not another dragon age blog

Ricky - 24 - 🇭🇺

[bullavellan]

No offense but it is so funny when a game with cc comes out and people are like "Spending hours in the CC! FINALLY figured out what my character looks like!" Then it's just this

[thegrumpydockworker]

[dr-mobius-real]

the most pathetic of meow meows

[fabienlaguna]

ok, also... I am not going to lie I too miss dark fantasy Dragon Age, I miss the Blight concept, dark athmosphere of Ferelden and political intrigue but I will take whatever they offer even though I know they will never return back to the roots lol.

[origins-cheese-wheel]

I'll be honest, I don't like the trailer of the new game.

I feel like what made DAO appealing was lost somewhere along the way. I always liked how Origins was at times almost horror-adjacent, I loved the atmosphere always conveying that The Blight was everywhere and it was a truly dangerous plague. Its aura permeated every nook and cranny of that game. At times it even gave me nightmares, that's how powerful it was.

DA 2's heart remains unmatched. Everything always felt so real and once again you could feel the darkness closing in towards the end, you were rising to the top but at what cost? You were rising to the top, losing everything along the way. Despite the rushed production it remains a fan favourite and most people I know said they could navigate Kirkwall blindfolded lol

Then came DAI...which was...alright I suppose. That's all I can say. I won't shit all over it, I'm not claiming its trash but it definitely has its problems. Huge maps, countless fetch quests and personally, I never felt a strong connection with any of the companions.

BACK TO MY ORIGINAL POINT

Based on the trailer that came out, by now the creators lost their grip on what made DAO as impactful as it was.

I sure hope the artstyle won't be the same in-game as it was in the trailer because it feels very...juvenile? I'm not saying cartoons or more stylised animation cannot be aimed towards adults but this just feels like it's not part of the same franchise as the rest of the games. It doesn't feel cohesive. It just looks like it's pandering to a demographic that shouldn't even be playing Dragon Age.

Also, I never thought I'd say this but, not everything needs to be "funny". There doesn't always need to be some overused visual gag or a "witty" one liner thrown in. I'm not saying everything has to be fully serious at all times and no fun is allowed but...this just felt, as one of my best friends put it, "Marvel-y" (derogatory ofc).

I know this is probably making me sound like a pessimistic asshole but this is just how I feel. I never had overly high hopes for this game and by now the last bit of it has been snuffed out.

Okay, that's a lie, I'm secretly hoping everything will magically turn out okay and I'll be eating my words. 😭🙏

EDIT: YES IK WHAT WE GOT IS NOT IN-GAME FOOTAGE SO THE VIBE IN THE ACTUAL GAME COULD STILL BE WAY DIFFERENT

[origins-cheese-wheel]

ANGRY AND HATEFUL PERSON AWARD! ❣️ Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people you hate! Absolutely no pressure but. It's sweet to know someone thinks you're shit inside and out <3

Glad my actions are recognised in the community. <33

[origins-cheese-wheel]

ANGRY AND HATEFUL PERSON AWARD! ❣️ Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people you hate! Absolutely no pressure but. It's sweet to know someone thinks you're shit inside and out <3

Thanks <33

[le-mooon]

💙💙Poor little Anders💙💙

[origins-cheese-wheel]

Actually, I know I spoke about this before; regarding the double standard of Cullen's and Samson's addiction and how it sets up the disgusting dichotomy between the "good addict" and the "bad addict" - in that example the parallels are clear.

But can we add Oghren to the mix and talk about how his addiction is written, it's literally gross???

It's meant to be some big ol' haha for the whole gang, a literal ongoing joke. It's constantly played for laughs and literally every gift meant for him is alcohol.

In some capacity I'd say it's even worse since alcohol and alcoholism are 100% real.

[themaybug]

another repaint of a 7 year old artwork

idk why i chose this palette in the first place but i tried to make it work 😭

[valtsv]

my only toxic gamer trait is that i won't wear ugly armor just because it has better stats. i need to slay both on and off the battlefield.

[themaybug]

new beginnings

[origins-cheese-wheel]

[themaybug]

DAOctober day 5: Romance or NPC

Anora is another example of me aggressively loving a character a lot of the fandom hates (or used to hate, anyway. i don't know what the current opinion is LMAO)

[forcewound]

mac tir mutuals🤝mutuals who just want cullen to lose

[notmusical]

the inquisitor walking in on corypheus about to kill divine justinia: right. what’s all this then

[themaybug]

tarot cards for loghain recruited / loghain romanced (i can dream 😭)

[origins-cheese-wheel]

I can't believe I disguised my desire to rally all Loghain/Samson fans as a blog.