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Post by Iakus on Oct 21, 2024 13:20:44 GMT
I found Solas to be an interesting character. But yes, I am kinda surprised he isn't calling everyone "mon-keigh" I don't. He's infuriating because he has knowledge the player can't have access to (and he blames everyone for not knowing what they can't possibly know) and he's untouchable. He fucks things up in a massive way, hurting the pc and friends, and still has the nerve to again blame the player. Also manage a woe is me just to really drive me batshit crazy. But beyond that, Solas was a rebel who did extreme things in an extreme situation. That was back in the days. Now he's given the absolute idiot ball, (and threw it to Cory). We're told he's extremely wise and competent but that's not what we're seeing whatsoever. He's an absolute idiot with far too much power. How did that idiot managed a rebellion and to put up the veil and locked up the best 7 mages Thedas ever had to deal with and contain the blight for a while is an absolute mystery. Must have been total luck. We're very probably getting the Solas sob story, how wounded he is, the sacrifice he had to make. I really don't care. Keep in mind I'm talking about Solas from DAI, not Veilguard. But also, just because I find him interesting, doesn't mean I LIKE him necessarily. All we know about how wise and competent he is comes from...Solas. And Dalish legends thousands of years old. It's all Unreliable Narrator. Solas may well be simple a very powerful elf mage who got lucky once.
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Post by hookntackle on Oct 21, 2024 13:28:24 GMT
Anders - I get the disappointment of those who liked him for his DAA personality, but I never got my head around the case that he was "ruined" in DA2. To me, he is one of the best and most interesting characters in the DA verse. Never had a problem with seeing how he could easily go from "this is fine" to "this is very much not fine". Life does that to you, and every step in between -that we even know of- seems feasible. It's often the free spirits that eventually find out with how ambivalent they are towards things in truth. I really don't want to write up a whole essay here, but (save for the gay/no gay stuff, I don't really have an opinion on all that) personally I'm really bummed they just did away with yet another key figure in the plot like that after seeing that he's too divisive or unpopular. I mean, yeah in cold theory he's served his ultimate plot point, but it really does seem odd that such a character just is never really spoken of again the way he is (not).
Solas - I'm really glad some echo my sentiments or rather confusion, because I felt both in Trespasser and the available footage of DAV, that BW assumes a vastly bigger bond between me and him than there really is. I didn't find him engaging in the least in vanilla DAI, so I also never put in all the work required to have him become anything other than "ye olde wise elf, alright gotcha" mage party member / codex dispenser when spoken to. Yeah, the part where him and Varric are old buddies is not improbable (guy gets along with anyone), but for obvious reasons, that wasn't my experience neither.
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Post by Iakus on Oct 21, 2024 13:31:56 GMT
Anders - I get the disappointment of those who liked him for his DAA personality, but I never got my head around the case that he was "ruined" in DA2. To me, he is one of the best and most interesting characters in the DA verse. Never had a problem with seeing how he could easily go from "this is fine" to "this is very much not fine". Life does that to you, and every step in between -that we even know of- seems feasible. It's often the free spirits that eventually find out with how ambivalent they are towards things in truth. I really don't want to write up a whole essay here, but (save for the gay/no gay stuff, I don't really have an opinion on all that) personally I'm really bummed they just did away with yet another key figure in the plot like that after seeing that he's too divisive or unpopular. I mean, yeah in cold theory he's served his ultimate plot point, but it really does seem odd that such a character just is never really spoken of again the way he is (not). Originally, the Anders character in DA2 was going to be Velanna processed by Justice. You have to admit that given her personality, she would have made a lot more sense in that role. (this idea was ultimately rejected, I believe, because she didn't have the Circle connection that Anders did)
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Post by emissaryoflies on Oct 21, 2024 15:09:55 GMT
Veilguard's main plot only happened because Solas couldn't just say "Stop! You're going to release the elven gods!".. Solas has "plans" that are "beyond our comprehension". Trapped ubber monster are too complicated, Varric after freeing Coryphanus by accident can't understand that hard concept. Big brained moves... You wouldn't get it. Only he can fix it. Only Solas has the answers. He simply doesn't have time to communicate to the lessers. He's above that you know. Sure. Maybe giving the orb to the guy who survived breaching the golden city wasn't the best idea, but damn did it sound good after a nap. He survived the Maker, but he won't survive Pride's foci goddammit. And you know what? "It's your responsibility now." Get to work!
