# Can We Finally Agree That Dragon Age: The Veilguard Was Actually Terrific?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/can-we-finally-agree-that-dragon-age-the-veilguard-was-actually-terrific/
- Published: 2026-10-22T17:00:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T17:44:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/dragon-age-the-veilguard-bioware-rpg-retrospective/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- The Veilguard became BioWare’s final game as the studio closes.
- Its development shifted from live service to single-player.
- The article argues online backlash overshadowed its merits.

## Summary

BioWare is closing after three decades, making 2024’s Dragon Age: The Veilguard the studio’s final game. The article argues that the RPG deserves a better legacy than its lukewarm reception, saying its troubled development and online backlash obscured what it achieved.

The game’s development began with a cancelled prototype in 2017, then included live-service plans before EA and BioWare rebooted it in 2021 as a single-player RPG. It faced criticism over its art style, story focus and nonbinary character Taash, whose storyline addresses the conflict between identity and Qunari culture. The article says reviews were solid but not exceptional, citing an 82 Metacritic score for the PlayStation 5 version; the supplied text ends before giving sales figures.

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