Dragon Age: Dreadwolf becomes The Veilguard

Bit of a weird question, but for those currently playing: how responsive does the dodge feel in combat? I'm watching some live footage now, and it looks pretty good; however, I'm coming off the back of Silent Hill 2 and also playing Alan Wake 2 atm, which are excellent games, but the dodge in both suuuuuuucks.

Hoping this one feels snappy. Also not too fussed if it's cheesy and trivializes combat.

This is really bloody enjoyable so far. I've played, liked but never loved the other DA games. This one just has that pick-up-and-play quality; the combat to me is as moreish as crack is to Super Hans. So: great combat, looks gorgeous, moves at a clip, feels strangely soothing to play and interact with (probably as I'm coming from Silent Hill). 

I can see why fans of the series might be put out, as it feels and plays very differently. And the dialogue is clunky as hell at times (it's not that bad though, ffs). Some of the voice acting is a bit suspect. Dialogue choices don't feel particularly meaningful (yet). It's linear and streamlined, meaning exploration so far is a case of stepping two metres off the main path to find a bag of gold or valuable item.

I'm only about 3 hours in. So some of the above may turn out to be bullshit, but they are my first, very positive, impressions. 

Double dodge (quick timed presses) does a little phase thing for the mage. I assume it has an effect on the otehr classes also.

I mean, I've obviously just bought it on a whim because the review mentioned an elvish forest and I love elvish forests, me. What's the rest of the game like though?

It's at odds with itself a bit. Has all this great lore and background and the main story is compelling enough but the dialogue really lets it down in places, its almost comical. Morrigan turns up at one point and she just reminded me of the Limmy Falconhoof sketches.

It's gorgeous to look at but they are very much game levels with glowing chests not environments to explore. Kind of feel like I'm doing instance after instance in a luxury MMO. There's little RPG immersion but I love the combat, nuking giant health bars with the team moves is fun and now I know the rules of the game I'm enjoying myself a lot.

It's a good game, could be a lot better.

No DLC planned, apparently, although we all know that can change:

www.ign.com/articles/bioware-no-dragon-age-the-veilguard-expansion-dlc-mass-effect-5

This is where I am at. £30 and I’m in. With Christmas coming up I have no doubt it’ll hit that.

I just went on a couple of reviews which lauded it. I'm not sure what's going on with the online comments from people.

Is it not just because the middle games of dragon age were poor and this one is back to form?

I think there’s a lot of wailing from people still stuck on Origins being “proper” Dragon Age too, when it hasn’t been that since that first game.

In structure and gameplay terms, this is very much Mass Effect 2: Dragon Age. I even have an aquarium in my office.

Very much agree with this (well, I can't comment on mage abilities, but my warrior is really doing it for me, and it's not a role I normally choose). I'm nine hours in and it's opening up in all the right ways - quest choices, story, companions, skill tree, combat options.

It's really got its hooks in me.  

The more I play of this the more it feels like a fantasy version of Mass Effect. It's basically the same template with the skills upgrade trees, power wheel, detonations (biotic detonations), missions structure, level design.

Combat is stellar as well, feals really good. I am totally down with this, its the most fun I have had with a videogame for some time.

Also, I have lost a lot of respect for some youtubers and how they have treated the game.  People like skillup who for 45mins just tore into the game and couldn't find a single positive thing to say.  How about reviewing the game on its own merits rather than by comparing it to the expectations you had of it.  Totally sus review, makes me wonder if he was afraid to go against the youtube flow of hate thus incurring the wrath of his followers.  Perhaps he did it for the clicks and money., who the fuck knows.