09 - Dragon Age II Score - Hawke Family Suite

[@roguethegoblin]

I really like this song It sounds so calming and mellow yet also sad It encapsulates the tragedy of the Hawkes perfectly

[@PimsriYotube]

Dragon Age 2 is.. a human experience. Not unlike Origin and Inquisition where you're a part of something bigger than yourself. People say it's bad, but for me, it's the best Dragon Age game.

[@Thewolfstation24]

The combat and dungeons arent great, but the story es very good. It is about others, not about you. Mages, templars, corruption, discrimination... Really hard decisions.

[@DJPonko]

same. Da2 is much better than DA:I and it's just as good as DA:O

[@KillerKrax]

Totally with you there! I love stories in which you just experience a character's story that is not based on extraordinary heroism and the circumstance of being the chosen one. Especially if the character in question has his/her happy ending denied (like Hawke's mother dying or him/her ending up lonely without a love-interest, etc.). Those are the stories of a life, far away from fantastic images of heroism and happily-ever-afters....

[@Tomarus32]

A Human Experience is such a good description of this game. It's so flawed, so many technical issues, but a very human story. It definitely has a soul, and it's sad and beautiful.

[@danskyl7279]

I wouldn't say its the best, ahem Origins is... But Dragon age 2 is pretty good, not a bad game by any means. I just think DA2 was a victim of rush production, clearly there's some cool idea to tell a human story, but yeah, everything is so rush to obvilion.

[@TheArbiter10]

This game released right alongside the most difficult, confusing, and stressful years of high school for me. Played it almost nonstop for about 3 years. Kirkwall was the place I'd escape from the real world to; then I just... stopped playing for one reason or another. I think this is my first time listening to the Hawke theme in at least 5 years, and... holy shit. The nostalgia hits like a truck. Feels like I just pulled a dusty old family photo album out of a forgotten box in my basement.

[@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg]

if you’ve been hit by a truck during your high school years, then damn, dude, I feel ya…

[@ARoyalRuby]

@@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg What are the chances? 8 hours ago on a 3 year old post. This game really was special.

[@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg]

absolutely @@ARoyalRuby

[@hazyshade9648]

3:00 really gets me. It always seems to play right as I get back to the mansion after Leandras death. And right during the scene where Hawke is imagining leandra talking to them at the end of Legacy DLC

[@orim]

Wherever you are, whenever you read this, listening to this, I hope you are doing okay and wish you strength in working through your adversity. Everyone needs a friend like Varric.

[@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg]

or Sera

[@civilwildman]

This song becomes even more depressing after a certain turn of events in Chapter II. Not going to spoil it for those who haven't played yet and/or are planning to. :*(

[@leversandpulleys9274]

can you remind me here, i forgot lol

[@remove_marko]

@@leversandpulleys9274 Hawke's mother dies at the hands of a blood mage

[@frankthetank7187]

@@remove_marko Plus, depending on actions at the end of Chp 1, Carter/Bethany died so Hawke is truly alone. Regardless, they at the least left so Hawke's loneliness is still strong

[@remove_marko]

@@frankthetank7187 yes, that too... DA II is a great game, even though many blindly hated on it - hope that they will put some emotional stories in DA4

[@sandevastated1]

Malcom Hawke dies (Hawke's father) Bethany dies or becomes a grey warden/Circle mage Carver dies or becomes a grey warden/Templar Leandra Hawke dies Anders betrays you He is then all alone, poor Hawke :(

[@serporsche1]

3:18 Inquisitor, meet Hwake.

[@sandevastated1]

The Champion of Kirkwall!

[@joshishere96]

If I had a choice to choose the inquisitor for character creation and Hawke was an option I would've played as Hawke through all of inquisition. Humorous Hawke that is.

[@joshishere96]

@@elock1277 mine was humorous but compassionate, I made my Hawke care for his loved ones and friends. But taunts his enemies when he comes across them. I made mine look like Dante Sparda too but black hair for Hawke resemblance. Extra edgy grunge lord Hawke

[@joshishere96]

@@elock1277 I miss old bioware. Inquisition was downright bad. I hated how you can't get close to almost everyone because you're basically an emperor. And the low speech volume when speaking to everyone. Don't get me started on the armor. I wanted to wear the heavy Kirkwall plate mail in inquisition without any gloves, and just a mage leather boots like I did in Dragon Age 2. But no you can't unequip pieces of any armor and you have 1 specified style to get stuck with for Inquisition. Too fancy, I hate the armor design for inquisition. That's why I like Kirkwall's fashion sense, they're stylish but they keep it simple at the same time, it's like you can run in those clothes. That's Kirkwall's armor and clothes for you. Screw Ferelden's Ugly clothes and Orlais' fancy clothes. Except Tevinter, I like their edgy style.

