In the midst of publisher demands, backroom conflicts and studio firings, BioWare's last gasp came in the form of a game that did a surprising amount right while failing to include all of the staples that typically constitute a Dragon Age game. If you want to check out my merch: https://thesaltfactory.store/ Hey I stream on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thesaltfactory_ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaltiestFactory Discord server: https://discord.gg/gJtFzHe Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheSaltFactory Cooking channel (on hiatus): https://www.youtube.com/@TheSaltKitchen Songs: We Get By from the Bellwright OST A lot of The Veilguard OST, some Inquisition OST Guardia Millennial Fair from the Chrono Trigger OST Dawn from the Skyrim OST Big Apple, 3AM from the Turtles in Time OST Gnat Attack 2 from the Mario Paint OST Forest Maze from the Super Mario RPG OST Trendy Game from the Link's Awakening remake OST IDGAF by Boss Autumn Voyage from the Runescape OST Steiner's Theme from the Final Fantasy IX OST Tatooine Dune Sea from the KOTOR OST Dwarf Village from the Overlord OST Desert from the Diablo 2 OST Toru from the Diablo 2 OST Deku Palace from the Majora's Mask OST Trial from the first Phoenix Wright OST Gumshoe's Theme from the first Phoenix Wright OST Life is Beautiful from the Deadly Premonition OST 2am from the Animal Crossing OST Main theme from the For Honor OST Hi hi hi from the Earthbound OST Mines (Magical Shoes) from the Stardew Valley OST Fire Keepers from the Dark Souls 2 OST Jesus is the One by Zack Fox and Kenny Beats Opening theme from the Metal Gear Solid 2 OST Opening theme from the Metal Gear Solid OST Disposal Unit (Imperium Mix) from the Darktide OST Timestamps: 00:00- Intro 06:23- Character creation and what immediately went wrong 14:49- Prologue 27:33- Companion gathering, exploration, general questing 01:43:23- Companion analysis 02:47:31- The rest of the main story 03:35:21- Final thoughts, Bloomberg article and outro Thanks for watching!