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Post by Iakus on Oct 21, 2024 15:23:37 GMT
Solas has "plans" that are "beyond our comprehension". Trapped ubber monster are too complicated, Varric after freeing Coryphanus by accident can't understand that hard concept. Big brained moves... You wouldn't get it. Only he can fix it. Only Solas has the answers. He simply doesn't have time to communicate to the lessers. He's above that you know. Sure. Maybe giving the orb to the guy who survived breaching the golden city wasn't the best idea, but damn did it sound good after a nap. He survived the Maker, but he won't survive Pride's foci goddammit. And you know what? "It's your responsibility now." Get to work! To be fair, he thought the explosion would kill Corypheus too. Then he could just stroll in and pick the orb up from the crater.
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Post by emissaryoflies on Oct 21, 2024 15:40:49 GMT
Big brained moves... You wouldn't get it. Only he can fix it. Only Solas has the answers. He simply doesn't have time to communicate to the lessers. He's above that you know. Sure. Maybe giving the orb to the guy who survived breaching the golden city wasn't the best idea, but damn did it sound good after a nap. He survived the Maker, but he won't survive Pride's foci goddammit. And you know what? "It's your responsibility now." Get to work! To be fair, he thought the explosion would kill Corypheus too. Then he could just stroll in and pick the orb up from the crater. Just like he thought creating the veil and imprisoning the 'gods' would solve the problems of corruption and slavery. He really has a talent for helping posterity. With a friend like him...
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Post by Iakus on Oct 21, 2024 15:47:02 GMT
To be fair, he thought the explosion would kill Corypheus too. Then he could just stroll in and pick the orb up from the crater. Just like he thought creating the veil and imprisoning the 'gods' would solve the problems of corruption and slavery. He really has a talent for helping posterity. With a friend like him... He's what you might call a "High Intelligence, low Wisdom" character
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Post by emissaryoflies on Oct 21, 2024 16:03:20 GMT
You can have it for free for the low low price of $100!
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Post by Ieldra on Oct 21, 2024 16:57:05 GMT
Anders - I get the disappointment of those who liked him for his DAA personality, but I never got my head around the case that he was "ruined" in DA2. To me, he is one of the best and most interesting characters in the DA verse. Never had a problem with seeing how he could easily go from "this is fine" to "this is very much not fine". Life does that to you, and every step in between -that we even know of- seems feasible. It's often the free spirits that eventually find out with how ambivalent they are towards things in truth. I really don't want to write up a whole essay here, but (save for the gay/no gay stuff, I don't really have an opinion on all that) personally I'm really bummed they just did away with yet another key figure in the plot like that after seeing that he's too divisive or unpopular. I mean, yeah in cold theory he's served his ultimate plot point, but it really does seem odd that such a character just is never really spoken of again the way he is (not). I have a special fondness for Anders because he made me a create a tragic love story, where "Red" Rowan Hawke (my character), a mage revolutionary very much politically aligned with Anders, came to love him....and to kill him at the end of DA2. Why did she do that? Because she truly thought it would be best to free Anders from Vengeance even at this price, or was it because she wanted a martyr for the cause? The question remains unanswered.
Having said that, he can die. Or he can live, if I recall things correctly. Which makes it hard to write anything about him pertaining to events after DA2, so they wouldn't unless it was important, which it never turned out to be.
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Post by 10k on Oct 21, 2024 17:28:39 GMT
You can have it for free for the low low price of $100! Exactly why I said for people who already use GeForce now. If you already paying 100 bucks for it. Why not get a free game too.
