Odine Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I rolled with Vivienne and sera a lot. Their mutual animosity provided some pretty classic banter. Vivienne and Iron Bull together are pretty classic too, she somehow manages to tame him and make him call her Ma'am or Madamme or something. Classic. Loved the dialogue between iron bull and Sera with bull always trying to come up with new ways to fight with sera. Like asking her to jump between his horns and that. Funny funny stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Granted I haven't finished the story yet however I can't believe Iron Bull gets tamed. I think that due to his job he simply acquiesces to Viv and others. It's easier to gain information when people talk to you. As for Viv, I am wary of her because while loyalty to a method of peace/order is honorable I get this creepy oppressor vibe from her too. She seems built to be the Hates Herself/Her People archetype, an Elsa without an Anna. Where I am at in the game I only trust Varric and Cassandra. Varric being the teller of truths thru lies and Cassandra being a seeker of truth is awesome. Both have demonstrated the ability to stand whereever the truth points to and not where they wish it did. Leliana is scary, almost zealous. That combined with her feeling lost has me worried. As a veteran of the franchise I've never fully trusted Cullen because he's essentially a POW and I am wary of the First Blood moment that will snap him. Josie is a Playa, nuff said there. Sera is intentionally obtuse and excessively giddy, which means to me that she's hiding something very painful and that makes her potentially dangerous. Bull is a liar, so nuff said there. Solas stinks of mischief to me. Much too calm, like he's over compensating. Dorian is a rebel outcast from an empire of extremists, this may mean he's moderate or so far off his rocker he's even more dangerous than his brethren. Blackwall feels like an actor trying his best to impersonate someone famous but the performance is just slightly off. I'm certain he is not who he says he is. I know Cole is somewhere, haven't found him yet. He's a character from the novels however so I won't need to ponder about who he is, it's already established. That said, I already don't like him. So basically, at this point, I feel like I'm in bed with snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskenRaider Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Just the fact that you can sum up the characters personalities in a couple of lines speaks to the mastery of Bioware on this game. Well deserving of all the GOTY awards it's getting. And it's encouraging to think that pretty much everybody from this fantastic team moved over to work on Mass Effect now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Well it's just first impression stuff, but this story more than other Bioware games I've played does feel based on the 'everyone is hiding something' premise. However that is appropriate with a plot dealing with Orlais, given what DA lore says about it so far. Side: One of the war table only "missions", sarcastic quotes as we do nothing in these ones, deals with the town of Serault. That town is the setting for the text based short story game that can be accessed via the online DA Keep. Once I got the hang of the game's resource management it became interesting. It's cool to see it referenced in DAI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 just unlocked the final quest. i'm at level 17...i figure i'll hit a few more rifts, get to 18 and give this a shot. man it takes forever to level up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskenRaider Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Good Luck! I'm sure you'll probably be fine though. I was level 21 when I finished the final mission and it was too easy, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I don't really get the impression that anybody is hiding anything! Solar probably knows more that he is saying but I think Sera is just concerned about helpjng the small folk rather than all of the politics so she covers that up by pretending to be sillier than she is. Leliana is definitely a bit crazy and probably going to be more so by the time I finish. Quite like Cullen though, he's there by his own will and is fighting tooth and nail to make it work. I just caught Cassandra reading Swords and Shields which is hilarious, especially her reaction. Did any of you import your saved games from the Keep and/or play with a darker timeline? I started off as default so that might explain some differences between games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 My world state is (in short): Male Dalish Rogue WardenRomanced Morrigan + Old God BabyAlistair is sole monarch of FereldenCompanion quests completedMade a deal with the ArchitectWent into the Eluvian with Morrigan Female Warrior HawkeUnrequited Romance to Aveline *head canonFought the Arishok soloAll companion quests completedBethany alive and a Circle MageSided with the Mages Female Marquis of SeraultRomanced the Elegant AbbessUneasy alliance with The Forest KingHelped MorriganGoverned Justly and ProsperouslyEarned back the family honor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yeah I played with 2 different world states... Kinda only made superficial changes to the game. Nothing major other than who would be certain NPCs depending on the state. Not like, by having one monarch instead of another is the kingdom noticeably more brutal and thereby a lot of conversations and quests altered. That'd be cool, but alas. World states don't have that significant an impact. I mean, the narrative alters somewhat as a result but no changes to gameplay or quests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I've decided to make it my mission to get in Cassandra's pants. It's going to be a slooooow burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 I was thinking of having my female qunari mage court Cass, but I think Cass is straight. If so, oh well. At least she isn't Aveline who was 1) not romancable 2) the only well adjusted "normal" personality of all the characters in DA2. That was annoying, Bioware trollish even. