Alistair! He’s Baaaaaack! | Dragon Age Inquisition | Blind Playthrough [Ep. 8]

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  • @mayaamis
    @mayaamis 4 дні тому +22

    1:21:00 there is no fall damage anywhere in Skyhold and it's ongoing fandom joke that lasted for years, people usually talk to Leliana at the top of rotunda than jump over the railing all the way down straight to Solas's table! it's a thing you have to do it, it's like initiation 🤣

    • @TarotMage
      @TarotMage 2 дні тому +3

      I was so sure there was a hidden achievement for doing it. :(

    • @mayaamis
      @mayaamis 2 дні тому +4

      there isn't but annoying Solas is achievement enough 😅

    • @paperbird9817
      @paperbird9817 2 дні тому +1

      ​@@TarotMageThere is an achievement in Veilguard.

  • @mayaamis
    @mayaamis 4 дні тому +9

    seeing Alistair is so special to me every time even after all these years 🥲🥲🥲 especially hearing him speak about Hero like this as well. he was my first Dragon Age romance too and probably the most wholesome one :)

  • @mayaamis
    @mayaamis 4 дні тому +7

    22:15 Spirits don't often get to chose.. maybe in some ideal conditions, I think in this case Solas was more talking to Cole and how he has a choice.. just like people, because he's not currpuoted yet. As for other spirits, especially those that go through the breach.. often they are twisted and corrupted my unnatural process itself. others pass though uncorrupted but than get corrupted my evil and human nature in the world, depending on who and what they run into.. so it's complex. Solas did mention in one of earlier conversations many spirits are fragile and don't always survive entering this world... Solas and Cole have so many fascinating dialogues together :) I'm also so glad you had Cole here to get that dialogue with Spirit of Command and him. many miss it and this is where you find out he's a spirit of Compassion :)

  • @Nisselak
    @Nisselak 2 дні тому +2

    I knew that the meeting with Alistair would be a rollercoaster of emotions, and I was not disappointed.
    🤗
    1:10:27 based on your reaction I assume you didn't know: Fiona is one of the main characters in the novel _Dragon Age: The Calling_ , which contains her adventures as Grey Warden; Alistair is partly involved in the final part of the novel, so you might be interested in reading it

  • @NinaRaw
    @NinaRaw 4 дні тому +8

    Love seeing warden!Alistair, though I think I will always prefer hardened king!Alistair. Man, I really have forgotten just how many quests this game has, I was worried I put too many in the guide for you but no, I skipped like over half of the quests I'm sure lolol.
    I love cullen so much! ugh! he is my husband! i just wanna squish his cheekies and give him all the little kisses and huggies he deserves! I love imagining my inquisitor stealing that maned mantle of his and being swamped by it because it looks so huge lolol and my elf inky is tiny. I know there are people who dont like that cullen was retconned as much as he was, but personally i think his character arc makes sense. He was a good templar and a good man before what happened in the fereldan circle, then he got tortured and became distrustful of mages, which understandable though not excusable. And then he was placed under the worst knight-commander someone traumatised by magic and mages could be, his fear and distrust encouraged, and yet at the very end he broke away from that and now he wants to start anew and do better and gosh i love him so so much.
    In my canon run, I was torn between romancing cullen and solas, and like you, i was very turned off by solas saying the fade kiss was a mistake. Eventually Solas started to feel very mentor like figure to my inquisitor which was a vibe I didnt rock with and so I ended up breaking things off with him and committed fully to Cullen. But in my canon, Inky will always be the one who got away from Solas (see this is why we dont say things like it was a mistake, clear and open communication is key and sexy! take notes romancable companions!)

    • @Incoherent-excitement
      @Incoherent-excitement 4 дні тому +4

      Hardened King Alistair is my canon, but I do play with Warden Alistair because I love hanging out with him in Inquisition. "I need to change my name." Man, I love that silly cinnamon roll, lol. I'm the absolute same when it comes to Cullen. For me, his romance is chef's kiss.

  • @nevsca
    @nevsca 2 дні тому +2

    I have said it before but watching Shen is just joyful to watch ..... your decision making is always thorough and thoughtful ... The Inquisition is safe under her leadership xo

  • @quiteaquandary
    @quiteaquandary 4 дні тому +2

    22:31 Solas doesn't mean every spirit gets to choose, he means Cole specifically gets to choose because of his unique situation. 😊
    45:48 It means you also embody Command like it does, not that you have a bit of spirit/the fade in you.