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Post by gervaise21 on Oct 21, 2024 18:12:29 GMT
Anders - I get the disappointment of those who liked him for his DAA personality, but I never got my head around the case that he was "ruined" in DA2. To me, he is one of the best and most interesting characters in the DA verse. Never had a problem with seeing how he could easily go from "this is fine" to "this is very much not fine". Life does that to you, and every step in between -that we even know of- seems feasible. It's often the free spirits that eventually find out with how ambivalent they are towards things in truth. It was the fact it was never really explained in game that bothered me. Even the short story didn't really explain why, only how. So, it wasn't that DA2 Anders wasn't interesting, just that I couldn't get my head around the sudden transformation. Remember they barely allowed enough time between DAA and DA2 for Anders to even be in Kirkwall when he was, so in a way it was almost as if DAA didn't happen, certainly not as we experienced it. It is also noticeable that the plot of DAA was also virtually ignored in DAI when it came to the whole business of Clarel asking Teagan for permission to enter Ferelden in that codex. What the hell, we had a Warden base at Vigil's Keep approved by the monarch. Also, Leliana telling us to go and ask Blackwall where the Wardens of Ferelden had gone. Why not Vigil's Keep? Then Teagan bad mouthing the Wardens in Trespasser and harping back to Sophie Dryden. That was ancient history. We had an authorised Warden base Teagan, with the blessing of the monarch,, and the Hero of Ferelden saved the country from the Blight and either they or the Orlesian Warden then saved them again from the Mother. I really enjoyed DAA and found the companions from that game interesting and enjoyable, yet apart from the brief cameo of Nathaniel, we never saw the rest of them again and that comment includes Anders because of how they changed him in DA2. It seems we'll never learn what became of the Architect after the end of DAA, or the darkspawn he freed from the Arch-demon song, and really the expansion might just as well have not existed for the amount of attention it got further down the line. That was a real shame.
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Post by gervaise21 on Oct 21, 2024 18:26:28 GMT
Solas has a communication problem. Practically every problem our PC encounters is due to lack of communication due to Solas not wanting to tell us anything. I suppose we should be grateful he even told us that Corypheus' orb was elven (after Haven had been destroyed). I have to admit it is funny in some ways that the Inquisitor broke it through not knowing it was really his and then even more ironic when you discover that had that not happened we would already be knee deep in demons long before the events Rook gets caught up in. Then it just takes the biscuit that he's still blaming everyone but himself for the situation we find ourselves in after his prison transfer debacle. I long for the day when Solas just once admits that perhaps things would have been better if he'd been straight with the Inquisitor back in Trespasser and then with Varric at the beginning of DAV (or at any time between the two).
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Post by Kappa Neko on Oct 21, 2024 18:41:54 GMT
Stupidity, often at infuriating levels - in individuals and factions alike make BioWare's plots go round. Mages, templars, wardens, Orlesian court, Solas, goodness knows who else, almost everyone regularly does bafflingly stupid stuff that helps conjure the mess the protagonist is then tasked with cleaning up. It was comedy gold in DA2, every single romance option was a complete fucking moron! Especially you, sweet Merrill, with your eluvian and blood magic and absolutely no idea what you're doing! The only not dumb companions you weren't allowed to romance: Varric and Aveline. Figures... Seriously, now that I think about it, everyone in Thedas is a moron. So Solas in indeed perfectly on brand! I was so pro free mages in DAO but ever since DA2 you're reminded that all those mages who think they got things under control turn into abominations. So you know what, Viv, you're absolutely right. Mages are a menace and we cannot let them run around free! Lock then all up! And elves are all arrogant assholes. Especially the Dalish. Nobody likes elves, I finally get it! Thank you, Bioware, for turning me into a complete bigot, lol!
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Post by biggydx on Oct 21, 2024 19:49:46 GMT
Just like he thought creating the veil and imprisoning the 'gods' would solve the problems of corruption and slavery. He really has a talent for helping posterity. With a friend like him... He's what you might call a "High Intelligence, low Wisdom" character So basically, Magnus the Red
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Post by danaxe on Oct 21, 2024 20:01:00 GMT
Just watched a good balanced and seemingly honest take on the game from someone who played the 7h preview. I dare anyone to listen to him and accuse him of being a turist or whatever critics of the game are called. He doesnt say anything we dont know already, but he doesnt pull any punches just because he was allowed to play the preview.
