embracing my dorky side
School and internships have been keeping me busy, but yesterday I had some time to catch up with what really matters: Dragon Age. Dragon Age FOREVER.
On the 360, I'm getting my Hawkes ready for the DLC exploding into the marketplace this Tuesday. Finished second playthrough of f!rogue!Hawke a while ago and am starting her up for the third time, this time as diplomatic. The voice actor for male!Hawke has dibs on the sarcastic lines. Sassy Gay Hawke is probably the best thing in existence. My m!mage!Hawke sauces is up all over the place, even when its inappropriate or downright mean.
I thought I'd be playing the Hawkes the same way, since I tend to stick to the same decisions each time I play the game, but it's interesting (to me, anyway), how differently the Hawkes developed in my head!canon. Larissa Hawke has become wiser and more jaded, turning her concern inward to her family and her lover as she realizes that she can't save Kirkwall. Tristan Hawke isn't as obsessed with freedom as Anders, but he does support it, if only to piss off their opponents. Both Hawkes latched onto their resident Ser Pouts-A-Lot because it is just impossible to resist his scruffy sadness. At the end of the game, Larissa stands by Anders because he's the only thing she has left, and she'll be damned if anyone takes him away from her. Tristan is more like MAGE BROFIST FOREVER.
But yeah, stoked for the DLC. Twenty hours of companion conversation. Twenty hours. How do they I don't even. One of our wedding presents from a gamer friend was XBox Live points, so I am all set to download the hell out the DLC.
Aaaaand I also got DA:O for the PC. I had an Amazon gift certificate and as much as I love DA:O, there are some annoying bugs and quirks in the 360 version. Playing as my Cousland again so I can romance Alistair. Modded the bejeezus out of it; the best one was probably the Skip the Fade mod, but the mod to give Wardens the sexy blue armor from DA2 may be my favorite.
On the 360, I'm getting my Hawkes ready for the DLC exploding into the marketplace this Tuesday. Finished second playthrough of f!rogue!Hawke a while ago and am starting her up for the third time, this time as diplomatic. The voice actor for male!Hawke has dibs on the sarcastic lines. Sassy Gay Hawke is probably the best thing in existence. My m!mage!Hawke sauces is up all over the place, even when its inappropriate or downright mean.
I thought I'd be playing the Hawkes the same way, since I tend to stick to the same decisions each time I play the game, but it's interesting (to me, anyway), how differently the Hawkes developed in my head!canon. Larissa Hawke has become wiser and more jaded, turning her concern inward to her family and her lover as she realizes that she can't save Kirkwall. Tristan Hawke isn't as obsessed with freedom as Anders, but he does support it, if only to piss off their opponents. Both Hawkes latched onto their resident Ser Pouts-A-Lot because it is just impossible to resist his scruffy sadness. At the end of the game, Larissa stands by Anders because he's the only thing she has left, and she'll be damned if anyone takes him away from her. Tristan is more like MAGE BROFIST FOREVER.
But yeah, stoked for the DLC. Twenty hours of companion conversation. Twenty hours. How do they I don't even. One of our wedding presents from a gamer friend was XBox Live points, so I am all set to download the hell out the DLC.
Aaaaand I also got DA:O for the PC. I had an Amazon gift certificate and as much as I love DA:O, there are some annoying bugs and quirks in the 360 version. Playing as my Cousland again so I can romance Alistair. Modded the bejeezus out of it; the best one was probably the Skip the Fade mod, but the mod to give Wardens the sexy blue armor from DA2 may be my favorite.