#even when it's an option barely anybody took (like leliana or anders' deaths) | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

bogunicorn · 2 years

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If every NPC and companion that people were desperate to see in DA4, that they feel like "deserve" a follow up and that it won't be worth playing without them, actually DID appear in the new game, there wouldn't be a whole hell of a lot of room for any of the new characters or plots.

Sometimes arcs are just over, especially if that character can die. That's the trade off of being able to decide if they can die or not in the first place! And to be honest, I don't think any game should be writing its major companions or NPCs with an eye on their availability for future installments. Letting them exist in the story where they're most relevant and might end with a ruined or ended life is better than giving EVERYONE plot armor, anyway.

#bog post #and also the fits and gnashing of teeth when deaths get retconned is super annoying #even when it's an option barely anybody took (like leliana or anders' deaths)#i also think given the timeskip between games and how long the fanbasd has been in hiatus mode #i personally prefer if they keep the returning characters and cameos to an absolute minimum #at this point people have been given far too much time to dream up theor fave's ideal DA4 appearance #dragon age #da4

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