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Post by Son of Dorn on Oct 21, 2024 21:05:23 GMT
He's what you might call a "High Intelligence, low Wisdom" character So basically, Magnus the Red Or the Eldar who decided it would be fun to murder-gangbang a Chaos God into existence.😄
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Post by Iakus on Oct 21, 2024 21:20:54 GMT
He's what you might call a "High Intelligence, low Wisdom" character So basically, Magnus the Red In a sense, he may be on that path. I was thinking more of Nicholas Rush from Stargate Universe. The guy who's convinced he know more than anyone else around him. But when he goes off on his own to meddle with stuff without telling anyone (because "he knows best"), he ends up endangering himself or others.
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Post by biggydx on Oct 21, 2024 21:39:11 GMT
So basically, Magnus the Red In a sense, he may be on that path. I was thinking more of Nicholas Rush from Stargate Universe. The guy who's convinced he know more than anyone else around him. But when he goes off on his own to meddle with stuff without telling anyone (because "he knows best"), he ends up endangering himself or others. That... absolutely sounds like Magnus . After the Edict of Nikaea, he had a vision of Horus betraying the Imperium. So he performed a sacrificial ritual in order to project himself into Horus' mind to keep him from turning against the Emperor. When that fails, he then attempts to contact the Emperor (unknowingly using the webway as a communication line), but ends up letting a bunch of demons into Terra (and ruining the Webway project). Guy thought he was doing what HE thought was best, using psyker powers he shouldn't have, and basically screwed over humanity and Prospero. One could argue that the Emperor not telling Magnus of the Warp/Webway partly led to this outcome, but Magnus not knowing when to "chill" is a big reason for why things went south during the 31st millennium.
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Post by Kappa Neko on Oct 21, 2024 21:59:58 GMT
Just watched a good balanced and seemingly honest take on the game from someone who played the 7h preview. I dare anyone to listen to him and accuse him of being a turist or whatever critics of the game are called. He doesnt say anything we dont know already, but he doesnt pull any punches just because he was allowed to play the preview. I should not have watched this... This is the first preview video I've seen, even the first time I watched anything DAV related on my monitor and not my phone. And I'm now completely horrified. What abomination is this exactly?! Gosh... The art style is absolutely killing this for me. And I usually like cute and colorful. I like the halfling looking characters in Enshrouded. That game is cute. Dragon Age should NOT be reminding me of it! And again, the writing seems atrocious, as pointed out. Even if I completely divorce this game from the franchise and look at it for what it is, this is SO much worse than Andromeda. At least Andromeda looked beautiful aside from the faces, of course. And the main story wasn't THAT bad actually. It was Ryder and most of the other characters that were so lame and the tone was so off too. But the combat was fun, not as fun as ME3, but good. I can't say a single good thing about anything in this video. What an insult to long term fans and the franchise itself. I can't even being to comprehend how you end up with THIS as somebody who worked on previous BioWare games. Complete insanity. I was so close to convincing myself it won't be THAT bad and I'll still somewhat enjoy it because it's still about Solas and the elves. And I want to discuss the game on here so maybe I should just buy it at release for the entertainment of shared horror. But NO! I think I'd hate myself too much for rewarding BioWare for this travesty. I really hope all the 12 year olds this is aimed at enjoy it. Fucking hell... Absolutely unreal... No denuvo sounds like an apology at this point to anyone who wants to hate play this without giving EA any money. At first I thought it meant the game ISN'T that bad and those wanting to see if it's worth buying might actually do so after sampling it. But I can't imagine it anymore.
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Post by The Pluto Lounge on Oct 21, 2024 22:08:29 GMT
Stupidity, often at infuriating levels - in individuals and factions alike make BioWare's plots go round. To be fair, doesn't this apply to almost every plot that has even been created?
