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  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard's hair tech is praised by fans, as even the longer hair options show no sign of clipping.
  • Yes, long hair. In a BioWare game. At long last.

Dragon Age's hair options have always been lacking. The longest hair options have never really given us anything that goes past our shoulders, and even then, it acted a bit like LEGO hair, always staying in place.

Finally, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is not only giving us these long sought-after longer hair options, but also has actual hair physics. As spotted in IGN's preview of the game, the player character's hair flows seamlessly as they get into a bar fight, with physics that would be impressive in any release, not just a Dragon Age game.

Dragon Age Fans Praise The Veilguard's Hair Options And Physics

As many have pointed out, the most impressive thing about this is that we haven't seen any clipping so far. Very few games with multiple hair options have managed that before, so if The Veilguard can make that work with all of the variety it offers, that would be a truly miraculous feat.

It isn't just Dragon Age that's had a thing against long hair - Mass Effect's offerings in the original trilogy were even worse. Granted, Shepard was in the military. But surely there were bigger issues at play than enforcing Alliance uniform regulations?

Not only did previous Dragon Age games have very blocky hair, it would also clip into armour, rather frustratingly. This only became more glaring with the improved graphics of Dragon Age: Inquisition - which also had very limited hair options, even compared to previous entires. If you wanted long hair, the best you could do is have a bun and just pretend there were luscious locks hidden away in there.

We already know that we'll be given the chance to recreate our Inquisitor in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. With this in mind, it looks like they're in for a hell of a makeover. BioWare has previously said that Hawke isn't going to be in the game, and the Hero of Ferelden would be a logistical nightmare since they were unvoiced, so it looks like it's just the Inquisitor and Rook who are allowed to serve. Tragic.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard

RPG Systems 4.0/5 68 5.9/10 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 80/100 Critics Rec: 71% Released October 31, 2024 ESRB M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence Developer(s) BioWare Publisher(s) Electronic Arts Engine Frostbite
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the long-awaited fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A direct sequel to Inquisition, it focuses on red lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf. 

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