One of the big bummer moments from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, especially for many long-time fans of the franchise, was the fact that key decisions from the past games—Dragon Age: Origins, 2, and Inquisition—didn't really matter all that much.
As a matter of fact, you only get to make three real decisions when you boot up the game for the first time. How the Inquisition was disbanded, who your Inquisitor romanced, and whether you vowed to stop Solas or… save him from himself, which is sort of like stopping him with extra steps. While your Inquisitor does get a cameo, it's all a little surface-level.
