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How do you feel about the Chantry in Dragon Age? I find it quite aggressive and controlling, but was surprised when my brother told me recently he didn’t see it as an extreme organization at all.

When you make choices in RPGs, do you go out of your way to try and prevent your RL knowledge or beliefs from leaking in? How do you go about this, if so?

If you’ve played both, which series is your favorite? I don’t think I could pick one or the other as an “overall” winner. But there are things I feel each does best. I felt DA’s portrayal of gray, complicated politics was best, but ME’s overall story-arcing was more satisfying, etc.

Here is the first image from TLOU HBO show:

So, I actually made the pudding from the Skyrim cookbook this weekend. It was quite good.

Was there ever a time this wasn’t the case? If there was, it hasn’t been in my lifetime =D

Are there any developers that seem to favor boss/battle mechanics that just drive you crazy? I find Bioware’s boss fights in DA and ME extremely annoying. There is so much repetition, and every fight is basically one of attrition against an epic bullet (or arrow) sponge. It’s always: 1-Fight boss. 2-Boss becomes unavailable to damage, sends minions. 3-Fight boss again. 4-More minions. 5-Fight boss again. 6-More minions … 7-Hopefully kill boss. This can go on for up to 40 min for me sometimes.

Is there a genre/type of game you really dislike in general, but with one game you like in particular anyway? For example, I don’t usually enjoy puzzles in video games, but I loved an old DOS game called Heaven and Earth.

What is a series of games that features some installments that are vastly easier or harder than the others on average?

What games feature the widest gaps between difficulty levels? I feel Dragon Age and Mass Effect are major offenders here. Case in point, I was playing DA: Origins on “normal” or whatever the last time I was in the Fade, and the final boss fight took me like 30 min. I was playing it on “casual” this time (one level down), and it took me about 3 min. That is a ridiculous jump.

Do you spend money playing MMOs? If you feel comfortable sharing, how much have you spent to date? And is it on subscriptions, in-game purchases, or something else?

What, if anything, do you find most obnoxious about console wars? Speaking mostly here about the warring attitudes of consumers rather than competition between the manufacturers. But both, really.

What are some games that feature unusual art styles?

What are some games you enjoy that contain a lot of dialogue and conversation options?

Repeatedly in different threads, I’ve noticed debates come up between whether characters should feature realistic designs or idealized designs (the same can go for their armor). My question is, do these preferences always have to be at odds? I love realistic character designs, and I think they are incredibly important. But I also sometimes enjoy idealized character designs and ridiculous, “sexy” armor that isn’t functional. It depends on the game/context for me.

What are some moments in video games that feature succinct writing that tells you a lot? The one I always think back to is in The Last of Us when Ellie notes that Joel's watch is broken.

If you feel comfortable answering the question, are there any ways in which you still feel underrepresented in video games?

What are your least favorite developers and/or publishers in order?

What are your favorite developers and/or publishers in order?

Are there any characters you like that other people seem to dislike? Like, I have seen lots of complaints about Oghren in Dragon Age because of his crude sense of humor, but I think he's funny.

Are there any sections of games that other people can’t stand that you enjoy? For me, it is the part with the Fade in the Circle Tower in Dragon Age: Origins. It’s actually the rest of the Circle part that fatigues me.

Sounds like some of the stuff I've experienced in MMOs 😞

This concept makes a lot of sense. Kind of surprising I never saw anything like this until now.

I didn't feel like their actions were pointless. Booker and Elizabeth succeeded at their goal, which was to eliminate Comstock and the destructive possibilities that went with him. I felt their mission was quite successful, and thus mine was as well.

Exactly what I always think. This is why I wanted to find out if others actually skip optional content. Maybe devs do it that way in case they think some of it may have lower replay value?