Dragon Age Inquisition: Snake was Right, y'all gonna Love this Game - Page 8

Krylo · 11-29-2014, 10:21 PM

I got the same scene as I also brought Sera along on that particular quest, and I'll say regardless of whatever else and/or how intentional it may have been to show her in a negative light on this situation, it was handled poorly.

It's mixed in with a number of much less offensive things to insult people for, directed against a group that is just objectively terrible in every way, and whose terribleness you're navigating at that point in the game and you're given no option to call her on it or otherwise suggest that the player/player character doesn't feel that way.

The other bigotries are handled much more carefully and in even handed manners (I mean, the elves are just literally black people from their 'exotic' looks leading to them being desirable, to their lower class positions in society either as servants or living in ghettoes (or both), the way humans look down on them as lazy and criminals, etc. etc.), but we're always shown elves as people who are struggling against oppression.

The same can be said for the Qun's sexism, etc. We're always shown the other side right alongside the negatives and we don't really see someone insulting a terrible elf based, entirely, on their elfyness rather than their terribleness.

I mean, sure, Sera seems to pretty blatantly hate magic and dalish elves and has a lot of these societal notions deeply rooted in her and it's possible that the the 'he's a she' was meant to be another bit of that part of her character. It's POSSIBLE, however it wasn't handled in a way that makes this obvious or even hint at it as a possibility in the context of the scene in question.

The way Krem was handled earns them points, but that line was handled poorly and I don't know if it earns them the benefit of the doubt all things considered.

Solid Snake · 12-02-2014, 03:36 AM

So I took advantage of Amazon's one day $15 off deal on Inquisition to purchase the PC version of the game early, before my new Radeon R9 290 graphics card arrived.

...And even with my old Radeon 6870, with everything on Medium settings, this game looks so much better than it does on PS3, it's like I'm playing a completely different game. The characters look like different people! I can actually see what's happening during battles! Goddamn it's awesome.

I'll have to post three sets of pictures some time: Everything on the PS3, everything on PC (Medium) and everything on PC (Ultra) once I've upgraded.

Definitely think I'm going to want to play this with a controller, though, the mouse and keyboard controls are kind of wonky.
Here's the pivotal question: Is there any way I can make the hair look less ridiculous? It shines like they doused everything under metric tons of product.

Marc v4.0 · 12-02-2014, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

So I took advantage of Amazon's one day $15 off deal on Inquisition to purchase the PC version of the game early, before my new Radeon R9 290 graphics card arrived.

...And even with my old Radeon 6870, with everything on Medium settings, this game looks so much better than it does on PS3, it's like I'm playing a completely different game. The characters look like different people! I can actually see what's happening during battles! Goddamn it's awesome.

I'll have to post three sets of pictures some time: Everything on the PS3, everything on PC (Medium) and everything on PC (Ultra) once I've upgraded.

Definitely think I'm going to want to play this with a controller, though, the mouse and keyboard controls are kind of wonky.
Here's the pivotal question: Is there any way I can make the hair look less ridiculous? It shines like they doused everything under metric tons of product.

Gotcha covered

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Originally Posted by Marc v4.0

If you are playing on PC, make sure to set your Model Quality to High or Ultra. A quirk with the Frostbite engine makes armor shines apply to hair and lips if MQ is set lower. Gives everyone Ken doll glossed hair and lips.

Game is pretty, and walking animations are about the most realistic I've seen in a game.

Krylo · 12-02-2014, 04:10 AM

I still say that's just the style in Orlais, and the only bug is that it disappears on high settings.

Kyanbu The Legend · 12-02-2014, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solid Snake

So I took advantage of Amazon's one day $15 off deal on Inquisition to purchase the PC version of the game early, before my new Radeon R9 290 graphics card arrived.

...And even with my old Radeon 6870, with everything on Medium settings, this game looks so much better than it does on PS3, it's like I'm playing a completely different game. The characters look like different people! I can actually see what's happening during battles! Goddamn it's awesome.

I'll have to post three sets of pictures some time: Everything on the PS3, everything on PC (Medium) and everything on PC (Ultra) once I've upgraded.

Definitely think I'm going to want to play this with a controller, though, the mouse and keyboard controls are kind of wonky.
Here's the pivotal question: Is there any way I can make the hair look less ridiculous? It shines like they doused everything under metric tons of product.

As it should be since it's a next gen game on PC.

greed · 12-02-2014, 08:03 AM

"I prefer my nipples uncauterised"

Goddamnit Iron Bull I was drinking.

