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Post by fistoffiori on Oct 28, 2024 16:03:34 GMT
MrMattyPlays is the Taash scene leaker then, that's his Rook.
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Post by helios969 on Oct 28, 2024 16:07:42 GMT
What the frack Is this? Rook becoming transgender? Sooo picking trans in the CC is not enough to establish that. We have to actively reject it? I honestly can't even tell which one is the not trans option... Holy envelope pushing, Batman. Yeah, this is the sort of agenda pushing I was afraid of...this is the point where I know the writing will be subpar because they're not focused on good storytelling.
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Post by emissaryoflies on Oct 28, 2024 16:15:12 GMT
The real test will come in a few weeks when everyone's had their fair shot at this title. Sales are not the true concern at the moment. I just need to know how much or how little Dragon Age is in this title for sure. Though I must admit, I do not like what I've seen and what I'm seeing. It looks every bit as bad as some of us feared. And I'd be lying if I said I haven't made up most of my mind, but I'm willing to leave just a bit of it to see if good ole BioWare can come through.
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Post by 10k on Oct 28, 2024 16:15:24 GMT
Wow, I'm seeing 10/10. It seems this game is better than bg3 lol. These reviews are sus for real.
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Post by themikefest on Oct 28, 2024 16:22:05 GMT
ah yes reviews. They mean nothing to me. I do watch them though, not completely, but I also know it's my review of the game that matters. If I like the game, I like the game. Not because a review(er's) said they liked it.
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Post by wright1978 on Oct 28, 2024 16:23:09 GMT
The way the story/companions/rook choice sound I may have to seriously rethink if getting closure on the dragon age story is even worth it.
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Post by Iakus on Oct 28, 2024 16:24:13 GMT
What the frack Is this? Rook becoming transgender? Sooo picking trans in the CC is not enough to establish that. We have to actively reject it? I honestly can't even tell which one is the not trans option... Holy envelope pushing, Batman. This is totally what I play CRPGs for!
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Post by Iakus on Oct 28, 2024 16:24:34 GMT
Wow, I'm seeing 10/10. It seems this game is better than bg3 lol. These reviews are sus for real. I guess EA's checks cleared...
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Post by yarus on Oct 28, 2024 16:31:05 GMT
Nuhre leaker vindicated i.imgur.com/mEZhsen.jpeg>Non-binary. I just said. And I'm going to use "they" instead of "she" from now on. Also:
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Post by The Elder King on Oct 28, 2024 16:31:11 GMT
Based on the reviews I've read, both positive and negatives, I think the game might end up right where I think I thought it'll be, an overall decent action RPG...although the opinions are so wildly different that I can see it go in both a negative and positive direction in the end.
A few people did mentioned that Act 3/the final hours of the game are the strong point of the game (from positive and negative reviews), which might check with Gamble's desire of reviewers reaching and completing Act 3.
I had decided to play the game at launch, so I'm going to turn off for a while.
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Post by Ieldra on Oct 28, 2024 16:33:51 GMT
Here's Mortym's review:
He really likes the game, but that's, as it appears, because the things I am mostly concerned with - roleplaying with dialogue and tone - don't seem to matter to him all that much, because he does mention the flaws that subtract a lot for me:
"It's basically impossible to be mean to literally anyone"
"You can't be like: "Hey there's a world-ending problem, I don't care about your personal problems right now.""
So this is a really "safe" game, if you want, and as I mentioned in my first post in this thread, it is likely to break the game for me in the end. I will hate the combat but that's never primarily why I played these games, but being able to play different types of personalities is the essence of a roleplaying game for me. And it appears DAI won't let us do that.
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Post by emissaryoflies on Oct 28, 2024 16:33:57 GMT
And btw, Taash's 'status' or orientation has seemingly been confirmed. It's exactly what the guy from the vid said. Taash says "Non-Binary. I just said. And I'm going to use "they" instead of "she" from now on."
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Post by yarus on Oct 28, 2024 16:37:45 GMT
Nuhre leaker vindicated i.imgur.com/mEZhsen.jpeg>Non-binary. I just said. And I'm going to use "they" instead of "she" from now on. We already know that, though. Achievements had been out for a few days at least with a clear reference on this in regards of Taash's achievement. Not to say that he wasn't correct, but I think the endgame and Davrin's background (which doesn't seem, from what the site mentioned, to be of a novice Warden) could be a better reference to validate him. That's fair. Will be interesting to see how pre release leaks (and the release itself obv) vindicates or dismisses his authenticity
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Post by Iakus on Oct 28, 2024 16:39:21 GMT
Nuhre leaker vindicated i.imgur.com/mEZhsen.jpeg>Non-binary. I just said. And I'm going to use "they" instead of "she" from now on. Yeah, this is totally not gonna take people right out of the story....
