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[Reinara]

oh god when I think about it in retrospect, "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" really really does fit the Anders Romance. And here I totally thought it'd be for Varric and Cassandra at first *is shot*

[maselphie]

SolidBeast wrote...

Oh, forgot to say "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" also fits somewhat, especially the line "And I love you so much I'm gonna let you kill me".

Fssssh, don't get me started. After that ending, this song ... it just, like, broke my brain. I was a puddle of goo. Could I have had the perfect playthrough my first run? Perfect, in that I hit every situation and scenario to a point that everything in game felt like it was designed just for my experience? That's how I felt when I hit the credits. Of course, there are plenty of branches that get the same effect as mine, like Merril's for instance, or the various genders/classes you can play. I consider myself lucky for being fooled by the game. If I had romanced Fenris first, for instance, would the ending have had the same affect? I may never know for sure, but I'm sure I would still be O_O whoa. But I was just completely numb because I didn't. I was duped, and I had the life of my lover in my hands. I'm sure a similar feeling presides for Isabela and those who romanced her for the Qunari thing, but I wonder just how equitable it truly is?

BAH! You got me started. Now I have to shut up.

Modifié par maselphie, 16 mars 2011 - 11:04 .

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

Reinara wrote...

oh god when I think about it in retrospect, "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" really really does fit the Anders Romance. And here I totally thought it'd be for Varric and Cassandra at first *is shot*

There is a more appropriate Florence song, I think.

For MHawke and Anders, perhaps, or you can overlook pronouns or not try and determine whose perspective the song applies to... I like 'Blinding' too but it's kind of gendered as well.

Modifié par Pseudocognition, 16 mars 2011 - 11:12 .

[Trophonius]

MsKehoe wrote...

You felt bad? I played an M!Hawke with Anders, so he really was the last surviving heir to carry on the Hawke name. XD When Leandra was talking about finding a nice noble woman for Hawke to marry after I was already flirting with Anders, I was like WAIT. WHAT.

When did she say this? In my game, she only suggests that she remarries because m!Hawke is living with Anders and she doesn't want to invade their privacy. But yeah, if you think about it, Garrett is the last to carry the Hawke name. Since Thedas doesn't have gay marriage or adoption for same sex couples, I guess the family line dies with him

[Jean]

Trophonius wrote...

MsKehoe wrote...

You felt bad? I played an M!Hawke with Anders, so he really was the last surviving heir to carry on the Hawke name. XD When Leandra was talking about finding a nice noble woman for Hawke to marry after I was already flirting with Anders, I was like WAIT. WHAT.

When did she say this? In my game, she only suggests that she remarries because m!Hawke is living with Anders and she doesn't want to invade their privacy. But yeah, if you think about it, Garrett is the last to carry the Hawke name. Since Thedas doesn't have gay marriage or adoption for same sex couples, I guess the family line dies with him

Gamlen has a daughter.

[Reinara]

Pseudocognition wrote...

Reinara wrote...

oh god when I think about it in retrospect, "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" really really does fit the Anders Romance. And here I totally thought it'd be for Varric and Cassandra at first *is shot*

There is a more appropriate Florence song, I think.

For MHawke and Anders, perhaps, or you can overlook pronouns or not try and determine whose perspective the song applies to...

That song really does fit too. But god their songs are so nice, I'm so going to end  up buying their entire CD on Itunes, aren't I?

[Trophonius]

Batteries wrote...

Trophonius wrote...

MsKehoe wrote...

You felt bad? I played an M!Hawke with Anders, so he really was the last surviving heir to carry on the Hawke name. XD When Leandra was talking about finding a nice noble woman for Hawke to marry after I was already flirting with Anders, I was like WAIT. WHAT.

When did she say this? In my game, she only suggests that she remarries because m!Hawke is living with Anders and she doesn't want to invade their privacy. But yeah, if you think about it, Garrett is the last to carry the Hawke name. Since Thedas doesn't have gay marriage or adoption for same sex couples, I guess the family line dies with him

Gamlen has a daughter.

Oh he does? When was it mentioned? I must've missed it. I suppose the lineage can continue with her, but I was thinking more of the Hawke family name. Isn't Gamlen an Amell?

[Souris]

maselphie wrote...

SolidBeast wrote...

In some strange  way, this game temporarily ruined my enjoyment of all other media. I can't bring myself to read or watch movies because I am still so affected by this experience.

I agree. I have passions in life, and right now all I'm doing is refreshing the forum, heh.