  • @stellanova0015
    @stellanova0015 2 дні тому +4

    I love Blackwall! He is one of the best Dragon Age characters. He is grounded and complex, like the characters in Game of Thrones.
    He is so charming. I was torn between him and Cullen in my first playthrough.

  • @mayaamis
    @mayaamis 4 дні тому +2

    15:10 The spell on your X button is your new fade rift skill, the focused based one :) you unlocked that during Corypheus quest so it was automatically slotted in there and replaced your chain lightning which is a bit annoying... you can go to your abilities at any time and put lightning back.. you can even unmap some old spells and add some new ones etc... you have to go to character menu where you level up, and than to tactics tab. you can learn many spells but you can only have 8 active/mapped to buttons so you use that tab to switch them out. you also set 8 active skills for companions in that tab.. it's important to decide which cuz they only use those 8 that you have set up for them. I do suggest keeping your new rift focus ability somewhere between among those 8 you have mapped cuz it's OP and useful :)

  • @viniciusstellium8012
    @viniciusstellium8012 2 дні тому

    30:45 "Something interesting" LOL

  • @x_rhi_x2772
    @x_rhi_x2772 4 дні тому +4

    cole and solas' dialogues are so amazing

  • @morrigansquinchester2273
    @morrigansquinchester2273 2 дні тому +2

    You've actually met samson in DA2. He was the lyrium addict near the docks who helped mages escape. You met him during Feynriel's mission.

  • @Kevc00
    @Kevc00 2 дні тому +6

    Quick question, I know you mentioned reasons why you haven't played Mass Effect 3 yet which are absolutely fair, but do you intend to play it eventually? Also Blackwall wasn't shouting at children, he was shouting at recruits while they were doing drills, Solas was making a joke about them being like children who need to learn.

  • @razztamara3306
    @razztamara3306 3 дні тому +5

    8:00 - I strongly recommend looking up a guide on protecting clan lavellan, otherwise its tricky.

  • @Jaeony
    @Jaeony День тому

    I literally was laughing so hard at ya reaction of that person behind walking 😭😂. Omg thank you i need that lol.

  • @sean437
    @sean437 2 дні тому +3

    1:10:27 Hmm? The gasp and then accusations of lying... Not sure if you connected the dots or not. Grand Enchanter Fiona is the same Fiona from The Calling (novel) and Asunder.

    • @_shhenanigans_
      @_shhenanigans_  2 дні тому +1

      I haven’t read the calling (and never will) and hadn’t finished Asunder yet when I recorded this episode.

    • @luvyuyu84
      @luvyuyu84 2 дні тому +3

      @@_shhenanigans_ I wish you'd change your mind and read it, it is one of their best novels, you'd see each character from a different angle if you play DA1 again. I'd spoil it for you if you'd like. Loghain is my favorite and Fiona are quite special since you like Alistair

    • @sean437
      @sean437 2 дні тому +3

      @@_shhenanigans_ Never will? That's a shame. It's a good story.

    • @oliviawilliams6204
      @oliviawilliams6204 2 дні тому +2

      @@_shhenanigans_i got to ask. Why never?

    • @_shhenanigans_
      @_shhenanigans_  2 дні тому +1

      I didn’t enjoy the way that Gaider handled the Broodmother + female grey wardens in DAO, especially after reading his interview with Thedas UK in 2012. Due to that I don’t feel the need to explore the darkspawn + grey warden conflict outside of the game.

  • @luvyuyu84
    @luvyuyu84 2 дні тому

    1:21:35 I like him XD he was my first pick to love when I played the game haha I enjoy watching your playing. I can't wait to see who you are going to pick eventually. Love your reaction when you saw Alistair haha

  • @leahwarburton
    @leahwarburton 2 дні тому +5

    Just a hint, Shen. There is a quest on the War Table to "Recruit An Archivist". I would suggest doing that soon. When "she" arrives, go to the undercroft (the door to the right of the throne, as you face it); there you will meet a familiar face. It's also where you can store things, and craft new weapons and armour.
    Also a warning - there is no fall damage in Skyhold, but there IS in the rest of the world. It's fun to make crazy jumps in Skyhold; but just remember the same things elsewhere, can kill you. Have fun.

