I'm going to E3 next week for the first time. I'm pretty excited about it, though I'm not really sure what to expect. Obviously I'm looking forward to learning about the new Nintendo console. There's apparently going to be some new stuff on Star Wars: the Old Republic, which is a game that I'm pretty excited about (though I do think a Mass Effect MMO would be far more exciting). Also CD Projekt Red (Polish developer of Witcher, a dark RPG I quite enjoyed though sadly never finished) is going to be announcing a new project, which should be interesting. And then there's Bioshock Infinite.
Other than that I'm not sure what to be looking at/looking out for. If you want to, take a look at this exhibitor list and let me know if there's anything you think I should check out. Maybe I'll take my laptop with me and try to do some posts in the evenings, but I'm not going to be approaching this as a blogger primarily - this is as much about work and making connections (that dreaded "networking" thing) as it is anything else.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
DA:O Women in the Grey Wardens
Alistair says "... it just occurred to me that there have never been many women in the Grey Wardens. I wonder why that is?"
Am I bad for being tempted to respond with: "You want more women in the Wardens, do you?" or "Probably because we're too smart for you." >.>
The thing is, I can't tell whether he's asking an honest question or not. irl this question would either earn him a shrug from me or a very very long rant, depending on my mood and how much time I had.
This time I think I'll choose "How about you stop thinking of me as a woman?"
After all, my character is a super awesome super powerful mage. And that's why the Grey Wardens recruited her. Right?
Am I bad for being tempted to respond with: "You want more women in the Wardens, do you?" or "Probably because we're too smart for you." >.>
The thing is, I can't tell whether he's asking an honest question or not. irl this question would either earn him a shrug from me or a very very long rant, depending on my mood and how much time I had.
This time I think I'll choose "How about you stop thinking of me as a woman?"
After all, my character is a super awesome super powerful mage. And that's why the Grey Wardens recruited her. Right?
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Trailers
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Trailers
The Trooper looks pretty cool (especially Vanguard, that PBAoE looks pretty sick) but not cool enough to tempt me away from the Empire...
Sith Inquisitor, need I say more?
The Trooper looks pretty cool (especially Vanguard, that PBAoE looks pretty sick) but not cool enough to tempt me away from the Empire...
Sith Inquisitor, need I say more?
Dragon Age: Origins
In general, I would consider myself a big fan of BioWare. I've played both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 through multiple playthroughs, as well as the DLC. I love RPGs where players make choices that affect the story and gameplay. They remind me of some of the old Black Isle games and other amazing US computer RPGs like Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment and Fallout 1 and 2.
However, I've had trouble getting into Dragon Age: Origins. Somehow the choices leave me feeling railroaded rather than involved in the story, pulling me away from relating to my character. Initially for my first playthrough, I made a half-elf rogue, intending to play her as a sort of shades of gray hard-ass but ultimately well-intentioned character (much like my FemShep on my first playthroughs of both ME1 and ME2). Every time I came to a choice, I didn't see an option that matched my character concept, and the way the text was written didn't match my image either. It seemed like my choices were either "total jerk" or "insufferable suck-up", neither of which appealed. I abandoned the game for a long while (over a year!).
So now I'm picking it up again, hoping to give it another chance. This time around I'm playing a high elf mage, we'll see how it goes.
One thing I've noticed so far (I'm playing the Xbox 360 version) is that even though I have subtitles turned on, most of the subtitles don't appear when NPCs are talking, only the tail end appears several seconds after they're finished talking. Minor quibble but still slightly annoying. (Oh, I take it back, starting a new game reset my settings and I had to turn subtitles back on.)
To be continued...
However, I've had trouble getting into Dragon Age: Origins. Somehow the choices leave me feeling railroaded rather than involved in the story, pulling me away from relating to my character. Initially for my first playthrough, I made a half-elf rogue, intending to play her as a sort of shades of gray hard-ass but ultimately well-intentioned character (much like my FemShep on my first playthroughs of both ME1 and ME2). Every time I came to a choice, I didn't see an option that matched my character concept, and the way the text was written didn't match my image either. It seemed like my choices were either "total jerk" or "insufferable suck-up", neither of which appealed. I abandoned the game for a long while (over a year!).
So now I'm picking it up again, hoping to give it another chance. This time around I'm playing a high elf mage, we'll see how it goes.
One thing I've noticed so far (I'm playing the Xbox 360 version) is that even though I have subtitles turned on, most of the subtitles don't appear when NPCs are talking, only the tail end appears several seconds after they're finished talking. Minor quibble but still slightly annoying. (Oh, I take it back, starting a new game reset my settings and I had to turn subtitles back on.)
To be continued...
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