Dragon Age

[Sir T]

Never went back to this game. The mage tower was just too much crap for me. I did have to squeeze my eyes hard to chose not kill the brat and instead spend weeks of game time heading off to the mage tower to "save" him while he was no doubt raising an undead army and killing dozens of people. Only to get landed into a really really shitty long quest at the mage tower.

I think the combination broke me. 

[Paelos]

I didn't use zoomed out view that much because I don't think it went far enough. In a perfect world your zoomed out view would include everyone's max range.

[Ingmar]

Never went back to this game. The mage tower was just too much crap for me. I did have to squeeze my eyes hard to chose not kill the brat and instead spend weeks of game time heading off to the mage tower to "save" him while he was no doubt raising an undead army and killing dozens of people. Only to get landed into a really really shitty long quest at the mage tower.

I think the combination broke me. 

Ehm... they quite explicitly say the mage tower is about a day away.

[Lantyssa]

They do, but it feels like a month in the Fade.

[Merusk]

Never went back to this game. The mage tower was just too much crap for me. I did have to squeeze my eyes hard to chose not kill the brat and instead spend weeks of game time heading off to the mage tower to "save" him while he was no doubt raising an undead army and killing dozens of people. Only to get landed into a really really shitty long quest at the mage tower.

I think the combination broke me. 

Ehm... they quite explicitly say the mage tower is about a day away.

Which makes no sense whatsoever. The Dwarf who wants to join the Circle comments that she expected you to be gone at least 3 weeks if you talk to her again.  Orzimmar is closer to the tower than Redcliffe. 

[eldaec]

Not on my map it isn't.

As the crow flies maybe, but not after walk around the lake. Plus Orzimmar is on top of a frikking mountain.

If it bothers you just kill the mother or the demon thing.

[tmp]

Which makes no sense whatsoever. The Dwarf who wants to join the Circle comments that she expected you to be gone at least 3 weeks if you talk to her again.  Orzimmar is closer to the tower than Redcliffe. 

Supposedly it's a day by boat. Except you're still shown going around the lake on foot. So... yeah. 

[sickrubik]

Gamescom Trailer: http://dragonage.bioware.com/

CG Trailer, so no gameplay. But hey, the trailer is neat. Gives some idea of story at least.

[tmp]

Aye; neat animation quality and i think there was a glimpse of Isabela in there? Though she didn't seem as dark skinned so maybe it's some other pirate lass.

[Ingmar]

A few of the things about DA2 are starting to give me a little bit of a Torment vibe, to be honest.

- fixed protagonist
- More zoomed in combat
- Crazy ancient witch narrator
- Very silly spell effects

I'm sure it is just wishful thinking but still.  

[Sjofn]

God, I hate their marketing.


EDIT: Flemeth is CRAZY LIKE A FOX.

[Zzulo]

I like Flemeth :)

She came across as wise and teasingly otherwordly to me, not crazy

[Sjofn]

That's what I meant! I really liked Flemeth.

So I bought that Golem DLC. I am sort of inclined to say if you didn't like the Fade, especially if you didn't like having your screen all Fade-y, you should definitely skip it. I will also say if you don't like the fightin' in Dragon Age, you should skip it. It was hard, but I didn't find it obnoxiously so (I think I finished it on hard, I totally forgot to check my difficulty setting before doing it), although I did it with one of my finished-Awakenings characters and I dunno how it would be as a still-in-Origins one.


EDIT: Oh, the big thing that the Fade haters might find makes a difference is you ARE always you. Still, you have to fiddle with shit to shift through different phases and some shit you can't touch unless you're in the right phase, and said phases are um. Color coded. So it makes your screen, say, purple. To show you can click purple shit.

