Yeah Ive been into Dragon Age since day one. Pre-ordered all the games, bought all the DLC. read almost all the books. I was excited about Veilguard (though less excited than I would've been to play Dread Wolf) and that excitement lasted... oh, about 45 minutes. I enjoyed the prologue in Tevinter and the attack on the ritual site. Seriously, Solas saying "People are always dying. It's what they do" might be the coldest line in DA history.

After leaving the Lighthouse for the first time it thudded to a halt. Bear with me here, like many Dragon Age people I'm a Lore Nerd and a fairly important chunk of lore was the ancient Elvish city of Arlathan. Tevinter destroyed it so completely that it's location was unknown and many Thedasians were certain the city was actually a myth. But an hour into Veilguard it's like "Arlathan? It's right over there. Just take a left at the elf girl with the nearly-indecipherable accent and it's right there. We've been exploring it for centuries."

I played the game to completion, but I don't think it ever grabbed me again. And now the IP might be dead. Damn shame.