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[Hurrrr]

Must be running low on ideas after all these games! 

[David Gaider]

CoS Sarah Jinstar wrote...
I dunno much like Carth, Alistair tends to come off pretty whiny at alot of points in the game. Kaidan as well now that I remember back. To be honest I've felt the quality of the writing when it comes to companions the last few titles hasn't been quite as interesting as it was with BG and BG2, imo anyway.

Rose-coloured glasses, much? I assure you the followers in BG2 were just as whiny-- when you got to actually speak to them. Which was comparitvely little. Maybe that's better? Less chances to whine.

As for the OP, I'm sure we'll think of something.

[David Gaider]

CoS Sarah Jinstar wrote...
Could be David, could also be when you've played as many CRPG's along a particular settings the companions all start to run together. I admit though, the two BG titles + expansions are my favorites so there may be a tad bit of bias in that conclusion.

They're my favorites, too, but then they were also my first. I think it's possible to look at something you love and still be critical about it. We've advanced our writing techniques a lot since back then-- I think a lot of people forget that you couldn't even click on a BG2 companion to speak with them. They only spoke to you, at random intervals.

Whether the characters themselves were more interesting, I don't know. That's subjective. At least you had a nice long game to get to know them over, though I think people might forget the fact that they more or less ran out of things to say to you half-way through the game.

At any rate, there's always new things to try. If people want to use reductionism to say that our characters are all alike, that's fine. I don't know what it gets them-- if you ignore what's different about most characters (or people, for that matter) they can be fit into convenient categories. I think it's the differences that make them interesting, but what are you going to do? To me, it's always fun exploring someone new.

Brockololly wrote...
I don't quite get the whole "whiny" companion complaint

My experience is that if any companion has an issue, ever, and speaks it aloud someone, somewhere will accuse them of whining. I imagine it has something to do with whether or not you like a character-- in real life if people I don't like tell me about their problems I get irritated, too.

Modifié par David Gaider, 04 octobre 2010 - 03:56 .

[David Gaider]

Brockololly wrote...
Haha- true. I don't get why some people go out of their way to hate characters either- like how some people despise Morrigan or Alistair. If you don't like a companion, simply don't use them and leave them at camp; when they whine tell them to shove off. Problem solved.

Perhaps some people feel compelled to engage them in dialogue? Masochists, probably.

At any rate, I actually like the fact that people have an intense dislike for some characters. If a character is either loved or hated but everyone has a strong opinion either way, it's a sign they were very successful.

It amuses me to no end to know that when people come onto the forums to rage about a character they are, in actuality, asking for more of the same. But I'm perverse like that.

[David Gaider]

Sylvius the Mad wrote...
Whiny isn't necessarily bad.  Remember Xan.

You won't find me disagreeing. I adored Aerie, for instance, though I'm not sure I would do that again.

Some people like to whine, however. And by that I don't mean the characters.