#why are the companion banters so cruel/crude to Isabella? why would Anders gain approval points for selling Fenris into slavery? | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

thesummerstorms · 7 months ago

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See, the thing is I actually really love the *idea* of Dragon Age 2 as an inescapable tragedy, one where Hawke is doomed by a narrative they can't escape.

But the lazy writing of the ending, the strange and often bitter dynamics between the different NPCs (bitter to the point of being nonsensical for the sake of drama in places), the way the narrative functionally handles the struggle between Mages and Templars, the "rivalmance" dynamic all just make it very much not a game I personally enjoy playing.

#Id like to be able to have at least a civil conversation with Fenris and Carter as a heroic mage Hawke without bashing myself/my magic #just for one #why are the companion banters so cruel/crude to Isabella? why would Anders gain approval points for selling Fenris into slavery?#what the fuck is Avelline even doing and why cant I call her on it?#why is it so easy to end up having to murder Merrill's entire clan? (and most Dalish clans we've met since honestly get wiped out too)#what the fuck is with the rivalmance and why do they make me feel so mean #why can Mage!Hawke not come to an understanding with Fenris that acknowledges yes he was terribly abused using magic #but she has gone her entire life at risk of the abuses in the gallows (and frankly resented by her mother) because of her and her sister and #her father's magic

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