As part of the ongoing exclusive Game Informer coverage, BioWare revealed more information on the difficulty settings available in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Preset difficulty options include Storyteller, Adventurer, and Nightmare, which are pretty self-explanatory. You may swap between them at your leisure, with the notable exception of Nightmare difficulty: once that has been selected for a playthrough, it cannot be reverted. You’d have to start a new one at a lower setting if needed.
The surprise option is the custom ‘Unbound’ setting, which will allow players to craft their own challenge level by tweaking parameters like parry timing, aim assistance (up to auto-aim), enemy pressure (how quickly and often you will be attacked), the amount of damage dealt to and received from enemies, and even wayfinding. Last but not least, fans who are interested in Dragon Age: The Veilguard solely because of the story (and there are quite a few of those) can turn on the no-death setting.
Game Director Corinne Busche told Game Informer that the studio doesn’t consider these as ‘cheat’ options. Rather, they have been implemented to allow all kinds of fans to partake in the adventure. Players can expect other accessibility features, too, with more information to be shared closer to launch.
On that note, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is still scheduled for a generic Fall 2024 launch across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X. That may change soon, though, with Gamescom around a month and a half away.
In the meantime, to learn absolutely everything there is to know about the fourth mainline entry in the fantasy RPG franchise, check out our freshly published roundup article.
