As I stated before. This was a good game but a mediocre DRAGONAGE game. I could overlook some of the drawbacks but the main concern that fukked me up was Rook him/herself. Why tf are they even here? Who are they? Why are they even the protag?
I know the game gives us that little backstory when you choose your faction but Rook remains virtually an unknown throughout the game. I figured once we progressed far enough info the story, the game would flesh out Rook more but they don't. They have absolutely no reason to be the leader of this movement. No merit at all.
- In Origins, Warden was thrust into the hero role unwillingly. Wrong place, wrong time. Baby warden undergoing the Joining right in the middle of a fukking Blight. Suit up nikka, we need you.
- In DA2 Hawke was basically a sword for hire mercenary taking odd jobs until they unwillingly got thrown into the Mage v Templar war. Suit up nikka, we need you.
- Inquisition, the Inquisitor, wrong place wrong time gained powers that made the people look at them as a successor to Andraste. A figure to be worshipped. Thrown into the role of Hero. Suit up nikka, we need you.
Here, Rook is just... there. No background. Why did Varric choose you? What outstanding qualities did they have? Honestly, given the events of Inquisition, Harding should've been the defacto leader after Varric dies. She has all the connects. She has 10 yrs worth of experience. She has the knowledge and connection with Solas. Her arc regarding the reveal of the ancient Elves warring with the Titans would've made the tension between she and Solas even more troublesome. Harding was a more worthy leader than Rook. Rook is the weakest Bioware protagonist ever. I'd rather role with Ryder bytch ass
Another problem I had was my inability to basically tell nikkas to fukk off and kiss my ass via dialogue choices. It became a real big problem for me during Lucanis side mission with his demon. When his internal battle with Spite threatened to jeopardize the team and mission, Rook should've had the option to tell this nikka "look if you don't get this shyt together, I'll do it for you. Don't let this happen again". We should've been able to kick him off the team and if Spite tried to jump stupid, we should've been able to fight and kill this nikka on some Renegade Shepard vs Wrex shyt.
Can you imagine Warden on a quest through the deeproads fighting all them fukking spiders and darkspawn and one of your squad jeopardizing the mission with his internal demons coming out being unpredictable? fukk that. Imagine what Shepard woulda did. Imagine what Hawke sarcastic ass woulda said.
Mf Taash. This game is supposed to take place in medieval times and this bytch in here talking about some fukking nonbinary, a very modern term. nikkas back then didn't know wtf that shyt was. I literally tried my best to put Taash in every position imaginable during the end game where I thought she would die but I ended up losing Harding instead. I was so fukking mad. Taash immediately leapedfrogged Liam(Andromeda) & Jacob (ME2) as the worst written bioware companion of all time. Even when my wife would sit and watch scenes with Taash she would be like, "why is she so mad"?
"aren't you chasing evil gods? What does her sexuality have to do with anything"?
My wife asks the important questions. My next playthrough, I'm not taking this ho on any mssions. Her ass staying in that room in the lighthouse
Lastly, the climax mission with Solas. When we had that talk and he was telling me to help him, MIND YOU AFTER this nikka tricked me into thinking Varric was alive, tricking me and trapping me in the fade. Using blood Magic on me and you wanna ask me to help you? The game should've given us the option to say "no, fukk you and fukk your plans". I know at the end, we get the option to trick him or fight him but it shouldn't have even came to that. I did not want Solas on my squad during that final push through Minrathous to get to Elgarnaan. I wanted to kill all the elven gods. ALL OF THEM. Veilguard REALLY dropped the ball with the writing. I fukks with Elgarnaan though. I liked his writing. That nikka can talk shyt with the best of em.
. The only negative is there's no new game plus which every game needs now. I will say that incels did their best to bury this game, because to them woke means anything non white male.
the game don't really take off until you start to recruit the other party members.
breh I think I get what you mean this game for lack of a better word is soft like it has no edge to it.
