




I started playing Dragon Age Veliguard. My laptop barely handles it, but the game looks stunning. I really like the faces and animations—they look so alive. The cutscenes are amazing, and the battles are visually beautiful. It’s a pity that the dialogues feel very polished. Maybe it will change as I progress, though I’ve only just passed the introduction. Even at this early stage, all the characters seem to be friends and act on the same side with shared beliefs. I miss the atmosphere of physical and social vulnerability and loneliness that was present in the previous games. In those, the beginning of the game created a sense that the protagonist might lose. Or impactful failures were achieved through plot twists. In this game, despite the described power of the main villains, there’s an immediate sense of a light, upbeat action story where the heroes are friends and will overcome everything. I hope that changes. I’d like to immerse myself in some existential hopelessness (within the game, of course).