The Sanitized Lore of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Tevinter is the heart of slavery in Thedas. This lore has been established in every game, novel, comic, and other extended material in the Dragon Age franchise to date that so much as mentions the nation. But in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, when we are finally able to actually visit this location for the first time… this rampant slavery we’ve heard so much about is nowhere to be found. It’s talked about here and there; Neve mentions The Viper has a history of freeing slaves, as does Rook themselves if they choose the Shadow Dragon faction as their origin, for example. But walking down the streets of Minrathous, you’d never know. Because Dragon Age: The Veilguard, for all its enjoyment otherwise, has one glaring issue: It’s too clean.

#datv spoilers #The thing I loved about DAI was that it felt nice having my Rook be a Dalish mage #My character was fighting for a world where mages were free and elves were treated better #Because I can't lead a revolution irl it was to lead one in the game #I like it when games make me think critically #I like playing good characters but how can you play a good character when all the bad has been removed from the world?#It is important that media continue to teach us to analyse real world topics and think critically #I learnt a lot from Eastenders when I was young