Creative Platypus

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There's a mood that strikes the moment I hear those opening strains of Iron Zur's Dragon Age theme. It's a melancholy desperation that defines the game from start to tragic finale. It's been years since I played it, and the feel of the game remains. I think of it often when I see pictures from the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine are a nation of Grey Wardens. They struggle to keep back the Dark Spawn tide while the Tyrn Loghains of this world play Hamlet on their unsteady thrones. 
 

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