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cog_nomenI keep trying to work up to talking about my deep, deep affection for Dragon Age, esp. Re: Lore, but I think instead - I'll just keep playing it. The long and short of it is that for me, games are always ultimately going to be about emotional involvement with the characters - tell an interesting story and that's nice I guess. Tell an interesting story where I actually give a shit about the characters going through it, and you've won me over forever.
I have never struggled, genuinely internally struggled over a decision I've made in an american RPG before. There's always been that fourth wall disconnect of 'okay to get the quest/reward/exp, what option do I pick?', wheras Dragon Age I genuinely begin to care about what my character would choose based on the experiences we've shared. Last night I spent half an hour staring at his face as we tried to come to a decision that would mean a lot of people died, either way. Is there a right choice in that situation? Can we afford to not make the decision - to keep our hands out of it and be forced to live with the consequences if we take no actions to shape the events about to unfold? What will our companions think? Sebastian stop making that face already, of course I'll take the side you want me to. :|
This is getting long even without intending to be. Suffice to say that having beaten it, I will be turning around and playing it again. I still haven't done awakenings or any of the endgame stuff from Dragon Age Origins, so there's my next tough decision. Finish one, or play 2 again?
I have never struggled, genuinely internally struggled over a decision I've made in an american RPG before. There's always been that fourth wall disconnect of 'okay to get the quest/reward/exp, what option do I pick?', wheras Dragon Age I genuinely begin to care about what my character would choose based on the experiences we've shared. Last night I spent half an hour staring at his face as we tried to come to a decision that would mean a lot of people died, either way. Is there a right choice in that situation? Can we afford to not make the decision - to keep our hands out of it and be forced to live with the consequences if we take no actions to shape the events about to unfold? What will our companions think? Sebastian stop making that face already, of course I'll take the side you want me to. :|
This is getting long even without intending to be. Suffice to say that having beaten it, I will be turning around and playing it again. I still haven't done awakenings or any of the endgame stuff from Dragon Age Origins, so there's my next tough decision. Finish one, or play 2 again?