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[Chiramu]

I didn't shed any tears for either.

I think I only cry while I'm watching something like a cartoon or movie. It's feels totally different when the story is made for a video game to immerse a player in the world.

Though DA2 has more of a personal touch to the game, I still feel it's less personal than watching a cartoon/TV show/movie or reading a book.

I think in the Dragon Age games, they need to work on making the animation, in particular the sensual animations less rigid. I watched my girl kiss Fenris and their arms were very far a part like it's two kids hugging but not really wanted to touch each other.

Mass Effect has much better animations in concern to emotional and sensual stuff. I don't know why there are no tears on the faces of the NPCs of distraught Kirkwall citizens when in ME2 there is one woman totally crying and distraught over losing her daughter.

But I think it's down to that, as to why I never shed a tear at the end of either game.

[_Aine_]

Captain_Obvious wrote...


The only other time I cried was my first playthrough of Heavy Rain, and lets just say I didn't get the uber-happy ending.    .

*sobs*

I didn't even FINISH the game. I got massive guilt at a decision I made, sobbed, lost a couple nights sleep and never went back ( yet ).  I will one day.  But yeah.  Ouch.   

[erynnar]

shantisands wrote...

Captain_Obvious wrote...


The only other time I cried was my first playthrough of Heavy Rain, and lets just say I didn't get the uber-happy ending.    .

*sobs*

I didn't even FINISH the game. I got massive guilt at a decision I made, sobbed, lost a couple nights sleep and never went back ( yet ).  I will one day.  But yeah.  Ouch.   

Aw! Now I want to cry for you! *HUGS*

[_Aine_]

erynnar wrote...

shantisands wrote...

Captain_Obvious wrote...


The only other time I cried was my first playthrough of Heavy Rain, and lets just say I didn't get the uber-happy ending.    .

*sobs*

I didn't even FINISH the game. I got massive guilt at a decision I made, sobbed, lost a couple nights sleep and never went back ( yet ).  I will one day.  But yeah.  Ouch.   

Aw! Now I want to cry for you! *HUGS*

hehe  darn game!!!  Have to say though, was a great game, just for making me care THAT much at that time

[TEWR]

the only time I can actually remember tears forming were two separate instances in Act 2. When that woman died and when that guy died.

There may be others, but those are the ones I definitely started to tear up for.


EDIT: made it non-spoilery, but now it just looks weird. Good weird, but weird nonetheless.

Modifié par The Ethereal Writer Redux, 07 mai 2011 - 03:48 .

[Kilshrek]

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

SPOILERS

Most of us have finished the game, but this is still a no spoiler section mate.

edit : Though I suppose while the conversation has drifted somewhat, one moment that made me cry like a baby was that moment in Schindler's List. I'm generally impervious to teary moments in movies and all that stuff, but that moment hits you like a ton of bricks. Now, I would call you truly soulless if you didn't feel the slightest of stirrings when Schindler breaks down.

Modifié par Kilshrek, 07 mai 2011 - 03:00 .

[KilrB]

I was in tears by the mid-point of the first act.

I can't believe EAware scammed me out of $60 bucks for this.

[TEWR]

Kilshrek wrote...

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

SPOILERS

Most of us have finished the game, but this is still a no spoiler section mate.

edit : Though I suppose while the conversation has drifted somewhat, one moment that made me cry like a baby was that moment in Schindler's List. I'm generally impervious to teary moments in movies and all that stuff, but that moment hits you like a ton of bricks. Now, I would call you truly soulless if you didn't feel the slightest of stirrings when Schindler breaks down.

I shall edit it to not say any spoilers

[88mphSlayer]

nope, pretty much just skipped the credits and quit the game and did something else

[erynnar]

KilrB wrote...

I was in tears by the mid-point of the first act.

I can't believe EAware scammed me out of $60 bucks for this.

Okay, I know I shouldn't laugh, but I did. That just tickled my funny bone. *hugs KilrB* Sorry sweetie.

[KilrB]

Thanks, I needed that ...

OK, I'm better now.

Modifié par KilrB, 07 mai 2011 - 03:53 .

[Everwarden]

Cutlass Jack wrote...
If you didn't get teary eyed during act 2 you have no soul.

