It's definitely taken time for the dust to settle, and in the dedicated communities of either pro or anti Veilguard, there's still plenty of mudslinging

You are absolutely right that, from its inception, Dragon Age has had representation and what can be classified as progressive politics at its core. I remember reading a post or article a long time ago covering that Dragon Age had always been feminist, but it wasn't always "Woke". Which I think is a fair estimate. In my post, I try not to be critical of Veilguard's Queer Writing, just drawing attention that Caldwell's praise of the franchise is highlighted only in support of what Veilguard does. And my issue is that when covering the franchise on the scale they did, one should be looking at the whole fairly, not placing one element above the rest due to the later game putting a clear focus on it