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My thoughts on Dragon Age: Awakening
At the moment, I am enjoying Dragon Age: Awakening a lot! It’s a great game and definitely worth the money. In truth, a video game is an inexpensive source of entertainment. In the grand scheme of things, $40 for many days of entertainment is very much worth it.
As an example, when you hang out with your friends, you can easily spend 40 bucks in one night. A movie for 2 is about 20 dollars. Gas is $40. So despite the reviews that you may read from others, this game is more Dragon Age! And it is done very well. It is the best and the closest we've seen to Dragon Age.
During my time playing Dragon Age: Awakening, I went ahead and redesigned some characters. These are just designs I've done on a personal basis and I will be releasing them to the public very soon.
Dragon Age Awakening Redesigned
The designs were completed recently (March 17th) so they will improve with time.
This project is pretty much going to be the same as I've done for Dragon Age Redesigned and for Fallout 3 Project Beauty. Basically, I am going to do my best to redesign characters and make them fit the lore of the game as well.
Just like Dragon Age Redesigned, the final product will have three versions to choose from
1. Aesthetics (Proportions, anatomy, beauty)
2. Lore (Realism and lore)
3. Recommended (which will have the best balance of lore, realism, aesthetics and proportions)
Keenan, the dying warrior
Aesthetics, Recommended, and Lore
I made this change because I felt that Keenan looked a bit "clean" for a dying person. I wanted to give the impression that he was on death's door. Interestingly enough, the initial design didn't have a drop of blood on him and I found it affected my immersion of the game and my propensity to take him as a serious character. I also wanted him to look like a capable Warden. I removed the Alistair haircut as well.
Eddelbrek Version 2
Aesthetics, Lore and Recommended
Steafan VERSION 2 (spoiler alert)
Lore and Recommended only
Ok, I made some pretty drastic changes here.
There is a dialogue option when you are speaking with Steafan.
It says, "You're not a ghoul are you?"
This implies that Steafan was in such a decrepit state that he appeared that way. I gave him some slight skin discolorations and made some adjustments so that the dialogue option made more sense. I also changed the structure of his face and head to paint a dark and morbid picture of the situation at hand.
The Baroness
Aesthetics Only
Rylock the Templar VERSION 2
Lore, Recommended, and Aesthetics
I felt the eyes were a bit too large in appearance. I wanted to give her the appearance of someone very serious, cold and stern.
The Suspicious Character (Amaranthine)
Aesthetics, Lore and Recommended
I felt the original design looked a little bit too much like Alistair.
ORIGINAL DESIGN
REDESIGNED
Version 2 (Based off feedback from Stegab)
The first person you meet in Vigil's Keep
Aesthetics, Lore and Recommended
Why was the change made?
I wanted to capture the horror and terror of the events in Vigil Keep. I also made adjustments to the proportions.
Roland
Lore and Recommended only
Why was the change made?
When you meet Roland, he is on the verge of death and he has lost a considerable amount of blood. I felt the initial design looked a bit too clean. Roland also mentions that there is “something in his blood.” I made some changes accordingly. The new design matches his circumstance a bit better.
The Looter who warns you of Velanna
Lore, Recommended and Aesthetics
Why was the change made?
1. There is a small glitch in the cinematic where he has no eyebrows.
2. There is a small glitch in the cinematic where his eyes seem to gothrough the temple of his head.
I made a design which would address these issues and the cinematic sequences should be more convincing.
MOSLEY THE SNAKE
Aesthetics, Lore and Recommended
Why was the change made?
I wanted to make the thug leader seem calculating, intimidating and powerful.
The Shady Character
Lore and Recommended only
Considering the sequence of events that occur with the "Shady Character", I felt that the initial design didn't match his personality, demeanor and voice. I made some changes accordingly.
Bald guard you meet at the chantry near the epilogue
Aesthetics, Lore and Recommended
I don't know what his name is but he is a bald guard that you see in the chantry near the epilogue. I made some changes to adjust the proportions of his face and head. I have placed this design in all three versions because it's pretty critical.
Captain Garevel
Aesthetics, Lore and Recommended
I made this change because I wanted to make a design that matched his stern and serious nature. I also changed the structure of the nose and mouth so that it is proportionate when you look at him from a profile view.
The Riot
Lore, Recommended and Aesthetics
(I made some changes to the proportions of the soldiers and peasants in the riot cinematic)
The Smuggler Leader
Aesthetics, Lore and Recommended
I wanted the Smuggler Leader to appear calculating, powerful, and intimidating.
Lord Guy
Aesthetics and Recommended only
I made this change because I felt the original design had a generic face.
Cell Guard
Lore, Recommended and Aesthetics
Random lady with white makeup
Aesthetics and Recommended only
Lore Version only
Second random lady with bad makeup
Aesthetics only
Lore Version and Recommended only
I made her skin the same color but I changed her hair to black. I decided to go against the original design because orange hair doesn't work on dark skin.
