Master Shiori wrote...
Yet, I never see the supposed oppression that these people suffer.
I agree compeltely and that's something I and Costin talked about. The game does not show it as well as it should have. There are hints and pieces, but it doesn't *show* it, until later (like Act IV and Act V).
But, I felt that the interactions with the characters, in this case Yaevinn, far surpasses the virtual nothing we got in DA2 with Meredith and Orsino. So I personally felt much mroe connection and sympathy to Yaevinn, despite siding with the Order, than I did to MEredith or Orsino. Especially when they end up becoming lunatic monsters.
The above problems aside, I enjoyed the Witcher immensely and I'm looking forward to the sequal. It's just that the characters there didn't leave such a deep impression on me like the ones from DA:O and DA2 did. Though the story did have brilliant elements to it as you said.
I personally felt DA:O characters left a stronger impression, but I can't think of a DA2 character that interested me that much. I would say the Arishok, but I am more interested in the Qunari than him personally.
Companions like Varric and Anders maybe, but no NPC left any strong impression on me.
Must be some bug with my version of the game, because I didn't get these epilogues.
Is this information given to you by the narrator? When is it revelaed?
Dandelion is supposed to narrate them. It's revealed at the very end, before the end cutscene.
Also, I never got a proper closure to my romance with Triss. Is this also a bug?
Well you can tell her whether you love her or not. But I am assumign taht the relationship can continue in Witcher 2, since it's set immediately after. So they can't provide complete closure if it's supposed to be continued.
I resolve the tale of Hawke's rise to power and see how the whole templar/mage conflict started. Hawke rose from peniless refugee to become a noble, saved the city from a Qunari attack and aided templars or mages in their struggle at the Gallows, killing Meredith and Orsino in the process. Heck, if you support the templars it's even said you were asked to become the viscount of Kirkwall.
So Hawke did plenty. Whether you'd consider his achievements important enough in the grand scheme of things is another matter.
There is no rise to power. No rise to power can ever be accomplished by just killing and Hawke does nothing except that. There is a rise to fame, sure. By just killing. But what we have is Hawke sitting on his ass doing nothing for 3 years while he had the power to do so, only gets involved in the conflict when it's too late and gets dragged down into a mess that he can't resolve.
The conflict would have transpired and gone exactly like it did without Hawke. Even if he sides with mages, most end up dead and they lose. So the Templars win either way, at least tactically. In Thedas, the revolts happen regardless of what Hawke does. His entire presence is inconsequential in the story. Anders doesn't even need Hawke to do what he did.
And the Viscount ending is pointless and serves no purpose in the story when he is supposed to disapear a few days later.
So at the end of the day, Hawke did nothing more than kill waves of enemies, didn't have to use his brain once, took on an unofficial symbolic title, sat on his ass for 3 years not doing anything, got dragged into a conflict he failed to resolve, and then disapears while the world is heading to war. And his presence was not even necessary, except for the idiotic idea of the idol, which they figured was the best way to make Hawke relevent. Essentially by accident.
So beyond constant slaughter that the Hulk can do a 100 times better, Hawke did nothing relevent and impressive.
EDIT: Didn't see your edit.
After playing the Witcher, I have to vent about my severe dislike of Hawke, I am sorry
Modifié par KnightofPhoenix, 13 mai 2011 - 10:18 .