#and its glaringly obvious

[crows-of-buckets]

Dav spoilers below the cut!! (Up to just before leaving for the anderfels)

Okay I've gotten off for today so I wanna ramble a little bit about my playthrough so far!!

I am geniuenly adoring it so far! Alot of the problems I have with inquisition are non-existent, the combat is fun, the characters are likeable. Sadly the purple rook options aren't as much of an asshole as I would like (purple Hawke you will be missed) but they are nice! The writing so far has been solid imo.

I really like that the cameo characters aren't taking up too much space. While I do get excited to see them, I don't want them overshadowing the new characters, like they kinda did in previous games. The cameos are also way sooner than I was expecting!!

So far I've only had one instance of "that is NOT what I meant to say" with the dialogue wheel which I count as a win (when I recruited lucanis I said 'ill keep an eye on you' thinking it was out of concern 😭 that may have just been a skill issue on my end tho. I reloaded that save so fast). I also really like the romance dialogue options so far. They aren't so overwhelming cringe that it makes me wanna curl up and die inside (I am staring directly at you Hawke who SAYS THAT to a man who's BOYFRIEND JUST DIED). They all feel very nice and flirty in a way that isn't in your face. I am also really REALLY liking the companion writing so far. All of the characters are charming and I'm already more invested in them than I was in the inquisiton cast sorry 😭

While Rook does talk a lot on their own, so far it all feels very in line with what Revari would say. While I do miss being able to control everything the PC says, ik logically we'll never get a dragon age game like that again so it's not something I was expecting. Very happy nothing feels glaringly "they would not fucking say that"

I I thought the lack of worldstate choice was going to be more glareingly obvious but tbh i kinda forget about it for most the playthrough. It still sucks that there isn't more worldstate options, but yk I can't change that

Lucanis is already really growing on me!!! He's just a silly little guy and I am a SUCKER for them. Born to be a chef forced to be an assassin frfr...

Neve gallus obviously has my whole heart if you didn't know. The longer she's on screen the more I love her. She hasn't left my party since Bellaras recruitment quest.

Very interested in Bellara. For a hot second I thought her brother was going to be Felassan so I was mildly disappointed that it wasn't 😭 although ultimately making it a new character is a better narrative choice.

I LOVE that you can encourage Lace's abilities!!! I have a feeling that how you tell her to channel her abilities (whether through joy or through fear) is going to affect the outcome of her story... Also love that if you show optimism about her abilities she also shows excitement about them

Varric and Rooks relationship is so sweet to me!!! I mean he calls them kid you guys should know I was gonna be a sucker for it. While I know that's probably annoying for older Rooks, it works for Revari. I'm also very glad he has a distinct different relationship with Rook than he did with Hawke and The Inquisitor. He's clearly very fond of them and it makes me happy idk. Also the sheer fucking difference between the way he acts towards the Inquisitor (even one he's friendly with!!) and rook is so funny. Inky really is just his ex boss huh 😭

I've only talked to Solas twice so far but I'm already more invested in his and Rooks dynamic than I was with him in the Inquisitor sorry 😭 I didn't romance him so he didn't really do it for me in Inquistion, but I'm low-key looking forward to seeing him again. His little jabs in the second talk after you "exchange verbal spars" is so fun, and I think it really hammers in the "Solas reflects back the people he interacted with". He did it with the Inquisitor, and is doing it again with Rook, but it's SO much more interesting to me in this game so far idk. Maybe it's because he's responding to specific comments? Idk Revari is a bit of a shithead so. I don't think Revari hates Solas, but they are a bit wary of him.

The voice acting has been very solid so far as well!! Nothing that's glarely bad to me at least. I also really like some of the facial animations; while some of them can feel a bit flat in general conversation, some of them are REALLY good. There was a bit where Dorian started snarking and he curled his lip. And another where Rook opened their mouth like they were going to talk but didn't. Idk the facial animations are REALLY standing out to me. This is so much better than the previous games I am not even over exaggerating. Dragon age "Every character wears an ugly sneer all the time" Inquisiton you will not be missed... Obviously it's because the technology is better but it is really really obvious how much attention went into the faces I am here for it

The combat is so fucking fun. Ik it won't be everyones cup of tea but I am having a BLAST. It didn't take me very long to get the hang of and it's very satisfying to play with.

I am also fucking LOVING how relevant your backstory is!!! Like yes!!! I am a shadow dragon!!!! There's so many additional dialogue about it even just in casual conversations! I never felt like the game forgot about it. Rooks connection to their faction is great and I love the fact that they know people and people know them. Shadow dragon rook ily 🫶

I really like how much it feels like this game remembers what you've done. From Lucanis remembering your preferred drinks (Revari likes their coffee STRONG) to Varric feeling like he let you down after you encouraged him, so far it really feels like what I'm doing is sticking and that makes me SO fucking happy.

