While Veilguard has a lot to offer new players, the protagonist Rook doesn't hold up to what long-time fans of the franchise and BioWare games expect.

Dragon Age and Mass Effect didn’t always have flirt options that were labeled in the UI as flirtatious — instead, you’d have to simply keep your companion approval high and infer what counted as signaling your intentions. That was not always easy.

The Veilguard's characters and companions and the view they have of Rook, the player character, breaks a major series tradition.