#dragon age continues to be my favorite dating sim lol

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finding it SO HARD not to romance emmrich a second time because i just love his character and his romance so much. and going the friend route just shows how much he puts into impressing you when you show interest in him.

like instead of “let me show you the greater fade, definitely not an excuse to woo you and hold your hand” he’s just like “soooo uhh what do you want to do with your body when you die??” such a different dynamic!!! but its fun to see such a different side of his character this time around.

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pls you sent me so many thank u ilu

9. Most regrettable purchase?

it’s a tie between 1. the white knight chronicle games & 2. the tron legacy video game - but for very different reasons. i LOOOVED white knight chronicles and the online play was PERFECT it was like not a full mmo so not #cursed (sorry mmo players but dont boo me for being right) so it was really great to play with my pal @skillethelm but then RIGHT after i got into it they SHUT THE SERVERS DOWN and so like i wasn’t allowed to sort of move on naturally and i always feel really bitter and resentful when i think of it. the tron video game, on the other hand, was just super awful. unplayable. i tried real hard to like it bc i love the movie more dearly than any other movie on god’s green earth but…i couldn’t. im sorry sam flynn

14. Favorite game music?

all of it? there are games i have played JUST BECAUSE the soundtracks were so good i couldn’t stop listening and i got curious - these include chrono trigger, ff6, UT, and mirror’s edge (kinda). like, my favorite of all time will always be zelda music, & my favorite zelda track is oot’s title screen theme, but like…i just fucking love game music man. i love sonic’s buttrock and dragon age’s elven emo pop and zelda’s grand orchestrations and ff13′s/mirror’s edge smooth synth-y stuff and all the catchy tunes of Ye Olde Game Era and dishonored’s  goth harpsichord steampunk shit…like i could never really TRULY pick - actually the very first time i ever used a computer it was to visit websites about zelda and listen to the music online - and before that i used to run chrono cross and kingdom hearts on the title screens/opening cinematics for hours just to listen, like before i really knew there was like, online music. man. so much. i love everything

19. Favorite handheld console?

gameboy advance sp, hands down. gameboy advance had the best/most games that i love, could also play regular gameboy games, and the sp had a BACKLIGHT so you could play in the dark. i used to play the original tetris every night to fall asleep on mine. 3DS is a close runner up but you just can’t fit that thing in your pocket the way you can an SP

27. Game that makes you rage?

i fuckin hate super smash bros melee. YEAH I SAID IT LOL like… ok everyone says it’s sooo good and they RUINED smash after that but like, i main pikachu? and they nerfed the FUCK out of pikachu in melee. so i could never win. and it was a horrible teenhood i had growing up playing that shit. brawl was like ten zillion times better. i still lost a lot but i was because i sucked not because the game sucked. melee worshippers can kiss my ass

also, as i was recently reminded, the fight sections of mirror’s edge. fucking bullshit

and a special award to life is strange for having the WORST ending to a NEARLY PERFECT GAME of ALL TIME

39. A sequel that you would die for them to make?

UNDERTA– no sorry. sorry. sorry i’m not gonna say it

ok uhhhhh honestly? my main answer is: any zelda sequel. like all the games take place hundreds or thousands of years apart with different characters and timelines…save for like the oracle games, mm & oot, and then like TECHNICALLY phantom hourglass…i would really just like to see an honest to god sequel in the same continuity. more throwbacks. i lost every bit of my shit when [someone from skyward sword] sorta-kinda made a cameo in botw. it’s everything i want

my other answer is: golden sun 4. we had to wait a literal decade for golden sun 3 and then it ENDS ON A CLIFFHANGER ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? im still lowkey mad abt it. idk if it’ll EVER happen

41. A genre that you just can’t get into?

i’m actually pretty flexible when it comes to genre? i’ve tried & liked: platformers, adventure games, open world, dating sims, stealth, shooters, QTEs, RPGs, racing, music/beat timing, whatever the hell genre animal crossing and harvest moon are…but like the one thing. i cannot do. is real-time strategy. it’s just too boring rip

also, i dislike playing online against other people bc they are usually jerks lol

