This article contains spoilers for Dragon Age: The Vigilguard.
Dragon Age There has always been an incredible codex that must be read to understand the world of Thedas. It contains letters, excerpts from books, diary entries, and notes written by characters living in the world, and gives a multitude of different perspectives on events and existing in different cultures. Dragon Age. Like previous entries, Dragon Age: Vilguard Gives players full access to the codex as they discover the entries in Thedas.
in the codex Dragon Age: Vilguard There are slight differences in its presentation and classification, but these small improvements make all the difference in improving it. The codex is now much easier to read, and it gives essential references and updates about companions and other characters, factions, and events in Thedas, in addition to the usual codex entries that appeared previously. Dragon Age Games. Skipping the codex means missing out on important information, but it also means missing out on a lot of depth to the world. Dragon Age Very compelling.
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Dragon Age: VilguardThe Codex has some new features and types of entries that will especially make friends stand out. Rather than being sorted into categories such as Notes, Letters, and History, the Codex is organized by Faction, with some other miscellaneous categories. This makes it easy to find entries related to certain parts of the world or certain characters.
Besides the new classification, there are several codex entries that deal with companions and other characters. Dragon Age: Vilguard. As the player progresses through the main story Dragon Age: Vilguard And completes companion quests, sharing insights on companions unlocks more codex entries. While many of these codex entries add more nuance to the characters, some of them are necessary to understand the context of certain scenes.
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One friend's story and scene that has particularly received backlash from parts of the fandom is Tash's exploration of their gender identity, particularly their use of the term “non-binary” and their coming out with their mother. However, documenting their mental processes while reading the codex entries, much of the context of this conversation is set in place, with Tash struggling to figure out how to express this to her mother. Once the codex entries are read, their final result, “I am non-binary,” makes perfect sense, without explanation or fanfare.
While it may seem like a mistake to put details like this in a codex entry instead of a conversation or cutscene, these ideas are already explored in dialogue with Taash, and expanded upon in the codex. As for the other companions and factions, the codex gives insight into their lives at the Lighthouse and their lives before they joined the mission to fight against the Elven gods, including their time during the Breach in the Vale. Dragon Age: Exploration.
This puts the codex in the context of the characters living in Thedas and makes it feel more alive. Dragon AgeThe Codex was already one of the best parts of the series, but it managed to improve Dragon Age: Vilguard Thanks to easy classification in a meaningful way, individual codex entries from characters, and beautiful artwork for each entry.