The Dragon Age: Inquisition Thread

[Akratus]

No but I mean, they've changed over the years. Eventually they'll be so inclusive and family friendly and AWESOME™ that the sales drop to the point where EA closes em down. Ye olde Westwood, Maxis et al story.

 

[a Goat]

It's funny, all girls I know who do play games as a hobby like WoW for example play almost always as their own gender. It seems like men have less of a problem playing either gender. I usually have a rough 50/50 split when I create multiple characters with a few exception.

I remember some niche adventure games developer talking about it.
They've figured out that majority of their consumers(2009 or something like that) were female.
Then, they've did research and the result was more or less like that - women generally prefer playing female characters, while men are split on it. Their next games always sported female protagonist because of it.

Take it as you want though - maybe Freud wasn't right and there isn't any penis envy but instead there is vagina envy(or every woman is subconsciously lesbian, therefore likes to stare at some chick's butt), but maybe it's just the kind of demographics that play adventure games(I guess that majority of CoD players wouldn't want or wouldn't care about playing as females) or it's just more complicated.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

It probably has to do with female PCs simply being nicer to look at, and I'm not even talking about the "watching her butt lololo" excuse. I play as whichever character model looked cooler at the moment of chargen. The whole "play as an idealized version of myself" thing doesn't appeal to me.

'How did you create your inquisitor'? assumes people don't play as their own gender.

Well, at least they know their audience.

That would make it even funnier, since it'd mean the audience is overwhelmingly male.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Keep reading people asking for a DAO remastered version, with DAI graphics and combat...

 

[Luckra]

Keep reading people asking for a DAO remastered version, with DAI graphics and combat...

I know remasters botching graphics is a thing but remasters botching gameplay is a new one for me.

 

[Space Satan]

Keep reading people asking for a DAO remastered version, with DAI graphics and combat...

I noticed that such threads are plagued by biowhore fanbois 24\7. They reply to every post, spamming endlessly that THE GAEM IS GREAT METACRITIC IS A HOMOPHOBE 4CHAN TROLL CONSIRACY CHECK YOUR PRIVELEGE.

 

[AW8]

An acquaintance of mine explained it this way for ME1: "If I have to stare at a butt for 40 hours, I prefer it to be female".

And the proper reply to that infinitely retarded statement is always "Why are you staring at your character's butt?".

Playing as a male is dumb and I always play as female, not because of different NPC reactions or a better voice actress, but because she's HAWT!!!

 

[pippin]

Sometimes you can't look away from it; in ME armors are designed so they clearly describe the characters' bodies
edit: also insert phrase here about how there are games where you have to make your own fun etc.

 

[Turjan]

And the proper reply to that infinitely retarded statement is always "Why are you staring at your character's butt?".

I can only assume you forgot how the camera was set up in ME. You have that wiggling ass in the lower center of your screen.

Sometimes you can't look away from it; in ME armors are designed so they clearly describe the characters' bodies
edit: also insert phrase here about how there are games where you have to make your own fun etc.

Indeed. That wasn't my statement, but I nevertheless immediately knew what he meant. They even had different ass forms for different races :D. And that's what you look at during most of the game: The back of your character from the knees upward.

 

[Jick Magger]

Man Shep had a great ass though. No homo.

 

[imweasel]

I noticed that such threads are plagued by biowhore fanbois 24\7. They reply to every post, spamming endlessly that THE GAEM IS GREAT METACRITIC IS A HOMOPHOBE 4CHAN TROLL CONSIRACY CHECK YOUR PRIVELEGE.

Yeah, that one is already a classic on Biodrone central.

 

[AW8]

Sometimes you can't look away from it; in ME armors are designed so they clearly describe the characters' bodies

I can only assume you forgot how the camera was set up in ME. You have that wiggling ass in the lower center of your screen.

Indeed. That wasn't my statement, but I nevertheless immediately knew what he meant. They even had different ass forms for different races :D. And that's what you look at during most of the game: The back of your character from the knees upward.

Now that you say it, I remember hearing a friend complain that the armors in Mass Effect were formed after the butt, and that it looked like ass.

Alright, special exception for Mass Effect. It's still a dumb saying in general though, that's used for third person games without the over the shoulder camera.

But then, third person camera in a shooter is dumb in general as well.

