According to BioWare, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the first entry in the series where 'the combat's actually fun' and where characters are 'intentionally' the focus of the storytelling, which seems pretty unfair on the first three games

Dragon Age Dreadwolf antogonist, Solas the elf, with a huge wolf walking next to him through smoke.

To say I'm not especially enthused about the long-awaited new Dragon Age sequel, The Veilguard, would be a bit of an understatement. As a longtime series fan, the new game just doesn't seem to have the look, the charm, or the RPG depth I'm after compared to previous entries. 

Coming from that perspective, I've noticed an uncomfortable trend in the way BioWare developers have been talking about the project: that is, dogging on the old games to make the new one sound cool.