tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post6875080738099612212..comments2023-11-03T02:45:14.110-05:00Comments on I Have Touched the Sky: “A Good Companion Shortens the Longest Road.”rowanblazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-18727174554414621312011-11-30T08:54:18.371-06:002011-11-30T08:54:18.371-06:00@Yeebo, agreed. I was just talking to a work buddy...@Yeebo, agreed. I was just talking to a work buddy about your comment, and some of my experiences with companions in the game, i.e., how Kaliyo liked my snarky Agent. She didn't didn't like it when I was more respectful toward Keeper.rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-15757422066309172682011-11-30T00:26:06.618-06:002011-11-30T00:26:06.618-06:00Coming late to the party, but after my weekend I c...Coming late to the party, but after my weekend I consider this post spot on. Companions add a hell of a lot more depth to the game than pets ever could. <br /><br />For example: When choosing a pet you mainly need to decide if it has stats you like. You certainly don't have to consider whether it will approve of your lifestyle choices. In SWTOR you will never learn the entire back story of a given companion, and/ or be able to make out with them if their personality conflicts too strongly with what you have chosen for your character. <br /><br />Mechanically you can still pick whoever you like (Jake is a good healer, I'll bring him). But that does affect the narrative arc you experience both in terms of random comments from your companion (or the lack), and whether you feel validated or alone in decisions you make as you adventure. I think companions are an effective interactive narrative device.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-64380276785603676782011-11-29T21:27:37.680-06:002011-11-29T21:27:37.680-06:00@GeeCee, ja This post was more elaborate in my hea...@GeeCee, ja This post was more elaborate in my head, when I first inspired to write it when Syp posted about them. I though my experience with the STO Bridge officers gave me some insight. I don't think that insight or emotion actually came out as prominently as I wish it had.rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-76508488155197503002011-11-29T15:50:05.841-06:002011-11-29T15:50:05.841-06:00Nice post. I'm actually thinking of writing a ...Nice post. I'm actually thinking of writing a future post of my own on companions, sort of inspired by what we'd talked about when you visited, ie. the discussion about STO companions vs. SWTOR companions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-31538596661564056902011-11-25T07:57:24.158-06:002011-11-25T07:57:24.158-06:00@Hunter, I was gonna mention Japanese dating simul...@Hunter, I was gonna mention Japanese dating simulators, but I have not direct experiance with them , or BioWare previous to SWTOR, for that matter. Thanks for bringing them up.<br /><br />@Jazz, I kinda think of the SWTOR stories as choose-your-own-adventure. In a good way. They are entertaining, and the story is affected by my decisions. :)rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-54597170890301459792011-11-24T22:06:47.468-06:002011-11-24T22:06:47.468-06:00I got sold on the game because of my companion. I ...I got sold on the game because of my companion. I played a smuggler during my beta weekend and at the end of chapter 1 Corso Riggs joined me as a companion. He reminded me a lot of Alistair from DA. Which I'm perfectly cool with cause I loved Alistair. I can't wait till I get to play full time just so I can see the character grow and change. <br /><br />The one thing about stories that I want to touch on is that sure you might play a smuggler and I might play a smuggler but how the story plays out at least in terms of dialogue and what have you will be different. My story's theme might be the same as yours but the choices I make are going to make my story different. So to me at the end of the day its still my story I just had an awesome writer help it along.Jazz (girlvsmmo)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-60309290711621057672011-11-24T22:00:27.849-06:002011-11-24T22:00:27.849-06:00I love bioware companions. Japanese dating simula...I love bioware companions. Japanese dating simulators rule!Hunterhttp://www.huntersinsight.comnoreply@blogger.com