Originally posted by Smasandian
Funny, because Kotaku says you can choose your race.http://kotaku.com/dragon-age-inquisition-lets-you-choose-your-heros-rac-1045961945
Link doesn't work for me.
That said, if that's true, i'll be happy. I prefer playing as human, but the other origins were quite fun to play.
Okay, so it's confirmed, and Smasandian was right: Race choice is returning.
http://tomodom.com/2013/08/dragon-age-inquisition-will-allow-players-to-choose-their-race/
Awesome.
Also, nice video:
Already looks great even in the Pre-Alpha stage. Open World, horseback riding(maybe combat), fully voiced protagonist(Fiiiinaaaaally, and while technically they did it with Hawke, DA😮 with voice would have been amazing). I hope they bring back the true finishing moves. Those were my favorite part about DA😮 combat and I was miffed they removed it in 2.
Originally posted by KingD19
Already looks great even in the Pre-Alpha stage. Open World, horseback riding(maybe combat), fully voiced protagonist(Fiiiinaaaaally, and while technically they did it with Hawke, DA😮 with voice would have been amazing). I hope they bring back the true finishing moves. Those were my favorite part about DA😮 combat and I was miffed they removed it in 2.
Imagine charging in to a horde of darkspawn or shades on horseback? Epic stuff.
I honestly don't mind whether it's voiced or not. The open world stuff looks great though, and I spotted my favourite Warden armour in that alpha too, so hoping it gets brought in to the full game.
yeah, agreed @ deathblows. I loved those so much I even used the mod for them in the first game.
It isn't his bisexuality that I call into question. He could go around f*cking Ash Wraiths and giant spiders for all I care. It's the fact that this entire war is pretty much his fault. I have two saves just so I could see what difference killing him and keeping him alive would make. Because honestly, a lot of people killed him just because of what he did.
The GameInformer article revealed some pretty sweet info though which makes this not as hard hitting as it would be otherwise.
I have to wonder if this is EA's influence; they used sexuality as a smokescreen in the past when people voted them the worst company in America.
I don't mind Anders' sexuality; I was just surprised that he was so strong about it after being less-so during Awakening. What does concern me, is that the decision about Anders' fate is an absolutely MASSIVE part of act 3, if not the game. This man, this guy that you've fought alongside, and shared a deeply personal story with, goes and does something that, even to me, was shocking as hell.
The decision about whether to kill him was, to me, one of the absolutely biggest decisions of the game (regardless of Sebastian's involvement), and was in keeping with the more personal nature of the story arc.
Overriding that and letting him live annoys me.
Now, If they turn around and say that he and Justice did die, but their essence escaped in to the fade because, like Anders said, they were "one", then I might be all right with that.
Flat out saying that Hawke didn't kill him? No. **** that.
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One thing that gives me more hope about the game, though, is that the more I think about it, the more I wonder if the Warden from Origins (assuming he survived in your playthrough) is actually going to make an appearance. I imported a Witch Hunt save where the Warden left through the mirror with her to be together, and yet Alistair still mentions, many years later, that the Warden was visiting him in Ferelden. I'd like to think that it was intentional rather than just a bug or an oversight.
Though tbh, what I would ideally like (assuming I don't get to play the Warden) is to come across Hawke and the Warden in a Sandal-esque scene where they've cleaved through nothing less than a demonic army. Maybe they fight alongside you for a short time, using the abilities you'd actually given them during your playthroughs.
Inquisition hears about a demon horde somewhere. They go to check it out. They see your Warden and your Hawke(assuming you transferred saves) standing there, calmly conversing and joking, absolutely bathed in blood head to toe. And just thousands of bodies littering the area. And then your new guy can be like, "Well thanks alot for saving some for me."