"Unkindled, a man of few words..."
It doesn't exactly describe you, you're cheating!
It's a re-telling of Cole's story from the novel Asunder, basically. I agree it sounds melodramatic but it's accurate to his back story. He's a kind of ghost or spirit that only certain people see, or if they see him they quickly forget him. He was killing mages in the Tower because he gained some sense of life from it but in his mixed-up mind he was also freeing them.That would be Cole. Here's his decription (I'm not making this up btw, this is from BW's writers):
“He is a ghost in the shadows, walking unnoticed through crowds. He can slit an enemy's throat before they even realize he's there, and slip away, never to be seen again. Those few who do notice him soon forget he ever existed… and Cole isn't certain that he does exist.”
That's tumblr-level edgelord writing. And it's not an isolated case from what we've seen so far. This is why I'm very skeptical about DAI.
He was killing mages in the Tower because he gained some sense of life from it
I can't speak for others. As for me, it's just because I dislike anime-styled characters, especially outside anime settings, and he gives me a very strong vibe of it. Besides his description (which as someone here said feels as if it's trying too hard to be cool), his design isn't to my taste either - the hair covering his eyes, the gloomy face, the black eye shadow, they all make him very melancholy (and the hat mysterious). In my mind, melancholy is too associated with a cheap way to come off as deep. Emo, basically.I wonder what's bad about it too? since the description litteraly and exactly described what Cole is.
I can't speak for others. As for me, it's just because I dislike anime-styled characters, especially outside anime settings, and he gives me a very strong vibe of it. Besides his description (which as someone here said feels as if it's trying too hard to be cool), his design isn't to my taste either - the hair covering his eyes, the gloomy face, the black eye shadow, they all make him very melancholy (and the hat mysterious). In my mind, melancholy is too associated with a cheap way to come off as deep. Emo, basically.
Personally I much prefer a gritty Aragorn-styled character for a shadowy role.
"Grit" is something of the Witcher community's cliche I suppose. Or just mine, at the least. Maybe it's no surprise then that my most anticipated new companions are Blackwall and Cassandra.
Though Vivienne also seems interesting. We're very infused with notions of freedom and Blood Magic comes off as cool more often than not, so we're (maybe I'm projecting here) are inclined to want freedom for the mages. Templars also tend to come off as the weaker side. They don't have many level-headed and charismatic individuals, none that I remember anyway. That, and conformity is usually thought to be a negative attribute. So Vivienne, being a pro-Circle mage, might challenge our natural inclinations. Or just mine.
There's also something of a more sane Cersei about her.
Impressions by a guy who played it at PAX.
http://forum.bioware.com/topic/517262-i-played-dai-at-pax-aus/
Lots of fetch quests. Honestly, I don't think open world/big RPGs can entirely get away from that stuff.
Templars also tend to come off as the weaker side. They don't have many level-headed and charismatic individuals
I don't know, I think an open world doesn't necessarily make a game have less depth but I believe it takes a bigger effort to make them have the same level of depth., it makes fetch quests very tempting as a fast solution even though in truth it isn't a good solution when abused. As in it doesn't put an artificial limit, but it makes it harder. Wait and see I guess, the fact that the dude didn't complete them doesn't prove that they're good or bad, who knows they might be more complex than what you see at a first glance.
*cough* Cullen *cough*
Had a feeling you'll mention him.*cough* Cullen *cough*
:innocent:
He's not a templar anymore, and when he was, charismatic wasn't how I'd describe him, and level headed, well, he was getting there. Progressing to full blown fanservice Cullen. But still not quite there.
It's like they knew he couldn't change without dropping the templar thing. Because they're douchebags, lol.
How could I not mention future Mr Inquisitor?Had a feeling you'll mention him.
The only character I look forward to seeing is Morrigan, and that's just because Claudia Black is an amazing VA.