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[Rokushi]

Greetings to all

Well, this is my first post, but I'm not new to the forum, I've been reading it for a while now since I started playing DA:O a while ago. Great game, best ever played imho, and I've played ALOT. I was finally able to beat it. And hell yeah, I'm gonna start a new game this evening and play again. And again after that. And a few more times after that too. Though something disturbs me;

Never before have I felt so emotionally connected to a game. The characters in the game, the things that happen, etc., it all really got to me. And especially one char grew onto me >.< It feels weird, I mean, come on, it's a video game <_< but still, there were certain moments I almost literally cried. 3 hours after playing I could still be like "The ****?!". I'm usually not an emotional type and I can be pretty cold when it comes to emotions, but this game got me, urgh >.<

Am I the only one experiencing this?

I skimmed the forum but couldn't find a likewise thread, so I thought the subject would be something worth discussing:lol:

Grtz

[VaeVictus X]

It sounds like BioWare's magic is working on you. This is what they do best.

[Rokushi]

VaeVictus X wrote...

It sounds like BioWare's magic is working on you. This is what they do best.

Yeh well, I like it, sometimes it gives me that happy feeling, and other times it makes me feel crap:o

[Keymonk]

I second that. In the Mass Effect series too. Wouldn't know about Baldur's Gate and such, but you know.

[Rokushi]

Keymonk wrote...

I second that. In the Mass Effect series too. Wouldn't know about Baldur's Gate and such, but you know.

Haven't played any of the ME games yet *ashamed*, but once my DA:O-addiction is over (if it will ever be over, I will probably remain addicted until the expansion comes out) I'll look into ME.

And the worst thing was, once I finished the game, I felt worse than ever xD BioWare shouldn't play with my feelings like that:o

[xCobalt]

Even though I enjoyed the game, it did not have any emotional impact for me. For me though, Lost Odyssey was one of the most emotional game I've played.

[Behindyounow]

DA did make me feel pretty sick with myself. After I killed Connor in an evil playthrough I was like... Damn... Did I just do that?!



Needless to say I'd turned into a do-gooder by the end of that game. Which is rare for me.

[Rokushi]

Behindyounow wrote...

DA did make me feel pretty sick with myself. After I killed Connor in an evil playthrough I was like... Damn... Did I just do that?!

Needless to say I'd turned into a do-gooder by the end of that game. Which is rare for me.

Yes indeed, it's awesome and strange at the same time how you connect with the main character, which makes making decisions in-game as hard as RL-desicions:P But that's like BioWare said, that's what they want to accomplish

[Challseus]

xCobalt wrote...

Even though I enjoyed the game, it did not have any emotional impact for me. For me though, Lost Odyssey was one of the most emotional game I've played.

This. Lirum's passing, anyone?

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That said, while I didn't neccessarily get emotional while playing the game, I did form attachments to 2 of my main party members, Leliana and Alistair. It remains to be seen how they will handle party members like this in future games. If they keep coming back in sequels, I am sure the emotional impact will be greater each time.

Modifié par Challseus, 02 mars 2010 - 03:00 .

[Vicious]

Only one moment in the game had emotional impact on me.



When I had Alistair hardened, at 100 approval and entered the Landsmeet with the intention of putting myself on the throne.



He did everything I didn't expect. He fought for the throne. When Anora wanted to execute him, I let her, and he said, "I thought we were friends... I guess now's a good time as any to find out what that's worth."



And right before the guards took him away, with Alistair raving, "I hope you ALL GET WHAT'S COMING TO YOU! ALL OF YOU!"



I really, really felt like I betrayed a friend. I felt so bad I went back and reloaded, but then realized I was copping out, so I loaded it AGAIN, executed him, and lived with the consequences.



Ugh.

[VaeVictus X]

Challseus wrote...

This. Lirum's passing, anyone?

Ooh.  You almost spoiled it for me...  I still haven't played through Lost Odyssey yet.  Glad I closed the window before I saw anything.

[Cuthlan]

I played through the first time as a stand up, honorable guy. In recent plays I've been trying to make other choices to see how everything works out with Awakening, but it sure is hard sometimes. The two spoiled references above were probably the hardest.

[Carol L S]

I have experienced this also. Actually getting a knot in my stomach making some decisions! HA! One one playthrough, I tried to....well without putting a spoiler.....go against Alistair and I felt so bad after he went off on me, I had to reload the game and play it differently. All of the companions are so believable! That is one part of what makes this a great game!

[Foune]

The first time I played this game I couldn't stop playing, I played around 14 hours a day and I really thought I was living in the game, and I dreamt about it. It had an such a strong impact on me that I'd do anything to live in that universe, and I got attatched to characters like they were real, like Morrigan. It was just unreal, however that was at the release of the game, I'm better now but it isn't odd to have the game make a such a strong emotional impact on yourself.

[Challseus]

VaeVictus X wrote...

Challseus wrote...

This. Lirum's passing, anyone?

Ooh.  You almost spoiled it for me...  I still haven't played through Lost Odyssey yet.  Glad I closed the window before I saw anything.

Oops I thought enough time had passed since it came out to speak of it. My fault... In other news...

I actually want to take back a little of my earlier statement. While I didn't get "emotional" while playing the game, I was definitely drawn into the world, and it definitely felt very real. I had many play sessions that lasted 8+ hours, and all I thought about while not playing Dragon age was... Dragon Age!