  • @trashtv6138
    @trashtv6138 4 дні тому +2

    I'm so glad you think Alistair looks handsome in this game, so many times I've heard people say he looks bad but I've always disagreed! (Though he does need a holiday to top up on a tan, poor guy is very pale lol). His talk about the HOF is the sweetest

    • @_shhenanigans_
      @_shhenanigans_  4 дні тому +2

      He and Shen for sure need a holiday! Just on a beach somewhere with a drink in hand!
      Thank you! Feeling so much better!

  • @davida.j.berner776
    @davida.j.berner776 2 дні тому

    Having Alistair reappear is such a nice touch. (I've never had that in any of my playthroughs.) Personally, I think Bioware made a mistake in changing the protagonist in each of the Dragon Age games, because it weakens the idea that we're following a single chain of events. Having major characters like Alistair turn up, however, does go a long way towards reestablishing the continuity.

  • @BadgerBones94
    @BadgerBones94 2 дні тому +1

    Just wanted to pop in and say I also love Blackwall. Glad to see someone else love him.

  • @Bloomingtide
    @Bloomingtide 2 дні тому +2

    I dunno if you record ahead, but if not some gentle pointers, maybe... Alistair is in Skyhold (on the rampart) for the time being/until you start the warden main mission, and you can talk to him again. There is also the war table mission to contact your Warden, so do that and go to see Alistair afterwards for his reaction about it :D And as said in the other comment, you may want to do the Orlais quest before the warden main quest, for a VERY good reason. I cannot say more bc spoilers but trust me on this xD
    Also talk to Grand Entchanter Fiona... she may have something to say about your newest guest :D I'm liking the direction you are taking with your inki's romance btw, it is a good and wholesome one. I can't remember that Josie would reject the inquisitor tho, maybe this is due to having not talked/flirted enough with her, aww poor Nan.

    • @Bloomingtide
      @Bloomingtide 2 дні тому

      The war table mission is called "Contact the Hero Of Ferelden" btw, which you talked about with Alistair in that cave, but most likely did not register as you were understandably fangirling about his softness ;)

  • @rahjaich
    @rahjaich 2 дні тому +1

    Quick spider-warning for here lies the abyss. You will hate it, brace yourself. Also if you are not there yet, I recommend wicked eyes, wicked hearts before here lies the abyss.

  • @joandsarah77
    @joandsarah77 2 дні тому

    We knew meeting Alistair would be emotional, it's okay.

  • @_Thaery
    @_Thaery 2 дні тому +1

    It is totally cool that Alistair and Hawke are in the same game :)

    • @oliviawilliams6204
      @oliviawilliams6204 2 дні тому +1

      They both are in 2.😊

    • @_Thaery
      @_Thaery 2 дні тому +1

      @@oliviawilliams6204 and it’s totally cool that they are in inquisition. Cannot wait to see what happens next :)

    • @writerofunimportantthings
      @writerofunimportantthings 2 дні тому +1

      Yeah this never happened to me. I can't say anything more but when I saw her Alistair was the rogue Warden... Yeah. 😮

  • @alexandrasloane
    @alexandrasloane 5 днів тому +1

    That Solas and Cole conversation where Solas said "I think it held him as he died", around 18 minutes. I'm like almost certain that's a reference to the 1946 movie It's a Wonderful Life! Cole and Solas giving their interpretations on what happened in the film??? I've literally only ever heard the banter once in my playthroughs but I think about it every time I think about Cole. What a silly thing to add to the game, but also something that gives us a real idea of how Solas and Cole see the world respectively.

    • @_shhenanigans_
      @_shhenanigans_  4 дні тому

      Oh, thats so interesting! I've not seen It's a Wonderful Life, so I would have never known! Thank you!

    • @alexandrasloane
      @alexandrasloane 4 дні тому +1

      It's about a man who considers taking his own life when he's feeling low! An angel finds him and shows him what the world would be like without him in it! Cole sees the movie the way we mostly see it - a happy ending where a man realizes his worth with the help of a young spirit! But Solas' version is sadder. The spirit holds the man as he dies, showing him only happy images to ease the passing

    • @Incoherent-excitement
      @Incoherent-excitement 4 дні тому +1

      ​@alexandrasloane I'm sort of aware of the story, though I've not seen the film, but omg that alternate way of looking at it (the way Solas does) is 😢.

  • @writerofunimportantthings
    @writerofunimportantthings 2 дні тому +2

    It would really help you to learn about crafting. Maybe too boring for some to do it in the video but it helps immensely as the enemies get more powerful. Like dragons.
    Also, I don't think it's spoilery to say be careful of the demons that come through those rifts. Even though they look the same they are not all the same. Some are much more powerful.

