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[Icefalcon]

If the person is right the age is irrelevant. You romance the person not their birth date.

[carlo angelo]

Personally, I enjoy a good age-difference romance (I'm still sad that the two older guys are both straight, Solas and Blackwall, as I'd totally have romanced one of them just for the age-difference).

 

Also, toss me into the camp who's happy that the companions are a bit older in this game. It's kind of nice to be shown that adventuring isn't just for 12-20 year olds.

If there's any consolation, I figured Iron Bull to be closer to Blackwall and Solas' age range, but just a little bit younger. I had him pegged for being in his early 40s...

 

I'm also in the camp where I'm glad the companions are in an older age bracket than what I've seen in a lot of rpgs... particularly jrpgs, oy vei. /waves walking cane around

[Panda]

It feels little odd that everyone is so old. And yep I call 30s-40s old, they are that from my viewpoint. However I think quite many of the LI's are attractive but with some I have issues like Blackwall.. he just simply looks too old in my books and I'd feel very odd romancing him.

[carlo angelo]

Who's your daddy? WHO'S YOUR DADDY!? ♥

[I SOLD MY SOUL TO BIOWARE]

I for one welcome having less whelps on the team, along with being able to make the Inqusiitor less of one too. 'bout time. 

[Tevinter Rose]

[Gtdef]

I disliked the fact that the cast was young as well. I think it doesn't match the premise of the story. Imo being young means it's a time to grow. There is no real concept of growth in DAO and DA2. A person at it's thirties give or take would make more sense.

 

I like cougars though. Only reason I can think of to include a young protagonist  

[Spaghetti_Ninja]

I love the fact that Cass is late 30s (and looks it, too). Woman take some time to mature. They already had the woman-child type with Merrill.

[Calders]

I think you want a range of ages in the team, which DAI does quite well, but what I do find slightly odd is the age of the LI's for a straight male character.

 

If I came to you and said "I want to make a game that has romance in it but the LI's for a straight male protagonists will be two women in their mid to late thirties", you might think I was a little crazy considering the age range of gamers and the fact that most guys tend to prefer women of their age or younger.  

 

Of course I am guessing Josephine's age based on one picture and the fact that she is an 'old' friend of Lelianna.

[Ieldra]

I like the age range. I find it realistic that not everyone is young in a story where your companions have important roles to play that require some experience. I also *really* like that some older characters are available as LIs. My Inquisitors will probably be mostly in their 30s, so nobody feels particularly out of range, romance-wise. 

 

As for the admittedly odd way the LIs for straight males appear to be both in their 30s, I think that Bioware's design philosophy may be at work here, particularly in that story comes first and romance is bonus content. If they are not willing to compromise their character's plausibility for romance demands, I find that very commendable. Also, Josephine, regardless of her canonical age,  appears young enough to work for those who find Cassandra too old.

[Calders]

As for the admittedly odd way the LIs for straight males appear to be both in their 30s, I think that Bioware's design philosophy may be at work here, particularly in that story comes first and romance is bonus content. If they are not willing to compromise their character's plausibility for romance demands, I find that very commendable. 

 

I do mostly agree with this point.  I did think that Josephine could have been made any age but then again she probably needs to have a network of contacts that wouldn't be consistent with a younger character.  Personally I think that the 'mistake' was in the gender balance of the companions... it would have been better if we had one less guy and one more girl and that she was an LI instead of Cassandra (not that I don't like Cassandra but I see her as a character that challenges the protagonist more than as a LI - of course I could be proved wrong).  

[Pierce Miller]

I think you want a range of ages in the team, which DAI does quite well, but what I do find slightly odd is the age of the LI's for a straight male character.

 

If I came to you and said "I want to make a game that has romance in it but the LI's for a straight male protagonists will be two women in their mid to late thirties", you might think I was a little crazy considering the age range of gamers and the fact that most guys tend to prefer women of their age or younger.  

 

Of course I am guessing Josephine's age based on one picture and the fact that she is an 'old' friend of Lelianna.

Some men like an older woman......

[Dutchess]

I'm going to romance grandpa Blackwall. I hope he won't ask me to rub his old feet...

[carlo angelo]

I do mostly agree with this point.  I did think that Josephine could have been made any age but then again she probably needs to have a network of contacts that wouldn't be consistent with a younger character.  Personally I think that the 'mistake' was in the gender balance of the companions... it would have been better if we had one less guy and one more girl and that she was an LI instead of Cassandra (not that I don't like Cassandra but I see her as a character that challenges the protagonist more than as a LI - of course I could be proved wrong).  

 

Dragon Age is not that kind of game. I do wish that Dorian was more "conventionally" attractive, personally.