Lady Liza
Recommended, Lore and Aesthetics
Why was the change made?
I went back and changed Lady Liza's hair to a darker color. I also changed the proportions of her face. Due to the fact that she gets some camera time, I also wanted her to look more pleasant looking.
(Original design shown below)
Redesigned version
The Revered Mother
Aesthetics and Recommended only
Why was the change made?
I made a couple changes to the design to improve on the proportions and skin tone. She still keeps her cold demeanor.
Namaya the elf
Why was the change made?
I made the changes here because I have a different perception of elves. Generally, I've always been led to believe that elves should be beautiful, dignified and graceful as in literature by J.R.R. Tolkien. I do realize that this particular design may conflict with the lore of Dragon Age, but this was a change that I felt was necessary.
Aesthetics and Recommended
Noble with dark skin and orange hair
Aesthetics and Recommended only
Why was the change made?
I made this change because I felt the face was a bit too generic. I also changed his hair to a darker color as orange hair is distracting with dark skin.
Proportion Fix
Aesthetics, Recommended and Lore Version
Lady Esmerelle
Aesthetics and Recommended only
Why was the change made?
Ok, I get the impression that Lady Esmerelle is supposed to be a royal bit***. So I made some changes to make her look the part but I adjusted the proportions and anatomy of the face.
Constable Aidan
Aesthetics only
The reason for the change:
The initial design for Aidan was actually well done. However, it was mentioned in the comments section that his skin did not match his hair. I made some changes accordingly. This will only be in Aesthetics.
Name not disclosed
Aesthetics and Recommended only
I made her skin more pale, changed the proportions and made her as if she was "turning." I also gave her features of elves depicted by J.R.R Tolkien.
The Messenger
Aesthetics and Recommended only
Generally, orange hair does not mesh with dark skin. You would need to either make the hair a darker color, or you would need to change the skin to a lighter tone to make it go with the orange hair.
Lore Version only
The Private
Aesthetics and Recommended only
The reason for the change:
I tried to make a similar design to the one that Bioware made but I wanted to make the eyes more aligned with the face. The eyes seemed very large.
Ser Tamara
Aesthetics, Lore, and Recommended
It seemed apparent to me that Bioware intended for Tamra to be very beautiful. She's arguably one of the more attractive females within Dragon Age: Awakening. So I just went ahead and decided to build upon that. I also gave her a tougher appearance because she is a fighter. Last time I checked, anyone with the prefix, "Ser" was a capable fighter. The new design has adjusted proportions and correct placement and size of the eyes. It uses "Dracomies True Eyes" which is in Dragon Age Redesigned version 6.6.
Nobleman with Yosemite Sam beard
Aesthetics and Recommended only
Why was the change made?
I made this change because we did not invite Yosemite Sam to Dragon Age.
Kendrick
Aesthetics and Recommended and Lore version
Varel
Aesthetics, Lore and Recommended
Why was the change made?
I did this change because I felt that the new design fits his voice a whole lot better. The hoarse and rough voice of the voice actor seemed to match a different character appearance.
Bartender THIRD VERSION
Aesthetics, Recommended and Lore
Why was the change made?
If you play the game and talk to the Bartender, his beard is clipping with his lips. I chose a different beard so that there would be no clipping issue.
Eileen the hostage
Aesthetics and Recommended only
Why was the change made?
The changes here were primarily cosmetic. I wanted to make the damsel in distress an attractive woman.
Chanter
Aesthetics and Recommended only
Why was the change made?
I made some adjustments to the Chanter as her lips seemed to clip when she speaks to you after a completion of a quest.
Alec the sheepherder
Aesthetics, Recommended and Lore
Why was the change made?
I made this change after I discovered a couple things about him in the "end-sequence".
Sigrun Version 3
Sigrun (Aesthetics) (Default hair)
Sigrun (Aesthetics)
Sigrun (Version One)
I predict I'll probably go through a lot more versions of Sigrun to get her personality down but this is my first version for now.
Valenna
I am deciding between these three versions.
Version 2
I am stumped.
Not sure which one to pick from here
I made a poll here so that you can choose which ones you want.
Which three versions of Velanna would you prefer?
Justice (Aesthetics)
Why was this change made?
Spoiler Alert:
Mhairi
VERSION ONE
Why was the change made?
Ok, I have no excuse for this one. The original was actually well designed and fits her personality very well as a strong willed warrior..I just wanted her to be more attractive.
Anders
Why was the change made?
I made this change because I felt the original design had an uncanny resemblance to Alistair. I also wanted to give Anders a slight smirk because his default neutral face is that on the bottom left. Anders is sort of a jokester and I wanted to choose a design that reflected that.
Version 2
Modifié par Petehog, 27 mars 2010 - 08:21 .
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