69. In your opinion, best game ever made? 

that’s such a hard one!! it’d be easy to say ocarina of time because it holds such a special place in my heart, but just because it’s special doesn’t mean it’s the most fun or satisfying to play. the best game EVER made would have to have it all - great gameplay, a good amount of story that isn’t too sparse, a catchy and memorable soundtrack, lovable characters, lots and lots of replay value, and excel in online/dlc if that’s a thing, good voice acting/graphics if that’s a thing, no ragequit sections…like i could easily just name the zelda game that comes closest but i wanna be as objective as possible here…

ok i’m gonna go with two categories - 2D games & 3D games - bc they are such different beasts

for 2D im gonna have to say chrono trigger…some places are really frutstratingly hard, but not ragequit hard, and level grinding can be a BIT repetitive but the story, characters, cast, & music are all top notch, and with all the different endings + new game plus you could play it over and over and still have things to do

then for 3D…mmmm see this is hard because like nothing meets ALL of those requirements…portal 2 and okami both have very satisfying stories and wonderfully addicting gameplay that varies up often, but not a lot of replay value…breath of the wild and dragon age inquisition both have amazing story/gameplay balance and near-infinite replay value, but i have a few major nitpicks with both stories, and none of the games i mentioned have online play. i think in the end my nitpicks with zelda’s story and direction are pretty minimal + i have a personal loyalty to the series, so i’d go with breath of the wild.

70. Very first game you ever beat? 

you know, i actually can’t remember for sure! i suspect it was either majora’s mask or link’s awakening - funnily enough it was years before i first beat ocarina on my own.

[here-comes-troubelyan]

101 Dragon Age Questions

[by @madmagemaidmarian​]

I did warn you I was going to answer these. Enjoy!

1. How did you get into Dragon Age?

It was definitely a friend. And it took a while; I remember a couple years ago he tried to give me a run-down of what it was about, and I got super lost and didn’t get into it for a few months after that lol. Then I think I picked up Origins on Steam one day when it was on sale/I was bored/procrastinating.

2. Have you finished all three games? Yep.

3. How long did it take you to finish the series? Uh, a few months? Less than a year, definitely. There was a bit of a gap between DA2 and DA:I because I had to upgrade my graphics card, lol.

4. What was your first Warden (gender/class/race/personality)? Male Dalish Rogue, quiet and cautious. Lived happily ever after with hubby Zevran after an extremely awkward encounter with Morrigan, lol.

5. What was your first Hawke like (gender/class/temperament)? Male Warrior purple as fuck. Sticky-sweet romance with Fenris. Gross.

6. First Inquisitor (gender/class/race/personality)? Female Dalish Mage. “Why can’t we all just get along??” Engaged in actual Disney-princess romance with my girl Josie.

7. Favorite DA:O backstory? I haven’t even played them all, yet! I haven’t played either dwarf origin or the human noble one. Of the ones I have played, I think I like Tabris best.

8. Preferred class overall? Mage, pew pew. I like playing with range and AOE shit because I’m bad at video games, lol.

9. Do you tend to play male or female characters most? Eeeeeeeh??? It really depends on my mood when I start up a new game, lol. 

10. Share a pic of your favorite OC from any DA game. Maxwell, my sweet son!

I WILL PUT THE REST BEHIND A CUT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU 😘

I didn’t finish all of them, but I may come back and answer some later, when I’ve played through the games more recently 😊 11. Best Hawke quote? “Helping people and killing people are what I'm best at.”

12. Do you prefer DA:O, DA2, or DA:I most? Eh, DA:I, but only because it’s prettiest. 13. Favorite mission from DA:O? 14. Favorite DA:O party combo?

Leliana, Wynne, and Sten/Alistair.

15. Favorite DA:O companion overall?

Hmm. Close call between Zevran and Leliana. Also, Sten has grown on me the more I play through the game. And of course Shale. 

16. DA:O: Did your Warden survive?

Yep. You wouldn’t know it from the look on his face when Morrigan was crawling towards him in that bed, though.

17. What did you name your Mabari? I think my first Mabari was called Boone, iirc. 18. Who did you choose to rule Ferelden?

Anora. I have a hard time making Alistair rule because he so doesn’t want to, and Anora is clearly more fit for the position.

19. Favorite mission from DA2? 20. Was everyone loyal at the end?

Yep.

21. Did Hawke side with the Mages or Templars?

Mages.

22. Favorite DA2 party combo?

Oh, I mix them up a lot. I don’t like having Fenris and Merrill in the same party, though, and I tend to avoid Anders and Aveline (I don’t have anything against Aveline, I just tend to pick Fenris over her most of the time). Carver, Merrill, and Bela is a great combo. 23. Did you give Fenris back to Danarius?

Fuck no.

