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Nunew truly has grown a lot, I'm kind of proud of him

Prince Khanin. You carry the blood of royalty, and you must return to Emmaly. What are you talking about?

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Actually I'm not a fan of comparing one game to another, but it seems like more than just taking inspiration...

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I find it almost hilarious that it was easier for me to make a vid about some non-canon pairing from the first three games than a canon one from Veilguard. I tried to make a video about Rook and Bellara because I didn't actually hate it, but it didn't work out because there just wasn't enough actual romantic content. I'll probably have to mix several couples into one video, but I only have content for three and if I have enough inspiration to do so. Honestly, it's never been thiiis hard to make one video… Don't know why I'm even trying..

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Drago Age Romance - I'm In It With You

Well, these are mostly headcanons. GMV dedicated to Dalish Warden x Tamlen, Amell x Leliana and mostly platonic Trevelyan.

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Happy ShangYuan/ Lantern Festival ✨💖🐇

end of lunar new year celebration 🎉

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Well, my final thoughts after the last playthrough

The only thing I really don't have any complaints about is the locations, they are very beautiful. The third act is good, I liked it for the first time and I liked it in my last run. I like rogue combat style, so far my favourite in the series, the mage and warrior are so-so, I didn't really like it, especially mage, to be limited by just 3 spells is ridiculous. The armor design is atrocious, mods can save it in general, but without them 90% of armors can be just thrown away. Companions' armors should also be redone with retextures, otherwise they are as colorful as parrots.

All lore was completely abandoned, all the elves suddenly know that the gods were evil, don't tell me they belived Inquisition, that they considered a Chantry organisation or their own God of Lies. Qunari Rook walk around Minrathous and no one has questions, although it was said earlier that the kossiths are killed on spot. Qunari in general are just cannon fodder, Venatori are also faceless villains. Honestly, it's better not to think about the lore at all, the more you think, the more you understand how bad the situation is.

All dialogues are extremely simplified, the style is not consistent with the previous games, I'm done with hearing Yep answers. It was fine in ME but not in DA. Also if Rook is an elf, especially Veil Jumper, sometimes they speak like a Dalish, sometimes like a city elf, they could not decide who the main character is at all.

Companions:

I like Davrin's questline with the griffins, as well as the NPCs it involves, I liked Uncle Eldrin, he actually feld like DA character. I also like Bellara's questline in general, at least something really emotional in this game + she really grows into something by the end, especially if you choose her as the one who will be kidnapped, Neve looked strange in this role.

It is better to ignore Taash, the more you learn the worse it gets. I'd rather recruit their mother if I had a choice.

Neve, Lucanis are neither fish nor fowl, although the concept of their quests was not bad, the execution was average. The crows are too sanitized here, I think devs need to play DAO one more time or at least once for some. All this talks about Jacobus becoming a crow in the end... I felt just cringe.

Emmyric is not bad, but too positive, although the choice with Manfred is the only one that really makes you consider what is better.

I didn't like Harding. She's much more interesting and serious in DAI, here she's just a sweet cutie, I ended up always saving Davrin, because I don't care if she lives or not. I actually felt bad about Davrin.

The romances in this game, it doesn't matter whether they are present or not, nothing to say.

Only the male Rook voices are normal, I actually liked Voice 2, it was natural and pleasant mostly, the female ones are terrible, especially the British one, it's incredibly annoying.

The import of decisions from previous games is played out poorly, they said that they would leave everyone to decide for themselves what was before and not touch on it, but in fact they have their own canon that they imposed. I was kind of fine with 3 choices only, but no the way they executed it. Regarding the Inquisitor, the only thing that really matters is whether there was a romance with Solas or not, while the romance itself is just terrible in DATV. I think I was literally in rage after the final scene lol But this whining creature, drooling over Solas and forgiving him everything is not my Lavellan. I'm actually not a Solavellan fan, I prefer friendship path and think he has more chemistry with non elven Inquisitor, but I liked my Lavellan. It was not her at all.

