It’s so funny because legitamely, if you do not like something about it. If you think a characterisation of a companion was off, if you find dialogue at times cheesy, or romance scenes too angsty? You can just write it off as Varric lying for effect.
This game is the only one that is canonically told through the perspective of another person. We don’t experience the events of the story through Hawke like we experience them through the Warden in Origins. We are experiencing a gameplay format of Varric’s story. And he is not a reliable narrator. And has totally bullshitted to Cassandra numerous times.
Don’t like that Orsino died? He didn’t. Varric made that up to protect the First Enchanter. That’s why it doesn’t make sense for him to do a 180 of blood magic. That’s why literally the only question Varric is dissapointed in you asking in regards to the events of DA2 is what the fuck happened with Orsino.
Thought it was wierd how angsty romance scenes between Anders and Hawke is? Well, Varric isn’t there. He knows Anders is a hopeless romantic thus made up their love scene. Same with Fenris; broody angsty Tevinter elf with a tragic background? Varric is gonna EAT THAT SHIT UP.
Sad Varric himself wasn’t a romance option? Bro he totally is, he just isn’t about to go into detail about him totally railing Hawke in front of a Seeker of truth. The very title puts him off.
