Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out now, met with mostly positive reviews. It also seems to be performing well, placing high in the sales charts on Steam and PS5.
However, even before its launch, the game found itself as the latest target for online discourse amongst the ‘anti-woke’ crowd. Now, this group is spamming negative user reviews on Metacritic, with many complaining that the game contains LGBTQ+ characters and themes.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is The Latest Game To Be Targetted By ‘Anti-Woke’ Crowds Online
On Metacritic, Dragon Age: The Veilguard currently sits at a 3.9 out of then for user scores, against a critic score of 84 (on PS5 at least, which most reviewers played on). Many of these negative user reviews give the game a zero, complaining about ‘wokeness’ and ‘DEI’.
That’s not even touching on Dragon Age’s sister series, Mass Effect, which caught the attention of Fox News back in the day because players could hook up with Liara as femshep.
Of course, some legitimate discussions are floating around about how The Veilguard handles certain topics, particularly gender identity, but these reviews are clearly not being left in good faith. For many, the very inclusion of a non-binary character is too much, despite the series previously featuring trans characters and establishing that gender is something that’s explored in Thedas.
While this debate rages on, it’s worth noting that the review bombing doesn’t seem to have taken off on Steam. Right now, The Veilguard is sitting at mostly positive reviews on the platform, with many finding the game enjoyable. There’s some criticism over how it feels less like a Dragon Age game than previous entries, but many still seem to feel that it’s a good game regardless.
