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“Romance is absolutely a Dragon Age thing,“after all, as creative director John Epler says.

“It all depends on what you want out of your game.

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They become beholden to their romance arc and their need to, ultimately, be appealing.”

“We did it so as not to ‘destroy Varric’s character.'”

Dragon Age Veilguard romance Taash pinning Rook against a wall

Regardless,Dragon Age fans have been unquenchably thirsty for Veilguard’s new companions.

“If they unapologetically lean into it as BG3 did it should be fine.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing the RPG�s companions standing as a united group, the main protagonist at front wielding a sword

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