I've been re-playing Dragon Age: Origins and I was shocked how much things changed in writing in such a short period of time.
It's not the plot but the characters. Flemeth appears intelligent and commands respect without being a girl boss, even Morrigan does not appear as a girl boss despite her jabs at Alister - being voiced by Claudia Black does help.
It is also a lot grimmer, the 2 that die during the ritual to become wardens are made to be liked, the guy that was newly wed with a baby is killed by Duncan because he was afraid. The mages being turned tranquil or killed if they fail a test. You understand why but it is incredibly dark.
The writing is totally incompatible with what ever the DA: Vailguard is. in Origins we understand that killing an innocent father is ok in order to protect the world but in Vailguard it is a problem if you use the wrong pronouns?
I know all the woke leftist crap but did they ever read books or played games written before 2015?
Extremely woke. And obnoxious at that. I couldn't believe it was the guy who wrote a game that I found enjoyable. Note that the whole "slavery" thing in the game was a bit heavy-handed (regarding it as the ultimate evil), but that's the sort of Woke Lite you also see in GOT.
He may have changed, or maybe he can compartmentalize his wokeness and he's actually able to write something that appeals to normal people.