Why? Because a character who was poorly developed who I didn't give a rat's ass about died? Boo hoo. They did that twice already, I don't see why I'd care more the third time. 

[Tommy6860]

There was very little in the game as a whole where I felt any emotional connection. I mean, at the beginning when escaping the DS, especially where one of my siblings was killed. My mother, though upset, just didn't convey it so much and that feeling carried over with the rest of the game, and my choice for a response at that point, I couldn't believe those were actually the only ones that were/could be thought up; they may as well have been written by a morgue attendant.. There were some moments, but they were left in the dust when the very next emotional encounter felt like I was stiffening to comedy club banter. And having the snarky emoticon option, didn't help making an emotional choice for dialogue, when someone near and dear to me is dying or dies in my arms. Well, then there's the ending with that emotional black screen, then the credits roll.

Modifié par Tommy6860, 07 mai 2011 - 06:02 .

[Elhanan]

I found the HN origin tale quite moving, esp when seeing the deaths of the Warden's family. The scene where the brother's family are discovered was exceptional, and motivated me to play it the first time as sunjective fuel (ie; no Sten, no Zev, and growing rage against Howe). Then there was Leliana's Song; touching.

In DA2, I did feel compassion for Mother and Aveline after escaping Lothering, and the loss of Mother in Act 2. But neither of these games has moved me as much recently as the scene in LotR when the king is forced to bury his son, and emotes the line, "No parent should have to bury their child". Memorable!

Modifié par Elhanan, 07 mai 2011 - 08:13 .

[Elhanan]

Everwarden wrote...

Why? Because a character who was poorly developed who I didn't give a rat's ass about died? Boo hoo. They did that twice already, I don't see why I'd care more the third time. 

If you took the time time to read other posts in this thread before responding in such a callous manner, you might get a clue. Or not.

[KLUME777]

While i never cried at the end of Origins (Ive never cried about a game, ever), i did feel emotionally attached to my character and the story.

I never got this feeling in DA2.

[Shadowlit_Rogue]

The ending of DA2 was when the game really fell apart for me. It dawned on me just how little my choices and relationships really mattered when all was said and done. (Not one bit.) The writing, which up until then had been stellar, took a dive in order to necessitate this very static ending. Characters switched personalities, Hawke is betrayed in a near-hilarious way. And while I was still trying to process all of that, it ends. Cliffhanger.

There had been some emotional investment at some point, but it was gone as soon as that Chantry took a dive. After DA:O, I pretty much spent the credits slow clapping. After DA2, I was groaning. Also, the music during the credits glitched.

[Oban1961]

Elhanan wrote...

Everwarden wrote...

Why? Because a character who was poorly developed who I didn't give a rat's ass about died? Boo hoo. They did that twice already, I don't see why I'd care more the third time. 

If you took the time time to read other posts in this thread before responding in such a callous manner, you might get a clue. Or not.

The cheap exploitation of psychological projection mechanisms isn't great story-telling, imho.
I agree with "callous manner" though.

[michaftw79]

Unfortunately I watched a user review of da2 on you tube which gave away what happens to your mother, but the momment prior when you find out she received white lillies and has gone missing really scared me. What was extremely dissappointing was that my Hawke made a joke of it - which I thought was really poor scripting - I cared more than he did - it was his mother for god's sake! I liked the sibling rivalry that I had with Carver and thought it was great how he did his own thing, likewise I liked when Sebastian (for some reason I want to call him Dougal) confronted me at the end over supporting Anders and promised to bring back an army - it was difficult to chose who to support. I liked the relationship between Sebastian and the motherly grand cleric and the interaction between Seb and Fenris is nice. I also liked meeting the Warden fighting the quanari, it was a knight in shining armour type moment. A good moment when I felt for Hawke was when he confessed his love for Aveline, but was told it just would not work - was well written and quite touching.

However that was it, with DAO I really felt a strong attachment to Aliastair as he bared his soul at the campfire - I felt like I was becoming a really good friend of his, likewise I really liked Lellianna - the combination of her tales and accent worked for me. I really liked Stoic Sten and how he always made you look a fool, but I felt respect for him and he had some touching moments as did when Morrigan admits you're the first real friend she had. Even Wynne's mothering and nosing into your relationships showed more interactivity than DA2. Duncan's loss (DA2 lacked that wise mentor figure) and Cailen death really touched me too and I so hated Loghain I made with speed to Denerim as soon as I could (which was tough on low level characters). The culmination at the landsmeet brings a lot of the central characters motives and emotions to the front and is a good finale before the end sequence.

