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Dragon Age: Dreadwolf shows a lot of promise, but its conspicuous absence from The Game Awards 2022 has left many fans confused, unsettled, and even deeply unhappy with BioWare’s marketing campaign for the game. Despite promising to be transparent and keep Dragon Age fans up to date with regular blog posts, BioWare has been suspiciously silent regarding the game, which is supposedly due out in late 2023.
The absence of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf from The Game Awards broke an old BioWare tradition, and it’s safe to say that Dragon Age fans have been anticipating the debut trailer. Whether they were misled by an unorganized marketing campaign or simply made the wrong assumptions, the result is basically the same: Dragon Age fans believe that BioWare’s tactics of dripping information so close to the game’s launch to the target audience do not hold water and are highly suspect. .
The failures of Anthem and Mass Effect: Andromeda have cast a long shadow over the future of Dragon Age and BioWare, and now fans of the game are wondering if Dreadwolf’s production is just as troublesome and leading to disaster. While players have been expressing their concerns and frustrations on social media, topic on Reddit, posted by teddypolkadots, perhaps most accurately reflects the current mood among Dragon Age fans.
After more information was promised in 2022, Dragon Age fans got only the name, a video that might be called a teaser, and a statement that Dragon Age: Dreadwolf was playable from start to finish. While it might be argued that some games like The Elder Scrolls 6 were announced too early, Dreadwolf’s release is less than a year away.
As amazing as the footage and concept art of Minrathus in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf are, fans are demanding more information regarding the game they’ve been waiting for years. A candid trailer, a Q&A session with the community, and companion reveals are all valid suggestions for how the Dragon Age team might engage with their fans to generate hype for a project tasked with the thankless task of restoring BioWare’s reputation.
Comparing the transparency shown by BioWare with Dragon Age: Dreadwolf to the transparency shown by Larian with Baldur’s Gate 3 shows why players are so worried that something went wrong in the development of the game. Both Dreadwolf and a third Baldur’s Gate game are currently slated for release in 2023, but one feels much more real and confident in its direction than the other. While Dragon Age: Absolution on Netflix is a good way to keep fans busy until BioWare is ready to reveal more regarding their upcoming game, the current situation has understandably taken a toll on the community.
