Dragon Age Inquisition

Nov 27, 2014 21:12

I thought this game would probably tank the already-faint hope of me getting my book done on deadline and instead it is going to save me, because I have bribed myself: I don't get to play until I have written at least a thousand words. Result: have written seven thousand words in last seven days. WOOOO guilt-free gaming ( Read more... )

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sheron November 28 2014, 04:16:52 UTC
astolat November 28 2014, 17:30:25 UTC
For me, it's probably the best -- it's hard to be sure because I am not done with even one playthrough yet. DA:O the scope of the storyline was really compelling and I enjoyed moving around the world as much as you did, but for me the lack of voice for the main character was really hard to get past, and I felt as a Warden that a lot of the individual quests didn't quite work with the overarching plot -- why am I grubbing for lyrium potions for templars when I'm trying to fight a blight eg. I also remain really angry over the Branka storyline (genius female scientist/engineer with a completely reasonable viewpoint given the ongoing destruction of the dwarven realms portrayed as vicious selfish lunatic) and that associated gross pregnancy-horror sequence with the broodmother (another example of Bioware completely falling down on the job in not letting me have any kind of emotional reaction even as a female Warden who is expected to end her days by going down into the deep roads, which, uh, HOW ABOUT NO ( ... )

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sheron November 28 2014, 18:25:10 UTC
astolat November 28 2014, 22:24:37 UTC
Oh yes -- DA:I's central storyline is strong and IMO makes a great base for everything else, and I totally care about my Inquisitor and all the characters (even though I am having some of the banter bug mentioned below sigh!)

I'm playing on PC but the mouse/keyboard controls do in fact suck. Not being able to click the mouse to walk or get loot is horrible. Spend the extra money on a PS or Xbox controller for PC -- I'm using a wireless Xbox One controller with a standard mini-USB cable to connect it to my computer -- and it makes a radical difference in the experience for me!

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nausicaa83 November 28 2014, 09:27:32 UTC
I'm playing it too and enjoying it an awful lot, but I have the party banter glitch and it's stopping me from getting attached to my characters. At first I thought it was done on purpose, and complained a lot about it with my friends because the constant party banter was one of my favourite things in DA2, but then I found out it's a well-spread glitch, and I'm actually thinking of putting it on hold until they release a patch.

By the way, I'm playing as a female elf and romancing Solas as well! I first liked him because I was fascinated by his prospect on the Fade and the spirits, plus I read online you could only romance him as a female elf, so I thought he was the best choice for this playthrough. But my favourite character is definitely Dorian. I'm going to play as a guy next time just to romance him.

One thing that surprised me a lot is that I really don't like Vivienne. Seeing her in trailers I thought she was going to be my favourite, and yet now that I've talked to her I find her boring and annoying. Such a pity.

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astolat November 28 2014, 17:42:50 UTC
Yeah, I have the banter glitch to an extent too, sigh. :( I'm planning to do another playthrough though, and I am getting SOME banter, so I'm going to keep going at this point.

And I ditto you on Vivienne! Really disappointing and frustrating. When she herself has acquired all this personal power and freedom, it's easy for her to talk about how all the OTHER mages should still be penned up in Circles. I wanted to LOVE her and instead I'm getting disapproval from her left and right and don't even care. I'm hoping maybe when I do a playthrough as a devout Andrastean human warrior from a noble family I'll find more connection with her.

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nausicaa83 November 28 2014, 19:21:51 UTC
With the party banter almost gone I'm missing most of the music as well. I can hear sound effects and all, but no soundtrack, which is a pity, because I've always adored Dragon Age soundtracks. I hope they release a patch soon ( ... )

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astolat November 28 2014, 23:14:47 UTC
Oh, I always play casual -- I enjoy doing fancy moves with my inquisitor but I don't really care about the fighting in a tactical way except for a very rare boss fight, I don't want to have to think about it that way for every single battle, and I want to be able to just take whichever companions I want to hang out with and not have to spend a lot of time crafting or comparing loot, worrying about which skills I'm taking, etc. :P

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elizardbits November 30 2014, 08:13:22 UTC
I have thus far amassed 122 hours of game time and I am so tired, the most tired.

i hate those fucking shards

I am a human lady rogue making out like whoa with the Iron Bull and it is glorious!

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laura47 December 1 2014, 19:33:30 UTC
Yay lady elf! I'm a lady elf rogue, and I had a lot of fun with the face customization and trying to get away with the "why don't i try to look like myself but prettier" and go less Euro-centric with features. And I love my giant loud Dalish tattoo. I decided to go with elf in large part because of reading _The Masked Empire_ - they aren't the most impressively written things, but I adore the dragon age novels for adding more background (and gay stuff. that too ( ... )

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THANK YOU laura47 December 9 2014, 04:56:12 UTC
So I finished Adamant and because of your post realized that I must have fucked up the Solas romance because nothing was happening, and I googled as little as I could (and made my partner google) so that I realized I had totally fucked up. I was at level 15 and considering going to the Orlesian politics plot and had to drop back to level 8 during the mage plot line so I could find a save file where Solas would love me. And I spent awhile debating if I would actually do it, but then I thought about how I never actually got to romance Fenris after screwing it up and went for it, and I'm so glad, and without your post I might not have realized I'd lost out and I might not have gone through all the way, but if you like a love plot than I'm intrigued. And now AO3 notifications tells me you like it enough to write fic so I'm happy with my choice.

Now I need a DA:I icon.

Anyway thank you, saving elven romance through blogging. :-D

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