me starting this video: no chance she adequately summarizes this whole story in 5 minutes me after watching: oh wow, yea, that's pretty much the whole gist
"Unfortunately, the orb is destroyed. Solas is gutted at its loss, but you move on..." 😂 The tone for that sentence though hahahaha, especially from a Solavellan perspective!
Inqusition is my first Dragon Age game i got it back in 2021 but it got stuck in backlog limbo until last year when i properley played trough it for the first time. Veilgaurd is the first Da game im geting at launch and im glad to be sharing the hype with you all Also Catie thank you for getting me into the lore around the Elven gods and everything to do with Solas
I highly suggest playing dragon age origins. It will be a different combat style than your used to coming in at Inquisition but the plot and world building is fantastic.
Minor nitpick, but Sera isn't the leader of the Red Jennies, the Red Jennies have no leader because it's just a bunch of strangers who keep in touch with each other for pranking purposes
I definitely needed this recap thank you! One thing I keep missing all these years is why Solas really changed his mind about the veil, like, you're getting rid of it to bring the 'world as you know it' back, but you made it in the first place? you're driving the car bruh idk
I had assumed things went like this: Solas wants the elven gods to stop fucking things up so he makes the veil to keep them away, then he goes to sleep because rewriting the building blocks of the world really took it out of him, he wakes up thousands of years later and finds out that separating magic from the world made a bigger impact than he initially thought (if he thought at all), he starts putting into action a way to tear down the veil and brings things back to how they were (dealing with the original problem of the elven gods... somehow), then he realizes things aren't as clear cut as he originally thought and he feels real bad about destroying the new world but he's got a millennia of guilt and sunk cost fallacy driving him on.
man i finished DAI and the trilogy twice in high school and remember watching your lore drops to get hyped for Da4 after, now I've finished college and grad school and am forcing myself to hold off dav until I get a job lmao
Hey love your content! Fount you browsing through youtube. Your videos recapping the whole gaming series has helped alot, i have pre ordered DA:Veilguard i played inquisition many years ago but never tried Origins or da 2 sadly. So your recaps are awesome!💙🙏🏻👍🏻 keep up the great content!
@@ShoppingAttic in truth, its a bit more complicated. Shes the lead organizer of the Orleasian branch of the Jennies- which unfortunately is a mouthful, so got condensed to ‘leader’. 🥲
1800 hrs into inquisition. And I seriously doubt I'm going to buy Vanguard. Not because I don't want the game but in the intervening 10 years I have become disabled and don't have an income was really looking forward to this game
After having it recapped like this, can anyone tell me what Corypheus' plan was? I previously assumed he was a basic bitch and just wanted to remake old Tevinter and rule as emperor. However, only some of his actions make sense in that context: - Subverting the templars: He's building a red lyrium army. Maybe he could've chosen a templar stronghold closer to his power base, but they happened to gather in southern Ferelden. - Subverting the rebel mages: Sure, mage supremacy, he's into that, and they happen to be holed up around Redcliffe. - Attacking Haven: There's people there who thwarted him earlier. - Trying to assassinate Celene: He wants to invade Orlais eventually, so he needs it to be in disarray (although one could argue it already is, given the civil war). - Attacking Skyhold at the end: There's people there who thwarted him all throughout the game. Kinda petty and scattershot, as far as villain plans go. But he also does a lot of _weird_ shit: - He kills Justinia, apparently needing her as a sacrifice for something. (?? If you want to hobble the Chantry and prevent peace between mages and templars, just kill her! Why attempt a blood ritual in the middle of the Conclave, _in person?_ Justinia isn't special, she's just some woman. You don't even subscribe to the religion that considers her special!) - We never learn what he wanted with the orb (or "the Anchor"). He certainly doesn't want to tear down the Veil. Having the orb's power "ruined" by the Inquisitor doesn't stop his plans. - He's faking a Calling to make Grey Wardens gather in the western deserts, so he can feed them to a terror demon. They trapped him before, so this could be Corypheus taking them out of the picture? - Speaking of faking a Calling, he also commands a dragon who serves as his phylactery, but is not an archdemon. Corypheus is like an off-brand budget-Blight. What's that about? - He's searching the Arbor Wilds for the Temple of Mythal, in order to get the Well of Sorrows. What does he hope to gain from it? Much of what he does seems completely disconnected from any cohesive goal, and his Venatori army can apparently march across the continent and back without anyone noticing them. It's strange, especially since you're always reacting to him - "Corypheus is at Weisshaupt, eating griffon eggs!" "...What?" "It's not any stranger than last time, let's just go!" I wonder if Veilguard will retroactively give him some semblance of a plot - maybe Corypheus was trying to release the Evanuris all along.
