Subtle reminders

One of the most persistent memories I have about playing GTA V is the constant reinforcement from the game that I did not belong in that world. It is the small things, really, stacking up to become a mountain of rejection. It is the voice on the radio, talking about women as if they were... Continue Reading →

Dragon Age fanart

Okay, so I suck at drawing. Not really, but I'm not half as good as some of the people out there doing that stuff. I also suck at writing fiction. I'm pretty sure that there are some who would say I suck at writing blog posts as well, but I have a feeling they're more... Continue Reading →

The Endless Derp of Character Generators

I'm not sure if I'm the only one ending up with a derpy faced character the first time I play basically any of BioWare's games and use the character generators, from Mass Effect and forward. The characters look great, in all their inanimate glory, but as soon as they start to talk you realise you'll... Continue Reading →

Broodmother

I recently rediscovered that everything evil in the Dragon Age universe starts with magic. All corruption in the world has one very clear origin (according to the Chantry at least). The Tevinter Magisters*. On a mission to reinstate the Old God Dumat, a group of Tevinter Magisters decided to enter the Golden City and usurp... Continue Reading →

Tooth and Scale

Before you start reading this, I should mention that this post contains spoilers for Dragon Age Inquisition, in particular regarding the creatures that dwell in the world. If you're okay with that, by all means continue. What I'm going to talk about in this post is how game mechanics carry messages, and that these messages... Continue Reading →

In Your Heart Shall Burn

This is my first take on Dragon Age Inquisition. I've not finished playing yet, but I'm about 2/3 rds in, and it is so far epic on a scale that goes way beyond epic. My first piece of advice is "leave the Hinterlands". I know, there have been articles about this, but the Hinterlands is... Continue Reading →

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