Ok, so I have 2 new questions for you ladies (this is gonna be a big post, so I apologise in advance!)
First question:
The character/companion/protagonists art-style changed drastically from DA:O to DA2 despite them using the same engine to make both. What do you think the artstyle will be like in DA3? Do you think they'll change it to look more realistic (less cartoony?), make it more cartoony? Or keep them looking pretty much the same as they do now but polished up a bit more? Do you think they'll use a new/different engine or stick with the one they've got despite it starting to age.
I'd personally like the character art-style to stay the same as it was in DA2, but improve on a few things like hands/ears/the elves faces etc 'n' generally polish everything up alittle abit, giving us more customisation options on the character creator screen (more hairstyles and colours, more eyebrow/lip/eye choices and general advanced options) etc. I get the feeling that DA3 will probably look very similar to DA2 in many ways (in fact I could have sworn I read somewhere that they wanted to keep the art-style of DA2), which could actually aid them in creating the game slightly quicker since the basis would all ready be there, perhaps saving a few resources in the process that could to be used for other aspects of the game (though I don't know how all that stuff works so I'm probably wrong there lol.) I wouldn't want them to make the characters look more like something from The Witcher 2, Kingdoms of Alamur, Skyrim or Dragons Dogma.
Second question:
Have you ever noticed that Cullen has the same hair as Spike from Buffy? David Gaider has made no secret of the fact that he's an avid Buffy fan, he's even mentioned in the past that Alistair is supposed to be a toss up of Xander and some other random character from Firefly. Anyway, I'm now wondering if perhaps Cullen is purposely being turned into the Spike of Dragon Age world. Here's my theory:
In Buffy we find out quite late in the series that before Spike was a vampire he was an awkward, meek, red headed young man (and wannabe poet), often mocked behind his back for being odd and a bit of a loser, pining after a woman that showed no interest/was out of his league/unrequited love. Cullen in DA:O was the awkward, meek, red headed young Templar who was considered a bit odd and mocked behind his back by the apprentices and was in love with a woman he couldn't have/unrequited love. Spike gets turned into a vampire and despite the intial conflict embraces vampirism with zeal. Cullen has obvious conflict within the Templar Order, but after his torture at the hands of Uldred he embraces the Templar beliefs with zeal. Spike bleaches his hair. Cullen suddenly has a lyirum dye job in DA2. Spike comes to Sunnydale and tries to kill Buffy, at this point he is considered a bad guy. Cullen comes to Kirkwall, still notably troubled by the events of DA:O and come across as a bad guy "Mages aren't like you and I... weapons, bad, blah blah" (not to mention at this point we're unsure of his motives.) Spike's softer side starts shining through and he makes an uneasy alliance with Buffy 'n' co. Cullen's softer side starts shining through and he makes an uneasy alliance with Hawke 'n' co. Spike turns against Drusilla, his Sire and helps Buffy. Cullen turns against Meredith, his superior and helps Hawke. In the entire Buffy series according to creator Joss Whedon Spike is the most "fully developed" of all the characters, just like Cullen is quickly becoming the most developed character in the Dragon Age games.
Now, DG said that there will be "angst" in Cullen's future (which we may well see in future games/novels/comics/etc), just like there was "angst" in Spike's future as he came to terms with the bad things he'd experienced and done over the course of many centuries, adding to the mix that he falls in love with a vampire slayer. If my theory is correct then having Cullen falling in love with the Mage in DA:O already mirrors this but would do so on a larger scale should he be made a love interest in DA3 (especially if the protagonist is a mage.)
Although I don't think it was DG 'n' co's intial intention to have Cullen mirror Spike's developmental plot, I feel like maybe they decided to purposely take this route for the "lol's" because Spike went from being considered a bad guy/weirdo and generally disliked to becoming very popular with fangirls and because they done it once before with Alistair and thought it was fun.
Your thoughts?
Their hairstyles are EXACTLY the same as well, and although Cullen's hair isn't as blonde as Spike's it's still considerably lighter than it was in DA:O when he was a redhead (and it was the same colour red in DA:O that Spike's natural hair colour was supposed to be when he was still just "William" prior to being turned into a vampire in late 18th century London.)
Modifié par LolaLei, 12 juin 2012 - 03:33 .
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