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[Frogman1975]

johanna76 wrote...

Frogman1975 wrote...

johanna76 wrote...

Helekanalaith wrote...

I'm in the opposite camp; what's with people and their obsession with the Warden?

Well I guess this "obsession" is comparable to the reason people wanted to know what happened to Luke and his friends after Empire Strikes Back, rather than have a totally new game with characters we never heard about before. We wanted to know if the Hobbits finally reached Mount Doom in the Return of the King, not have the story-flow interrupted by the chronicles of a teenage Gandalf learning spells at the mage academy.  *edited for space*

But what you mention is exactly what Tolkien did after finishing LotR. He wrote the Silmarilion to explore the early history of Middle Earth, and some of the stuff from the Lost Tales that, if video game content, would be considered "side quests" 

Good observation, and yes I am aware of that. My point was just that the "obsession" -  as some people call it - is understandable. I am sure most people would like to read The Two Towers after Lord of the Rings, and not go back to the Silmarillion or The Hobbit at that particular point. All people? Not necessarily. Most? I would think so. 
 
I'm not saying that prequels and side quests cannot be interesting in their own right. However,  was everyone back in 1977 also obsessive for hoping for a sequel with Luke, Han and Leia, Darth Vader etc (as they ended up getting in Empire Strikes Back), rather than preferring it to be followed by a prequel movie strictly about Luke working on his uncle's farm?

I'm also not saying that people who prefer not to continue or add to the warden's story are in any way wrong - it is a matter of taste. I guess I just took a bit of an issue with the word "obsession" (and thus put it in quotes), as it seems a harsh word by which to portray a perfectly acceptable view. Similarly, I find it strange that people would have such a hard time understanding this view.

No, I perfectly understand. I just find that exploring backstory makes the world my character resides in richer, and makes me really feel the impact of the decisions that character makes in the game (you wouldn't believe how I fretted over who to assign troops to in Awakening).

[LPPrince]

I can't wait. But I need more Microsoft Points.



I think I've got like 280 atm. lol

[Sia7]

Looks interesting since it's Leliana .  As others have commented I'd hoped more for another chance to play a PC alongside her as NPC rather than as her, but still...   I have happily passed on Awakening and the darkspawn thing but this one I may just have to buy.

Fingers crossed this is well done.  I wait to read reviews for BioWare stuff nowadays rather than regarding them as automatic purchases but will probably make an exception this time.

What next?  Looks like Bioware is experimenting with a wide variety of follow-up options to DAO.  Trying to find out what sells best? 

[LPPrince]

Morrigan DLC would totally rock my socks after Leliana's.

[bellecannon]

"Morrigan DLC would totally rock my socks after Leliana's."

+1



I think expanding on all of the character's origins is a really cool idea, Zevran's as an assassin, Alistair as a Templar, etc, etc.

[Mycrus Ironfist]

saw the trailer... looks like leliana's got a bad a hair day...



i'll buy this one anyway but i hope this does not disappoint like the darkspawn chronicles.

[wickedwizzard01]

bellecannon wrote...

"Morrigan DLC would totally rock my socks after Leliana's."
+1

I think expanding on all of the character's origins is a really cool idea, Zevran's as an assassin, Alistair as a Templar, etc, etc.

would like to see a Morrigan DLC too but i very much doubt it will ever happen, like someone posted before it just might reveal too much of the storyline for DA2
the other companions... who knows .... here's  me hoping this will be the first of the companions DLC

[Lilaeth]

I'd rather have more Nathaniel Howe, but I'll probably buy this anyway!

[brain_damage]

Ooh la la, several hours of thick french accents. This is what I've always wanted in Dragon Age. Really.
Also, we get to see Leliana's dark side and this, frankly, is AWESOME.

Modifié par brain_damage, 26 juin 2010 - 04:18 .

[PARAGON87]

Man, and I have yet to download Darkspawn Chronicles too.

Seriously, BioWare, I have Mass Effect pulling on my one arm, and I have Dragon Age on my other!

[Vicious]

If it's half as good as ME2's Overlord it should be quite good.

[ITSSEXYTIME]

Originally I was a bit skeptical of prequel DLC, but now that I've thought about it a bit I actually prefer this approach. It's become clear that Bioware simply cannot create any satisfying content that adds on to the main game due to budget limitations so I'd rather they saved those efforts for further expansions and saved DLC for stuff that expands upon the lore in other ways. Exploring the backstory of the party members seems like a great way to do this.

[matt-bassist]

You guys do realise that, as you are playing the role of Leliana, there won't be any voice work for her, right? And her voice was one of the main reasons she is popular... Hmm could be a gamble. UNLESS they voice her, which would be great.

[ITSSEXYTIME]

matt-bassist wrote...

You guys do realise that, as you are playing the role of Leliana, there won't be any voice work for her, right? And her voice was one of the main reasons she is popular... Hmm could be a gamble. UNLESS they voice her, which would be great.

She is voiced.

It's much like the Fade sequence you may/may not have encountered where you play as some NPC characters.  You picked the idea behind what they were saying but depending on the character present they would respond in their own way fully voiced.

I expect this DLC will be the same

[Demonic Spoon]

You guys do realise that, as you are playing the role of Leliana, there won't be any voice work for her, right? And her voice was one of the main reasons she is popular... Hmm could be a gamble. UNLESS they voice her, which would be great.

