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Dragon Age Director Finally Says What Fans Have Been Thinking For Years: The Fade Needs To Go
kotaku.com • • technology
Key Points:
- Mark Darrah, former BioWare developer for the first three Dragon Age games, admitted that the Fade sequence in Dragon Age: Origins is "not good content" and considers it filler, suggesting it should be cut or shortened.
- The Fade, a divisive dreamworld section in Origins, involves solo gameplay with shapeshifting mechanics and is often debated among fans for its difficulty and length.
- Darrah expressed interest in adding an Avvar origin story to Origins, which was not included due to cost, noting Avvar characters appear more prominently in later games like Dragon Age: Inquisition.
- For Dragon Age II, Darrah would alter the ending so that if players side with the mages, they do not have to fight First Enchanter Orsino, addressing the problematic "both sides are equally bad" narrative.
- Regarding Dragon Age: Inquisition, Darrah suggested cutting game areas to improve pacing and lowering the power threshold required to access story missions, aiming for a smoother gameplay experience.