Certain things annoyed me about DA2 like when I split up with Anders he happy as Larry the next time I talked to him and never once mentioned our prior relationship or hurt feelings ( I also dont like how you are forced into having a character move in to continue the relationship - as i was trying to 2 time with Isabella at the time!). As someone mentioned before the fact that Merril wiped out her entire clan and never siad anything about this was entirely unforgiveable and out of Sync with her character - this needed closure.

It might be partly to do with DAO story which flows more smoothly and events in DAO seem a more together shared experience, I get the feeling a lot of time went into ensuring characters interacted strongly with yourself and that was lacking in DA2 - you could also speak to characters whenever you wanted to.

Modifié par michaftw79, 07 mai 2011 - 10:56 .

[DragonRageGT]

michaftw79 wrote...

... likewise I liked when Sebastian (for some reason I want to call him Dougal) confronted me at the end...

The one moment that touched me a bit in DA2 was Sandal's face as I was going in the room to talk to Dougal early in act 2. It was priceless! And Sandal is, well, enchantement!


Dragon Age - Sandal's story

[CalJones]

To be fair, you could also dump characters in Origins and they'd be fine five minutes later. That's simply a case of romance flags being turned on and off - the character reverts to a non-romanced state whereas, more realistically, there should be a script for a broken-hearted or bitter ex.

I thought there were plenty of emotional moments in DA2 but they're not all sad. Leandra's fate was rough; what Anders did was a real holy sh** moment but I was far more angry with Isabela in Chapter 2. I did engage with the characters in DA2 quite a bit so, whilst the conversation system wasn't as free, I still felt I got to know them pretty well.

DAO had some great moments, undoubtedly. The Cousland massacre was shocking on my first playthrough and I couldn't believe I wasn't going to be able to do something about that until much later in the game. (Funnily enough, Teyrna Cousland and Leandra have the same VA). The only time I got a real lump in the throat, though, was Loghain's redeemer ending. Unlike the previous poster, I didn't much care for Duncan as my first experience of him was him blackmailing my character's father and forcing my Cousland into the wardens, and Cailan just seemed like a giant ass, so I had no personal beef with Loghain when it came to Landsmeet.

I think the storytelling in Origins is more coherent but it still has its flaws and I still felt railroaded (by god I wanted to shove a pillow over Eamon's face - I hated that bastard. And I was denied). I loved some of the party characters, hated others and felt meh about the rest, so in DA2 it was nice to actually quite like everyone.

[fightright2]

Hmm. Bored. Ok, I'll dawdle on this a little more.

After losing one sibling already at first, it bothered me that if they were going to kill my mother off, you'd think it would have brought Carver a heck of a lot closer finally. No matter how hard I tried to friend him, he was my constant rival.

I don't know about everyone else bur for me, I felt like the whole game was set to make me feel not only abandoned but isolated.
Even in the case following the death of  Leandra.  When Fenris comes, it's painfully obvious that he's there out of obligation and much rather not be there, to which at one point he adds salt to the wound by comparison that his misery is still greater than mine cause at least I knew my mother.

And why? Why didn't the writers didn't capitalize on bringing up their relationship at that point is beyond me? And not to mention the utter lack of an option to fall into console sex from him. Ugh. What a rip.

Now, Anders did good on that but that's because later he is set to break your heart.


Great, lemme get this straight. Despite the fact that I'm a mage...I'm an apostate ghost since the templars don't react to me. Uh...let's see.
The one sibling that didn't resent
me died, my mother died horribly and I couldn't save her, and the one
sibling I do have, pretty much hates me; my uncle is a pr*** and my
LI is disinterested in me the moment after he bedded me. And oh, I get
to hear how everyone else hangs out together and just when I think they are there to visit me...nope, they're there for my dog insead.
And to add icing on the cake....despit being called the "Champion of Kirkwall" I epically fail at saving everyone.

                    

         Wow. *eyes now tearing* 

[Yxunomei]

I don't know about you guys, but whenever I finish a RPG, I always do that =(.
Especially when I finished FF9,FFX.