[DAII] picking up where we last left off 
Loading screen, cheerfully: Kirkwall is a deathtrap :]
oh no the eyebrows are doin that thing again, RIP NPC your dye job is not your fault 
(also it is wild to listen to the spanish guitar track in the Blooming Rose because one of the ambient voices definitely shouts out te amo, lmao)
I'll be discreet says local purple Hawke incapable of walking two steps without opening his mouth
ohhh the book did not survive the upgrade to HD textures
100% looks like 
slides in here
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CARDS' FACES 
n e a t
(yes this is how I play video games don't look at me)
also lmao if you go into the kitchens > the back door you can absolutely hear people bangin, lorde Bioware
Solas lookin gr8
the stairs convo between Isabela and Fenris tho.....
Hawke: guys wtf we came here for a reason and that reason wasn't thirstthe entire bi squad:
YEAAA ANDY 
oh no.... if you tell the nice lad Ninette is dead he cries...
also man what happens if you don't have Anders with you during that mind control/blood magic exchange
gave them 50 silver but now I can't seem to do anything else or talk to anyone about it, so here's hoping that it helps 
Yayyy! Sound Effect
just having a normal one
totally fine and normal
(pretty boy)
h m.
phrasing huh
Cullen my lad
Cullen buddy it's easily exploited bc it's legit :l
o no Jim 
me trying to remember what kind of dialogue choices Isabela likes before I remember she's just the same as Astarion when it comes to roguish charm (look it's been a long time ok)
man I will say I love that even Kirkwall interiors have graffiti/emblems painted onto them
it reminds me a lot of Rome
lirl
good baby kind baby pls get out of this hellpit safely ty
squad squad squad
I really wish Anders wasn't 
for this but alas
for this but alas
THIS QUEST
arguably the funniest purp Hawke has ever been
whew finally finished Herbalist's tasks
the ironbark one was driving me crazy for a bit there
only one quest left 
Jack??? ? ?
...Ketojan 
o h.... Fenris understanding oh no
LMAO ISABELA
the way her voice dips into babytalk
KETOJAAAAN 
oh I am gonna go SEE SISTER PETRICE
I love how some bioware options are like
option A: shake hands
option B: offer carrot
option B: offer carrot
but then you pick offer carrot and it's suddenly your character is trying to beat them to death w a carrot
f a m
I have an entire room full of DLC that I'm afraid to touch bc I'm like
what if I start too early??
I guess it won't matter much
m o m pls
whew ok, this feels like the perfect stopping point for now and not just because I'm tired
aslfslkj CHOKES AT ALL THIS oh this is fab but also jesus h christ that absolutely is jack
also frankly you can do the dlc anytime but act 2 is a solid place to do em, which, you're nearly in act 2 so
I save the DLC for Act 3 because I’m a sap and I like making sure I get the romance-related banter in it.
omg this is hilarious
also desperately making me want to finish my replays omg
at this whole plurk
hella
[glass him]
re: the shake hands, offer carrot thing
yeah but then if the option was glass him you'd be like
YEAH GLASS HIM
and instead hand him a glass
full of juice
inflammation big time tonight so I'm gonna just call it and game for a bit
get some relaxation
ty b, deffo on it 
also NEAT
I was about to be like gasp they have the lyrium veins here from the Descent but
considering this way predates it, gj tired brain you did it
me watching og indiana jones: wow it's that guy w the hat like in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!
anyway still really pretty tho
lyrium please stpp looking like rock candy, really setting off my forbidden snack mood
I really was about to howl that I wish the game would give me better armor....and then immediately it did
the only thing is this armor is infinitely more hideous than the other set 
finds an incredible shield with no inventory space and a party comprised of 3 rogues + a warrior 
live forever in the Deep Roads, buddy
adieu
oh lorde that is some red lyrium right there huh
oooop
o o p
who wants to test this one out 
yo let's NOT
god I love Varric sfm
'sorry mother'
man the profane are neat
mmm not great
pile of cash taking front and center in this cutscene without shame
lmf Bela
'no thank u'
murder murder murder!!!1
o h
adjusts chant 2 timeskip timeskip timeskip instead
holy shit
love everyone sticking up for Merrill for one, and also that the conclusion is just
'murder this dude'
like 0% fucks given, no beating around the bush
me starting to walk to Gamlen's like better visit my fam first before I remember Hawke has a goddamn mansion now
hell yea
love a good timeskip
more games should have them tbh
this is exactly the kind of fake mail quest I was born to accept
holy shit this too
Hawke's mom immediately after moving into the estate: 
B E L A
buddy
I'm
apologies to the Inquisitor but why does Hawke get the literal best companions hands down
this game's dialogue gives me lifeblood in real time
hey right
RIGHT
DA2 was the literal best re: companions
it sure was
deeply non functional tonight bc feeling gross, decided DA would be the perfect thing to roll through a little more of, thinking to myself oh it hasn't been that lo— 
the nice thing about games is that they wait for you. ;w;
that is so true
I forgot how much Andraste's statue makes her look like a v cool mech
picky, sir, but ok
Andraste's legs in the background of this cutscene 
this Chantry sister just really calling Hawke out
XD
'I literally saw you doing a fetch quest ten minutes ago. You didn't even get paid.'
Hawke: 
cw for mention of assault + sexual assault but man, this is a really good exchange 
yeah babe that's bc it's a house 
buddy this is so deeply unsafe
-100/10 workplace review, these elves all need to r u n
me at every single one of these poor servants like 
LMFAO FENRIS??? 
side note it's really neat to see what assets got reused for DAI, like the orlesian manors working off of this basic framework, or even the torture/shackle/peg thing, the wardrobes, etc 
also neat, unopenable doors having a visible reason for it
THIS LITTLE GUY
just a lone window by himself
well this does not seem normal for Hightown.......
don't love it
heheh bonetown
sebastian: maker pls forgive your children
me: the bones??? the non-sentient bones that just hit you in the face and tried to kill you???????
me: the bones??? the non-sentient bones that just hit you in the face and tried to kill you???????
jfc this place is the worst and also huge, Revenants and Arcane Horrors everywhere
oh good now there's just a hallway full of these dudes that I hate
there is so much going on here
scott campbell on the top, senior discount on the bottom, spirit halloween for the rest
love a good temptation plot
never disappoints tbh
OK NEVER RENOVATE A HOUSE IN THEDAS
just don't
just never do it
HGTV more like haunted garden....tv.....look just don't
don't renovate don't dig underground don't move into a new house
don't
mmmm ok hold on rewind there, Sebs 
like I Get It lad, but also this girl was genuinely sold out and is trying hard to make amends, she ain't the one to bite for being controlled ok
Sitcom Laugh Track
years?? damn
Emeric: DuPuis
me: haha DuPuis
Hawke: haha DuPuis
me: ...oh no
I mean yeah dude that's kind of how investigation works
purple Hawke: an idiot, a buffoon, a fucking muppet
EVEN HE KNOWS ABOUT CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
my absolute lol gdi
oh my god that Fenris expression.
be happy he's happy