The gap between Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard is, to be blunt, significant. 10 years – a whole entire decade! – is a long time between franchise entries, especially when the first three came out in roughly half that time. While I have my quibbles with the game, the one and only thing that's painfully missing… is an official strategy guide. Yes, really.
There are any number of serious shifts that have happened in the games industry during the intervening years like attitudes toward certain narratives, preferred combat mechanics, replayability considerations, and more. These are all certainly reflected in Dragon Age: The Veilguard to one degree or another, but the one change that has impacted me most is the simple fact that official strategy guides have largely gone the way of the dinosaur.
