David Gaider has shared his thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s romance options.
Gaider, who is the creator of Dragon Age and lead writer on the series’ previous instalments, offered up a lengthy thread on social media platform X where he compared the romance approach to the popular Baldur’s Gate 3.
“I guess the move in [Dragon Age: The Veilguard] to ‘all companions are romanceable by everyone’ isn’t a huge surprise, considering [Baldur’s Gate 3], but – unsurprisingly – I have a few thoughts,” he began, before acknowledging the “fandom is pretty split on romance design”.
Gaider said a large portion of the game’s community want the option to romance anyone and everyone, and therefore felt not getting to do so is “tantamount to a slap in the face”. Others, however, prefer “characters with more agency, even (and maybe especially) if it doesn’t align with their preferences”.