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Dragon Age is EXCELLENT. It gets even better, Tubatic, as you enter new areas; you won't believe the epic stories some RANDOM ASS towns will have.
As far as GTA goes, I liked GTA III, and Vice City, but felt San Andreas was bland. I had to force myself to get through GTA IV, but after LOVING Lost and Damned, and ADORING The Ballad of Gay Tony, I realized that I loved Liberty City itself, and just didn't care for Niko's Story. I've played Gay Tony more than GTA IV so far.
It's nice to hear Dragon Age is heavily based off the original D&D, but I'm not certain how I feel about the "dark fantasy" aspect. It's just me, but I prefer games to be very black-and-white, and playing as an antihero, as in a true son-of-a-bitch burnout, doesn't appeal to me. It's why this month's Monthly Musing was so difficult this time around.
- I saw you playing Dragon Age last night, I don't even want the game but I was still jealous. o_O
-I am also a huge GTA fan, I look forward to your thoughts on the subject. It's always refreshing to read about the finer points of GTA without focusing on the sex and violence.
-Totally, if I had let the review scores for Brutal Legend bum me out, I wouldn't be having as much fun with the game as I am (which is to say, a lot of fun).
-I miss it too. =(
@Magnalon
The expansive "state" of San Andreas really made that game for me. Driving across highways and small towns to get to different locale all together was a big part of why that's one of my favorites from the series. I also liked CJ. The general reluctance of the character to be a complete maniac (unlike Tommy Vercetti) forced this absurdity into the series that was really refreshing. Most memorably, being forced to infiltrate an aircraft carrier and steal a jet by a shadowy yet personable government agent.
@Mk
The unique thing about Dragon Age's take on "anti-hero" is the sense of doing right but being perceived as wrong. Fable II touched on that, softly, but Dragon Age is far less forgiving. You're given free reign to be a very heroic/polite/just character. Its definitely possible. But the world and your party may not simply accept and applaud your kindness.
Its kind of a heavy handed gray they're pushing. For example, your characters, no matter how just their reason for fighting, is always splattered in blood after a fight. Its a strange detail, but it really drives home the grim nature of heroicly cutting through hordes of enemies, darkspawn or otherwise.
also:
I'm really tempted to go through my games and see if I have any more good acronym icons. With "DA" and "IV" I feel like I'm a few icons away from spelling something really funny in my gamertag card.
I'm loving Dragon Age as well -- it's crack for the old D&D nerd in me.
I also resonate with your statement that some gamers seem determined to suck all the joy out of their gaming experience through excessive negativity. Games are like theatre and film in one very important respect. They require suspension of disbelief to maximize the experience for the viewer/player.
Also, Magritte FTW!!!! This is not a header image?
I've already been impressed by some of the situations that DA presents, and I'm just barely past the origin story for the casteless dwarf. Can't wait to spend more time with it.
@walkyourpath
YES!
You've gone and done it.
Updating my blog banner this weekend. :)
Dude, seriously, when is RFGO coming back?! They have taking a WAY extended summer break.
yeah, DAO is very addictive... mostly because of the great story! (and that my romantic interest is Alistair... soooo much better than Anomen was in Baldur's Gate: SoA!!)
... GTA... eh, I played GTA4 and couldn't finish it. Hated the shooting/driving mechanics and found the gameplay boring. The online play was fun though!
...Ah! I am woman. I can multitask! I am quite capable of playing games while concurrently typing drivel and complaining about review scores or games that aren't out yet! :)
(and I find that I am playing the MAG beta about 5-6 hours every day while also squeezing in a few hours of both Dragon Age and Ratchet and Clank: Crack in Time!! - I think I need to get a life!)
Nice random blog! :)
I second the STFUAJPG notion. Seriously... stop complaining about shit... whoever you are... stop. Go play something wacky that will put a smile on your face and make life not seem so deadly serious. If you can't do that, I recommend giving up games. They are called "games" after all. The word game pretty much implies that we should be having fun right?
On the topic of shutting the fuck up and just playing games - AGREED 100%. I spent half of my night arguing with some douchebag in the Heavy Rain article thread yesterday, when I could have been playing Torchlight for God's sake!
Someone dial up the retro phone, we need RFGO back! I finally DVR'd The Wizard, so I think I'll check that out with the commentary episode this weekend.
If it helps in your gamercard quest, Oblivion's icon kinda looks like an A or an O, Soulcalibur IV = C IV, N+, Viva Pinata = VP, Dead Rising = D, Peggle = P
I haven't really enjoyed a GTA game since 3. I'm just playing through Mass Effect and am more impressed by it than I was with Jade Empire. I might give Dragon Age a whirl...or try to replay JE. We'll see.