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[Adela]

ok so no his not there its just me Meridith companions and 2 extra templars

[rapscallioness]

yeah, idk wat happens w/Alain. But now I have this odd compulsion to make sure he lives if at all possible.

Feynreil---I never seem to spell that guy's name the same--I would be surprised if he isn't in DAI. But who knows? I think being a Dreamer is pretty intriguing stuff.

[LolaLei]

motomotogirl wrote...

Feynriel is definitely (IMO) more important to the overall arc of the story than Alain, yeah.

Well with such a minor character, I imagine that if they want Alain to make an appearance or be part of a quest OR A COMPANION OMG then whether or not he survived Orsino-monster won't really matter lol

Even if you tell Cullen to kill them all, I'm sure they could work out a storyline wherein Alain escapes or something, blah blah blah.

If you don't see them die on camera, they didn't die.

Shhh, Leliana, no one's talking to you.

Don't forget Alain can be strung up in the Gallows with the others though, under Meredith's orders. Cullen says as much.

[LolaLei]

ag99 wrote...

ok so no his not there its just me Meridith companions and 2 extra templars

Odd that Cullen doesn't get involved with that one in pro-templar.

Modifié par LolaLei, 01 août 2013 - 10:47 .

[CuriousArtemis]

LolaLei wrote...

Don't forget Alain can be strung up in the Gallows with the others though, under Meredith's orders. Cullen says as much.

:o:o I would have died happy not knowing this lol

[LolaLei]

motomotogirl wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

Don't forget Alain can be strung up in the Gallows with the others though, under Meredith's orders. Cullen says as much.

:o:o I would have died happy not knowing this lol

... You didn't know? 

[Adela]

LolaLei wrote...

ag99 wrote...

ok so no his not there its just me Meridith companions and 2 extra templars

Odd that Cullen doesn't get involved with that one in pro-templar.

yea i was expecting him to be there but he wasnt oh well im still happy that  he stepped forth  to "protect" me against Meridith tho

[LolaLei]

ag99 wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

ag99 wrote...

ok so no his not there its just me Meridith companions and 2 extra templars

Odd that Cullen doesn't get involved with that one in pro-templar.

yea i was expecting him to be there but he wasnt oh well im still happy that  he stepped forth  to "protect" me against Meridith tho

Lol, I'm so glad we didn't have to fight him. I was pretty concerned that we'd have to kill "the pretty one" during my first ever DA2 playthrough. 

[CuriousArtemis]

LolaLei wrote...

motomotogirl wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

Don't forget Alain can be strung up in the Gallows with the others though, under Meredith's orders. Cullen says as much.

:o:o I would have died happy not knowing this lol

... You didn't know? 

*cries in a corner* no....  :crying:

 I never took that option. Who would?!

[Adela]

LolaLei wrote...

ag99 wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

ag99 wrote...

ok so no his not there its just me Meridith companions and 2 extra templars

Odd that Cullen doesn't get involved with that one in pro-templar.

yea i was expecting him to be there but he wasnt oh well im still happy that  he stepped forth  to "protect" me against Meridith tho

Lol, I'm so glad we didn't have to fight him. I was pretty concerned that we'd have to kill "the pretty one" during my first ever DA2 playthrough. 

Oh God  tell me about it .. i had the same impression at 1st but im glad it turned out the way it did , and that kinda porved in a way  that his in DAI .. or that he would be

Modifié par ag99, 01 août 2013 - 11:13 .

[CuriousArtemis]

I wish I could say I remember what my first impression of Cullen was. But he did stand out after a couple playthroughs. I just remember in another forum, when someone asked all of us to make a list of the NPCs we wish had been romance-able, Cullen was at the top of my list. (And because this was a yaoi/BL forum, we had a serious debate about whether he was "seme" or "uke." Yes, grown arse women arguing about the sex position of a pixel.)

[Adela]

lol I wanna get into one of those arguments

[TheKristoffski]

Been off the forums for a while....so glad to see this page is still going on *sighs* what I wouldn't give for a bit of Cullen

[LolaLei]

motomotogirl wrote...