[@joshishere96]

@@elock1277 if they only kept the armor pieces from Origins and Dragon Age 2. Allow you to unequip gloves and boots so you can mix and match. Tint those pieces, make the voice audio louder, and zoom in random conversations I would've been very happy. Plus bring back underdog companions like Fenris or Isabella. Vivienne can get lost. No one likes a snob.

[@BusterScruggs554]

RIP Dragon Age and BioWare. Thank you for a great trilogy.

[@Horisukun]

Ahh sounds like home.. I can just imagine walking through the door, turning the lights on, sitting on the sofa and looking outside through the windows.

[@Lucas-iw5xo]

i miss you, dad. 9 months without you :(

[@sensei2561]

Are u okay?

[@superlarry54]

This truly one of the tracks that made me like this game.

[@stardusst]

0:43 really gets me

[@Nevermizzinzz]

This OST has always spoke to me. I used to turn on II and idle in Gamlens home / the estate while I wrote or did other things because hearing this just made me so happy. It made me feel so nostalgic and it still does. It has twinges of sadness, bittersweet beginnings, loss. You feel safe but somewhere that isnt home. You feel the loss of your sibling(s), your mother, your friends. Pressure is building but youre home now so its okay.

[@Lucas-iw5xo]

It makes me feel very nostalgic. Before there was so much noise and lots of light at home. Now I feel alone and the silence overwhelms me. With my dad's death things changed so much. I had never realized that he was our sun and our union. My mom misses him so much and I know she keeps going just for us, that makes me understand Leandra.

[@WEDhicks]

Just finished my second run of Dragon Age 2. Finished it off with Legancy (didn’t play that the first time). Really a atrong moment when you return home and Hawke imagines his mother talking with him and you hear this music. Great game!

[@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg]

*03:20* - _Inquisitor, meet Hawke, _*_the Champion_*_ of Kirkwall_

[@Darksaviour]

I personally think 2 is the best written dragon age. It has its flaws, but the game is a more personal story rather than this globe trotting epic like origins and inquisition. It’s very character based and all about how one person became a legend just by trying to make life better for their family.

[@subject6907]

I cry everytime i hear this

[@subject6907]

still cry

[@checheburecheh]

my father and sister died in the blight, my mother was murdered by a mage like me, my brother left the house to become a templar. then every time i come home after a mission and hear this i just want to cry

[@HeliosKafar]

Hawke's tragic story is really well written, he comes to the city seeking refuge, and in exchange his family is slowly taken away from him, it's good that he at least has friends that can be his family (if you don't play treating them like a dick of course).

[@namespara6669]

"At least I have my mage lover to keep me company and care for me an- ohhhhhhh fucking hell"

[@danskyl7279]

In return to his tragic life, Hawke got a dog, Lover/partner Isabela, story teller/loyal friend till death Varric, friends with Captain of the Guard & backstabber little shit Anders 😂☠️. Through all that, Carver was indeed alive either a Warden/Templar or ex-templar?

[@prismanic24]

This is why purple Hawke is my favorite. They use humor as a say of hiding away all the pain and suffering they go through.

[@leversandpulleys9274]

the saddest part of this game is, you can't really play again after the main story completed

[@leversandpulleys9274]

bruh a year passed

[@gravytrainn]

@@leversandpulleys9274 😂😂😂 thats really how I feel about time

[@leversandpulleys9274]

@@gravytrainn Lol

[@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg]

says who...

[@adrak91]

In my inquisition playthrough I needed music for when Hawkes shows up and I had to remake my custom Hawke in the character creator, now I'm tearing up ffs.