Why do people think that Bioware just didn't want to voice a main character?



it wouldn't work for DA because they would have to voice act all of the main character's lines in the game with at least two voice actors (one per gender)...and realistically they'd want multiple voice sets so the minor benefit in voicing the main character in Origins would be more than offset by the ridiculous cost.



None of that is an issue with the DLC since you don't make a unique character.

[ShawnSig]

Hmm, I wonder how much this dlc will cost. 400 for Darkspawn Chronic was pretty good.

[Aryck the One]

Demonic Spoon wrote...

You guys do realise that, as you are playing the role of Leliana, there won't be any voice work for her, right? And her voice was one of the main reasons she is popular... Hmm could be a gamble. UNLESS they voice her, which would be great.

Why do people think that Bioware just didn't want to voice a main character?

it wouldn't work for DA because they would have to voice act all of the main character's lines in the game with at least two voice actors (one per gender)...and realistically they'd want multiple voice sets so the minor benefit in voicing the main character in Origins would be more than offset by the ridiculous cost.

None of that is an issue with the DLC since you don't make a unique character.

I'm actually okay with having my character mute in DA.. It's just like playing KOTOR. Ahhh... Good times.

[Kail Ashton]

To recap, Leliana is fully voiced mass effect 2 style according to the Q&A

Modifié par Kail Ashton, 27 juin 2010 - 09:21 .

[Peranor]

I'll buy this DLC for sure, just as i have bought all the other DLC's. I just hope that my Leliana Sacred Ashes look-alike facemorph and armor will work with this DLC as well. Her original look with the strange hair, face and yellow teeth is just to creepy for me.

[tom2504]

anorling wrote...

I'll buy this DLC for sure, just as i have bought all the other DLC's. I just hope that my Leliana Sacred Ashes look-alike facemorph and armor will work with this DLC as well. Her original look with the strange hair, face and yellow teeth is just to creepy for me.

You realise she is SUPPOSED to look scruffy and have boyish looks?

[Peranor]

tom2504 wrote...

anorling wrote...

I'll buy this DLC for sure, just as i have bought all the other DLC's. I just hope that my Leliana Sacred Ashes look-alike facemorph and armor will work with this DLC as well. Her original look with the strange hair, face and yellow teeth is just to creepy for me.

You realise she is SUPPOSED to look scruffy and have boyish looks?

Yes, but they failed making her look so. Now she just looks like a... ghoul.
Nah, i prefer the Sacred Ashes trailer version of her better.

[ollec92]

wow!

[TMZuk]

Frogman1975 wrote...

johanna76 wrote...

Helekanalaith wrote...

I'm in the opposite camp; what's with people and their obsession with the Warden?

Well I guess this "obsession" is comparable to the reason people wanted to know what happened to Luke and his friends after Empire Strikes Back, rather than have a totally new game with characters we never heard about before. We wanted to know if the Hobbits finally reached Mount Doom in the Return of the King, not have the story-flow interrupted by the chronicles of a teenage Gandalf learning spells at the mage academy.  *edited for space*

But what you mention is exactly what Tolkien did after finishing LotR. He wrote the Silmarilion to explore the early history of Middle Earth, and some of the stuff from the Lost Tales that, if video game content, would be considered "side quests"

No it is not. Tolkien wrote on Silmarillion his whole life, from the trenches of Somme in 1916 to his death. He was never intending it should be published, and what was published after his death, under the name Silmarillion, is merely a fragment of his writings, and it is from that same bulk of notes and writings they keep publishing stuff about Middle-Earth.

The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, on the other hand, are books written for publishing, to earn money and after J.R.R.T. had been convinced by his friends, notably C.S. Lewis, that the mythology he was creating - the Silmarillion - would be an epic background for a novel or a series of novels.

DA's Silmarillion would be all the notes and books and stuff you collect during the game, gradually piecing together the early history of the world.


Why I want DA2 to pick up where DA ended is very simple: DA did not bring closure. Without closure you cannot end a story. Well Stephen King can, but that is also why he sucks. I want to know how my character ends, and Awakening sure as **** did not provide that. I want to know what Morrigan does. I want to know what happens to Shale.

Basicly: I've read the Fellowship of the Ring. Now I want to read the Two Towers. But maybe it will be like this: I've read the Hobbit. the next thing will be the Lord of the Rings. Then we'll get closure to the old characters, and new heroes have to emerge. But I hope not, as a personal preference, I'm preferring to keep my protagonist(s).

Modifié par TMZuk, 27 juin 2010 - 08:38 .

[goalerjones]

Brockololly wrote...

I'm kind of curious if Sheryl Chee did Leliana's dialogue in this DLC or if another writer did?

Because one of my annoyances with Return to Ostagar was some of the bizarre dialogue, like Alistair and Wynne flirting- thats not right:sick:

IMHO the only storylines that would possibly be good enuff are Sten, and Zevran... lighting farts with Ohgren, listening to Wynne nag people, and seeing Alister doing his templar pillow fights aren't good enuff...Now Dog on the other hand might be good...raised from a puppy to a war dog...

[cbutz]

My problem with this is that Leliana already tells you the story.Also this might be one of those cases where its better to leave it up to the players imagination.