tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post1657754252339560303..comments2023-05-27T11:14:02.426-04:00Comments on Some Space to Think: Golden Century: BadassAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-58761513849489260762009-11-20T11:48:31.767-05:002009-11-20T11:48:31.767-05:00Notably, the biggest impact of the backgrounds is ...Notably, the biggest impact of the backgrounds is on my choices. I played the mage forward to the point of meeting Jowan to see how things played out, and the dialogue was definitely richer and took the past events into account, but there was not a lot of difference in substance. But it _did_ change the choices I made, and thinking about it, that's actually a pretty profound difference. Changing the tech to make for deeper conversation trees is all well and good, but impacting my behavior as a player is the real illustration of where the rubber meets the road.<br /><br />-Rob D.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-29965505554861693132009-11-20T11:28:26.494-05:002009-11-20T11:28:26.494-05:00There are long stretches where it's irrelevant...There are long stretches where it's irrelevant or just color, but every now and again it will pop up again, often with great gnashing teeth. <br /><br />Some of it is also a bit self-fulfilling. There are a lot of places where things come up which will have more or less resonance based on how much the story has hooked you in. A lot of the elements from the backgrounds show up again no matter what origin you choose, so it's probably a matter of taste whether or not that improves or cheapens the experience. For example, I don't think it's too spoilerey to say that Jowan shows up again in the game, but the circumstances are...interesting. When I came across him, I had just finished doing the Mage intro on the side, so I was all "HOLY FUCK, JOWAN" and it was made more awesome for how it all fit together, despite it being a separate character.<br /><br />(And by extension, I do not care who I am playing, good bad or indifferent. Someone tries to do something bad to Shianni - your cousin in the male city elf starter - I will cut them. )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-27668134666206359842009-11-20T11:15:02.675-05:002009-11-20T11:15:02.675-05:00Right. The Jowan thing didn't really hook me -...Right. The Jowan thing didn't really hook me -- it had a nice ending that played with moral issues, but not in a satisfying way for me. <br /><br />How deeply do the different origins resonate throughout the game? I've heard mixed opinions on that.<br /><br />-- c.Chuck Wendighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798919366354453539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-64776568368468250242009-11-20T11:06:06.935-05:002009-11-20T11:06:06.935-05:00The mage intro was interesting to me after I'd...The mage intro was interesting to me after I'd played the game enough to have some context for it, but without that, it all hinges on how invested you are in Jowan, which is _way_ less compelling than the city elf or human noble intro, both of which got me really emotionally invested. Still haven't tried dalish elf or either dwarf, though I intend to.<br /><br />-Rob D.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-62747553315372226122009-11-20T11:04:03.797-05:002009-11-20T11:04:03.797-05:00I continue to wonder that, in Dragon Age, if I did...I continue to wonder that, in Dragon Age, if I didn't pick the wrong choice in playing a Circle-bound elf mage. Not the most interesting opener, to my mind.<br /><br />Other origins sound much hotter. More sizzle in that steak! Ssss!<br /><br />-- c.Chuckhttp://www.terribleminds.com/ramblenoreply@blogger.com