I made an account just to comment on this. Wow! Beautiful and so well done! This is going to sound so so silly, but when I was fighting the High Dragon at the Bone Pit to get the Champion Armour for my rogue on my first playthough (In which I didn't really care for Anders; I found him whiny and persecuted to be honest) I humorously made a promise to Anders who was my last man standing in the battle after myself, Fenris and Varric went down (Anders didn't have the rivial perk just yet; One level up away!) that I would romance him in my second playthrough if he got me the armour. Surprisingly, he survived and so, keeping my silly promise, as soon as I beat the game after killing the poor man and siding with the Templars (My first Hawke was not mage friendly after everything magic took from her- no wonder she and Fenris got along as well as they did) I made a mage Hawke and romanced Anders...and he swept me off my feet! It went from little things that made me go "Aww!" to making me teary eyed with scenes that made me truly fall in love with him. I can't believe it but he went from being my least favorite character to the one I always romance now! He is so sweet and loving and caring and running away with him by the end of it all, it was amazing! All on a silly whim, I romanced him and he is my alltime favorite romance now! Brilliant job on the video! You captured their relationship so wonderfully! It was perfect! Sweet Maker, it was beautiful! It made me tear up!
I still consider this one of the best music videos I've ever seen. I can't play the game without hearing the song and I can't hear the song without thinking of the game. Wonderful.
"Do you really want me dead or alive to torture for my sins?" "Do you really want me dead or alive to live alone?" Both of those lines fit so well for a bitter Hawke that let's Anders live.
AWESOME video. It goes right into my Favorites :) Any chance you may re-post it in higher quality some day? Also, great song choice... "No matter how many deaths that I die I will never forget No matter how many lives that I live, I will never regret There is a fire inside of this heart And a riot about to explode into flames Where is your God?" That is SO Anders/Justice it gives me chills...
This is simply amazing, I love Anders and I always side with him in the game even in the end. Maybe it's because I've always played a mage myself. This video captures the romance between Hawke and Anders perfectly.
I have to agree with you, while I loved Anders from Awakening, this Anders pulls at my hearth strings, still can't believe he destroyed the Chantry, but I just can't kill him, tried ones, but I was to sad so I reloaded lol
Feels! I have been slogging through Dragon Age Inquisition with the Hawke who chose Fenris, but the Hawke who chose Anders is still on the run with him. I almost dread using her in Dragon Age Inquisition. I want her to be with her man. I love your video. It captures how the Anders romance can wreck you.
This is one of my favorite videos ever. Very appropriate song. I love you modded the game to get extra scenes of Anders and Hawke. Very heart wrenching. Kudos.
Okay, so now that I've known about this video for a day or so, whenever this song comes on my ipod I have to drop everything I'm doing and come watch. You are brilliant. A true masterpiece.
@raakiki I'm watching this at least once a day too, and listening to the song (which I hadn't heard before and which is now my DA2 theme) constantly. Thanks so much for making this video.
OMG! I ALWAYS, ALWAYS imagine Anders singing this song! Its my FAVOURITE song from 30 secs to Mars (I ADORE Jared Leto) and the chorus just really reminds me about Anders and his plight with all the mages and all. "Tell me would you kill to save a life" is sooo fitting to the whole blowing up the chantry to save mages. Awesome!
Arona: I can't begin to tell you what a complete joy it was to watch this video. Your expertise in creating this is right up there with the other videos I have watched pertaining to DAO & DA2. I agree that Anders is the Alistair of DA2. I wish that everything I saw in the video would play out the same way in the game when I play it. My hat is off to you. Bravo!! I am glad that you enjoy DA like the rest of us. It shows in the good taste of your work. Thank You.
This is not just a review of this video, which is as beautifully and lovingly made as ever, but for all of your's. I normally don't like watching tributes, but I ended up clicking on your Jack tribute and from that point onward couldn't get enough of your amazing videos. I can see the work and attention that you put into all of them and all of them come out as a true work of art, not just to watched once and then move on, but over and over again. Truly inspiring work.
@AronaBFC I've never commented on a RU-vid video, though I've poked around RU-vid almost daily since it started. Also, I hate fan vids, tributes, and so on - just never saw the appeal, so I don't go looking for them. That in mind, I have to say this is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. The song is perfect, and the imagery you chose to go with it is a perfect fit. I went from "oh God, a fan vid, why did somebody send me this?" to "... holy s***" real quick. This is excellent.
I think I've already commented on this once before, but I have to again. I really like this video. I keep coming back to watch it. I'm not a huge 30 Seconds to Mars fan. BUT I REALLY LOVE THIS VIDEO. I am envious of your skillzorzorz. The choice of song, the timing, EVERYTHING is perfectly awesome. It creates one hell of a punch.
