rayman77

I wonder if the game intended a parallel with Duncan creating Grey Wardens and Branka creating golems, sacrificing individuals for the greater good. Maybe this could be stretched even further with Zathrian and werewolves but I haven't (yet) played through any scenarios where more werewolves were 'recruited' to fight the Blight. The whole drafting/damning-of-innocents-to-fight-evil concept makes me feed a bit squicky. That was the idea, I guess.

After finishing the game and getting the "best" endings for each of the romances, I'm glad I modded and played the field. [after-the-fact rationalization] At least now it makes more sense for Morrigan leaving the way she did, caring for my character but not wanting to hang around and watch me morph into a monster. So she'd rather walk away and see me content with the talky redhead. You'd think if she could have changed my ultimate fate she would have offered to try. [/after-the-fact rationalization]

I finished the game a few minutes ago and I'm pleased with the Morrigan ending I received, and what's odd is that the impregnated-Morrigan-leaving-but-feeling-guilty ending was more satisfying than the hero-and-Leliana-traveled-the-world-until-the-gray-warden-became-a-ghoul-and-ate-her ending. Glad I modded the game so I could see both. I also played so Loghain was given a chance at redemption (and actually killed the archdemon before the cutscene kicked in), with the bonus of Alistair getting executed for all his whining. Glad I did it, even though it made Natalie Port-...er, Anora the sole regent. I learned to avoid horny French elves with Gary Busey teeth at all costs. I learned that one shouldn't deal in a peoples politics if their arms dangle down to their knees. I learned that big smelly dogs are big and smelly. I learned that Optimus Prime lives underground, next to an anvil. I learned that all women in fantasy medieval worlds have D-cups. I learned that a goody-two-shoes mage that can effortlessly heal any battle wound won't do squat to help a bunch of sick elves. I learned that the Space Bar is my friend and the ability to freeze time is the greatest bestest magic power of them all. I learned that if your holstered weapons are so cold they leave a trail of snow behind you when you run, no one else will notice. I learned that digital sex gets old fast. I learned that if a Gray Warden ever comes to my house, they will ask me pointless questions and loot the place. I learned to never partake in a ritual that involves my lips touching a 'taint'. I learned that sexy women with rotting teeth aren't sexy. I learned that real friends don't just stand there while an ogre beats you into a bloody pulp. I learned that love means giving someone gifts and listening to them talk about pointless crap. I learned that collecting paperwork you never read is an Achievement. *sighs* And now to bed.

Yeah, I know that now but before I stopped treating Alistair like a dorkus malorkus and before Morrigan and Wynne could nearly wipe everyone up single-handedly (on Easy), all my battles resembled the fight scene from Big Trouble in Little China: everyone 'surprises' each other, screams, rushes in to the fray devoid of strategy. What can I say? I'll do better the next playthrough.

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey has an ending that will choke you up. Forgettable gameplay, but a great story.

Pac-Man... on the Atari 2600! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/PacMan2600box.jpg For those of you that aren't old enough to remember, they sold this piece of garbage for close to $70, and it looked, sounded, and played NOTHING like the arcade version! I seriously think that the Pac-Man port was what started Atari's slide into failure. The first slide, anyways.

Overall, I like the Elder Scrolls / Fallout type of gameplay, but little nit picky kinds of things drive me crazy, like: - Accidentally stealing something when you meant to pick up something else, and then the entire community hates you forever. - Getting physically stuck between walls, rocks, etc.. Hope you're not playing on a console. - I'm strong enough to bench-press a house yet I can't bash through one flimsy wooden door. Stuff like this makes me go Postal in the game, slaughter everything, majestically browse through the carnage, and then reload and earlier save so the good little NPCs are none the wiser.

Star Wars: DroidWorks *hides head in shame*

So far the game's worth every penny I spent on it, but I wish there was an in-game tactics tutorial. It took me forever to fine tune the characters and I still forget to Pause and redirect when necessary, like when I lose sight of my cursor during Blizzard. o_O

I usually play fantasy RPGs as a tanked up fighter or some sort of mage, but this time, I said to myself, I'm going to do something different and be a rogue! Rogue's big move is the stealthy backstab. Ever try backstabbing enemies when you're surrounded? :wallbash: ...so after embarrassing myself in every possible way on the battlefield, I have the game turned down to Easy.

Just and Morrigan switched to 100% (love). Dawww... I'm not using the mod thrillex mentioned, so I'm waiting for one of the ladies to have a little chat with me... (i'd better stock up on more gifts)

Right now I have Morrigan at 100% (adore) and Leliana at 100% (love) and I can make love to both in the campground. (not a threesome though booooo) Can't remember the exact name of the mods, but I'm using the ones where Morrigan thinks female players are men (and will have sex with them; I'm playing a female rogue that looks like Uma Thurman) and the one where you see the cheesy sex scenes every time. I'm still on my first run-through of the game, so the shenanigans could stop at any time, but they've been lovers for at least the last 10 game hours, so this'll work for at least a decent while: (possible game spoilers ahead) I'm waiting for the game to trip me up somewhere with a 'Morrigan disapproves -9000' or a forced communication with Leliana, but as long as I don't kiss Morrigan openly or be a smartass to either of them... erm,... my cup is full. :whistling: