The amount of time required to complete Dragon Age: Guard of the Veil has been revealed, with BioWare stating that play times will range between 40 and 100 hours. That's a very wide margin, but it correlates with the amount of content the player interacts with, such as companion quests, exploration, and side missions. With seven companions to interact with, robust exploration, and a compelling story, players should have plenty to do to fill those hundred hours in Dragon Age: Guard of the Veil.
BioWare has promised that Dragon Age: Guard of the Veil will not include the side missions that were present in Dragon Age: Inquisitionsuch as the collection of fragments, mosaic pieces and bottles. This means that, although Dragon Age: Guard of the VeilThe completion time is comparable to Dragon Age: Inquisition's, the gameplay experience and story could be more satisfying and meaningful.
Comparison of completion time between Dragon Age: The Veilguard and its predecessors
Completion times for previous Dragon Age games
Origins of the Dragon Age |
Dragon Age 2 |
Dragon Age: Inquisition |
Dragon Age: Guard of the Veil |
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Main game |
50 hours |
27 hours |
50 hours |
40 hours |
Main Game and DLC |
72 hours |
40 hours |
100 hours |
N/A |
Completionist (including DLC) |
100 hours |
60 hours |
150 hours |
100 hours *without DLC |
Compared to its predecessors, Dragon Age: Guard of the Veil It sits squarely in the middle of the franchise in terms of completion time, if you get to 100 hours. Origins of the Dragon Age It took me about 72 hours to play a game including the DLC and Dragon Age Origins: The Awakening. Dragon Age 2 It takes almost 40 minutes to complete, including the DLC, while Dragon Age: Inquisition It is the game that takes the longest to complete, reaching almost 100 hours for the main story and DLCs and 150 hours for a full playthrough.
Dragon Age: Guard of the Veil currently has no DLC or additional content to include in its completion time, meaning that the 100 hours it took to complete the game include content that was included in the base game. Another big plus is that all the unnecessary quests such as collecting shards, gathering materials and resources, and other big time wasters have been removed from Dragon Age: Guard of the Veilwhich means more time can be spent on the story and the characters.
Reasons Why Dragon Age: The Veilguard Completion Time Is A Good Sign
Dragon Age: Guard of the VeilThe completion time is favorable when compared to its predecessors in the Age of the Dragon series, especially when you consider factors such as the fact that Dragon Age: Inquisition is it an open-world game, or that Origins of the Dragon Age' The 72-hour completion time includes DLC and an expansion pack. While Dragon Age: Guard of the Veil While it is said that it could be completed in 40 hours, this is unlikely to be the experience of many who wish to experience the full game, which at least includes the companion missions.
BioWare has promised that Dragon Age: Guard of the Veil will offer a different experience from the infamous Hinterlands issue that has been encountered in Dragon Age: Inquisitionwhere there were too many fetch missions and other missions that felt largely like filler. On the contrary, Dragon Age: Guard of the VeilThe missions will all be created to have a meaningful impact, rather than feel like filler, with each one handcrafted. John Epler, Dragon Age: The Veloguard's creative director, stressed, “Characters, not causes,” in gameplay videos. Hopefully that means quests that have a visible impact on the world, with characters players will learn to care about.