Having played Skyrim a little too much and it had gotten to the point that I flinch everytime a bird flies over me whenever I'm outside... I decided to take a break and go back to Origins and I got very, very emotional. I never realised just how much I missed playing the game. I totally did the Human noble origin (my favourite one) and romanced Morrigan all over again and I found myself just as hooked as when I first played it. I still laughed at Alistair's one liners and Oghren's drunken remarks and Zevran's whorish quirks never failed to make me smile. And when Morrigan left me at the end I still welled up inside even knowing I had Witch Hunt for "closure" (but its not closure is it because it just makes me want more!). I don't even care if I lose man-points for admitting that :P Anywho, what the whole point of this post is am I the only one going back to Origins and finding it just as great as those first few playthroughs? Anyone other male players out there shed a manly tear when Morrigan rips out your heart and stamps on it? I'm tempted to playthrough again with a sacrificial mage warden and romance Alistair... but I don't know if I can put myself through that :P (DDragonfly1990 (talk) 03:49, January 3, 2012 (UTC))
- I did that one and Alister's speech at the end did choke me up a little. I won't ruin it for you, but he does honor your memory in a very good way.Devilkat (talk) 06:09, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
Unfortunately, I cannot account for the manly tears since I lack the parts, but very much, yes - I'm about half-way through (which by itself is exceptional, since I mostly play games but once), and it feels like coming home again. I intend for a sweeter ending this time, to become Alistair's queen, no matter the cost, but the first playthrough was the Cousland-Morrigan romance, and I found it heart-breaking, especially since I believe that by ripping out Ned's heart, Morrigan ripped hers, as well. Hearing her say "my love" knowing that it was the last time, that it would be over in a matter of hours... /snif, I need a hanky/. The US ending was even worse: getting killed after the break-up really seemed as the only option. --Ygrain (talk) 05:45, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
I shed a tear when Alistair held his speech before charging the darkspawn. Well said buddy, didn't know you had it in you.--NobleHumanRocks (talk) 06:36, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
Replaying the game myself once more (first time since I played DA2) and finding it a lot of fun. And once again appreciating the sheer amount of dialogue options available to my character.Diain (talk) 07:37, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
Any of you people hang on TV Tropes? Most submitters there seem to let waterfalls flow free at the slightest provocation. You crybabies would fit right in. >:-) Dorquemada (talk) 08:35, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
- LMAO!! Oh yes I'm sure we would... as long as I don't get like this >> [1] I have nothing to be ashamed of :P (DDragonfly1990 (talk) 14:24, January 3, 2012 (UTC))
- Me neither I've just never had the chance to say (well type) "manly tear" before :P (DDragonfly1990 (talk) 18:35, January 3, 2012 (UTC))
- All one of them remain unhurt ;) (DDragonfly1990 (talk) 19:04, January 3, 2012 (UTC))
I let a friend borrow my copy of Origins because he said he liked the DA2 demo, and I wanted to show him how much better the first one was(if he liked it I would get him the Ultimate Edition for Christmas), so I'm waiting for his verdict before I do some mage playthroughs. As for the manly tears, I shed them every now and then. They just tend to be preceded by a blow to the groin and followed by a high-pitched girly squeak. --CommanderCousland (talk) 17:13, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
Nothing wrong with having feelings. We are all human (presumably) and if we didn't have feelings, what would that make us? I'd have to imagine something similar to Tranquil or demons, neither of which sounds appealing. Personally the main thing i like about DA is that it makes me think about things like this. What things mean to the people of Thedas in their world and just how much of it is based on what things mean to people of Earth in our world. IMO, without the emotional involvement, DA might as well be WoW.
My second playthrough (female mage), i started with the intent on making her a good blood mage romancing Alistair and becoming queen (didn't know yet that was only a human noble option) to show the people that a blood mage can be a good person and that a mage can be a good ruler. Needless to say things didn't go quite as planned. People even in my Warden's own party continued to persecute blood mages while my Warden remained unwillingly silent about the fact that both Morrigan and her were blood mages. Yet it bothers no one (besides occasionally Wynne) that Wynne/Faith are just a temper tantrum away from turning into an abomination similar to Vengeance (Anders/Justice) in DA2. My Warden tried to encourage peaceful resolutions whenever possible, especially with demons and blood mages.
I still think the demons are not evil or at least not intentionally. I think they lack the ability to understand the idea of good and evil and therefore are incapable of truly being either. If anything i would probably just consider them primitive creatures. Knowing that they are just spirits consumed by their desires actually makes me feel pity for them. But getting back to the Warden blood mage, few problems until the landsmeet, after which i wasn't sure what to do anymore. Alistair was unhardened (didn't know about hardening at the time) and reluctantly left my poor Warden soon after she helped make him king. Heartbroken, she refused Morrigan's offer, mostly since it involved sleeping with Alistair and she wasn't sure at the moment if she even wanted herself or Alistair to live. After Morrigan, who was the Warden's closest friend, left prior to the final battle, she became even more depressed.
