Dragon Age: The Veilguard Faces Criticism for Confusing Race Redesign

Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the highly anticipated sequel to BioWare’s 2014 title Inquisition, is set for release in October. However, one significant change has already drawn mockery from fans.

The Qunari, first introduced in the 2009 game Dragon Age: Origins, have experienced several design alterations over the years. Most notably, their portrayal in Dragon Age: Inquisition showcased them with a hard-skinned and beast-like appearance. While this race has always been depicted with horns, their original design lacked this ornamental feature.

In The Veilguard, the horns are back, yet BioWare appears to have softened the rugged features of male Qunari in particular. Reactions to this redesign have been mixed, especially now that character creation screenshots from The Veilguard have surfaced online.

“The aesthetic choice to make Qunari look like humans with large foreheads is one of the most puzzling decisions by BioWare, especially considering they got the appearance right in DA2,” noted a Reddit thread.

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This highly upvoted thread featured numerous replies ridiculing the design, with one user likening the new look to an infamous role played by Dwayne Johnson: “Left looks like the CGI they did to The Rock as the Scorpion King.”

“Incredible, I applaud the bravery. It takes a lot of guts to design, iterate, approve, and release something that looks so bad,” another user remarked critically.

Many comments drew parallels between the redesign and elements from Star Trek. “The new character resembles cheap Star Trek props placed on an actor’s head,” stated one commentator.

Despite the controversy surrounding character designs, early previews of Dragon Age: The Veilguard suggest a positive reception for BioWare’s latest installment in the series.

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