I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm bullish on Dragon Age: The Veilguard and I'm not ashamed to defend its honor. Yes, BioWare's had a streak of lean years. Yes, there have been numerous high-profile departures from the studio. Yes, Larian and CD Projekt have kind of eaten BioWare's lunch in the meantime. And yes, there was just something slightly off about its first trailers. Despite all that, the game underneath always seemed solid to me. But god damn, EA and BioWare could have avoided a lot of doubt if they'd just led with something more like today's release date trailer for The Veillguard's official reveal in June.
The unanimous take from DA-likers on the PCG team is that this just felt more Dragon Age than anything we've seen of The Veilguard to date. The surprise return of Claudia Black as Morrigan helps link The Veilguard to the rest of the series, and I think more than anything it helps that this video shows us more of the game. Instead of a context-free rundown of companions we haven't yet formed attachments to or a let's play of the prologue—the worst part of any RPG—this latest trailer is delivering core samples from deep into the game.