Friendship path is the only one that looked good in DATV, at least it suited my Trevelyan. On the other hand there is no import of their possible hatred and dispuse for each other, but here if you import that Inqy swore to stop Solas at any cost, it looks like they were mostly friends but disagreed in the end of Trespasser.

I ended up playing in my last playthrough as a male elf, a veil jumper with a mod that returns cut Dalish lines, always choosing the most straightforward dialogues. This was mostly okay. Davrin and Bellara were also my constant companions. I wanted to romance Neve, but somehow it looked ridiculous, then switched to Bellara, and it turned out much more organic with some real chemistry, I imported my canon Inquisitor Trevelyan, well and after excluding everything I didn't like the previous times, this playthrough turned out more or less enjoyable. This is definetly not the way it supposed to be lol My first impression was better actually, it's when you try to analyse and replay the gane you trully realise how problematic it is.

I liked my Rook though this time

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Shhhh don't talk to her she's in the middle of her emotional support daydreams

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I wanted to make a vid dedicated to Rook and Solas. Unfortunately can't do much with subs. It was easier to hide them in Inquisition on vids.

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Rook: Gee, I wonder what Solas felt about these things we see in his regrets, such mystery, big mystery, lets put all of our minds together and see what we can come up with! Solas in every painting:

Rook: I've got nothing.

(I know it's about POV, I know it's A Choice, I still find it funny.)

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22 years later and the Crows are still cringing over Zevran. Truly the man of all time.

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I actually cried several times while playing Veilguard

Bellara somehow grew on me although she was kind of annoying in the beginning.

The real surprise is Davrin, I actually started to regret in the middle of the game that I decided to romance Lucanis, he was fine, but now I need another playthrough. Also Grey Warden quests were among my favourite.

Well, Solas tricked me too, I bawled my eyes out

The thing I was worried about that they will disregard people who liked friendship with Solas more that romance, like myself. His friendship with my canon Trevelyan was probably my favourite thing in Inquistion, but fortunately I'm satisfied with such ending. He actually says "Thanks to you, I now can see the way" looking at the Inquisitor, while Rook and Morrigan just akwardly standing there lol

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sitting here thinking about the last decade and how tonight really is End Of An Era... esp for those who's character deeply cares about Solas (either friendship, or romance, or rivalry, or hatred or whatever else!) because like. We are FINALLY going to find out. We waited basically the same length of time that is being skipped in-universe to Find Out. Anyone who asks "why would your character still care that much after 10 years, don't you think that's unrealistic) well buddy its been the SAME DECADE for me on the outside and here i am still just as obsessed with this miserable elf.

but anyone who plays the games after this point ISN'T GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT... not ten years not 1 year not even a week if they don't want. they're gonna be able to load up DA:V right after they finish Trespasser if they wish. what the fuck???? insane. i think actually we should make them wait AT LEAST a month to go wild on speculation as a speedrun of what we have been Enduring on our own...

anyway im feelin some kinda Way i guess.... thank u everyone who has been following this blog for any amount of the almost-decade i've had it up... i started it after it became clear my Solas and Dragon Age obsession was eclipsing every other single thing on my main blog (which is @songofsaraneth hi that username is me when it likes/comments on your stuff) and HERE WE ARE. damn. its been an honor. i cant actually do the saluting emoji here bc i am using an iOS from like 2018 still but imagine i have inserted it

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HALO: REACH ↳ Sword Base, Babd Catha Ice Shelf, Eposz

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So umm Solas with hair

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Warden: Man, switching seamlessly between two weapon sets is tops!

Hawke: I traded that in for a voice and I've never looked back.

Warden: Eh, cool I guess.

Inquisitor: Hey guys! Check this shit out! *jumps*

Warden, Hawke: *appreciative noises*

Rook: *swishes hair*

Warden, Hawke, Inquisitor: *GASP!!* No fuckin' way!!!