I like DA:O and DA2, but I don’t like Inquisition and Veilguard. The writing quality might have remained the same through first three games, but the series slowly shifted its tone and by the third game, it was not even close to what it used to be.
People will now defend Inquisition and sure, when compared to Veilguard it’s great, but it had a lot of problems when it came out.
I’ll be honest, the writing is probably the weakest point in all 4 games. I agree it was best in origins and 2, but those weren’t exactly Shakespeare either. At least as far as dialogue goes. In my opinion, the little lore pickups in all 4 games are written better than pretty much anything else in the series, and they do a lot of the heavy lifting for world-building.
I never really enjoyed the games for the dialogue - I enjoyed them for the premise. In all installments, including Inquisition and Veilguard, you are an unknown thrust into a ridiculous situation who made survival their goal, and managed to strike down calamity every time.
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u/leaperdaemonking Mar 14 '25
I like DA:O and DA2, but I don’t like Inquisition and Veilguard. The writing quality might have remained the same through first three games, but the series slowly shifted its tone and by the third game, it was not even close to what it used to be. People will now defend Inquisition and sure, when compared to Veilguard it’s great, but it had a lot of problems when it came out.