The Road to Mel is Paved with Games - DA2 Part 1
By melcene 1 Comments
Overview
So I've been playing with DA2 for the last five days. A few hours during the week, most of the days during the weekend. I'd say I've probably got 30ish hours in, maybe more. I feel like I've barely scratched Act 2.Things Not Yet Mentioned Elsewhere
There are a TON of Dragon Age II threads. I'm not going to clog up the forums by making new ones for each observation.Did you know you could have Anders' glowing eyes? If you have The Black Emporium, there's a potion there called Elixir of Purity that gives you a 30 minute buff of +10% damage to darkspawn. And also gives you glowy eyes!
I don't really give a shit that some people find this game atrocious. Many people also find World of Warcraft atrocious, and I enjoy that on occasion too.
Merrill
I don't understand what people think is so great about her. Her head is way too big for her body. She's naive far beyond the point of being cute. Between her physical features and her naivety she is like a child, and as such might as well be jailbait. Personally I prefer a real woman, like Isabella (though granted, you have to wonder what you might catch with her).Aveline
Why does she remind me so much of the barbarian females from EQ? Ok so the below isn't a great comparison, but I swear, all Aveline needs is a woad and she'd fit right in.
My Game (Spoilers, Ahoy!)
I'm a femHawke mage. This means that Bethany died in the prologue, and I was stuck with the stick-up-his-ass brother Carver. Thanks to my trusty strat guide (that I actually didn't want my husband to get for me, but he thought he was doing something really nice), Carver is now off galavanting around as a Grey Warden.Mostly, my group consists of Fenris, Isabella, and Anders. They're all also potential romance options for me. Though I've been having second thoughts about Anders. Isabella and I have already had a romp. Sebastian would be a decent love interest if he weren't such a prude. I find something about Fenris' voice sexy. Anders' voice was better in Awakening. Isabella could flirt with me all day long.
I made Varric kill his brother. The few times I have Merrill with me, she doesn't use blood magic. I can't wait to get into why Isabella bolts from the group every time I enter the Qunari area in the city. I've been walking an interesting path with not truly committing to mages or templars in this game.
I'm playing on Normal. I don't really have an epeen to stroke by playing on a harder difficulty and then telling everyone about it.
I guess that's it for the moment. I'm kind of Dragon Age'd out on the forums and blogs today. But part 2 will come after I finish the game, probably, so that I can actually review it and stuff.
Below is a list of all the content for my game.
 | Evra's Trophy Belt | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Evra's Might | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Signature Edition Rewards | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info - PC More Info - Mac |
| The Black Emporium | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info - PC More Info - Mac |
| The Exiled Prince | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info - PC More Info - Mac |
| Dragon Age II Soundtrack - Signature Edition | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Boots of the Frozen Wastes | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| The Far Cliffs of Kirkwall | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Blood Dragon Armor | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Lothering's Lament | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Hayder's Razor | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Of Things Not Lost | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Ser Isaac's Armor | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Staff of Parthalan | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Hindsight | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| Fadeshear | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |
| The Lion of Orlais | Dragon Age II | PC/Mac | More Info |