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[Addai]

The problem for me, I think, was that I felt little empathy for my PC, so I could not really feel engaged with anyone. I dunno what would have helped that. Maybe some more background at the beginning, rather than the actiony prologue. The action and cinematic elements work against emotional engagement for me, at least.

My list of misty moments in DAO would be pretty long.

[Corker]

I have to admit that I, um, laughed during All That Remains. At the hitchcock zoom on Hawke during the Big Reveal. It was too obvious (to me) that it just screamed "schlocky horror movie!" (not that hitchcock is schlocky but his technique can be overdone in schlock). Rather than heighten the emotional impact, the over-the-top cinematography totally subverted it.

On the other hand, I always feel so awful for Jansen (the mine foreman at the Bone Pit) in Act 3. I liked Jansen. If I ever felt I was anyone's Champion, it was for those dudes up at the Bone Pit. And... well, epic fail. :/ (Not that you can prevent it, but it still always stings.)

[Curlain]

Sabriana wrote...

*hugs Ali, Jack, and Fight*

My heart is with you all. I wish you wonderful memories of your loved ones. Always.

Curlain, for me the difference between DA:O and DA 2 was that more or less "incidental" characters managed to touch my heart. Like Ruck and his mother, or Danyla, or Nadezda (caste-less beggar). Niall, and yes, even Isolde. They made me think, they made me react with my emotions. That didn't happen in DA 2 enough. Not to my personal liking.

Aye I loved all the small moments you had in DA:O (with Ruck I always found it hard to tell his mother he was dead, knowing it was for the best), all those small personal stories you could come across, the lore in the books and notes, and just all the small detials and events that made the world feel a bit more and deep.

[Sable Rhapsody]

nightscrawl wrote...

The strongest emotion I've ever had in a game was at the end of the first part of Neverwinter Nights. Aribeth's lover Fenthick is made the scapegoat and is hanged. I was prepared for it by a friend, but watching the cinematic made me very upset. Poor Fenthick.

I remember that. 

I knew the plot, and I RAGED.  I literally yelled at the screen, then turned to my friend and asked her if I could string Nasher up by his man-tackle and let the ravens pick him clean.  To my eternal disappointment, I could not.

[Dragoonlordz]

Sable Rhapsody wrote...

nightscrawl wrote...

The strongest emotion I've ever had in a game was at the end of the first part of Neverwinter Nights. Aribeth's lover Fenthick is made the scapegoat and is hanged. I was prepared for it by a friend, but watching the cinematic made me very upset. Poor Fenthick.

I remember that. 

I knew the plot, and I RAGED.  I literally yelled at the screen, then turned to my friend and asked her if I could string Nasher up by his man-tackle and let the ravens pick him clean.  To my eternal disappointment, I could not.

Remind me never to get on your bad side.

[Sabriana]

Alistairlover94 wrote...

Sabriana wrote...

*hugs Ali, Jack, and Fight*

My heart is with you all. I wish you wonderful memories of your loved ones. Always.

Curlain, for me the difference between DA:O and DA 2 was that more or less "incidental" characters managed to touch my heart. Like Ruck and his mother, or Danyla, or Nadezda (caste-less beggar). Niall, and yes, even Isolde. They made me think, they made me react with my emotions. That didn't happen in DA 2 enough. Not to my personal liking.

That means a lot me. Thank you. And yes, I thought that Ruck and Danyla were especially sad. I just wished Ruck hadn't been tainted, so he could've returned to his mother safe and sound. Instead I left him there to rot. Knowing that was really painful.

You're welcome, my friend.

I was so mad at the game when they didn't let Danyla be "cured". I hated that my Warden had to kill her. I actually had to step away from the game and gather my bearings. If I had the means to do so, I'd gladly fly over to Canada and kick the writers where it hurts. Damn them! Gods, I felt so bad.

Tamlen made me cry real tears. It was so incredibly sad. Vaughn made me spitting mad. So many emotions. Gods, I love that "other" game.

DA 2 did have its own high points. But to me, personally, they were too few and far between. The Qunari were the absolute high point of the game (for me). Kejotan actually made me step away and gather my thoughts. Sparkly, delicious goodness coming through.

And then Act III happened (personally, imo and so on). I became so disconnected that I didn't care anymore. Want to know how I decided who to side with? I threw a dice, literally. That's how much I cared.

[Sable Rhapsody]

Dragoonlordz wrote...

Remind me never to get on your bad side.

LOL.  I'm quite a sweet person IRL, I promise!  I just...get violent in video games when I get upset   I probably took more glee in pistolwhipping Dr. Archer from the ME2's Overlord mission and shanking Ser Alrik in Dissent than I should.

[tonnactus]

Tears? No. Emotions? Not at the end,but when the one quanari mage burned himself.And when the viscount was killed.

Modifié par tonnactus, 06 mai 2011 - 06:43 .

[Addai]

Corker wrote...

