The Veilguard had a lot to live up to. Its predecessor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, launched in 2014 and left the series on a devastating cliffhanger, a cliffhanger that went unresolved as developer BioWare went through 10 years of development hell and internal reboots,

Unfortunately, The Veilguard doesnt even hold up to the other RPGs nominated, let alone the Game of the Year nominees.

It didn’t have to be this way! Way back in 2014, BioWare art director Matt Rhodes drew up some concept art for what would eventually become this game. This was prior to the release of Dragon Age: Inquisition,