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I’ll preface this by saying that I’ve been enjoyingDragon Age: The Veilguard.
We know who exactly we should be rooting for, there is no nuance.
The Arishok is a compelling character who acts as a primary antagonist for much of that game.
The Antaam (the Qunari military) reappear in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Except this time, all of the interesting parts of their culture have been sidelined.
It’s part of a wider trend in The Veilguard where the narrative is as cookie-cutter as possible.
But to be fair, we are teaming up with some questionable folks, aren’t we?
Zevran was never shy in telling the Warden about the awful things he’s done as a Crow.
Except none of that is ever touched upon in the Veilguard.
The Crows are now freedom fighters, wholly focused on helping the people of Treviso and resisting the Antaam.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but where’s all their edge gone?
Lucanis talks more about how moody he is without coffee than about his ordeals as a Crow.
It’s a guild of assassins that only occasionally alludes to killing people.
They’ve also been worshipping our antagonists for generations.
Lucanis has spent his entire life killing mages and ironically, is now possessed by a demon.
However, our resident mage Neve isn’t at all concerned with any of that.
Sten tried to kill me every three quests and I’d die for that Qunari.
BioWare missed a trick with Rook’s factions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
