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[xknowbudycaresx]

I have to say, the new models for the Qunari are a huge disappointment.

I feel as though the new models really kill the sense of continuation of the story for me. I mean, Sten, a qunari, went from being a gigantic red eyed human, to a horned demon. That kinda ruins the continuation from Origins and completely changes things. Personally, I think they should have left well enough along with the Qunari. Now, if they had been a faceless race who was never visually represented, then they could have pulled the demon man look off. But, seeing as how Sten played a large part in the last game, it throws a wrench in the whole plot element of the Qunari. 

Another thing that bothered me was the change to the elves. In Origins, the elves looked good. They were a bit shorter than humans and had their trademark pointed ears, but at least they looked reasonable, even pleasing to the eye. But now, they look like gangly bug-eyed aliens from the X-Files. I mean, jeeze, when I first saw them, I was half expecting them to gang probe my character then demand "Take us to your leader" . It was an bit of an element killer for me.   

I know that the developers were trying to change things up in Dragon Age, but seriously, these new character models were a mistake. They should have left well enough alone with the Qunari and the Elves. When I started playing, I was expecting to see more giants like Sten, not these wolf-man demons. I wouldnt want to learn the Qun from those monsters. Sten's orignal model from DAO was intimitading, yet wise. These new ones are just plain intimidating. As for the elves, just because they live in things called Alienages doesnt mean they have to look like aliens. 

I mean, they left the humans and dwarves alone, they should have done the same for the rest of the races. Even the new darkspawn dont look as good as they did in Origins. And what in the heck did they do to Flemeth? From hag to hottie cougar babe? Ummm, continuity breaking much?

My final thoughts, for dragon age 3, serously, take a hint from Origins when it comes to the appearance of the characters and try to keep things on track, okay?

[Morwill]

I think the main reason for the change was to make the races more distinctive and ''custom'' I mean, you see elves as thin humas with pointy ears in every single fantasy game. Bioware wanted to do something different. And the Qunari needed to be much more intimidating for the story to make abit more sense I guess. I personally like the new looks.

[RyuStrife]

I agree on the Elves being changed.... It isn't really the point that they needed to change them considering Elves were always known to have closer to the human lineage's looks aside from their height, ears, abilities, and Histories. The Qunari definitely needed a change. More so that people understand in their looks AND believe that '..Damn...Their NOT to eff with....'

[fighterchick]

I like the Qunari's change and I really couldn't tell that Sten was a giant. He looked slightly taller than Alistair to me and not at all intimidating. Just some old, tall, grumpy guy who liked to disagree with my character at every turn. Granted, I also played an elf, so everyone was tell to my character in origins. It's nice to see the Qunari and actually feel intimidated by it.

As for the elves, I feel like their designs are hit and miss. Some are really fugly, but some are really attractive. I like the look overall though.

[Dsentinel]

I think the new Qunari models are amazing. I think the look the have now was actually intended for Origins, but never to taken care of. The elves in my honest opinion look more like elves now then they did in origins, yes the look a bit weirder.

[leggywillow]

I think the elves still looked cute.  A bit weird and alien, but that certainly hasn't stopped crazy people from obsessing over Avatar's Na'vi, has it?  I approve of the more extreme look.  The lore plays up the racial tension between humans and elves so strongly, yet realistically you could barely tell them apart.  When I see people's Origins forum avatars, I often can't tell if it's human or elf unless the ears are obviously showing... and even then sometimes I have to squint to see if they're pointy or not.

The qunari look much more imposing now, so I approve of that as well.  I do wish they'd thrown in a hornless qunari with the new look, though.  I'd like to see what Sten would have looked like.

[the rocan]

I think the overall idea was just to make all the non-human races look non-human. In origins the elves were really just shorter and had pointy ears, and Sten really looked nothing like his race was designed. Although why the Qunari went from Golden Skinned giants to molted purple skinned horned guys... I'm not sure. And yes the elves look like aliens... which is a weird choice. Overall though I think trying to make the races look more distinctive as a race was for the better.

[Nastrod]

Qunari look much better but the elves look worse.

[svendigo]

Psh. When Qunaris were humans with horns and elves were slim human teenagers with preposterous ears, people complained.

Bioware gave them character, improved their models, and guess what? People complain.