  • @sean_anima_rubin2978
    @sean_anima_rubin2978 2 дні тому

    The chancellor of Crestwood has a voice that closely resembles that of the Viscount from Kirkwall in Dragon Age 2.

  • @ZeEvilOne
    @ZeEvilOne 3 дні тому +1

    Heh, hey, look a dead wannabe king. I personally have Loghain alive in Crestwood. It's nice meeting the hero tyern again.

    • @_shhenanigans_
      @_shhenanigans_  3 дні тому +9

      Eeeeewwwwwwwww 🤢 this is a loghain hate account

    • @writerofunimportantthings
      @writerofunimportantthings 2 дні тому

      I also hated Logan. I have to admit though he's complicated. He didn't start where he ended up and his perspective is more than it seems when we see him only through the lens of Origins. All that said, he betrayed Duncan so he IS the villain of the first game. I agree the book is a good idea even though the most enjoyable end for Logain that I can remember in the game was execution. I hadn't read the book at the time. @@_shhenanigans_

  • @joandsarah77
    @joandsarah77 2 дні тому +1

    This game makes choices hard. But arm and exile to Tevinter is actually a good choice because they create havoc over there. 😂 First time I played I picked gibbit thinking it was like the stocks... 😳 Wise looking it up first!

  • @joeysmith6783
    @joeysmith6783 4 дні тому +1

    I always flirt with Harding, I'm not as strong as you XD She's very popular among the fans, I can tell you...
    Crestwood is one of my favourite locations, it's just so thematic and atmospheric. And has such an intriguing story line.
    I absolutely am always scared whenever I enter unknown caves in video games. I'm so scared of darkness. I always crank up my gamma settings so hard XD At least I'm good with spiders.
    This is the first time I'm seeing Alistair in this quest, he's on the throne in my canon playthrough so you then have a different Warden replace him. His softness when talking about Shen T.T He is too sweet.
    Krem standing on his chair is such an iconic bug, it became a meme.

    • @Shadowpack95
      @Shadowpack95 4 дні тому +4

      I cannot wait for Here Lies the Abyss, ever since Origins i have waited for her to get to that quest.

    • @joeysmith6783
      @joeysmith6783 4 дні тому

      ​@@Shadowpack95I'm not certain if I'm more excited about it or dreading it more 😅 it certinly will be impactful

    • @Nisselak
      @Nisselak 2 дні тому

      @@joeysmith6783 I agree, and I think it's quite predictable how events will unfold, considering what we've seen so far....

  • @Marcel_Augustin
    @Marcel_Augustin 3 дні тому

    1:36:50 - If you want to know why she is so dismissive at this point from a gameplay/technical standpoint:
    Companions react differently to you based on their approval of you. That is called "Disposition". As such, you may get additional Information or additional conversations with them if your approval is high. If it is low, the answers and reactions can range from dismissive to snarky to outright hostile based on what would be "in character" for them and how high their disapproval of you is. Kind of how people would react in the real world.

  • @gloomsi
    @gloomsi 2 дні тому +1

    oh nooo im sorry to hear about why you havent started mass effect :( i do hope you play it still and dont let whatever comments people made get you down too much. maybe if/when you do do mass effect 3, you could do it similarly to how you're doing inquisition? mostly pre-recorded and only with help from your mods/people you trust. either way im sorry to hear about your experience!!

  • @SUP3R_H3ROS
    @SUP3R_H3ROS 2 дні тому

    J'ai adoré ce personnage,le revoir c'est génial 😊😊😊

  • @Shadowpack95
    @Shadowpack95 4 дні тому

    So, the dragon seen at 39:36 can actually be seen earlier, if you managed to look down off the damn on the dry side you would see her sleeping peacefully, then you dumped a lake on her nest, of course she's pissed, wouldn't you be?

