barkingM1 wrote...
Nonvita wrote...
ejoslin wrote...
Agreed. His voice is so expressive. I love it low and deadly, of course, but also when he's being playful and when he's flirting and and and . . . Alistair, oh yes. "Maker's breath, but you're beautiful." It almost stops my heart. But Zevran's, "Maker's breath, it IS like my mother's," makes me want to hug him forever! And that one isn't even a romance line!
Zev's romance lines . . . forget it. I'm lost completely.
Actually, so much of Zev's romance specific lines are so heartbreaking. Just what he tells his lover, what he trusts the warden with. Whereas Alistair's romance specific lines are all just that. Courtship. I love all the flirts you can have in just the casual conversations with Zevran though. But I think most is how his greetings, the more he starts to care, the happier he sounds when he greets the warden. Alistair does sound more and more infatuated until he falls in love; then he sounds a lot more distant. But Zev just keeps getting happier.
Yep, that's exactly it! I always wondered if it was just me imagining it, but I swear Zevran's voice changes as the relationship progresses. He starts to do his low, sexy voice more often and he sounds sweeter and warmer. I think what convinced me it's true was watching that video of his Taliesan betrayal- he has none of the warmth in his voice that he does when friendly/in love. It sounded more forced and less natural, if that makes sense...
And Alistair definitely hits all the right notes up until the romance fades. I really wish it weren't such a sudden shift, but it makes sense why it is. At least it makes it easy to romance both in one playthrough without feeling guilty! XD
Both of you are in my head, I think! I was thinking precisely along these lines the other night. I dunno - maybe we're reading too much into it, but even if that's true it speaks worlds about how good this is that it allows us to do so. If you follow me . . .
No, I don't think we are reading too much into it. I hear it with Leliana as well, too. What is the biggest way to contrast Zev, though, is if you start the romance late (or break up with him) and you can hear the difference between, "you call," with that slight smile on his face and in his voice, and "what say you," which, well, is a bit cold. Just not the same happiness at all. And you can't even begin to compare his, "Your wish," to "I am yours." Heh, he sounds SO happy when in love.
Interesting with Alistair, I think his, "Ask away," is far warmer than his, "Anything you need, my dear?"