Dragon Age: The Veilguard ignores religion

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a game that explores many narratives such as race relations, slavery, and personal conflict. Another criticism that has come up more frequently in the two months since the game's release is that How is religion excluded and written? Even though it was once a cornerstone of the series' lore.

Dragon Age reflects the Middle Ages of our own world in that the conflicts inherent in the series' lore are rooted in religion. For example, the tensions in the south of Thedas between isolated mages and the Capturing the Heavy-Handed Chantry, or how the Dalish existed due to their noble march against their homeland by the Orlesian Chantry Qun, is of great importance. They are so sacred to the Qunari that Antaam has no qualms about following the ancient Elven gods, even though they don't believe in magic. In Dragon Age: Origins, we collect the ashes of a messianic body in order to save the Alliance. from serious illness

In these games Faith is constantly referenced by the characters. Andrastianism, the elven gods, the Qun—these are such essential parts of the characters we interact with in the first three Dragon Age games. The main plot of Inquisition revolves around the Andrastian holy war against demons, for crying out loud.

Religion has taken a backseat.

As highlighted by TheBigShowMe and Reiichiroh in two separate threads on Reddit, this is not the case in The Veilguard. The appearance of two Evanuris is likely to have a faith-destroying effect on the people of Thedas, but we never see the consequences. These Faith is mentioned by a small number of characters. which is usually an elf There is no major crisis of faith that causes unrest or violence. These are non-religious societies. Many of the characters we met earlier in the series were devout and revealing that their religion was false would shatter their very existence.

When it comes to elves, Veil Jumpers (and other Dalish) are willing to abandon the two identities they've worshiped for generations to follow Rook, who is at best a random figure and at worst a representative of the Fen'Harel, god, they had been warned not to trust their whole lives. It doesn't match. And it reeks of creative storytelling.

“Bad writing is when everyone in the world knows everything at once. And it was good for the two ancient gods who went on a rampage. Your team and your work should be responded to with more sensitivity and skepticism,” Reiichiroh wrote above. The poster is correct in every respect. The Veilguard's non-player characters are devoid of personalities of their own. Instead, he blindly followed and believed everything Rook said. Of course, the conversation won't let you lie to them either. And maybe they're self-aware enough to know that Rook is now Fletcher Reede.

It was a strange writing decision as well. Because you're fighting gods in The Veilguard, it's the perfect game to make religion the main focus. The Chantry should see the emergence of two evil elven gods as an excuse to march a noble army against the Dels. Often criticized and should mobilize against their old enemies. The elves should decide whether or not to stand against their gods. Especially considering that they were supposed to face hostility from people who blamed them for the atrocities committed by Ghilan'nain and Elgar'nan.

Of course, this is never explained in the narrative and everyone is no doubt helping Rook save the day. Cheers to Thedas.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the long-awaited fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare, formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. The direct sequel to Inquisition will focus on Red Lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf. Gone