BioWare was suspiciously coy when asked whether it was considering releasing a standalone character creator for Dragon Age: The Veilguard before the game’s full release on 31st October.
When asked at a preview event whether it was under consideration, the game’s co-director Corinne Busche replied, “It’s a much requested feature; we’re TBD on that but it would be pretty stinking cool.” The question itself was asked by Outside Xbox’s charming Andy Farrant.
I was at that preview event and I played the new Dragon Age game all day, and you can read whether I think The Veilguard is any good, and what I learnt talking to BioWare about it, elsewhere on the site.
The character creator itself is fabulous, by the way. BioWare games have always pushed the level of customisation available and The Veilguard is no exception. You can sculpt body size and structure as well as face size and structure, and even determine bulge size, or your melanin level, or whether your character has cataracts – in one or both eyes. The hair is also a standout feature of the new game. It flows believably and looks less like someone stuck some hair-shaped cardboard to your head and more like, well, actual hair.