Dragon Age: Originslead writer David Gaider was criticized for an earlier statement he made regarding Morrigan when he wished for a remake of the classic game, however, he responded with a simple explanation. Turns out the clarification held some interesting background information about the making ofDragon Age: Origins.
The formerDragon Agewriter expressed his wish for BioWare to create a remaster forDragon Age: Origins. In a couple of tweets, he talked about seeing what the game could look like with “brand new PS5-era bells and whistles.” He added, evenDragon Age: Inquisition-level graphicswould be great, as he’d love to see Morrigan “not have the shoulders of a linebacker,” and for the sex scenes to look better than “someone bashing marionettes together.” Fans took offense to the statement regarding Morrigan, but the writer was quick to provide context the next day.
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The reason for making such a statement was very simple. InDragon Age: Origins,all female modelsused the male animation rig, as David Gaider explained. The modelers and animators at the time were very limited in what they could use and that’s why they arrived at this solution. Therefore, the animation and the models looked understandably odd at times, especially when it came to Morrigan, whose model was designed to have a very slender frame, but her shoulders were widened specifically to make animation easier. David Gaider saw the model before the changes were made, and in the remake, he would like to see Morrigan with her original body design.
Plenty of fans expressed support after the tweet was released and were unhappy with how quickly the fandom turned against the writer who gave them great stories andmemorable characters up toDragon Age: Inquisition. Many also said how happy they are to hear such interesting background information about the creation of a game. There were also a handful of the original accusers, who flung various insults at Gaider for criticizing Morrigan’s appearance, who came back to apologize under the latest tweet, realizing their error.
David Gaider has provided plenty of interesting tidbits lately when it comes to the production ofpreviousDragon Agegames. He has always shown love and care for the characters of the game, and it’s safe to say many fans would be just as excited as he would be about aDragon Age: Originsremaster.
Dragon Age: Originsis available for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
