Dragon Age 2 lead wanted players to have strong opinions about every character in the RPG: "If some people are ambivalent […] I guess I didn't really do my job"

Dragon Age co-creator David Gaider got the job done

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characters are usually what I most remember about RPGs I play and Dragon Age 2 has some absolutely amazing characters. Some I loved, some I couldn’t stand. but the love poured into the writing shows very heavily.