kingjezza wrote...
But even after such a positive review I can't help but feel dissapointed, for the reason that the review basically confims one of my concerns i've had about this game, it says apart from a few trips to the deeproads and one trip to a Dalish camp the rest of your time is spent in Kirkwell, some probably wont mind this but for a person like me who likes exploring lots of new, diverse and interesting areas in games the fact that we will spend 90% (not an accurate percentage) of our time in the same city is a bit dissapointing. Who knows maybe with future expansions/DLC they'll expand this part of the World a little more and give us more places to visit.
First of all, thanks OP. I appreciate you scribing down what you thought was pertinent.
Second, I'm actually happy we'll be spending a lot of time in Kirkwall. I don't doubt that they made Kirkwall a large, diversive place.
In DAO, I never felt any motivation. I played because that was the point of the game. The only thing I developed attachments to were the companions. Why should I care about the Grey Wardens? They kidnapped me and held secrets from me, and then they died. I cared that Alistair cared. But the Wardens themselves were kind of meaningless to me.
When the darkspawn marched on Denerim, I didn't care about that, either. What was Denerim to me? The place where Marjolaine was. Where Arl Eamon's estate was. I did a few sidequests there. But I had no personal attachments to it. So when everyone was so shocked when Denerim was destroyed, I just shrugged and kept fighting.
But, I imagine that spending ten years in the same place will help me develop an attachment to it. It will be
my city,
my home. That's where my friends are. That's where my family is. Any threat to it, is a threat to me. Which, if I'm to be the Champion, is a Good Thing.