I wish I could say I remember what my first impression of Cullen was. But he did stand out after a couple playthroughs. I just remember in another forum, when someone asked all of us to make a list of the NPCs we wish had been romance-able, Cullen was at the top of my list. (And because this was a yaoi/BL forum, we had a serious debate about whether he was "seme" or "uke." Yes, grown arse women arguing about the sex position of a pixel.)

How weird, I was just about to write about my "Cullen awakening". Well, here goes:

I didn't have a fecking clue who Cullen was at first, not even in DA2. The problem with me is that when I first play new game I get so overwhelmed with everything being so awesome/new that I forget names and tend to steam a head with the story without taking the time to experience everything because I always want to know what happens next with the main story, or how soon I can talk to my companions/LI again, so little things tend to get over looked.

I'd played DA:O less than a month before DA2 came out, so by that point I had only done a play-through as a city elf and a human noble and imported over my human noble. When I played DA2, initially I wasn't all that impressed and had only previously met Cullen as the angry dude trapped in the pink bubble (who I'd forgotten about), so I didn't associate them as the same person and just thought this DA2 templar dude was cute and that I was glad I didn't have to kill him because he seemed like a decent chap, if a little harsh at times... I think I even called him a douche a few times too, lol. Beyond that I didn't give him or DA2 much thought once I'd finished the game.

Then I decided to go back to DA:O because I liked it more, was obsessed with the game, and I wanted to try out the other origin stories. I remember I prefered the mage origin best because the tower was super pretty with all the coloured glass windows and I wanted to play as a female so that I could romance Alistair again (because I adored him)... and because I liked teasing Jowan and insulting Lily. That's when I discovered Cullen after those mages kept gossiping about some guy being in love with my character. I thought he was pretty adorable with his flusteredness, although my mage Amell had no interest in him because I, as myself, already knew about Alistair LOL! Then I found him in his pink bubble later on in the game and I felt so bad for him, what he had endured and how he accidentally poured his heart out about the one thing he always wanted and could never had. By now I had learnt how tough the Templar life was, so I really felt bad for him. Even after playing the Witch Hunt DLC and hearing that he was recovering in Greenfell I just figured we'd never see him again. Oddly, I still hadn't realised that DA:O Cullen and DA2 Cullen were the same person... tbh, at that point I had completely disregarded DA2 as rubbish and forgotten the entire plot, along with most of the DA2 characters, lol. (Guilty!)

I hadn't touched DA2 beyond that first playthrough for a long time by that point and instead I worked on getting achievements and my perfect canon DA:O file, then moved onto the Mass Effect games prepping imports for ME3... then the ME3 ending fiasco happened... you all know the story there! After that I was kinda sad and I thought to myself "what game can I play where there's no chance of my protagonist ever dying at the end" of course, DA2 was the prime choice, so I figured I'd give it a second chance and play as a male mage Hawke (since I couldn't stand Lady Hawke's voice). Before I started a new DA2 playthrough, I looked at some other reviews and stuff to see if maybe I was just being too harsh on the game, however it seemed that many agreed with my inital opinion. That's when Cullen's name started popping up all over the place in google, amazingly I had completely forgotten who he was and wondered why this particular character's name kept popping up. Soooo I started playing DA2 and imported my canon Amell file, the game felt so much better to me with a male mage Hawke, I discovered that he was the cousin of my Warden etc... and then I spoke to Cullen at the start of Act 2 and I finally realised who he was via his little outburst and his codex! 

After that I started paying close attention to EVERYTHING Cullen said or done, and that's when I discovered how far his character had progressed and how interesting his story was. I was still following the Retake Mass Effect 3 movement at that time, but I was growing tired of it all, I just wanted to forget about ME3... so I decided to pay a visit to the DA2 forums out of curiosity, that's when I stumbled across this thread, still only on 35 pages (the smallest thread in the companion and character forums), and the rest is history! <3

TLDR! 

Modifié par LolaLei, 02 août 2013 - 12:16 .

[LolaLei]

KristoffMcguffinSmuck wrote...

Been off the forums for a while....so glad to see this page is still going on *sighs* what I wouldn't give for a bit of Cullen

LOL, yup still going strong! <3

[CuriousArtemis]

LolaLei wrote...

motomotogirl wrote...

