[quote]JaegerBane wrote...
[quote]KotorEffect3 wrote...
While I agree that one of the appeals to the warden was they could be just about anybody and it was the player who defined them the warden is kind of the exception in the bioware games I have played rather than the rule. In the bioware games I have played the protaganist already had an established background like Hawke. Revan and Commander Shepard for example. The problem isn't Hawke's background.
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Hawke is nothing like Revan and Shepard. For one thing, Revan's background is never really mentioned, he's an amnesiac character - virtually the only thing you know about him was that he was a former sith and a badass. That is, to all intents and purposes, a blank slate - the only difference being that it is Revan's second shot at life, while
the Warden is on his first
I don't really know how you can equate him with Shepard, either - Shepard can be pretty much anything from a former gangster to engineering prodigy, he can have family that serve as officers in the Alliance or he can be pursued by criminals he used to run with. Simply put, his background is modifiable, and most importantly, plays little part in his adventures. In fact, aside from the fact he's voiced, I don't really understand what similarity you seen in Hawke with shep at all.
Hawke, on the other hand, is always going to be refugee from Lothering with a sibling and a mother, working his way up. His family and his circumstance shape his situation constantly through the game. In other words, his background is far more overt, and you can't get away from it, which automatically restricts how much player input goes into him.
The same goes for the Bhaalspawn and his vague background.
In essence, it is *Hawke* who is the general exception.[quote]
We know that Revan is an ex-jedi turned Sith Lord who was betrayed by Malak and lost his memories. Background seems pretty straightforward and written in stone. What happens afterwards is up to the player. As far as Shepard goes his background varies but he is still an elite N7 operative second in command on the Normandy when ME 1 starts. Yes his/her backgrounds are more varied but at the end of the day he is still a fairly pre/defined character and no matter how he/she is played there are certain characteristics that all Shepard's seem to have. Most of my Shepard's have felt very similar to me and I have played paragon, renegade, in between, as well as male and female. With that said Mass Effect is my favorite gaming series ever so if anything I would have a bias toward's Shepard over all the other bioware protagonists. Hawke may not vary but playing as a mage hawke does give you a slightly different perspective than a warrior/rogue hawke it may be slight but it is there. Personaly I don't mind if Hawke is the protaginist in DA 3 and it would actualy make alot of sense to me if he/she was at least more so than the Warden since Hawke is involved more in political upheavel and the focus of the series has shifted away from Darkspawn to the politics of Thedas.
Modifié par KotorEffect3, 17 juillet 2011 - 01:26 .
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