I can't wait to romance Cass. I just need to figure out what inquisitor to make for her. I'm surprised at how much I like Cassandra in this game, I never liked her in DA2 and I though she'd be the kind of character I just leave at Skyhold. Now she's best friends with my inquisitor in most playthroughs.
Same. Although I didn't dislike her at all in DA2, I felt she was over-marketed for DAI. I was sick of her by the time the game launched lol But then the game DID launch, and... she's wonderful. One of the few characters I genuinely connected to on my first playthrough.
EDIT: Oh, and as a funny aside, my sister and brother-in-law showed up during the "closing of the Breach" scene, and my sister, who has no interest in gaming, just commented, "Cute hair" upon seeing Cassandra lol She sat quietly through the scene, too, which I guess speaks a lot for BioWare's narrative abilities.
EDIT: Oh and also, I pointed out to my brother-in-law excitedly, "That's me!" to my elf Kael Lavellan, and he just smirked and said, "Of course." (Cause I may have a reputation for elf-loving xD)
I have to be honest, now that I'm excited about the game and the romances again, I *AM* feeling more of a connection to the narrative and the characters. But that might also have something to do with replaying it several times now.
I wish I had the fortitude to space out my playthroughs; I'm skipping dialogue now because I *just* heard it a day ago on another playthrough.