Dragon Age: Absolución

Let me start with something that probably won't be of much interest to anyone else, but I need to make it clear. Dragon Age: Origins is my all-time favorite game, which I've played 17 times to this day. Considering that it takes about 30-35 hours to finish excluding the data disks (with the data disks some extra 3-5 hours), it’s actually quite an achievement (or at least a lot of time spent). I’ve played the Dragon Age: Awakening DLC four times (the story is weaker), Dragon Age II only twice (I don't like what they did with the combat system and how they recycled locations), and Dragon Age: Inquisition three times (it's my second favorite game of the series, but it's really long, so I have two more unfinished games). As a whole, I love this game series as much as I love The Witcher, The Elders Scrolls, or Mass Effect, so I’m not going to miss anything that comes out of this world. I'm simply a damn fanboy and loremaster, which means that I’ve probably enjoyed this series a bit more than those who have never heard of Dragon Age, for whom this might be just a mediocre fantasy with a pretty good story, interesting characters, and mediocre animation with some obvious flaws, especially in the use of CGI on some of the monsters (the dragon) and during some fights, especially the ones where magic is used. What I appreciated is that I instantly recognized many of the creatures. Except for the corpses (who look like weird shadow goblins for some reason), the creators have kept the original visuals. I also recognized a lot of the spells used, and I appreciated the glimpse into Tevinter and its problems, which I’m pretty familiar with. Hopefully, in the next installment of the game series, I'll go there to sort things out myself... I also immediately recognized the origin of most of the characters, their race, and their class. Aside from a few minor details, I was very pleased with how they were portrayed, and I liked the wide range of characters that were assembled here. I also liked the theme of slavery and free will. After all, I've been through a lot as a city elf in DA:O myself, so I was no stranger to it, and it resonated with me. I also couldn't have been surprised about the fact that girls can be into girls and boys can like boys, which has always been the standard in BioWare games. It’s not necessarily about representing minorities, but more about the developers simply wanting to give you as many different options as possible, so that everyone can enjoy the games, and experience the variety - which is the point of RPGs. The series presents this in a completely normal and natural way, the relationships make sense, it's explained or shown how they came to be, and I was able to root for them. Most of the characters were likable or at least intrigued me in some way. Their motivations were clearly explained even in the relatively small space of six episodes, and I had no problem understanding them. The story started off as quite straightforward and fast-paced but managed to surprise me with some of its twists and turns at the end. All in all - if you don't know the games and decide to give it a shot, you probably won't be disappointed (it's at least a slightly above-average fantasy). If you do know the games, you'll probably enjoy it as much as I did, and despite some of the flaws, you might even end up giving it an 8/10 wondering if there's going to be another season (the door has been left wide open) or if any part of the story will be reflected in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. (09.12.2022) (menos) (más)