lol, oops bad wording. I did mean structurally Scandinavian. I just can't shake the impression that they're blond and blue-eyed and enjoy seasoning a variety of things with dill. i have no idea why.
Pretty much every Qunari in Origins was basically Sten with a different VA anyway, DA2 Qunari are much better and they look even greater in DAIIt's one more for the pile of terrible retcons in DA2. The halfass explanation is that Sten is a super special rare hornless Qunari and in their culture being born without horns means you're the special chosen one destined for greatness
All of those guys in Sten's unit who got massacred by hurlocks were also superrarespecialdestinedgreatone Qunari as luck would have it
Honestly, I much preferred the DA2 design to the Origins design. In Origins, they were literally one head shorter humans with pointy ears. At least in 2 they looked like their own race. But luckily from what we can see in Sera, it seems the took the strengths of both and put them together.
I liked the idea. Eleves in DAO where way too "human like", and seems too much short humans. not that I had a problem with it either, since I have always seen cultural differences way more interesting in make them more flashed out from the humans. but making them a little different was a good plan.
But in DA2 that was badly implemented. expecially after having quite a lot of sentences in DAO about elves being seen as beautiful by humans. But really, the body types where quite terrible. even worse than the faces.
Until now, I like the middle ground of DAI.
One of my 'top 5 things' I look forward to in this game is making an elf in the CC. The new design looks promising.
at least she have proportioned arms. and head. the proportions of DA2 Elves are bugging me quite a lot while replayng DA2. Fenris is the only Elf with an at least non anorexic/child body.
DA2 Elves have shoulders undeveloped that bug me even more than the Megamind head and the strange nose. I'm very very happy of the redesign.
I do hope elves in Dragon Age: Inquisition look like they did in Dragon Age: Origins. Elves are recognized by their ears and stature. J.R.R. Tolkien's elves, anyone? Lord of the Rings?
I am hoping fervently here that Bioware will revisit Dragon Age: Origins elves for inspiration; the drastic change in elves’ appearances that occurred in Dragon Age II did go beyond extremism.
I do hope elves in Dragon Age: Inquisition look like they did in Dragon Age: Origins. Elves are recognized by their ears and stature. J.R.R. Tolkien's elves, anyone? Lord of the Rings?
Personally, I feel people are too reliant on Tolkien for their Elf designs, and I would personally encourage experimentation.
Speaking broadly I'd quite like to see elves that didn't have the pointy ears. Wouldn't fit DA of course, since "knife ear" and "flat ear" are part of the setting, .
I mean, there's nothing in LotR or the Hobbit which says elves have pointy ears. It's vaguely suggested in some of Tolkien's other writings, but clearly not especially important.
Why can't elves be defined by their immortality and affinity to magic, rather than physical differences?
the original elves of norse mythology didn't actually have pointy ears, they were nearly identical in appearance to humans. the common/modern portrayal of elves is actually inspired by the appearance of fairies and nymphs. The more you know.
The concept art and concept in general for the Dragon Age 2 Elves was fine, it was just that the execution was absolutely horrendous. They had nowhere near enough time to get the in-game models looking right.
I had no problem with "humans with pointy ears" since they can have viable children with humans, that would make them another race not another species and to me they shouldn't look extremely different in that case. Real world races don't look that different from each other. The differences you see are things like height, skin color, and differently proportioned facial features (but not extremely so) there's no race that randomly looks like a preying mantis
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Real world races are the same species (humans). Elves and humans in DA are different species (strange magic reproduction aside), even if they are referred to as different "races"...
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Sometimes the DA2 elves look really charming. Merrill, Fenris, Marathari, Arianni, the little girl who was taken hostage..
I think it's much worse for the average NPC. And some of those bodies are weird. Like some of the male elves are really out of shape and have fat asses. lol
Sometimes the DA2 elves look really charming. Merrill, Fenris, Marathari, Arianni, the little girl who was taken hostage..
I think it's much worse for the average NPC. And some of those bodies are weird. Like some of the male elves are really out of shape and have fat asses. lol
It kinda makes sense though, since life in a city would probably lead to a lot of elves being more out of shape compared to their Dalish counterparts.