[Malja]

I like the changes. Elves aren't their classic selves. I like that too. I still found Zevran attractive, but not on a human scale anymore. The Qunari were also wonderful. As for them, though, I hope to see more consistency for their skin color from here on out.

[kj0600]

I liked the Qunari changes personally, it fits there attitude a lot better.
However the elves... they were creepy to say the least. Definitely a down-grade in my opinion.

[DarkSpider88]

Like the Qunari and the new Elven models grew on me throughout the game.

[Mike The Muss]

The Qunari models are amazing imo, they look intimidating now.

[Bathorite]

I respectfully disagree one hundred percent. The Elves needed to look like more than short humans with pointy ears and I had thought Qunari were just a tall race of humans til I looked into them more, now they look like different races. I choose substance over style but this game has both. I love DAO but felt it was drab in parts, DA2's revamp is exactly what it needed IMHO.

[Maria Caliban]

I can't wait to see a female qunari.

The elven models take some getting used to. I find them creepy at times, attractive at others. I understand now why Leliana used to say that elves were like puppy dogs. I realize that in DA:O, I just thought of them as oppressed humans but now I see them as non-humans.

[FierachEredasSoulchiou]

I disagree with the OP. Word of God is that Sten is a special Qunari, cause he doesn't have horns. Yes, they admit they ****ed up when they made Sten's Qunari companions also no-horned, but that was due to engine limitations during then, and Ogres, which are made from Qunari, do have horns, it was heavily hinted at.

Flemeth's a shapeshifter. She does what she pleases. If she wants to seem like a hag then she does so, if she wants to seem like a powerful sorcereress, she can do that too.

Besides, DA2's art style is generally different, period.

[ClaraPippa]

Qunari look like Draenei, Elves look like Na'vi, or however you spell it. (Never got into Avatar.) I was a little surprised at how drastic the changes to the Q were, but not upset. The elves are ... blah now.

[hawkens982]

The qunari is amazing. My favourite npc, non-companion wise, is the Arishok. Hes like Conan the barbarian or something, you just know hes a badass by his voice and looks alone. Wish i could play as a qunari. Elf wise, didnt really liked them in the first place, so w/e is fine with me lol.

[NKKKK]

Op, Sten isn't and will never be a horned demon.

Though David Graider said this, so it's hard if it'll actually be true.

[Syndria]

Maria Caliban wrote...

I can't wait to see a female qunari.

The elven models take some getting used to. I find them creepy at times, attractive at others. I understand now why Leliana used to say that elves were like puppy dogs. I realize that in DA:O, I just thought of them as oppressed humans but now I see them as non-humans.

I dont think there were any in game, but based on the concept art, the only thing I could think of when I saw the female Qunari was "female Draenei".

Add hooves and a tail and you got one.

[RPGamer13]

I love the new Qunari look, they look more intimidating and more like a bestial race like they were inferred to be from the beginning but Sten looked nothing like it, even if he was born without horns.

The new Qunari look also has me more interested in how the females would look were they put into the game and I hope the next Dragon Age game has some.


As for the elves: I wasn't sure at first, but I have got more used to them.  Merrill especially, I am now tempted to romance her in one of my games.

Modifié par RPGamer13, 12 mars 2011 - 03:49 .

[QwibQwib]

 my first impression of Q was..."oh they have shiny skin............wait...is that you Edward?

[magnuskn]

I also dislike the new elf model, but do like the new Quanari. However, Zevran still looks mostly the same and Sten would have to look also mostly the same... he was in a cinematic trailer and all, there can be no horns on him.

[Darian Tylmare]

I too like the new Qunari looks. Although what I really wanted to see is a Qunari in his glittering armour slaughtering humans because he is just that cool. And even while you can loot Qunari gear not even the Arishok wears armour, so why is that? Does the Quna forbid their military leaders to be smart?
Well the elves are now what I would call not attractive to human eyes anymore. They look more distinctive now but their faces are now too alien for me to relate to.

[Steptroll]

xknowbudycaresx wrote...
 I mean, Sten, a qunari, went from being a gigantic red eyed human, to a horned demon.

Qunari without horns are destined for special roles in Qunari society, such as the Beresaad. You think the Bioware writers would make such an obvious mistake? SURELY NOT, infallible as they are.
Also tl;dr

Modifié par Steptroll, 13 mars 2011 - 03:02 .