I knew I missed something in the new The Descent DLC playthrough I did for Lingering Trees, but, being busy doing other things, I waited a bit to go back and try and figure it out. OK, so I did figure it out, and I found about the best part of the DLC. The Nug King with his nug minions.
The King is accessed from an area that looks inaccessible on the fourth map (Forgotten Caverns) down in the deep. But first, to get to that area on map 4, you have to walk to it from map 5 (Bastion of the Pure). Travel to the farthest area on the left side . . . it looks like an undiscovered area, but it’s jut that it goes back “upstairs.”
Bastion of the Pure map. Travel to the west to go back up to the Forgotten Caves map.
Once you’re back on map 4 (Forgotten Caverns), go left and then south toward the big chasm. When you reach the chasm, look to your left, and along the wall there’s a rock that has some writing on it. It says something like, “only those who believe can cross.” I can’t read it now because the dialogue ceases to exist after you find your way across. Anyway, from that rock, just start crossing into the chasm on faith, and . . . a green bridge forms in front of you.
Forgotten Caverns map. Travel west, and then south, to the chasm that’s for believer’s only.
I won’t say more, but let you enjoy the Nug King for yourself if you haven’t yet. But, for anyone interested, I have an episode about it up at YouTube.
A view in the Deep Roads of The Descent DLC, Dragon Age Inquisition.
I purchased and have played the new Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC, The Descent, as soon as I could since we wanted to put it up at my husband’s and son’s YouTube Channel. I’ll do a formal review of it sometime soon, but for now, suffice it to say that this new add-on seems VERY short for the $14.99 price tag.
I was fairly dumbfounded when, at the new “expeditions” table, opening areas for 8 power points only opened bridges to small loot areas. The new dwarven dungeon is neat, but not as spectacular as anything in Skyrim. In fact, the blue-light speckled ceiling in one area looked like a copy of Skyrim’s Blackreach and other falmer dungeons). I’m not quite done yet, so I’ll see if I’m correct in assuming The Descent is very short. So far, however, the only reason why it has as many episodes in our playlist as it has is because of my mistakes!
In any case, I try and do a thumbnail for each episode and therefore have lots of screen shots. Here are some views from The Descent, and images that reflect Dragon Age: Inquisition, and all it’s add-ons, generally. They of course represent spoilers. (Feel free to use any you like, but only if you are willing to link them to this page.) Click on the images to see the full-size views (much better!).
Update (September 9, 2015): The last DLC for DA Inquisition, Trespasser, came out yesterday, but I did not purchase it. Since The Descent would take an experienced Dragon Age player only about 5 hours to go through–which is ridiculous for the $15 price tag–I decided against spending our limited funds on another Bioware DLC. Gamers need to stop supporting gaming companies that abuse their player base like this. The much much longer-playing (and interesting) Jaws of Hakkon was sort-of worth the $15; The Descent should’ve been $5. I’m serious. It is a short, straight forward run to simply get some new gear. I think the Destiny guy who angered so many simply voiced what all the game developers know: gamers simply “throw money at the screen.”
Darkspawn in the Deep Roads; The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition DLC
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Another type of Darkspawn or related demon. The Descent, Dragon Age.
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Female Dwarf statue – right? The Descent, Dragon Age
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Dragon Age humor, “barreled treasure” in The Descent
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Check out those demons! Fighting Darkspawn in The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition
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Looks like hell. “Reclaiming the Thaig” in Dragon Age, The Descent.
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Battling an Emissary Alpha in The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition.
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Valta at the Ancient Lift, The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition.
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Renn at the Ancient Lift, The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition.
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In the Forgotten Caverns, The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition. It’s pretty dark, and are those blue glowing eyes?
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Crazy guardian dwarf with lyrium gun, The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition. You can only see these in a VERY DARK video (this image was filtered).
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Bridge exploding. An expedition will replace it.
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Lyrium veins in The Descent.
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The Barrier, rigged, The Descent.
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Exploding lyrium, The Descent, Dragon Age.
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Mysterious Bed, The Descent, Dragon Age.
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Battling an Emissary that was behind a Gate of Segrummar.
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Wellspring view, The Descent, Dragon Age.
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The Lyrium heart in Wellspring.
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The heart transforms into The Guardian, but the Titan itself seems to not wish the team harm (or any more harm).
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Nug King, The Descent, Dragon Age. Love the crown!
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Battle in The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition. I don’t know what that purple attack is!
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Using the Veil against a Demon (or Darkspawn), The Descent, Dragon Age Inquisition.
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Sometimes battle is like a dance. Dragon Age Inquisition, bow abilities; The Descent.
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View from Heidrun’s Monument, showing ancient Dwarven homes.
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View from Ailsa’s Camp, with Sera.
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Just for fun. Sera gone invisible at Ailsa’s camp.
I’ve changed pages and updated With Christian Eyes in the past, but there’ve been more changes lately and I also wish to better connect with my followers. I edited and updated my biographical information in the About the Author page (formerly “About Me”), and moved a bit of what was in the “Let Me Write for You” page to there and deleted the rest. I added two table of contents pages for ease of finding articles; there are two instead of one in order to keep the number of links on each page down.