JoH is one of those where it's importance is like... only within the game itself and can't be properly defined unless you play?? So despite really liking it, it got tossed for time.
@ConnorLonergan allow me to clarify, I didn't dislike it, in fact I enjoyed it a great deal! I have 2 problems with it tho. 1) It should have been included in the base game. Where The Decent and Tresspasser felt like actual expansions to gameplay and narrative, JoH felt like it was deliberately cut from the game and it kinda leaves a sour taste in my mouth. 2) Narrative importance. It's just... not that important in the grand scheme of things? It was interesting learning more about the Avvar, and I enjoyed Ameridan's story and the boss fight... but it honestly just feels like it comes second to the world altering story of The Decent and Tresspasser. So when I say "Who cares" it came off as more aggressive when the tone I meant to display was more sardonic.
I never noticed how much of the start of DAI involves waking up.
Woke confirmed 😆
me starting this video: no chance she adequately summarizes this whole story in 5 minutes
me after watching: oh wow, yea, that's pretty much the whole gist
If i sound stressed on the recording, it’s because i was worried i wouldnt do it either lmaooo
@@GhilDirthalen It is brief but is a great rundown.
10/10 Would recommend.
Awesome work!
👍🏾
@@GhilDirthalen Still you forgot Jaws of Hakkon or did you consider it wasn't essential?
I still love how the main menu flows into the start of new game through it showing the destruction of the conclave
"Unfortunately, the orb is destroyed. Solas is gutted at its loss, but you move on..." 😂 The tone for that sentence though hahahaha, especially from a Solavellan perspective!
She's like, "Alright Solas enough crying we've a party to get to now."
😂
Wow, i cannot believe that you managed to sum up a game that ( last time i played) took me 117 hours to play...in 5 minutes
Well done.🎉
Inqusition is my first Dragon Age game i got it back in 2021 but it got stuck in backlog limbo until last year when i properley played trough it for the first time.
Veilgaurd is the first Da game im geting at launch and im glad to be sharing the hype with you all
Also Catie thank you for getting me into the lore around the Elven gods and everything to do with Solas
welcome to the club!
I highly suggest playing dragon age origins. It will be a different combat style than your used to coming in at Inquisition but the plot and world building is fantastic.
thank you so much for making these videos!! it makes it that much easier to get my friends into the dragon age world
Minor nitpick, but Sera isn't the leader of the Red Jennies, the Red Jennies have no leader because it's just a bunch of strangers who keep in touch with each other for pranking purposes
🎵 It was Solas all along 🎵
I definitely needed this recap thank you! One thing I keep missing all these years is why Solas really changed his mind about the veil, like, you're getting rid of it to bring the 'world as you know it' back, but you made it in the first place? you're driving the car bruh idk
I had assumed things went like this: Solas wants the elven gods to stop fucking things up so he makes the veil to keep them away, then he goes to sleep because rewriting the building blocks of the world really took it out of him, he wakes up thousands of years later and finds out that separating magic from the world made a bigger impact than he initially thought (if he thought at all), he starts putting into action a way to tear down the veil and brings things back to how they were (dealing with the original problem of the elven gods... somehow), then he realizes things aren't as clear cut as he originally thought and he feels real bad about destroying the new world but he's got a millennia of guilt and sunk cost fallacy driving him on.
@@galaxa13 millenia of sunk cost fallacy really did it for me thank you
man i finished DAI and the trilogy twice in high school and remember watching your lore drops to get hyped for Da4 after, now I've finished college and grad school and am forcing myself to hold off dav until I get a job lmao
5 Minutes, nicee, thanks for the heads up
Very nice recap thanks for the vid 😊❤
Hey love your content! Fount you browsing through youtube. Your videos recapping the whole gaming series has helped alot, i have pre ordered DA:Veilguard i played inquisition many years ago but never tried Origins or da 2 sadly. So your recaps are awesome!💙🙏🏻👍🏻 keep up the great content!
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Holy moly this girl reads fast.
Amazing. Thank you!
I love CLiff Notes Version
G'day Caitie, thank you for the recap 😊 btw you forgot to mention the Jaws of Hakkon dlc 😉
I really doubt she just forgot it :D
It doesn't have a big impact on the story, it's just a big side quest
I didnt realize sera was the leader of the red jennys?