  • @Shadowpack95
    @Shadowpack95 4 дні тому +1

    So, I think the Red-headed wife guarantees a Brat is an old Celtic/Norse/Gael belief? Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

  • @ProjectAyumiie
    @ProjectAyumiie 4 дні тому

    Blackwall was my first romance and i learn to HATE him WHILE the romance... that was so aweful

    • @_shhenanigans_
      @_shhenanigans_  4 дні тому +1

      The things he was saying this episode really surprised me! But then he just reeled me back in with all his carvings and sweet talk 😅

    • @ProjectAyumiie
      @ProjectAyumiie 4 дні тому

      @@_shhenanigans_ i mean, even if i said i hate him, i am totaly happy that he is part of the Inquisition Companions. Lets say: I Love to hate him?
      There is still a reason he was my romance in the first place But i am happy with the romance i choosed later

  • @Kamuyy
    @Kamuyy 3 дні тому

    I’m currently replaying through this game again on console and it’s so sad that the companion banters are bugged. I maybe get about 1 conversation every few hours and it sucks to lose so much.

    • @_shhenanigans_
      @_shhenanigans_  3 дні тому +1

      Oh I’m so sorry 😔. I putting together a compilation video of quests I’ve done offline that shows A LOT of the banter between the characters! I know it’s not the same as experiencing it for yourself tho

    • @StevenTaterSwingle
      @StevenTaterSwingle 2 дні тому

      @Kamuyy not sure if it's the same for console but the bug on Xbox is easy to fix. You just have to go to your list of completed quests in the journal and unstar them. This will allow a lot more banter discussion between party numbers.

  • @oliviawilliams6204
    @oliviawilliams6204 2 дні тому +3

    Grand Enchanter Fiona was one of the main character in the Novel The Calling, not only was she a Grey Warden, she’s Allister mother.

  • @oliviawilliams6204
    @oliviawilliams6204 2 дні тому +2

    Cullen is in Origins and in the mage origin if the character is female he had a crush on her. If your character in Origin was a mage. He’s talking about her.

  • @Saysdawg
    @Saysdawg 4 дні тому +1

    The villager in Crestwood that wants to be a grey warden has a horrible ending and you'd see it if she joined them. So, you saved her. Also i think you're right about flirting with Harding. In the base game it's extremely one sided. In dlc it gets mentioned there might be something there but you never see her equating mutual feelings. Personally i found the judgement sections kinda weird. Like there are kings/queens. The inquisitor being judge and jury feels odd to me

    • @Shadowpack95
      @Shadowpack95 4 дні тому

      The Harding romance was cut from the game, but it was going to be an option.

    • @oktaymozaffary5637
      @oktaymozaffary5637 3 дні тому

      No spoilers

    • @Saysdawg
      @Saysdawg 2 дні тому

      @@oktaymozaffary5637 it’s not a spoiler if it’s an outcome she’ll never see. A spoiler would be revealing an event that’s going to happen to her in game. What I posted isn’t even something you’d know unless you urged her to join the grey wardens, she did not. In game the inquisitor doesn’t even know they necessarily saved the villager. All they know is they recruited an agent instead of urging them to join the wardens.

    • @Te3time
      @Te3time 20 годин тому

      The inquisitor conquers a bunch of castles throughout the game you basically become a king/queen which is why trespasser exists lol

  • @anthonymurphy9116
    @anthonymurphy9116 3 дні тому

    Alistair........you need to check Nan's quarters............if she has pictures of you and Shen on her wall...........run 😄
    I always found Cole somewhat strange, but I never read Asunder so maybe that's it. I should dig it out because I'm sure I bought it years ago.
    Enjoyed the video as always, I'm still trying to work out what you really think of Cullen 😀

    • @_shhenanigans_
      @_shhenanigans_  3 дні тому +1

      I’m still not even sure how I feel about Cullen 😅. I love him and then remember he was a stinky ol Templar….but Nan knows none of that…it’s complicated okay 🤣

    • @anthonymurphy9116
      @anthonymurphy9116 3 дні тому

      @@_shhenanigans_ I'm sure he's showered since then !!

  • @shyanfakhraey4841
    @shyanfakhraey4841 3 дні тому

    Every character in this game has plastic surgery Alistair looks younger and anora shes very older and cullen doesn't have nodle hair anymore and loghain look like Willem dafeo and Stroud has weird mustache. Stroud is grey warden recruit hawke sibling to grey warden if Alistair and loghain are dead hes hawke warden contact in the inquisition he has very strange moustache

  • @Cadaveroux
    @Cadaveroux 2 дні тому +3

    Cullen romance Cullen romance Cullen romanceee 👀💜🙃❤️‍🔥🤌

    • @Bloomingtide
      @Bloomingtide 2 дні тому

      Yeeees. I love him as a stay at home wifeguy, such a cute dynamic :D