The introduction and widespread adoption of photo modes in games all occurred betweenthe last Dragon Age game, Inquisition, and The Veilguard’s release. That means we’ve never had an official way to take the perfect snapshots of our hero, companions, or theworld of Thedasin all their glory. With The Veilguard coming right around the corner,BioWare has been steadily releasingnew information about the game to drum up excitement, and the reveal of a fully featured photo mode might just be the thing fans are most eager to play with on October 31.
As great asThe Veilguard having a photo modeat all is, we do have to first learn just how many options and features it will have. There’s no industry standard for what a photo mode should have, and each game gives you different levels of control or access to it. However, this isn’t BioWare’s first time creating a photo mode, but the only other time was when it remastered its Mass Effect trilogy in The Legendary Edition. So, should you be expecting a barebones system, or will you be able to show off your photography skills with a full suite of options? Let’s head into the darkroom and see what kind of photo mode The Veilguard has developed.
We haven’t gotten our hands on The Veilguard ourselves so the depth of these options could be greater than we think.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
How photo mode will work in The Veilguard
Everything you can tweak and change to get the perfect shot
The free-cam support will be what most people would want to see, but the other options are fairly standard.
For a first attempt, BioWare is aiming to make the photo mode in Dragon Age: The Veilguard on par with, or perhaps superior, to any other game’s implementation of the feature. According to IGN, BioWare learned a great deal about how to create a photo mode while making one for Mass Effect: The Legendary Edition in 2021. In fact, the producer of that game was the same person who got the feature working in The Veilguard. The team wanted players to be able to tweak and tailor any shot they wanted as easily as possible. Here are all the functions you can use to get that epic shot to share on social media:
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These are a great suite of options, but nothing surprising. The free-cam support will be what most people would want to see, but the other options are fairly standard. They will all let you set up and take great shots of the action. but aren’t especially handy for creating your own moments like some other games. For example, there are no options for changing a character’s facial expression or pose, for example, which many other games offer.
The Veilguard’s photo mode will be a great way for fans to share amazing views and epic moments far more easily, and we’re glad that it is included. Just don’t expect it to match the level of options some other games do, such as Ghost of Tsushima.
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