I really wish they remade Origins with the technology of today.

Yeah, it was kind of the story of that one guy/gal who makes friends easily, even though his different buddies never seem to get along with each other. The banter in 2 is the most cutthroat, sniping, terrible things said to one another. You KNOW many of these companions would be enemies if they didn’t have Hawke as a…

I’ll write about it in earnest one day. I prefer a story about people than one about armies and nations. It’s the same reason why I think KotOR II is superior as well.

Ohmigosh I’m glad I’m not the only one who liked DA2 the most. I totally fell in love with my cocky, jokey, apostate Hawke and his pirate adventures that must’ve taken place after he and Isabela fled Kirkwall.

I’ve tried a few times to play DA2 (my favorite of the series) differently, and I’ve mostly succeeded at making different choices and having different personalities. Somehow, though, I always seem to end up romancing Anders. I just can’t quit him.

It’s super difficult! I agonized over my reset for, like, a couple of days! :D

I tried that with Mass Effect a couple of times. Different choices, different romances. I couldn’t do it, it didn’t feel “right”.

Now, Dragon Age is pretty badass.

Great little piece. I think my favorite thing about these “epic” style RPGs that allow us to shape the world they exist in is how sometimes that world becomes a mirror of who we are and the ideals we’d like to see represented in our own lives... or the ability to play out character traits we would never dare portray…