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* [[Alas Poor Scrappy]]:
* [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]]:
** Carver, if he survives [[Death By Origin Story]], can get one of these later.
** Carver, if he survives [[Death By Origin Story]], can get one of these later.
** {{spoiler|And much more contentious, Anders, if you choose to execute him. Regardless of fan reception, it was clearly designed to give his death drama.}}
** {{spoiler|And much more contentious, Anders, if you choose to execute him. Regardless of fan reception, it was clearly designed to give his death drama.}}
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* [[Critical Dissonance]]: An example where critics, primarily major ones with previews and review copies, have higher recorded scores than the recorded scores of customers. On Metacritic, ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' has scores ranging from 79 to 82. Its user scores? Range from 3.9 to 4.4.
* [[Critical Dissonance]]: An example where critics, primarily major ones with previews and review copies, have higher recorded scores than the recorded scores of customers. On Metacritic, ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' has scores ranging from 79 to 82. Its user scores? Range from 3.9 to 4.4.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: The song that plays in the ''Destiny'' trailer. That chorus. ''Oh good Lord, that chorus.''
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: The song that plays in the ''Destiny'' trailer. That chorus. ''Oh good Lord, that chorus.''
* [[Darkness Induced Audience Apathy]]: Some people who played the game complained that the {{spoiler|[[Evil Versus Evil|conflict between the mages and templars]]}} resulted in this, making many a player utter the [[Eight Deadly Words]].
* [[Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy]]: Some people who played the game complained that the {{spoiler|[[Evil Versus Evil|conflict between the mages and templars]]}} resulted in this, making many a player utter the [[Eight Deadly Words]].
* [[Demonic Spiders]]:
* [[Demonic Spiders]]:
** Enemy assassins had disproportionately large hitpoint bars and vanish off-screen during battle, reappearing only to backstab the member of your team with the lowest armor or health value for massive damage only to return to stealth immediately after. This means that, at best, the player has a seconds-long window to whittle down a large amount of health while dealing with whatever other backup they brought with them and places frail members at exceptional risk.
** Enemy assassins had disproportionately large hitpoint bars and vanish off-screen during battle, reappearing only to backstab the member of your team with the lowest armor or health value for massive damage only to return to stealth immediately after. This means that, at best, the player has a seconds-long window to whittle down a large amount of health while dealing with whatever other backup they brought with them and places frail members at exceptional risk.
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*** This can actually cause a glitch with the post game autosave. If the boss isn't allowed to complete it's stun-cycle at least once the autosave may be saved incorrectly and when you load you will be stuck in a wall listening to the final battle dialog until the game crashes.
*** This can actually cause a glitch with the post game autosave. If the boss isn't allowed to complete it's stun-cycle at least once the autosave may be saved incorrectly and when you load you will be stuck in a wall listening to the final battle dialog until the game crashes.
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: {{spoiler|Anders' destruction of the Chantry}} feels less comfortable given the 2011 Norway attacks, one perpetrator {{spoiler|also being named Anders}}. They look quite similar as well.
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: {{spoiler|Anders' destruction of the Chantry}} feels less comfortable given the 2011 Norway attacks, one perpetrator {{spoiler|also being named Anders}}. They look quite similar as well.
* [[I Knew It]]: A few fans noticed Qunari were rumored to possess horns in ''Origins''--it was mentioned in a codex entry-- the ogres seemed to imply this from the outset.
* [[I Knew It!]]: A few fans noticed Qunari were rumored to possess horns in ''Origins''--it was mentioned in a codex entry-- the ogres seemed to imply this from the outset.
* [[Incest Yay Shipping]]: Hawke and Bethany. Owners of the computer version can even mod Merrill to have Bethany's appearance.
* [[Incest Yay Shipping]]: Hawke and Bethany. Owners of the computer version can even mod Merrill to have Bethany's appearance.
* [[Internet Backdraft]]: Opinions about the game's quality are highly varied. In addition, debating whether or not the {{spoiler|Rite of Annulment was justified and the fates of any surviving mages}} will get heated very quickly.
* [[Internet Backdraft]]: Opinions about the game's quality are highly varied. In addition, debating whether or not the {{spoiler|Rite of Annulment was justified and the fates of any surviving mages}} will get heated very quickly.
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