Post by himiko on Mar 30, 2016 2:24:21 GMT
Not sure how many other gaming fans there are on the boards, but I was playing away at the "Dragon Age" series the other day, and thought it might be one that some of the other board members might enjoy.
The "Dragon Age" series is made by Bioware Studios (also known for the Mass Effect series, amongst others) and are a series of role playing games where you are able to control your character not only in combat, but in their personality, the decisions that they make and the relationships they build. The games are set in the fantasy world of Thedas, and generally your task involves saving the world, or at least a portion of it, from supernatural and political threats. There are the three traditional fantasy races: humans (who populate most of the world and hold the dominant political forces), elves (who are strongly discriminated against by humans, and often live apart from the humans in nomadic tribes, city ghettos or even, in certain parts of the world, as slaves) and dwarves (who frequently dwell underground, somewhat isolated from surface society. Both humans and elves have the potential to be born with the gift of magic - the freedom of mages is extremely curtailed, and they are supposed to dwell within a Circle of Mages, where they are separated from society and guarded by the Templars. The exception is the Tevinter Imperium, where mages rule the nation (blood mages in particular). Mages outside of the Imperium who do not dwell within either the Circle of Mages or the order of Grey Wardens (a force dedicated to standing against Darkspawn) are considered apostates, and therefore criminals.
There are currently 3 Dragon Age games.
Dragon Age Origins - you play a Grey Warden, newly recruited from one of 6 possible origin stories (depending on race and class decisions) in the nation of Fereldan. Shortly following your recruitment, you discover that an Arch Demon is rising to destroy the world, and you must build up the forces of Fereldan, rebuild the Grey Warden order and try not to get arrested by the new Regent.
Dragon Age 2- you play as Hawke, a Fereldan who flees the events of DAO to the city of Kirkwall in the Free Marches and ends up caught in the midst of a brewing conflict between the city's mages and templars, and a force of Qunari who may be out to take over the city.
Dragon Age Inquisition - because the numbering system is logical! I haven't played this one so I don't want to dig too deep for fear of spoilers, but in this one you play as the Inquisitor and have to save the world once again.
I would recommend the series thoroughly to anyone with an interest in gaming.
There are a couple of characters I thought the board might be particularly interested in - Morrigan is a dark haired, sharp tongued apostate mage with shapeshifting powers. Whilst her outfit is embarassingly fanservice-y, the character herself was a lot of fun and I confess, I did get some Mab-vibes in some parts (in other parts I just enjoyed her snarking at everyone). Her mother, Flemeth, is also a powerful sorceress, possibly immortal, and can turn into a dragon. Also she's voiced by Kate Mulgrew (of Star Trek: Voyager and Orange is the New Black fame).
Morrigan
The "Dragon Age" series is made by Bioware Studios (also known for the Mass Effect series, amongst others) and are a series of role playing games where you are able to control your character not only in combat, but in their personality, the decisions that they make and the relationships they build. The games are set in the fantasy world of Thedas, and generally your task involves saving the world, or at least a portion of it, from supernatural and political threats. There are the three traditional fantasy races: humans (who populate most of the world and hold the dominant political forces), elves (who are strongly discriminated against by humans, and often live apart from the humans in nomadic tribes, city ghettos or even, in certain parts of the world, as slaves) and dwarves (who frequently dwell underground, somewhat isolated from surface society. Both humans and elves have the potential to be born with the gift of magic - the freedom of mages is extremely curtailed, and they are supposed to dwell within a Circle of Mages, where they are separated from society and guarded by the Templars. The exception is the Tevinter Imperium, where mages rule the nation (blood mages in particular). Mages outside of the Imperium who do not dwell within either the Circle of Mages or the order of Grey Wardens (a force dedicated to standing against Darkspawn) are considered apostates, and therefore criminals.
There are currently 3 Dragon Age games.
Dragon Age Origins - you play a Grey Warden, newly recruited from one of 6 possible origin stories (depending on race and class decisions) in the nation of Fereldan. Shortly following your recruitment, you discover that an Arch Demon is rising to destroy the world, and you must build up the forces of Fereldan, rebuild the Grey Warden order and try not to get arrested by the new Regent.
Dragon Age 2- you play as Hawke, a Fereldan who flees the events of DAO to the city of Kirkwall in the Free Marches and ends up caught in the midst of a brewing conflict between the city's mages and templars, and a force of Qunari who may be out to take over the city.
Dragon Age Inquisition - because the numbering system is logical! I haven't played this one so I don't want to dig too deep for fear of spoilers, but in this one you play as the Inquisitor and have to save the world once again.
I would recommend the series thoroughly to anyone with an interest in gaming.
There are a couple of characters I thought the board might be particularly interested in - Morrigan is a dark haired, sharp tongued apostate mage with shapeshifting powers. Whilst her outfit is embarassingly fanservice-y, the character herself was a lot of fun and I confess, I did get some Mab-vibes in some parts (in other parts I just enjoyed her snarking at everyone). Her mother, Flemeth, is also a powerful sorceress, possibly immortal, and can turn into a dragon. Also she's voiced by Kate Mulgrew (of Star Trek: Voyager and Orange is the New Black fame).
Morrigan