"No Brothels to be in DA4" as per Mark Darrah Tweet.

Guess what I mean by guess? Guess.

This quote was from my previous comment where I talked about the sidequest in TW3, so it's connected to what I said there, not sure if you read that comment but I think I explained myself well there.




TW3 may not be described as a dark RPG but it most certainly has a LOT of dark themes that DAI doesn't. And when it does, most of it is described in codex or is just mentioned vaguely or left to interpretation, that's hardly the same as having an actual sidequest that explores those themes in great detail. You can't really consider that to be equally impactful. At least to me it is less satisfying having to read about something than to experience it. And keep in mind we're talking about side content and not the main story, at least I am. Even though the main story of TW3 is also a lot more heavy than DAI. I mean Skjall comes to my mind instantly, so does Uma's ritual or even Vesemir's death. And you're right, we do see 3 witchers getting drunk and wearing women's clothes right before one of those moments and that's exactly what makes this game so great. There are heavy moments just as there are more light hearted ones, there's a nice balance to it.

As to the rest of your comment, we clearly have different notions to what "dark" actually means. And honestly, I'm tired of explaining why I liked that particular quest in TW3. No, that quest wasn't satisfying because I liked seeing Priscilla being mutilated. If that's what you got from my whole comment, then I don't know how to make you understand. It was satisfying because it was a detailed, complex sidequest with plenty of dialogue, investigation and plot twists. It added to the general atmosphere of the city of Novigrad. It was satisfying killing the bastard after seeing all the victims and the reason why he did it. To put it simply, the real satisfying part was actually being able to stay interested and enjoy doing that quest, meaning, I wasn't bored to death like I was when doing DAI's "sidequests". But why do quests have to be dark for you to enjoy them, you ask? They don't. There are plenty of sidequests that I like that are quite cheerful, but the more darker ones usually evoke more emotions and tell more varied and gripping stories that keep you on the edge of your seat. 

If you still can't see my point (you can understand it, but not agree with it), then well, let's just agree to disagree. I don't think I can explain it better honestly. Words are hard sometimes, specially words that aren't from your first language.

Oh, very well. If a specific example is the only thing that will satisfy you.

The Cullen sex scene is markedly better than that boat-buggery. Why, you ask? One, it’s an actual character-building moment, his attraction actually inspiring spontaneity in the normally buttoned-up Commander.

Secondly, while both involve wooden surfaces, a flat, sturdy desk is preferable to a cramped, rickety boat on the water. (Christ, that must be uncomfortable.)

Finally, while it is considerably briefer, I don’t personally find Geralt’s pixelated pumping to be all that appealing. Different strokes for different strokes.

Well of course. Gotta desperately cling to argument that Bioware's suddenly afraid of everything sexual, no matter how poorly reasoned it is. Can't make it on a basis on lack of sexy themes or explicit nudity... well... uh... the sex scenes were better in Witcher!!

And while a lot of it is subjective, there's an entirely understandable reason why Witcher could've included sex scenes that were, at the very least, longer and more elaborate at times (though I will never, for the life of me, understand decisions that went into cinematic direction of Yenn's sex scene, with the deer and the wolves and... wha?) - the Witcher team didn't have to deal with all the racial/gender combinations that required DA cinematic team to hand-craft each scene multiple times.

Well, I have been following this thread off and on since it's inception, and I have come to the conclusion that we should get rid of cat gifs. They are nothing but trouble.  

Pffft the sex scene with Cullen isn't even close to Witcher's. It's very dry and stale and therefore a bit boring, but if that's your preference who am I to judge?

Determined not to like it because it's not dragon age. I will never understand misguided loyalty in fandoms.

Tell me about it.

You don't remember them because there weren't any. I have no idea what melbella's talking about. The closest thing is a vague remark by Duke Cyril about "mistakes of a young organization," but this is pretty transparently in service of the preferred Orlesian narrative that the Inquisition needs to be put under their control. Teagan sees a power grab rather than a mistake. Anyway, the topic at that time is the Inquisition's occupation of Crestwood, which didn't happen off-screen in the first place.

And Solas doesn't accuse the Inquisitor of anything. He says that what happened to the Inquisition is the inevitable fate of powerful organizations. By definition, the inevitable fate of the Inquisition can't be the Inquisitor's fault -- unless the argument is that the Inquisitor should have disbanded the Inquisition before Trespasser even starts?

You seem to be a bit confused. pinkjellybeans assumed she didn't play them too, but was corrected:

Technically, we're at the point of making up lies about somebody because she didn't like a quest.