Pretty much all of this. I was an avid WoW player, and this game has pulled me away from it for a good week or so. I have no desire to go back.

And I know I've linked it previously in this thread, but I'm telling you www.youtube.com/watch makes me think of Anders like you don't even know. So much so that I want to make a cheesy video.

I don't do that, haha.

[panamakira]

I'm rival-mancing Fenris and it's awesome except that it's really difficult to ignore the flirt icons for Anders......grrr.....It's really hard to just be friends......*sigh* but I can't, my mage just fits so nicely with Fenris.

My snarky rogue goes with Anders. Specially when she was mostly pro-Templar and at the end decided to stay with him.....

Rival-mancing is awesome....I love it.

[Souris]

lamppostinwinter wrote...

SolidBeast wrote...

 I can't bring myself to read or watch movies because I am still so affected by this experience. In a way, I am afraid any other experience will ruin this feeling - frustration, melancholy, but at the same time, some sort of exhilaration. It is certainly embarrassing. 

Anders' story is what made the difference between mediocrity and greatness. It is quite possibly the best story I've ever seen in a video game. And it made me not want to play it again. I am still not sure whether this is a good or a bad thing. Anyone else feel this way?
 

I completely agree. The amount that I have been shaken and heartbroken by this game is throughly embarrassing. It is ridiculous how much I have been thinking about this game. The experience I had with this was extreamly powerful, and I'm still recovering from it. Again it is embarrassing that I have to recover from something that is NOT REAL.

It feels weird that I get butterflies in my stomach and care about the characters.
But also makes me feel really good about have far character devolpment has come in video games.

And even with all that embarrasment, I really don't care. I'm going to let this game break my heart.

The thing is though, only a few characters have struck me like this, Anders, Varric, and Merrill in particular. I didn't even expect to like Varric, but dwarves be damned I wish I could romance him, he seems like he has such a heart of gold.

[Trelela]

lamppostinwinter wrote...

SolidBeast wrote...

 I can't bring myself to read or watch movies because I am still so affected by this experience. In a way, I am afraid any other experience will ruin this feeling - frustration, melancholy, but at the same time, some sort of exhilaration. It is certainly embarrassing. 

Anders' story is what made the difference between mediocrity and greatness. It is quite possibly the best story I've ever seen in a video game. And it made me not want to play it again. I am still not sure whether this is a good or a bad thing. Anyone else feel this way?
 

I completely agree. The amount that I have been shaken and heartbroken by this game is throughly embarrassing. It is ridiculous how much I have been thinking about this game. The experience I had with this was extreamly powerful, and I'm still recovering from it. Again it is embarrassing that I have to recover from something that is NOT REAL.

It feels weird that I get butterflies in my stomach and care about the characters.
But also makes me feel really good about have far character devolpment has come in video games.

And even with all that embarrasment, I really don't care. I'm going to let this game break my heart.

Same here. I finished the game 3 days ago and I still can't shake myself out of it. I can't stop thinking about it. I tried to play it again but somehow I can't. It's like the story I played was the only one.
This story made a huge impact on me. I haven't felt like that in a while after a movie/game/book.
I don't want to play or watch or read anything. Just thinking about my decisions and Anders.. and other things from the game.

I never felt so attached to fictional characters before.. and least this much.

[maselphie]

 I feel pretty embarrassed by the fact ... that I was ... very against Anders being in the game to begin with. 

[tallon1982]

"When Breathing's a burden we all have to bear
And trust is one thing we're taught never to share
Somehow you just seem to shine
When loving means breaking and saying goodbye"

The song I got this from doesn't fully fit the whole situation but that one verse seems to work for me. There's just so many songs to pick from but in a sense the tragic love that can happen between Hawke and Anders really does remind me of the love between, dare I say, Anakin Skywalker and Padme. Ever listen to their theme? Across the Stars...Such foretelling of their own tragic romance. I'm not saying Anders is working for the Empire here people just using the romance part as a comparison

[jab19782010]

Trelela wrote...

lamppostinwinter wrote...

SolidBeast wrote...

 I can't bring myself to read or watch movies because I am still so affected by this experience. In a way, I am afraid any other experience will ruin this feeling - frustration, melancholy, but at the same time, some sort of exhilaration. It is certainly embarrassing. 

Anders' story is what made the difference between mediocrity and greatness. It is quite possibly the best story I've ever seen in a video game. And it made me not want to play it again. I am still not sure whether this is a good or a bad thing. Anyone else feel this way?
 

