How Long is Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

The latest installment of Dragon Age has finally hit the store shelves and the gaming community is eager to see what Bioware has been working on for the past decade. While there is no definite answer to how long the campaign is, it greatly depends on how a player navigates the world of Thedas.

Players can spend hours accomplishing different side content or shift their focus towards the main campaign. The amount of content the game developers added to the sequel will convince returning players to explore new areas and live in the moment rather than rushing through the story.

How Long Is the Dragon Age Sequel?

While the previous game had a modest length of 51 hours to complete including all optional content, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is expected to be just as long if not a bit longer. Bioware spent a decade working on this project and the game developers have faced their fair share of problems amidst the production; however, the campaign is around the 25-40 hour mark, and completionists must double down to get the full experience.

In this installment, the game developers will allow players to customize their character, Rook, and give them full agency regarding how they look in the game. If a player changes their mind and wants to elevate the fashion senses of their customizable character, they are free to do so inside the Lighthouse with the Mirror of Transformation.

The cosmetic department alone can convince players to spend a few minutes figuring out matching pieces before exploring the world of Thedas and making their character the finest being with great taste in fashion. While the previous game has a more traditional open-world structure, the developers opted to spice things up for The Veilguard and presented a modern take on the project.

Akin to the revamped God of War games developed by Santa Monica Studio, there is a semi-open-world structure where certain paths can be taken and players can later revisit smaller areas to explore and finish some optional side quests. Rook and their allies can spend a few in-game hours in one area before moving to the next hub and progressing the main story.

Returning Players Shouldn’t Rush to Beat the Main Story of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Bioware condensed an insane amount of content for this project and it would be a shame for players to rush through them all. There are plenty of vendors in the game that are worth bartering with and Rook is free to come and go in certain regions whenever they please as long as they are in tourist mode and not in combat.

There are 26 main story missions in total and there is no telling what other side content Bioware has cleverly tucked behind. The main story has a large emphasis on exploration and players can’t just wander about unless the story deems it necessary. Players can also fast-travel from one point to another to save precious time from running around the large map.

The game is conveniently set a decade since Inquisition and it speaks volumes to the efforts made by Bioware to get this project up and running. Game lengths typically vary on how fast a player can play the game; however, the efforts made by the developers should be at least experienced in earnest and give them the respect they deserve by taking the time to sit through optional content.

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