The just - releasedDragon Age : The Veilguardis an RPG , and modern RPGs tend to be 40 hours or direction , way more , if you play your cards right . But if you ’re expecting to finish the plot and continue the story ofyour Rookwith some post - launch adventures , you ’ll be disappointed to hear that wo n’t be bechance .
Speaking with originative theatre director Jon Epler , Rolling Stonegot Holy Scripture there ’s no design forVeilguardto get any expansion or DLC stories . With the game now out ( and doingpretty wellon PC , at least ) , BioWare “ has now shifted [ focus ] all ” to the ignoble fifthMass Effectgame first tease back in 2020 . That ’s not to sayVeilguardis completely being give up , though : fit in toIGN , the studio aims to giveVeilguardquality - of - living betterment and little content update , the details of which are currently unidentified . It believably wo n’t be on the extensive storey as Larian’ssizable updatestoBaldur ’s Gate 3five or six fourth dimension , but it ’s something .
Still , the lack of substantial DLC here is notable , given BioWare ’s history with the data formatting . Since the orignalMass Effect , the studio ’s put out sizable post - launch content for their plot , many of which have been very in force . Some of these have also been somewhat crucial into setting up the story for what ’s to add up : Tresspassergives runway forVeilguard , Mass Effect 2 : ArrivalestablishesMass Effect 3,andDragon Age II ’s Legacyprepares you forInquisition . ( EvenAnthem , however in brief , get post - launch stuff intended as the first of a three - act account that would ’ve cash in one’s chips … somewhere . )
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But again , Dragon Age : The Veilguardis a hefty biz regardless . At time of writing , I ’ve got about 38 hours of playtime and still have plenty to do , and that ’s just in the first playthrough . You ’ll get your money ’s deserving if you take your prison term and do n’t stress to power through it , and if that ’s not your jam , there ’s alwaysMetaphor : ReFantazio .
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