24. Favorite main-story quest from DA:I?

Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts, of course! 25. Favorite DA:I place?

Ooooh, tough. The Emerald Graves. 26. Did your Inquisitor choose the Mages or the Templars? Mages.

27. Which did you leave behind (Abyss)?

Ah, the first time I played I didn’t port in my world state, and ended up with what’s-his-name the random mustachioed Warden, so he stayed behind (easy choice). I’ve since left behind both of the others, though, and each is hella sad.

28. Inquisitor’s feelings on being the Herald of Andraste?

Ella was super Dalish, and was very uncomfortable with it. Max was super Andrastian, and was also very uncomfortable with it, though he was admittedly better at playing the role. Ana (my second dalish mage, lol) was super agnostic, and was very uncomfortable with it. And grumpy and ragey about it.

29. What are your feelings on the Chantry? My feelings on the Chantry directly mirror my real-life feelings on Christianity. The system has become corrupted beyond the intentions of the people who started it. I mean, WWAD, y’know what I mean.

30. What are your feelings on the Circle?

Extremely complicated. To be brief, I think the handling of mages needs to be divorced from the Chantry, or at least not monopolized by it. I think mages need more options, though I do not believe they can be allowed unconditional freedom, as much as that pains me to say. I think the Circles (or other such institutions) need to focus on education. I think the Harrowing is fucked up and unethical. I think that mages who fear their powers should have the option of seeking a safe place where they can feel protected. I think that Templars should continue to be trained, although lyrium is its own separate issue. This is probably the most complex socio-political issue in the whole game universe, and it would take a large, varied, dedicated committee a whole lot of time to figure out a better way to do things. (Incidentally, these complex feelings are what allow me to get along with Vivienne.)

31. DLC for the first 2 games: All of it, some of it, or none of it?

[Editing this question because we’ve got DA:I DLC, now.] Some? I never actually got around to playing Awakening, lol, I keep meaning to. And... I don’t remember the DLC for DA2. I probably played it, though; I have it all installed. I’ve played all of the DA:I DLC, and most enjoyed Jaws of Hakkon (don’t even get me started on Trespasser; I made a new question for that, lol).

32. Favorite DLC mission overall? The Ameridan arc in Jaws of Hakkon. 33. Favorite DA character overall?

Ugh. Decisions. Fuck. Hmm... oh, Varric. Easily Varric. Best bro.

34. Least favorite character?

Fuckin egg.

35. Who do you want to see return in the next game?

Dorian. I wanna go to Tevinter, damnit. And meet Mae! It’d be cool if Fenris had an opportunity to show up, too.

36. What kind of DLC do you hope for for DA:I? Feelings on Trespasser?

Opened up more cans than it needed to, tbh. Also, fuck Solas’s entire storyline. Just. Fuck it. I’m salty that it is most likely going to be the premise for the whole next game. What a fucking jackass. 

37. Bloodmagic: yes or no?

It’s complicated? Like, clearly using people/their blood against their will is not cool. But like, Merrill’s blood magic? I don’t really have a problem with. Doesn’t strike me as much more risky than magic in general, re: demons and such. The stickiness of the issue revolves around consent. Also, can I just say, phylacteries? Hypocritical as fuck.

38. Funniest moment in the games? 39. Creepiest moment in the games?

All That Remains. Ffffffffffuck.

40. A moment/action you regret in-game? 41. Who did you romance in your first playthrough for each game?

Already answered, but Zevran, Fenris, Josephine.

42. Who do you wish you could romance that you can’t?

Fuckin Krem! And Scout Harding!!!

43. Favorite romance overall so far?

Nggggggaaah... Like. They are all great?? Cassandra is in the running, but tbh I haven’t finished her romance, yet, lol. But, like. Zevran. 

44. One romance you just can’t stand/doesn’t make sense/etc?

Anders. That shit is unhealthy as fuck. Also fucking. Solas.

45. Which 3 DA characters would you want as your best friends?

Isabela, Varric, Bull. Since I’m limited to three. Unless I can make sets out of Merribela and Doribull, lol.

46. A character you’d love to drop in a volcano and forget about?

Boiled. Egg.

47. Best antagonist in the series? 48. Worst antagonist in the series? 49. Something you do in EVERY DA playthrough, no matter what?

Choose the Chargers.

50. Describe your perfect playthrough for any DA game. 51. Favorite Warden/Hawke/Inquisitor headcanons (any or all)? 52. Favorite non-Player Character headcanons? 53. That One Headcanon that hurts to think about? 54. Fluffiest headcanon ever? 55. Your non-Player Character OTPs?

