Dragon Age: The Veilguard is clearly suffering in pre-sales, whether in retail stores or digital sales, with the game and its developer BioWare being accused of focusing on specific agendas, as well as exaggerating the concepts of inclusivity and diversity to the point where one of the developers of the game mocked players who criticized certain aspects such as the design of female characters, for example.
David Gaider, a writer at BioWare, recently discussed the negative reactions towards the design of female characters in Dragon Age: The Veilguard on social media, mocking players who say that the women in the game are “not attractive enough” and discussing their preferences, indicating that they are influenced by animated graphics or adult content, and describing these complaints as outdated and annoying.
One of the main points Gaider mentioned was about how beauty standards in games have changed, claiming that players who criticize the design of female characters today are stuck in old ideas influenced by adult media and 18+ anime, and pointing out that the world has changed and character designs no longer fit these “old preferences.”
This anger comes in the wake of increasing frustration among BioWare fans, who feel that the developer is not listening to their feedback and pushing them away, as many players believe that the new character designs do not align with their expectations for the game Dragon Age, with some saying that the characters look “masculine” or “very unattractive.”
Many members of the gaming community did not take David Gaider’s tweets well, as some accused him and BioWare of being hostile towards players, bringing back memories of what happened during the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, and the result? A critical and commercial failure.
