So, thus far on Steam the new Dragon Age game has mostly positive reviews with nearly 5000 reviews. And refreshingly, the negative reviews are largely full of genuine criticisms, rather than ignorant assholes frothing at the mouth over character creation options and one or two scenes as they try telling you a rubber duck in a tub is actually a cruise ship devouring kraken.
A compilation of criticisms of the game: The combat is all hack and slash and a major departure from previous titles, as you can't control your companions; you have to take one of every class rather than the companions you want (so no all-mage parties); the game feels like it's wearing a dragon age mask rather than being a dragon age game; story feels flat and characters feel like they're overly pristine cosplays of characters with shallow conversation skills, like talking with children; feels like you're being railroaded along a tour of important characters from previous entries.
So, from what I've seen from the trailers and showcases and reviews, my conclussion is this: It shouldn't have been a dragon age game, or at the very least not a mainline entry. The game should either have been new IP, or maybe a smaller side game that's semi-connected to the mainline story. Because it already feels like that's what it is. I know the "ugh, game woke, game bad" crowd would still be annoying about it, but at least it would have left the option of a true Dreadwolf game on the table then.