Summary
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s characters are the most “fully realized complex companions” in series history. That is according to game director Corinne Busche, who says that the companions are more “fleshed out” than previous party members.
This comes from the latest interview withGame Informer, who spoke with several keyDragon Agedevelopers about The Veilguard. Here, the game director says that she feels that the new companions are an improvement on previous games, suggesting that they will have more agency this time around.
New Dragon Age Companions Aren’t Going On A Journey With Us - We’re Going On A Journey With Them
“As much as I adore the companions and the journeys I’ve been on with them in past Dragon Age titles – previously, it feels like companions are going on an adventure with me, the main character, whether it’s the Hero of Ferelden or Hawke, you name it,” says Busche. “But in [Veilguard], in many ways, the companions are so fleshed out that it feels as though I’m going on a journey with them.
“I’m exploring how they think and feel; I’m helping them through their problems. We’re working through their unique character arcs. They feel like my dear friends, and I absolutely adore them.”
Dragon Age: The Veilguard will have seven companions, the least we’ve had in series history.They will all be romance options.
Meeting, let alone surpassing, the expectations set by previous companions is an incredibly tall order for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Previous games have given us iconic characters like Alistair, Morrigan, Anders, Fenris, Cassandra, Solas, and many, many more. Almost every companion has legions of fans who obsess over them all these years later (I think about Alistair Theirin daily), and it’s clear thatBioWarewants to introduce new favourites to the table in The Veilguard.
However, the wording here suggests that BioWare wants to give the companions more agency than ever before. It therefore remains to be seen if we’ll be able to influence them as we have our previous companions, and if this will eat into theplayer’sagency. After all,it’s a balancing act.
We’ll have to see how this is pulled off when Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches. Right now, it’s scheduled to be with us sometime in autumn.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the long-awaited fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A direct sequel to Inquisition, it focuses on red lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf.