@@ShoppingAttic in truth, its a bit more complicated. Shes the lead organizer of the Orleasian branch of the Jennies- which unfortunately is a mouthful, so got condensed to ‘leader’. 🥲
inquisitor mullet elf! 🙌🏼
Once Veilguard comes out, are you going to do a recap of the story of that game?
@@samflood5631 yes, but like…. A long time out! Just in case for dlc and patches!
My question is how does the inquisitor get their arm back in veilguard?
1800 hrs into inquisition. And I seriously doubt I'm going to buy Vanguard. Not because I don't want the game but in the intervening 10 years I have become disabled and don't have an income was really looking forward to this game
I hope things get better for you
hope life gets better for you so you can meet us on the battlefield
Do you play on steam or console?
@@minecraftadventur54 console PlayStation to be specific
Fitgirl repacks
What about the dlc jaws of hakkon, i rewatched the video twice and didn't hear it mentioned at all
Am I ready for veilguard now?
oh i guess i did not complete inquisition. could have sworn i did
oh no
i too made an eleven inq mage whos images colors are white & green
i thought i was being original by not giving them white hair 🥲
Holy shit
After having it recapped like this, can anyone tell me what Corypheus' plan was? I previously assumed he was a basic bitch and just wanted to remake old Tevinter and rule as emperor. However, only some of his actions make sense in that context:
- Subverting the templars: He's building a red lyrium army. Maybe he could've chosen a templar stronghold closer to his power base, but they happened to gather in southern Ferelden.
- Subverting the rebel mages: Sure, mage supremacy, he's into that, and they happen to be holed up around Redcliffe.
- Attacking Haven: There's people there who thwarted him earlier.
- Trying to assassinate Celene: He wants to invade Orlais eventually, so he needs it to be in disarray (although one could argue it already is, given the civil war).
- Attacking Skyhold at the end: There's people there who thwarted him all throughout the game.
Kinda petty and scattershot, as far as villain plans go. But he also does a lot of _weird_ shit:
- He kills Justinia, apparently needing her as a sacrifice for something. (?? If you want to hobble the Chantry and prevent peace between mages and templars, just kill her! Why attempt a blood ritual in the middle of the Conclave, _in person?_ Justinia isn't special, she's just some woman. You don't even subscribe to the religion that considers her special!)
- We never learn what he wanted with the orb (or "the Anchor"). He certainly doesn't want to tear down the Veil. Having the orb's power "ruined" by the Inquisitor doesn't stop his plans.
- He's faking a Calling to make Grey Wardens gather in the western deserts, so he can feed them to a terror demon. They trapped him before, so this could be Corypheus taking them out of the picture?
- Speaking of faking a Calling, he also commands a dragon who serves as his phylactery, but is not an archdemon. Corypheus is like an off-brand budget-Blight. What's that about?
- He's searching the Arbor Wilds for the Temple of Mythal, in order to get the Well of Sorrows. What does he hope to gain from it?
Much of what he does seems completely disconnected from any cohesive goal, and his Venatori army can apparently march across the continent and back without anyone noticing them. It's strange, especially since you're always reacting to him - "Corypheus is at Weisshaupt, eating griffon eggs!" "...What?" "It's not any stranger than last time, let's just go!"
I wonder if Veilguard will retroactively give him some semblance of a plot - maybe Corypheus was trying to release the Evanuris all along.
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I thought it the teaching series was over!!!!! Nice! BONUS CONTENT!!
@@FlukasMcDoogle technically only da 101 is over! Recapped (this) might get a novel episode if i can pull it off, and da 201 has a few more!
The last DA game.
On one hand, you didn't mention The Jaws of Hakkon. On the other hand, who cares about the Jaws of Hakkon? Lol
Great video as always
I do. Its a great dlc.
JoH is one of those where it's importance is like... only within the game itself and can't be properly defined unless you play?? So despite really liking it, it got tossed for time.
@@GhilDirthalen I was also wondering about the JoH DLC. At least now I know.
@ConnorLonergan allow me to clarify, I didn't dislike it, in fact I enjoyed it a great deal! I have 2 problems with it tho.
1) It should have been included in the base game. Where The Decent and Tresspasser felt like actual expansions to gameplay and narrative, JoH felt like it was deliberately cut from the game and it kinda leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
2) Narrative importance. It's just... not that important in the grand scheme of things? It was interesting learning more about the Avvar, and I enjoyed Ameridan's story and the boss fight... but it honestly just feels like it comes second to the world altering story of The Decent and Tresspasser.
So when I say "Who cares" it came off as more aggressive when the tone I meant to display was more sardonic.