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[Foolsfolly]

The mere title Dragon Age 3: Inquisition brings to mind a few real life parallels. Obviously. I highly doubt that's accidental. And while some have concerns because the first thing forumites do when they hear news is assume the absolute worst the title makes me wonder how and even if they'll handle torture.

Because that's one of the things that instantly comes to my mind when I hear 'Inquisition.' I think of terrible horrible torture and seizing assets of the tortured. Now I fully well know that the Inquisitor in this game (the PC) is the first of a new order charged with ferreting out secrets and building a spy network.

Brilliant premise, BioWare. Nice way to keep the series fresh. When I first read that I felt giddy at the possibilities.

So the exact real-life comparison that comes to mind isn't exactly fair. But still...you're the Inquisitor... head of the Inquisition.... ferreting out secrets...

Which got me thinking about torturing for actionable information. Recent BioWare games have had such moments, even if briefly. ME2 had one bit where Renegade Interrupts caused Shepard to beat a man eventually to unconsciousness for the information they wanted. Many, myself included, found it funny like punching the reporter for doing her job. Violence is sometimes really funny.... humans are weird.

Then in DA2 there's that miner at the Bone Pit that Hawke and Orlesian Whose Name Escapes Me Now 'question.' This is done much darker and sadder. I love that moment, in truth. And Hawke can do a number of things including sparing him, sending him to jail, or dumping his broken corpse in a gutter in Dark Town.

I vastly prefer the DA2 method. But it wasn't really something the game focused on. It was just one scene and the guy gives up the information easily regardless of choice. The actions you choose aren't necessarily about gaining the information as much as they are deciding what your Hawke would do.

Think of the moral, ethical, and even plot discussions a few torture scenes in DA3 would spawn. With choices in how you conduct them, if you conduct them, and if the information you get is even correct. All these choices sprinkled throughout the game. Some with definite incentives and others where its much more gray.

Like so-in-so has information, if you buy it and treat him with some semblance of respect you may have a potential new informer. However he's of questionable disposition (loyal only to his pocket book) and the long-term relationship may eventual sour on that note. Hell he could be feeding you false information anyway if he's already been approached by the enemy. Do you buy his information and hope for an ally or burn that bridge and torture him for the info you need to save the day?

This could make for a really fantastic replayable game. And since it's DA and not ME there's no Light Side/Dark Side meter allowing you to role-play an idealist at the start who spirals into paranoia.

In fact, I hope as the spy games escalate our PC can get a little detached mentally. I'd love to see that.

...as a choice, of course. It's an RPG not Spec Ops: The Line.

What you fine folks think?

[Maria Caliban]

We don't actually know if the PC will be an inquisitor.

[Lithuasil]

I'd agree that there's massive potential here. First of all, if a character is (as far as I'm informed) to be the leader of such an organization - it'd be nice to for once actually feel like leading a reasonably resourceful group of people, rather then having to handle every ever so small issue (gathering herbs) personally.

[Dio Demon]

Even if the pc isn't a inquisitor, there could still be 'implied' torture scenes where the pc could be tortured in order to give up certain information about another NPC or something along those lines.

But I personally don't want to view torture scenes, it becomes unbearable to watch. I can stand hearing screams of people being tortured (in games not real life), I just don't want to see it.

[Foolsfolly]

Maria Caliban wrote...

We don't actually know if the PC will be an inquisitor.

Don't we because of the leak? I mean, sure not officially known. So I guess it's still speculative but... come on.

[iSignIn]

Why didn't you post in my thread?

CONFESS! CONFESS!

Modifié par iSignIn, 22 septembre 2012 - 03:23 .

[Foolsfolly]

To be entirely honest I saw that thread's title yesterday and didn't click on it because from the title alone I thought it was a joke thread. I had no idea the title was a euphemism. Also I really don't think there should be black humor to it.

There should be humor to the game, of course. But when you make these choices it should be taken really serious. It should disquiet you. You should have other characters question your methods, hell your character should question your methods (or at least given the option. If you want to play a Knight Templar/Blood Knight you should be able to).