But that aside, a lot of the elves look like alien cat people, somehow oddly similar to the Na'Vi, and even have weird skin pigmentation. Like those two hunters standing guard at the entrance to the clearing of the camp. Merrill and Fenris are the most obvious in the treatment they got, so that they somehow mesh with the redesign of the elves while not being too departed from human like the nameless NPC's. But then, that same effect can be seen in Mass Effect with Liara.
One of my 'top 5 things' I look forward to in this game is making an elf in the CC. The new design looks promising.
And hopefully if they do they make the lighting better. I'm really sick of playing an intro five or six times because my character's skintone or haircolor looks nothing like it does in the CC.
Personally, I feel people are too reliant on Tolkien for their Elf designs, and I would personally encourage experimentation.
Agreed. This is one of the things I love about The Elder Scrolls (well, mosty Skyrim). The faces of Mer -- particularly the Altmer -- are different from human faces. They usually have more defined cheekbones and chins, and tend to have slanted and/or almond-shaped eyes. They look alien.
Speaking broadly I'd quite like to see elves that didn't have the pointy ears. Wouldn't fit DA of course, since "knife ear" and "flat ear" are part of the setting, .
I mean, there's nothing in LotR or the Hobbit which says elves have pointy ears. It's vaguely suggested in some of Tolkien's other writings, but clearly not especially important.
Why can't elves be defined by their immortality and affinity to magic, rather than physical differences?
Pointy ears have pretty much become a given trait of elves. If you tried to create elves like the one you propose, people would be all, "So, they're magic humans, then?" If it doesn't have pointy ears, it's not an elf as far as most people (myself included) are concerned.
Agreed. This is one of the things I love about The Elder Scrolls (well, mosty Skyrim). The faces of Mer -- particularly the Altmer -- are different from human faces. They usually have more defined cheekbones and chins, and tend to have slanted and/or almond-shaped eyes. They look alien.
Pointy ears have pretty much become a given trait of elves. If you tried to create elves like the one you propose, people would be all, "So, they're magic humans, then?" If it doesn't have pointy ears, it's not an elf as far as most people (myself included) are concerned.
The original stories of Elves (norse mythology) had them looking for the most part exactly like humans. Pointy ears are a more modern addition due to the fusing of mythologies of the Alfar of the norse, the various faeries of central and western Europe and the Nymphs of Greece. IN FACT the Norse Dwarves were in actuality a type of Alfar and not that different in appearance.
The problem I always had with DA elves was their build, small and skinny, it made them look almost childlike to me, and as a result I never felt right playing one. I'm actually really happy they've changed that for DA:I, taller and bulkier, much much better for me...now I'll be able to run through with one. The changes to their facial structure in DA2 never bothered me.
The original stories of Elves (norse mythology) had them looking for the most part exactly like humans. Pointy ears are a more modern addition due to the fusing of mythologies of the Alfar of the norse, the various faeries of central and western Europe and the Nymphs of Greece. IN FACT the Norse Dwarves were in actuality a type of Alfar and not that different in appearance.
Semi-confirmed rumor: DA:I elves have hollow backs and the dwarves have backwards feet
I do hope elves in Dragon Age: Inquisition look like they did in Dragon Age: Origins. Elves are recognized by their ears and stature. J.R.R. Tolkien's elves, anyone? Lord of the Rings?
I am hoping fervently here that Bioware will revisit Dragon Age: Origins elves for inspiration; the drastic change in elves’ appearances that occurred in Dragon Age II did go beyond extremism.
Orsino was the best-looking elf in DA2. Head and body were proportioned and his eyes not too big. Quite handsome too, if I may say so... but maybe that's just me, since I've got a thing for older men 
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Plus, the elf inquisitor bust Bioware show some times ago looks exactly how I want my Surana to look like. I'm veeeeery pleased by DA:I elves!
If you not important you will be ugly.
I think that DA2 proved that trying to avert tropes can sometimes be a bad thing.
Pointy eared humans > People crossbred with chameleons.
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