Schmooples' Den! The DA News Discussion Thread

I want to be honest i am not a fan what they are alive because if something is extinct this should mean something. But yeah fanservice i guess.

One sentiment I've long felt is that Bioware have been somewhat too focused on the companions and the ensemble cast.

I love Mass Effect, but I didn't love it initially because of Wrex, Tali etc, rather I loved it because of its world, and plot. Even Mass Effect 2, I believe it's always been a misinterpretation to believe the companions carried the game.

In truth the ME2 companions never banter, hardly speak outside of loyalty missions, and have scant few Normandy conversations if they aren't being romanced.

What carried the game was the loyalty, and recruitment missions that put us in a wide variety of situations, and worlds. Whether it be espionage with Garrus, or medieval clan escapades with Grunt for example.

I think the same with Origins too. Morrigan, and Alistair were alright, but the the main story, and locations along the way, like Orzammar, ultimately made the game great.

Whereas, I would say from the Citadel DLC onwards, it has been like Bioware have been so focused on building up a companion group we'll love, that they forget to build a substantial plot, and interesting world to explore.

In a way, connection to companions has to be earned, and that needs to be done by marching through half decent plots with them, and not just making them the focus.

Tomorrow's gameplay should be 20 minutes long, apparently.

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I want to be honest i am not a fan what they are alive because if something is extinct this should mean something. But yeah fanservice i guess.

x.com/GambleMike/status/1800221216114151560

Tomorrow's gameplay should be 20 minutes long, apparently.

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Btw I'm team Varric dies. And I would be OK with it. Good storytelling needs gut wrenching deaths like Mordin.

So, by this sneak-peek and specifically the dialogue between Rook and Varric, it looks like we start the game by "re-doing" what Varric and Harding did in The Missing comic, maybe?


Edit: Don't know, if I'm not mistaken, Varric says those exactly same words in the #4 of the comics. Or at least, the game starts exactly where The Missing ended? 

Btw I'm team Varric dies. And I would be OK with it. Good storytelling needs gut wrenching deaths like Mordin.

Seriously, it would make a lot of sense for Varric to die. It's just a very common narrative element for beloved characters passing on the torch.