Dragon Age wrap-up

I'm almost done with Dragon Age: Origins, a video game that has eaten 140 hours of my life so far. Being constitutionally incapable of putting in that much time on anything without overanalyzing it, I have Thoughts. I'll put them behind cuts to prevent spoilers or excessive boredom.

One of the big benefits Dragon Age has, over a tabletop game, is that I can't argue with it. I'd really like to shake the writers by the lapels and ask...

( ...about Riordan )

( ...about Morrigan's offer )

( ...don't get me started on the Landsmeet and the blood of Theirin. )

Wrap-up: People who need smacked with a halibut

Couldn't there have been a way to write the game and be all dramatic about stuff without NPCs leaving out huge relevant pieces of information that they should have totally brought up earlier?

( Duncan gets a partial pass... )

( Alistair, did it ever occur to you... )

( But the Great Halibut Smackdown is again reserved for Riordan. )

( It makes Morrigan look almost clever in comparison. )