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskenRaider Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Cassandra is straight, yeah. Good luck, UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 In the beginning, I tried for Cassandra, but failed, and kind of by accident, started something with Josephine. Just last night, finally took the next step in our relationship, lol. Not a sex scene, but we proclaimed love for each other. Josephine is a helpless romantic. It's pretty funny/cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Iron bull romance THE BEST. Seriously, you gotta pursue it even as a male character just cause it's that good. Bioware genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 still been leveling up and just doing quests. i'm at 19 now. going to get to 20 and give the final episode a shot. i just completed all 3 major additions/remodels to skyhold. kind of bummed out i didn't get an achievement, haha. according to the dialogue in my party and a short conversation with dorian and iron bull, they're supposedly in a relationship together. interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 how is everyone doing on trophies? i'm actually trying to hunt a few down myself. i'm playing on xbox one, have 32 trophies and 510/1000 gamer points. still haven't beat the game yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 I haven't looked at the list for any game I've played this new gen. I found I got ocd about them if I saw certain things needed to be done. After the first playthru I will probably look, maybe it can add a little to replay value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskenRaider Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I ended up getting 85 percent or so on PSN. I don't have the difficulty based trophies or the one that involves making a bunch of potion upgrades. Got all the rest, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I slayed 3 dragons today. No big deal. My dragon count is 4 now. hinterlands, storm coast, Crestwood and emerald Graves. Knight enchanter makes it soooo easy. I'm level 21 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Niiiice. I tried to take on the Hinterlands one the other day but just plain failed a good few times. It's quite hard trying to co-ordinate everybody when they're not quite strong enough to stand on their own yet, I don't think I used the tactical cam enough though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The one in hissing wastes was HAaaAARRRD. And you have to jump through hoops to access him but man.... What a fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Honestly, other than the hinterlands dragon, the 3 I slayed today were pretty painless. I was level 19 and 20 killing the 3 today. Being a knight enchanter mage is almost unfair. I just continuously cast barriers onto my teammates and as long as I'm non-stop bashing on the Dragons with my knight enchanter powers, my self barrier just automatically regenerates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskenRaider Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The toughest one, I thought, was in Emprise du Lion. Highland Ravager. That one gave me a lot of trouble until I tailored all my armor and weapons to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Honestly, other than the hinterlands dragon, the 3 I slayed today were pretty painless. I was level 19 and 20 killing the 3 today. Being a knight enchanter mage is almost unfair. I just continuously cast barriers onto my teammates and as long as I'm non-stop bashing on the Dragons with my knight enchanter powers, my self barrier just automatically regenerates.Yeah I saw that build on IGN and how good it was for dragon fights. Can spec Vivienne up in that class. Unfortunately my characters were Reaver, Templar and a Necromancer so no luck there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Spoilers: Hawke and the Hero of Ferelden I think it's lame the HoF has no real involvement in this game. I like that Hawke is around and what can occur with that, but otherwise both these previous PCs (if the HoF survives Origins) are just... existing. Seems out of character. As such I redid my World State: HoF Ultimate Sacrifice. Morrigan pregnant but no OGB, I dig this mother storyline for her. Warden Alistair kills Loghain, stays a Warden. Anora rules Ferelden. Warden Alistair means I get him as a temporary companion during Hawke's mission, yay! Way better than the two second cameo if he's king. Makes more sense to me as well seeing as how Ferelden is doing nothing about enemy forces within it's boundries, that made King Alistair look inept. I have no problem with Anora looking that way however. lol Also I'm going to Ultimate Sacrifice Hawke during that mission in Inquisition now. Boom. No loose ends. No massively powerful heroes just sitting around while the world faces the apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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