In case you didn’t know, there is a second blog run by my husband here, Lingering Trees, although I’m going to see about how to transfer it to him to make it separate (for his ease and distinct online presence). He is trying to promote his and my son’s YouTube account so as to eventually make some money off of it. This is not to get rich, by any means, but only to make extra money since he is ill so much. Eventually, unless God chooses to heal him, he’s not going to be able to work a regular job. It’s too bad Christians don’t support other Christians in this way as much as the worldly folk do–if you don’t know about people making a living off of YouTube, just know that some do extremely well. We’re not expecting to live off of YouTube income (!), but are working at it with the hope of earning money to go toward living expenses and gifts.
I’ve appreciated the likes and follows so much! Thanks for the time you’ve spent here. As we prepare to end homeschooling and move across the country, we’ll still be here! After that’s all done, we’ll see how God guides us, but I may be able to write more. I should have more time and ability to focus–maybe I’ll even work on a book or two. The Lord hold you and smile at you.
One of my all time favorite screen shots so far, filtered, and (obviously) used as a cover shot, or thumbnail.
Hello! I’ve been doing a Skyrim Let’s Play (unmodded game, on XBOX 360, with all expansions) and so far have taken the time to capture screen shots for the video thumb nails. Please click on the images to see them full size – the small format on this page doesn’t do them justice.
I take many I like that I don’t have a current use for (and I have left some of my best ones out for my own use later). So, you can use any of these that you like in a blog article, but please attribute them to this site by including a link to this page (I’ll note those I used already in case that matters to you). I’ll be adding more images and replacing some of the olde ones frequently. Thank you, and enjoy! (PS – Even though I’ve spent a great deal of time playing Skyrim in the past, I’ve learned more from viewing it slowly via video and from seeing characters in these stills!)
Some Draugr are after me! (Previously used as a thumbnail image)
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A dragon, all bloodied, about to meet his demise.
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Jyrik Gauldurson and the Eye of Magnus. Love his helmet! (Previously used as a thumbnail image.)
With Christian Eyes author does a Skyrim “let’s play” with a cool-looking (magish) female Breton. For any Christians or simply parents interested in getting a general impression of in-game dialogue and violence, the game introduction isn’t bad way to do it. There is a little swearing in it, which is actually more than in the rest of the game — most swearing, when characters happen to do it, is in ways reflective of the in-game culture (not standard real world curses).
A beheading takes place in the introduction, fairly representative of pretty much the worst you’ll see in-game. Certain perks (like Devastating Blow and Savage Strike) can be chosen later on to emphasize bloody violence, but, as said, that is a choice a player can make. Unfortunately, however, you can’t turn off the slow-mo killing scenes which happen once-in-a-while (in Fallout New Vegas, which Bethesda also produced, you can. Maybe the next Elder Scrolls game will have this feature). There are reasons why Skyrim has a “mature” rating, but as far as mature games go, it’s quite tame. Thanks for watching!
I’ve been waiting, not very patiently, for news of the next Fallout series game for some time now, just like all the other fans (I’ve been annoyed with Bethesda, the developer, over their related court battles though, too). My son texted me today about it, with this image personifying his feelings over how Fallout 4 looks in the trailer (and with XCOM coming out, E3 coming up [June 14], and Doom, too . . . his body is looking to explode):
Someone asked with the Help tag at Bungie’s Destiny site where one can get etheric light. Since the Trials of Osiris started today, we found that there is NO way of getting etheric light – a requirement for upgrading new game gear – if you don’t have your own play team. In other words, you can’t get it as a single player and there is no in-game matchmaking for the activities where etheric light can be found. Regulation of the gaming industry is needed at this point. Consumers should not be deceived into buying a product that they have little or no chance of getting a refund for.
We preordered the game and the season pass, based on what we knew of the game pre-release. Well, the game has changed a lot since then. The amount of play time a single player can get out of the game is less and less, and the latest dlc makes single player useless. With the House of Wolves you CAN get new gear that is as high or higher than the previous gear, but if you don’t have your own teams to play the meat of the dlc, what’s the point? To just play the old stuff that happens to have matchmaking over and over again?
If any of you have read my various Destiny articles, you might have guessed that I have a love-hate relationship with the game. Well, you might walk away with more of the hate side of my feelings, but, I do LOVE the feel of the game. I stopped playing it for a while because I had nothing else to do in it. I don’t play the Crucible, and my son got tired of that part of the game, too, and I don’t do my own match-making in order to play the harder aspects of the game, so . . . there’s nothing to do in Destiny after a certain point for players like me. And guess what, despite what the trailer may have said or implied, House of Wolves only makes matters worse. You cannot level up without doing your own match making/team gathering. At least that’s what is known right now.
I had recently started playing again (and my son followed suit), gearing up for the new House of Wolves dlc that was to come out. I started a new character, too, leveling her up to 29. We stopped leveling gear up since we didn’t want to waste our materials prior to the dlc. So, my son has played today’s Destiny dlc a while this morning, checking out the new social area in The Reef, and doing a number of the dlc’s missions and strikes. The new crucible matches, called the Trials of Osiris, are only available Friday through Monday, basically, so he has to wait for those. He was able to get through the whole new story in a matter of hours.
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