I completely agree. The amount that I have been shaken and heartbroken by this game is throughly embarrassing. It is ridiculous how much I have been thinking about this game. The experience I had with this was extreamly powerful, and I'm still recovering from it. Again it is embarrassing that I have to recover from something that is NOT REAL.

It feels weird that I get butterflies in my stomach and care about the characters.
But also makes me feel really good about have far character devolpment has come in video games.

And even with all that embarrasment, I really don't care. I'm going to let this game break my heart.

Same here. I finished the game 3 days ago and I still can't shake myself out of it. I can't stop thinking about it. I tried to play it again but somehow I can't. It's like the story I played was the only one.
This story made a huge impact on me. I haven't felt like that in a while after a movie/game/book.
I don't want to play or watch or read anything. Just thinking about my decisions and Anders.. and other things from the game.

I never felt so attached to fictional characters before.. and least this much.

I am glad to have found this forum and to find out that I am not the only one feeling despair from the end of the game with the Anders romance. My poor husband is so sick of me talking about it...and like you guys I can't stop thinking about it!

[karliahs]

I keep rewatching the scenes with Anders on youtube. Gawd, I want him to never stop talking<3

He's so wibbley and cute, it's ridiculous.

[Anglerfish610]

jab19782010 wrote...

I am glad to have found this forum and to find out that I am not the only one feeling despair from the end of the game with the Anders romance. My poor husband is so sick of me talking about it...and like you guys I can't stop thinking about it!

My husband just kinda pats me on the head when I tell him about it. I keep telling him that he has to play it, but he has yet to pass the first one (He usually stops playing as soon as he gets to the Fade).

I passed the game about a week ago for the first time, and I'm still bummed out about it. Playing it over helps a bit, but as soon as I got to Act III, I just kinda put it down after I did Anders' quest. Since then, I've just been lurking these forums, lol.

[leggywillow]

Lady Moof wrote...

I keep rewatching the scenes with Anders on youtube. Gawd, I want him to never stop talking<3

He's so wibbley and cute, it's ridiculous.

Me too.  It's just embarrassing!  He's the sexiest pixel dude I've ever seen, though.

[jab19782010]

Fish Fables wrote...

jab19782010 wrote...

I am glad to have found this forum and to find out that I am not the only one feeling despair from the end of the game with the Anders romance. My poor husband is so sick of me talking about it...and like you guys I can't stop thinking about it!

My husband just kinda pats me on the head when I tell him about it. I keep telling him that he has to play it, but he has yet to pass the first one (He usually stops playing as soon as he gets to the Fade).

I passed the game about a week ago for the first time, and I'm still bummed out about it. Playing it over helps a bit, but as soon as I got to Act III, I just kinda put it down after I did Anders' quest. Since then, I've just been lurking these forums, lol.

That is the exact thing my husband did! He got me turned on to DAO and then I ended up getting more into than he did. I played it several times and played all the DLC's. He finished one play through and never has done anything else with. I tease him and tell him it's sad I have to get my romance kick from video games. But we have been married for ten years this year and romance disappeared a long time ago...haha.

[SolidBeast]

leggywillow wrote...
I'm having the opposite reaction though, SolidBeast.  I can't stop playing the game.

To my mind, it's somehow...pointless. The ending essentially killed the game. I have this feeling that no other route could possibly be more fullfilling, even if it were more positive than this. But I'm still going to make myself play it because I want to see how the Fenris romance plays out. Just not yet.

maselphie wrote...
Fssssh, don't get me started. After that ending, this song
... it just, like, broke my brain. I was a puddle of goo. Could I have
had the perfect playthrough my first run? Perfect, in that I hit every
situation and scenario to a point that everything in game felt like it
was designed just for my experience? That's how I felt when I hit the
credits. Of course, there are plenty of branches that get the same
effect as mine, like Merril's for instance, or the various
genders/classes you can play. I consider myself lucky for being fooled
by the game. If I had romanced Fenris first, for instance, would the
ending have had the same affect? I may never know for sure, but I'm
sure I would still be O_O whoa. But I was just completely numb because
I didn't. I was duped, and I had the life of my lover in my hands. I'm
sure a similar feeling presides for Isabela and those who romanced her
for the Qunari thing, but I wonder just how equitable it truly is?

BAH! You got me started. Now I have to shut up.

