The first choice in Dragon Age The Veilguard asks you to decide between your words or your fists. For me, I don't even have to think about it. I follow my heart and opt for the former, always preferring to sweet talk my way out of things… or into things, as the case may be. "You might be too charming for your own good", Varric remarks, and I instantly follow this up by reliving my favorite role-playing approach from Dragon Age 2. How? Well, it's all thanks to the humorous dialogue option. Yes, the purple jokester face that lets you deliver responses with an amusing (sometimes sarcastic) tone in conversation makes a welcome return in BioWare's latest RPG, and it never disappoints.
Whether you're thrown into the middle of the tensions between the templars and mages in Kirkwall, or you're trying to save Thedas from ancient elven gods out in the North, it never hurts to bring a bit of levity to the table, right? As Hawke in Dragon Age 2, I always chose to be the charmer, spinning tales as tall as Varric's and getting out of dicey situations with my silver tongue alone – all the while dropping some seriously funny lines that cut through a story filled with tragedy and darkness. All these years later, I've been recapturing that exact same approach in The Veilguard and loving every minute of it. Not only does it continue to deliver some of the most memorable exchanges, but it also fuels Rook's personality, giving them a charming edge that can't be beat.