On the road to Denerim, she spoke to no one and her depression slowly turned to anger. She considered what was going to happen and decided that when the time came she would sacrifice Alistair to the Archdemon and put him behind her. As Zevran would say, 'fate is a tricky whore' and when the time came and she was fully prepared to use her blood magic to make Alistair deliver the final blow, he decides to do so on his own accord before she even got the chance. Not being able to watch the woman he loved die, he willingly sacrificed himself. She watched helplessly stunned as he threw himself at the Archdemon. It's one of the most emotional endings i've had in DA. --Vampire Damian (talk) 18:04, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
- Isn't it peculiar how one can become attached to fictional characters? Especially Alistair and Morrigan feel so real... there was really a development in the relationships one could follow. --Ygrain (talk) 18:39, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
I'm playing through again with a Male City Elf Warden. I still feel like it's my first playthrough. I'm planning on Romancing Leliana (gotta love a redhead), Marrying Alistair to Anora, redeeming Loghain and sending him to die to end the Blight. I've never done it that way before, but i'm dreading losing both Alistair and Morrigan (no dark ritual), they're my favourite characters. I love origins so much, it was the first game i got for my PS3 and i could barely put down the controller. I still get choked up during playthroughs so you don't lose any manly points in my book ;) -Tyr Aeducan (talk) 18:12, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
- That is actually the exact same thing I did on my most recent playthrough(and, I must admit, is probably my favorite good guy playthrough of any game). Just make sure you harden Alistair, otherwise he'll refuse to marry Anora if Loghain lives. I forgot to, so I had to go through the whole thing again just to get that one part right. --CommanderCousland (talk) 18:33, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
Origin does make me sob big sobby, womanly tears! I've played through the game Origins + all DLC and Awakenings about 7 times. I've become so attached to the elves its ridiculous, so I'm trying to get to know the Dwarf playthroughs better. Cuz Dwarf's need love, too ! And, their origin stories are interesting. As soon as I got outta Ostagar, I headed straight to Orzammar with my Dwarf Commoner and what happened with Brosca's BBF choked me, I was actually sad and angry. Dwarven life is hard and complex, indeed. I can't wait to get back to Orzammar with my m!Aeducan! :-D
Hell, I even miss the random gossip you heard around Ferelden. --High Kicks (talk) 19:19, January 3, 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I've been missing Origins lately myself, I intend to buy it again soon. I actually enjoyed DA2, but it's just not the same. On the plus side, it's been long enough that it'll be like falling in love all over again. UrLeingod (talk)
I haven't played any Dragon Age since Skyrim, however I have been getting the urge. I'm about 165 hours into Skyrim, and though I am not bored in the least, I'm getting about ready to play something else. The only problem is I know if I play DAO, it will be a long time until I'm back to Skyrim, and I don't want know if I want to be switching back and forth between two very long games.
As for the tears, I've never shed them over a video game. Occasionally, a movie or even a TV show will hit pretty hard though. I do think it's perfectly alright for a guy to get choked up, though I honestly don't think physical pain should make a man cry. Crying is an emotional thing, at least to me. We had this conversation at work, and the women say physical pain makes them cry, and the guys can't think of a painful enough experience to cause tears. And, trust me, I've had a ruptured disc in my back, so I know all about intense pain. I think we guys and gals are just wired a bit differently in that regard.
If I ever do shed a tear for a video game, I will be sure to report it here. I will be quite impressed by any game that can generate that much emotion. LVTDUDE (talk) 07:10, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
- I was told by a friend who used to work at a traumatology unit that it is actually impossible to cry under acute pain, only afterwards. Can't account for an experience of my own, since the worst was possibly labours, and that definitely didn't make me cry.
- Frankly, I wasn't really crying over DA:O, though I did feel like it - I suspect it's the effect of adrenaline. I did cry in All That Remains, but because of a personal experience it evoked, not some mastery of the game. --Ygrain (talk) 10:33, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
i haven't done much with dwarves either really for some reason. Mostly elves and a couple humans. I did play part-way through with an Aeducan, i was hoping for more in Orzammar though. Dwarves do get rather neglected, we haven't even had a romance-able dwarf companion yet and you can't be a mage if you're a dwarf. --Vampire Damian (talk) 07:12, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
I can start up Origins, and play through a mage character...with all the same spells, making all the same decisions, and saying all the same dialog lines, and it still feels as good as the first time I ever picked up my controller and fought at Ostagar. Warden Mage: Ferris (talk) 11:23, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
I also started replaying Origins a few days ago, and I feel all that's been said. Although I seriously need to stop deleting and recreating the same character just because I think I have missed something. -.-