I wish I could say I remember what my first impression of Cullen was. But he did stand out after a couple playthroughs. I just remember in another forum, when someone asked all of us to make a list of the NPCs we wish had been romance-able, Cullen was at the top of my list. (And because this was a yaoi/BL forum, we had a serious debate about whether he was "seme" or "uke." Yes, grown arse women arguing about the sex position of a pixel.)

How weird, I was just about to write about my "Cullen awakening". Well, here goes:

I didn't have a fecking clue who Cullen was at first, not even in DA2. The problem with me is that when I first play new game I get so overwhelmed with everything being so awesome/new that I forget names and tend to steam a head with the story without taking the time to experience everything because I always want to know what happens next with the main story, or how soon I can talk to my companions/LI again, so little things tend to get over looked.

I'd played DA:O less than a month before DA2 came out, so by that point I had only done a play-through as a city elf and a human noble and imported over my human noble. When I played DA2, initially I wasn't all that impressed and had only previously met Cullen as the angry dude trapped in the pink bubble (who I'd forgotten about), so I didn't associate them as the same person and just thought this DA2 templar dude was cute and that I was glad I didn't have to kill him because he seemed like a decent chap, if a little harsh at times... I think I even called him a douche a few times too, lol. Beyond that I didn't give him or DA2 much thought once I'd finished the game.

Then I decided to go back to DA:O because I liked it more, was obsessed with the game, and I wanted to try out the other origin stories. I remember I prefered the mage origin best because the tower was super pretty with all the coloured glass windows and I wanted to play as a female so that I could romance Alistair again (because I adored him)... and because I liked teasing Jowan and insulting Lily. That's when I discovered Cullen after those mages kept gossiping about some guy being in love with my character. I thought he was pretty adorable with his flusteredness, although my mage Amell had no interest in him because I, as myself, already knew about Alistair LOL! Then I found him in his pink bubble later on in the game and I felt so bad for him, what he had endured and how he accidentally poured his heart out about the one thing he always wanted and could never had. By now I had learnt how tough the Templar life was, so I really felt bad for him. Even after playing the Witch Hunt DLC and hearing that he was recovering in Greenfell I just figured we'd never see him again. Oddly, I still hadn't realised that DA:O Cullen and DA2 Cullen were the same person... tbh, at that point I had completely disregarded DA2 as rubbish and forgotten the entire plot, along with most of the DA2 characters, lol. (Guilty!)

I hadn't touched DA2 beyond that first playthrough for a long time by that point and instead I worked on getting achievements and my perfect canon DA:O file, then moved onto the Mass Effect games prepping imports for ME3... then the ME3 ending fiasco happened... you all know the story there! After that I was kinda sad and I thought to myself "what game can I play where there's no chance of my protagonist ever dying at the end" of course, DA2 was the prime choice, so I figured I'd give it a second chance and play as a male mage Hawke (since I couldn't stand Lady Hawke's voice). Before I started a new DA2 playthrough, I looked at some other reviews and stuff to see if maybe I was just being too harsh on the game, however it seemed that many agreed with my inital opinion. That's when Cullen's name started popping up all over the place in google, amazingly I had completely forgotten who he was and wondered why this particular character's name kept popping up. Soooo I started playing DA2 and imported my canon Amell file, the game felt so much better to me with a male mage Hawke, I discovered that he was the cousin of my Warden etc... and then I spoke to Cullen at the start of Act 2 and I finally realised who he was via his little outburst and his codex! 

After that I started paying close attention to EVERYTHING Cullen said or done, and that's when I discovered how far his character had progressed and how interesting his story was. I was still following the Retake Mass Effect 3 movement at that time, but I was growing tired of it all, I just wanted to forget about ME3... so I decided to pay a visit to the DA2 forums out of curiosity, that's when I stumbled across this thread, still only on 35 pages (the smallest thread in the companion and character forums), and the rest is history! <3

TLDR! 

That was beautiful!!!  *wipes tears* Except for the part where you bashed my two favorite games  It is adorable how you didn't recognize Cullen. I don't think I ever even played a mage origin until I came to this thread. Maybe?? Not sure. Anyway, definitely fell in love with DA2 Cullen; learning about DA:O Cullen only added to my intense appreciation for the character.