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Post by gervaise21 on Oct 28, 2024 16:45:40 GMT
I am willing to bet that the Qunari will be painted as the 'good guys" in the fight between them and the Imperium, and possibly against Solas himself. To be honest, I doubt we're going to interact with the real Qun at all, or at the most just one of their agents on the mainland. The Antaam have gone rogue. I'd still like that explained to me how that occurred but I'm not hopeful we will get a satisfactory one. So, the "Qunari" occupying Treviso aren't really Qunari at all but Tal'Vashoth. Don't know what has happened to the other half of the Antaam in Tevinter but perhaps they will clarify on that one too. Is Sten dead? Was that why they rebelled? Or was he upset with Par Vollen for disowning the Viddasala. She couldn't have conducted a viable takeover of the south with their co-operation. The Antaam were all dressed up for conquest and nowhere to go. So they headed for Tevinter mainland instead (at least that is what Trespasser said) which made sense. Then Tevinter Nights said they did so without the authorisation of Par Vollen and one of the stories had an agent of Solas trying to escalate the conflict by bringing in Par Vollen. I assumed that was because they were getting a bit too close to him, as Charter said they knew more about his movements than anyone but were no longer co-operating with her initiative (hardly surprising since clearly they were thick with Solas spies), which turned out to be a good move considering what happened to everyone else at her meeting. What disappoints me was that there was a really interesting set up there with regard to the hunt for Solas, with several interested parties (the Ben'Hassrath; the Sicarri and the Executors) all wanting to stop him for various reasons and they just dumped all that and cut to the chase with his ritual. Very much a case of what might have been, particularly considering none of the three I have mentioned would appear to feature in DATV.
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Post by Kappa Neko on Oct 28, 2024 16:52:58 GMT
"Every interaction between companions feels like HR was in the room." You could see this in the promo materials a mile away. I have no doubt the game does other things well - the environments are great and the combat looks fun. But fans of Origins didn't want this kind of writing. Safe, unnuanced and generic. I'm 7min into this review and I cannot get over the Shrek comment and how dead on it is. This is Pixar level cuteness, completely unreal. Every sentence I'm reading sounds like an afternoon cartoon for children. I cannot get over how childish everything looks and sounds. This honestly looks like those AI generated fake movie trailers: "Dragon Age as a Pixar movie". Completely unreal... Seriously, I'm not sure I'll make it through this game if I buy it. I still feel like I entered the Twilight Zone. This is a complete parody. I never thought Andromeda would ever look good but DAV did it. What drugs are the devs on and was it consensual? I think I've never been so horrified in my life at a franchise title. Actually, I'm not sure I've ever seen any RPG writing more brain dead simplistic than this clown show. I might suffer brain damage if I subject myself to the full game. This level of writing is fine for a game for children, real children, like 8-10. Something they can play without supervision because there is nothing remotely upsetting about it. The enemies look like Halloween costumes, so that's fine too. I might have to write an apology letter to the MEA team: "You wrote terrible characters but don't beat yourself up too much, turns out the veterans at BioWare have now made a much worse game. And they don't have the first time making a videogame excuse like you guys had."
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Post by fenalaslavellan on Oct 28, 2024 16:55:43 GMT
So, MattyPlays is saying that of the 3 choices only the Solas romance one is felt throughout the game other than minor references.
I am shocked and appalled. And they were trying to say that limiting the number of choices was going to allow them to focus more on those that are in the game. lol Yeah sure Bioware.
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Post by Adia on Oct 28, 2024 16:55:44 GMT
Nuhre leaker vindicated i.imgur.com/mEZhsen.jpeg>Non-binary. I just said. And I'm going to use "they" instead of "she" from now on. Also: The fact that they just straight up used "non binary" and not even tried to fit it into the world... because who cares about immersion so long as you can push your ideology down people's throats.
From what I've seen there's no way to kick / not recruit Taash. Awesome. ME:A all over again where I'd be forced to have characters that I don't want on my team.
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Post by helios969 on Oct 28, 2024 17:04:30 GMT
What drugs are the devs on and was it consensual? No, no it wasn't...and they didn't even have the decency to knock their victim unconscious first...just subject them to the full horror of it. I might suffer brain damage if I subject myself to the full game. I'm starting to think maybe I purchase Hogwarts Legacy for 18$ instead...and wait for a price drop. In a month it'll be half off...not that I care about the cash but if they're going to put their agenda first I should at least penalize them for it.
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Post by slimgrin727 on Oct 28, 2024 17:06:40 GMT
You can lose or boot nearly everyone in Origins. You can approve, disapprove, piss them off, help them or not. Man that game had reactivity.
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Post by LawBringerSR2 on Oct 28, 2024 17:07:43 GMT
Nuhre leaker vindicated i.imgur.com/mEZhsen.jpeg>Non-binary. I just said. And I'm going to use "they" instead of "she" from now on. Also: "Returntoformreturntoformreturntoformreturntoformreturntoformreturntoform..." 🤔
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Post by Iakus on Oct 28, 2024 17:08:12 GMT
The fact that they just straight up used "non binary" and not even tried to fit it into the world... because who cares about immersion so long as you can push your ideology down people's throats. They couldn't even come up with a Qunari term.
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Post by witchcocktor on Oct 28, 2024 17:12:20 GMT
Even the words bisexuality/homosexuality/lesbian/gay don't exist in the universe. This is so in your face it's hilarious. Like I already had my fair share of criticism for Dorian's personal quest but at least that was decently framed from the point of view of a medieval-inspired magical fantasy world. This is just stupid lol.
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Post by Ieldra on Oct 28, 2024 17:13:41 GMT
"Every interaction between companions feels like HR was in the room." You could see this in the promo materials a mile away. I have no doubt the game does other things well - the environments are great and the combat looks fun. But fans of Origins didn't want this kind of writing. Safe, unnuanced and generic. Oh man, I am just watching this, and the dialogue delivery shown is just.....beyond any idea of abysmal I'd ever expect to see in a game. There is just no life, to tension in it.
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Post by The Pluto Lounge on Oct 28, 2024 17:17:43 GMT
Ugh.... just watched the Skill Up review... it was a long one. He touches on pretty much everything I was afraid of, and shows it to you as proof. I gotta play it to complete my Let's Play series, but damn. I guess I'll fight through the 40+50 hours for those last 2.
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