Krylo · 12-02-2014, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by greed

"I prefer my nipples uncauterised"

Goddamnit Iron Bull I was drinking.

Have you gotten to the Western Approach yet? Because my favorite bit of Bull dialogue is there. Specifically when you bait the High Dragon and it comes swooping in.

Solid Snake · 12-02-2014, 02:47 PM

Who the hell wouldn't travel everywhere with Iron Bull?

Cassandra - Bull - Varric - Mage Inquisitor is the hypothetical best party, but since I'm rolling Rogue, on PS3 it's Dorian and not Varric (Vivienne proved to be intolerable.)

greed · 12-02-2014, 09:41 PM

I actually switch party a lot as I like basically everyone but Vivienne and Sera. Cole and Solas get some really interesting dialogue. Also gives Solas some more depth. There was conversation between Vivienne and Blackwall that made me have to pause the game i was laughing too hard. The delivery is a big part of a lot of the lines, the voice director fucking nailed their job this time.

I've also heard having Dorian and Bull in the party a lot triggers something cool.

Edit: The thing I mentioned? It is really cool.

Krylo · 12-03-2014, 11:46 PM

I don't use Bull that often because he's just not very good. I usually try to swap him in for Dragon fights because, well, if you don't you're just mean.

But Two-Handed warrior seems to need a lot of micromanaging (as in, just play as him instead of the inquisitor) to work well and Reaver is a pretty shitty specialization.

11-29-2014, 10:21 PM	#71
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Still an excellent game, but problematic stuff is still gonna be problematic. I got the same scene as I also brought Sera along on that particular quest, and I'll say regardless of whatever else and/or how intentional it may have been to show her in a negative light on this situation, it was handled poorly. It's mixed in with a number of much less offensive things to insult people for, directed against a group that is just objectively terrible in every way, and whose terribleness you're navigating at that point in the game and you're given no option to call her on it or otherwise suggest that the player/player character doesn't feel that way. The other bigotries are handled much more carefully and in even handed manners (I mean, the elves are just literally black people from their 'exotic' looks leading to them being desirable, to their lower class positions in society either as servants or living in ghettoes (or both), the way humans look down on them as lazy and criminals, etc. etc.), but we're always shown elves as people who are struggling against oppression. The same can be said for the Qun's sexism, etc. We're always shown the other side right alongside the negatives and we don't really see someone insulting a terrible elf based, entirely, on their elfyness rather than their terribleness. I mean, sure, Sera seems to pretty blatantly hate magic and dalish elves and has a lot of these societal notions deeply rooted in her and it's possible that the the 'he's a she' was meant to be another bit of that part of her character. It's POSSIBLE, however it wasn't handled in a way that makes this obvious or even hint at it as a possibility in the context of the scene in question. The way Krem was handled earns them points, but that line was handled poorly and I don't know if it earns them the benefit of the doubt all things considered. __________________ I am very tired.

12-02-2014, 03:36 AM	#72
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	So I took advantage of Amazon's one day $15 off deal on Inquisition to purchase the PC version of the game early, before my new Radeon R9 290 graphics card arrived. ...And even with my old Radeon 6870, with everything on *Medium* settings, this game looks so much better than it does on PS3, it's like I'm playing a completely different game. The characters look like different people! I can actually see what's happening during battles! Goddamn it's awesome. I'll have to post three sets of pictures some time: Everything on the PS3, everything on PC (Medium) and everything on PC (Ultra) once I've upgraded. Definitely think I'm going to want to play this with a controller, though, the mouse and keyboard controls are kind of wonky. Here's the pivotal question: Is there any way I can make the hair look less ridiculous? It shines like they doused everything under metric tons of product. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

12-02-2014, 04:10 AM	#74
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	At least birds aren't currently in style; the tweeting during combat. . . I still say that's just the style in Orlais, and the only bug is that it disappears on high settings. __________________ I am very tired.

12-02-2014, 02:47 PM	#78
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	Who the hell wouldn't travel everywhere with Iron Bull? Cassandra - Bull - Varric - Mage Inquisitor is the hypothetical best party, but since I'm rolling Rogue, on PS3 it's Dorian and not Varric (Vivienne proved to be intolerable.) __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

12-03-2014, 11:46 PM	#80
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	I guess I could respec him to sword and board and ignore the spec tree but meh I don't use Bull that often because he's just not very good. I usually try to swap him in for Dragon fights because, well, if you don't you're just mean. But Two-Handed warrior seems to need a lot of micromanaging (as in, just play as him instead of the inquisitor) to work well and Reaver is a pretty shitty specialization. __________________ I am very tired.