I am all sorts of excited and envious of your mad videoing skills. This was a fantastic video for Anders/F!Hawke. Fan, freakin', tastic. It's almost making me want to mod MY DA2 for this Fenris video I'm itching to try... All in all, great job! /is in awe
I just finished playing DA2 and this song soooo fits Anders and the choices he made. I loved Anders from Awakening and this song but until now I didn't realize how well this song fits. Masterful job on the editing of the video, can't stop watching it!
I just finished DA2 last night. And though Anders drove me nuts sometimes, I'm glad I let him live. This song I've loved for awhile not and well, it's perfect. This was heartwrenching.
I'm not sure how many times I've watched this video just in the last 24 hours. Perfect song, wonderful shots of Anders, and extremely artistic video editing. This is beautiful work.
I personally prefer Anders with the male version of Hawke, but this video is truly amazing. moving, too. I assume I can picture them together now. :] Anders himself is a treasure, one of the best characters in DA series. I hope he won't get lost in 3.
I know this is a very old video, but still vow. It captured the relationship perfectly, and despite its darkness, I really liked this couple (my "canon" Hawke will always be with Anders). The song fits amazingly.
Absolutely fantastic video...the whole atmosphere of the video is perfect, and the song matches perfectly...I particurly love the line "Tell me would you kill to prove youre right" because it immediately makes me think of Anders and what he did at the end of Dragon Age 2...Well done!
Absolutely fantastic. I've never thought this song could fit Anders and well... I now realize that it's the perfect song for him. - spoiler - Beat the game yesterday and killed Anders though I was in love with him. Would you kill to save a life ? Yes and no. Killed Anders to stop him being corrupted by Justice and his hatred that would probably have led him killing others innocents. But killed him by vengeance too since he broke my heart by blowing the Chantry without telling me. Brillant work.
This video is simply gorgeous. I've been coming back to it for a few weeks, and I have to say that whilst it sums up the Anders romance perfectly, it also fits the entire game to a T - I particularly like the quieter 'where is your god?' alongside the image of the Arishok. The music is extremely powerful, and you've really done well in selecting clips to fit it. One of the most incredible videos I've ever seen on RU-vid. Thank you.
While I watched this I couldn't stop my eyes from going wide through the entire video. Through the video, there were chills running through my entire body. I even had a tear pop up a few times. After the video, there were still chills running through my body. Great job, really :)
I missed having the funny Anders but this Anders is hard to turn your back on for me that is. I'm torn bettween Fenris and Anders so I really hope they're in DA 3. Oh love the vid it's in my favorites
My computer is going very slow today and I am so glad I waited for this to load so I could watch it. Well done XD I wish this song was actually in the game, even though I do love a bit of Florence =P
Wonderful! Loved this. So perfect that you used another 30 Seconds To Mars song. Seems fitting as they have the end song on Dragon Age: Origins :) Beautiful work!
One of the favourites videos on RU-vid) Thank you! And your Hawke is the only one (besides mine^^, though they are quite similar) which I really like))
Watching this I realize how much went actually up in flames in this game... XD Anyways great vid, even though I never romanced Anders before. Maybe I'll do it now? We'll see if Fenris let's me. ;)
whoa..not like I played it(romace-wise at least, male with merril) I REALLY am pleased to see this. I shared it to a frined that just got taken into dragon age. maybe he'll play the others as he started with inquisition
Had my FemHawke romance Anders but in the end she had no choice but kill the man she loved. Only peace of mind she has from all that is that Anders was finally freed of the spirit.
Wow. I have no words. This is bloody awesome! I'm going to take a wild guess and say that scene of Anders killing the Rock Golem is because he took the killing blow? (Mine game had Hawke, so I'm assuming that's what determines it.) However you got it, it looked cool. As does the whole video!
Bloody brilliant. Really, well done. Have you considered doing a similar video only with audio from Anders & Hawke's conversations? I was just thinking that this music and video fits really well with the Rivalry Romance, so that whole exchange where Anders' says 'I don't know whether to kiss you or kill you' would be well suited. Just a suggestion :D.
this music is a perfect match of anders personality in dragon age 2 Tell me would you kill to save a life ,Tell me would you kill to prove your right ,Crash crash ,Burn let it all burn,This hurricane chasing us all underground. -sex, religion, sin and violence = "Anders
Awesome video, I havent romanced anders yet but it looks like he would be an interesting one. :) !! Great job! I hope you make more videos, maybe one with Fenris, and that one song, oh what was it, "how can I not love you", or Josh Groban's "With You", yea that one would be perfect.
