I read your review. It's well-written and I agree with most of it. There are points you could possibly have elaborated on, or at least I would have; mainly the romances. I'd explain how the progression pretty much sucked ...for all of them.
The time gaps really hurt Fenris and Isabela and even Merrill/Anders to an extent because it takes 3 years just to initiate a romance with them. Then Fenris and Isabela have another 3 years before you can actually be in a relationship. With Fenris there is 3 years without even discussing their romantic encounter to jumping into a relationship. "We're not exactly friends Fenris" followed a few seconds later by "Nothing could be worse than the thought of living without you." And with Isabela there's not real dialogue about her abandoning Hawke for 3 years before her Act 3 return. With Merrill/Anders after sex it's either "move in with me" or you dump them. Who does that?!
Even the mage Hawke/Fenris romance which was your favorite was a missed opportunity. There was barely any acknowledgment of Hawke being a mage in the romance and despite Fenris' lover being a mage his views on mages never bend... even a little. Max rivalry, loving mage, 6 years working with mages, etc. does nothing. He'll still insult mages and magic right in front of Hawke.
I wouldn't expect you to put the above wall of text in a review but the awkward romances phases should be noted unlike in DA:O where they seemed to flow so well.
Lastly, why do you keep referring to Hawke as "he?" For simplicity? I don't think you even mentioned in the review that you can choose the gender.
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