The Veilguard Has No Huge DLC in Its Future

The just-released Dragon Age: The Veilguard is an RPG, and fashionable RPGs are typically 40 hours or manner, far more, should you play your playing cards proper. However should you’re anticipating to complete the sport and proceed the story of your Rook with some post-launch adventures, you’ll be dissatisfied to listen to that gained’t be taking place.

Talking with inventive director Jon Epler, Rolling Stone bought phrase there’s no plans for Veilguard  to get any expansions or DLC tales. With the sport now out (and doing pretty well on PC, a minimum of), BioWare “has now shifted [focus] fully” to the untitled fifth Mass Impact sport first teased again in 2020. That’s to not say Veilguard is totally being deserted, although: based on IGN, the studio goals to present Veilguard quality-of-life enhancements and small content material updates, the main points of that are at present unknown. It most likely gained’t be on the in depth stage as Larian’s sizable updates to Baldur’s Gate 3 5 – 6 occasions, however it’s one thing.

Nonetheless, the dearth of considerable DLC right here is notable, given BioWare’s historical past with the format. Because the orignal Mass Impact, the studio’s put out sizable post-launch content material for his or her video games, a lot of which have been excellent. A few of these have additionally been fairly essential into establishing the story for what’s to come back: Tresspasser offers runway for Veilguard, Mass Impact 2: Arrival establishes Mass Impact 3, and Dragon Age II’s Legacy prepares you for Inquisition. (Even Anthem, nevertheless briefly, bought post-launch materials supposed as the primary of a three-act story that will’ve gone…someplace.)

However once more, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a large sport regardless. At time of writing, I’ve bought about 38 hours of playtime and nonetheless have a lot to do, and that’s simply within the first playthrough. You’ll get your cash’s value should you take your time and don’t attempt to energy by way of it, and if that’s not your jam, there’s at all times Metaphor: ReFantazio.

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