[@JustSomeoneWhoLikesBears]

This song is so homey that doing house chores with this playing is one of the best feelings in the world

[@sandevastated1]

Dragon Age 2 is having nothing in the beginning (Starting of as a refugee) , and having nothing in the end (Losing every family member and the mage rebellion)

[@Hawaiian_Pizza_Enjoyer]

This makes me feel nostalgic in some way

[@mewmewsasfirebell]

if I still had my clarinet I could have learned to play this EDIT: Damn a "could've" I WILL!!

[@Dairkun]

Have you?

[@burnedpotatoes720]

I feel nauseous when I left Hawke in the Fade. Good job, Bioware. Good job.

[@PimsriYotube]

0:44 make me think of Hard in Hightown volume ??? if you leave Hawke in the fade :'(

[@Call-me-Creeds]

Oh... uh ouch... didn't realize that.

[@beekome44]

You've got a new subscriber. Thank you so so much for this mix, it makes oneself feel all the emotion. Definitely the most beautiful and emotional track of the game. This music made me love this game.

[@hyun0282]

this music sounds so nostalgic

[@mewmewsasfirebell]

3:20 and 4:22 Are my favorite parts.

[@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg]

same

[@WilliamStroker]

1:45

[@ioannisdenton]

I love you dtaylorutube for this. This is one of the ebst tracks of bioware IMO. this track made me love Da2 which i find a great game

[@sandevastated1]

The Hawke’s have been through too much.

[@JeremmyaDevin]

it feels empty after all those crazy fights and came back to Hawke estate post-campaign.

[@spotlight1677]

Varric never liked being right 😔

[@CalobAdamsInfamous913]

:46 are my favorite parts of the score.

[@ricsiheffi5749]

I'll tell you guys honestly that the only good people who were in Dragon age II was the Hawke family Varric and Aveline and..... well...... maybe Merril...... and yep thats that... Sebastian a spoiled brat, Fenris is a duffbag, Isabela will betray you unless you get some private time (I'm mean playig chess by this only) and Anders? now to be honest here by the end of DAII I couldn't choose if I'd wish to finish off Anders or allow Sebastian to come and destroy Kirkwall..... I'll be honest if the game would have been long enough to worth our time then I'd say if we've had the option to become the leader of Kirkwall and not just the Champion of Kirkwall then I could have regulated the city and I could have changed it for the better...... But seeing poor Hawke going through all the crap and (lorewisely) still he is a good kind warmhearted nice person after all of that? Hawke is the best of all and I'd have wished him getting together with Aveline...... they would have been a perfect couple and Hawke would have had someone at his side who would have died for him and who would have dragged him back even in the middle of an army of Darkspawns.... yeah.... Hawke is the best guy.......

[@BelieveIt1051]

This theme fits Marian better than Garrett, much like the rest of the game.

[@patrickschulz2193]

I don't personally think either of them fit better than the other. They're the same character at the end of the day.

[@BelieveIt1051]

@@patrickschulz2193 Imagine thinking a beautiful and skilled maid Marian is the same character as that clumsy oaf Garret. Wow!

[@patrickschulz2193]

@@BelieveIt1051 I mean, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, especially in a game where character appearance can be customized.

[@BelieveIt1051]

@@patrickschulz2193 Not talking about custom characters here. I was referring to the defaults of Marian and Garret. Also, the differences between a woman and a man are too deep to ignore. Personality and demeanor also go a long way, which makes the theme and the game fit Marian best over Garret. It's just a better game with Marian as the lead.

[@patrickschulz2193]

@@BelieveIt1051 let's agree to disagree.

[@DJPonko]

Dragon age 2 is the best of the series because it has amazing plot and intrigue. Sure the areas are a bit cheap but it looks like a budget issue, they did the best they could with the money they had. It's really good and it's a worthy successor of origins, which was also good. Inquisition on the other hand.. ugh.. the sjw / feminist propaganda tainted that game too much.

[@Hjalmar_an_Craite]

Lol, I've seen no SJW propaganda in Inquisition. People just need to complain about everything.

[@미제루피]

BioWare has always been "SJW" for decades. Inquisition, MEA, they weren't any more "SJW" than BioWare games from the past.

[@vanyadolly]

I was with you until the "SJW propaganda"

[@Luipaard005]

ipeeontheworld Anders is literally an SJW that bombs a church and Bioware goes out of their way to show he was totally justified regarding the abusive templars, what are you smoking

[@supergirlvideoclips894]

@@11damkina11 you have to do mental gymnastics to call it "SJW".