I have to admit that I, um, laughed during All That Remains. At the hitchcock zoom on Hawke during the Big Reveal. It was too obvious (to me) that it just screamed "schlocky horror movie!" (not that hitchcock is schlocky but his technique can be overdone in schlock). Rather than heighten the emotional impact, the over-the-top cinematography totally subverted it.

Yeah, I agree.  Also mom's zombie walk.  It was a bit overdone and that didn't help.  OTOH, the voice acting was good and that's why I still did get misty.

I was emotional when I had to kill the Dalish clan, but it was more "WTF this isn't really happening" and just made me mad in the end.

[tonnactus]

Addai67 wrote...


I was emotional when I had to kill the Dalish clan,.

Thats nothing you had to with the right dialogue choices.

[Mr.House]

I must be the only one who did not cry or feel bad when Duncan died, I was more pissed off that Bioware killed this character off so quickly when they spent so much time advertising the character >.>

I kept on hoping Duncan would return near the end, but nope. I was disappointed.

Modifié par Mr.House, 06 mai 2011 - 06:50 .

[LT123]

Sabriana wrote...

You're welcome, my friend.

I was so mad at the game when they didn't let Danyla be "cured". I hated that my Warden had to kill her. I actually had to step away from the game and gather my bearings. If I had the means to do so, I'd gladly fly over to Canada and kick the writers where it hurts. Damn them! Gods, I felt so bad.

Tamlen made me cry real tears. It was so incredibly sad. Vaughn made me spitting mad. So many emotions. Gods, I love that "other" game.

DA 2 did have its own high points. But to me, personally, they were too few and far between. The Qunari were the absolute high point of the game (for me). Kejotan actually made me step away and gather my thoughts. Sparkly, delicious goodness coming through.

And then Act III happened (personally, imo and so on). I became so disconnected that I didn't care anymore. Want to know how I decided who to side with? I threw a dice, literally. That's how much I cared.

The female City Elf origin had one of the most ~glorious~ moments in my recent gaming history: when Soris walks in the door with a crossbow and slides a sword to the PC. I was grinning like a idiot. Vaughn had sent me into a rage too.

On my first playthrough, I ran into Tamlen after meeting his ghost in the Urn quest. While playing as a female. Who picked all the "I just came hunting to be with you" options. Never again.

Cousland origin still gets me choked up, as did both my US Wardens.

Like another poster said, Origins had a lot of minor characters you cared about. Niall, Danyla and her husband, Cammen, etc.

But DA 2 had an awesome "Oh Crap" moment when Flemeth appeared at Sundermount. I sat there for about five minutes going, "Hawke, you're an idiot." And all the way from Ferelden, the Warden is screaming "Maker/Andraste/Creators NOOOOOO!"

I also got attached to the companions. And "All That Remains" is tied with Merrill's companion quests and "The Long Road" as best quest in my mind. Basically anything related to Anders, Aveline, or Hawke's family was amazing.

[Mr.House]

For me, my Warden had alot of emotion in DAO, but I did not, only ten moments in DAO really brought out my emotion, where in DA2 there was alot, and that's also including Hawke for me.

I'm a heartless monster.

[Menycet]

I cried tears of anger at the end of DA2. I was so disappointed with the ending.

[Demx]

Origins left me feeling like I did something very important in the game. While Awakening gave me a little sense of melancholy for my Warden. DA2 just made me question the ending.

[Addai]

tonnactus wrote...

Addai67 wrote...


I was emotional when I had to kill the Dalish clan,.

Thats nothing you had to with the right dialogue choices.

So I found out later, I didn't know it at the time.

[Sabriana]

Mr.House wrote...

For me, my Warden had alot of emotion in DAO, but I did not, only ten moments in DAO really brought out my emotion, where in DA2 there was alot, and that's also including Hawke for me.

I'm a heartless monster.

no you're not.

It's simply the case of different stories carrying different reactions. I think it's because I am primarily a first person RPGer. Perhaps that's also why I really liked ME 1 ( sans Mako, I hated that thing), and I'm not all that interested in ME 2. It's a different approach. Neither one is wrong. Plus, I knew what to expect with ME. I was hit broadside with DA 2. (me, personally, and all that jazz)

However, really good first person RPGs are rare, and now-a-days they push into the direction of the sandbox games. Obsidian shows absolute brilliance, although too sporadically for my taste.

A major factor in my personal RPG is the first person view. I want to develop *my* character. I don't want a developed one. I want the PC to be *mine*. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

[Oloria]

Nothing in DAO or DA2 moved me to tears. There were moments where I felt angry: Oren in DAO springs to mind. I don't like bad things happening to young children; not even in dark fantasy fiction. The shock value of it gets lost on me because I end up doing the mental equivalent of putting my fingers in my ears and "la la la, this isn't happening" my way through it.

In DA2, I felt a lot of pity for Anders during Act 3 of his rival-mance. It is rather tragic how Hawke has to helplessly watch him lose himself to Vengeance, until there's almost nothing left of the man she used to love. I wish there had been more resources devoted to the romance plots, as there's so much unexplored potential. That said, I always end up thinking that about every RPG I've ever played. Alas, I doubt there's enough incentive to invest more than most RPGs already do in an optional part of a game. Ah well.

