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[Rovay]

Merrill as a companion? Please, let this be true... She definetly needs more screen time!

[crimzontearz]

on the banter...I loved that Nathaniel was courting Velanna.....and that velanna was all flustered by it....giggity



I wonder which one of gthe two would be the more rewarding romance, Isabela or Merrill

[raziel3080]

Well, going by what we've seen in the trailers...they seem to like Isabela's romance with a male Hawke...but on the otherhand they could have just been using her in that scene to show it off without giving away an other party members. Yes, I remember the nathaniel x velanna thing going on...that was quite hilarious as well at first they were taking pot shots at each other than for some odd reason they started acting...civil...I guess the taint of the darkspawn blood does strange things to people( and elves).

[halO bendeR]

I'm still a little skeptical about the OP's claims. Not only have the developers stated that Fenris isn't a mage but the whole Merrill being a companion thing seems like it was plucked straight from the speculation threads on this forum. Has anyone else in Germany seen the article in question?



If Merrill is a companion, has the voice actress been changed?

Merrill in the first game gave a rather lackluster performance. She also spoke with a North American accent and the Dalish in this game are all supposed to sound Welsh, are they not?

[crimzontearz]

well




the isabela romance has some psychological ramifications that appeal to a lot of my preferences. Namely, if bioware does not treat her simply as a **** buddy then there is the possibility of being able to sway her from being very open with her intimate partners to being solely Hawke's woman....




what can I say I'm a possessive guy...




on the other hand Merril is an elfette...which means the whole cultural barrier and interspecie romance thing happening....






nahhh I'mma stick with the sexxxxy pirate girl

Modifié par crimzontearz, 01 janvier 2011 - 04:34 .

[BTCentral]

crimzontearz wrote...

on the banter...I loved that Nathaniel was courting Velanna.....and that velanna was all flustered by it....giggity

Some of the banter between the two was amusing, however the loop bug banter (below) was just annoying... I am sure it was said at least 100 times during my Awakening playthrough.

Have I ever told you that I find tattoos on women incredibly attractive?
Have I ever told you that I find most humans physically and morally repulsive?
Good to know!

I think this may have actually been one of the reasons I ended up disliking Anders.
That banter was from memory too... that's how many times they said it.

Modifié par BTCentral, 01 janvier 2011 - 04:38 .

[Minxie]

crimzontearz wrote...
the isabela romance has some psychological ramifications that appeal to a lot of my preferences. Namely, if bioware does not treat her simply as a **** buddy then there is the possibility of being able to sway her from being very open with her intimate partners to being solely Hawke's woman....

what can I say I'm a possessive guy...
 

I think Isabela's romance is definitely going to be a "only Hawke's woman" thing. That was the vibe I got from the part in the trailer where she throws her arms around him and kisses him, and the camera pans away while they have their moment. I just think she looked head over heels in love in that scene.

I hope all the romances in DAII have epic-y cutscenes like that one. <3

[crimzontearz]

my fireballs are bigger than yours



size does not matter



is THAT what they teach you at the tower????

[crimzontearz]

Minxie18 wrote...

crimzontearz wrote...


the isabela romance has some psychological ramifications that appeal to a lot of my preferences. Namely, if bioware does not treat her simply as a **** buddy then there is the possibility of being able to sway her from being very open with her intimate partners to being solely Hawke's woman....




what can I say I'm a possessive guy...


 

I think Isabela's romance is definitely going to be a "only Hawke's woman" thing. That was the vibe I got from the part in the trailer where she throws her arms around him and kisses him, and the camera pans away while they have their moment. I just think she looked head over heels in love in that scene.




I hope all the romances in DAII have epic-y cutscenes like that one. 

oh like that dipping kiss in the rise to power trailer did not have a possessive vibe?




every time I see it my heart skips a beat -sighs dreamily-

[Kail Ashton]

Hum, wacky indeed, i'd completely write it off but the dalish warden's clan was said to be in da2....there's some possible legitimacy in the merril aspect, pluss everyone(who matters) wanted a female elf LI anyway, i'm still sticking with Anders though, the dude in the group photo is too spot on, should be fun at least to see which of these mage hopes get crushed by bioware (maybe both!)

Proberly find out Monday or sometime this week

Modifié par Kail Ashton, 01 janvier 2011 - 04:55 .

[Thicos]

I prefer a Keeper with long green hair with some leaves decorating.

[themageguy]

dont know about the green hair but merrill with vegetation in her hair would look sweet in leafy green robes with furs. And she should carry a tree branch looking staff.

[Atakuma]

BrotherWarth wrote...