Doribull, Merribela, Alistair/Morrigan for teh lolz

56. Your absolutely NOTP?

Fenders... *shudder*

57. Who would you date if you could (as you, not your OC)?

Krem. But he’d probably reject me, so I’d probably end up with Cullen.

58. Who has the best character arc overall? Honestly? I want to say Anders. But I feel like I kinda have to dig deep to get at it, which is a shame. It’s very subtle, and has everything to do with Justice/Vengeance. Also Leliana’s has potential. 59. Who was written really poorly?

Jean Valjean Blackwall

60. Who do you wish had been given more story?

Sandal.

61. Favorite NPC [not companions]?

Have I not answered this question, yet? Bodahn and Sandal (they are a set).

62. A character you think deserves more fan love?

Bodahn!

63. Best story moment? 64. Favorite achievement? 65. Any epic game play moments in any DA game? The Arishok. Hahahahaha. Run. 66. Something you hate about any/all of the games? Solas. Also most of the gameplay mechanics, especially in the first two games, lol, but it doesn’t bug me cuz that’s not why I play. 67. Best non-OC quote? 68. Have you cosplayed any DA characters?

No, but I’m in the process of making an Inquisitor cosplay!

69. Who would you cosplay if you could (no holds barred)?

Cassandra from DA2.

70. Did you read the comics?

No, but I want to.

71. Did you read the novels?

I’ve read Asunder and The Masked Empire.

72. Did you see Dawn of the Seeker?

Yes, and it was terrible, lol.

73. Favorite OST song(s)?

I’m Not Calling You A Liar (Florence and the Machine, DA2) 74. Do you take screenshots in any DA games?

Oh yes. Like a bajillion. Sadly, many died in the Great Sims Purge of 2016.

75. Do you edit images/gifs or make videos about DA?

No, but I dream about it, lol.

76. Have you ever made a DA Let’s Play?

No, but I totally would. And might. 

77. What moment/memory still gives you chills/feels? A lot of them, honestly. But, like. All That Remains, lol. So bad. Also Fenris’s reunion with Varania.  78. What are you hoping for from DA4? Grey Wardens!  79. What are you worried about for DA4? That it will revolve around Solas. 80. Favorite fanmix? 81. Favorite fanfic? House of Ash and Salt by paperiuni 82. Favorite fanart/fanartist? 83. Favorite fan musician/music? 84. Favorite cosplay(er)? 85. Favorite Let’s Play? 86. Favorite DA-themed blog? 87. Do you create anything in the fandom (write, draw, craft, gif, etc)? I mean, I’m supposed to be writing a piece for the Adoribull Minibang, but... procrastinangst, looool (it’ll happen; have faith!). 88. Do you participate in or run a DA RP? 89. Are you on any DA forums, chats, reddit subs, etc? 90. Do you run an DA-themed blog/page/website?

I mean, this one, but I mostly made it so I could stop spamming my main blog with DA reblogs, lol.

91. Do you have any friends who love DA too?

Yep, a couple.

92. Did you get someone into DA? Almost, lol, but she got real annoyed at the gameplay in DA:O (totally fair). I might still see if she wants to give Inquisition a shot, though, since it’s more like what she’s used to. 93. Do you own any DA merchandise?

Yesss, my Dorian and Cassandra plushies! And a sweet Cassandra hoodie.

94. Have you ever made any DA-themed crafts (clothes, toys, etc)? Does the Ardent Blossom crown I made for my Dorian plushie count? 95. Which actors would you cast for a movie of your fav DA game? 96. Do you use game mods?

Yes, lol, and mods crashing my game are why I haven’t finished playing Cassandra’s romance, yet.

97. What’s your favorite DA mod?

I love the mod that adds your dog to your party in DA:O, and in DA:I the one that removes gathering animations is a lifesaver. Though I also really love Seasonal Palettes. And of course, various Skyhold pjs replacements, lol.

98. If you could be any non-Human DA species, which and why?

Probs a qunari so I could fuck shit up and be a dragon.

99. Where would you live (Fereldan, Orlais, Free Marches etc?)

Antiva, bitches!

100. Circle, Templar, Chantry, Guard, Seeker, Inquisition, or none?

No? lol

101. If you could meet your Warden/Hawke/Inquisitor, what would you say? Love yourself, babe.