Fairly relevant things, currently

[zen_monk]

I've just watched "Good Will Hunting" in completion for the first time, and not in snippets from televised appearances which actually enhanced my interest in the film. I'm surprised at how good it was and that it was different to what my initial impression of it, which I guess was that I thought it was going to be more philosophical in some way. Well, a lot of things can seem more philosophical during teenage years than they really should be.

I also bought Dragon Age: Origins for the PC about last week. I've downloaded it from Amazon, which took almost two days which in hindsight was foolish, and I really really really really like it. I now understood the hype. It's actually my first RPG that's from North America, so it feels more different than what I'm used to. Getting the hang of the battle system and I'm currently stuck in the Fade trying to find my wayward companions who are lost in a nightmarish dreamscape where I'm not used to battling around as a single character. Battling in real time, mind.

I'm playing Fem!Cousland, and I'm very sure that I've made her more Animesque than I intended, but it's not grotesque. I'm really digging the characters, so there's not one that I disliked or found to be boring, so I really got to praise Bioware to making interesting people. And excellent dialogue, because I haven't really played a game where I can actually notice how good the dialogue is.

I want to write dialogue like that.... I WILL BE INSPIRED! I will practice and do it!

Cuz, yeah, NaNoWriMo, right? Sure.... Megaflare must be done, though. And my philosophy essays. And my reading, oh man I need to get on that (damn you LOCKE). And homework. In which all of that is writing.

Comments

[owlmoose]

I wondered if you were playing DA, from your comment on my journal! So glad you're enjoying it, and I look forward to seeing how your thoughts progress.

:)

[zen_monk]

Well, I totally get the Alistair-love now ;)

It's nice to have meaningful conversations with your video game characters.

[owlmoose]

The conversations with my party members, and their banter with each other, were my favorite things about DA. Such great dialogue, such good characters. (Plus, Alistair.)

[ukefied]

Welcome to the DA fold! Actually, what spurred me into purchasing DA:O in the first place was the epic shakedown delivered by a BioWare employee to an uppity forum-poster who complained about all the sexual diversity. He said he didn't want to cause any trouble, but didn't find the rampant bisexuality of the world "realistic." BioWare basically told him that the straight males are so used to being specifically catered to, it just seems odd to them when they aren't.

I went out and bought the game. XD

[zen_monk]

Dude, I totally remember reading that. The response was really great; whenever I'm reminded by how many assholes there in the world and internet, I just remember it and all will be right.

I bought the game because everybody keeps liking it, and it made me interested, and then I'm like "I'm IMPELLED TO HAVE IT. DON'T KNOW WHY."