 

But what's a Dragon Age series without stepping out of the box and making the players a little bit uncomfortable with the design choices? Many other games now and before them have stunning characters who are obviously good looking, no doubt about it. But BioWare wants to stand out and do things other gaming companies could only lightly touch, and if this involves being unconventional right down to the standards of what mainstream might perceive as more attractive, then they're game. Even if it means that the majority of the cast is older than your usual fare of RPG characters.

 

Though, wasn't it said that the average age of the gaming demographic now is in the 30s? That's what I heard...

[Calders]

Dragon Age is not that kind of game. I do wish that Dorian was more "conventionally" attractive, personally.

 

Though, wasn't it said that the average age of the gaming demographic now is in the 30s? That's what I heard...

 

Is Dorian not conventionally attractive??  I guess I know nothing   but surely Cullen is conventionally attractive.  Not that I see what is wrong with conventionally attractive as surely this is just another way of saying that this is someone that 'most' people will find attractive... I would think that you could have one character of each sex like that and then be more challenging with the rest.  Not that I'm sure I want to be challenged in this way by a game.

Whilst I think the demographic of games is getting wider, I would still guess that 40 year old's are at the upper end of people playing these types of games but I could be wrong.

[Ianamus]

I'm not a big fan of age gaps in romances, but my solution to that is just to roleplay an Inquisitor in his early thirties for the Cass romance. 

 

Considering he has his vallaslin and was sent alone on an incredibly important scouting mission by his keeper It won't be too hard to see him as experienced. It would make taking the helm of the Inquisition more believable as well. 

[Dracon525]

Man, I wish one of the Devs would just pop in and go "Ok guys, here's a list of all the companions and their ages. Ok bye bye." Would be quite helpful indeeeeed.

[Tenebrae]

My only complaint is that the age range isn't bigger, i want to make a 16 year's old inquisitor damnint!

 

Admittedly i may have just come back from a fallout 1+2 binge, but still.

[Dracon525]

My only complaint is that the age range isn't bigger, i want to make a 16 year's old inquisitor damnint!

 

Admittedly i may have just come back for a fallout 1+2 binge, but still.

I tend to make my protags on the younger side too. Pretty sure my City Elf was about 16... 18 at the most. Mage Hawke was also around the 18 - 20 in my head.

What would be funny is making super old characters. Eg: Making an old mage in origins, and having Irving call you "my child" and stuff lol

[Tenebrae]

I tend to make my protags on the younger side too. Pretty sure my City Elf was about 16... 18 at the most. Mage Hawke was also around the 18 - 20 in my head.

What would be funny is making super old characters. Eg: Making an old mage in origins, and having Irving call you "my child" and stuff lol

This one understands.

 

Playing on the extreme sides of the age scale is always a hoot, being a teenager and curb-stumping or bossing about people more then twice your age or being an ass kicking grandpa both are extremely fun.

[animedreamer]

I'm pretty sure the devs said it. Somewhere.

 

I don't know where the others ages come from tho. Doian, for instance, doesn't look very young to me. Well, not for 20 at least.

 

wiki says his 40s, or mid 40s but he doesn't look old. then again, some people just age better i suppose. 

[DeityDi]

wiki says his 40s, or mid 40s but he doesn't look old. then again, some people just age better i suppose. 

Patrick says he's 40. He's an elf, of course he doesn't look very old.

Though, really? 40 is not that old. 

[Tenebrae]

Patrick says he's 40. He's an elf, of course he doesn't look very old.

Though, really? 40 is not that old. 

 

Yes it is, every thing over 21 is ancient and needs to be replaced.

 

Get with the times grandpa!

[Fredward]

I'm rolling my Inquisie as mid to late twenties and I'm not planning to romance the really old guys/girls so yay for me.

[carlo angelo]

Is Dorian not conventionally attractive??  I guess I know nothing   but surely Cullen is conventionally attractive.  Not that I see what is wrong with conventionally attractive as surely this is just another way of saying that this is someone that 'most' people will find attractive... I would think that you could have one character of each sex like that and then be more challenging with the rest.  Not that I'm sure I want to be challenged in this way by a game.

Whilst I think the demographic of games is getting wider, I would still guess that 40 year old's are at the upper end of people playing these types of games but I could be wrong.

 

Well, Dorian is attractive. It's just that it's a combination of his design being unusual (something that doesn't come to my mind when I think of "dashing") and making myself see him as an appealing character in terms of appearance. It's the moustache, really, but he looks so bland without it, so I don't know. What I find more attractive about him is his character, though, and I think that trumps his looks.

 

I guess, but you have Cullen and Leliana already, despite Leliana being unromanceable this time around (no double-dipping in the love pool). The thing with being "conventionally" attractive is that there's the danger of being generic. Like, you'd want something that would make these characters stand out instead of looking pretty. So I guess the concept artists decided that it was better to be risky with the designs. I mean, it had people talking. It's got us talking.