The Veilguard had a lot to live up to. Its predecessor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, launched in 2014 and left the series on a devastating cliffhanger, a cliffhanger that went unresolved as developer BioWare went through 10 years of development hell and internal reboots,

Bioware has deployed numerous fixes in its latest Patch 3 notes for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, including quality-of-life adjustments and bug extermination.

The past Dragon Age games have been BioWare on its richest fantasy lore, and The Veilguard finds itself in a strange position. This is one of the most unwelcoming RPGs in recent memory to newcomers, as it hinges entirely on the events of the previous title, Inquisition, and even as a diehard fan myself, I felt lost at times.

To start off, let’s lay out what the secret ending entails. After the credits roll, we see illustrations of several key moments in the Dragon Age series. This includes Loghain betraying the Grey Wardens in Dragon Age: Origins,

Veilguard, for all its faults, is BioWare’s best effort at RPG world-building to date, even if you have to meet the developer halfway to see it

The Veilguard changed combat for the franchise, with it becoming far more action-based. This also meant the skills and abilities available to the three classes in Drag

One of the reasons it took me so long to start a second playthrough of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is that recreating the Inquisitor, the protagonist of 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition, is a painstaking process.

Andromeda and Anthem, Dragon Age: The Veilguard's creative director hopes that it's put BioWare back on track.