DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION
Kenneth Shepard Apr 4, 2022. 2 minute read
This Dragon Age Tarot Card Statue is Prettier than Solas Deserves
I’ll tell y’all now, I love Solas. Where many people rightfully want to punch the Dragon Age: Inquisition party member turned Dragon Age 4 antagonist in the mouth, he’s one of my favorite characters in a series I have become progressively less smitten with as years have gone by. And it’s giving…
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Kenneth Shepard Aug 20, 2021. 2 minute read
Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Best Romance Was its Least Popular
Dorian Pavus is my favorite character in the Dragon Age series. He’s my beau in BioWare’s fantasy world, and I hope he gets to play some kind of role in the next game, even if it looks like the Inquisitor won’t be returning in a protagonist role (to the detriment of the…
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merritt k Aug 4, 2021. 1 minute read
What Word Would You Banish From Video Games?
There are a lot of terms associated with video games: power-up, frag, HP, and so on. And maybe some of them are becoming a little too associated. On this week’s episode of Channel F, listener dull focus asked us what word we removed from video game writing, and one immediately sprung to…
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Joey Chip May 13, 2021. 3 minute read
Games Like Skyrim — Enderal, Dragon’s Dogma, and More
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the most popular, most widely-ported roleplaying games of all time. So, if you’ve already bought Todd’s game on your Xbox 360, PS4, PC, Switch, and fridge, you might be looking for something similar. Here are a few games that should appeal to fans…
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Kenneth Shepard Mar 12, 2021. 4 minute read
Thank You Bioware For Giving My Gay Ass a Heart Icon to Flirt With
On episode 36 of 99 Potions, Fanbyte’s weekly RPG-centric podcast, our News Editor Imran Khan raised some valid concerns about Bioware’s implementation of a heart icon to indicate romantic interest within dialogue options with Dragon Age II. “They tend to mistake positivity for romantic intention. Cause it gives people these…
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Natalie Flores Dec 5, 2020. 4 minute read
Dragon Age Voice Actor Might Not Reprise His Role as Cullen After Lash-Out
Dragon Age fans are left wondering if Greg Ellis, the voice actor of series character Cullen Rutherford, will be able to reprise his role in future titles after lashing out against ex-executive producer Mark Darrah on Twitter. On Thursday, December 3, BioWare announced that Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah…
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Kenneth Shepard Jul 9, 2020. 6 minute read
Dorian Pavus Deserves a Life Beyond Hate in Dragon Age 4
I’m in the early hours of my third Dragon Age: Inquisition playthrough, and when you really space out your replays of a game, it can drive home just how far you’ve come as a person because things don’t resonate with you the same way they did initially. I’m specifically talking…
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Jordan Mallory Jul 8, 2020. Less than a minute
99 Potions Episode 2: Maybe I Am a Monster Fucker
Uppercut Editor in Chief/Founder Ty Galiz-Rowe joins local skill-tree enthusiasts Natalie Flores and Steven Strom to talk about why so many RPG monsters are just so damn fuckable. Our panel of experts cover the Monster Fucking Spectrum™ from “Mostly Humanoid” to “Extremely Monstrous” and everything in between, so if you’ve…
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merritt k May 21, 2020. 2 minute read
The 17 Best Holes in Video Games
When it comes to signification, the humble hole is anything but void. Symbolizing a lack, a break, a missing piece, the hole figures prominently in video games. Frequently, it is the passive nonexistence to the player’s active existence, the ever-present threat of oblivion. At other times, its powers are handed…
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John Warren Feb 21, 2020. Less than a minute
Quick Lunch: Dragon Age Inquisition Was Good, Actually
Late Lunch is a mighty fine live stream airing every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on twitch.tv/fanbyte at 5pm PST. We acknowledge now that while it’s an excellent live audio visual experience every week, sometimes it is audio-only poison not suited for the ears of any living person. That’s why we’ve…
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Kenneth Shepard Feb 15, 2020. 6 minute read
An Anthem Overhaul Shows Bioware’s Learned the Wrong Lessons
Bioware isn’t giving up on Anthem yet. After reports surfaced back in November that said the ill-fated looter shooter was receiving some kind of major overhaul, Bioware General Manager Casey Hudson finally made these rumors official in a blog posted on the studio’s website earlier this week. Hudson explains that…
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Kenneth Shepard Dec 8, 2019. 3 minute read
A Letter to My Dragon Age Boyfriend In Case I Can’t Send it Later
Dorian Pavus, Hello. It’s me, the Inquisitor. It’s strange to introduce myself to you that way, but I was once told the title has all but replaced my name. But I suppose that’s what happens when you’re given wild dimension-bending abilities and the people of Thedas start to call you…
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Virginia Paine Aug 20, 2019. 3 minute read
The Top 7 Columnar Basalt Formations in Games
Columnar basalt formations! Who among us isn’t familiar with these typically hexagonal volcanic arrangements? These fascinating geologic creations are formed by evenly spaced contractions as lava cools. Sure, the Giant’s Causeway and Toketee Falls are among the most famous examples, but columnar basalt formations are easy to find in our…
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Vrai Kaiser Aug 5, 2019. 5 minute read
Dragon Age II Was Better Than Anyone Gave It Credit For
We are all, in our hearts, preemptively mourning the closure of Bioware like so many Electronic Arts-acquired studios before it. While EA bought the company in 2007, back before the release of the first Mass Effect, it wasn’t until 2012 that the first egregious signs of EA-mandated trend-following began to…
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Virginia Paine Jul 11, 2019. 4 minute read
An Ode to Foraging in Games (and Real Life)
I’m not afraid of garbage. I’ll dig through the trash outside the Stardrop Saloon as long as no one’s around. I’ll crawl through every gross bandit’s tent in Skyrim. But I draw the line at stealing from burial urns. I’m a forager, not a grave robber. Foraging isn’t just an in-game…
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Moira Hicks Jun 25, 2019. 5 minute read
The Ultimate Fantasy of Dragon Age is Being Listened to by a Man
The men I hang out with are permanently disappointed that I don’t fuck The Iron Bull in Dragon Age: Inquisition. It’s not that he’s not a fascinating character, or that he’s not sexy. He’s big and strong and funny and his arc is interesting. There’s a slew of interesting characters…
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Cian Maher Jun 25, 2019. 6 minute read
Scientifically Determining the Favorite Games of 7 Famous Dead Authors
You might think you’re decent at video games, but there’s a case to be made for how some of the most prestigious authors of all time would probably beat you at Overwatch if the PS4 existed in 1853. After all, they’re highly intellectual creative geniuses who would likely revel in…
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Aimee Hart Apr 18, 2019. 4 minute read
The Most Rotten Eggs in Games
Eggs are often very useful in video games. You can use them to cook in Breath of the Wild, sell them for money and affection in Stardew Valley, and even use them to create death-defying elixirs in Tales of Berseria. However, there are also eggs that are not so helpful,…
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Kaye Toal Apr 16, 2019. 5 minute read
Cracking the Egg, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Solas Romance
I have about 400 hours on Dragon Age: Inquisition alone, with another 100 across Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2 combined. I have Dragon Age art hanging on my walls. I own every book and comic. I want to know where the hell the promised Funko Pops have gone.…
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Chloe Bridges Apr 15, 2016. 7 minute read
It’s Getting Hot In Here: Karin Weekes and Michelle Clough Talk Romance In Games
Two developers talk about romance in Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and beyond
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