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Twelve hours later and, whoa, I'm still angry about Anders??
I don't even want to finish this goddamn game.
Anders broke my little, Blightin' heart, he did.
I get it. I do.
But then I don't.
But then I do, but I don't support it.
I get it. I do.
But then I don't.
But then I do, but I don't support it.
Look, Ma, I Made It— (DA2 SPOILERS BELOW)
Jan. 6th, 2019 11:06 am Yeah, okay, but fuck Anders, for real.
I'm not sure if I'll finish Anders-loving-mage-Hawke next, or Fenris-rival-rogue-Hawke, or if I'll just finish DA2 altogether and go back to (finally) finish Origins? DA:I is an investment I'm not quite sure I'm ready for just yet. And if I am, I think I'd want to load the previous worldstates from the first two games—which I can't do until I finish DA:O.
I made it to the final battle last night. Game glitched out and froze before I could finish it all, but we left off with Hawke and the gang sealing themselves in the Circle (I believe?) and battling waves of Templars as they came in.
And, holy shit, I HATE ANDERS.
( Hate might be a mite strong, but my GODS am I pissed. )
I knew it was coming.
Whether I'd seen it via spoilers or just from the finicky way he was acting in Act 3 (Really, asking me to sneak him into the Chantry was red flag enough), doesn't stop me from being angry at him.
The human in me wants to understand the desperation and the way he truly believed that doing something drastic was the only way to create change. And, yes, I understand that... but killing people isn't the answer, either.
I'm also mad that the game didn't even WARN you that this big event was happening. In the first two acts, you at least got a heads up to wrap things up and get prepared for the Big Event. With this Act, you just sort of walk into the end of the world. I had ZERO potions, y'all, my ass was FRIED.
Oh, right, and...
- Merrill murdered her entire clan. (Max rivalry, whoops?)
- Hawke and Fenris smooched a LOT. (Max friendmance, and it was adorable!)
- Isabela is pretty much Hawke's best friend. (Max friendship!)
- Aveline is my favorite homie. (Max friendship!)
- And how can you even make Varric mad? (Max friendship, but I don't even know how a rivalry with him is even possible? He's just about the least problematic character in the entire game?)
- Anders and Hawke were getting along well... until the whole blow up the chantry idea came along. We were max friendship at some points, but it sort of fluctuated since Hawke wouldn't go along with all of his ideas. I think we finished with, like, 85% friendship?
- Carver died on the Deep Roads. A pity, but he was kind of whiny and annoying. (Sorry Carver lovers, it just wasn't there for me?)
And who is Sebastian? Seriously, who is this guy?
I purchased the DLC about 30 hours into my play though, so he just showed up in the Chantry without any real prior quests or character relation to Hawke. I added him to my party maybe... twice? He looks interesting but I'm pretty sure I'll need to start from the beginning to really get the full scope of his character.
I know I've still got a bit more to go before I finish finish the game, but I'm still pretty happy that I'm almost there! It took TWO years across TWO consoles to get to this point!I'm not sure if I'll finish Anders-loving-mage-Hawke next, or Fenris-rival-rogue-Hawke, or if I'll just finish DA2 altogether and go back to (finally) finish Origins? DA:I is an investment I'm not quite sure I'm ready for just yet. And if I am, I think I'd want to load the previous worldstates from the first two games—which I can't do until I finish DA:O.
Down to the Wire (DA2 SPOILERS BELOW)
Jan. 4th, 2019 10:23 amWhat... is Anders doing?
I know, I know.
I'm coming in about eight years too late to this game.
I completely acknowledge this, and I own up to the sins of my younger self for not playing it sooner.
That being said, I've been on this game for almost two years now and I haven't finished it yet! The main issue with my playthrough style is that I want to explore EVERY possible option. Whenever I want to try something different, I create a new character to explore that route. Not even with the romances, but with Hawke's personality, with major options in the story, with whether or not we let Isabella keep the book. I become so curious about what could have happened in those other storylines, I end up with fifteen different Hawke profiles to try to explore them all. I started off playing on my PS3, but I've seen moved on to Xbox now that it's been made backwards compatible (and praise the Maker because I'd been waiting for that one to convert over).
But now we're here! Finally. Act 3. Mage!Hawke + friendmance Fenris. And a cordial relationship with Anders. I want to support him, I really do. But he makes it so hard sometimes. I have an Anders-loving mage!Hawke ready to give Anders all the love and support in the world (which I plan on completing next in my list of fifteen profiles to complete), but I have to finish this playthrough before skipping on to another account. I need to beat it, by Jove, I need to.
Which is where the Anders problem is coming in at.
He was the very first character I wanted to romance. He had so much passion, and he cares SO MUCH for the mages. It's pretty much his entire being, as he'll let you know wherever and whenever you ask him to. But over the years (across the three acts), it's become less endearing and more... concerning? And that's the point, I'm sure. All the other characters warn you about him. Everyone makes it very clear that Anders is dangerous. And me, being the big ol' loving teddy bear that I am, couldn't look past the love he placed into his work. He's always been on the radical side with his opinions, but he's gone from radicalism to extremism (which, I feel, is a nice allegory for how real-world radicalism can grow. Folks don't just wake up with that sort of hatred; it builds over time).
We're now at that part in Act 3 where Anders asks you to sneak him into the Chantry without letting anyone know.
And I don't trust him.
Not to mention you earn brownie points with him for handing over Fenris to the slavers. I get that you don't like each other, but that's so LOW and COLD and SCREWED UP.
Bottom line is.... I'm not really liking Anders as much as I used to?
He's kind of a jerk...