I'm more likely to cry when reading books than playing games or watching TV. The last thing I cried at was actually in Stephen Fry's first autobiography, where he describes how during his troubled youth he went on a mad thieving spree across the country and ended up in prison. While he was missing, his mother cut out the crossword for him every day in the newspaper, and saved them for him. I've obviously butchered the emotional impact of Stephen's narration in re-describing that, but it still makes me well up now lol.

[LilyasAvalon]

Not really, no. I was more like '...Wait, that's IT?'. It was disappointing, I wasn't expecting some sort of grand archdemon legendary battle, but having everyone turn on you regardless of what happened was dull and overused (Because a LOT of people turn on you in DA2).

I didn't have any sort of real connection with my Hawke, her now entirely deceased family, her crazy LI or her companions. That also hindered the end result where in the end, I just didn't really care that Hawke was missing and everyone had ditched her except for Anders (Who had become a complete jerk by act 3).

I found the attempts of characterisation, personalisation and bonding amusing at best, it was like watching a bad, medieval soap opera.

I was more devestated my Warden was missing as well, more so for the fact I had been hoping for her happy ending as Queen of Fereldan with her Alibear.

[Cutlass Jack]

LT123 wrote...

The female City Elf origin had one of the most ~glorious~ moments in my recent gaming history: when Soris walks in the door with a crossbow and slides a sword to the PC. I was grinning like a idiot. Vaughn had sent me into a rage too.

Possibly my favorite moment in DAO. The look on the guard's face as they went 'Oh Sod.' was just so perfect.

Which was quicky followed up two rooms later when the Bride, completely lacking in a cunning excuse, throws a blade into one of the guards.

I think the city elf bride origins was the one I replayed the most.

[neppakyo]

Cutlass Jack wrote...

LT123 wrote...

The female City Elf origin had one of the most ~glorious~ moments in my recent gaming history: when Soris walks in the door with a crossbow and slides a sword to the PC. I was grinning like a idiot. Vaughn had sent me into a rage too.

Possibly my favorite moment in DAO. The look on the guard's face as they went 'Oh Sod.' was just so perfect.

Which was quicky followed up two rooms later when the Bride, completely lacking in a cunning excuse, throws a blade into one of the guards.

I think the city elf bride origins was the one I replayed the most.

Wow, one of those rare occasions that I agree with Jack.

I did replay the city elf origins more than the others.

[MorrigansLove]

neppakyo wrote...

Cutlass Jack wrote...

LT123 wrote...

The female City Elf origin had one of the most ~glorious~ moments in my recent gaming history: when Soris walks in the door with a crossbow and slides a sword to the PC. I was grinning like a idiot. Vaughn had sent me into a rage too.

Possibly my favorite moment in DAO. The look on the guard's face as they went 'Oh Sod.' was just so perfect.

Which was quicky followed up two rooms later when the Bride, completely lacking in a cunning excuse, throws a blade into one of the guards.

I think the city elf bride origins was the one I replayed the most.

Wow, one of those rare occasions that I agree with Jack.

I did replay the city elf origins more than the others.

What a coincidence, so did i.

[DragonAddict]

By the time I got to the ending of DAO, it was emotional and had me on my seat. I couldn't wait for the DLC's and Expansion packs and I bought them all.

DA2 was not a bad hack and slash, everything exploding type of a game, but by its end, I was like, that's it?! If the DLC is going to solve alot of DA2 issues, I'll buy them, otherwise, I'll wait and see if DA3 is done right, but no re-order this time.

[Mr.House]

Sabriana wrote...

Mr.House wrote...

For me, my Warden had alot of emotion in DAO, but I did not, only ten moments in DAO really brought out my emotion, where in DA2 there was alot, and that's also including Hawke for me.

I'm a heartless monster.

no you're not.

It's simply the case of different stories carrying different reactions. I think it's because I am primarily a first person RPGer. Perhaps that's also why I really liked ME 1 ( sans Mako, I hated that thing), and I'm not all that interested in ME 2. It's a different approach. Neither one is wrong. Plus, I knew what to expect with ME. I was hit broadside with DA 2. (me, personally, and all that jazz)

However, really good first person RPGs are rare, and now-a-days they push into the direction of the sandbox games. Obsidian shows absolute brilliance, although too sporadically for my taste.

A major factor in my personal RPG is the first person view. I want to develop *my* character. I don't want a developed one. I want the PC to be *mine*. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

ME <3
ME2:sick:


Like when I RP, I deisgn my character, for example, Joshua couslands parents dieng hurt him alot, but for me, not one bit because I did not know thenm long, unlike Leandra where I cried at her death because not only did I RP my Hawke having a lcose relonship with her, I knew her for half the game and the scene really tore me out. Now scenes like killing  Howe, Alistairs hissy fit, loghains duel ect really gave me emotion because it all led up to it.

I sound wierd.