Final thing!!! This game looks absolutely fucking gorgeous I keep getting blown away by the views. I do wish I could zoom my camera out a bit more just to take everything in bc it's SO big I love it!!! So far it is geniuenly meeting my expectations and I am SO FUCKING RELIEVED. I have been so worried it was gonna be dogshit for WEEKS

[x-digitaldollhouse-x]

Being a Sims 4 player and a Stardew player at the same time rn has been fun bc you get to witness the complete disparity in new content quality/maintenance between EA, a massive company, and ConcernedApe, literally just a guy

[soliloquy-ingthelifeaway]

just saw the replay of the sprint, max told his team on the radio to check whether oscar had deliberately slowed and gave the position to lando. he asked to get it reported. Max knows it very well that norris couldn't have overtaken piastri on his own

[utahlive]

Call me Kuzco the way I threw off my groove. Im gonna give myself a few days to kinda get back on track (ie. draw/queue some stuff in advance, iron out the plot, etc) both blog-wise and school-wise. However I don’t wanna up and leave you guys with nothing, so behold! The tentative character lineup/clothing ref sheet:

Congrats! We got 4/6 characters unlocked, and there may be a secret 7th not pictured! You have to keep gacha pulling though

[blood-gulch]

not even editing this its just straight up the best bonus feature extra episode in all of rvb. and i think everyone should watch it. at least once.

[hellomagicalsouls]

tower and lover

also i have to mention even though i dont think dave is coming back. i think that part of klaus' life is over.

i think its intriguing that we see his "klaus loves dave" tattoo and none of his other tattoos (to my knowledge) and these cards are drawn

the tattoo is a temple which could imply a tower and it says "klaus loves dave" who are the lovers.

i dont think we'll see him but i do think it's worth mentioning.

✨⁉️ IM SCARED ⁉️✨

tower card: the tower tarot card represents chaos and destruction. It is the major arcana card of sudden upheaval and unexpected change. (losing their powers)

this change usually is scary, life changing and often unavoidable. it represents breakups, separations in the form of relationships. (dave dying is unavoidable and not coming back)

the tower also signifies that if you struggle with addiction that you could overdose and should be encouraged to stop before something extremely bad happens. (oh shit please be sober love. could signify a potential relapse. i bloody hope not)

the lovers: the lovers signifies perfect union, harmony, love and attraction. the lovers can represent finding the balance within oneself. (dave gave that to klaus)

when the lovers tarot card in a spiritual context, you will be beginning to find harmony within yourself. as with the general meaning, this comes from gaining a deeper understanding of yourself, who you are and your personal morale code. (klaus finding who he is outside of everything)

thanks bye <3 sorry for the long ass post.

[theperrylleluniverse]

perry finally got to eat on screen!!!! Look at him nomming!!! he's so stinking cute!!!

[kindcore]

i hope i figure out how to draw again soon i miss it

[druidshollow]

due to the rumours of tumblr art being sold to train ai all my art will be posted like this from now on. train off this nerd

[matoitech]

finished slash fixed up some fursona sketches i dont remember making lol

[remusawoooo]

I was passively rewatching soty after a decade maybe and???? Rohan was totally gone for abhi wtf😭 can't believe I never noticed their banter (hindi isn't my first language soooo)

[nyckie]

I'm going to catch rabbit starvation

[weezeryuri]

i need moar anons talking about runnin away with me gay style i got screen caps of some of them but they’re mildly private so i shant share. they called me scoots and were so niceys and i still think about it even though it was back in January

[sparkdoesart]

Uhm. I have been looking at nothing but The Quarry fan art and shit basically all day. So uh here ya go

Just some little things-

Dylan and Ryan

And then kaitlyn and dylan because this scene is so funny to me

This is like rw all over again. This game has an insane amount of replay potential. Im gonna be here for a while-

Starting my first run today

I do not have faith in myself not to fuck this up

[popstart]

Because of standards and practices, kids arent allowed to start fires in shows so to get around it shit kinda just happens

[hereforthepsycheassessment]

watching the barry finale and the writers are so so good at subtle commentary. specifically re: the normalisation of gun violence and the lack of reaction to it, with the opening scene where barry is walking out of walmart with massive guns strapped to his back, there’s no indication of anyone turning to give him a weird look or acting as though anything is out of the ordinary at all.... just your run of the mill guy buying multiple assault weapons on a grocery run.... don’t mind him....