 

[Riso]

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/14/boyfriend-dragon-age-inquisition-gay

OXM’s Kate Gray in the Guardian “My boyfriend in Dragon Age: Inquisition broke my heart when he told me he was gay.”

 

[a Goat]

I hoped to find something like she has caught her bf playing as male dwarf and riding the bull. That would be funny.

 

[DalekFlay]

'How did you create your inquisitor'? assumes people don't play as their own gender.

Well, at least they know their audience.

I always play female assassins, because female assassins are fucking awesome. Open those legs and then slip the knife in, aww yeah.

 

[Echo Mirage]

I am truly worried that DA:I spells the death of the CRPG.

Bioware is the custodian of a line of wonderful CRPGs that began with Pool of Radiance in 1998, continued through all of the TSR Goldbox Games, the Baldur's Gate Series, the Neverwinter Nights series and DA:O and DA:II. I played them all and loved them all (to varying degrees of course).

Sadly, with DA:I the line is broken.

DA:1 is a visually stunning and vast landscape of collectibles and boredom. Welcome to the MMOfication of the CRPG.

There is nothing heroic about collecting weeds and spending dozens of hours exploring beautiful but irrelevant environments to "claim" landmarks. There should be a pressing evil demanding the hero's full attention! The game has all the hallmarks of modern video games, which are designed as time sinks (collectibles, crafting, "power" levels to go to the next quest) and none of the things that made its predecessors so good (including a a linear plot line capable of being enjoyed without committing dozens of hours to irrelevant run and find quests).

This may be a great game for those who like that sort of thing, but it is a far cry from its lineage. Please make it an aberrant blip in the Bioware genealogy and don't let it mark the end of the CRPG.

Ok own up to it. Who has been trolling the Biodrone forums?

 

[Jaesun]

I don't think anyone here in thier right mind would ever visit that fucking shithole. The SAN hit alone just from reading one topic would be enough to cause you to become a drooling mindless vegetable...

 

[Sykar]

I don't think anyone here in thier right mind would ever visit that fucking shithole. The SAN hit alone just from reading one topic would be enough to cause you to become a drooling mindless vegetable...

That would be an improvement for Biodrones actually...

 

[vonAchdorf]

In the thread seem to be quite some self-aware BSN users:

Pretty sure that generic action RPG's is all we're going to get from BioWare now. Holding down a button=in depth game play apparently.

If your still looking for proper crpgs in Bioware then stop, they made it evidently clear that its a thing of the past concerning them.

That made me click the forums and one of the first threads was

I guess Leliana wouldn't approve of me having a polygamy relationship

followed by

Romantic options galore: straight, gay, bisexual and (Krem). Polyamory, next?

What's "(Krem)"?

 

[Echo Mirage]

Oddly the planets are aligned and Cthulhu has left the pit since logic and reason are being used in that thread. Even the names of Pillars of eternity and Torment are being dropped along with questions at the nature of what qualifies as an RPG.

Its very nearly almost a poor Codex thread.

 

[Gondolin]

What's "(Krem)"?

I think it's that tranny mercenary from Iron Bull's company. Was quite surprised to learn that he wasn't a woman.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

I think it's that tranny mercenary from Iron Bull's company. Was quite surprised to learn that he wasn't a woman.

Krem is a bit of a bro though. Totally relaxed and actually quite funny without being LOLBIOWARE, basically the opposite of Sera.

Doesn't whine about being a transsexual either. When he does bring it up it isn't with a sob but more like 'Yeah, whatever'. I like those sort of LGBT people and the BioWare forum denizens could learn a fucking lot from them.

Also, he's voiced by Jennifer Hale.

In fact the character is so not annoying I refuse to believe David Gaider in his current form had anything to do with him.

 

[Tytus]

So do we have any actual sales numbers yet?

 

[Crevice tab]

Oddly the planets are aligned and Cthulhu has left the pit since logic and reason are being used in that thread. Even the names of Pillars of eternity and Torment are being dropped along with questions at the nature of what qualifies as an RPG.

Its very nearly almost a poor Codex thread.

I am not only shocked but very pleasantly surprised. Maybe Biodrones aren't a lost cause.

Now if only Bioware would actually listen to some of the criticism, stop trying to copy stuff from other works without giving any thought on how it fits and fire their writing team.

 

[Karwelas]

About the Shituisition main plot. I'm just going to leave this here.

Spoiler

No, but really. That was terrible.