Dragon Age Dreadwolf: Alpha Milestone

Horror? I wouldn't say so. The marketing for this game is curious, is all. I'm glad they're making good progress.

It means all romance options will be bisexual.

Going by the announced tie-in comic and the description of Minrathous here, the 2020 trailer is still relevant.

Mark Darrah's video on what 'alpha' means...

Well, there is PROGRESS !!!!

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The marketing campaign hasn't really started yet. The communications coming out now are doing what they're intended to and as you describe, communicate lil updates here and there to the core fans. They're being done in a die-hard fan-focused way. When the marketing properly kicks off is when they'll basically relaunch, show stuff and aim for larger mainstream attention. Plus it's less than 2 months til the Game Awards, where it's looking real likely they will show something of substance such as a new story trailer with actual details in it like showing some new characters. Darrah even speculates gameplay.

WilderBlueFan, tis neither stupid nor immature to look forward to a game from a series that you love or to be excited about new characters in said game ^^

"Alpha status"

Oh no. Its another Baldur's gate 3 situation.
I like good companion relationships but its not worth it to take years at the expense of not even planning out the rest of the plot past the first chapter. At least they aren't charging $60 for a still unfinished game after 3 years and still don't have a complete roadmap start-finish.

As far as I remember they were still at the entrance to the dwarf fortress before you get stopped by the immersion killing live action comedy scene starring the developers. They aren't a one person army or actual small indie studio and have no business LARPing as one.

You are right, but it doesn't mean what they say is true. Regardless, I'm with you. Nothing gets me as giddy as the character reveals and romance option speculation.

Good news.

To be honest, companions, relationships, the story, and all that do not bother or make me excited that much. Yet.

For several reasons. First, i know that it's bioware's strong point, so i expect that i will see something good more or less. Even without that bias though, these aspects of the game are not going to put dilemmas or problems about actually playing the game. I will play it anyway and see those things unravel. It's not something that will make me hesitant about playing.

No, i am far more concerned with other aspects of the game, the basics of an RPG like, that some times developers seem to neglect, or are just not in their vision. These are things that can actually put me off.

For example, for me, the biggest downside of all Dragon Age games, were the missing of several RPG archetypes, aka its class system that puts you in a tiny box. You only have Warrior, Rogue, Mage, and then you pray that your favorite archetype will be represented through a specialization. In Dragon Age Origins, for me that was possible through Arcane Warrior, for 2 it was non existant, for Inquisition it was Knight Enchanter, but not quite. It was an attempt, but not good enough.

So not having my favorite archetype in the game somehow, in this day and age of RPGs, i would really be hesitant to play something.

Next it's customization, character customization. And not the character creator type. I mean the gear. Can i create what i envision somehow. Can i look like a knight for example, in a fantasy RPG i assume that i could. Those things are important for me, to create a character that is customizable to a point of actually looking like an archetype i have in mind, not something spectacular, but something that "fits the image" even. In Origins and DA2, we had some heavy armor for example that was okayish, but in Inquisition, things were beyond horrible. Our heaviest armor visually was a leather armor with a tiny breastplate, plated arms and shinguards/boots. Thighs without plating, midsection without plating or something, and ok, if it's your style, fine. It's not mine. I want an actual full plate armor. The only thing in Inquisition that even resembled somewhat a full plate visually was Warden Warrior Armor, a tier 2 schematic, and even that was missing things, both visually and mechanically. Don't get me started on the absurd decision to have tiers in both minerals and schematics.

In any way, i am looking forward to the game as much as anyone, but i always had problems with the core design decisions for the game, the class system, the itemization and equipment looks, that made me dread the day they would finally be revealed, only to realize that things that are for granted in other RPG games, well, do not exist in this one.

Once i see that i can actually play something i like, both mechanically and visually, i can then progress to see what type of story and characters i can create relationships with. But i can't do it if i don't even like what i'm playing as. Maybe it's just me.

It seems however, that a lot of effort is put into the writing of the characters and the relationships you can create, but not so much into how your character can look, and how inclusive the system is for several fan favorite archetypes in fantasy RPGs, aka in class roles.

Let's hope we find out something, soon. Like at least if the systems are changed somehow. Better.

I like it, nothing over-hyped. It is indeed a milestone. An important one but nothing more and nothing less. I little something for established fans of the franchise.

I think this is as much as Bioware can do atm. We best remember that EA will be cranking up the marketing machine when they decide the time is ripe. They are still the publisher after all...