I wish my story were as interesting as yours! I can't believe you've been here since 35 pages!!!  *annoints you Queen of the Thread*

[meanieweenie]

motomotogirl wrote...
That was beautiful!!!  *wipes tears* Except for the part where you bashed my two favorite games  It is adorable how you didn't recognize Cullen. I don't think I ever even played a mage origin until I came to this thread. Maybe?? Not sure. Anyway, definitely fell in love with DA2 Cullen; learning about DA:O Cullen only added to my intense appreciation for the character.

I wish my story were as interesting as yours! I can't believe you've been here since 35 pages!!!  *annoints you Queen of the Thread*

I can say that I honestly tried very hard to roll mage first go round but I panic easily if I can slice at someone. Plus I get pissy if I can't open a lock. I realized that I'm a rogue girl. I'll roll a mage after I get the hang of the game.

[CuriousArtemis]

meanieweenie wrote...

I can say that I honestly tried very hard to roll mage first go round but I panic easily if I can slice at someone. Plus I get pissy if I can't open a lock. I realized that I'm a rogue girl. I'll roll a mage after I get the hang of the game. 

Same  Always, always, always rogue first. Archer, if given the option. Then rogue again... one more rogue... one more. Then mage!! Back to rogue... another mage... OKAY FINE, I'll play a warrior.

[LolaLei]

motomotogirl wrote...

That was beautiful!!!  *wipes tears* Except for the part where you bashed my two favorite games[/s]  It is adorable how you didn't recognize Cullen. I don't think I ever even played a mage origin until I came to this thread. Maybe?? Not sure. Anyway, definitely fell in love with DA2 Cullen; learning about DA:O Cullen only added to my intense appreciation for the character.

I wish my story were as interesting as yours! I can't believe you've been here since 35 pages!!!  *annoints you Queen of the Thread*

R2, Reina, Jackie and Jess have been here longer than me lol. 

Honestly, I absolutely couldn't stand DA2 when I first played it. I hadn't even known a new one was coming out so I literally played it knowing nothing (like with DA:O) and expected it to be like DA:O with the whole talking to companions whenever you want thing etc. I played as a female warrior Hawke first with a female noble Warden import who married Alistair and I hated it from start to finish, LOL! 

But the second time I played it, (after I was so clued up on DA:O through playing it so much), I made my sarcastic male mage Hawke and imported my Warden Amell canon file who romanced Alistair and kept him as a Warden, was able to keep Carver alive (who I prefer over Bethany) and my Warden was the cousin of my Hawke, so the whole thing just felt like it flowed better.

That's when I really came to appreciate DA2, I paid attention to more of the lore because by then it had peaked my interest in learning more after DA:O, my male Hawke was an absolute babe who totally suited the sarcastic/funny personality, he felt better suited to Anders than my previous female Hawke did etc. Aaaaaaand I realised how much I loved that the protagonist being voiced, and I discovered Cullen properly.

But most importantly, I found you guys! Seriously, without this thread and everyone in it I'm pretty sure I would've been in a really bad way... I kinda stumbled across you guys during a really low point in my life. So, thank you. <3

I guess that's why I take this Cullen thing seriously, I want him for all of us.

Modifié par LolaLei, 02 août 2013 - 01:05 .

[LolaLei]

motomotogirl wrote...

meanieweenie wrote...

I can say that I honestly tried very hard to roll mage first go round but I panic easily if I can slice at someone. Plus I get pissy if I can't open a lock. I realized that I'm a rogue girl. I'll roll a mage after I get the hang of the game. 

Same  Always, always, always rogue first. Archer, if given the option. Then rogue again... one more rogue... one more. Then mage!! Back to rogue... another mage... OKAY FINE, I'll play a warrior.

Truth be told, I prefer rogues. But I liked the mage origin story the best and I didn't want Carver to die in DA2, LOL! 

[HurricaneGinger]

My first ever PT was with the Human Noble, but I never finished with her. Went onto the mage, because hey, MAGIC! I saw Cullen in the hallway, and I could tell that he "stood out" for one reason or another; so I spoke with him and when he ran away all flustered...I chased after him screaming: "WAIT! YOU'RE ADORABLE! I WANT TO LOVE YOU!!!!!"

[rapscallioness]

That was a great read, Lola!

I played DA2 first so it was a diff experience for me. I knew nothing abt DA at all. I just tried it cuz it said BioWare. I was a ME fan first.

