Silfren wrote...
fiveforchaos wrote...
It would be nice if we could give companions a few more gifts than we were allowed in DA:II, I understand that DA:O was way too spammable and impersonal, but perhaps a happy medium could be achieved.
I'm certain Varric would love a nice box of Orlesian choclates, provided they tasted of tragic romance and the freshly fallen tears of avid readers. Viviene, of course, would never let such mundane flavorers pass between her lips, her chocolates must taste of nothing less than the awe and admiration one feels just by being in her presence or else she won't go near them.
I thought that the way DA2 handled gifts was better, but I would have liked a few more instances. But maybe that's just because overall I would have liked to talk to them more than once or twice per act. I enjoyed the way the conversations were handled I just didn't think there were enough of them.
Tragic romance and freshly fallen tears? That's the kind of chocolate Varric likes? Hmm. I wonder if he's related to David Gaider.
I do prefer the more personal touch DA2 added to their gifts, but at the same time, I liked trying to pick out what gifts my companions would like the best, based on who much I knew about them. It'd be nice if some of that could be added back in somehow, without removing the personal touch gifts. But it's really not too much of a big deal to me, like you said, I just enjoy having lots of opportunities to interact with, and get to know companions.
I have a feeling that when it comes to their writing, Gaider and Varric might just share a few similarities. It's just a feeling though, I don't have and concrete evidence to back it up just yet.