Hah, I had the opposite reaction when I hit the credits. I just kind of felt dazed for a while. In a way, I felt like BioWare was mocking me, as silly as it sounds. When I started Anders' romance, I kept thinking "well, this is more...tender than I expected it to be." and it seemed to me like the devs went about this romance in a "Look at this fuzzy kitten! - As I CRUSH IT!" kind of way. "Also, tired of saving the world? Good, because you're not going to do it this time. In fact, you can't. You're helpless. And your entire family dies! In your face!"
But now I'm over it. Mostly. I'm glad I didn't pick Fenris the first time, I can agree with you on that. I think the impact is much bigger this way. Another thing I'm glad about is the fact that the gay romance can now feel canon. That is how I see it anyway.

lamppostinwinter wrote...
I
completely agree. The amount that I have been shaken and heartbroken by
this game is throughly embarrassing. It is ridiculous how much I have
been thinking about this game. The experience I had with this was
extreamly powerful, and I'm still recovering from it. Again it is
embarrassing that I have to recover from something that is NOT REAL.

It feels weird that I get butterflies in my stomach and care about the characters.
But also makes me feel really good about have far character devolpment has come in video games.

And even with all that embarrasment, I really don't care. I'm going to let this game break my heart.

You know, when you think about it, it really shouldn't be embarrassing. People get affected by literature and movies all the time, it even influences their behavior, so I don't see why a game couldn't be like that. It may not be real in and of itself, but it still captures real, possible emotions. Those experiences, if altered, could happen (and have) in non-virtual life.

[jab19782010]

leggywillow wrote...

Lady Moof wrote...

I keep rewatching the scenes with Anders on youtube. Gawd, I want him to never stop talking<3

He's so wibbley and cute, it's ridiculous.

Me too.  It's just embarrassing!  He's the sexiest pixel dude I've ever seen, though.

How funny...besides lurking around the forums I too have been watching videos on youtube. This is one of my favs for some reason.

[Eydris Ivo]

I'm married and have a 2-year-old, hehe. And my husband and I's conversations consist of Dragon Age 2 topics these days. The romance, the politics, the tragedy, we talk and talk about it all and muse about the future of Thaedas.

It's neat to see I'm not the only one that had this game affect me on such an emotional level. I can't stop thinking about it either.

It was so nice to see a post from Jennifer about that kiss! Everyone involved should be given cookies, lots of cookies and kittens, lots of kittens.

After catching up on this thread after my nap, I'm sure trying to romance Fenris on my third playthrough is going to be futile...argh...

Oh well, Friday night...wine...Anders...a great Friday night... right....right?

[SolidBeast]

maselphie wrote...

 I feel pretty embarrassed by the fact ... that I was ... very against Anders being in the game to begin with. 

Damn, this thread moves too fast for me to catch up. I can't even browse anything else while I reply here, heh.
I was the exact same way. "That mage better not be Anders". "What?! It's Anders after all? Crap." I didn't like the overly-perky Anders from Awakening.
But the moment I read his short story before game release, I was sold. It was so deliciously brutal - "Blood like honeyed wine" - I had to reread it several times. I started getting hopeful that he would be more interesting this time. But even all that I imagined didn't come close to this.

I've also got to say I appreciate his new VA a lot more. What an amazing performance.

Modifié par SolidBeast, 17 mars 2011 - 12:04 .

[YamiSnuffles]

I also have not been able to bring myself to replay just yet. Aside from bugs I'm hoping they'll work out, it's hard for me to see the point. It's not like DA:O where I could get a huge variety of endings. Things will always work out, more or less, the same way. Mostly, though, I'm still heartbroken about the way things worked out with Anders. Seeing as I don't know if I could avoid romancing him, it just feels like a replay would be too depressing right now. Or at least, a replay past Act 2. As it was, immediately after completing his quest in Act 3 I had to put down the game and couldn't pick it up for another day or so. Now that I know the whole time what will happen...

Ah well, I love the game despite (or perhaps for) the turmoil it put me through. My favorite literature/characters always end up rocking me to the core.

[Thiefy]

Rheia1234 wrote...

I'm married and have a 2-year-old, hehe. And my husband and I's conversations consist of Dragon Age 2 topics these days. The romance, the politics, the tragedy, we talk and talk about it all and muse about the future of Thaedas.

It's neat to see I'm not the only one that had this game affect me on such an emotional level. I can't stop thinking about it either.

It was so nice to see a post from Jennifer about that kiss! Everyone involved should be given cookies, lots of cookies and kittens, lots of kittens.

After catching up on this thread after my nap, I'm sure trying to romance Fenris on my third playthrough is going to be futile...argh...

Oh well, Friday night...wine...Anders...a great Friday night... right....right?

I cannot desrcibe how much i love this screenie. It makes me squee so much. <3