Greetings guys, first Id like to say hello. This is my first post.
Second, I’m sure this is something that’s been talk about quite a bit in this forum, but I felt I should open up the hall to hear what other endings people might have gotten.
So I will go frist.
I also want to apologies forthright about my grammar and spelling. Hopefully you will be able to get past it. And before pot shots are taken, English is my one and only language. Unfortunately I didn’t pay much attention in English class. My own failing but none the less something I will confess to upfront.
My End… or was it…
So I got to the end of my first game, not long ago. And here’s how mine went.
To cut things to their core, there are three characters in which I put all my emotional stock in. Those three were Alistair, Morrigan, and Wynne. They were my primary characters throughout all of my play through.
I like to think of myself as a semi practical person. If not that then a completely selfish one. I live by what I feel is needed most for my friends and family, whatever it is that makes them happy I will try and find some way to do that for them(So long as it is not self destructive). Making them happy ultimately makes me happy. It’s selfish but regardless that is how I went. So approaching Dragon Age that is how I played it. With the exception of love to a degree.
After the first hour or two with Alistair in my party and genuinely beginning to like the character he said one thing that struck a very fine cord with me. When referring to Dunkan he mentioned how, Dunkan is the only person that ever truly cared about what he wanted. With that bit of information about Alistair in hand I took it to myself to treat this character as I would have treated one of my true friends. How I would treat any friend who tells me such a thing. I treated him with the compassion of someone who was always going to be there for them.
With Morrigan it was a bit of a primal, sad almost pitying love. Here is this women, devastatingly (for a bunch of pixels) beautiful, with all the charm of a caged Viper but a certain sadness about her. She has always been the on looker looking in. An while she said threw out that this made her stronger, how survival was the only thing that mattered. Her lonely life and soft almost fear of anything deeper than skin made me seek to care for this person if for no other reason than to show her that not everyone is like that. Not everyone will cast them aside simply because survival says it is to be so.
There isn’t much to say for Wynne. She was like a grandma. Obnoxious in her long stories while at the same time forgiving you for your faults. Her wisdom made a good balance to the Snarky Morrigan, and the kind fool that is Alistair.
All that being said. I think those who have played threw the game will realize just what some of this means in ways of choices.
When things finally come to a head at the Landsmeet, and beyond that this is where all of those words find their place. At this point I know with a blazing passion that Alistair does not want to king. So there was apsolutely no option for me. Even though it remained an option to chose, doing what I felt was giving Alistair the life he wanted. When Anora approached me seeking my alliance for her to take the throne it was a no brainer. For me she was practical, smart, well versed maybe even downright manipulative but she for me that told me she was the proper Queen of Ferelden.
Like I said before I like to think of myself as a practical person taking into consideration what my priorities where, Rebuild the Wardens of Ferelden, keep Alistair at my side as a friend, and continue my relationship with the witch of the wilds. There was no way by the Teats of the Bride of the Maker was I going to put Alistair on the throne of Ferelden, no matter what the Arl Eamen might feel about keeping the bloodline in power.
Duty, Honor, and birthright only go so far when happiness is the direct casualty. At least in my eyes.
So in the end, the Landsmeet went like this for me. After talking down Loghain’s right hand women, I managed to convince the Nobles of his treachery. One on One we settled it, Just me and him. After defeating him in the duel, Alistair delivered the killing blow as was his right. I would have done it myself considering what his dog Howe did to my Family. At least that is how I felt. But I gave it to Alistair.
When the final act came swiftly on the heels of the Landsmeet. Again I was confronted with something I had not expected but at the same time marveled at. Morrigan’s deal. I wavered between shock, anger and sadness as I went through the conversation. Finding out that no matter what I did, she would leave for places unknown. After that passed though I found that she managed to send my head spinning with ideas of what might happen to/with this child.
In the end, I made the decision that my and Alistair’s life was more important than defeating this horror the way which was expected. Survival trumped everything, with basically only me and Alistair left as the Gray Wardens of Ferelden, we had to rebuild, we had to help watch for the next blight or darkspawn upheaval. I never took Riodan into the consideration, he had not been a major player for this so I writ him off, for me it was up Alistair and I to rebuild the Wardens. He might as well have not existed.
In the end, it was Alistair, Morrigan, Wynne and I who stood on the tower, and faced the Arch Demon. I got my semi happy ending. The Arch Demon died by my hand. Alistair lived, I lived Morrigan, disappeared, and Ferelden was once more united under one rule, a women who seemed to be strong enough to lead.
It was then that the anger set in. It was over. Morrigan was gone with God Child that might be good, might be evil, and might be something I couldn’t even contemplate. It was then I realized that this game had done something that nothing but good books had done to me.
I didn’t want it to end!
There was so much left undone. Alistair and I had to go about rebuilding the Grey Wardens with fresh Ferelden blood. And more importantly, both of us had to go after Morrigan. I needed to find her. I had to see what would become of that child. Would it be a savior or something worse than even an Arch Demon?
There was more left to do! And here I was cut short halfway through the story. They had ended my adventure. And there was more yet to be done.
So many questions I want answered so many questions I want to be a part of in answering.
Where did Morrigan go?
What was this child?
Is it something that should be exalted or Reviled?
What did I do by making this Faustian bargain for my life and my friend Alistair?
Can Alistair and I rebuild the Gray Wardens?
Would we have to travel to Orlais to ensure that Ferelden would never be unprotected again?
So after all that rambling.
What I have to say is this Biowere and the Writers of Dragon Age. I salute you. You did something that has not happened to me in a game for quite some time. I did not want to leave this world. My Anger at you subsided when I realized just what a credit this realy is to you as writers. You made me want to continue on in this world. You made a story, an adventure that I did not want to end. The epologue did not give me the ending I wanted.
I wanted more, SO much more.
If by the grace of finance gods you Biowere are able to continue this story with expansions or sequels. If by some miracle you are given the funds to produce a beginning story that continues after each of the different endings that we are given (with my happy ending included in that). I will be waiting with batted breath for all those endeavors. Even if they never come.
You the writers of Biowere have done something with Dragon Age not even Masseffect (I love that universe completely as well) was able to do with me.
YOU MADE ME WANT MORE! I did not want my story to end.
And if by the Maker, you are given the funds. PLEASE bring back each of the voice actors for their rolls; they are what truly helped to sell this story for me. And for that I have nothing but respect for you. Even if at first I was royally T’d off by the infuriating questions that where left unanswered.
Before I’m lynched for being considered a Fanboi, I will end this rambling.
Thank you those that read it.
Modifié par Daithin, 16 décembre 2009 - 07:42 .
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