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peopleofthedas2012-02-14 05:47 pm
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So, Found Out About DA2 Stuff
Apparently there is a reason DA2 went the way it did. Like it or hate it, there are aspects that are extremely different from other BioWare games in DAII.
The senior writer wanted it to be more like Twilight (the underline is merely because it is a book title, not stressing any distaste - hubby had to ask as he's reading over my shoulder).
Complaints of a Senior Game Writer
Now - what confuses the (insert a stream of inappropriate words please) "stuffing" out of me is why on earth would someone who does not like playing video games would become a senior writer in the gaming industry? Granted it could give an edge on how to appeal to a broader audience...as in those who don't like video games. But then would it still be a video game if one took all that out? Also, the trash battles, with 'hey ser bandit please fall over dead for the thousandth time, m'kay?' and his buddies, are suddenly explained.
Thoughts, observations?
Should gameplay suffer for plot? Or plot suffer for gameplay? What elements could balance these things, do you think?
The senior writer wanted it to be more like Twilight (the underline is merely because it is a book title, not stressing any distaste - hubby had to ask as he's reading over my shoulder).
Complaints of a Senior Game Writer
Now - what confuses the (insert a stream of inappropriate words please) "stuffing" out of me is why on earth would someone who does not like playing video games would become a senior writer in the gaming industry? Granted it could give an edge on how to appeal to a broader audience...as in those who don't like video games. But then would it still be a video game if one took all that out? Also, the trash battles, with 'hey ser bandit please fall over dead for the thousandth time, m'kay?' and his buddies, are suddenly explained.
Thoughts, observations?
Should gameplay suffer for plot? Or plot suffer for gameplay? What elements could balance these things, do you think?
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I think the idea of: "Hey, I have something I'd like to talk to you about... when you have time" could have worked (in Origins there were certain dialogues that only happened in the relative safety of camp, as well), I just don't think it was done well in DA2. Of course I could imagine that Hawke talked to the others all the time; but I was only allowed to witness that every few years. Maybe it wouldn't have been such an issue to me if the timeframe was smaller.
And honestly, suddenly being in a deep conversation in the heat of battle didn't seem more ridiculous to me than being summoned by Anders to his clinic because the house we both lived in wasn't the right place to talk.