Loghain: I haven't yet read the Gaider's DA novels but I gather that younger!Loghain is greatly explored in The Stolen Throne. Have you read it yet? The more I learn about Loghain, the less I see him as a clear-cut antagonist given the information he was working with and how he perceived that information. And THIS is what I really like about DA--the multifaceted nature if it all.
Oh, Meredith. I've been marathoning through DA2 and I am nearing the climax of Act II (although I have a bunch of side missions and a few outstanding companion missions to complete so the main story quests will probably hang for a few days).
Meredith is such an interesting shadow of a figure right now. Many people speak of her but, of course, she is completely inaccessible. I'm curious how her character will feel during my second play through. Why? Currently she feels like no more than shadow from a cloud that is hovering far, far, far overhead. Or a battleship that hasn't yet set sail. Of course, I have my theories about her (after pondering separate dialogues Hawke has had with Cullen and with Bartrand+Varric), but nothing adds up. At this point, her absence (plus what people say of her) remind me of the real life kinds of uncomfortable/semi-competant leaders (division managers, etc.) who use Strict Rules and Enforced Adherence To Order as a means for covering up their lack of ideas, lack of ability, and general uncomfortableness with people/the situation. Of course, when I finally get to see Meredith in action, I'll be able to form a more accurate(?) opinion of her--and perhaps a completely different opinion--but until then she seems a rather odd shadowy figure looming up in some inaccessible wing in the Gallows.
Thus, I am very curious to find out how I will see her during a second play through. ;)
But, yes, I trust you: no doubt she will be an interesting antagonist.
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Oh, Meredith. I've been marathoning through DA2 and I am nearing the climax of Act II (although I have a bunch of side missions and a few outstanding companion missions to complete so the main story quests will probably hang for a few days).
Meredith is such an interesting shadow of a figure right now. Many people speak of her but, of course, she is completely inaccessible. I'm curious how her character will feel during my second play through. Why? Currently she feels like no more than shadow from a cloud that is hovering far, far, far overhead. Or a battleship that hasn't yet set sail. Of course, I have my theories about her (after pondering separate dialogues Hawke has had with Cullen and with Bartrand+Varric), but nothing adds up. At this point, her absence (plus what people say of her) remind me of the real life kinds of uncomfortable/semi-competant leaders (division managers, etc.) who use Strict Rules and Enforced Adherence To Order as a means for covering up their lack of ideas, lack of ability, and general uncomfortableness with people/the situation. Of course, when I finally get to see Meredith in action, I'll be able to form a more accurate(?) opinion of her--and perhaps a completely different opinion--but until then she seems a rather odd shadowy figure looming up in some inaccessible wing in the Gallows.
Thus, I am very curious to find out how I will see her during a second play through. ;)
But, yes, I trust you: no doubt she will be an interesting antagonist.