I admit---on a completely blind first PT, I was disappointed that the Deep Roads wasn't scarier. It was very well lit, and open. It just wasn't scary like how Varric was building me up to think.

I also thought the Deep Roads part would be alot longer than it was. Based on Varric's descriptions.

I also thought that after the Deep Roads we would be venturing outta Kirkwall. I was disappointed when I realized we weren't leaving Kirkwall.

This is from completely fresh eyes w/no influence from DAO at all. Still ended up luving the game. It made me cry.(the mom part) The bit w/Anders at the end....lol! I had to put the controller down---away from me, lest I accidentally twitch my finger and make the wrong choice. All these emotions were battling it out inside of me.

I first Really noticed Cullen when at one point I asked to see Meredith. He says surely you're the only mage that she'll let come near her (basically, "you don't need me to talk to Meredith)--something like that.

But then he says, in this way, "So...what would you have of me then." And he says it in this...way that just sent a lil sliver of excitement snaking thru me. That's when I sat up.

After that, when I started paying attention to things more, I noticed Cullen really shows up everywhere. I really did get the impression he was being groomed for a larger role just from DA2.

They make sure you don;t miss him. The whole Keran quest/Wilmod; he's the one that takes Bethany; the Grace debacle; Aveline's quest w/that guy lying abt her; then ofc the ending.

When I played the ending the first time and Cullen stood against Meredith, I thought, huh, they're keeping you for something.

That was Cullen's scene. Soooo, yeah.

Modifié par rapscallioness, 02 août 2013 - 02:38 .

[rapscallioness]

Oh, and I prefer Rogue, too. Although, I do really enjoy playing Mage in DA2. It's abt the only game I play mage class. I usually go w/daggers all the way.

And Carver...I luv that nug butt. lol.

[Ilidan_DA]

2 days and done. Cullen and friends  :



What do you think?

Modifié par Wiedzmin182009, 02 août 2013 - 03:25 .

[LolaLei]

rapscallioness wrote...

That was a great read, Lola!

I played DA2 first so it was a diff experience for me. I knew nothing abt DA at all. I just tried it cuz it said BioWare. I was a ME fan first.

I admit---on a completely blind first PT, I was disappointed that the Deep Roads wasn't scarier. It was very well lit, and open. It just wasn't scary like how Varric was building me up to think.

I also thought the Deep Roads part would be alot longer than it was. Based on Varric's descriptions.

I also thought that after the Deep Roads we would be venturing outta Kirkwall. I was disappointed when I realized we weren't leaving Kirkwall.

This is from completely fresh eyes w/no influence from DAO at all. Still ended up luving the game. It made me cry.(the mom part) The bit w/Anders at the end....lol! I had to put the controller down---away from me, lest I accidentally twitch my finger and make the wrong choice. All these emotions were battling it out inside of me.

I first Really noticed Cullen when at one point I asked to see Meredith. He says surely you're the only mage that she'll let come near her (basically, "you don't need me to talk to Meredith)--something like that.

But then he says, in this way, "So...what would you have of me then." And he says it in this...way that just sent a lil sliver of excitement snaking thru me. That's when I sat up.

After that, when I started paying attention to things more, I noticed Cullen really shows up everywhere. I really did get the impression he was being groomed for a larger role just from DA2.

They make sure you don;t miss him. The whole Keran quest/Wilmod; he's the one that takes Bethany; the Grace debacle; Aveline's quest w/that guy lying abt her; then ofc the ending.

When I played the ending the first time and Cullen stood against Meredith, I thought, huh, they're keeping you for something.

That was Cullen's scene. Soooo, yeah.

Yeah, I was disappointed when we couldn't really leave Kirkwall too but I got used to it pretty quickly once I'd started getting in to it. 

Oddly, I actually can't bring myself to play DA:O at the moment because I find myself desperately missing the protagonist actually interacting with the companions and the world around her. I love my Warden, but I kinda feel like I'm missing out on the fun because she's not voiced like Hawke is. I knew that DA2 had completely grown on me when I finished my final canon playthrough to be imported into DAI recently and genuinely felt kinda sad that it was over lol.

As for Cullen, I still can't believe that he even made it into DA2 given how tiny his part in DA:O was... even less so if you didn't play as a mage. I guess some characters really do write themselves.