Create your Rook, then dive into this massive role-playing game with 7 tips to get you started on the right foot.
Create your Rook, then dive into this massive role-playing game with 7 tips to get you started on the right foot.
It’s been 10 years since the smash-hit fantasy roleplaying game Dragon Age: Inquisition was released. Now, its long-awaited follow up, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, is finally here, and it’s time to head off on your journey. To be honest, this series didn’t keep me invested before. After playing just a few hours for the first time last month, Veilguard quickly jumped to the top of my list as one of my most anticipated releases of 2024.
But it can be a difficult game to get your bearings in, given it’s such a massive adventure with so much to take in. Whether you’re new to the series or you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the game since it went by Dreadwolf, I’ve got your back. I’ve prepared a list of tips that should help you get going beyond creating your Rook player character and beyond. Veilguard is long — 40-plus hours — so knowing what to do and where to begin will give you the kickstart you need to get started on your own Dragon Age journey. Let’s get started. Play on performance mode
The graphics mode toggle in the graphics settings lets you prioritize frame rate or visuals. I recommend frame rate.
If you’re playing on console, the very first thing you should do is set your graphics settings to Performance mode. This mode prioritizes the game’s frame rate, boosting it higher while lowering the game’s resolution. Fidelity mode sacrifices frame rate for visuals — which I usually prefer. But Veilguard’s art style isn’t hyperrealistic, sitting somewhere between detailed and cartoonish. Because of this, lowering the resolution doesn’t actually dip the game’s visuals drastically — the aesthetic is stylized enough to still look great.
Combat in Veilguard is so fun and fluid, which is where prioritizing frame rate really helps elevate the experience. Trust me, you’ll want the smoothest visuals you can get when you’re warp dodging around the battlefield, sending off spell after spell and timing your parries perfectly.Quick access to companion skills
Quick-access abilities let you stay in the flow of combat.
In order to use your teams’ various combat skills, you need to hold down the right shoulder button (RB if you’re using an Xbox controller). This will bring up a wheel of abilities as well as freeze time so you can target specific enemies to be attacked. It includes your own skills as well as your companions’. However, if you’d prefer to use these attacks faster, and without halting the combat, you can instead hold down the left trigger and press one of the face buttons for your own abilities, or a button from the d-pad for your allies, in order to shoot off an attack quickly.