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Post by Guardian on Oct 21, 2024 22:39:01 GMT
DAI - The companions were great characters, but they were not great companions to me, just co-workers/subordinates. Obvious bias with DA2, but Varric just never felt right in DAI. However his dialogue with other companions was fantastic. I agree here - I love Varric, but he just really didn't fit in. But, he was one of the only few characters that stood out for me. Ehh....I disagree on the depth part. He was already Tal-Vashoth; no sense in trying to say, "I still follow the Qun!" when even your superiors feel you're Tal-Vashoth at that point. To me, he was already Tal-Vashoth when I met him, and when he got angry and said he wasn't, I was like, "...Child please." While I do agree he was dull, at least he had potential. I think it was squandered when it was revealed how they went with him. While I get not many liked her, she was well written. She actually had depth to her, unlike others in Inquisition. You could easily see how she though about things and how her worldview was shaped. Was she easy to understand? No; but she felt real for Thedas. I would have loved to replace Isabella in DA2 with Sera, where I felt she would fit so much better. He's so good at making people forget about him, I forgot about him, too. And I don't mean that as a compliment to him. Eh....She just felt really out of place. Almost like there needed to be a "pro-Circle person in the group, and let's make them a mage!" just to...I don't know...show why the circle is good from a mage's viewpoint? It could have been done so much better, and I felt it was by an Inquisitor Trevelyan. A rather complex antagonist, really. It feels like that yes, he's still a bit dumb at times, but he's got actual complexity and flaws, which makes him a compelling antagonist. Others have already said so much about him that I don't need to rehash it again. While I understand your point regarding his personal quest, Dorian was one of the only few characters that really stood out in Inquisition. I immediately expected a Tevinter Altus to immediately being chastising us and calling us heretical and how we're "idiots for doing it wrong". He threw a complete curve at me with his entire personality. I would love to have Dorian return for another go-around in a game. Cassandra was good. I think she was more like Varric - a good, solid character that deserved better than they were given. I feel like Reznore said it best - a lot of the characters felt like they were just talking at you (or past you), rather than to you, about them. When it came to the BG3 crew, I don't get the interest in Shadowheart and Karlach. Having traipsed around the Forgotten Realms since the Grey Box for AD&D, Shadowheart revealing she was a Sharan made me immediately distrust her, or want to somehow show her there's a better way. Wyll I felt was done dirty, and he's not bad, but really just could have been given a better backstory. Karlach was okay; I do feel that her backstory was interesting - betrayed by someone she thought she could trust, and pretty much condemned to partake in the Blood War for all eternity. Gale, having played a mage back in 2nd Ed and who actually became a Chosen of Mystra, made me want to bitch slap him so hard when we first met. I was like, "YOU DO NOT KNOW BETTER THAN MYSTRA!" For him to actually come out and admit it? That took hubris on his part, and much like Miranda from ME2, I wiped the slate clean and gave him another chance; and I actually like him. By the time they implemented saving Minthara in a patch, I was already past that part in the game, so now I am doing it again, saving her this time. Halsin is...okay? Not terrible, but just....there? To be fair, never been super high on druids, really. I really hate vampires, and I expected to just...really want to kill Astarion. His writing, and Neil's voice acting of him just....damn....I really love Astarion. Yes, he's a very toxic, shitty person. And yes, you can call him out on some of this crap and help him realize that he is an asshole, but he can at least be less of one. Lae'zel was the star of the show for me. It's been already said, and they're not wrong - the game largely ignores how she is just as evil as the rest of the githyanki, but to be fair, ever since 4th edition, really, alignments are just a concept, and not something to be reinforced. Otherwise, she really should have betrayed the party at the outpost and done as Vlaakith commanded (despite me already knowing what "ascension" REALLY meant from her). Lae'zel really had a beautifully written romance path, where she softens a bit, and allows herself to be vulnerable with you. She's still going to always be hard as steel, but with you, she knows she can let her guard down. Minsc felt a bit like nostalgia bait, but it was nice to see him again. Mercer did him justice I felt. Tracy Wiles did such an amazing job as Jaheira. There were times I really thought it was Heidi Shannon again. As for the character, she honestly hadn't changed a bit; maybe she mellowed slightly after adopting her children, as well as getting older, but it was still her.
