2 réponses à ce sujet

[Dobyk]

Ok, I know a lot of people got excited about the recent info that came out with the Dragon Age trailer and a lot of people have a variety of reactions. Yet I just saw one of my favourite Dragon Age fanatics on youtube make a very emotional and touching reaction that brought a tear or two to my eyes ( the video gets to the point towards the end, after she sees the whole trailer):

 

Some of you might have already seen Gamermd's trailer reaction. For those of you who haven't, the girl is going through a very rough time in her life, her mum is in a serious health condition. MD is pretty roughed up, but what amazed me the most was her emotional response after the trailer and the initial excitement. She is not just a dedicated Bioware fan, but someone who was desperately in need of some sort of emotional comfort and strengthening, and received that in just this trailer. MD's "escape" as she puts it, is  Bioware, it's Dragon Age, it's all the wonderful work that this company and this team is putting into the upcoming game and the franchise as a whole. I just wanted to make a shout out to all of us with an example of how deeply Bioware is touching people's lives. It has helped me so much in times of trouble and desperation, as it has for many others, I'm sure.

 

This is not just a game or just an interactive story, it is something much more than that, something which brings us creativity and comfort, an "escape" if you will, gives us hope and shows us different perspectives in life. Although I've had my own disappointments with the games (a couple of moments in DA2), I still vividly remember how emotionally impactful Origins was. How my faith that people as sweet as Alistair and Leliana or as sassy as Morrigan can exist. How tragic, in the end, I came to look at Anders - falling in love with him and trying to save him from himself. How my choices in this almost breathing, living world actually matter. Comfort, satisfaction, hope, creativity, even love - it's all there.

 

I just wanted to spread the message out there and give MD as a wonderful and touching example of how influential and important Bioware's work is. The video did make me remember about all those beautiful and engaging moments I've personally had, and the comfort it has brought into my life when I was at my lowest, just as it did for MD. In the midst of all the speculations, calculations, criticisms and the like, I just wanted to share this sentimentality.

Thank you, Bioware. Always know that you are doing a lot more than just making games or writing stories. You are changing lives.

[Allan Schumacher]

Thanks, in particular to those that shared their touching stories.  I mean, it's touching.  I remember reading your story before, DragonRacer, and I just wanted to say thank you for sharing it.  I suffered the loss of my brother back in 1994, and video games (and basketball...) was an outlet I used to escape reality, which I did pretty consistently for about a year.  RPGs (Ultima, Final Fantasy) were big ones.  So much Ultima 7 and Serpent Isle

 

 

It's funny because I didn't actually give it much thought, but BioWare games (and others) helped me when I had a serious battle with depression after struggling mightily after my first year of University.  Baldur's Gate 2 definitely swept me up in its epicness.  Cemented me as a fan and helped affirm that I wanted to get into making games and that BioWare was a target for where I wanted to work!

 

 

And yes, An End Once and For All is amazing!

[Allan Schumacher]

Seriously? My post got deleted because I stuck up for my friend. Pathetic.

 

I didn't remove it, but I'd say it was removed because the quoted text was the inappropriate stuff, and without the quoted text your post in general lacks context.

 

In other threads I often delete responses to inappropriate posts simply to bury all of the references to the inappropriate posts.  It looks like that happened here.  There is one quoted text that appears to still remain in other posts, though I can imagine those responses could have been left in because that specific quote is less hostile.  Had it been me I may have still removed them, I may not have... I play it by ear depending on the nature of the response.

 

 

There's no issues with supporting a friend, but letting your post stand without the quoted text would just be unusual to read and I would have concerns that it would just solicit more unfortunate responses.

Modifié par Allan Schumacher, 26 avril 2014 - 05:52 .