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Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Combat Is "Actually Fun" For The First Time, Says Former Series Director

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Rhiannon Bevan

Published Jun 25, 2024

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Dragon Age veteran Mark Darrah says that The Veilguard's combat is "actually fun".
He argues that the combat in previous games "wasn't too bad", but feels that this is a huge improvement.
BioWare admits that combat has received huge overhauls in every single Dragon Age entry.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon Age's combat is "actually fun" in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Veilguard. That's at least according to former series director, Mark Darrah.

Darrah, who worked on the series from Origins to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Inquisiton and is now consulting on The Veilguard, argues that this will be the first time combat has been fun in the Dragon Age series. Speaking with , Darrah says that the combat in previous games "wasn't too bad", but now feels that The Veilguard has made fighting more enjoyable.

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"What I see in Veilguard is a game that finally bridges the gap," says Darrah (as spotted by ). "Uncharitably, previous Dragon Age games got to the realm of 'combat wasn't too bad.' In this game, the combat's actually fun.

However, he also adds that there are elements of the older games still in there. "You have the focus on Rook, on your chara𒊎cter, but still have that control and character coming into the combat experience from the other people in your party."

How Has The Veilguard Changed Dragon Age's Combat?

For starters, we're losing a party member. Now, we can only travel with two other companions at a time, bringing us down to a party of three. In a series first, we're also unable to directly control our companions, and will instead issue orders to them in an ability wheel.

Longtime BioWare fans will immediately be reminded of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mass Effect. This is exactly how combat is handled in the sci-fi series, perhaps signalling a shift away from Dragon Age's traditionally more tactical combat.

Of course, everyone knows that the most fun you can have in the series is playing as a mage in Dragon Age: Origins. Trust me, it's great.

This wouldn't be the first or even the second time that combat in the series has received a huge overhaul. As highlighted by The Veilguard's game director, Corinne Busche, combat has been "an evolution" throughout the series.

"Every single entry reimagines what combat is like and I would say our goal was to make sure we had a system that allowed players to feel like they actually were able to step into the world of Thedas," says Busche "They're not a player observing from afar - they are inside of this world."

We'll get to see if this new combat sticks the landing later this year, as Dragon Age: The Veilguard is set to launch this autumn,