[tmp]

"Final DLC for DA:Origins" announced... Witch Hunt

scheduled for September 7th, priced $7

The dreaded Archdemon has been slain and the advance of the darkspawn halted by a lone, heroic Grey Warden. The kingdom rejoices, but at least one question remains: what happened to Morrigan? The sorceress joined the Wardens cause, but it is said her true purpose was not revealed until the eve of the last battle. She vanished into the shadows, and while rumors claimed she crossed over the mountains into Orlais no trace of her path could be found. She was never heard from again... until now. Nearly a year has passed since the Archdemon's death, and word has reached the Wardens that Morrigan has returned to Ferelden. She has been sighted in the southern wilderness where she was first encountered. Is it truly her? If it is, then why has is she here and what secret does she carry with her? The Warden heads into the forest to find out and tie up this last loose end once and for all.

Key Features:
•Confront Morrigan in this dramatic conclusion to the Origins storyline
•Earn powerful rewards that transfer into your Awakening and Origins campaign
•Import your character from Origins or Awakening or create a new, high-level hero!

[Lantyssa]

Wasn't your deal that you wouldn't ever go looking for her?  I'm going to respect her wishes and not buy this.

[Engels]

Ya, really, she wanders off with some demonspawn embryo, you're civilization's savior and you're gonna honor her wish that she not be followed? Not bloody likely.

You know, I'm all about the polytheism and the whole pagan vibe she gave and all that, but honest, after the darkspawn wrecked half of civilization, I think its ok to do some light stalking.

[jakonovski]

It's going to be an ugly custody dispute, that's for sure. Maybe there'll be make-up sex though.

[Lantyssa]

If you were that concerned about it, why impregnate her in the first place?

[rk47]

Earn powerful rewards that transfer into your Awakening and Origins campaign

...man. Both games are already long over. Would it even fucking mattered?

[Ingmar]

Self-preservation!

Much easier to take the expedient route pre-battle, then keep tabs on the situation and potentially neutralize it early if it is going to be a long term problem.  

[Merusk]

Self-preservation!

Much easier to take the expedient route pre-battle, then keep tabs on the situation and potentially neutralize it early if it is going to be a long term problem.  

In other words.. I'm not a paladin, I'm a devious bastard Grey Warden!  I'll do the morally wrong thing to save my own ass knowing I can clean it up later.. why? Because I'm still fucking alive, that's why!   

[tmp]

If you were that concerned about it, why impregnate her in the first place?

It's pointless to ask men this sort of question

edit: about the items thing, i suppose they can have value for someone planning another playthrough since they aren't bound to character, typically. Otherwise, yeah.

[Velorath]

Odd that it's being released on the same day as the Lair of the Shadowbroker DLC pack for Mass Effect 2.

[tmp]

Incidentally, according to cockteasing hints dropped by David Gaider on the official forums, this DLC isn't likely to conlude Morrigan's story.

[Velorath]

Makes sense with Flemeth being shown off fairly prominently for the sequel.

[Fordel]

Clearly the demonspawn will actually be corruption free and you'll save the world with him in DragonAge 4.

[Khaldun]

Reading between the lines, why are we so sure Flemeth is Flemeth in the sequel? There's at least one plausible interpretation that Flemeth is Morrigan--in one of several possible ways.

[Sjofn]

Wasn't your deal that you wouldn't ever go looking for her?  I'm going to respect her wishes and not buy this.

I didn't make that promise when I fed Loghain to the archdemon.  


EDIT: We're sure Flemeth is Flemeth because Morrigan is cool and all, but Flemeth is motherfuckin' Flemeth.

[Koyasha]

I've been planning to replay this for a while, especially since I never quite got around to Awakening even though I picked it up immediately.  Was planning on it in the next few days, but maybe I'll wait until the 7th just so I can run through with this next DLC as well, sounds interesting.

[jakonovski]

The main character in DA2 is Morrigan's son. You heard it here first!

[Ingmar]

The main character in DA2 is Morrigan's son. You heard it here first!

They've already said that's not right.

[jakonovski]

The main character in DA2 is Morrigan's son. You heard it here first!

They've already said that's not right.

They're spreading disinformation!

[Lantyssa]

It can't be the main character since the main character was at Lothering.  He'll just become one of your companions in a few years.

[Sir T]

You can have sex with your mother? Whats this, a Greek tragedy?

[tmp]

There's quite a few requests on the official forums to make the main character's sister potential love interest. Could be right up the alley of that crowd.