txgoldrush wrote...
Not varied enough from other bioware characters....
Lets see, Allistair, a Carth like character. Your common Bioware nuetral good dueteragonist.
Alistair is nothing like Carth, aside from being the male lead. Carth spends his entire time agonizing over betrayal/learning to trust others again.
Alistair is a character whose importance to the plot supercedes your own (he plays a role in uniting Fereldan). Unlike Carth, he doesn't spend the entire game agonizing over one plot point (betrayal). Alistair is under confident, preferring to give your character the starring role, but he spends a great deal of time focused on the mission as well, and explains what being a Grey Warden means. Every single companion conversation with Carth refers back to the revenge plotline.
Leliana....kind of like Dawn Star and good Bastila. A spiritual goody goody girl. And she is my fave character of the game, however, that doesn't mean she isn't a clone with a religious angle.
Besides Leliana having a dark past associated with her, which has partially influenced her development as a character. Dawn Star/Bastila are goody goody girls, the kind afraid to do any kind of wrong. Leliana was an assassin forced into unusual circumstances. And unlike Bastila/Dawn Star, she is not preachy, but rather talks about how much joy she obtains from her faith in the Maker. Her status as a Bard was also an interesting spin.
Zevran...the elven HK47, the comic relief assassin
With a completely different style attached to him. HK-47 is essentially pure evil. "Let me kill as many people as possible". Zevran may also be a witty assassin, but his backstory presents an entirely different perspective on the character. His personality is more than "I like killing people". He has a history and you have the ability to explore that history. Ex: how he became a Crow, life as an Elf, etc.
Ogren...just a little more mature Black Whirlwind, you stereotypical dwarf. No where near Varric or Zoltan (The Witcher) level.
This is why Oghren is the weakest member of the cast.
Sten - just like Sagacious Zu, the silent warrior who opens up about his path as he gains more respect for the player.
Zu's character and Sten's have different perspectives. Their similarities begin and end with "silent", which still doesn't capture either one, as Sten's character is very different from Zu's in terms of history, personality, and beliefs.
Face it, like the plot structure, the characters follow Bioware formula strongly as well.
Dragon Age 2 follows the Bioware plot structure. The difference is that you don't have a central focus for the story, beyond Hawke's family, who all are removed in Act II.
ME2's and DA2's cast are a welcome change...look at Varric, reminds me of no one on Bioware's roster.
Sky from Jade Empire. Varric is simply unlike any stereotypical dwarf seen before. It doesn't make his character concept any less cliche. He's the loveable rogue done ad infinitum.
Modifié par Il Divo, 23 juillet 2011 - 06:59 .
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So don't bother, he always appears when goldrush arguments are proved to be BS.