[StreetlightEagle]

It did get emotional towards the end of the game. My male PC had romanced Morrigan the whole way through the game and I really loved her as a character. Then when the time came and she said she had to leave and you would never see her or the demon baby again, even though she was completely torn up about it (I believe anyway) and my guy told her that he wouldn't let her leave him, that he would find her again. That was all really powerful. The closest I ever came to crying in a video game.

[Grace1957]

I'm playing as a goody two-shoes this time.I keep telling myself next time I'll take the evil route but I don't know if I can.Oh the guilt......................

[Onix Sunstone]

You guys are putting massive spoliers in here.



I had same issue very attached to Morr & Lel realy hurt first week or 2 after finishing but it does get more easy with time. I still get sick feeling when i wonder were morr is.

[Janni-in-VA]

There have been points in the game where I've just sat down and cried, and other places where I've almost fallen off the couch laughing. I get attached to the characters, but I've done this in a couple of other Bioware games. (I love Minsc!) Good writing will suck the player into a game so that s/he is emotionally invested in the action. The characters are well-rounded and believable.

The story forces the player to make occasionally gut-wrenching decisions. I'll never forget how my stomach was tied up in knots as I approached the last stage of my first play-through. I'd read info on various game endings in the spoiler section, and I just was not looking forward to having to make some really harsh decisions. I was able to play to an ending which satisfied my PC and I, even though some of our decisions were morally a bit dicey.

My PC's become people to me because I play them as if they are real people with real backgrounds which affect their decisions. Some decisions I just can't make, although I may have to push myself a bit to play a character who makes choices that I, personally, would never make. I won't post spoilers, of course, but taking a different side here or killing a character there might make a big difference in the game. Of course, I may just hate my PC by the end.

Modifié par Janni-in-VA, 02 mars 2010 - 06:27 .

[StreetlightEagle]

Oops, I didn't realise this was a no spoiler section. I don't usually spend much time over here, mostly over in the ME area.

[Rokushi]

StreetlightEagle wrote...

It did get emotional towards the end of the game. My male PC had romanced Morrigan the whole way through the game and I really loved her as a character. Then when the time came and she said she had to leave and you would never see her or the demon baby again, even though she was completely torn up about it (I believe anyway) and my guy told her that he wouldn't let her leave him, that he would find her again. That was all really powerful. The closest I ever came to crying in a video game.

This. Took the words out of my mouth.. DA is like one of those trilogies you don't want to end.. Except, tbh, the game had a much more emotional impact on me. It's like some said earlier, you start "loving" the characters because you get extremely caught up in the game, as if you were there yourself; wishing you were there tbh. I got sick to my stomach everytime it seemed to go downhill with Morrigan :-x

I thought it was just me getting too caught up in the game, but it seems the game has this effect on alot of people[smilie]../../../images/forum/emoticons/sideways.png[/smilie]

I hope she'll be back in Awakening! Playing the second time just isn't the same, but that won't stop me from playing again:P

Modifié par Rokushi, 02 mars 2010 - 06:56 .

[Rokushi]

Janni-in-VA wrote...

There have been points in the game where I've just sat down and cried, and other places where I've almost fallen off the couch laughing.

I'd like to refer here to Alistair's awesome one-liners, most of them made me laugh hard

[StreetlightEagle]

Rokushi wrote...

Janni-in-VA wrote...

There have been points in the game where I've just sat down and cried, and other places where I've almost fallen off the couch laughing.

I'd like to refer here to Alistair's awesome one-liners, most of them made me laugh hard

Yeah its a shame that, in my opinion, they didn't achieve this with Mass Effect 2. It just wasn't the same emotional rollercoaster ride that DA was.

[Onix Sunstone]

Im not shure we see Morri in awakenings & personaly I think Morris story maybe the main story witch could play out over a very long time, cos spoliers we cant say much but reading alot of the lore we pickup on the old gods makes what shes upto realy major thing, at least I hope so



I got a few fav songs recent that realy make the pain worse well worth a listern wile your suffering emotionaly.



2 for Leliana, Dog Days Are Over & You've Got The Love by Florence And The Machine, dog days is fav & in your mind you can change dog for dark easy & the singing voice seems good for Lel.



Heres a little mental scene for ya camp songs, Oghen plays drums made from darkspawn skins & shields symbols, Sandel plays a piano that slides out the bottom of the wagon with maybe darkspawn teeth keys the rest do backing singing & maybe Alistair or Sten could play guitar.



During Dog days running vocal you can just see Lel doing the running dance.



1 for Morrigan witch shouldnt suit the enviroment but is ok because there is plenty of emotional content witch is what ya need now more suffing pain it will make you stonger in the long run.

Alicia Keys, Empire State Of Mind (Part II)



Same camp picture but add in Oghen is like good old Animal out the muppets(loves to drum hard) but Morr told him not to till shes says & during the song she has to keep giving him her narsty look so he dont start drumming to soon. when his time does come hes very happy bashing away.



I could almost make a mod of that but I would have already if i was gunno.

[Gilsa]

I'll make my post spoiler free. At the end of my first game, I was so mad that I gave the game back to my husband and told him I was washing my hands of it. I generally avoid renting movies with sad endings because I want entertainment, not something to make me feel crappy about characters that don't exist. I didn't think the game would have anything other than hero-kills-the-big-bad-and-wins-the-girl/boy in the end.



Of course, four days later, I stole the DVD back and fired up a new game, determined to avoid the trainwreck of my first playthrough. Didn't work, but by then, it didn't sting as much. You start seeing clues you missed the first time around.