Geeking Out Is Good: An Introduction

[eleanore]

Hey there! I'm eleanore, the epitome of a geeky girl gamer. ;)

I adore BioWare and I'm also a big fan of the old Fallout games by Interplay (as well as Fallout New Vegas). I tend towards RPS or Management/Life/War Sims but I've been known to join up in an MMO or an online shooter.

My game of the moment is Dragon Age. Oh goodness. I could go on and on about that game. ;) I'm into it more for the characters, which is typical of me, but I also like the lore/story that BioWare crafted for it. I've only played Origins for the moment but I plan on finishing out the series with Awakening, II, and the eventual (hopefully!) third game.

On that note, I leave you with a little in joke for my fellow DA nerds. :)

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[strikeslip]

GIF.

ZOOM IN.

AUUUUUUGH.

>_<

You know, if you have 'Bioware' and 'MMO' in the same post, that does prompt the obvious question... Star Wars? I should make a post about that in general.

[eleanore]

I could not say "OH GOD YES!" any harder. XD

[spectrier]

Enchantment? Hi there, Eleanore. ;D

I'm not sure if we have the same tastes or not, because although I also love the Fallout series I really don't like most of Bioware's recent games. I quite enjoyed Origins though! I can't say no to a game where you can march into battle with fellow badasses (especially when one of those badasses is a dog).

What RPS/war sim games do you play? They're my favourite types of games, even if I'm amazingly terrible at them. The mechanics just seem to go right over my head unfortunately.

[eleanore]

I used to play the Civilization games a lot. :P There was this Star Trek game I played when I was but a wee tot and I think that's what turned me into a War Sim fan. XD I suck at them as well though but they're still a lot of fun. There was this alternate universe European sort of Victorian age style sim I played once... Can't remember the name though...

And I'm not as big a fan of the newer BioWare games but I'm willing to give them a chance. I mean, hey, they brought us gaming girls Alistair fairly recently and they've made really good RPGs in the past...

Also, Kyuubey avatar love! <3

[sparowe]

*g* I was reading a thread on Amazon about Skyrim, and that's often quoted there. :)

I beat Origins 7 times, to give you an idea of how much I loved it. Awakening (along with various other DLC) about 2-3 times. Dragon Age II, I'm on my second playthrough--Skyrim came out. The only advice I can offer is to take DAII on its own merits; some of the changes are great, some are not, but it's a fun game... if you accept it for what it is. (IMO; YMMV.)

[eleanore]

i'm only on my third (incomplete) playthrough of Origins. XD i just can't play one warden for too long! I haven't gotten Awakening yet. Is it worth the 40 or so bucks?

OMG. Skyrim is my DRUG. i played about 30 hours until i got a nasty glitch that locked me in that ratway or something (the place where you get the first thief guild quest) because the quest giver who lets you out didn't come and I broke all my lockpicks in a fit of rage. but I felt that if Skyrim and Dragon Age had a baby, it would either be the best RPG of all time or the worst.

[sparowe]

Erm, parts of it were. I don't regret buying it, 'cause I wanted to prolong my experience however possible. But there were a couple of expansions that just frustrated me--to the point where DAII was a marked improvement. (May have affected how I view that game overall? Worth considering.)

LOL! Yes, I can see that. There's a rumour that DAIII will be more open-world, like Skyrim. (Which is the first Elder Scrolls game that I have loved THIS much.) What are you playing? I'm running a khajiit specialising in One-Handed swords, Light Armour, Sneak, Archery, Speech, and Smithing. Probably sounds odd, but works a treat! :)

[eleanore]

i've always played a breton mage ever since morrowind. i tend to diversify into a thief stealthy build though. i love speechcraft options so much. every rpg that offers an option to persuade people always sends me into "must pass every speech check!" mode. :)