As if women don't talk about men in the same way? The Fenris thread is over 9000 pages because of fangirls swooning over him. If he was a gruff dwarf with scars all over his face that thread would be 40 pages.

They wouldn't go on and on about all his flaws though.

[upsettingshorts]

It seems the approach is different - instead of going on and on about flaws, they go on and on about what he might or ought to be.

[Atakuma]

Which is silly imo, but considerably less annoying.

Modifié par Atakuma, 01 janvier 2011 - 10:01 .

[Ziggeh]

Atakuma wrote...


Which is silly imo, but considerably less annoying.

And comes with funnier fan art.

[upsettingshorts]

Meh.

Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 01 janvier 2011 - 10:08 .

[Bryy_Miller]

I'm going to come out and say that, while I enjoy the inclusion of Isabela, I'm completely baffled by the inclusion of a character from a singular Origin. Merril didn't really interact with anyone besides one origin story.

[SgtElias]

Wotannanow wrote...

filaminstrel wrote...
Perhaps Gaider was being tricksy and saying he's not a "mage" in the sense that people in Thedas are born with magic, but he can cast magic anyway thanks to the experiments which left glowing lyrium runes on his skin.

It probably means Fenris isn't a born mage, but a turned mage -- through all the experimenting done on him.

I'm pretty sure he's not a mage at all. Has anyone quoted David Gaider's post in this thread?

I mean, maybe he's being triksey and false, leading us about by the nose through a veil of half-truths, but I'm going to take him at face value.

[Atakuma]

Bryy_Miller wrote...

I'm going to come out and say that, while I enjoy the inclusion of Isabela, I'm completely baffled by the inclusion of a character from a singular Origin. Merril didn't really interact with anyone besides one origin story.

This is pretty much how I feel about it.

[Ziggeh]

Bryy_Miller wrote...

I'm going to come out and say that, while I enjoy the inclusion of Isabela, I'm completely baffled by the inclusion of a character from a singular Origin. Merril didn't really interact with anyone besides one origin story.

I think the cameos should be really limited personally. It could get silly fairly soon if half of ferelden happens to have migrated independantly to the same place.

But I can see a sense in this one, if they want to include a dalish perspective (which is I think their main foundation for companion inclusion) we know the clans moved up there, and she fits the bill. They could have introduced a new dude from the clan, but we already have one archer, and she was the one they sent to the mirror to check things out.

[Bryy_Miller]

Atakuma wrote...

Bryy_Miller wrote...

I'm going to come out and say that, while I enjoy the inclusion of Isabela, I'm completely baffled by the inclusion of a character from a singular Origin. Merril didn't really interact with anyone besides one origin story.

This is pretty much how I feel about it.

On the completely contradictory flipside, it makes me interested to see if there's any new dialogue because of my Dalish Warden Import. Anything along the lines of "I knew the Warden" and such.

[andar91]

Bryy_Miller wrote...

I'm going to come out and say that, while I enjoy the inclusion of Isabela, I'm completely baffled by the inclusion of a character from a singular Origin. Merril didn't really interact with anyone besides one origin story.

I had never played the Dalish origins, so I went back to see what Merrill is like and it's true that she doesn't do much even in that one origin.  That aside, I like that they acknowledge her existence in the world, and how it's independant of your Warden.  Also, her part is so small in Origins, that I would argue it's hardly a cameo at all.  We know practically nothing about her, so for all ilntents and purposes, it's as if the writers are designing her for the first time when they write her character for DA2.  Using a Dalish character with presumably little experience with humans or even cities gives an interesting perspective for the writers to explore, as well as other facets of her personality we've yet to see.  They could have used any character for this, but since Hawke is visiting her clan, it might as well be someone who was in Origins in a limited capacity, and the continuity of the world is reinforced a bit.

Of course, when people see her redesign, they'll freak out about how she looks different just like with Isabela, but I don't really care.

[SgtElias]

andar91 wrote...

Of course, when people see her redesign, they'll freak out about how she looks different just like with Isabela, but I don't really care.

Yeah, I sorta feel like no matter how she looks, there's going to be a very vocal "Oh my GAWD! What have you done to her?!" reaction.

I sorta like her face tattoos, so I have to admit I hope those don't go away. However, even if they do, it won't really be the end of my life.

Bryy_Miller wrote...

On the completely contradictory flipside, it makes me interested to see if there's any new dialogue because of my Dalish Warden Import. Anything along the lines of "I knew the Warden" and such.

I had wondered this, as well, just as I'd wondered if having my "main" Warden (F!Amell) will get mentioned because Hawke is sorta distantly related. Any mention would be great; I don't think many people can resist hearing about their past exploits via a new game's NPCs.

Modifié par SgtElias, 01 janvier 2011 - 11:35 .