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Post by Guardian on Oct 21, 2024 22:43:06 GMT
Truthfully no one will ever compare to the best companion character made in gaming history. The wonderful Kim Kitsuragi. Ha, best man indeed! Loved him. Male Asian companions are so rare too. Gosh, always meant to replay after they added full voice acting. Special game. Was crushed when I heard there wasn't going to be a sequel. Criminal. Publishers should have been throwing money at the devs. Sigh. God, I loved Disco Elysium! Such a great game! Kim was such an awesome partner, and he took so much shit from everyone it felt like and just took it in stride. I loved how my game ended with finding the Phasmid, Kim took a picture of it, and then because of my Harry's reputation with Kim, joined our precinct and became a permanent partner to Harry. It really was upsetting to hear we're not getting a sequel, but at the same time, I'm not sure if they know where they'd go with one, either? So, maybe it's for the best?
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Post by Guardian on Oct 21, 2024 22:49:33 GMT
Just watched a good balanced and seemingly honest take on the game from someone who played the 7h preview. I dare anyone to listen to him and accuse him of being a turist or whatever critics of the game are called. He doesnt say anything we dont know already, but he doesnt pull any punches just because he was allowed to play the preview. I....have no words.
I'm sure somewhere in a different thread, on some message board out there, the words "tourist" or "hater" might be tossed about because he's not heaping praise upon praise for what he played. The more and more I see and hear about this game, the less and less likely I am now to even try it at the discount.
Again, if what someone's been seeing vibes with them and gets them jazzed, that's great! Just understand that there's fans that have also been with this franchise since day one that aren't liking what they're seeing.
I really don't like this "all new, all different Thedas" they're giving us these days.
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Post by danaxe on Oct 21, 2024 23:19:35 GMT
Even if I completely divorce this game from the franchise and look at it for what it is, this is SO much worse than Andromeda. At least Andromeda looked beautiful aside from the faces, of course. And the main story wasn't THAT bad actually. It was Ryder and most of the other characters that were so lame and the tone was so off too. But the combat was fun, not as fun as ME3, but good. I can't say a single good thing about anything in this video. What an insult to long term fans and the franchise itself. I can't even being to comprehend how you end up with THIS as somebody who worked on previous BioWare games. Complete insanity. I was so close to convincing myself it won't be THAT bad and I'll still somewhat enjoy it because it's still about Solas and the elves. And I want to discuss the game on here so maybe I should just buy it at release for the entertainment of shared horror. But NO! I think I'd hate myself too much for rewarding BioWare for this travesty. I really hope all the 12 year olds this is aimed at enjoy it. Fucking hell... Absolutely unreal... Right there with you. Andromeda was an awful Mass Effect game, but still a good RPG. I had lots of fun with it after I stopped thinking of it as a Mass Effect game. But Andromeda had the benefit of being kinda like a spin off. The story of the game is so far removed from Sheppard and the milky way you can just see it as a different kind of adventure set in the same universe (but not same galaxy), and so it doesnt dilute the experience you had with the trilogy. Veilguard tho... has no benefit and looks even worse than Andromeda. This game is not removed, its a direct sequel. And as they change Thedas and its denizens for the worse, they lessen what has come before. So I will have no part in it. About 2 months ago, even tho i wasnt liking what i saw, I almost preordered the deluxe edition because its Dragon Age, my favorite gaming franchise, how could i not buy it and play it. 1 month ago, after all the news we got, i just went on the buy at a discount mindset. But now, and I cant believe im saying this, I WILL NOT be buying this game. There's no way I'm going to use my money to reward the complete bastardization of Dragon Age. Bioware has neither earned it, nor deserve it. I never wished for Bioware to shut down, but if this is what they are doing these days, its better to just do it once and for all before they get to the Mass Effect(milky way) universe and do the same thing. I guess there is still a chance they havent completely ruined the story. But thats just wishful thinking at this point. No faith in it whatsoever. So sad.
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