I would just like to say:
HOLY FUCK, DRAGON AGE 2.
Okay, now I need to get back to the game, because HOLY FUCK, WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON ANYMORE?
(Funny, the game's been leading down this path the whole time, but the execution is not at all what I expected. MY MIND IS BLOWN. Aaaaagggh, this makes me so jealous of Sean's play-through, he's setup for things to be a bit more... complicated for his character than they are for mine.)
EDIT: Jesus Christ, this game. I just finished, then spent about an hour reading fanfic, and MY SOUL HURTS.
1) I want to go back from my last save before end-game and replay my end. I think I would make a different choice regarding a certain characters fate, since I was never given the opportunity to bitch this character out. WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO, [CUT FOR SPOILERS]?????
2) I want to start a second play-through IMMEDIATELY and a) Complete some companion friendships that I somehow apparently missed the first time around and b) Set myself up for the most tragic ending possible. It's like a 50-60 hour game, but I'm already ready to play it again, like, RIGHT NOW. IT IS SO GOOD YOU GUYS, I CAN'T EVEN STAND IT.
Also: I'M SORRY FOR BITCHING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW SCATTERED YOUR FIRST TWO ACTS SEEMED, DRAGON AGE 2. Seriously, everything comes together fucking beautifully at the end.
Ugh, I'm so bummed it's over. And that the ending made my heart hurt so much. This is ridiculous, I know, but part of the reason I want to play it again is to make things turn out differently, BUT THEY WON'T. IT WILL ALWAYS BE TRAGIC.
Siiiiigh. So, uh, yeah. I'm going to go play it again now.