Veilguard’s lookhas been criticized by fans onReddit, with a thread accusing the game of resembling a “Medieval Fortnite.”
“I would have never guessed it was a Dragon Age game until the logo came up. Such a massive shift in direction,” one user wrote, while another said, “When your instinct tells you something, you should probably listen and save your $75 dollars.”
A thread on theDragon Age Redditalso slammed the visuals, with one user saying, “I’m really hoping this is just a bad trailer and doesn’t actually reflect the tone of the game.”
With all of that being said, the first trailer was a CG commercial and didn’t show any in-game footage. Fans won’t have to wait long for a better look at Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as a gameplay reveal is planned for June 11. Then, we’ll get to see if it really is Fortnite with Darkspawn.
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Scott Baird is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, and Magic The Gathering, and Nintendo games. He also has bylines at Cracked, Dorkly, Topless Robot, Screen Rant, The Gamer, and TopTenz.
