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[Eollodwyn]

Maverick827 wrote...

Really? The scene after All That Remains when Gamlen visits you was one of my favorite. He asks you "why her," why did it have to be Leandra?

You are given only two choices, but they are so polarizing that it really took me aback when I had to choose. You can say "She looked like someone, " attempting to explain and rationalize the ordeal, or you can say "It doesn't matter." For just two responses, I thought this was quite a complex look into the way we deal with grief.

I thought about which I wanted to choose, and I first moused over "She looked like someone," but then I thought "no, his mother just died; he's clearly still grieving, sitting sullen by the fireplace. He wouldn't care right now, it would matter why she died - he's simply too defeated to think about things like that right now."


So, obviously, I chose the second option, and then I sat back and marveled at the thought process which resulted from merely one choice between two options. I don't care so much that there are less outcomes in the game because it's a character-driven story. I define the character - how he acts, what he feels - but I can't control the universe, and I cannot see the future. This is a very real and humbling way to tell a story in my opinion. The Warden was kind of a Mary Sue at times, but Hawk, despite being seemingly pre-ordained to be Champion, is anything but.

I thought this moment was absolutely brilliant, myself.  At first the "It doesn't matter" option seemed like the right one, because why would Hawke care?  All that mattered was that Leandra was dead, not why.  But then I thought about it more, and I realized that "She looked like someone" wasn't necessarily Hawke trying to be rational.  My Hawke was in pain and she was lashing out.  She could have done the kind thing and spare Gamlen the details, but all she could think was that she was hurting and she wanted him to hurt with her.  She made sure he knew how gruesome and senseless her death was, even though somewhere in the back of her mind she knew she was being cruel. 

As for the moments that led up to it, I thought they were well-done.  Granted, I almost always picked the diplomatic option for Hawke, but for this quest I kept picking the angry/direct option.  The change in tone made my Hawke sound pretty desperate.  

Modifié par Eollodwyn, 08 avril 2011 - 03:15 .